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Woven Images 2018
Woven Images 2018 showcases selected woven pieces from the Woven Structure and Introduction to Fibers courses in the Department of Art and Design.
Experimental Tuesdays
From the Archives:
Forward, Sideways, Upward, Backward, Downward, Diagonal
Tonight’s program features a collection of films centered on the desires to build, create, establish, name, delineate, and progress, desires both generative and destructive. Drawing from early cinema through more recent work, the roster of films shared will enable us to glean something about these forces.
UWM Friday Night Figure-Drawing
Draw the nude male or female figure from a variety of poses! Short Poses range from 1 minute to 25 minutes long. Non-instructional session. Open to artists of all skill levels! Bring your own supplies. Drawing horses are available.
Instructor: Mario Nissen
Fees payable at the door
$10* per single session – Cash & Credit Card (Visa, MC) only
*This price includes Box Office Fees
Instruments, Ideas, and Improvisation: An Evening with Susan Alcorn
The evening will begin with a pre-concert talk by Dr. Tim Sterner Miller at 6:30PM. At 7:30, Alcorn will play a solo set of her original compositions, transcriptions, and improvisations. Alcorn will then be joined by several Milwaukee-based improvising musicians (TBD) for a group improvisation.
UWM Korea Day Celebration
Korean American Faculty & Staff Association at UWM and Korean American Association of Milwaukee are hosting the 2018 KOREA DAY (한국의 날) Celebration on Friday, October 5, 2018, 4:30-10pm at the Helen Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts.
UWM Friday Night Figure-Drawing
Draw the nude male or female figure from a variety of poses! Short Poses range from 1 minute to 25 minutes long. Non-instructional session. Open to artists of all skill levels! Bring your own supplies. Drawing horses are available.
Instructor: Mario Nissen
Fees payable at the door
$10* per single session – Cash & Credit Card (Visa, MC) only
*This price includes Box Office Fees
UWM Symphony Orchestra Concert “Inmo Yang plays Paganini”
UWM Symphony Orchestra will perform a community concert in conjunction with UWM's Korea Day Festival. Details to follow.
Everyday Care: An Evening of Stories, Histories, the News
Join the Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival for this ranging parade of short films and videos, a genuine mélange of portraiture, non-fiction, romance, animation, and singularly expressive gestures, activist and poetic.
UWM Friday Night Figure-Drawing
Draw the nude male or female figure from a variety of poses! Short Poses range from 1 minute to 25 minutes long. Non-instructional session. Open to artists of all skill levels! Bring your own supplies. Drawing horses are available.
Instructor: Mario Nissen
Fees payable at the door
$10* per single session – Cash & Credit Card (Visa, MC) only
*This price includes Box Office Fees
UW Milwaukee Chorale and UW Whitewater Chamber Singers in Concert
The UW Whitewater Chamber Singers travel to Milwaukee to join the UW Milwaukee Chorale in an evening of choral music from a variety of styles, locations, and historical periods.
Fall Choral Showcase
Join the UWM Advanced Women's Choir, Men's Choir, Women's Chorus, and Chamber Choir for an eclectic afternoon of choral music from a variety of styles, locations, and time periods.
Red Velvet
Red Velvet is an exciting journey through a little known historical moment, engaging questions along the way of racism, sexism and the responsibility and value of art in the face of social change.
Crossing Over 2018
Crossing Over showcases works created by undergraduate students of the UWM Peck School of the Arts Department of Art and Design who are receiving scholarship in this school year. This exciting annual event includes artwork produced by these emerging artists in a wide range of mediums and covering a variety of topics.
UWM Friday Night Figure-Drawing
Draw the nude male or female figure from a variety of poses! Short Poses range from 1 minute to 25 minutes long. Non-instructional session. Open to artists of all skill levels! Bring your own supplies. Drawing horses are available.
Instructor: Mario Nissen
Fees payable at the door
$10* per single session – Cash & Credit Card (Visa, MC) only
*This price includes Box Office Fees
Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will be holding a Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band Concert. Come join us for a night filled with wonderful music!
UWM Youth Wind Ensemble (UWAY) Concert
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will be hosting the UWM Youth Wind Ensemble Concert (UWAY). Come join us for a pleasant afternoon filled with music!
The Journey Through History is Often a Bumpy Ride for Queer Traveler: An Evening with artist Frédéric Moffet
Experimental Tuesdays & the Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival are thrilled to welcome Frédéric Moffet up from Chicago to share a program of his film and video work.
