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  • 51ÁÔÆæ Symphony Orchestra performs in Zelazo's grand concert hall under a domed ceiling.

    51ÁÔÆæ Symphony Orchestra Season Finale

    Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall 2419 E. 51ÁÔÆæ., Milwaukee, WI

    Please join us for the 51ÁÔÆæ Symphony Orchestra’s season finale concert. Program details TBA.

  • 51ÁÔÆæ Percussion Logo in black, white and gold featuring a snare drum and pair of drum sticks

    51ÁÔÆæ Percussion Ensemble

    Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall 2419 E. 51ÁÔÆæ., Milwaukee, WI

    The 51ÁÔÆæ Percussion Ensemble presents its annual Spring concert, featuring a wide variety of instruments, sounds, and compositions from different periods.

  • Suzuki and Pre-College Guitar

    Suzuki & Pre-College Guitar Concert

    Music Building, Recital Hall 2400 E. 51ÁÔÆæ., Milwaukee, WI

    Join Suzuki and Pre-College Guitar Students for their Spring Concert.

  • Director Scott Corley stands on a podium with his baton in front of the 51ÁÔÆæ Youth Wind Ensemble (UWAY) at the spacious Bader Hall.

    Youth Wind Ensemble (UWAY) Concert

    Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall 2419 E. 51ÁÔÆæ., Milwaukee, WI
    Hybrid Event

    The UW-Milwaukee Youth Wind and Percussion Ensembles program ("UWAY") presents a program of contemporary and traditional symphonic band and wind ensemble repertoire. This concert will feature the winner of our annual UWAY Concerto Competition and recognize all of the talented graduating Seniors in the program!

  • Theatre Performance Short Play Festival Promo Image

    New Dramaworks: Short Play Festival

    Kenilworth Square East, Kenilworth Five-0-Eight 2155 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, WI
    Hybrid Event

    The New Dramaworks Short Play Festival is back! The 51ÁÔÆæ Department of Theatre presents an exciting showcase of original plays celebrating hope and resistance. Don't miss the premiere of these brand-new works written, directed and produced by 51ÁÔÆæ students.

  • Artists Corrigan Eckert and Jack Lehtinen's current artwork focusing on the human's relationship to the word.

    Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: MFA Candidates Corrigan Eckert & Jack Lehtinen

    Virtual Event

    MFA candidates Corrigan Eckert and Jack Lehtinen explore philosophical questions facing the human race and their connection to the world around them. Eckert focuses on place-based art’s role in community and land stewardship, while Lehtinen critiques AI by contrasting machine-made works with hands-on print and papermaking.

  • 51ÁÔÆæ 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 51ÁÔÆæ Jazz Ensemble, the 51ÁÔÆæ Afro-Caribbean Jazz Orchestra and the 51ÁÔÆæ Youth Jazz Ensemble (UJAY).

  • Image reading Spring 2026 Art & Design BA/BFA Exhibition on vibrant purple abstract background created by artist Emerson Vassilew using TouchDesigner.

    Art & Design BA/BFA Spring Exhibition

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

    A semiannual exhibition showcasing the work of graduating students in the BA and BFA programs. The exhibition traditionally takes place at the end of fall and spring semesters.

  • 51ÁÔÆæ Concert Chorale performing on risers and wearing all black attire at the 51ÁÔÆæ Zelazo Center.

    Choral Collage Concert

    Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall 2419 E. 51ÁÔÆæ., Milwaukee, WI
    Hybrid Event

    Join Concert Chorale, Bella Voce, Kameraden, Alta Voce, and Kameraden Plus for their final concert of the 2025-26 school year. Zack Durlam, Jenny Hutton, and Sara Strommen lead the 51ÁÔÆæ choirs in an exciting program of choral music featuring a wide variety of styles and time periods.

  • A clear futuristic robot head with a plastic-like brain appearing as an audio device on a blue background.

