A Tiny Miracle with a Fiberoptic Unicorn by Don Zolidis, opens next week! 

Set in Brookfield, Wisconin in 1986 and directed by Brian Zelinski - you know it's going to be totally rad!

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UPAF's Ride For The Arts

Support the performing arts and get a chance to ride over the Hoan Bridge! Registration is still open for United Performing Arts Fund’s Miller Lite Ride for the Arts. In-person registration runs from noon until 6 p.m. all week on the first floor of the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts.

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To Kill A Mockingbird Coming to The Rep

From our friends at the Milwaukee Rep:

The MRT production of To Kill a Mockingbird is 8 months away but here is something to get you in the mood. Teachers - have you signed your school up for our student matinees for Mockingbird or our other productions in the 2011/12 Season? If not contact jkostreva@milwaukeerep.com .

MAM Summer Hours!

Now that summer is here, the Milwaukee Art Museum is open seven days a week! More art, more food, more shopping! Plan your VISIT today!

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Young at Heart

From our friends at Sunset Playhouse:

 

Although it isn't easy being green, when you wish upon a star, you might find a big rock candy mountain with a rainbow connection. This family-friendly end to our Musical Mainstage season will pay tribute to the most memorable music ever to put a smile on a child's face. From classics like Pure Imagination and Neverland to The Wiz and Little Mermaid we'll pay tribute to timeless tunes that speak to all generations.

Four of our most popular performers--Bob Hirschi, Tommy Lueck, Beth Mulkerron, and Rana Roman--will be back, bringing with them a few favorites from their own childhoods. We are excited to bring back former Rising Stars Ryan Stajmiger and Ellen Jenders; and there's a rumor we might hear music director Paula Foley Tillen sing for the first time. Susan Loveridge and Erika Navin will narrate what will be the cherry on the cupcake of this amazing, oh-so-much-fun season.

 

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Milwaukee Artists Unite for Japan

Just announced! Musicians & artists from the UWM Peck School of the Arts, Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Florentine Opera Company, & Milwaukee Opera Theatre will deliver a spectacular performance on June 25, with proceeds benefiting the American Red Cross Japanese Earthquake/Tsunami Relief Effort. 

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Free MAM Admission for Active Military

MAM is participating in the Blue Star Museum program this summer. Active military and their families get in free (with ID), May 30-Sept 5. It's a small way to say thank you to our men and women in uniform.

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UPAF Kicks-Off Mobile Giving Strategy at Miller Park

The United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF) will initiate its new mobile giving campaign strategy at "UPAF Day at Miller Park" on May 23. UPAF is the first charity organization in the Milwaukee area to utilize the new give by cell technology. Funds gathered will benefit UPAF's 34 Member and Affiliate performing arts groups in Southeastern Wisconsin. 

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Wisconsin State "Ten Chimneys Day"

Wisconsin State "Ten Chimneys Day" is this Thursday, May 26th.

RSVP at (262) 968-4161 ext 937 (or “Y-E-S”).
 

Schedule:  8:30am Arrive and park.
9:00am Annu group photo in the Main House Courtyard.
9:30am Enjoy a complimentary champagne, coffee, and cake reception at the Lunt-Fontanne Program Center and 25% off in the delightful Museum Store.

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Amy X Neuburg To Perform

Present Music welcomes back singer, composer and electronic instrument performer, Amy X Neuburg (www.amyxneuburg.com). She bridges the boundaries between classical, experimental and popular music with her wildly entertaining 'avant-cabaret' songs. 

Performance Date: Saturday June 18, 2011 @ 7:30PM

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Bay View Gallery Night

Made In Milwaukee Presents: 

Bay View Gallery Night - A Celebration of the Bay View community! 

Join Made in Milwaukee for Bay View Gallery Night on Friday June 3rd, 2011 for an evening of exploring the Bay View community and great Milwaukee art talents. Over 15 venues will host more than 50 local artists for the evening, highlighting the creative community and great spaces of Bay View. 

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UWM Alum CD Release

Peck School Art & Design alum Mike Fredrickson was featured on the front page of this morning's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Cue section. Fredrickson is having a CD release party this Friday at 9pm at Linneman's Riverwest Inn. 

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All That Jazz! In Tandem's Gala Fundraiser

Step back to the Roarin' 1920's with In Tandem Theatre's gala fundraiser this Friday, May 20.

Fab food & cocktails, capers galore & more!

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Spring Art Walk

 

Downtown Delafield's Spring Art Walk
Friday, May 20 - Saturday, May 21, 2011
Featured Friday Night and Saturday Day: free! 