UWM Friday Night Figure-Drawing
Draw the nude male or female figure from a variety of poses! Short Poses range from 1 minute to 25 minutes long. Non-instructional session. Open to artists of all skill levels! Bring your own supplies. Drawing horses are available.
Instructor: Mario Nissen
Fees payable at the door
$10* per single session – Cash & Credit Card (Visa, MC) only
*This price includes Box Office Fees
Gospel Choir Performance
The UWM Gospel Choir will perform at Berea Lutheran Church in Milwaukee.
UWM Friday Night Figure-Drawing
Draw the nude male or female figure from a variety of poses! Short Poses range from 1 minute to 25 minutes long. Non-instructional session. Open to artists of all skill levels! Bring your own supplies. Drawing horses are available.
Instructor: Mario Nissen
Fees payable at the door
$10* per single session – Cash & Credit Card (Visa, MC) only
*This price includes Box Office Fees
Saxophone Studio Recital
The UWM Saxophone Studio presents an evening of solo and chamber music. Featuring the students of Dr. Nicki Roman.
UWM Jazz Ensemble and UJAY
Join the UWM Jazz Ensemble and Youth Jazz Ensemble (UJAY) for their first concert of the year.
The Electric Flute
A recital featuring UWM Professor Jennifer Clippert and her students in an evening of music for flute and electronics
UWM Friday Night Figure-Drawing
Draw the nude male or female figure from a variety of poses! Short Poses range from 1 minute to 25 minutes long. Non-instructional session. Open to artists of all skill levels! Bring your own supplies. Drawing horses are available.
Instructor: Mario Nissen
Fees payable at the door
$10* per single session – Cash & Credit Card (Visa, MC) only
*This price includes Box Office Fees
Beethoven Symphony #9
Jun Kim conducts the UWM Symphony Orchestra, the UWM choirs under the direction of Zack Durlam, Karen Wysocky, and Tony Mudra, and guest soloists in a performance of Beethoven's legendary 9th Symphony.
Beethoven Symphony #9
Jun Kim conducts the UWM Symphony Orchestra, the UWM choirs under the direction of Zack Durlam, Karen Wysocky, and Tony Mudra, and guest soloists in a performance of Beethoven's legendary 9th Symphony.
Gospel Choir Performance
The UWM Gospel Choir performs at Brookfield Lutheran Church. Free and open to the public! Visit the Box Office
Gospel Choir Performance
The UWM Gospel Choir performs at Brookfield Lutheran Church. Free and open to the public! Visit the Box Office
Chamber Music Milwaukee: “Present & Future Music”
Chamber Music Milwaukee presents "Present & Future Music," featuring UWM faulty composers, faculty performers & guests, to include acoustic ensemble and computer generated compositions.
Vandoren Reed and Mouthpiece Clinic
Vandoren artist Andrew Somerville presents a clinic on woodwinds and reeds.
Guest Artist Recital: Andrew Somerville
Andrew Somerville seeks to promote the saxophone through performance, pedagogy and scholarship. His research explores intersections between his instrument and homeland, and his recital performances have included Scottish premieres of major repertoire.
The Tempest
The players are all met, the stage is set, and Prospero is being cued for his grand entrance to meet his enemies who have been washed ashore on the strange and fantastical island he rules over. Now, with power beyond imagination at his fingertips, Prospero must choose which story will truly set him free: one that ends in revenge he craves or one that ends in forgiveness.
UWM Middle School Honor Bands Festival
The UWM Middle School Honor Band Festival is one of the longest standing events of its kind. Our festival provides the region’s most motivated and accomplished middle school instrumentalists an opportunity to work with each other and with regionally and nationally recognized wind band conductor
UWM Friday Night Figure-Drawing
Draw the nude male or female figure from a variety of poses! Short Poses range from 1 minute to 25 minutes long. Non-instructional session. Open to artists of all skill levels! Bring your own supplies. Drawing horses are available.
Instructor: Mario Nissen
Fees payable at the door
$10* per single session – Cash & Credit Card (Visa, MC) only
*This price includes Box Office Fees
Object Contemporary Craft Preview
The Jewelry and Metalsmithing student organization will be holding its annual sale to show the innovative student work in the art and design program
Milwaukee Music Festival High School Honor Band
Renowned composer Frank Ticheli leads the finest high school musicians in the region in the finale of the Milwaukee Music Festival. The UWM Wind Ensemble & Symphony Band will open the program with a special performance. General- $10* *Prices include…
Classical Guitar Studio Concert
End of the Semester Studio solo performance!
