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  • Choir of students in black attire singing on risers during concert performance.

    Fall Choral Showcase

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

    Join UWM's Bella Voce, Kameraden, Alta Voce, and Kameraden Plus choirs for their first performance of the year!

  • UWM Concert Chorale in black attire singing together on stage in close formation, mid-performance.

    Fall Choral Invitational

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

    Join UWM's flagship Concert Chorale along with guest high school choirs for their first performance of the year!

  • An Art & Design student uses a large hammer in a blacksmithing class.

    Making Your Mark: A Day in the Life of an Art & Design Major

    Art Building 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Are you a high school student with a passion for the Arts? Whether you’re interested in Studio Art, Design, Art Education or Digital Arts, we have an exciting and informative event just for you. It’s called “Making Your Mark: A Day in the Life of an Art & Design Major,” and it’s completely FREE.

  • Abstract blue organic pattern resembling interconnected fibers or rippling water, framed by filmstrip perforations on both sides.

    Experimental Tuesdays: Films by Julie Murray

    UWM Union Cinema 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI

    Drawing upon a background in painting and the Fine Arts, Julie Murray has made over 25 beguiling and beautiful moving image works, equally invested in metaphysics as they are in material. Murray will be present to share a program of her recent short work on 16mm and digital.

  • Blue and teal gradient background with large white text reading “COMPANY” centered.

    Company

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

    Perpetually single Bobby confronts his fear of intimacy and commitment while his married friends push him to accept the messy reality of love rather than remaining safely alone. This groundbreaking touching musical is one of Stephen Sondheim's most sophisticated, pertinent, and tuneful scores.

  • Day in the Life of a Theatre Student promo image

    The Green Room and Beyond: A Day in the Life of a Theatre Student

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

    Are you a high school student with a passion for theatre? Whether you're a seasoned performer, a behind-the-scenes enthusiast, or simply someone who loves the art of theatre (like all of us here!), we have an exciting event just for you. It's called "The Green Room and Beyond," and it's completely FREE.

  • Abstract textured artwork with crackled gold, rust, blue, and black patterns resembling a weathered landscape.

    Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Brennen Steins

    Virtual Event

    Brennen Steines constructs abstract topographies that embody the alchemical nature of painting’s materiality. Through utilizing various excavational processes and emulsive solutions, Steines produces visceral terrains that speak to geologic time and the haunting awe of material transformation. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally at DIMIN (NYC), Chilli Art Projects (London), Museum of Wisconsin Art. Jeffrey Deitch (NYC), The Alice Wilds (Milwaukee), and Usable Space (Milwaukee). He is currently based in New Haven, CT.

  • Graphic reading ‘Milwaukee Korea Day – Celebration at UWM’ with red and blue brush‑stroke design and a circular Korean flag motif.

    Korea Day Celebration & Symphony Orchestra Concert

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

    The Korean American Faculty & Staff Association at UWM and the Korean American Association of Milwaukee host the 2026 Milwaukee Korea Day (밀워키 한국의 날) Celebration & Concert.

  • Riders on horseback travel across a snowy hillside in a black-and-white landscape, viewed from behind along a winding trail.

    Experimental Tuesdays: The Films of Karthik Pandian

    UWM Union Cinema 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI

    Karthik Pandian’s work in film, installation and intervention renders mythologies of the present through forgotten, fragmentary and futuristic pasts, unsettling the ground of history.

  • Artwork showing an inverted ice cream cone with a blurred, elongated scoop inside a bright pink frame.

    Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Laura Farahzad Mayer

    Virtual Event

    Laura Farahzad Mayer is a Milwaukee-based artist and educator. Her experience growing up as the daughter of an Iranian immigrant in a small town informs her work, which navigates through the grief of losing her father while seeking to connect two generations - her father and her children - who were never living at the same time. Her work explores themes of memory, grief, culture, and generational storytelling. Mayer is a professor at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design and is a recipient of the 2026 Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships for Individual Artists.

