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  • Eric Kleppe-Montenegro working at a laptop and another standing outdoors near lush greenery.

    Special Features | Impact Filmmaking: Documentary, Advocacy & Community

    Mitchell Hall, Fine Arts Cinema Room B91 3203 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI

    This workshop explores documentary filmmaking as a tool for community advocacy and social impact. Attendees will examine how nonfiction stories can amplify marginalized voices, engage local communities, and move audiences toward awareness and action. Through case studies and practical discussion, the workshop addresses ethical storytelling, relationship-building with participants, and strategies for designing films with impact beyond the screen—equipping emerging filmmakers to tell responsible, community-centered stories that matter.

  • Person with dark, curly hair standing against a dark blue textured background.

    Experimental Tuesdays: An Evening with Ben Caldwell

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

    An evening of films, videos and conversation with the legendary filmmaker, artist, community activist and educator Ben Caldwell. Caldwell is widely known for his role in the L.A. Rebellion and for founding KAOS Network, a media arts hub dedicated to Black artistry, fellowship, and love for over four decades. 

  • Artists Enrique Conhg Lopez and Enrique Gigon stand in front of recent artwork.

    Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Conhg Lopez & Enrique Gijon

    Virtual Event

    Oaxaca-based printmakers Conhg Lopez and Enrique Gijon exhibit nationally and internationally. Gijon directs Taller de Artes Plásticas Rufino Tamayo, while Lopez works from a studio at Milwaukee’s House of RAD.

  • Patrick Michael holding a film slate and another speaking at a podium during a film event.

    Special Features | Screen Playing: From Short Film to Feature

    Mitchell Hall, Fine Arts Cinema Room B91 3203 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI

    This workshop guides filmmakers through the process of transforming a short film script into a feature-length screenplay. Focusing on character depth, narrative structure, and thematic expansion, students will explore how to grow a contained idea into a sustained, compelling story without losing its core. Through practical frameworks and development strategies, the session offers tools for reimagining scale, stakes, and arcs—helping writers envision their short film as the foundation for a feature.

  • Two photos of Anthony Di Sanza: playing a hand drum on stage and sitting on a wooden bench outdoors.

    Percussion Guest Artist | Anthony Di Sanza

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

    Anthony Di Sanza has performed and presented master classes throughout North America, Asia and Europe. Di Sanza serves as percussion professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he was recognized in 2020 with the Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorship.

  • Illustrated figure with hand over face, showing crudely painted eyes on the hand.

    Experimental Tuesdays: Sublime Ridiculous

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

    A collection of shorts that shift from abject to exalted in the black between frames. In each of these films, the mire of life is dissolved and re-made by humor. And don't we need it.

  • Red poster with two stars and the words ‘The Good Doctor’ and a white graphic forming a beard, glasses and mouth.

    The Good Doctor

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

    A mistimed sneeze, a foolish drowning stunt, a helpful cuckold, an enthusiastic dentist, and a boy reluctant to face manhood—this is just a taste of what unfolds when Anton Chekhov’s short stories meet the wit and whimsy of Neil Simon. The Good Doctor is a clever “tour de farce” filled with absurdity, charm and deeply human foibles and follies. Blending Chekhov’s timeless observations with Simon’s comedic sparkle, this series of vignettes captures the unexpected tenderness of life’s missteps with humor and heart.

  • Artist Todd McDonald's abstract work featuring a soft purple organic shape covered with multiple colors of dripped paint.

    Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Todd McDonald

    Virtual Event

    South Carolina-based painter Todd McDonald has exhibited widely, including in Denmark’s Velux International Painting Exhibition, Redux Contemporary, and the Gardiner Art Gallery. He is Associate Professor and Head of Painting at Clemson University.

  • UWM Jazz Ensemble led by Director Dave Bayles performing in Kenilworth Square East Jan Serr Studio.

    Jazz Ensembles

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

    Join us for an evening of jazz featuring the UWM Jazz Ensemble, the UWM Afro-Caribbean Jazz Orchestra and the UWM Youth Jazz Ensemble (UJAY).

  • Director Thomas Gamboa stands at the podium with a baton in hand while directing the UWM Wind Ensemble.

