A&E Feature

The Florentine Opera Gets Romantic

Valentine's Day show, Grammy nods continue company's ascent

For many years, the Florentine Opera, one of Milwaukee's longest-running cultural institutions...

Film

The Woman in Black

Daniel Radcliffe moves beyond Harry Potter

The narrow road winds through bleak country, devoid of life for many miles save the squawking sea gulls overhead...

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Off the Cuff

The Collector Behind MAM's 'Accidental Genius'

Over a 20-year period, Milwaukee's Tony Petullo amassed an internationally known art collection. Now, the retired businessman has given more than 300 pieces to the Milwaukee Art Museum. These works form the new exhibition...


Theater

Milwaukee Chamber Captures 'A Thousand Words'

When light hits photosensitive paper through a lens, a moment is captured. Generations later, however, that moment is likely to be forgotten. Ultimately it's the stories behind a photo that connect an image to the present. Madison-based playwright...

Theater

Milwaukee Rep's Classic 'To Kill a Mockingbird'

The Milwaukee Rep creates a powerful stage drama from a classic of American literature, as it presents Christopher Sergel's stage adaptation of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. An ensemble provides vocal scoring to a brilliantly balanced cast, including...

Art

Museum of Wisconsin Art Shines Light on Gilardi

During his lifetime, Bernard Gilardi produced wild paintings in the basement of his Milwaukee home, paintings that have gained notice only since his death in 2008, after which Portrait Society Gallery in the Marshall Building brought them into the light...

Art

Tory Folliard Gallery's Glass Art Exhibit

Tory Folliard Gallery will introduce two established artists to the Milwaukee area beginning Feb. 11. The dual exhibition “Stephanie Trenchard & Jeremy Popelka...

Books

Exploring Why Americans 'Pity the Billionaire'

Thomas Frank examines campaign of the Far Right

With Pity the Billionaire: The Hard-Times Swindle and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right (Metropolitan), Thomas Frank continues his corrosive critique of right-wing ascendance in American politics. In What's the Matter With Kansas?

Books

Milwaukee's Lauren Fox Turns to 'Friends Like Us'

Complex, intimate friendships that span decades are true examples of the power of relationships. In Lauren Fox's new book Friends Like Us, the seasoned friendship between Willa and Jane is at the heart of the story. This duo lives together...

Classical Music/Dance

Milwaukee Ballet's Young Choreographers Accept the Challenge

Milwaukee Ballet Artistic Director Michael Pink has often said that the company's winter and spring programs of contemporary one-act ballets are designed to provide the dancers with exciting challenges. Freed to be themselves...

 
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