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Wednesday, April 11,2012
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One Time

Today @ Next Act Theatre, 1 and 7:30 p.m.

By Shepherd Express Staff
David Cecsarini directs the world premiere of Richard Lyons Conlon's drama One Time in a production developed in part at Chicago Dramatists. Linda Stephens stars in this story of a man and woman at a park bench who strike a friendship by...
Wednesday, April 11,2012
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Juniper Tar w/ Trapper Schoepp and Black Eagle Child

Tonight @ Hotel Foster, 8 p.m.

By Shepherd Express Staff
In the lead up to the group's April 27 album release show at the Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee folk-rockers will play a weekly residency at Hotel Foster through April 18. Each Wednesday the band will perform some old songs, tease some...
Wednesday, April 11,2012
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Othello

Today @ Milwaukee Repertory Theater, 1:30 and 7:30 p.m.

By Shepherd Express Staff
The Milwaukee Rep tackles the Moor of Venice with this production of one of Shakespeare's later works, Othello. Directed by Rep artistic director Mark Clements, the production mixes ancient text with present-day iconography—it's set...
Wednesday, April 11,2012
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The Europeans: Photographs by Tina Barney

Today @ Haggerty Museum of Art

By Shepherd Express Staff
“The Europeans: Photographs by Tina Barney” offers 20 chromogenic prints that record well-off subjects at home. The photographs were taken during Barney's European travels. Large-scale, lush and voyeuristic, the artist's prints explore...
Tuesday, April 10,2012
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The Erotic Adventures of the Static Chicken

Tonight @ The Jazz Estate, 10 p.m.

By Shepherd Express Staff
Every Tuesday, an improvisational ensemble called The Erotic Adventures of the Static Chicken convenes for one of the city's best nights of free music. The group, which features members of Milwaukee bands De La Buena and Stealin...
Tuesday, April 10,2012
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Mike Fredrickson

Tonight @ Linneman's Riverwest Inn, 10 p.m.

By Shepherd Express Staff
A longtime fixture of the Milwaukee music scene, roots-rocker Mike Fredrickson clocked time with two cult bands, The Spanic Boys and The Mosleys, before launching a quiet solo career in the 2000s. His talents caught the attention of...
Tuesday, April 10,2012
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Always…Patsy Cline

Tonight @ Milwaukee Repertory Theater, 7:30 p.m.

By Shepherd Express Staff
Directed by Sandy Ernst, the Milwaukee Rep's production of Always…Patsy Cline casts Kelley Faulkner in the lead role of Cline, who stood above many country singers of her time with the rich depth of her voice. The audience is...
Tuesday, April 10,2012
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Cleopatra's Universe

Today @ Daniel M. Soref Planetarium, multiple showings

By Shepherd Express Staff
Through February, the Public Museum's Planetarium will be showing “Cleopatra's Universe,” a film depicting Egypt during the rule of the notorious queen. The documentary complementing the museum's current special exhibit, “Cleopatra: The...
Monday, April 9,2012
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Tornado Alley

Today @ Humphrey IMAX Dome Theater, 4:30 p.m.

By Shepherd Express Staff
Sean Casey, star of the Discovery Channel program “Storm Chasers,” set out to detail the creation of a tornado for his first IMAX film, the 42-minute documentary Tornado Alley. Casey and the researchers of VORTEX 2, a...
Monday, April 9,2012
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Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt

Today @ Milwaukee Public Museum

By Shepherd Express Staff
Milwaukee is one of only four cities in the United States chosen to host the National Geographic Society exhibit Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt, which may be one of the grandest exhibitions the museum has ever...
Monday, April 9,2012
Today in Milwaukee

Cleopatra's Universe

Today @ Daniel M. Soref Planetarium, multiple showings

By Shepherd Express Staff
Through February of next year, the Public Museum's Planetarium will be showing “Cleopatra's Universe,” a film depicting Egypt during the rule of the notorious queen. The documentary complementing the museum's current special exhibit...
Monday, April 9,2012
Today in Milwaukee

The Europeans: Photographs by Tina Barney

Today @ Haggerty Museum of Art

By Shepherd Express Staff
“The Europeans: Photographs by Tina Barney” offers 20 chromogenic prints that record well-off subjects at home. The photographs were taken during Barney's European travels. Large-scale, lush and voyeuristic, the artist's prints explore...
Sunday, April 8,2012
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Nero w/ Dillion Francis

Tonight @ The Riverside Theater, 7 p.m.

