Arts

Mess with us as we play ‘Paranoia’ Wednesday night on Twitch, and help raise money for RAINN

April 16, 2019

Do you like tabletop role-playing games? Good. Do you like to watch people play tabletop role-playing games via Twitch? Good. Do you like to watch people play tabletop role-playing games via Twitch, and have th...

A winner is you: Get powered up for this weekend’s Midwest Gaming Classic

Matt Wild

April 11, 2019

This weekend, the 2019 Midwest Gaming Classic will somehow stuff more than 10,000 gamers, pinball pros, tabletop enthusiasts, cosplayers, vendors, and entertainers into the 150,000 square feet of the Wisconsin ...

Giant penguin will haunt Northwestern Mutual Gardens as part of 2019 Sculpture Milwaukee

Matt Wild

April 9, 2019

One of Milwaukee's great public art success stories has been Sculpture Milwaukee. For the past two years, the outdoor art exhibition has peppered more than 20 wonderful, challenging, and sometimes bizarre piece...

Watch da pouring of (some of) “Da Crusher” statue

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 27, 2019

Reggie "Da Crusher" Lisowski is known as "The Man Who Made Milwaukee Famous." Over the course of his 40-year professional wrestling career, the South Milwaukee native and World War II vet was the pride of a reg...

Want to create a mural for the west-facing facade of 622 W. Wisconsin Ave.?

Matt Wild

March 19, 2019

Downtown Milwaukee , you may have heard, is going through quite the renaissance/reboot/reimagining etc. The lowly Shops of Grand Avenue are transforming into "The Avenue." The long-vacant Warner Grand Theatre i...

Buckle up for the return of Diorama-Rama, March 26 at the Walker’s Point Anodyne

Matt Wild

March 18, 2019

Among its many oddities—beer, the Bronze Fonz, Bob Uecker—Milwaukee is home to the world's first museum diorama. In 1890, Carl Akeley, a.k.a. the "father of modern taxidermy," created a muskrat colony diorama f...

Conan O’Brien will moderate Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ event at Miller High Life Theatre March 14

Matt Wild

March 6, 2019

We'll keep this weird and wonderful news short and sweet: Michelle Obama is coming to the Miller High Life Theater on Thursday, March 14 for an "intimate conversation" about her book, Becoming. The just-announc...

Here are the dates for the 2019 NEWaukee Night Markets

Matt Wild

March 4, 2019

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12 WEDNESDAY, JULY 10 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11...

We talked music and McDonald’s breakfast sandwiches with local philanthropists Kate and Don Wilson

Josh Hoppert

February 27, 2019

Kate and Don Wilson are longtime supporters of the arts in the Milwaukee area. They are co-founders of the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts in Brookfield, but they proudly give their time and financial c...

Latino Arts announces spring and summer exhibitions, performances

Tyler Maas

January 28, 2019

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 ...

Hello, what have we here? Star Wars burlesque parody, The Empire Strips Back, coming to Riverside Theater

Matt Wild

January 17, 2019

Today in "This is a thing. Of course this is a thing. How has this not always been a thing?" news, a Star Wars burlesque parody called The Empire Strips Back is coming to the Riverside Theater on Saturday, Apri...

Miscellaneous Milwaukee: Channel 10 Auction poster (1985)

Matt Wild

January 16, 2019

In Miscellaneous Milwaukee, we take a stroll through the aisles of Antiques On Pierce and unearth curious, strange, or valuable Milwaukee artifacts.ITEM: CHANNEL 10 AUCTION POSTER YEAR: 1985 PRICE: $35 (F...

Penn & Teller, OK Go, and 1 more just-announced Milwaukee show

Matt Wild

January 14, 2019

Ever have one of those Mondays where a bunch of good Milwaukee shows are announced at once? Of course you have, because today is one of those Mondays. Penn & Teller! OK Go! Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkingto...

The Alchemist Theatre will close

Tyler Maas

December 23, 2018

Early this morning, The Alchemist Theatre announced in an email and on its Facebook page that it will close after almost 12 years in Bay View. Owners of the offbeat and intimate 64-seat playhouse located at 256...

9 things you should know about the 9th annual Hover Craft

Tyler Maas

December 5, 2018

Since 2009, Hover Craft has brought some of the most skilled local artists, crafters, retailers, and others residing beneath the broad “maker” umbrella together to bring Milwaukee-made goods to area consumers d...

Here’s the Urban Garage Sale vendor list

Tyler Maas

November 1, 2018

Over the course of its first 10 years, Urban Garage Sale has served as an invaluable marketplace of Milwaukee artists, crafters, retailers, and makers, while also working its way to becoming part of the holiday...

Charting the daily routines of Milwaukee’s creative people

Josh Hoppert

October 31, 2018

In The Muppet Movie, Rowlf describes his nightly routine: "I finish work, I go home, read a book, have a couple of beers, take myself for a walk, and go to bed." Many of us would describe our routines in a simi...

“Migration” mural takes flight in once-creepy Jefferson Street Pedestrian Tunnel

Matt Wild

October 29, 2018

You know that kinda creepy "pedestrian tunnel" that goes under the the I-794 overpass? The one on Jefferson Street, that connects downtown to the Third Ward? Well, it still connects the two neighborhoods, but i...

Hover Craft 2018 announces vendor lineup

Tyler Maas

October 18, 2018

There’ll be a “melted Bronze Fonz” at tonight’s Pop-CultureJam at RedLine

Matt Wild

October 18, 2018

Back in July, we stumbled across a curious crowdfunding campaign: "Melt the Bronze Fonz." "IT'S TIME TO PUT MILWAUKEE ON THE MAP!" cried the accompanying write-up. "Let's look at objectively better cities (Chic...