    New Music Ensemble Spring Concert

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

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

  • A light silhouette of a person is blended into a painted countryside mural with trees, mountains, and a small rustic house.

    Zen Film Festival

    Arts Center Lecture Hall 2400 E. 51ÁÔÆæ., Milwaukee, WI

    Join us for a collection of student made short films from the class Zen and the Art of Filmmaking, which focuses on developing the artistic sensibility through the Zen art of practice and automatic principles. These films are funny, odd, thoughtful, frightening, and most of all full of Zen.

  • A 51ÁÔÆæ voice student singing energetically into a microphone during a Pop Ensemble performance at the Recital Hall.

    51ÁÔÆæ Pop Ensemble – Live at Jan Serr Studio

    Kenilworth Square East, Jan Serr Studio 2155 N. Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI +1 more
    Hybrid Event

    Join 51ÁÔÆæ’s Pop Ensemble for an electrifying night of live music! From pop anthems to soulful ballads and funky grooves, these student musicians bring serious talent and fresh energy to the stage. It’s the perfect way to hear today’s hits—live and loud!

  • Close-up of a modular synthesizer panel with patch cables plugged into labeled jacks.

    UW-MESS Advanced Electronic Music Showcase

    Music Building, Electronic Music Studios B60 2400 E. 51ÁÔÆæ., Milwaukee, WI

    Students enrolled in Advanced Electronic Music and Sound Art, representing UW-MESS (51ÁÔÆæ Electroacoustic Sound Studios), will showcase their final projects in a concert featuring all-new works of interactive electronic music!

  • Two 51ÁÔÆæ Dance BFA students dance the salsa as the male dips the female backward energetically.

    African, Salsa/Merengue, and Hip-Hop Showcase

    Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall 2419 E. 51ÁÔÆæ., Milwaukee, WI

    This end of the term showing features works by the African Dance, Salsa/Merengue & Hip Hop classes.

  • A hand with the phrase Senior Screenings written on it, emphasizing senior BFA film projects.

    Senior Screenings

    51ÁÔÆæ Union Cinema 2200 E. 51ÁÔÆæ., Milwaukee, WI

    Graduating seniors showcase their exceptional work with the culmination of years of hard work and artistic growth. Get a first look at what the next generation of filmmakers has in store for the industry.

  • Peck School of the Arts graduating student wearing cap and tassel photographed with creative light.

    Convocation

    Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Room 250 2419 E. 51ÁÔÆæ., Milwaukee, WI
    Hybrid Event

    You are cordially invited to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts graduation convocation for baccalaureate and master’s degree recipients.

  • The Fine Arts Quartet stand while holding their stringed instruments on a concert hall stage.

    The Fine Arts Quartet – Complete Mozart String Quintets & Beethoven Early Quartets

    Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall 2419 E. 51ÁÔÆæ., Milwaukee, WI

    Renowned violinists, Ralph Evans and Efim Boico, have performed with the Quartet for over 40 years. Joined in 2018 by two eminent musicians, violist Gil Sharon (founder of the Amati Ensemble) and cellist Niklas Schmidt (co-founder of Trio Fontenay), they will perform an ambitious program in May of twelve masterworks revealing the Fine Arts Quartet’s classical music legacy.

  • Art and Design Summer Open Studios

    Art & Design Summer Open Studios

    Art Building 2400 E. 51ÁÔÆæ., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Summer open studios are available to current intermediate/advanced Jewelry & Metalsmithing and Digital Fabrication & Design students and alumni who have had previous studio training and are seeking access to help make their own self-guided projects.

  • Person using a hammer and metal block at a workshop table with tools scattered around.

    Art & Design Summer Workshops

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

    Develop new ideas to explore your creative potential through faculty-led public workshops. Investigate a variety of topics, techniques and strategies while learning ways to solve problems in the studio! If enrolling someone under the age of 18 without custodial guardianship, please contact us prior to registration.