By Shepherd Express Staff
As dubstep continues its commercial surge, a simple pattern has emerged: The genre's biggest acts are also its loudest ones. That's certainly the case for the fast-rising Nero, a London duo that measures right up there with Skrillex on the...
Sunday, April 8,2012
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One Time

Today @ Next Act Theatre, 2 p.m.

By Shepherd Express Staff
David Cecsarini directs the world premiere of Richard Lyons Conlon's drama One Time in a production developed in part at Chicago Dramatists. Linda Stephens stars in this story of a man and woman at a park bench who strike a friendship by...
Sunday, April 8,2012
Today in Milwaukee

Always…Patsy Cline

Today @ Milwaukee Repertory Theater, 2 and 7 p.m.

By Shepherd Express Staff
Directed by Sandy Ernst, the Milwaukee Rep's production of Always…Patsy Cline casts Kelley Faulkner in the lead role of Cline, who stood above many country singers of her time with the rich depth of her voice. The audience is...
Sunday, April 8,2012
Today in Milwaukee

Brewers vs. Cardinals

Today @ Miller Park, 1:10 p.m.

By Shepherd Express Staff
The Milwaukee Brewers complete their three-game season opening series against last year's World Series winners, the St. Louis Cardinals, this afternoon with a 1:10 p.m. game at Miller Park.
Saturday, April 7,2012
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Colin O'Brien w/ Chicken Wire Empire

Tonight @ Linneman's Riverwest Inn, 8 p.m.

By Shepherd Express Staff
A longtime staple of Milwaukee pubs and open-mic nights, singer-songwriter Colin O'Brien—also a member of the bluegrass band Salt Creek—recently left the city behind in favor of Nashville, Tenn., where he recorded his latest album, After...
Saturday, April 7,2012
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Mason Jennings w/ The Pines

Tonight @ Turner Hall Ballroom, 7:30 p.m.

By Shepherd Express Staff
Mason Jennings was raised in Pennsylvania after moving from Hawaii at a young age, but his folk-pop nonetheless retains the tropical flavor and whimsical spirit of his home state. His balmy tunes about easy love and playful carousing...
Saturday, April 7,2012
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Guster w/ Jeff Garlin

Tonight @ The Pabst Theater, 7 p.m.

By Shepherd Express Staff
Following the jam-band business model even though they don't much care for jamming, alt-rockers Guster have gradually built their following by encouraging tape trading and touring colleges like the one they formed at two decades ago...
Saturday, April 7,2012
Today in Milwaukee

Othello

Today @ Milwaukee Repertory Theater, 4 and 8 p.m.

By Shepherd Express Staff
The Milwaukee Rep tackles the Moor of Venice with this production of one of Shakespeare's later works, Othello. Directed by Rep artistic director Mark Clements, the production mixes ancient text with present-day iconography—it's set...
Saturday, April 7,2012
Today in Milwaukee

One Time

Today @ Next Act Theatre, 4:30 and 8 p.m.

By Shepherd Express Staff
David Cecsarini directs the world premiere of Richard Lyons Conlon's drama One Time in a production developed in part at Chicago Dramatists. Linda Stephens stars in this story of a man and woman at a park bench who strike a friendship by...
Saturday, April 7,2012
Today in Milwaukee

Brewers vs. Cardinals

Today @ Miller Park, 3:05 p.m.

By Shepherd Express Staff
The Milwaukee Brewers continue their three-game season opening series against last year's World Series winners, the St. Louis Cardinals, this afternoon with a 3:05 p.m. game at Miller Park.
Friday, April 6,2012
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Opening Day

Today @ Miller Park, 3:10 p.m.

By Shepherd Express Staff
The Milwaukee Brewers' most successful season in a quarter-century left fans wondering whether the team would be able to follow it up, especially now that...
Friday, April 6,2012
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Lucero w/ William Elliott Whitmore

Tonight @ Turner Hall Ballroom, 7 p.m.

By Shepherd Express Staff
It's almost a shame to lump in Lucero with all those other alt-country bands, since instead of the passive folk and timid retro-twang that predominate...
Friday, April 6,2012
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Giada De Laurentiis

Tonight @ The Riverside Theater, 7 p.m.

By Shepherd Express Staff
The petite and photogenic chef behind Food Network programs like “Everyday Italian” and “Giada at Home,” Giada De Laurentiis has made a career out of...
 
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