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  • UWM Percussion Logo in black, white and gold featuring a snare drum and pair of drum sticks

    UWM Percussion Ensemble

    Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Room 250 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI
    Hybrid Event

    The UWM Percussion Ensemble presents its annual Spring concert, featuring a wide variety of instruments, sounds, and compositions from different periods.

  • UWM Choral and orchestral groups performing with numerous musicians directed by Zack Durlam at Bader Hall.

    Choral & Orchestral Masterworks

    Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI
    Hybrid Event

    Join the UWM Choirs and Symphony Orchestra for their annual Masterworks Concert.

  • Five dancers in a line arch backward with one arm raised under magenta stage lighting.

    New Dancemakers

    Mitchell Hall, Studio 254 3203 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI
    Hybrid Event

    Featuring original choreography by our graduating seniors, this annual event reflects months of focused research, experimentation, and creative development. Over an intensive two-and-a-half-month process, students bring their artistic visions to life in performance. Come celebrate and support the next generation of artists.

  • Eight colorful digital abstract panels featuring patterns, circuitry‑like shapes, bold lines, and stylized graphic forms arranged in a grid.

    Art & Technology Exhibition: Charging

    Kenilworth Square East Gallery 2155 N. Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI

    This exhibition offers a unique opportunity to explore the vibrant intersections of creativity and technology, connecting the Milwaukee community with the next frontier of artistic expression.

  • Colorful gradient background with white text reading “THE VISIT” centered on the image.

    The Visit

    Theatre Building, Mainstage Theatre 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI

    In this haunting and blistering play, a wealthy woman offers financial help to her struggling hometown – in exchange for the life of a man who wronged her years before.

  • University-Community-World-Music-Ensemble

    UWM Steel PANthers Steel Band & Community World Music Ensemble

    Kenilworth Square East, Jan Serr Studio 2155 N. Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI
    Hybrid Event

    This exciting night of music will feature music from Guatemala and Trinidad and Tobago performed by UWM students and Milwaukee community members. The UWM Steel PANthers Steel Band and the new University Community World Music Ensemble will join forces on a program highlighting traditional and arranged music played on Guatemalan marimba doble and Trinidadian steel pans.

  • UWM High School Honors Band Orchestra Promo Image

    High School Honors Band & String Orchestra Festival

    Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI

    The High School Honors Band Festival provides the region’s most motivated and accomplished high school wind, brass, and percussion students an opportunity to work with each other and with regionally and nationally recognized conductors. In addition, students interact with UWM performance staff and experience performances by UWM ensembles.

  • Concert band performing on stage, musicians in black attire playing flutes, clarinets, and saxophones.

    Middle School Honors Band Festival

    Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI

    The UWM Middle School Honors 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 with an opportunity to work with one another and with regionally and nationally recognized wind band conductors. In addition, students interact with UWM performance staff and experience performances by UWM ensembles.

  • Concert band performing on stage, musicians in black attire playing flutes, clarinets, and saxophones.

    UWM Wind Ensemble & Symphony Band Concert

    Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI
    Hybrid Event

    Join the Department of Bands in our concert to start the annual UWM Honors Band Festival featuring the Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band.

  • Opera Scenes Promo Image

    Opera Scenes

    Music Building, Recital Hall 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI
    Hybrid Event

    UWM Opera Scenes offers an evening of fully staged excerpts from some of opera’s most compelling works. Featuring a range of styles, languages, and characters, this performance highlights the work of our singers as they bring dramatic storytelling and music together on stage. It’s a chance to experience a variety of scenes in one engaging program.

  • Students perform on stage with wind and percussion instruments.

    UWM Wind Ensemble Concert Featuring High School Honors Band & String Orchestra

    Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI
    Hybrid Event

    The UWM Wind Ensemble will share a concert with UWM's High School Honors Band & String Orchestra Festival ensembles. This Saturday evening concert is a culmination of a weekend of rehearsals, lessons and experiences meant to show festival students what it's like to be a musician at UW-Milwaukee.

  • Three First Year Musical Theatre students perform on stage at the UWM Recital Hall.

    First Year Musical Theatre Showcase

    Music Building, Recital Hall 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI
    Hybrid Event

    The First Year Musical Theatre Showcase highlights our newest students as they take the stage in a lively evening of songs and scenes. Featuring a mix of musical theatre repertoire, this performance is a chance to see their work from the first year come together while getting to know each performer’s voice, personality, and presence on stage.

  • Trumpet player performs in a concert band, brass section visible in foreground and background.

    University Community Band Fall Concert

    Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI
    Virtual Event

    Join the University Community Band for our fall semester concert!

  • Etching of a fluffed bird perched among leaves within a dark circular frame.

    Drawing for Print & Lithography Exhibition

    Kenilworth Square East, 5th Floor Gallery 2155 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, WI

    Presenting a selection of lithographic prints demonstrating each artist's unique interpretation of their experiences and interests. Students produce diverse responses to themes such as Micro/Macro, Artifact, and Time while exploring varied techniques for translating their ideas into stone and aluminum plate lithography.

  • Colorful gradient background with black text reading “AN IMPROV SHOW” centered on the image.

    An Improv Show

    Arts Center Gallery Theatre Building 2nd Floor | 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI

    Improv genius Alan Guszkowski leads the students on a comedic journey into the unknown!

  • A group of UWM students explore a table of various artwork made for the contemporary craft exhibition and sale.

    2026 Object Jewelry Sale

    Villa Terrace Museum & Gardens 2220 N Terrace Ave, Milwaukee

    The 2026 Object Jewelry Sale will feature handmade student work from the Jewelry & Metalsmithing Area in the Department of Art & Design. At least 500 pieces of unique jewelry, sometimes outrageous in design, will be available for purchase.

  • A music performance major playing the violin in the UWM Symphony Orchestra, surrounded by three other musicians.

    UWM Symphony Orchestra

    Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI

    Join the UWM Symphony Orchestra for a vibrant and seasonally inspired program celebrating the spirit of December.

  • Suzuki and Pre-College Guitar

    Suzuki & Pre-College Guitar Concert

    Music Building, Recital Hall 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI

    Join students of the Suzuki & Pre-College Guitar Program for the end-of-the-semester concert.

  • Promotional image for UWM’s New Music Ensemble, featuring colorful abstract art with text that reads: “New Music Ensemble — Featuring Music by UWM Composition Students.”

    New Music Ensemble Fall Concert

    Kenilworth Square East, Jan Serr Studio 2155 N. Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI

    The New Music Ensemble (NME) will perform contemporary music ranging from avant-garde to world premieres and student compositions. The NME is excited to perform this concert full of experimental and challenging music.

  • A UWM voice student singing energetically into a microphone during a Pop Ensemble performance at the Recital Hall.

    UWM Pop Ensemble

    Kenilworth Square East, Jan Serr Studio 2155 N. Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI
    Hybrid Event

    With Milwaukee’s skyline as the backdrop, Pop Ensemble heads to Jan Serr Studios for a performance in one of the city’s most unique downtown venues. The space brings a great energy and vibe, creating a memorable concert experience for both performers and audience.