art and entertainment - september 2010

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MUSIC

NOTE: At Potawatomi Bingo Casino, no one under 21 is allowed in the theater under any circumstances.

JAZZ IN THE PARK, Thursdays through Sept. 23; Cathedral Square Park, downtown Milwaukee. Local & national jazz performers. Free admission. 9/2 Twin Cats, 9/8 Warren Wiegratz & Streetlife, 9/16 Nabori, 9/23 The Tempters. 6:30-9 p.m. 271-1416.

TRINITY • THREE IRISH PUBS LIVE MUSIC, Trinity • Three Irish Pubs, 125 E. Juneau Ave. 9/3 Dirty Boogie, 9/4 Alex Wilson, 9/10 Superfly, 9/11 Dan Harvey, 9/17 Shag, 9/18 Zachary Wade Project, 9/24 The Bystanders, 9/25 Boo the Band. 10 p.m. 278-7033.

COUNTY CLARE LIVE MUSIC, County Clare pub/restaurant, 1234 N. Astor St. Barry Dodd, direct from Dublin, every Friday.

THE GROVE LIVE MUSIC, The Grove Restaurant, 890 Elm Grove Rd., Elm Grove.Wednesday and Thursday, 6:30-10 p.m., Friday and Saturday 7:30-11:30 p.m. www.getinthegrove.com

KISS, Sept. 2; Marcus Amphitheater, 100 N. Harbor Dr., 7 p.m. 800-745-3000.

LADY GAGA, Sept. 2; Bradley Center, 1001 N. 4th St. 8 p.m.

SLASH, Sept. 5; Pabst Theater, 144 E. Wells St. 8 p.m. 286-3663.

CROWDED HOUSE, Sept. 7; Pabst Theater. 8 p.m.

ATMOSPHERE, Sept. 9; The Riverside Theater, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave. 8 p.m. 286-3663.

KETTLE MORAINE JAZZ FESTIVAL, Sept. 10-11;Riverside Park, West Bend (south of Washington Street (also known as Hwy. 33) off Indiana Ave. Great jazz, international cuisine, arts marketplace and interactive sponsor exhibits. 4:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m. Fri., 1-11:30 p.m. Sat. www.kmjazz.com, 877-271-6903.

CABARET, Sept. 14-Oct. 24; Quadracci Powerhouse Theater at Milwaukee Theater Center, 108 E. Wells St. Presented by Milwaukee Repertory Theater. This landmark production of Kander and Ebb's seminal work is the first full-scale musical ever performed on the Quadracci Powerhouse stage. 224-9490.

DAMES AT SEA, Sept. 17-Oct. 3; Cabot Theater of Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway. This musical parody of the grand and glorious Busby Berkeley movie musicals of the 1930s charms and delights with comedy, love songs and rollicking tap numbers. Presented by Skylight Opera Theatre. 291-7800.

PEGGY JAMES CD RELEASE PARTY, Sept. 17; Vogel Hall, 123 E. State St., Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. 273-7206.

PARAMOUNT BLUES FESTIVAL, Sept. 17-18; Lime Kiln Park, Grafton. See page 26.

JACKSON BROWNE, Sept. 24; Riverside Theater, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave. 8 p.m. 286-3663.

LAUREL AND HARDY, Sept. 24-Nov. 14; Stackner Cabaret, Milwaukee Theater Center, 108 E. Wells St. Milwaukee Repertory Theater homage to the world's best-known comedy double-act. Features the duo's slapstick humor, world-famous routines and songs. 224-9490.

BEETHOVEN’S NINTH, Sept. 24-26; Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water St. Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra classical concert also includes Adams’s, Tromba Lontana and Copland’s,Suite from Appalachian Spring. 273-7206.

TO BILLIE WITH LOVE: DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER, Sept. 25; Wilson Center for the Arts, 19805 W. Capitol Dr. 262-781-9470.

THE JAZZ CRUSADERS, Sept. 28; Potawatomi Bingo Casino’s Northern Lights Theater, 1721 W. Canal St. 8 p.m. 847-7922, 800-745-3000.

BILL ENGVALL, Sept. 30; Potawatomi Bingo Casino, 8 p.m.

COMEDY

RADIO OF COMEDY TOUR WITH EARTHQUAKE, GEORGE WILBORN, J. ANTHONY BROWN & TYLER CRAIG, Sept. 17; Milwaukee Theatre, 500 W. Kilbourn Ave. 8 p.m. 800-745-3000.

THEATER

FOUR PLACES, Sept. 16-Oct. 10; Tenth Street Theater, 10th St. and Wisconsin Ave., 628 N. 10th St. Elderly Betty has been taking care of her invalid husband, but not as well as her children would like. Presented by Next Act Theatre. 278-0765.

