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    Special Features | Producing Magic

    Virtual Event

    This virtual workshop focuses on the producing and pre-production strategies that set short films up for creative and logistical success. Students will learn how to break down a script, build a realistic budget and schedule, assemble a strong team, and plan for production with intention. Emphasizing preparation, communication, and problem-solving, the session equips emerging filmmakers with practical tools to move from idea to set efficiently鈥攎aximizing limited resources while protecting the story.

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

    Piano Studio Recital

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

    The 51猎奇 Piano Studio will present a recital of solo and chamber music repertoire.

  • Colorful stacked circles with four metallic winged birds designed by Nora Imhoff.

    Makers! 26 + Sculpture 26 + Focus!26 Student Exhibitions

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

    Delve into the captivating work by Sculpture and Jewelry & Metalsmithing students and discover the intricate beauty and craftsmanship of this timeless art form.

  • An illustration of a blue electric guitar with curved lines emanating from behind it.

    A ROCKIN’ Midsummer Night’s Dream

    Skylight Music Theatre 158 N. Broadway, Milwaukee

    In a first-time collaboration between Skylight Music Theatre and the 51猎奇 Department of Theatre, A ROCKIN鈥� Midsummer Night鈥檚 Dream takes the stage in the beautiful Cabot Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center in Milwaukee鈥檚 Third Ward. Experience a brand-new take on William Shakespeare鈥檚 beloved comedy. Journey from ancient Athens, into the woods, and back again, as we follow impassioned lovers, hilarious rustics, fantastical spirits and feuding royalty in this magical, rock-and-roll rendition of one of the greatest and most-performed plays of all time.

  • A closeup of 51猎奇's Concert Chorale performing in black attire on risers in the Zelazo Center.

    51猎奇 Alta Voce treble choir concert

    Whitefish Bay United Methodist Church 819 E. Silver Spring Dr., Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin

    Join 51猎奇's Alta Voce with a guest treble choir from Round Lake High School.

  • Orchestra performs on concert hall stage under text listing Schubert, Mozart, Bartok, Larsson.

    51猎奇 Symphony Orchestra

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

    The 51猎奇 Symphony Orchestra performs on April 10 in Bader Concert Hall in a program featuring Dana Sherman, Professor of Horn, as soloist in Larsson鈥檚 Horn Concerto under the direction of Dr. Jun Kim.

  • Black-and-white photograph of a person holding a boxy handheld device or camera, lit dramatically against a dark background.

    Experimental Tuesdays: An Evening with Dick Blau

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

    Join archivist Shiraz Bhathena in conversation with Dick Blau to celebrate a major archiving and remastering project. Blau鈥攁 co-founder of the 51猎奇 Film Department, longtime professor and fixture of the Milwaukee art community鈥攚orks across film, photography and video producing a varied body of work that includes psychological portraiture, experimental narrative, devised performance, ethnomusicology and the domestic.

  • Artist Kill Joy's work with bright colors being painted on an exterior building featuring flowers and a toucan.

    Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Kill Joy

    Virtual Event

    Born in West Texas, Kill Joy explores global mythology and ancient symbols through printmaking, murals, bookmaking, and puppetry. Based in Houston, she has created community murals worldwide.

  • MKE Percussion Festival Logo on a magenta gradient with a white and gold snare drum and drum sticks.

    MKE Percussion Festival

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

    The聽MKE聽Percussion聽Festival聽brings together聽percussionists of all ages for a weekend of educational and performance opportunities. Attendees will be able to learn from guest artists about a variety of topics, instruments, techniques, and musical styles related to聽percussion聽in addition to listening to, and participating in, performances and workshops. All events are designed to be accessible and inclusive to empower and inspire all participants on their percussive journey.

  • Red umbrellas above framed black-and-white photos of rainy city streets.

    Spring Opera: Later the Same Evening

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

    What happens when ordinary lives quietly intersect over the course of a single evening? Drawn from the evocative paintings of Edward Hopper, Later the Same Evening transforms still images into intimate, overlapping human stories set in mid-century New York. Composed by John Musto with a libretto by Mark Campbell, this American chamber opera has earned national and international recognition for its cinematic structure, lyrical score, and deeply human storytelling.

  • An expansive shot featuring steel drums and percussion instruments with the large stained glass windows of 51猎奇 Bader Hall in the background.

