Category: Arts

Watch Milverine welcome spring’s arrival by reciting a poem

March 24, 2025

Milverine—real name John Frank Hamann—has been a Milwaukee character for more than a decade, famous for hoofing it around town sans shirt, and for bearing more than a passing resemblance to the X-Men’s Wolverin...

AdeptiCon brings big-time miniatures action to Milwaukee

Rob Wieland

March 19, 2025

As the old saying goes: "March comes in like a lion and goes out with three nerdy weekends full of back-to-back-to-back conventions." This week, Gary Con celebrates the life of one of the creators of Dungeon...

I dropped by ‘The Morning Blend’ to talk about you-know-what

Matt Wild

March 17, 2025

It's been a minute since I (Matt) dropped by TMJ4 morning show The Morning Blend to shoot the breeze about some random Milwaukee topic. In fact, it's been five years! And my first appearance on the show was 1...

Join us at Boswell March 20 when we talk to Christine Wenc, author of new book about The Onion

Matt Wild

March 13, 2025

The Onion. You know it, you love it, you probably have a favorite headline. (Ours: "37 Record-Store Clerks Feared Dead In Yo La Tengo Concert Disaster.") But how much do you really know about The Onion? Yes, it...

Secret forces beyond our control: Neil Horsky’s “Can We Talk With Spirit Friends?” at Grove Gallery

Annie Raab

March 8, 2025

Does Neil Horsky lament the spiritual crisis in our species? Not really. He thinks we can be saved, and that we are worth saving. If you disagree, like I did, go see the work he's put into untangling this quest...

Buckle up for another 42-question round of Trivia By Milwaukee Record

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 5, 2025

broadstreet.zone(170477); It's a new month, which means it's time for a new round of Trivia By Milwaukee Record! Well, it's actually an old round of Trivia By Milwaukee Record, but whatever. We'll explain. ...

Money talks, rockets launch in Highland Community School’s ‘A Very Special Visit’

Matt Wild

March 4, 2025

More than two dozen 4th, 5th, and 6th graders dash around a dimly lit gymnasium. Discussions of money and morality are punctuated by the sounds of fire alarms and mid-period Styx. The richest person in the worl...

Orange two-sided anchor tied to the Milwaukee Boat: The Milwaukee Record Review

Matt Wild

February 25, 2025

The beloved Milwaukee Boat—a.k.a. the S.S. Milwaukee, the S.S. Minnow, the Minnow, Deep Thought, or just "The Boat"—ran ashore on October 13, 2024. But this article isn't about who owns the thing or why it hasn...

UWM’s “Slow Knowing” event series sounds like just the thing right now

Matt Wild

February 18, 2025

Modern life, you know? It's chaotic, it's awful, it's relentless. And it's really, really fast. So wouldn't it be nice to slow things down for a few moments and ponder the power and beauty of, well, slowness? Y...

Here are the dates for the 2025 Milwaukee Night Market, and that’s it

Matt Wild

February 13, 2025

Wednesday, June 11 Wednesday, July 16 Wednesday, August 13 Wednesday, September 10 Okay, okay, here's more, via a press release: Milwaukee Night Market, presented by Clover®, returns on June 11 for 202...

2025 Midwest Gaming Classic will descend on Baird Center April 4-6

Matt Wild

February 12, 2025

Remember when the annual Midwest Gaming Classic was held at the Brookfield Sheraton? Remember when that seemed like a big convention? Remember when MGC moved to Milwaukee's oft-renamed downtown convention cente...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Renaissance Books is a unique destination in Milwaukee’s airport

Matt Wild

February 4, 2025

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Renaissance Books! Even in a world rife with digital distractions...

Here’s the Trivia By Milwaukee Record that ran at Vivarium and Turner Hall last month

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 4, 2025

broadstreet.zone(170477); Do you like trivia? Do you like Milwaukee? Then you'll love Trivia By Milwaukee Record! Thanks to our friends at the Pabst Theater Group, our home-brewed trivia questions are part ...

Milwaukee Makers Market releases 2025 schedule

Tyler Maas

January 12, 2025

These days, Milwaukee is home to more marketplaces for local makers, artists, crafters, and creators than ever before. And that’s a great thing! With the hope that trend continues into 2025, we’re excited to le...

Latino Arts announces 2025 winter and spring exhibitions, performances

Tyler Maas

January 10, 2025

Despite being around since 1985 (and formally taking root in Walker’s Point in 1997), Latino Arts Inc. is only becoming more relevant with age. Recent seasons have brought noted musicians and the work of respec...

Diorama-Rama will return in March with “Myths and Legends” theme

Matt Wild

January 9, 2025

Here's a fun fact: Milwaukee is home to the world's first habitat diorama! In 1890, Carl Akeley, a.k.a. the "father of modern taxidermy," created a muskrat colony diorama for the then-young Milwaukee Public Mus...

How a curbside dollhouse renovation helped subside holiday loneliness

Emmy Yates

January 7, 2025

From my own experience, "Hail Mary" art projects unfortunately motivate me the most efficiently as an artist and procrastinator. When I found a gutted Victorian dollhouse on the side of the road in Milwaukee's ...

Missed Trivia By Milwaukee Record at Vivarium and Turner Hall? Here are last month’s questions.

Milwaukee Record Staff

January 7, 2025

broadstreet.zone(170477); Another month, another round of Milwaukee trivia! Thanks to our friends at the Pabst Theater Group, our home-brewed Trivia By Milwaukee Record is part of the pre-show entertainment...

Boat still there, now tagged

Matt Wild

December 17, 2024

The beloved Milwaukee Boat™ has been beached and stranded between Bradford and McKinley beaches for a full month now. Owners of the 33-foot Chris-Craft Roamer ran it aground on October 13, after it ran out of g...

The year in random Milwaukee Record photos

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 15, 2024

broadstreet.zone(172558); Hey! In case you missed it, it's nearly the end of 2024! And we've been in full year-end wrap-up mode! First we gave you our favorite Milwaukee Record stories of the year. Then cam...