Mary L. Nohl Fund 2026 Fellowships AwardedFive Visual Artists Share $70,000 in 2026 Cycle Five recipients of the Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships for Individual Artists have been selected from a field of 168 applicants in the twenty-third annual competition. Evelyn Patricia Terry and Della Wells were chosen in the Established Artist category and will each receive a $20,000 … [Read more...] about Mary L. Nohl Fund 2026 Fellowships Awarded
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Warm Up with Midwinter Masterworks: Join your MSO for Can’t-miss Classics this January and February
Your Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s 2025-26 Classics series returns in the new year with another captivating lineup that delivers the concert going experience you love: the thrill of sharing the very best in orchestral music with your hometown orchestra live at the Bradley Symphony Center. The midwinter marathon of performances begins with an electrifying tribute to … [Read more...] about Warm Up with Midwinter Masterworks: Join your MSO for Can’t-miss Classics this January and February
Milwaukee Hosts ’27th Annual Holiday Lights Festival Kickoff’
Milwaukee’s downtown was set aglow on Thursday, November 20, 2025 during the "27th Annual Holiday Lights Festival Kickoff," held at Père Marquette Park hosted by WISN 12 News anchors Diana Gutiérrez and Gerron Jordan, presented by Stein’s Garden & Home. The bright night of festivity started with pre-show entertainment by Kid Boogie Down. Following this dance warm-up, … [Read more...] about Milwaukee Hosts ’27th Annual Holiday Lights Festival Kickoff’
‘Rosemary Ollison: Know My Heart’ presents the rich fiber creations of local artist
The Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts (WMQFA) is thrilled to announce "Rosemary Ollison: Know My Heart," the first solo museum exhibition of acclaimed self-taught artist Rosemary Ollison. This groundbreaking exhibition will showcase thirty of her works. Celebrated for her intricate textile work, Ollison has dedicated over forty years to her artistic practice, … [Read more...] about ‘Rosemary Ollison: Know My Heart’ presents the rich fiber creations of local artist
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, ‘Cosby Show’ actor, dies at 54 in Costa Rica drowning
Source: AP News Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who as teenage son Theo Huxtable on “The Cosby Show” was central to a cultural phenomenon that helped define the 1980s, died at age 54 in an accidental drowning in Costa Rica, authorities there said Monday, July 21, 2025. Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Department said Warner drowned Sunday, July 20, 2025 a beach on Costa Rica’s … [Read more...] about Malcolm-Jamal Warner, ‘Cosby Show’ actor, dies at 54 in Costa Rica drowning
Orchestral showcase: Respighi, Rossini, Strauss, May 9-10 with your MSO
For centuries, the magic of orchestral music has brought some of the most remarkable and fantastical stories to life — all without saying so much as a single word. With spring in the air, a sense of splendor, rejuvenation, and possibility will pervade Allen- Bradley Hall this May 9 - 10, 2025 as your hometown orchestra indulges in some of the most resplendent jewels of the … [Read more...] about Orchestral showcase: Respighi, Rossini, Strauss, May 9-10 with your MSO
Let’s groove tonight: Motown and the Philly Sound with your MSO
Within a few years of its inception in the early 1960s, Detroit’s Motown record label was already molding the sounds that would define an entire generation of pop artists; and with the founding of Sigma Sound studio in Philadelphia at the end of the decade, America was well on its way to enjoying one of its most sensational musical revolutions. Join your Milwaukee Symphony … [Read more...] about Let’s groove tonight: Motown and the Philly Sound with your MSO
Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone dies in car crash
Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone, a member of the all-female hip-hop trio The Sequence and known for the hit song “Wish I Didn’t Miss You,” was killed early Saturday, March 1, 2025 in a car crash. She was 63. About 4 a.m., the vehicle she was riding in back to Atlanta from Alabama “flipped over and was subsequently hit by a big rig,” music producer and Stone’s … [Read more...] about Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone dies in car crash
Roberta Flack, Grammy Award-winning singer, dead at 88
Roberta Flack, the Grammy- winning soul singer best known for her celebrated interpretations of romantic ballads like “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” as well as her professional collaborations and social activism, has died, according to a statement from her publicist. She was 88. Flack died Monday, February 24, 2025, at her home, surrounded by her family, Elaine … [Read more...] about Roberta Flack, Grammy Award-winning singer, dead at 88
Wilson Center announces Ladysmith Black Mambazo for their only Milwaukee performance this concert season
On Saturday, February 22, 2025, the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts (Wilson Center) will host a performance with Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Called by the late President Nelson Mandela “South Africa’s Cultural Ambassadors to the World,” the all-male choral group came to international prominence after singing with Paul Simon on his smash hit 1986 album Graceland. They … [Read more...] about Wilson Center announces Ladysmith Black Mambazo for their only Milwaukee performance this concert season