    Wind Band Conducting Symposium

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

    The Wind Band Conducting Symposium will focus on enhancing conducting, score study, and wind band teaching. Conducting participants will conduct the UWM Wind Ensemble or Symphony Band while receiving feedback from the conducting faculty. Session topics also include conducting pedagogy, rehearsal techniques, and musicianship. Attendees may participate as either a Conducting Participant or an Observing Auditor. Conducting participants will also have the opportunity to conduct one of the large wind bands in concert at the end of the symposium.

  • A 4 by 2 grid of selected artist's work that will be featured in the exhibition.

    Art & Design MFA Thesis Exhibition: Gathering | Place

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

    Witness the culmination of years of artistic development and intensive research as Master of Fine Arts graduate students unveil their captivating works.

  • Director Thomas Gamboa stands at the podium with a baton in hand while directing the UWM Wind Band Conducting Symposium Concert.

    Wind Band Conducting Symposium Concert

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

    The UWM Wind Band Conducting Symposium Concert is the climax to a weekend of intense conducting, score study, and wind band pedagogy. Symposium participants, each carefully selected from a pool of local and international talent, will conduct the Wind Ensemble and University Community Band in concert following two days of study under Dr. Thomas Gamboa, Director of Bands at UW-Milwaukee; Dr. Scott Corley, Associate Director of Bands at UW-Milwaukee; and a guest conducting clinician, Dr. Mallory Thompson, Professor Emeritus and Retired Director of Bands from Northwestern University.

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

    UWM Pop Ensemble – Live at the Recital Hall

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

    UWM’s Pop Ensemble is turning up the volume with a night of feel-good, radio-ready hits! Featuring killer vocals, tight grooves, and top-tier student talent, this concert is your backstage pass to the best in commercial music. Come vibe with us!

  • The word "tonight" is written in white on a red canvas stretched between a metal sign.

    Experimental Tuesdays: From the Archives, Curated by Aidan T. Collins

    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.

  • Artist Rory King's work featuring wayfinding floor pedestals for Vox Media's code event.

    Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Rory King

    Virtual Event

    Rory King is a Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary designer, creative director, writer, and educator. He’s collaborated with artists, architects, curators, designers, musicians and brands like Sony Music, Vox Media, and 2×4, and taught design at Pratt Institute and Wayne State University.

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    Postponed Voice Recital: Alisa Jordheim, soprano and Kuang-Hao Huang, piano

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

    Join us for an evening of evocative storytelling and finely crafted music as lyric-coloratura soprano Alisa Jordheim and acclaimed collaborative pianist Kuang-Hao Huang present the world premiere of a new song cycle by composer Rami Levin.

  • Stefan Kartman and Jeannie Yu posed together with a cello against a plain light-colored background.

    Chamber Music Milwaukee – Florestan Duo

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

    The Florestan Duo, Stefan Kartman, collo and Jeannie Yu, piano perform an exciting program as part of the Chamber Music Milwaukee series featuring music from Bach and Rachmaninoff.

  • A person in bright traditional clothing smiles in front of a historic building, alongside colorful graphics and the text "Rituals, Spells & Charms - Present Music.

    Present Music Presents: Rituals, Spells and Charms

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

    This lively ciné-concert will feature film of a joyful, chaotic and colorful celebration of springtime in India, a minimalist take on Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds, and some choreographed funk, with music by jazz great Vijay Iyer, mad scientist Nicole Lizée, and rising star Jlin Patton. David Bloom conducting.

  • A large numeral 1 floats on a purple background with a black ring surrounding it.

    Art & Design First Year Experience Exhibition

    UWM Union Art Gallery 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI

    This exhibition is an opportunity for first year students to showcase work created during a time of significant artistic and personal development.

  • Artist Steve Teeple's motion graphics work as seen projected on stage at a large concert.

    Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Steve Teeple

    Virtual Event

    Steve Teeple (aka Teeps) is a Los Angeles-based digital artist specializing in 3D character development and printing, digital sculpting and art, visual development, and illustration. He’s worked across games, fashion, music, TV, and film, collaborating with artists like The Weekend and Billie Eilish. He graduated from UWM in Interdisciplinary Arts & Technology.