Arts

Mandatory Milwaukee: Art and nature collide at Lynden Sculpture Garden

August 18, 2021

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and exp...

Crusherfest set to return to South Milwaukee October 9-10

Matt Wild

August 9, 2021

Good news, turkeynecks and turkeyneck-adjacent bums: According to its website, Crusherfest is set to return to South Milwaukee on Saturday, October 9, and Sunday, October 10. Crusherfest 2021 will be the long-a...

Reminder: Only 5 weekends remain for the 2021 Bristol Renaissance Faire

Matt Wild

August 4, 2021

August is officially "go-time" for cramming in as much summer fun as possible. Later today, we'll have a piece about 50 things to do with the remaining 50 days of summer; for now, here's a friendly end-of-summe...

Frida Fest returns to Farmhouse Paint & Sip July 31-August 1

Juan Miguel Martinez

July 29, 2021

Milwaukee is known as the "City of Festivals," and one of its newer festivals will take place Saturday, July 31 and Sunday, August 1. Frida Fest, at Farmhouse Paint & Sip (4511 S. 6th St., 414-404-5858), wi...

Latino Arts announces fall exhibitions, performances

Tyler Maas

July 28, 2021

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 ...

Milwaukee Art Museum will fully reopen to the public July 15

Matt Wild

July 8, 2021

Following a year of not-quite-fully-reopened reopenings, the Milwaukee Art Museum will fully reopen to the public on July 15. Like, all of the galleries and exhibitions. For real this time. FIND THOSE CATS AND ...

Milwaukee Fringe Festival announces 2021 artist lineup

Tyler Maas

July 1, 2021

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...

When Laverne and Shirley met Pennywise: 4 Milwaukee-related stories on FanFiction.net

Matt Wild

June 30, 2021

A version of this article originally appeared on our Patreon. Want to support Milwaukee Record and get exclusive articles and podcasts? Click HERE. Thanks!Howdy, Patreon pals! Have you ever found yourselves...

Get your game on (and see C+C Music Factory) at this weekend’s Game Nights

Matt Wild

June 28, 2021

If you've been missing the Midwest Gaming Classic and can't wait for its glorious return November 5-7 at the Wisconsin Center, have we got an event for you.Yes, from the creators of MGC comes Game Nights, a...

Brett Newski’s ‘It’s Hard To Be A Person’ makes being a person a little easier

Matt Wild

June 24, 2021

The most surprising thing about Brett Newski writing a book is that he hasn't written one already. Or two. Or three. Here's a Milwaukee musician who has, over the past 10 years, toured the world (he spent rough...

Watch Sculpture Milwaukee install 400+ tambourines for an Allison Janae Hamilton work

Tyler Maas

June 16, 2021

For the past four years, Sculpture Milwaukee has brought astounding works from nationally-known and internationally-appreciated artists to various spots scattered through the city’s downtown. The innovative and...

I thought I’d hate these bird sculptures in Lakeshore State Park but I kinda like them

Matt Wild

June 15, 2021

If you find yourself walking, biking, or skipping through Milwaukee's majestic Lakeshore State Park from now until August 1, you'll see some birds. No, not real birds (though you'll see plenty of those, too)—tw...

A guide to Bay View Gallery Night 2021

Tyler Maas

June 9, 2021

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 ...

This Friday: Present Music closes 39th season with virtual “Neon Life” concert

Matt Wild

June 9, 2021

Call it "normal" or a "new normal," but it feels like we're collectively returning to...something. That mixed feeling of closure and relief and uncertainty will course through "Neon Life," the season-closing co...

Steven Wright, North Mississippi Allstars highlight South Milwaukee Performing Art Center’s 2021-2022 season

Tyler Maas

June 7, 2021

Just a few miles south of Milwaukee proper sits the aptly-named city of South Milwaukee. In addition to its natural wonders, some standout restaurants, and an awesome new statue downtown, the industrial suburb ...

The 6-foot-tall Bloody Mary and other quirky local monuments

Tyler Maas

June 2, 2021

In case you missed it, Milwaukee got a brand new statue last week and it's one that's sure to become an area icon. The new 6-foot-tall, 400-pound work of art standing outside of the flagship Sobelman's Pub &...

It’s our solemn duty to report that Milwaukee is actually getting THREE “selfie studios”

Matt Wild

June 2, 2021

Yesterday we blessed you with the news that the Milwaukee area is getting not one, but TWO so-called "selfie studios." Selfie WRLD MKE—a local outpost of a Des Moines-based chain—will open June 12 in Brookfield...

NEWaukee Night Market, now just Milwaukee Night Market, now just August 18

Matt Wild

June 2, 2021

Remember the NEWaukee Night Market? The big art fair/food truck fair/"Hey, it's the Milwaukee Blacksmith family!" fair that would take over a prime chunk of Wisconsin Avenue outside the old Shops of Grand Avenu...

Oh god, the Milwaukee area is getting not one, but TWO “selfie studios”

Matt Wild

June 1, 2021

To quote Nate Gunray from Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace: THIS IS GETTING OUT OF HAND. NOW THERE ARE TWO OF THEM. (Two Milwaukee-area selfie studios, that is.)You've probably already read about S...

Maker Faire Milwaukee coming to MSOE campus September 24-26

Matt Wild

May 17, 2021

One of the 8,000,000 things we missed in 2020 was Maker Faire Milwaukee, a gloriously geeky celebration of funky engineering, crazy crafts, those Dalek folks, and a teenager we spotted one year making a Bob Uec...