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Ponder life’s questions with Milwaukee Journal Sentinel headline poetry

April 30, 2026

Why are we here? What happens when we die? Why is the world in love again? Yes, life is full of questions. Luckily, Wisconsin's newspaper of record, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, is here to answer them. And a...

People playing pinball at the 2026 Midwest Gaming Classic in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

32 photos from the 2026 Midwest Gaming Classic (and 6 photos from MGC 2015)

Matt Wild

April 27, 2026

The 2026 Midwest Gaming Classic dominated the Baird Center this past weekend, and it was another glorious, geeky, Dankey Kang-sized blowout for the books. Pinball! Retro games! Tabletop games! Tournaments! Musi...

Ask an animal anything at ‘Voices From The Animal Kingdom,’ April 24 at Washington Park Media Center

Matt Wild

April 20, 2026

Are you tired? Burned out? In need of tangible advice from local artists dressed as zebras, lobsters, and horseshoe crabs? Of course you are. So be sure to check out "Voices From The Animal Kingdom," coming to ...

Enjoy these mini-Milwaukee Public Museum dioramas from last night’s Diorama-Rama

Matt Wild

April 1, 2026

Back in 2016, Milwaukee treasure Danelle "D" Kirschling hosted the inaugural Diorama-Rama. The friendly competition—part of Kirschling's self-created National Diorama Month—featured local dioramists creating sh...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Dioramas, Diorama-Rama

Matt Wild

March 10, 2026

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: dioramas! Fun fact: among its many delightful oddities, Milwaukee...

Highland Community School plays with fire, gets burned in ‘The Pyromaniacs’

Matt Wild

March 5, 2026

In 1953, Swiss novelist and playwright Max Frisch wrote The Arsonists, a dark comedy about the rise of Nazism and fascism. In the play, a businessman named Biedermann invites a group of undercover arsonists int...

‘It feels like our home’: Lion’s Tooth celebrates five years in Bay View

Matt Wild

March 4, 2026

A five-year anniversary for any small business is a milestone worth celebrating. But for book/alt-comic/graphic novel/art shop Lion's Tooth, 2421 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., a five-year anniversary is doubly notable....

Midwest Gaming Classic will celebrate 25th anniversary April 24-26, is gonna be BIG

Matt Wild

March 4, 2026

"The 2025 Midwest Gaming Classic was BIG." That's what we wrote after last year's Midwest Gaming Classic, Milwaukee's ever-growing retro gaming / pinball / tabletop / arcade / homebrew blowout. And we weren'...

Pre-order Samer Ghani’s Milwaukee music scene photo book, ‘Memories Of A Street Cat’

Matt Wild

February 17, 2026

Anyone who's observed and/or participated in the city's music scene in the past decade knows the name Samer Ghani. No, Ghani isn't a musician, but a photographer, videographer, and champion of Milwaukee music. ...

Program that brought you ‘Moving City’ art car looking for artist to pair with Milwaukee Fire Department, address safe housing

Matt Wild

February 16, 2026

Remember that "Moving City" art car? You know, that 2003 Ford Ranger that was fancied up by artist Sarah Davitt as part of the City of Milwaukee's inaugural Public Artist in Residence Program (PAIR)? You know, ...

Here are the next two installments of the Lion’s Tooth + Milwaukee Record Music Book Club

Matt Wild

February 16, 2026

Do you like books? Do you like music? Do you like books about music? Then you're in luck, because we've partnered with beloved Bay View bookstore Lion's Tooth (2421 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.) for the Lion’s Tooth + ...

Here are the dates for the 2026 Milwaukee Night Market, and that’s it

Matt Wild

February 12, 2026

Wednesday, June 24 Wednesday, July 22 Wednesday, August 19 Wednesday, September 16 Okay, okay, here’s more, via a press release: Milwaukee Night Market returns on June 24 for 2026 season Vendor applic...

Milwaukee Makers Market releases 2026 schedule

Tyler Maas

January 30, 2026

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 2026, we’re excited to le...

Latino Arts announces 2026 winter and spring exhibitions, performances

Tyler Maas

January 30, 2026

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...

More Milwaukee Public Museum deinstallations coming in February

Matt Wild

January 29, 2026

In case you missed it, the Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM) will close on January 3, 2027. The new, currently under-construction museum, the Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin (NCMW), will open at 1310 N. 6t...

I dropped by ‘What’s Brewing Wisconsin’ to talk about board games

Matt Wild

January 22, 2026

Winter blues got you down? Stuck inside while temperatures hover in the negative teens and twenties? Tired of playing endless games of Monopoly and would rather play ridiculously complex but rewarding board gam...

Here’s where you can get discounted (or free) admission during 2026 Museum Days

Tyler Maas

January 21, 2026

January and February in Wisconsin. It’s cold. It’s boring. Have we mentioned it's cold? Well, if you’re feeling the winter blues like we are right now, perhaps you’ll be happy to learn another year of Museum Da...

Woodland Pattern will move to former Bindery building in Bay View

Matt Wild

January 16, 2026

After serving the Riverwest neighborhood for 46 years, beloved bookstore and poetry hub Woodland Pattern will move to Bay View this fall. Woodland Pattern will make the move from its longtime home at 720 E. ...

WMSE’s Art & Music will return to Pritzlaff Building February 6

Matt Wild

January 6, 2026

It's nearly that time of year again! What time of year, you ask? That time of year when WMSE's Art & Music takes over the historic Pritzlaff Building, of course! Yes, on Friday, February 6 from 6-10 p.m....

The year (2025) in random Milwaukee Record photos

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 14, 2025

Hey! In case you missed it, it's nearly the end of 2025! And we've been in year-end wrap-up mode! First we gave you our favorite Milwaukee music and music videos of the year. Then it was our favorite Milwauk...