Category: Arts

That mural on Humboldt with Mrs. Incredible: The Milwaukee Record Review

August 19, 2024

What is art? Art is many things, of course. Art takes countless forms, is created in countless mediums, and serves countless purposes. Art is infinite. But perhaps the one thing that all art shares is a need...

Riverwest is getting its own renaissance faire

Matt Wild

August 16, 2024

The Bristol Renaissance Faire is an iconic Wisconsin destination/experience/place to eat a turkey leg while watching a guy get pelted with tomatoes. And while there's still time to get ye olde arse to Bristol (...

Now you can play ‘Space Raft: The Game’ on your Nintendo Switch

Matt Wild

August 15, 2024

If you look up "one of the best Milwaukee bands of the 2010s," you'll find Space Raft. The psych/stoner-tinged rock band released a handful of instant-classic albums between 2014 and 2020, played a ton of shows...

Facebook Marketplace alert: Buy the front door of the old Brookfield Hooters

Matt Wild

August 12, 2024

The city of Brookfield, the county of Waukesha, and the entire state of Wisconsin lost an important historical site this summer when the old Hooters restaurant at 17105 W. Bluemound Rd. was demolished. Opened i...

Watch Bert Lauderdale report from the “Baby You Milwaukee” giant baby balloon art installation

Tyler Maas

June 23, 2024

On Friday, June 21, as Summerfest was in full swing at Henry Maier festival Park, a group was gathered at nearby Veterans Park to witness a spectacle that's, well, a little tough to put into words. A long-runni...

New beach party series will feature live music, “gargantuan fluorescent tentacles”

Matt Wild

June 12, 2024

Nothing says "SUMMER" quite like the beach. And yet Milwaukee's beaches can feel strangely underutilized during the summer months. Sure, Bradford Beach is loaded with volleyball players and random sunbathers, b...

Here’s the artist lineup for next weekend’s Brady Street Art Walk

Tyler Maas

June 5, 2024

Saturday, June 15 is one of those wildly busy days that seem to be happening a lot in Milwaukee where, like, 700 great things are all going on at the same time. In addition to things like Lakefront Festival Of ...

Why yes, Summerfest will have a “cosmic cornfield” called “Yield”

Matt Wild

May 30, 2024

We love Summerfest for its music, its food, and its bleachers, but we also love it for its random "experiences." Last year, one of those experiences was a decades-spanning Fritos diner where you could eat tiny...

21 photos from the grand opening of Old Guard Games

Matt Wild

May 28, 2024

There are a few things to know about Old Guard Games. One, it's a new independent tabletop gaming store located at 3132 N. Downer Ave., just across the street from UWM. Two, while it does carry some board games...

Want to sing to a giant baby balloon in Veterans Park? Now you can!

Matt Wild

May 17, 2024

The Great Milwaukee Summer is shaping up to be one for the books, a glorious four-month period stuffed with festivals, fairs, music series, conventions, and more. There's only one thing that could possibly make...

Animal Well, and the pleasures of not knowing

Matt Wild

May 14, 2024

I was roughly two hours into Animal Well before I realized what was going on. The game had opened simply enough. Four pixelated flames appeared and disappeared. My pixelated player character—a little Meatwad...

The Catered Quiz serves up trivia with a personalized twist

Matt Wild

May 9, 2024

Somewhere between Jeopardy! and themed trivia nights at your local bar lies The Catered Quiz. The Milwaukee-area podcast, created and hosted by Milwaukee-area treasure Rick Katschke, is built on a deceptively s...

A guide to Bay View Gallery Night 2024

Tyler Maas

May 6, 2024

Since 2011, Bay View Gallery Night has organized "Milwaukee’s largest annual celebration of art, local business, music, and community." The massive neighborhood-wide event brings together talented area artists ...

Frida Fest returns to Farmhouse Paint Bar & Hall July 13-14

Tyler Maas

April 25, 2024

Since 2019, Farmhouse Paint Bar & Hall (4511 S. 6th St., 414-404-5858) has played host to Frida Fest MKE. The event serves as "an annual celebration of the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo," whose surrealist, fem...

4 stops for Milwaukee’s spring Gallery Night & Day, April 19-20

Annie Raab

April 19, 2024

Milwaukee feels saturated in art and culture at the moment. It feels a little overwhelming to put all these events on your radar, but I believe it's worth it to consume as much art as possible over the weekend....

The Space Marines of spring: AdeptiCon announces move to Milwaukee in 2025

Rob Wieland

April 15, 2024

Fresh off the successful 2024 Midwest Gaming Classic, the Baird Center will be home to another large nerd convention in 2025. AdeptiCon announced on Monday that it will be moving from its home in Schaumburg, Il...

Typewriter-tastic QWERTYFEST MKE returns June 21-23

Matt Wild

April 15, 2024

That faint clacking sound you hear throughout the city isn't your imagination—it's just the impending return of QWERTYFEST MKE, a homegrown celebration of a homegrown Milwaukee invention. That's right! Working ...

39 photos from the 2024 Midwest Gaming Classic

Matt Wild

April 8, 2024

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

Milwaukee game designer Jordan Davis slays with 8-bit swashbuckler ‘The Storied Sword’

Matt Wild

April 4, 2024

Back in February, Microsoft announced that its state-of-the-art (and pricey) PlayStation 5 was entering "the latter stage of its life cycle." This came as something of a shock for PS5 owners, since the console ...

Ecstasy and escape: 5 Milwaukee art exhibitions for spring

Annie Raab

March 27, 2024

It's spring! Maybe you've noticed? The daffodils are peeking through and the shorts-all-year guys look a little more comfortable. To celebrate the long-awaited vernal shift, we've assembled a visual arts roundu...