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Classical: Present Music Celebrates Hindu Festival
Classical

Present Music Celebrates Hindu Festival

Audience members can get in the spirit and wear festive Indian attire.

Classical: A Rebellion Against Valentine’s Day
Classical

A Rebellion Against Valentine’s Day

Quasimodo Physical Theatre makes a salad at Present Music concert.

Theater: UWM and Milwaukee Opera Theatre Set Sail With a Playful “Pinafore”
Theater

UWM and Milwaukee Opera Theatre Set Sail With a Playful “Pinafore”

A student-driven take on Gilbert and Sullivan’s classic turns Lake Michigan into a comic sea of local jokes and musical energy.

Murphy’s Law: Milwaukee Arts Groups Suffer Federal Funding Cuts
Murphy’s Law

Milwaukee Arts Groups Suffer Federal Funding Cuts

NEA grants already awarded are cancelled, though not entirely for some.

Milwaukee Film Fest: ‘The Dells’ Is A Canny, Very Wisconsin Docu-Film
Milwaukee Film Fest

‘The Dells’ Is A Canny, Very Wisconsin Docu-Film

And 'Cycle' is a hard look at 2019 police killing of Black youth in Racine.

Introducing Panther Pale Ale

Introducing Panther Pale Ale

Pilot Project partnered with UWM to create it; will sell at Panther Arena, Pilot Project and area retailers.

Classical: Present Music Goes Expressionist
Classical

Present Music Goes Expressionist

A concert version of 1924 film, 'The City Without Jews,' plus a reimagined Woody Guthrie song.

Sculpture Milwaukee Returns For 7th Year

Sculpture Milwaukee Returns For 7th Year

Featuring 7 artists from across the globe, 39 works, and a meditation on Michael Jackson.

Classical: Fine Arts Quartet Offers Summer Festival
Classical

Fine Arts Quartet Offers Summer Festival

Three free concerts in July. And what a lineup of compositions.

Sculpture Milwaukee Adding Spring Exhibit Inside The Avenue

Sculpture Milwaukee Adding Spring Exhibit Inside The Avenue

Exhibit by area colleges in downtown complex will complement main sculpture event.

Classical: Quartet Returns With Fun Program
Classical

Quartet Returns With Fun Program

World-class Fine Arts Quartet with play Glazunov and Beethoven at his most genial.

Classical: Present Music Explores Music With Native American Themes
Classical

Present Music Explores Music With Native American Themes

Annual Thanksgiving concert gives thanks in many musical ways.

Entertainment: Milwaukee Underground Film Festival
Entertainment

Milwaukee Underground Film Festival

Plus, a new record release, Sunstone Studios stages a new take on Shakespeare, Milwaukee Comic Con, cider and cycles, a holiday market and more.

Classical: Present Music Opening Concert Examines The Nature of Time
Classical

Present Music Opening Concert Examines The Nature of Time

The selections explore time, in its use in music and otherwise, creating a diverse program of new music.

The Return of Fringe Festival

The Return of Fringe Festival

For fifth year, featuring underrepresented artists in theater, dance, music and more.

Eyes on Milwaukee: East Side Condo Plan Still a Parking Lot
Eyes on Milwaukee

East Side Condo Plan Still a Parking Lot

Eight-story project on Prospect delayed. Developer requests 5 more years for a parking lot.

Classical: Present Music Comes In From the Cold
Classical

Present Music Comes In From the Cold

With an online concert presented Friday featuring a wild and wacky mix of music.

Entertainment at a Distance: Visit Candy Cane Lane
Entertainment at a Distance

Visit Candy Cane Lane

Plus, socially-distanced Santa Cycle Rampage, and UWM's Peck School of the Arts is hosting a virtual gallery.

Classical: A Week of Chamber Music in Milwaukee
Classical

A Week of Chamber Music in Milwaukee

An extensive and varied menu of chamber music is on display in Milwaukee over the coming week.

Art Scene: No Longer a “Sleepy Backwater”
Art Scene

No Longer a “Sleepy Backwater”

So says gallery owner John Sobczak about Milwaukee’s art community.

Art Scene: Monet, Van Gogh, Picasso and More
Art Scene

Monet, Van Gogh, Picasso and More

50 paintings by giants of European modernism coming to MAM starting Friday.

Inside UWM’s Jan Serr Studio

Inside UWM’s Jan Serr Studio

Versatile event space hosts school and public events, is site for Milwaukee Film Festival screenings

MKE Film: Announcing the Milwaukee-Made Films
MKE Film

Announcing the Milwaukee-Made Films

'Give Me Liberty' headlines strong list of films slated for Milwaukee Film Festival.

Visual Art: All About Downtown
Visual Art

All About Downtown

MOWA’s new space at Saint Kate Hotel celebrates downtown. And why not?

Eyes on Milwaukee: Robert Greenstreet Stepping Down as Dean of SARUP
Eyes on Milwaukee

Robert Greenstreet Stepping Down as Dean of SARUP

Long-time UWM leader will return to teaching after 29 years at helm of architecture school.

5 Can’t-Miss YPWeek Events

5 Can’t-Miss YPWeek Events

Top picks from a week of events for young professionals and those young at heart.

Classical: The Fine Arts Quartet Returns
Classical

The Fine Arts Quartet Returns

They ended 55-year UWM residency last year, but return for all-Beethoven concert.

NEWaukeean of the Week: Logan Reichenberger
NEWaukeean of the Week

Logan Reichenberger

"Since graduation I have fallen in love with the diverse history of the city..."

Building Bridges Art Project Unveiled

Building Bridges Art Project Unveiled

Boys and Girls Clubs' youth create mural honoring civil rights pioneer Ruby Bridges.

