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MARCH 2007 - Arts & Entertainment

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MUSIC

THEY CAME FROM WAY OUT THERE, through March 11; Stackner Cabaret, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, 108 E. Wells St. The candidates for the Paranormal Society are set to present a musical comedy show, re-enacting actual paranormal events. 224-9490.

CHEAP TRICK, March 1-3, Potawatomi Bingo Casino, 1721 W. Canal St. 8 p.m. 847-7922, 276-4545.

JOURNEYS & A DANCE, March. 2-4; Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water St. Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. 11:15 a.m. Fri., 8 p.m. Sat., 2:30 p.m. Sun. 291-7605. 

CARLA KIHLSTEDT, March 3; Alverno College, Pitman Theatre, 3400 S. 43rd St. Original work, “Imaginary Beings: A Song Cycle,” with songs for violin, voice and small orchestra. 8 p.m. 382-6044.

NIGHT FOR IRISH MUSIC, March 3: Milwaukee Athletic Club, 759. Comedian John McGivern and the Trinity Irish Dancers headline this benefit for the Ward Irish Music Archive, the largest public collection of Irish and Irish-American music in the U.S. Visit www.irishfest.com for information or to purchase a ticket.

THE CHIEFTAINS, March 8; Riverside Theater, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave. 8 p.m. 286-3663.

JON FADDIS QUARTET, March 9; Cedarburg Performing Arts Center, W68 N546 Washington Ave. Faddis, jazz trumpeter, with David Hazeltine on piano. 8 p.m. 262-376-6161.

JOHN WAITE, March 9; Potawatomi Bingo Casino, 1721 W. Canal St. 9 p.m. 847-7922, 276-4545.

JOAN CURTO-OF THEE I SING, IRA, March 9-10; Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, 19805 W. Capitol Dr., Brookfield. Lyrics of Ira Gershwin, by one of the premier female interpreters of the American popular songbook.  8 p.m. 262-781-9520.

WIT AND ROMANCE, March  9-10; Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water St. Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra presents works by Haydn, Coleridge-Taylor and Mendelssohn. 8 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 291-7605. 

SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ, March 9-April 1; Cabot Theatre, Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway. Songs of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, the “Gilbert and Sullivan of rock ‘n’ roll.” Presented by Skylight Opera Theatre. 291-7800.

TEMPESTA DI MARE, March 10; UWM Helene Zelazo  Center for the Performing Arts, 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd. Silent Auction and Chocolate Reception at 3 p.m., concert at 5 p.m. Presented by Early Music Now. 225-3113.

CONCORD CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, March 10; St. Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1615 Wauwatosa Ave. Music by Mozart, Liszt and Beethoven. 8 p.m.  628-6018.

THE TEMPTATIONS & THE FOUR TOPS, March 11-12; Potawatomi Bingo Casino. 8 p.m. 847-7922, 276-4545.

GAELIC STORM, March 15; Pabst Theater. 8 p.m.  286-3663.

GREAT BIG SEA, March 15; Potawatomi Bingo Casino. 8 p.m. 847-7922, 276-4545.

ANIVERSARY: MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, March 15-17; Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. 10th anniversary of the MSO music director’s arrival is celebrated with a new piece by Daniel Schnyder, a composer as easy with jazz as he is with classical sound; Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto and Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony. 7 p.m. Thurs., 8 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 291-7605.

JEANNE WODDALL AND FRIENDS, March 16; Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, 19805 W. Capitol Dr., Brookfield. Jazz vocalist joined by trombone and rhythm section. 8 p.m. .262-781-9520.

TIEMPO LIBRE, March 16; Latino Arts, Inc., 1028 S. 9th St.. Grammy nominated, Cuban American group performing a blend of Latin Jazz, son and timba music. 384-3100.

LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR & GRILL, March 16-May 13; Stackner Cabaret, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, 108 E. Wells St. Set late one evening in March 1959, a mere four months before Billie Holliday's death, Billie Holiday—also known as “Lady Day”—gives a swan-song performance for a few regulars at Emerson's Bar and Grill in Philadelphia. 224-9490.

OF MONTREAL, March 17; Pabst Theater. 286-3663.

SAW DOCTORS, March 18; Potawatomi Bingo Casino. 8 p.m. 847-7922, 276-4545.

NATALIE MACMASTER, March 23; Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, 19805 W. Capitol Dr., Brookfield. Celtic fiddling virtuoso. 8 p.m. 262-781-9470.

MILLISH, March 23; Irish Cultural and Heritage Center of Wisconsin, 2133 W. Wisconsin Ave. Quartet presents Irish music with a touch of jazz. 8 p.m., supporting act opening at 7 p.m. Part of Hallamor Concert Series. 345-8800

CITY & COUNTRYSIDE: MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, March 23-24; Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. Copland’s Clarinet Concerto and Schubert’s Symphony No. 9. 8 p.m. 291-7605.

WILLIE NELSON, MERLE HAGGARD, RAY PRICE, March 24; Riverside Theater. 286-3663.

PAT BENATAR & NEIL GIRALDO, March 28; Potawatomi Bingo Casino. 8 p.m. 847-7922, 276-4545.

TAYLOR HICKS, March 28; Pabst Theater. 8 p.m. 286-3663.

EMMYLOU HARRIS, March 29; Pabst Theater.8 p.m. 286-3663.

LISA LAMPANELLI, March 30; Pabst Theater. 8 p.m. 286-3663.

NIGHT AT THE OSCARS, March 30-April 1; Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra presents. 8 p.m.  Fri. & Sat., 2:30 p.m. Sun. 291-7605.

KEB’MO’, March 31; Pabst Theater. 8 p.m. 286-3663.

THEATER

DISNEY’S JUNGLE BOOK & CINDERELLA, March 3; Pabst Theater, 144 E. Wells St. Can a group of regular kids save the day as the all-school musical is canceled? 60-minute production that tells the stories of Disney’s Cinderella and Jungle Book through stories and songs. 2 & 5 p.m. 286-3663.

ENCHANTED APRIL, through March 4; Concordia University’s Todd Wehr Auditorium, 12800 N. Lake Shore Dr., Mequon. Acacia Theatre Company presents Tony nominee for best play. 744-5995.

A LESSON FROM ALOES, through March 11; Broadway Theater Center, 158 N. Broadway. Milwaukee Chamber Theatre. Athol Fugard’s drama about living in South Africa during apartheid. 291-7800.

A FEW GOOD MEN, through March 17; Sunset Playhouse, 800 Elm Grove Rd., Elm Grove. Broadway hit about the trial of two Marines for complicity in the death of a fellow Marine. 262-782-4430.

THE VOYSEY INHERITANCE, through March 25; Quadracci Powerhouse Theater, Milwaukee Theater Center, 108 E. Wells St.  All seems solid as bedrock at Voysey and Son, the respected family brokerage house in all-too-comfortable 1930s London. But an unexpected event reveals a scandalous secret and the son must decide between loyalty to his family and his own sense of justice. Presented by Milwaukee Repertory Theater. 224-9490.

GLASS MENAGERIE, March 2-April 1; Stiemke Powerhouse Theater, Milwaukee Theater Center, 108 E. Wells St. Milwaukee Repertory Theater presents a shattering and unforgettable play that finds hope in the most tragic of circumstances. Adult language and situations. 224-9490.

MACBETH, March 3-4, 9-11; Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, 19805 W. Capitol Dr. , Brookfield. Presented by Milwaukee Shakespeare. 262-781-9520.

WHAT’S DONE IN THE DARK, March 9-11; Milwaukee Theatre, 500 W. Kilbourn Ave. Tyler Perry presents this story of high spirits and great triumphs in a story of suspense, infidelity and sensitive emotions, (Perry does not appear in this play.) 8 p.m. Fri. & Sat., 3 p.m. Sun. 276-4545

GREEN GABLES, March 9-April 22; Todd Wehr Theater, Marcus  Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water St. First Stage Children’s Theater presents a fun family musical about the feisty orphan who wins over the Cuthberts, who wanted to adopt a boy to help on their farm but got a girl. Based on the books by Lucy Maud Montgomery. 273-7206.

EARS ON A BEATLE, March 29-April 29; Off Broadway Theatre, 342 N. Water St., 2nd floor. It’s 1971 in New York City, a bad time for FBI Agent Ballantine to be starting over with his novice partner, Dan. Presented by Next Act Theatre. 278-0765.

EXHIBITS

SAMSON REMEMBERED, through most of 2007; Milwaukee Public Museum, 800 W. Wells St. Samson, the iconic gorilla who held court at the Milwaukee County Zoo is featured in an exhibit that also includes fascinating gorillas from zoos, the wild and the movies. 278-2728.

PIRANESI: The Grandeur of Ancient Rome, through Feb. 11; Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, 2220 N. Terrace Ave. Etchings by the Neo Classical engraver Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1788). 271-3656.

LAST TRAIN TO TOON TOWN, through March 18: Mitchell Park Conservatory (The Domes), 524 S. Layton Blvd. Model railroad show features G-scale trains. Small and miniature plants create the landscape. Special exhibits and demonstratoins as train hobbyists are on hand to answer questions. Daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., open until 9 p.m. Fridays during train show. 649-9800.

HISTORICAL REFLECTIONS: PAINTINGS BY NANCY LAMERS, through March 25; Charles Allis Art Museum, 1801 N. Prospect Ave. Inspired by her Mediterranean travels and old family photos, Nancy Lamers paints large-scale watercolor compositions with Sumi ink detailing. 278-8295.

MARTIN KLINE, NATURE AND CULTURE, through April 10; Marquette University’s Haggerty Museum of Art, 13th & Clybourn Sts. (parking lot is entered from 11th St., one block south of Wisconsin Ave). Opening on Feb. 1 features a gallery talk by Kline at 6 p.m. followed by a reception. Recent paintings and sculptures allude to nature and invite the viewer to think about both art and nature in new ways. 288-1669.

FRANCIS BACON: PAINTINGS FROM THE 1950s, through April 15; Baker/Rowland Exhibition Galleries of Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Dr. First exhibition to look into this fertile decade in Bacon’s life. 224-3200.

RESIDENCIES, RESIDENCES: WORKS BY JESSICA DUNNE, through April 15; Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, 2220 N. Terrace Ave. Dunne's elegant and contemplative still-lifes are captured moments of introspection and isolation from her travels. 271-3656.

BRAIN TEASERS 2, through May 6; Betty Brinn Children’s Museum, 929 E. Wisconsin Ave.  Brightly colored exhibit appeals to visitors of all ages and encourages parent-child interaction to solve the brain teasers. 390-5437.

CRAFTWAYS: ENGLISH ARTISANS IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY NEW ENGLAND, through May 27; Milwaukee Art Museum, Decorative Arts Gallery. Thirty of the most important surviving furniture forms made by early English settlers in the North American colonies. 224-3200.

TARGET PRESENTS CHICANO NOW: AMERICAN EXPRESSIONS; through May 28; Milwaukee Public Museum. Developed by actor/entertainer and art collector Cheech Marin, this interactive exhibit weaves traditions, history and humor into a multimedia expression of the lives and contributions of Chicanos to American culture. 278-2728.

LONG MAY SHE REIGN, through June 10; Capt. Frederick Pabst Mansion, 2000 W. Wisconsin Ave. The mansion takes an in-depth look at how one woman’s life influenced social etiquette in England and America to the degree an Era was named for her. Topics include weddings, mourning customs and holidays, plus personal effects from Queen Victoria’s household. 931-0808.

MICHELE KRAFT EXHIBIT, March 5-April 20; Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Peforming Arts, 19805 W. Capitol Dr., Brookfield. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sat. 262-781-9470.

LUCES DE RAIZ NEGRA, March 16-April 13; Latino Arts, Inc., 1028 S. 9th St.. Work by Manuel Gonzalez de la Parra in this photographic display of the African presence in Mexico. 384-3100.

COMEDY

COMEDYSPORTZ, 420 S. 1st St. Milwaukee’s longest-running improv comedy show is designed for all ages. Based on audience suggestions. Reservations recommended. 272-8888.

BONKERZ COMEDY SERIES, March 10; Potawatomi Bingo Casino, 1721 W. Canal St. Free seating on a first come, first serve basis, no ticket necessary. 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. 847-7922, 276-4545.

COMEDY FOR KIDS, March 2-3; The Riverside Theater, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave. Fred Klett. Benefits Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.  7:30 p.m. 286-3663.

WAYNE BRADY, March 29; Potawatomi Bingo Casino. 8 p.m. 847-7922, 276-4545.

DANCE

FIRST FRIDAY & THIRD SATURDAY IRISH CEILI DANCES, March 2 & 17; Irish Cultural & