Arts

Take a virtual stroll through the East Side’s Black Cat Alley

August 7, 2017

Black Cat Alley has been a thing for nearly a year, but it's still common to find folks who are unfamiliar with the East Side's "street art destination." Located between Kenilworth Boulevard and Ivanhoe Place b...

Help paint a new mural in Sherman Park (with Mayor Tom Barrett)

Matt Wild

August 2, 2017

Last month we told you about "Sherman Park United," a new mural located at 4175 W. Center St. in Milwaukee's Sherman Park neighborhood. Headed up by Milwaukee artist Tia Richardson, the mural is being painted—i...

Help paint a new mural in Sherman Park

Matt Wild

July 20, 2017

It's been nearly a year since the fatal police shooting of 23-year-old Sylville Smith touched off days of unrest in Milwaukee's Sherman Park neighborhood. In that time, the neighborhood has moved on, balancing ...

Now you can enjoy the “Sculpture Milwaukee” sculptures via a narrated trolley tour

Matt Wild

July 12, 2017

Last month we took a whirlwind tour of the 22 new Sculpture Milwaukee sculptures lining Wisconsin Avenue this summer. As one does, we also arbitrarily ranked them. We stand by our rankings (Immigrant Family, se...

Here’s who’s performing in the second annual Milwaukee Fringe Festival

Tyler Maas

July 10, 2017

Last August, the inaugural Milwaukee Fringe Festival showcased more than 50 live acts from the worlds of theater, music, dance, and visual art in Pere Marquette Park, Marcus Center’s Wilson Theater at Vogel Hal...

Stephen and Owen King will speak at Riverside Theater September 30

Matt Wild

June 12, 2017

M-O-O-N, that spells legendary author talk. Master of the macabre, highness of horror, and star of that one part in Creepshow where he turns into a plant and then blows his head off, Stephen King will make an a...

Father of Church of Scientology leader spoke at Greenfield Library Monday night

Dan Agacki

June 8, 2017

As a parent, one can only hope that their children will follow their lessons and find a path to success. But as most parents will find, there comes a time when you must release the child to make their own way. ...

All 22 Sculpture Milwaukee 2017 sculptures, ranked

Matt Wild

June 1, 2017

Take a stroll down Wisconsin Avenue this summer and you'll see something new. No, not new high rises, apartment buildings, and hotels (though there are plenty of those, too), but a bunch of new pieces of public...

Arte Para Todos 2017 raises $21,410 for school art programs

Tyler Maas

May 22, 2017

Late last month, the more than 90 musical acts and approximately 20 visual artists took to 22 venues in five neighborhoods for four days of fun and philanthropy known as Arte Para Todos. On top of being downrig...

A guide to Bay View Gallery Night 2017

Tyler Maas

May 15, 2017

Since 2011, Bay View Gallery Night has organized "Milwaukee's largest annual celebration of art, local business, music, and community." The massive early June event brings together talented area artists and mus...

Let’s watch this wacky Milwaukee Art Museum commercial from 1983

Matt Wild

May 11, 2017

Tonight at 5 p.m., the Milwaukee Art Museum will celebrate the opening of A Social Event Archive, a collection of more than 700 submitted photographs depicting "public or private social occasions." The piece is...

Proposed Bay View ‘Art Stop’ mural officially rejected

Tyler Maas

May 5, 2017

Last month, we reported on an intriguing and conversation-inspiring idea Milwaukee artist Jeff Redmon had to "improve" Bay View's highly-debated and critically-panned "Art Stop." As a response to a recent rash ...

In Defense Of: “The Calling,” a.k.a. that big orange sunburst thing at the end of Wisconsin Avenue

Matt Wild

April 25, 2017

In a city as relatively small as Milwaukee, certain people, places, or things can get saddled with bad reputations. Even if these reputations are somewhat deserved, Milwaukee Record strives to look past the neg...

A Milwaukee muralist wants to improve Bay View’s ‘Art Stop’

Tyler Maas

April 19, 2017

Since coming into existence on the high-traffic intersection of Kinnickinnic, Howell, and Lincoln avenues in late 2014, Bay View's "Art Stop" has been a source of considerable criticism. The piece designed by R...

Watch Don Rickles wish the United Performing Arts Fund a happy 50th anniversary

Matt Wild

April 6, 2017

Listen up, dummies: As you've probably heard, legendary insult comedian Don Rickles died today at the age of 90. "Mr. Warmth" was no stranger to Milwaukee; his last appearance here was back in August 2016 at Po...

“President Trump” lashes out at “100 Days of Trump” art show, Milwaukee Record

Matt Wild

April 6, 2017

It's not every day that you receive a letter in the mail from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. And it's not every day that said letter begins with "Dear Lyin' Milwaukee Record" (that only happens every other day). B...

Sean Williamson goes dark with “The Street Lights Flickered”

Matt Wild

April 6, 2017

When we last heard from Sean Williamson, the filmmaker/musician/writer/soon-to-be former Milwaukeean was celebrating the release of his "stark, moving, and quietly brilliant collection" of audio short stories, ...

Heisman Trophy winner coming to Milwaukee to star in ‘Chicago The Musical’

Tyler Maas

April 1, 2017

Based on the strange headline and the day this article is being posted, this looks to have all the makings of one of those fake April Fool's articles. However, it's completely true. From April 25-30, Marcus Cen...

Watch Jacob Bach explain why UPAF matters

Matt Wild

March 8, 2017

Monday night, the United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF) kicked off its 50th anniversary campaign at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater. In its 50 years, UPAF has raised more than $300 million for a host of Milwaukee-...

This Is It! wants you to re-design its logo

Tyler Maas

March 3, 2017

This Is It! is nothing short of a Milwaukee—no, a Wisconsin—institution. Billing itself as "Milwaukee's oldest gay bar, "TITs" has been a presence on Wells Street in Cathedral Square since 1968. Initially, it k...