Classical: Fine Arts Quartet Returns
Classical

Fine Arts Quartet Returns

Community brings quartet back to perform works by Beethoven, Shostakovich and Dvořák.

Op Ed: Milwaukee Film Cluster Could Be a Star
Op Ed

Milwaukee Film Cluster Could Be a Star

New effort is a classic example of reinventing the Rust Belt.

Classical: The Greatest Quartet Ever Composed?
Classical

The Greatest Quartet Ever Composed?

The FAQ blasts off with Beethoven, plus Haydn and Barber.

Classical: Fine Arts Quartet Ends an Era
Classical

Fine Arts Quartet Ends an Era

Its final summer concert brings to an end a decades-long tradition.

Classical: FAQ Performs Rare Chausson Work
Classical

FAQ Performs Rare Chausson Work

Two guest artists from France join the Fine Arts Quartet to reprise a January Bordeaux concert.

Classical: FAQ Does All-Schumann Show
Classical

FAQ Does All-Schumann Show

Two big romantic works may be sensory overload, but what a treat.

UWM Arts Instructor Seeks Justice

UWM Arts Instructor Seeks Justice

Nicolas Lampert creates designs for groups like Voces de la Frontera.

UWM Recovering From Fire

UWM Recovering From Fire

Some classes resume in Peck complex. Rep helps UWM theater.

House Confidential: Mark Mone’s French Provincial Manse
House Confidential

Mark Mone’s French Provincial Manse

UWM chancellor's nearly $1 million home boasts a bar and wine cellar.

Classical: Mozart Piano Concerto Without Orchestra
Classical

Mozart Piano Concerto Without Orchestra

Fine Arts Quartet specializes in chamber reductions of his keyboard concertos.

Classical: An Intimate Version of Mozart
Classical

An Intimate Version of Mozart

Fine Arts Quartet and guests perform unique, reduced version of Mozart piano concerto.

The Story of Washington Park

The Story of Washington Park

Often overlooked neighborhood gets its story told in new work of documentary theater.

Classical: The Bad Boy Of Classical Music?
Classical

The Bad Boy Of Classical Music?

Fine Arts Quartet plays a work by quirky George Antheil, plus Mozart and Brahms.

City People: Architect Revitalizes, Repurposes and Builds Community
City People

Architect Revitalizes, Repurposes and Builds Community

Allyson Nemec specializes in working with existing buildings, rather than new construction.

Plenty of Horne: Inside New Jan Serr Studio at UWM
Plenty of Horne

Inside New Jan Serr Studio at UWM

Doors Open site will also host Milwaukee Film Festival Party.

Mural Honors 50-Year Legacy of UMOS

Mural Honors 50-Year Legacy of UMOS

Artist Raoul Deal and students will create mural celebrating non-profit’s service to Milwaukee Latinos.

Classical: Summer Series Finale
Classical

Summer Series Finale

The internationally known Shanghai Quartet closes out this year's Summer Evenings of Music Series.

Classical: A Profound Summer Evening
Classical

A Profound Summer Evening

FAQ continues summer series with an evening of French chamber music.

Classical: Smiles of a Summer Night
Classical

Smiles of a Summer Night

FAQ opens summer series with a sunny Brahms sextet and top guest musicians.

Classical: Why They Love Saint-Saens
Classical

Why They Love Saint-Saens

The Fine Arts Quartet has championed the French Romantic composer, and will again.

Classical: Four Cool Concerts Coming Sunday
Classical

Four Cool Concerts Coming Sunday

Concerts by Frank Almond, Philomusica Quartet and others, all in one day.

Classical: 7 Great Classical Concerts
Classical

7 Great Classical Concerts

It's a big week for music, with many top musicians and composers coming to town.

Classical: Strings & Reeds & Ping Pong Balls
Classical

Strings & Reeds & Ping Pong Balls

Present Music deftly handles six very different works and wins the game.

Classical: So These Two Italians Come To Town
Classical

So These Two Italians Come To Town

Internationally-known guitarists of SoloDuo beguile audience with exquisite playing.

Classical: Three Degrees of Separation
Classical

Three Degrees of Separation

Chamber Music Milwaukee's performers have personal connections to works they'll play.

Classical: Two Premieres For Milwaukee
Classical

Two Premieres For Milwaukee

Fine Arts Quartet has discovered and will perform two little-known, pre-1900 composers.

Classical: Back to the Standards
Classical

Back to the Standards

Fine Arts Quartet's Sunday concert features works by Schubert and Ravel they've previously recorded.

Classical: Fine Arts Quartet Goes Russian
Classical

Fine Arts Quartet Goes Russian

Works by Glazunov and Rachmaninoff featured in Sunday's season opener.

Double Dutch To Your Dreams

Double Dutch To Your Dreams

Milwaukee program works with teen girls in the city, using jump roping to build their self-esteem.

How Local Economy Hurt by UWM Cuts

How Local Economy Hurt by UWM Cuts

Epic Creative, a fast-growing West Bend company, depends on graduates of UWM's excellent film department, which faces cutbacks.

Plenty of Horne: Davis Sets, Cancels Meeting on Streetcar
Plenty of Horne

Davis Sets, Cancels Meeting on Streetcar

His claim on streetcar turns out to be false. Meanwhile, new city assessor appointed with little fanfare.

The Season Ahead: Milwaukee Chamber Theatre
The Season Ahead

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre

C. Michael Wright talks about his company's season of "Our Friends and Neighbors," and gives an on-set video interview about their first show, "'Art,'" where he plays Serge. Video by Gene Cawley.

Plenty of Horne: Abele and Other Pols Push Gay Rights
Plenty of Horne

Abele and Other Pols Push Gay Rights

Gay activist Daniel Choi comes to Milwaukee three days before his trial for protesting "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."