ESCANABA IN LOVE, Sept. 24-Oct. 10; Sixth Street Theater, 318 Sixth St., Downtown Racine. Play by Jeff Daniels is set at the Soady family deer camp in the middle of World War II. On the eve of his deployment, Albert Soady, Jr., wins Big Betty Balou in a barroom kissing contest, weds her on the spot, and brings her to deer camp for their honeymoon—the first woman ever to set foot in the deer camp! Presented by Over Our Head Players 262-632-6802.

MY NAME IS ASHER LEV, Sept. 29-Nov. 14; Stiemke Studio, Milwaukee Theater Center, 108 E. Wells St. Hasidic artist torn between his observant Jewish community and his need to express the voice that lies deep in his soul. Milwaukee Repertory Theater presents. 224-9490.

DANCE

A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING, Sept. 9-11; Lynden Sculpture Garden, 2145 W. Brown Deer Rd. Wild Space Dance Company opens season by dancing among the artwork and greenery of the sculpture garden. Composer Josh Schmidt created music and a soundscape for the performance. 7:30 p.m. Rain date Sept. 12. 271-0712 or www.wildspacedance.org.

EXHIBITS

ADVENTURE DINOSAUR! through Sept. 6; Milwaukee County Zoo, 10001 W. Bluemound Rd. Prehistoric park featuring more than 25 realistic dinosaurs.

AMERICAN QUILTS, through Sept. 6; Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Dr. More than 40 quilts drawn from the Winterthur Museum.

TRUE EVEL: THE AMAZING STORY OF EVEL KNIEVEL, through Sept. 6; Harley-Davidson Museum, 400 W. Canal St.

MARC SIJAN: BEING ALIVE, through Sept. 6; Waukesha County Museum, 101 W. Main St., Waukesha. Incredibly lifelike sculptures. 262-521-2859.

RIVERBOAT TALES: A CELEBRATION OF MARK TWAIN, through Sept. 12; Mitchell Park Horticultural Domes, 524 S. Layton Blvd. Scenes from Twain's classics.

NEW MEDIA, through Sept. 15; Charles Allis Art Museum, 1801 N. Prospect Ave. 278-8295.

WARRINGTON COLESCOTT: CABARET, COMEDY & SATIRE, through Sept. 26. Milwaukee Art Museum.

INTIMATE IMAGES OF LOVE AND LOSS: PORTRAIT MINIATURES, through Oct. 31; Milwaukee Art Museum.

THE CUTTING EDGE: Medical Practices and Quackery of the 19th Century, through Oct. 31; The Pabst Mansion, 2000 W. Wisconsin Ave. 931-0808.

LET THERE BE LIGHT: Stained Glass and Drawings from the 14th century to the present, HOLINESS AND THE FEMININE: Paintings by Janet McKenzie, TREASURES FROM THE HAGGERTY, THE BLACK PANTHERS: Making Sense of History, through Jan. 2, 2011; Haggerty Museum of Art, 530 N. 13th St., Marquette University. 288-1669.

MATT ESKUCHE-AGRISTOCRACY, through July 24, 2011; Windows on Fifth Gallery or Racine Art Museum, 441 Main St., Racine. Internationally recognized glass artist Matt Eskuche turns trash into large-scale compositions of paint, plastic and light.

Art in Clay: Masterworks of North Carolina Earthenware, Sept. 2-Jan. 17; Milwaukee Art Museum. Groundbreaking scholarship that re-attributes ceramic forms long believed to be Moravian to diverse North Carolina cultural groups. Uncovers the legacy of Old-World ceramic traditions in more than 150 vessels of astonishing beauty.

AMERICAN GHOST STORIES, Sept. 25-Nov. 7; Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory (The Domes), 524 S. Layton Blvd. Tales of ghosts, including The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, set amid the fall colors of the annual chrysanthemum show. 649-9800.

ON SITE: CHAKAIA BOOKER, Sept. 30-June 16, 2011; Milwaukee Art Museum.

IMAX, PLANETARIUM

The Humphrey IMAX Dome Theater in the Museum Center, 800 W. Wells St., doubles as the Daniel M. Soref Planetarium. Visit www.mpm.edu for times. Closed Tuesdays through Sept. 30.

Current IMAX shows:

UNDER THE SEA, through Sept. 30.
DINOSAURS ALIVE!, through Sept. 30; Paleontologists uncover evidence that dinosaur descendants are still among us.
THE DARK KNIGHT, through Sept 26; Full-length film.

Current DANIEL M. SOREF PLANETARIUM shows:
STAR LIGHT STAR BRIGHT, through Sept. 15.
BLACK HOLES: THE OTHER SIDE OF INFINITY, through Sept. 30.
GALILEO: POWER OF THE TELESCOPE. through Sept. 30.
INVADERS OF MARS, through Jan. 2, 2011