In its first two years, Arte Para Todos raised approximately $40,000 for Milwaukee public school art programs through the selfless efforts of musicians and visual artists bringing their talents to dozens of local bars, venues, and galleries. Thankfully, the city’s most eclectic and ambitious benefit is returning for a third year with oodles of entertainment scattered throughout Walker’s Point, Bay View, Harambee, Riverwest, and the East Side.

From April 27-30, the benefit that accurately calls itself “Milwaukee’s largest local music event” will feature just shy of 100 acts showcasing their talents in 25 venues spread throughout five neighborhoods. Three local breweries are also getting involved this year. As always, all proceeds gained through ticket sales will be donated to Milwaukee public school art programs. Once again, the lineup of performers who are donating their time and talent to the event is nothing short of amazing. Here’s who’s playing Arte Para Todos.

Thursday, April 27 — Walker’s Point

Brenner Brewing Co.
4 p.m. — Jump-off Point (one free beer to first 50 passholders)

88.9 Radio Milwaukee
5:30 p.m. — Mortgage Freeman (414 Music Live)
6:15 p.m. — Phat Nerdz
7 p.m. — Tigernite

Transfer Pizzeria (Free show! A portion of sales will benefit APT)
7:30 p.m. — Eric Schoor Trio with Manty Ellis

Var Gallery
6:30 p.m. — Sam Guyton
7:30 p.m. — Shle Berry
8:30 p.m. — Chakara Blu
9:30 p.m. — Boom Forest (Madison)
10:30 p.m. — Siren

Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co.
8 p.m. — Gas Station Sushi
9 p.m. — Suzie (Minneapolis)
10 p.m. — Taj Raiden
11 p.m. — NO/NO
(Featuring stage design by Kristina Rolander and live visuals by WC Tank)

Gibraltar
8:30 p.m. — Kavon Cortez-Jones (poet)
9:30 p.m. — Sugar Ransom &theworkersparty
10:30 p.m. — Tontine Ensemble
11:30 p.m. — Rusty Pelicans

The Local
9 p.m. — Pleasure Thief
10 p.m. — Table For Four
11 p.m. — Crystal City (Iowa City)
12 a.m. — Duckling
1 a.m. — Klassik

Friday, April 28 — Bay View

Enlightened Brewing Co.
5 p.m. — Jump-off Point (one free beer to first 50 passholders)

Boone & Crockett
6 p.m. — Jack Tell
7 p.m. — Matchstick
8 p.m. — SistaStrings
9 p.m. — Strangelander

The Tonic Tavern
7:30 p.m. — Cullen Sampson
8:30 p.m. — Painting Silence
9:30 p.m. — Painted Caves
10:30 p.m. — Lorde Fredd33
11:30 p.m. — Luxi

Frank’s Power Plant
8 p.m. — Cairns
9 p.m. — WC Tank
10 p.m. — Peeper & Le Play
11 p.m. — Soul Low

Puddler’s Hall
8 p.m. — The Blue Mooners
9 p.m. — King Eye & The Squirts
10 p.m. — Mortgage Freeman
11 p.m. — Direct Hit!

Cactus Club
9 p.m. — Mouse Corn
10 p.m. — Fox Face
11 p.m. — Guerrilla Ghost
12 a.m. — Zed Kenzo
1 a.m. — D’Amato

Club Garibaldi
9:30 p.m. — Body Futures
10:30 p.m. — TBD
11:30 p.m. — Paper Holland
12:30 p.m. — Surgeons In Heat

Saturday, April 29 — Harambee

Jazelle’s
1 p.m. — Stumblesome with Community Centaur
2 p.m. — Rue The Poet
3 p.m. — Offsite

Lux
1:30 p.m. — Ms. Lotus Fankh
2 p.m. — Andi Action
2:30 p.m. — Vincent Kircher
3 p.m. — Fivy
3:30 p.m. — Krystal Kuehl
4 p.m. — Mark Waldoch

Best Friendz
2:30 p.m. — Dancing Silks
3:30 p.m. — Gauss
4:30 p.m. — Foreign Goods

Saturday, April 29 — Riverwest

Black Husky Brewing Co.
4 p.m. — Jump-off Point (one free beer to first 50 passholders)
4 to 7 p.m. — Milwaukee Record’s “Broken Up Band Bazaar”

Jazz Gallery
6 p.m. — A.D.H.D.
7 p.m. — Faux Fiction
8 p.m. — Vincent VanGREAT

Linneman’s Riverwest Inn
7 p.m. — Bear In The Forest
8 p.m. — Caley Conway
9 p.m. — Six Wives Of Richard
10 p.m. — Klaus Nomi’s Homies
11 p.m. — Twin Brother

Public House
7:30 p.m. — River Rats
8:30 p.m. — Genesis Renji
9:30 p.m. — Bo & Airo
10:30 p.m. — The Fatty Acids

Circle-A
8 p.m. — Streetlight Society
9 p.m. — The Natural Facts

High Dive
Close Up Of The Serene presents “Clean Air”
9 p.m. — Pressboard
9:30 p.m. — DJ Avets
10:15 p.m. — Apollo Vermouth
11:00 p.m. — Tarek Sabbar
11:30 p.m. — Victor Orozco
12:15 a.m. — Earth Angel
1 a.m. — Close Up DJs

Club Timbuktu
9:30 p.m. — MC (mikal)
10:30 p.m. — Liam O’Brien’s Faithless Followers
11:30 p.m. — (ORB)
12:30 a.m. — Platinum Boys
Turtle Sooup spinning between sets

Mad Planet
10 p.m. — Teenage Woman
11 p.m. — Whips
12 a.m. — Dirty Few (Denver)
1 a.m. — Midnight Reruns (record release)
Wax Addicts spinning between sets

Company Brewing
11 p.m. — Nickel&Rose
12 a.m. — Rose of the West (formerly Nightgown)
1 a.m. — Midwest Death Rattle
With the APT 2017 Poster Series displayed in the windows

Sunday, April 30 — East Side

The Jazz Estate
4 p.m. — S.al
5 p.m. — adoptahighway
6 p.m. — Chicken Wire Empire

Colectivo Back Room
8 p.m. — Lex Allen
9 p.m. — REYNA
Stage design by Humboldt Park School students (Teacher Dolly Klar) and Milwaukee youth

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Before co-founding Milwaukee Record, Tyler Maas wrote for virtually every Milwaukee publication (except Wassup! Magazine). He lives in Bay View and enjoys both stuff and things.