New Dancemakers
Nine emerging undergraduate dance-makers challenge the concept of bodies in place-making. Come join us for a day of beautiful and exciting dance!
UWM Symphony Orchestra Classical Treasures
The UWM symphony Orchestra will perform a concert, "Classical Treasures", that will be featuring UWM's own Stefan Kartman performing Haydn Cello Concerto.
University Community Band
Join us for the inaugural concert of the University Community Band! The program is titled "Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed and Something Blue" and includes works by Gustav Holst, J.S. Bach, Steven Bryant, George Gershwin and more.
Saxophone Studio Recital
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Saxophone Studio will present an evening of solo and chamber music. This night will feature the students of Dr. Nicki Roman.
Percussion Ensemble Concert
The UWM Percussion Ensemble presents its annual December concert featuring a variety of instruments, sounds, and music from different periods.
Wind Ensemble Chamber Music
Wind Ensemble Chamber Music Concert. Come join us for an evening of wonderful music!
Sounds of the Season Choral Concert
Join the UWM Concert Chorale, Advanced Women's Choir, Men's Choir, Women's Chorus, and Chamber Choir for an evening of seasonal choral music from a variety of styles, cultures, and time periods.
University Community Orchestra Concert
University Community Orchestra, led by conductor Margery Deutsch, performs works from classical and pops repertoires.
UWM Symphony Band & Friends
The UWM Youth Wind Ensemble program joins forces with the UWM Symphony Band for a shared Tuesday night concert.
Africa & the Diaspora and Salsa/Merengue Showcase
End of the term showcase of Africa & the Diaspora and Salsa/Merengue classes.
Hip-Hop Showcase
End of the term Hip-Hop Showcase with the performance of local crews.
UWM Youth Wind Ensembles
The UWAY program presents their second concert of the 2018-19 season.
UWM Jazz Ensemble and UJAY
Join the UWM Jazz Ensemble and Youth Jazz Ensemble (UJAY) for their final concert of the fall semester.
Vocal Arts Festival
90 10th-12th grade vocalists are selected to participate in UWM's annual Vocal Arts Festival designed for accomplished singers who enjoy both solo and choral performance. Activities include choral rehearsals and concerts, solo masterclasses and lessons, and interest sessions by UWM voice, choral, and music ed faculty.
UWM Friday Night Figure-Drawing
Draw the nude male or female figure from a variety of poses! Short Poses range from 1 minute to 25 minutes long. Non-instructional session. Open to artists of all skill levels! Bring your own supplies. Drawing horses are available.
Instructor: Mario Nissen
Fees payable at the door
$10* per single session – Cash & Credit Card (Visa, MC) only
*This price includes Box Office fees
Vocal Showcase Recital
A recital of classical, musical theater, and CCM vocal solos and ensembles performed by UWM students and faculty. This performance is presented as part of the UWM Vocal Arts Festival.
Vocal Arts Festival Final Concert
The final performance of the 2019 UWM Vocal Arts Festival featuring the UWM Concert Chorale and the Vocal Arts Festival High School Honor Choir.
UWM Friday Night Figure-Drawing
Draw the nude male or female figure from a variety of poses! Short Poses range from 1 minute to 25 minutes long. Non-instructional session. Open to artists of all skill levels! Bring your own supplies. Drawing horses are available.
Instructor: Mario Nissen
Fees payable at the door
$10* per single session – Cash & Credit Card (Visa, MC) only
*This price includes Box Office fees
UWM Jazz Ensemble and UJAY
Join the UWM Jazz Ensemble and Youth Jazz Ensemble (UJAY) as they welcome in the spring semester.
UWM Friday Night Figure-Drawing
Draw the nude male or female figure from a variety of poses! Short Poses range from 1 minute to 25 minutes long. Non-instructional session. Open to artists of all skill levels! Bring your own supplies. Drawing horses are available.
Instructor: Mario Nissen
Fees payable at the door
$10* per single session – Cash & Credit Card (Visa, MC) only
*This price includes Box Office fees
Chamber Music Milwaukee
A Valentine's Treat! Join UWM Music Faculty Elena Abend, Bernard Zinck, Rene Izquierdo and Elina Chekan along with invited guests for an afternoon of Romantic Chamber Music!
