Milwaukee’s Renaissance Theaterworks’  26th season’s theme is “She Blinded Me with Science,” and all three plays that are scheduled examine the roles women have played in furthering scientific discovery.

In many ways, 2018 has been a watershed year for jazz guitarist Pat Metheny. 

09/22 Sunflower Bean, Kevin Krauter @ The Back Room @ Colectivo, 2211 N. Prospect Ave., 8 p.m.

In a 2017 photograph, Donald Trump is seen signing an anti-abortion executive order. An entourage of white, middle-aged men surrounds him. Some wear sinister smiles. 

On Nov. 15, the Soweto Gospel Choir is bringing its blend of African gospel, freedom songs and international classics to the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center in a program titled "Songs of the Free: Celebrating the Centennial of Nelson Mandela's Birth."

“Lizzie” is a tense and beautifully rendered psychological thriller.

It’s so difficult for members of Rocket Paloma’s to accurately describe their sound that at one time they used a geological gag to represent their music.

Arturo Garcia rose, bundled up in a puffy green vest and denim blue hoodie, and staked his easel amid the pale golden grasses of Wyoming's Wind River Reservation, home to the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho.

Singer songwriter John Mellencamp has announced a 2019 national tour that will coincide with the release of his new album. The tour, dubbed "The John Mellencamp Show," will showcase some new material from the artists as well as his classics.

The Racine Theatre Guild is holding open auditions for its annual production of the holiday classic “A Christmas Carol: The Musical." Auditions will be held on Sept. 22–23 at Holy Communion Lutheran Church, 2000 W. Sixth St., Racine.

After eight seasons of fighting for her life on AMC’s The Walking Dead, Lauren Cohan knew she needed a change when she felt a little too comfortable with the job.

On Friday, Sept. 28, Milwaukee’s Trinity Irish Dance Company will open the 2018-19 performing arts season at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts.

The #MeToo movement fighting sexual misconduct had already claimed one of Hollywood's top movie moguls in Harvey Weinstein. Now it has done the same for Leslie Moonves, one of the television industry's most powerful executives.

A diverse collection of dramas and documentaries from around the world, all of them threaded with the commonalities of Jewish culture, unite the films selected for the Jewish Community Center’s 21st annual Milwaukee Jewish Film Festival. 

“You know that’s going to be on your body for the rest of your life, right?” This is a common — and obvious — warning given to those planning to get their first tattoo.

In the beginning, Gabriel Garcia Marquez was a reporter.

When Donald Trump was elected in 2016, Daniel James was upset with more than just the outcome of the election. 

Ask Joseph Cannon about some of the overarching lyrical themes on his punk band WORK’s new album and he’ll flip the vinyl sleeve over to reveal the track listing on the back. 

Liv Mueller, Bob Forrest, Xposed 4-Heads

The travel publisher Lonely Planet has launched its first guidebooks to cruising. 

Forward Theater is debuting its 10th anniversary season with the Wisconsin premier of Skeleton Crew, written by award-winning playwright Dominique Morisseau. The play will run at the Overture Center, 201 State St., Madison, from Sept. 6 to 23.

Off the Wall Theatre is reimagining a Shakespeare classic. Director Dale Gutzman will adapt The Taming of the Shrew to a more contemporary social climate. The play has often been at the center of discussions on misogyny. Gutzman will examine the play — which has often been the center of disc…

A new album will throw a spotlight on the famed "Muscle Shoals sound" that made a north Alabama town one of the nation's premier recording venues.

A confident, in control and very knowing Trove Sivan returns with the aptly titled Bloom, an addictive 10-track collection of unrushed, synth-rich pop songs.

Between September and Christmas, Netflix will release at least 25 films — possibly the most extensive fall movie slate any studio has ever put together.

If it’s a lousy week for President Donald Trump, it’s usually a good week for Rachel Maddow.

Big Red Machine  is a long-in-the-making project led by Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and The National's Aaron Dessner.

The American Players Theatre stirred nationwide controversy when it cast white actor James DeVita as the biracial character Morris in Athol Fugard’s Blood Knot.

That Robert Redford might be hanging it up has the unmistakable feel of an era passing.

Joseph Friebert, A Life in Art begins with a small painting of a dapper young man in a green suit and matching hat, worn slightly askew. Friebert was 28 when he painted the self-portrait in 1936.

Cold, icy weather is no deterrent to the adrenaline junkies who surf Lake Michigan. It turns out, surf culture in Milwaukee can be found off the board as well.

Kameron Michaels stands apart from her fellow RuPaul’s Drag Race contestants.

At a time when millions can hardly turn away from the news, fiction and nonfiction authors have similar reasons for why books matter more than ever. It’s about perspective.

Milwaukee-area audiences are blessed with a wide variety of world-class performing arts experiences. From The Milwaukee Repertory Theater to the Florentine Opera, the Skylight Music Theatre to the Milwaukee Ballet, arts organizations in southeast Wisconsin cater to a full range of theatrical…

From Oct. 7 to Oct. 11, the annual Milwaukee Jewish Film Festival is returning for its 21st year. The festival is an exploration and celebration of Jewish and Israeli life, culture and history and includes films from all across the globe.

Pop culture illustrator Max Dalton, in collaboration with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, has created a limited-edition illustrated map of Taliesin, the architect’s personal estate in Wisconsin, and surrounding landmarks on the 800-acre property. 

Milwaukee-area audiences are blessed with a wide variety of world-class performing arts experiences. From The Milwaukee Repertory Theater to the Florentine Opera, the Skylight Music Theatre to the Milwaukee Ballet, arts organizations in southeast Wisconsin cater to a full range of theatrical…

Milwaukee math-rock duo The Gardener embodies its name quite literally.

The craze for Crazy Rich Asians is hitting Asia, with a premiere in Singapore followed by openings in several neighboring countries later this week.

The Eagles' greatest hits album has soared past Michael Jackson's Thriller to become history's best-selling album of all-time.

For the third year in a row, Boone & Crockett will celebrate one of America’s favorite pairings: rock and roll and motorcycles.

On Aug. 3, California-based alternative-rock band Cake released its first original single since 2011. With popular Cake songs like “The Distance” from 1996 and “Short Skirt/Long Jacket” from 2001 still permeating the radio waves, it was impossible to forget about the band, although fans will…

The Breaks Vol. 2 brings Wu-Tang Clan, Yasiin Bey, Vic Mensa, and more to Chicago's Toyota Park.

In rapper Big Dipper’s video for “Lookin,” scantily clad men of all sizes strut their stuff, along with the rapper.

Jimmy Fallon isn’t the only celebrity to follow in Oprah Winfrey’s footsteps with a book club. Reese Witherspoon has made such a success of her monthly literary picks.

Anyone who has seen Kristen Bell break down in (happy) hysterics over a sloth knows the actress’ affinity for animals, especially those of the cute and cuddly variety.

There are two glittering parades running in tandem through Jon M. Chu’s Crazy Rich Asians, a glitzy and delightful adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s 2013 bestseller. 

Time Flies continues Jim Lauderdale’s prolonged streak of unfailing quality, memorable songs and great performances. 

If you’re looking for the best book of 2018, pick up a copy of The Great Believers (Viking, 2018), the new novel by Rebecca Makkai. 

As a high school graduate in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the early 1960s, Elvin Bishop earned a National Merit Scholarship, allowing him to attend college anywhere in the United States. He chose the University of Chicago, with plans to study physics.