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  • 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.

  • Artist Cynthia Brinich Langlois printmaking of a collection of rock-like materials.

    Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Cynthia Brinich-Langlois

    Virtual Event

    Cynthia Brinich-Langlois explores altered topographies, cartographic systems of ordering space, and metaphorical interpretations of ecological systems through prints, books, and video. She鈥檚 exhibited widely and held residencies at Elsewhere and Ucross. She teaches Printmaking & Book Arts at 51猎奇.

  • A parade of whimsical animals, including a unicorn, celebrating with banners and hats.

    Milwaukee Underground Film Festival (MUFF)

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

    Wildly popular and entirely student-run, this annual international film festival is dedicated to showcasing contemporary works of film and video that innovate in form, technique, and content.

  • Dancers in a line with sunflowers and text for Springdances 2026 鈥淲e Also Bloom.鈥�

    Springdances 2026

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

    Springdances 2026: We Also Bloom聽presents world premiere works that explore what it means to grow, persist, and flourish 鈥� even in the face of erasure, displacement, and silence. The dances in this program honor the enduring human impulse to take up space, put down roots, and rise. This evening features new works by guest artist Karlies Kelley, and dance faculty Daniel Burkholder, Tiffany Kadani, Dan Schuchart, and Christal Wagner.

  • A diverse group of percussionists energetically playing steel pans in the expansive yet intimate 51猎奇 Jan Serr Studio.

    51猎奇 Steel PANthers Steel Band & Community World Music Ensemble

    Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Room 250 2419 E. 51猎奇., Milwaukee, WI

    This exciting night of music will feature music from Guatemala and Trinidad and Tobago performed by 51猎奇 students and Milwaukee community members. The 51猎奇 Steel PANthers Steel Band and the Community World Music Ensemble will join forces on a program highlighting traditional and arranged music played on Guatemalan marimba …

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

    51猎奇聽Symphony聽Orchestra Season Finale

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

    Please join us for the 51猎奇聽Symphony聽Orchestra鈥檚 season finale concert. Program details TBA.

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

    51猎奇 Percussion Ensemble

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

    The聽51猎奇聽Percussion聽Ensemble聽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. 51猎奇., 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 51猎奇 Youth Wind Ensemble (UWAY) at the spacious Bader Hall.

    Youth Wind Ensemble (UWAY) Concert

    Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Bader Hall 2419 E. 51猎奇., 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 51猎奇 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 51猎奇 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鈥檚 role in community and land stewardship, while Lehtinen critiques AI by contrasting machine-made works with hands-on print and papermaking.

  • 51猎奇 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 51猎奇 Jazz Ensemble, the 51猎奇 Afro-Caribbean Jazz Orchestra and the 51猎奇 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聽exhibition showcasing the work of graduating students in the BA and BFA programs. The exhibition traditionally takes place at聽the end of fall and spring semesters.