Author: Correspondent

The United States Navy is coming to Milwaukee, as one of the cities across America to host the naval service’s signature outreach program in the coming year. Milwaukee Navy Week is scheduled for August 6 to 12, 2018, coincident with the Wisconsin State Fair, and is designed to give area residents an opportunity to learn about the Navy, its people and its importance to national security and prosperity. The Navy plans to include the following elements in the week-long celebration: Sailors assigned to the state’s namesake ship, USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) Navy Divers and Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams...

Artists Todd Mrozinski and Renee Bebeau will paint images of fiery flames on a four-foot-wide slab of ice as a live performance in Black Cat Alley on February 3. Evoking Mrozinski’s recent body of work—oil paintings that feature built-up surfaces of paint that resemble fires and burning logs, the duo will bring a fun project idea to life with this unique winter art happening. The idea began with master ice carver Max Zuleta, owner of Wisconsin-based ice sculpting business Art Below Zero. Zuleta, when asked to install one of his world-famous ice sculptures at Black Cat Alley, said, “What...

Visitors to the Milwaukee Art Museum have the opportunity to explore art related to a quintessential American experience — the road trip, beginning January 26. The Open Road: Photography and the American Road Trip presents photography of America along its highways and byways, capturing the changing landscape—both figurative and literal—shaped by car culture and the burgeoning tradition of the American road trip. “We’re excited to bring the work of these eighteen photographers to the Herzfeld Center for Photography and Media Arts,” commented Ariel Pate, assistant curator of photography. “Some will be familiar to our audiences, and some will be...

Running now through March 31, customers are invited to join the celebration with seven classic George Webb cheeseburgers for just $7. In 1948, George Webb opened his first restaurant on the corner of Ogden and Van Buren in Milwaukee. 70 years later, the “hamburger parlor” known for its double clocks, outrageous baseball predictions, friendly service and made-to-order favorites has become a Milwaukee institution. To celebrate this milestone, George Webb Restaurants is offering a special deal on one of its most beloved menu items, the classic cheeseburger. “We are thrilled to be celebrating 70 years and we couldn’t have done...

Evoking the passion, power and purpose of Milwaukee’s flourishing arts scene, Marcus Hotels & Resorts recently announced that it is reinventing the 221-room InterContinental Milwaukee into a creatively bold independent arts hotel. Daring to blend impeccable hospitality with curated exhibits, contemporary installations and engrossing live performances, Milwaukee will soon be home to one of the country’s most immersive and inviting arts hotel experiences. “The arts spark conversation and debate. The arts inspire and heal. They are part of our daily life, while also serving as an escape. And the arts bring people together, despite differing tastes, backgrounds and experiences,”...

The Pfister Hotel announced six finalists for the 2018-2019 Artist-in-Residence program on January 16, with public voting to begin on January 19. This year’s finalists are Katheryn Corbin, ceramic figure sculpture; Clare Jorgensen, encaustic painter; Heidi Parkes, fiber artist; Kate Schaffer, painter; Stephanie Schultz, fashion designer; and Alice Wilson, living statue performer, costume and makeup designer. Works of the six finalists will be showcased through mid-February at Gallerie M inside the InterContinental Milwaukee, also owned and managed by Marcus Hotels & Resorts, to coincide with the Historic Third Ward’s Gallery Night and Day on January 19 and 20. During...