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

    Youth Wind Ensemble (UWAY) Concert

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

    The UW-Milwaukee Youth Wind and Percussion Ensembles program ("UWAY") will present a concert of chamber ensemble pieces and repertoire for a large, symphonic wind-band.

  • Colorful graphic with icons for accessibility and health above the text β€œInvisible Disabilities Week.”

    InvisibleΒ Disability Exhibition

    Theatre Building, Mainstage Theatre 2400 E. 51ΑΤΖζ., Milwaukee, WI

    Peck School of the Arts will host an exhibition of Informational portraits of famous Performing Artists who are public about how they create Art while having an Invisible Disability. We will also be giving away buttons for people with Invisible Disabilities or people who support others. Plus information tables from Arts Organizations and our Campus Resource Centre. Come visit us in the PSOA Theatre Lobby.

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

    51ΑΤΖζ Pop Ensemble – Live in Concert

    Music Building, Recital Hall 2400 E. 51ΑΤΖζ., Milwaukee, WI +1 more
    Hybrid Event

    Experience the sound of today with 51ΑΤΖζ’sΒ PopΒ Ensemble! This powerhouse group of students delivers a vibrant mix ofΒ pop, soul, and modern rockΒ inΒ aΒ concertΒ that highlights the creativity and artistry of student musicians. A must-see for fans ofΒ liveΒ commercial music!

  • Still frame showing the bottom half of a horse and human underwater moving away from the camera.

    Experimental Tuesdays: Dani & Sheila Restack

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

    Dani and Sheilah Restack have embarked on an artistic relationship that is formally and emotionally adjacent to their domestic lives, a quotidian zone they share with their young daughter Rose. Both artists have established careers on their own. Neither Dani’ video work or Wilson’s multimedia performance and installation work could exactly prepare us for the force of the women’s collaborative efforts. – Michael Sicinski, Cinema Scope, 2017.

  • Artist Sarah Ballard's still frame of blurry hands reaching up to a pair of legs that are falling.

    Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Sarah Ballard

    Virtual Event

    Sarah Ballard is a filmmaker and educator who’s practice fuses personal narratives with historical research to address broader structural inequalities based on gender and class. Ballard teaches at 51ΑΤΖζ and is a recipient of the 2025 Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships for Individual Artists.

  • A split image showing Letia Solomon's anchor photo as well as a photo from on location.

    TV GUIDE: Special Features Workshop feat. Letia Solomon

    Virtual Event

    The art of cinematic language isn't only reserved for big screen features and shorts. In recent years, serial programming has been finding its way back to the hearts of media lovers. There is a specific type of depth, nuance and audacity that can exist on the television screen that differs from theatrical releases. This creative difference has allowed many film directors to dip their toe into the episodic landscape, flexing their style, voice and commitment to a collective understanding of a serialized show. With this rising interest in television, we are hosting an artist talk with an Emerging Film Director, who has made her mark into the episodic landscape and proved that there is a best of both worlds.

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

  • 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. 51ΑΤΖζ., 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.

  • Still frame showing two hands grasping toward what appears to be floating particles of light.

    Experimental Tuesdays: Adebukola Bodunrin

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

    Adebukola Bodunrin is a Nigerian-Canadian film, & video artist who explores language, culture, and media. In her collage animations, she manipulates film using unorthodox manual and digital techniques to produce unexpected cinematic experiences. Bodunrin’s animation work has been featured on the television series Transparent, and in KCET’s β€œLost LA” series, for which she also won an LA Area Emmy award for segment direction.

  • Colorful papier-mΓ’chΓ© figures featuring skeletons and vibrant costumes by artist Ceci Tejada.

    Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Ceci Tejada

    Virtual Event

    Ceci Tejeda’s family roots are from MichoacΓ‘n, Mexico, which is why she has Purepecha blood in her veins. Ever since she was a young girl, she’s admired her culture. She creates Alebrijes made of β€œcartoneria,” a unique and traditional papier-mΓ’chΓ© technique from Mexico City. Tejeda also creates large-sized pieces that support various social justice movements and activism using the same method.

  • 51ΑΤΖζ 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. 51ΑΤΖζ., Milwaukee, WI
    Hybrid Event

    Join the 51ΑΤΖζ Choirs and Symphony Orchestra for their annual Masterworks Concert.