• Local Visual Artists and Performance Arts
• Live Music Friday Night 
• Horse & Carriage Rides
• Specialty Shops and Restaurants
• Hawks Inn Open House Friday 4pm-8pm, and Saturday noon-4pm

Event Details
 

Join the High Five Club!

From our friends at Waukesha Civic Theatre:

Hey gang, don't forget to give a High Five to the Arts. We've made some progress toward our goal but we still have a long way to go. Click on the link and donate via Paypal today. If you don't like to contribute on-line, stop by the theatre box office to give a High Five in person. 

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Mahler @ the Marcus

Marcus Center for The Performing Arts presents:

Mahler - Symphony #2 (Resurrection!)  

Friday, June 10 at 8:00pm

A concert experience unline any other. Edo de Waart concludes the season leading the Milwaukee Symphony, Chorus, and soloists in Mahler's monumental Symphony. The awe-inspiring Resurrection Symphony is a not-to-be-missed concert event

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China Coming to MAM

Looks like overcast and chilly for the next few days - but it's always 72 with perfect humidity in the Museum. Stop in today and see how the Museum is getting ready for the Summer of China.

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The Cooking Show Con Karimi & Comrades

The Cooking Show Con Karimi & Comrades
Hosted by: Latino Arts, Inc.
Friday, May 20, 2011

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Cooking demonstrations frequently speak only to the appetite, but in the hands of Robert Karimi, humorist and poet, traditional ingredients and expectations do not apply. The Cooking Show plays to all of the audience’s senses, serving culture with sides of comedy and music!

Event Information  | TCD Review

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Shakespeare Coming to the Park Soon!

The Optimist Theatre Production of Twelfth Night is now in rehearsals. It's time to reserve your free seats to the June 2011 production on the grounds of Alverno College. 

Tickets go very fast! To be among the first to receive tickets, subscribe to the OT newsletter. See you at Twelfth Night! 

Learn more about OT | Check out rehearsal photos

British Sculptor Coming to Inova!

Breaking news! 

British sculptor Samuel Williams is coming to Inova this week for the final weekend of the "Instructions" exhibition. A special reception welcoming the artist will take place Friday, May 20 from 5-8 p.m. Free and open to the public!

Inova Exhibition Information

Senior Screening Showcases UWM Student Work

The BFA Exhibition runs through this Saturday (May 21), ending with a closing reception from 5-7pm. The exhibition features work by the UWM Peck School of the Arts students receiving their BFA degrees this spring and summer. 

Visit UWM News for more information.

2011 BFA Exhibit Slideshow

A Sampling of Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Dona Nobis Pacem

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels in Racine

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels opens May 13, 2011 at Racine Theatre! 

Music & lyrics by David Yazbek. The popular film gave birth to this Broadway hit, winner of seven Tony Awards. "An enjoyable old-fashioned book musical that's intentionally low-brow - but with style." — CurtainUp

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Summer Theatre Conservatory @ The Rep

Registration is now open for this year’s two-week Summer Theater Conservatory. 

High school students, college students and adults are invited to study the art of acting with Rep Resident Actors Laura Gordon and Gerard Neugent. 

Applications & more information available online.

"Pass the Salt" Going to Sydney

Milwaukee screenwriter Jeff Ircink's short film - Pass The Salt, Please - was invited to the 58th Sydney International Film Festival this June!! Pass The Salt was adapted from the short play of the same title which Ircink himself wrote. 

More info to follow. AND here's a bit of a trailer: 

Summer Stars @ Sunset Playhouse

Have a great time and experience some theater magic at the Summer Stars Camp at The Sunset Playhouse! A variety of classes give children a chance to play, learn, and express themselves using the theater arts.
• Summer Stars: Destination Imagination (Ages 4-5)
• Summer Stars Performing Arts Camp (Ages 6-15)
• Summer Stars Performance Camp: The Secret Garden (Grades K-6)

Details & Registration 

View a performance from Summer 2010:

"Willy Wonka" Auditions @ WCT

Waukesha Civic Theatre announces open auditions for:

Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka
Book By Leslie Bricusse and Tim McDonald

Music and Lyrics By Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newly 

Auditions for this summer show are Monday, May 16 & Tuesday, May 17 . If you have an urge to hang out with the Candy Man, come out and audition. WCT's own Managing Artistic Director, John Cramer will be directing this fantastic show.

Audition Times | WCT Information

@Home with the MSO Begins Today!

Virtually the best event ever to benefit the MSO’s Arts in Community Education program. 

This year, support the Arts in Community Education (ACE) program from the comfort of your own home. With a click of a mouse or the stroke of a pen, your contribution can help make a difference in the lives of nearly 7,200 students participating in the MSO’s ACE program.

