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Coming soon: "November" Timing, it is said often, is everything in life. If that's true, then Windfall Theatre ought to be in for a magic run of "November," the David Mamet play that opens Oct. 12. |
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Milwaukee Art Museum finishes year with big numbers The Milwaukee Art Museum has released the final attendance numbers for its 2011-12 fiscal year, which ended Aug. 31. |
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Seven years of BarCampMilwaukee BarCampMilwaukee7: Seven Minutes of Terror (named for the Mars rover Curiosity landing earlier this year) is different from a typical corporate conference. BarCamps are a participatory "unconference" event, where there is no "one" speaker and attendees are in charge of what happens. It is an open environment where people interested in teaching and learning come together to share their knowledge and experiences. |
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Park "pops up" under Holton Street bridge Let's see, we have pop-up beer gardens, pop-up restaurants, pop-up stores and now, a pop-up park. Located under the Holton Street Bridge, the "park" - created by a group of Milwaukee artists and activists - features five swings, a bench swing, two tire swings and a trapeze swing. |
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Own a piece of Bay View High history I just got back from Clinton Street Antiques in Walker's Point where I spent a little time perusing the blueprints for Bay View High School, constructed in 1922. |
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Right wingers can't go left on "Avenue Q" This week Mark Belling, the high priest of right wingers in Milwaukee, was in full fury over "Avenue Q," the outstanding production of the Broadway play which is being staged at Skylight Music Theatre. |
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Coming soon: In Tandem Theatre's "The Nightmare Room" There aren't many suspense and mystery writers better than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and seeking a thriller to start its 15th season, In Tandem Theatre has turned to the master. |
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Milwaukee photographer picked as finalist in Canon contest As part of an annual contest, Canon will pick 10 photographs that will influence the script, theme and feel of a Ron Howard production. Milwaukee photograph Matthew George's photo called "A Journey Home" was picked as a finalist. Voting is open until Oct. 1. |
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Off The Wall delivers with "A Man Like Hong Kong" Even when presenting more conventional shows such as established musicals and dramatic classics, Off The Wall can always be depended upon to put their own unique spin on their material, and in the case of "A Man Like Hong Kong," we have an intriguing, offbeat and self-contained espionage tale. |
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Upright Citizen's Brigade gets the laughs started at the Marcus Center The touring company of the Upright Citizen's Brigade performed the first of their four scheduled improvised comedy shows in Milwaukee at the Todd Wehr Theater early Friday evening. |
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Coming soon: "Microcrisis" Trying to make sense of the financial collapse and difficulties that have grown from it is an almost hopeless task, so we all might as well try and get a laugh out of it all. That's the theory behind the play "Microcrisis," which opens Sept. 27 at Milwaukee's Next Act Theatre. |
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Coming soon: "The Mountaintop" The life and death of Martin Luther King Jr. has provided fodder for books, television, plays and movies, and the fascination with this icon never seems to wane. The Milwaukee Rep joins the list Sept. 26 when the theater mounts a production of "The Mountaintop," an appealing and offbeat play about the civil rights hero. |
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Coming soon: "Life (X) Three" French Playwright Yasmina Reza is the author of one of the most performed plays in recent years, "Art," the enchanting story of a piece of all-white art and how it has an impact on the relationship of two friends. She comes back now to Boulevard Theatre with a production of "Life (X)Three," her comedy that features a misbehaving 6-year-old who is never seen onstage. |
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Another inspiring city garden installation Searching out inspiring city gardens has become a new hobby for me this summer, and my current favorite is located between 24th and 25th and Locust Streets. It's called "Here, Mothers Are." |
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Coming soon: Milwaukee Chamber Theatre's "Broken and Entered" Smaller theater companies, like those in Milwaukee, often have to try for shows that will bring in an audience and not take too many risks. Milwaukee Chamber Theatre will step out on that limb of risk when they open "Broken and Entered" by Madison playwright Kurt McGinnis Brown Sept. 26. |
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Coming soon: Skylight Music Theatre's "Avenue Q" It wasn't all that long ago that the Skylight Music Theatre was known for opera and Gilbert and Sullivan light opera. Look out folks, here comes "Avenue Q," complete with dancing puppets, real live young people and enough angst to fill a psychiatric office for weeks. |
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Coming soon: Youngblood Theatre's "[sic]" Youngblood Theatre Company has been around a couple of years and is about to kick off its new season in keeping with the edgy reputation it's built. |
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MSO appoints new president and executive director The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra board has appointed member Mark Niehaus as its new president and executive director. |
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Sharon Lynne Wilson Center hosts four years of Pfister art The Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts in Brookfield will host artwork from more than 10 members of The Pfister Hotel's Artist-in-Residence Program in a special exhibit opening Friday, Sept. 14. |
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Next Chapter turns final page Next Chapter Bookshop, 10976 N. Port Washington Rd., in Mequon, officially closed its doors today. |
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Poundstone plays to offbeat perfection at The Pabst Many comedians try to hone the perfect set and spend countless hours crafting segues so that their material flows from joke to joke. In her Friday night show at The Pabst Theater, Paula Poundstone performed with minimal transitions, creating an unpredictable, scatterbrained night of comedy. |
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Size doesn't matter in theater, either When touring plays come to Milwaukee, theater fans normally rush to the box office to see "The Phantom of the Opera" or "Jersey Boys" or "Cats." But less famous "A Steady Rain" had a nice run on Broadway, won a bunch of awards and will sound very familiar to a Milwaukee audience. |
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Yellow Phone Music Conference to showcase Scottish bands, provide free music Conference promoters talk to OMC about "new adventure" for the second year of the conference - international flair and free music. |
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Milwaukee native juggles his way to the top Shorewood's Marcus Monroe has taken his variety show across the country, on the high seas and even to YouTube. |
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Natya dancers simply divine Bharatanatyam is the among most popular and well-known of all Indian dance traditions, and the Natya Dance Theatre visited the Peck Pavilion Tuesday night to showcase this ancient genre. |
Everything New
May 24-29, 2013
Zach Sobiech's Story
New food competition
WISN ratings winner
Summer Soulstice acts
Entire team struggling
Ben Smith's homage
Ritters change their mind
Thoughts on word "foodie"
Moose in MKE
Free summer music
Holiday weekend ahead
Big balls: Jill Wagner
Louisville Slugger show
Clang, clang, clang
Local TV relief efforts
Entertainment line-up
Golfers look silly
Harley & High Life
Antonio's Pizza
Ni Hao from Taiwan!
Cole Ersel of Wolf Peach
Cole Ersel of Wolf Peach
Filing for unemployment
Adam Krause's pamphlets
Arena deal extended
Tornado TV coverage
Tornadoes are terrifying
Digging Bay View