  • A still from Ken Jacobs Perfect Film featuring a man in a suit speaking into a microphone while surrounded by a crowd in a city street.

    Experimental Tuesdays: Ken Jacobs β€” Looking Forward to a World without MoneyΒ 

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

    Ken Jacobs, one of the true radicals of American cinema and a lion of experimental film, passed October 5th, a mere season since his beloved wife and collaborator Flo preceded him. They lived long, full, beautiful lives. In addition to his inimitable work in film, video, painting, performance and all range of moving images, Ken started and was at the center of the film program at SUNY-Binghamton and co-founded The Millennium Film Workshop.

  • Headphones rest on the ground with a green sprout growing from one ear cup. Text reads β€œIn Darkness, Audio Flowers Bloom.”

    In Darkness, Audio Flowers Bloom

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

    In a world silenced by a ban on music, a group of daring teens risks everything to rediscover it. They meet in secret to learn about all things musical, defying an oppressive government determined to keep them silent. But their newfound knowledge comes at a price. In Darkness, Audio Flowers Bloom is a bold, imaginative new work exploring resistance, identity and the unshakable human need for expression. Presented as part of the 51ΑΤΖζ Department of Theatre’s New Dramaworks series, this thrilling world premiere amplifies voices that refuse to be silenced.

  • Artist Dan Grzeca's illustration featuring a burning skull in studded leather jacket for The Black Keys concert at the Rave in Milwaukee.

    Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Dan Grzeca

    Virtual Event

    Dan Grzeca is a Chicago-based artist and printmaker known for thousands of illustrations, hand-silkscreened prints and posters for bands like The Black Keys, Iron and Wine, Built to Spill, Ween and The Decemberists. His studio and shop is called Ground Up Press.

  • Close-up of a person in a black corset with long, black lace claws posed across their chest.

    Worlds Within: Midwestern Microcultures Photography Exhibition

    Kenilworth Square East, 3rd Floor Gallery 2155 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, WI

    Worlds Within: Midwestern Microcultures is a photography exhibition curated by Peck School of the Arts Advanced Photography Students currently enrolled in ART 452: Contemporary Issues in Photography.

  • Members of the 51ΑΤΖζ Piano Studio pose together beside a grand piano in the Recital Hall.

    Piano Studio Recital

    Music Building, Recital Hall 2400 E. 51ΑΤΖζ., Milwaukee, WI
    Hybrid Event

    The 51ΑΤΖζ Piano Studio will present a program of solo, vocal and chamber music repertoire.

  • A group of dancers wearing African skirts performing an African dance with a purple to red color gradient applied - CAL

    African Dance to Ballet: A Day in the Life of a Dance Major

    Mitchell Hall, Room 341 3203 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI

    The UW-Milwaukee dance department invites high school student dancers to attend A Day in the Life of a Dance Major where attendees will be paired with a first year dance major to shadow a day’s activities as a major. Parents/guardians are welcome to join us for the morning welcome and the afternoon tour.

  • Film Day in the Life of a Film and Animation major Promo Image

    Lights, Camera, Action! A Day in the Life of Film & Animation Majors

    Kenilworth Square East, 4th Floor Gallery 2155 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, WI

    Are you a high school student with a passion for film or animation? Whether you’re already experimenting with movie making and animating or you’re simply a curious film or animation buff, we’re hosting an exciting event that provides a glimpse inside of our Department of Film, Video, Animation & New Genres! Join us for a series of hands-on workshops for a taste of what it feels like to get creative at the Peck School of the Arts.

  • A close-up photo of the neck of a classical guitar with text next to it promoting the 51ΑΤΖζ Classical Guitar Concert Series.

    Canceled Classical Guitar Studio Concert

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

    Join us to celebrate our students’ performances, featuring a diverse program of solo and chamber music works for the guitar!

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

    51ΑΤΖζ Percussion Ensemble

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

    The 51ΑΤΖζ Percussion Ensemble presents its annual fall concert featuring a wide variety of instruments, sounds, and compositions from different periods. The program will include recent works by Alexis Lamb, Steven Snowden, Nathan Daughrey, and Jlin alongside classic works by Mark Ford (β€œStubernic”), Lou Harrison (β€œBomba”), and Edgard VarΓ©se (β€œIonisation”).