UWM Friday Night Figure-Drawing
Draw the nude male or female figure from a variety of poses! Short Poses range from 1 minute to 25 minutes long. Non-instructional session. Open to artists of all skill levels! Bring your own supplies. Drawing horses are available.
Instructor: Mario Nissen
Fees payable at the door
$10* per single session – Cash & Credit Card (Visa, MC) only
*This price includes Box Office fees
UWAY & Middle School All-Stars
The UWM Youth Wind Ensemble program (UWAY) welcomes selected students who participated in the UWM Honor Bands Festival (Nov. 16-18, 2018). The select group of middle school students will form an "All-Star" Band and perform on the same concert as their high school counterparts, the members of "UWAY."
Broken Hallelujah
Set in a pause in the fighting in the American Civil War, the stress of survival leads some to a broken Hallelujah, others to a renewed sense of belief in their cause.
UWM Friday Night Figure-Drawing
Draw the nude male or female figure from a variety of poses! Short Poses range from 1 minute to 25 minutes long. Non-instructional session. Open to artists of all skill levels! Bring your own supplies. Drawing horses are available.
Instructor: Mario Nissen
Fees payable at the door
$10* per single session – Cash & Credit Card (Visa, MC) only
*This price includes Box Office fees
UWM Choral Invitational
Three of the finest area high school choirs join the UWM Concert Chorale for a day of high-quality choral music in the Zelazo Center of the Arts. Clinics are free and open to the public. The final concert requires a ticket - tickets can be purchased from the UWM box office.
All My Sons
Winner of the Drama Critics' Award for Best New Play in 1947, All My Sons established Arthur Miller as a leading voice in the American theater. All My Sons introduced themes that thread through Miller's work as a whole: the relationships between fathers and sons, the conflict between business and personal ethics, and the haunting reminder that the past is not dead. It’s not even past.
UWM Friday Night Figure-Drawing
Draw the nude male or female figure from a variety of poses! Short Poses range from 1 minute to 25 minutes long. Non-instructional session. Open to artists of all skill levels! Bring your own supplies. Drawing horses are available.
Instructor: Mario Nissen
Fees payable at the door
$10* per single session – Cash & Credit Card (Visa, MC) only
*This price includes Box Office fees
The Food of Love – UWM Men’s and Women’s Choirs
Join the UWM Advanced Women's Choir, Men's Choir, Women's Chorus, and Chamber Choir for a concert of songs about food, love, and music!
Treble Fest
Hundreds of young people from all around the region come together for a morning of joining their voices in song!
UWM Friday Night Figure-Drawing
Draw the nude male or female figure from a variety of poses! Short Poses range from 1 minute to 25 minutes long. Non-instructional session. Open to artists of all skill levels! Bring your own supplies. Drawing horses are available.
Instructor: Mario Nissen
Fees payable at the door
$10* per single session – Cash & Credit Card (Visa, MC) only
*This price includes Box Office fees
UWM Friday Night Figure-Drawing
Draw the nude male or female figure from a variety of poses! Short Poses range from 1 minute to 25 minutes long. Non-instructional session. Open to artists of all skill levels! Bring your own supplies. Drawing horses are available.
Instructor: Mario Nissen
Fees payable at the door
$10* per single session – Cash & Credit Card (Visa, MC) only
*This price includes Box Office fees
UWM Friday Night Figure-Drawing
Draw the nude male or female figure from a variety of poses! Short Poses range from 1 minute to 25 minutes long. Non-instructional session. Open to artists of all skill levels! Bring your own supplies. Drawing horses are available.
Instructor: Mario Nissen
Fees payable at the door
$10* per single session – Cash & Credit Card (Visa, MC) only
*This price includes Box Office fees
UWM Friday Night Figure-Drawing
Draw the nude male or female figure from a variety of poses! Short Poses range from 1 minute to 25 minutes long. Non-instructional session. Open to artists of all skill levels! Bring your own supplies. Drawing horses are available.
Instructor: Mario Nissen
Fees payable at the door
$10* per single session – Cash & Credit Card (Visa, MC) only
*This price includes Box Office fees
Wind Ensemble
The UWM Wind Ensemble presents the world premiere of Roger Zare's new oboe concerto featuring Katherine Young Steele, principal oboist of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.
UWM Flute Day
Join us for a day of classes, workshops and performances featuring UWM faculty, students, and alumni. A concluding recital will feature performances by our guest presenters, UWM faculty and students. Bring your flute and be prepared to play! Visit the Box Office
INVADER? I Hardly Know Her!