  • A black and white still frame image in art deco style with the word FOCUS at the center.

    Film 16mm Student Showcase

    UWM Union Cinema 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI

    Join us at the Union Cinema for a showcase of student made 16mm films! this screening presents a selection of films completed in the various 16mm classes taught by the Department of Film, Video, Animation, & New Genres. Spanning from experimental photochemical works to sync-sound short narratives, come witness the various creative approaches of UWM students working with celluloid!

  • Three musicians pose with steel pans, bass guitar, and percussion instruments in a studio portrait collage.

    Jonathan Scales Fourchestra with the Steel PANthers Steel Band

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

    You’ve heard this before, but the whimsically named Jonathan Scales Fourchestra is really tough to describe. Veering from in-your-face, jaw dropping chops and passion, to those quiet moments when the background noise disappears and you hold your breath to take in a soundscape of solitude, the power trio of electric bass (E'Lon JD), drums (Maison Guidry), and steel pans (Jonathan Scales) combines elements of jazz, classical, and progressive rock, peppered with Latin rhythms and soulful outbursts of funk.

  • UWM Wind Ensemble plays bassoons in concert hall, musicians seated with music stands

    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 the first concert of the new academic year.

  • Portrait of a person in formal black attire against a glowing gold backdrop with musical notes and a large “4.”

    Patricia Crump Vocal Competition Finals

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

    The UW-Milwaukee Voice Area is proud to collaborate once again with the Supporters of Opera Singers (SOS) in hosting the final round of the 4th Annual Patricia Crump Vocal Competition. This competition honors Patricia Crump, founder of SOS, and celebrates young singers with strong ties to Wisconsin as they take important first steps into professional careers.

  • Close-up portrait of two formally dressed performers in concert attire, facing one another under warm lighting.

    Piano Studio Recital

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

    The UWM Piano Studio will present a program of solo, vocal and chamber music repertoire.

  • Director Scott Corley stands on a podium with his baton in front of the UWM Youth Wind Ensemble (UWAY) at the spacious Bader Hall.

    Youth Wind Ensemble (UWAY) Season Opening Concert

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

    The UW-Milwaukee Youth Wind and Percussion Ensembles program kicks off the 2026-27 Concert Season with this afternoon performance!

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

    UWM Pop Ensemble

    Music Building, Recital Hall 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI +1 more
    Hybrid Event

    UWM’s Pop Ensemble kicks off the fall with a fun, high-energy show in the Recital Hall. Expect a mix of pop, rock, R&B, and more, all backed by a live band. It’s a great chance to hear a variety of styles and see our singers bring their own personality to the stage.

  • A black and white still frame image in art deco style with the word FOCUS at the center.

    Experimental Tuesdays: From the Archives (curated by Mary Wheeler)

    UWM Union Cinema 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI

    Curated by MFA candidates from the Department of Film, Video, Animation and New Genres, these programs feature a unique opportunity to see some of the incredible 16mm prints from the UWM Cinema Arts Archive. For each program, the curator is invited to program a selection of films around a theme of their choosing.

  • Painting of a seated figure at a small table on a plant-filled balcony, surrounded by colorful urban buildings.

    Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Mikey Yates

    Virtual Event

    Mikey Yates was born in Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany. His drawings and paintings have been exhibited in shows in New York, Los Angeles, Marfa, Boston, Sydney, London, Marrakech, Hong Kong, and Seoul. Yates has been awarded two Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grants and has participated in art residencies at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, the Charlotte Street Foundation Studio Residency, and the Adventure Painting Residency.

  • Graphic reading "Prelude: Day in the Life of a Music Major’" with a person playing a woodwind instrument against a blue‑green background.

    Prelude: Day in the Life of a Music Major

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

    Remember what it was like when you first picked up your instrument or sang in front of an audience? That moment was the beginning of your life as a musician. And now that your skills are strengthening in high school, it’s time to think about college as your next step to lifelong success in the music industry. See for yourself what it is like to be a music major at UW-Milwaukee.