    MKE Mass Steel Band

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

    Steel pan ensembles and individual performers from around Wisconsin and Illinois will come together to form the 2026 MKE Mass Steel Band, hosted by the 51猎奇 Steel PANthers Steel Band. Involving over seventy performers, the event will fill the stage with steel pans and feature a lively combination of traditional music and pop transcriptions. This year鈥檚 guest artist is Victor Provost.

  • 3D scene of green figures with guns in a store aisle beside a large Santa decoration.

    Experimental Tuesdays: Vision Machines – An Evening with Peggy Ahwesh

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

    Peggy Ahwesh鈥檚 wildly heterogeneous body of work鈥攁cross moving image formats (from Pixelvision to machinima to super-8 and everywhere between), in installation and as object and through the ephemeral鈥攅ngages with the political, the social, genre and identity in fascinatingly idiosyncratic, oneiric, visceral and rigorous ways.

  • Artist Tomiko Jones' artwork featuring a woman on a beach with triangular shapes overlaid including colorful motifs and patterns.

    Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Tomiko Jones

    Virtual Event

    Tomiko Jones is an Associate Professor at UW-Madison whose photography and multidisciplinary installations explore social, cultural, and geopolitical transitions 鈥� considering the twin crises of too much and too little amid climate change. Narratives unfold in sculptural video installations and fictional photographs.

  • A geometric painting in the style Pablo Picaso with reds, blues and blacks depicting a string instrument.

    Chamber Music Milwaukee – 51猎奇 Master Alumni Perform Masterworks

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

    Chamber Music Milwaukee presents a program featuring 51猎奇 alumni Elena Abend, piano, John Schultz and Pamela Simmons, violins, and Olga Tuzhilkov, viola as they join Stefan Kartman, cello in performances of dearly beloved masterpieces of the chamber music literature including Dvorak鈥檚 epic Eb major Piano Quartet Op. 87 and Mozart鈥檚 introspective 鈥淒issonance鈥� String Quartet in C major K. 465. Please join us for an evening of chamber music and support our alumni in this musical adventure.

  • 51猎奇 Music Wind Ensemble Band CAL PLACEHOLDER

    51猎奇 Wind Ensemble Concert

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

    Join us for our final performance of the academic year!

  • The University Community Orchestra stand and receive applause from the audience at the 51猎奇 Zelazo Center.

    University Community Orchestra Spring Concert

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

    Please join us for the 51猎奇聽University聽Community聽Orchestra鈥檚 annual聽spring聽concert. Program details TBA.

  • University Community Band Placeholder Image

    University Community Band Spring Concert

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

    Join the University Community Band for their final concert of the academic year!

  • An animation of a small white mouse standing in a forest clearing facing a large brown animal鈥檚 snout.

    Animation Showcase 2026: Get Cooking

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

    The Animation Showcase returns to the Union Cinema for their 2026 series, featuring the latest and greatest from our Animation/Film students. This year鈥檚 edition features student work across all forms of storytelling. From digital to traditional, claymation to cutout,聽 2D to 3D, see what the next generation of animators and filmmakers are cooking.

  • Charcoal collage artwork of fragmented faces with the title 鈥淭he Three Sisters鈥�

    The Three Sisters

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

    Master dramatist and storyteller Anton Chekhov bookends the spring semester with The Three Sisters, offering a poignant contrast to the comedy and farce of Neil Simon鈥檚 The Good Doctor. In this tour de force of love, longing and heartbreak, sisters Olga, Masha and Irina languish in a provincial town, far from their beloved Moscow. There, they yearn for the sparkling city of their childhood, where they dream all wishes can be fulfilled. A masterful look at a family navigating the space between reality and dreams, The Three Sisters envelops you with exquisite moments of humor and hope.

  • Rodney Lambright II drawing animated characters on a digital tablet at a workspace.

    Special Features | Chalk Zone

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

    This workshop offers emerging animators an industry-informed look at building a sustainable creative path beyond school. Through practical tips and real-world insight, students will explore animation workflows, professional expectations, and strategies for navigating freelance and studio environments. The session also centers on finding and refining your artistic voice鈥攂alancing personal expression with industry demands鈥攚hile offering guidance on portfolios, networking, and post-graduation next steps for launching a career in animation.