Jim Higgins

3 days ago | jsonline.com | Jim Higgins

Actor and humanitarian-activist Gary Sinise will bring his band to Milwaukee to play a benefit concert for Skylight Music Theatre on the Summerfest grounds. Sinise and his Lt. Dan Band will perform at 7 p.m. July 14 at the Aurora Pavilion at Maier Festival Park, the home of Summerfest. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.Tickets range from $40 to $150 (including VIP perks). They are on sale via smtmke.org/ltdanband or by calling (414) 291-7800.

3 days ago | yahoo.com | Jim Higgins

Actor and humanitarian-activist Gary Sinise will bring his band to Milwaukee to play a benefit concert for Skylight Music Theatre on the Summerfest grounds. Sinise and his Lt. Dan Band will perform at 7 p.m. July 14 at the Aurora Pavilion at Maier Festival Park, the home of Summerfest. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.Tickets range from $40 to $150 (including VIP perks). They are on sale via smtmke.org/ltdanband or by calling (414) 291-7800.

3 days ago | jsonline.com | Jim Higgins

Milwaukee audiences and Wisconsin state park visitors can see dozens of free outdoor Shakespeare performances this summer, thanks to Optimist Theatre, also known as Shakespeare in the Park, and Summit Players Theatre. Both groups stage productions tailored to newbies and younger audiences, with small casts of actors (or puppets) performing shortened versions of the Bard's plays. Both groups also present related educational and entertainment activities with their performances.

3 days ago | yahoo.com | Jim Higgins

Milwaukee audiences and Wisconsin state park visitors can see dozens of free outdoor Shakespeare performances this summer, thanks to Optimist Theatre, also known as Shakespeare in the Park, and Summit Players Theatre. Both groups stage productions tailored to newbies and younger audiences, with small casts of actors (or puppets) performing shortened versions of the Bard's plays. Both groups also present related educational and entertainment activities with their performances.

3 days ago | jsonline.com | Jim Higgins

In 'A Theology of Fiction,' Cassandra Nelson explores the legacy of Sr. Mariella Gable, who argued that fiction could be both Catholic and quality literature. Gable's advocacy for literature sometimes got her in trouble with authorities within her own church. Wisconsin Book of the Month highlights a book — new, newish or neglected — by a state writer or on a Milwaukee or Wisconsin subject that Journal Sentinel book editor Jim Higgins recommends you read this month.