Arts

Latino Arts announces fall and winter exhibitions, performances

July 27, 2022

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 Grammy-winning musicians and the work ...

“More beautiful things!” Rosé from ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ talks Tuesday’s “Werq The World” show

Lauren Keene

July 25, 2022

RuPaul's cultural footprint—or should we say, heelprint—isn't shrinking anytime soon. The legendary legend's reality TV empire, RuPaul's Drag Race, continues to generate new fans each season. With 14 franchises...

Milwaukee Minute Arcade will power up July 28 at The Cooperage, highlight local game development

Matt Wild

July 21, 2022

Back in 2020, Milwaukee musician Jordan Davis added "Milwaukee game developer" to his resume when he released Space Raft: The Game. The NES-style video game was inspired by Davis's band, Space Raft, and was an ...

You’re invited to watch a live mural installation at Blackbird Bar

Tyler Maas

July 18, 2022

Last summer, following a lengthy closure of more than a year during the height of the pandemic, Blackbird Bar (3007 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.) debuted its lovely rear patio. This summer, the Bay View bar's newly-ren...

Prepare for French-focused fun at Milwaukee Art Museum’s “Streets Of Paris” event

Tyler Maas

July 12, 2022

In case you missed it, Bastille Days will be returning to Milwaukee's Cathedral Square neighborhood after two summers away. While the city’s beloved French festival will be back July 14-17, the return will be "...

Milwaukee Fringe Festival announces 2022 artist lineup

Tyler Maas

July 11, 2022

Each August since 2016, Milwaukee Fringe Festival has showcased live acts from the worlds of theater, music, dance, and visual art downtown. Following the upstart festival’s encouraging first few years, organiz...

Come fly with me: Seeing Milwaukee from above via Microsoft Flight Simulator

Paul Bestul

June 28, 2022

Ahh, late June in Milwaukee, where we see the return of sunny days, lakefront festivals, the Summer Soulstice, and summer solstice. Oh, and of course, the NBA Finals. I almost forgot that last one, since the Bu...

Where to play D&D in MKE

Rob Wieland

June 21, 2022

As is the custom of this weird-ass place called the internet, Milwaukee Record is required by law to mention the latest season of Stranger Things. (It's back! In pog form!) What does this have to do with local ...

Third annual Milwaukee Black Theater Festival will celebrate Black families August 10-14

Matt Wild

June 15, 2022

The Milwaukee Black Theater Festival—a five-day celebration of Black arts and culture—will take over multiple Milwaukee venues August 10-14. When it does, it'll come complete with two theatrical world premieres...

Buy some art (and strike a rock pose) at WMSE’s 6th annual Art & Music auction

Matt Wild

June 6, 2022

For the past half-decade, WMSE's Art & Music has combined, well, art and music for a one-of-a-kind event. At the center is an auction of hundreds of album-sized, 12" x 12" pieces of original art from local ...

God damn it, you’ve got to heed the words of this new “BE KIND” pop-up on Water Street

Matt Wild

May 31, 2022

"There's only one rule that I know of, babies—God damn it, you've got to be kind."That's Kurt Vonnegut, in one of those Kurt Vonnegut-y quotes that makes you want to read Kurt Vonnegut again. It's simple, d...

Here’s your Giannis mural update for Monday, May 9, at 7:41 a.m.

Matt Wild

May 9, 2022

If you follow Milwaukee Record, you know that Milwaukee/Chicago artist Mauricio Ramirez is painting a three-story mural of Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo on the east facade of the 600 EAST buil...

The Windy City looms large in Lion’s Tooth’s “Chicago Boys” author event

Tyler Maas

May 5, 2022

Authors and lifelong friends Martin Billheimer and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. write very different books, but the Windy City looms large in each of their works.Beyond having "Chicago" in its title, Billheimer...

A guide to Bay View Gallery Night 2022

Tyler Maas

May 3, 2022

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 ...

Ranking 20 video game systems for the 2022 Midwest Gaming Classic

Matt Wild

April 27, 2022

This article was originally published in 2021. It has been updated for 2022. The author stands by his rankings, though he has been playing more PS4 lately.Beginning Friday, April 29, and running through Sun...

Guess who?

Matt Wild

April 26, 2022

Yep, it's Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, of course.Well, it's a Giannis mural, to be exact. The three-story, 54' by 56' mural is currently being painted on the east facade of the 600 EAST ...

Old world crafts and otherworldly creatures converge in ‘Caverns Below Milwaukee’

Tyler Maas

April 14, 2022

If you come to this website with any regularity, we can confidently say you've stumbled across the work of Andy Tyra. The Michigan (by way of Milwaukee) illustrator and is the artist responsible for our T-shirt...

MKE.WTF offers limited-run shirts for “locals who have a complicated relationship with their city”

Matt Wild

April 14, 2022

There are approximately 8 billion ways to show your Milwaukee pride via T-shirt. Hell, you can do it right here on this very website. But if you're looking for ultra-specific, if-you-know-you-know Milwaukee T-s...

The Glass Cannon brings live action role-playing (but not LARP) to Turner Hall

Rob Wieland

April 12, 2022

Dungeons & Dragons is having a moment. There are three main factors to this: a recent edition that's very accessible to new players, a boost into the pop culture consciousness thanks to being part of the St...

Milwaukee author Rob Wieland talks cons, Kickstarter, new comic ‘Girls’ Heist Out’

Matt Wild

March 30, 2022

Rob Wieland is a self-described professional nerd. He writes about tabletop role-playing games for media outlets like Forbes; runs his own gaming group, Theatre Of The Mind Players, on YouTube; and has covered ...