The Moth takes flight at The Pabst

By Rick Katschke, special to OnMilwaukee.com - Friday

After a nearly three-year absence, the storytelling outfit known as The Moth returned to Milwaukee for a show at the Pabst Theater Thursday night.Read more...

Milwaukee's most peripatetic music director

By Damien Jaques - Thursday

Pay attention to the woman at the piano when you go to see the obscure Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt musical "Roadside" at Off the Wall Theatre. She has worked at a coal mine, been a practicing attorney, rides a motorcycle, plays video games and bicycles 37 miles on most days. But Donna Kummer's defining identity is as Milwaukee's most peripatetic music director.Read more...

Milwaukee's official jester lands on "The Tonight Show"

By Molly Snyder - May 11, 2012

In 2004, Ann-Elizabeth Shapera was named by Common Council President Willie Hines as the "Official Municipal Jester of the City of Milwaukee," and on Thursday, May 17, she will dole out relationship advice on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno."Read more...

Thule log: Luhrssen traces the story of society that helped birth Nazism

By Bobby Tanzilo - May 11, 2012

Milwaukee author and historian Dave Luhrssen's latest book, "Hammer of the Gods," tells the story of Germany's Thule Society and how it figured into the birth of Nazism. Published in hardcover by Potomac Books, the work began as a dissertation at UWM.Read more...

The Moth takes flight

Milwaukee's most peripatetic music director

Donna Kummer

"Fool" to be on Leno

Thule log: Luhrssen traces the story of society that helped birth Nazism

Dave Luhrssen's new book

Milwaukee Area Event Calendar

Today's featured events

Wine, Women & Purses 2012

6 p.m. at Coa

Brewers vs. Giants

7:10 p.m. at Miller Park

An Evening with Huey Lewis and the News

8 p.m. at Potawatomi Bingo Casino

The Erotic Adventures of the Static Chicken

10 p.m. at The Jazz Estate

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The Moth takes flight at The Pabst

After a nearly three-year absence, the storytelling outfit known as The Moth returned to Milwaukee for a show at the Pabst Theater Thursday night.

Roze's odyssey continues with O'Lydia's event

O'Lydia's Bar and Grill is opening an art gallery on its second floor with a party, Friday, May 11, from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. A co-production of Milwaukee Odyssey, the party includes outdoor music and performance, the artists' gallery and Marcus Doucette from 88.9 Sound Travels.

What do you think of this mural?

Have you seen this mural in Walker's Point, on the corner of 1st Street and Pittsburgh Avenue? I drive by it almost every day and finally got some information about it.

Milwaukee Ballet dances on air in "Peter Pan"

The Milwaukee Ballet will present Peter Pan at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts May 10-13. The work will showcases the same classic storyline and the same impressive special effects (dancers in flight!) as its premiere performance, plus a few added twists.

Marti leads a tour of lost Milwaukee buildings

Last September, a slim but fascinating book appeared during the debut of the amazing Historic Milwaukee, Inc., Doors Open event. Written by Yance Marti, "Missing Milwaukee: The Lost Buildings of Milwaukee" featured the photographs of Alan Magayne-Roshak and Gordy Simons. Now, Marti will do a companion tour, at 5:30 p.m., Friday, May 11.

A Look Back

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Beginners' gambling guide

Potawatomi Bingo Casino is more than 750,000 square feet with about 3,100 slot machines, 100 table games, a 1,400-seat bingo hall, off-track betting and a 20-table poker room. For someone who hasn't gambled before, it might be a bit daunting to walk in the door and start pulling handles and doubling down.

Deadmau5-style show

On Saturday, June 9, a cadre of deadmau5 fans, a group of Milwaukee EDM (Electronic Dance Music) scene regulars and lots of other folks who love a big show are going to be at Moct for the "tehmau5" event.

Celebrate Escargot Day

May 24 is National Escargot Day. Don't feel badly if you weren't aware, as it's a holiday not widely celebrated here in Milwaukee. But, maybe that should change.

Lest We Forget

Whether you were a part of the MIlwaukee music scene or not during the late '70s and 1980s, this weekend's "Lest We Forget" mega-gig at Turner Hall Ballroom is a must-see. With performances by a baker's dozen Milwaukee veterans, the show will either be a walk down memory lane or a lesson in Brew City beat 101.