Take one clueless groom, add an alien disguised as his bride, mix in a few secret agents, throw in more aliens (and a few surprises) and you end up with an incredibly funny musical romp! Written by the prolific Jason Powell of Milwaukee, this comic space pop opera had it's world premiere in Milwaukee (2009) and subsequently had a successful run at the New York Fringe Festival (2010).
UWM Flute Ensemble Recital
This recital will be featuring students from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and alumni performing a flute ensemble repertoire.
The Children’s Hour
The Broadway revival in 1952 played in the shadow of the House for Un-American Activities, one of the first theatre productions to challenge that group’s vicious allegations, and what can happen when accusations are left unchecked by critical thinking. Originally produced in 1934, the play was banned in several major cities, amid controversial questions of “indecency”.
DVC BFA: Senior Design Capstone Showcase
The seniors in the Design & Visual Communication program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will be showcasing their work from the spring semester.
UWM Symphony Orchestra Season Finale
UWM Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Jun Kim, will conclude its season performing one of the most popular symphonies by Bruckner, Symphony No. 4 "Romantic". Join us for an evening of beautiful music!
Spring Choral Collage Concert
Join the UWM Concert Chorale, Advanced Women's Choir, Men's Choir, Women's Chorus, and Chamber Choir in their final concert of the 2018-2019 school year as they explore choral literature from a variety of styles, locations, and time periods.
UWAY Soloists and Celebrations
The final concert performance of 2018-19 by the UWM Youth Wind Ensemble program (UWAY) will feature winner(s) of the Annual UWAY Concerto/Solo Competition and a recognition of students who will soon graduate from high school and from the UWAY program.
University Community Orchestra Concert
University Community Orchestra, led by conductor Margery Deutsch, performs works from classical and pops repertoires.
Africa & the Diaspora and Salsa/Merengue Showcase
End of the term showcase of Africa & the Diaspora and Salsa/Merengue classes.
Percussion Ensemble Concert
The UWM Percussion Ensemble presents its annual Spring concert featuring a variety of instruments, sounds, and music from different periods.
UWM Jazz Ensemble and UJAY
Join the UWM Jazz Ensemble and Youth Jazz Ensemble (UJAY) for their final concert of the year.
Hip-Hop Showcase
End of the term Hip-Hop Showcase with the performance of local crews.
UWM Friday Night Figure-Drawing
Non-instructional session for drawing the nude male or female figure (Long Poses for summer sessions.) Open to artists of all skill levels! Bring your own supplies (traditional non-digital drawing materials only). Drawing horses are available.
Instructor: Mario Nissen
Fees payable at the door
$8 per single session – Cash & Credit Card (Visa, MC) only
UWM Friday Night Figure-Drawing
Non-instructional session for drawing the nude male or female figure (Long Poses for summer sessions.) Open to artists of all skill levels! Bring your own supplies (traditional non-digital drawing materials only). Drawing horses are available.
Instructor: Mario Nissen
Fees payable at the door
$8 per single session – Cash & Credit Card (Visa, MC) only
UWM Friday Night Figure-Drawing
Non-instructional session for drawing the nude male or female figure (Long Poses for summer sessions.) Open to artists of all skill levels! Bring your own supplies (traditional non-digital drawing materials only). Drawing horses are available.
Instructor: Mario Nissen
Fees payable at the door
$8 per single session – Cash & Credit Card (Visa, MC) only
UWM Friday Night Figure-Drawing
Non-instructional session for drawing the nude male or female figure (Long Poses for summer sessions.) Open to artists of all skill levels! Bring your own supplies (traditional non-digital drawing materials only). Drawing horses are available.
Instructor: Mario Nissen
Fees payable at the door
$8 per single session – Cash & Credit Card (Visa, MC) only
UWM Friday Night Figure-Drawing
Non-instructional session for drawing the nude male or female figure (Long Poses for summer sessions.) Open to artists of all skill levels! Bring your own supplies (traditional non-digital drawing materials only). Drawing horses are available.
Instructor: Mario Nissen
Fees payable at the door
$8 per single session – Cash & Credit Card (Visa, MC) only
Dancemakers
Every year we welcome a wonderfully eclectic and talented group of nationally and internationally recognized dancers and choreographers form around the world to Milwaukee to participate in our graduate Dance M.F.A. program.
University Community Orchestra Concert
University Community Orchestra, led by conductor Margery Deutsch, performs works from classical and pops repertoires.