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Everything you need to know for this year's Milwaukee Film Festival

2 days ago | onmilwaukee.com | Allen Halas |Matt Mueller |Lori Fredrich

It's time to roll film! The 2025 Milwaukee Film Festival is set to return this week, running from Thursday, April 24th until May 8th, with over 200 films from around the world hitting screens at the Oriental Theatre and the Downer Theatre. Now in its 17th year, the festival does an amazing job of curating a mixture of works from national, international and Milwaukee filmmakers, and this year features films across 13 categories, both short and feature-length.
Pridefest announces their 2025 headliners and a 414 Day ticket special

1 week ago | onmilwaukee.com | Allen Halas |Molly Snyder

PrideFest is turning up the volume in 2025 with a main stage lineup that’s packed with music, comedy, and drag royalty. This year's lineup on the SKYYLine Mainstage includes award-winning singer and American Idol Season 6 champion Jordin Sparks, Brazilian pop icon and drag queen Pabllo Vittar, and "blueneck" country star Chris Housman, who has amassed a huge following on TikTok. The headliner lineup also includes comedian Jay Jurden, along with theatrical rock band The Scarlet Opera.
Lucy Dacus adds Milwaukee to her 2025 North American tour

2 weeks ago | onmilwaukee.com | Allen Halas |Bobby Tanzilo |Dan Garcia

Want to catch a concert near you? Don't forget to check out our monthly concert listings! Singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus has announced over 20 new shows as part of her global "Forever Is A Feeling" Tour, including a return to Milwaukee this summer. Dacus will play the Riverside Theater on Sunday, July 27th, marking her first time back at the venue since her Milwaukee debut in 2018.
Wisconsin State Fair adds another headliner and support acts to its 2025 lineup

2 weeks ago | onmilwaukee.com | Allen Halas |Bobby Tanzilo |Dan Garcia

Want to catch a concert near you? Don't forget to check out our monthly concert listings! We're just under four months away from the Wisconsin State Fair, and on Tuesday, we learned about another big name being added to its growing list of performers. R&B artist Ne-Yo will headline the Bank Five Nine Main Stage on Saturday, August 2nd. This marks the seventh headliner announced for the fair, which runs from July 31 to August 10.
Ani DiFranco does it again

2 weeks ago | onmilwaukee.com | Molly Snyder |Allen Halas

It’s a banner year for Wisconsin-based Ani DiFranco fans. DiFranco did a live interview at Milwaukee’s Oriental Theater last October repping her documentary “1-800-On-Her-Own,” and she will return to our state – at Madison’s Orpheum Theater – on Saturday, Sept. 6. But tonight she stormed the Pabst Theater’s stage with her “Unprecedented Sh-t” tour for a 90-plus minute show that ranged, per usual, from serious to silly to unstoppably sincere and smart.
Billy Judge Baldus shares his quirk, heart and talent with "Signature Moves"

3 weeks ago | onmilwaukee.com | Molly Snyder |Allen Halas

Billy Judge Baldus' first solo album, "Signature Moves," is poppy and light, a collection of picnic party tunes with smart lyrics that adults and kids will equally dig. Baldus was inspired by wrestling anthems, heartfelt ballads, late-night infomercials, meat trucks and personal experiences. "Over the years leading up to this album and recording it, lots of life experiences happened, some wonderful, amazing and fun," says Baldus.
Say hello to Milwaukee's pro soccer team: Reál Chili FC

3 weeks ago | onmilwaukee.com | Allen Halas |Matt Mueller |Bobby Tanzilo

Today's stories are brought to you by Potawatomi Casino Hotel. At long last, Milwaukee’s new professional soccer team not only has a name, but a title sponsor as well. Say hello to ... Reál Chili FC. Pronounced “ray-al,” the team’s identity comes with a new, yet unlikely title sponsor in longtime chili chain Real Chili, with a pepper added to the team’s logo for extra flavor.
Roscoe captured by MADACC, who are unsure of what to do next

3 weeks ago | onmilwaukee.com | Allen Halas |Dan Garcia

Today's stories are brought to you by Potawatomi Casino Hotel. It’s a troubling day for the Milwaukee Admirals. More specifically, their beloved mascot, Roscoe. On Tuesday morning, officials from the Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Coalition (MADACC) announced that they had spotted the mascot in the Downtown Milwaukee area, and were subsequently required to capture him and bring him to their headquarters in West Milwaukee, as per protocol.
SAGE Restaurant in Bay View has closed, the White House property remains for sale

3 weeks ago | onmilwaukee.com | Lori Fredrich |Molly Snyder |Allen Halas

SAGE, the restaurant which opened last January at The Historic White House, 2900 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., has closed its doors effective this past weekend. Owner, Allison Meinhardt, noted in an email to OnMilwaukee that she would like to thank the community for six beautiful years of service under The White House & SAGE. Built in 1890 as the William C. Kneisler Building, the White House opened in 1891 as a Schlitz tied-house (read more on that here).
5 reasons you shouldn't have missed Stereophonics' return to the upper Midwest

3 weeks ago | onmilwaukee.com | Bobby Tanzilo |Dan Garcia |Allen Halas

On March 21, Welsh rock band Stereophonics hit the road for their first tour in three years and their first North American jaunt since 2018. Kicking off in Montreal, the veteran band, led by original members guitarist and singer Kelly Jones and bassist Richard Jones, returned to The Vic Theater on Chicago’s North Side where they played the last time ‘round, too.