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"Lombardi" in the Rep's 2011/12 Playbook

The Milwaukee Rep to stage Lombardi in October and November! Milwaukee Rep veteran Lee Ernst will portray the legendary Packers coach. 

Stay tuned to SWAG for more details!

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Florentine’s Baroque double bill is pitch-perfect

"Well done, Florentine!" 

The Florentine Opera's Venus and Adonis and Dido and Aeneas are at once thoroughly modern and authentically Baroque.

Read full article via Tom Strini, TCD

Brookfield Central and Brookfield East Student Work

Art students at Brookfield Central and Brookfield East High Schools have been busy creating some very exceptional work. See their masterpieces in the Ploch Art Gallery through May 24.

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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels in Racine

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels opens May 13, 2011 at Racine Theatre! 

Music & lyrics by David Yazbek. The popular film gave birth to this Broadway hit, winner of seven Tony Awards. "An enjoyable old-fashioned book musical that's intentionally low-brow - but with style." — CurtainUp

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Call For Artists!

Independence First is seeking artists with disabilities for juried show. Deadline for entrants is June 17, 2011.

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Burgess Dies at 58

Sad news. Ed Burgess, the chair of the UWM Peck School of the Arts Dance Department and a collaborator with many Milwaukee arts groups, suddenly died overnight.

onmilwaukee.com article

Shakespeare Coming to the Park Soon!

The Optimist Theatre Production of Twelfth Night is now in rehearsals. It's time to reserve your free seats to the June 2011 production on the grounds of Alverno College. 

Tickets go very fast! To be among the first to receive tickets, subscribe to the OT newsletter. See you at Twelfth Night! 

Learn more about OT | Check out rehearsal photos

An Animal Menagerie Coming to MAM

Animal Menagerie

(part of Kohl's Art Generation Family Sundays)
Sunday, May 15, 2011 - 10 am–4 pm

Milwaukee Art Museum

Explore the furry, feathery, and scaley side of the Museum's Collection! Discover how animals in art can have numerous symbolic meanings, take part in animal-inspired dance, and create some artful pets to take home. Plus enjoy performances by the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music

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Take an "Artsy" Lunch....

Two daytime performances of Twelfth Night at the Waukesha Civic Theatre, TODAY - Thursday, May 12, 2011. Times: 10:00am and 1:00pm. Tickets: $19 (Adults) - $17 (Senior)

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The Met - Die Walkure

This is the last performance from The Met this season is this Saturday (May 14) at 11:00 am at Marcus Theatres. 

A stellar cast comes together for this second installment of Robert Lepage's new production of the Ring cycle, conducted by James Levine. Bryn Terfel is Wotan, lord of the Gods. Deborah Voigt adds the part of Brunnhilde to her extensive Wagnerian repertoire at the Met.

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Registration Open: Milwaukee 48 Hour Film Project

The 48 Hour Film Project comes to Milwaukee on the weekend of June 17, 2011. Filmmakers from all over the Milwaukee area will compete to see who can make the best short film in only 48 hours. The winning film will go up against films from around the world. 

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Cleaning House - 1st Place Winner 48 Hour Film Project Milwaukee 2010

Easy Rider @ Times

Starting Friday, May 13 at the Times Cinema - Easy Rider

Two counterculture bikers travel from Los Angeles to New Orleans in search of America. Fabulous soundtrack, and the movie that made Jack Nicholson a star. Presented by Radio Milwaukee 88.9. Rated R. Runs 110 minutes.

Where Art Meets Bad Taste

Rex Sikes' Movie Beat 

Wednesday, May 11 LIVE at 1pE 12pC 10aP

Wisconsin feature film writer/producer/actor Dan Davies "Ed Gein The Musical" You can use this link to join us live or listen to the recorded show 24/7. We will talk producing, directing, acting, filmmaking - chat opens 10 min prior to ive show. Tune in.

Meet Stinky. Shoe & Coach LaRoo

The power of animation to inspire and inform.   

Meet Stinky Shoe & Coach LaRoo, courtesy of Lake Effect (WUWM - Milwaukee Public Radio)

Encore: A Gala After-Party

The Milwaukee Rep season may be over, but there's still "something to sing about"!  That's enough of a reason to put on you finest and go to the theatre! 

Join The Rep for the first post-gala event, Encore: Gala After-Party, on Saturday, May 14. Live music, great food, unique raffle prizes and more. Best of all, half of your ticket price will directly benefit The Rep’s Artistic and Education programs! RSVP today!

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Sax Up Your Saturday

Saxophonist Maceo Parker

Saturday, May 21, 8:00pm

Wilson Center
 

"Maceo’s unique rhythmic and rapid playing style and equally fiery vocals are the very essence of soul and funk music."
 

“The audience singing and SWAYING LIKE TREES in a hurricane...MACEO IS IN THE HOUSE...blowing a tempest.” —Seattle Times

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"Next to Normal" Coming to the Rep

The Milwaukee Rep announced today the selection of the Pultizer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical Next to Normal as the fifth production in the 2011/12 Season. 

Artistic Director Mark Clements will direct

Information & Season Tickets

"Next to Normal" Sneak Peek

Watts Tea Shop Wins Award

The Watts Tea Shop, Milwaukee’s most historic tea room, perched atop a glamorous china and crystal store, is being honored with the James Beard 2011 America's Classic Award! 

Chef Jason Stevens and George Watts CEO Sam Watts (fifth-generation family President) will be in attendance in NYC tonight to receive this prestigious award which honors "our nation's beloved regional restaurants." 

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Rediscover "The Domes!"

Experience a desert oasis, a tropical jungle and special floral gardens . . . all in one afternoon . . . and an amazing lighting display in the evening!

524 S. Layton Blvd., Milwaukee, WI 53215
(414) 257-5611 

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Member Swap Day

Member Swap Day
Sunday, May 15, 2011
10am -5pm
 
Enjoy FREE admission and 3x the fun when you visit Discovery World, Betty Brinn Children’s Museum and the Milwaukee Art Museum during Member Swap Day!

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Ten Chimneys is Open for Tours!

The Ten Chimneys 2011 Tour Season runs May 3 - November 12, Tuesday through Saturday, rain or shine. And we are open today!. 

Call (262) 968-4110 if you want to jump on a tour today - or anytime this season.

Ten Chimneys Information

Give Us Peace

Bel Canto Chorus: Give Us Peace

May 21, 7:30 pm

Oconomowoc Arts Center

Experience the fiery oratory of Frederick Douglass with Kirke Mechem’s Songs of the Slave, and the poignant poetry of Walt Whitman through Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Dona nobis pacem, as these works invite us to reflect on the Civil War and its legacy. Featuring Bel Canto Chorus (Rick Hynson) with the MSo.

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Pajama Jamboree!

Festival City Symphony (free) Pajama Jamboree - May 11, 2011!!

This series of three classical "pops" concerts, each one hour in length, is geared to children and their families. Each concert has narration and music selections that are lively, tell a story, and/or demonstrate the colors of the orchestra. Dress is casual. pajamas, teddy bears, and blankets are welcome!

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Church Basement Ladies

Church Basement Ladies comes to the Marcus Center June 23 - August 7, 2011! 

SWAG, LLC is pleased to extend our exclusive group rate on seats to members of our Facebook community. 

Tickets (PW:swagtickets)

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Unearth Your Inner God/Goddess...

Florentine Opera's Venus & Adonis and Dido & Aeneas opens May 13, 2011!

The Florentine Opera presents an unprecedented double-bill featuring two timeless Baroque works, transporting you to an alluring world of gods and goddesses, passionate love and glittering melodies. The intimacy of Vogel Hall's jewel box theater is the perfect setting to experience the lush music and breathtaking scenes.

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Marvin in Milwaukee

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Pops presents:

Marvin Plays Marvin

May 6-May 8, 2011

Marvin Hamlisch, conductor. He’s won Oscars, Grammys and the Tony. And now, Marvin Hamlisch plays his own greatest hits. From The Sting, A Chorus Line, The Way We Were, and much more. Four decades of magnificent memories.

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Hairspray in Cedarburg! This Weekend!

NSAA Presents:

Hairspray (Adult/Youth)

May 7 & 8, 2011

Cedarburg Performing Arts Center 

For tickets call 262.376.6161

Mad Hot Ballroom & Tap!

Danceworks Inc.'s  5th Annual Mad Hot Ballroom & Tap Competition

Saturday, May 14 @ at the Bradley Center 

This great family event is free and open to the public . The event will feature pairs of ballroom dancers and individual tap dancers from participating Milwaukee public and private schools. The MHBT program uses dance to build important artistic, academic and social skills among students.

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Event History & Information

 

Patton Oswalt @ The Pabst on Friday!

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Animal Tales: Aesop's Fables @ Sunset

Families love  Bug in a Rug Children's Theatre at Sunset Playhouse (Elm Grove, Wisconsin)!! A fifth performance of Animal Tales is added for Sunday May 15 at 1:30pm! Animal Tales: Aesop's Fables, is an original show by Erika Heins Navin. 

Performances: May 12 - May 15, 2011
 

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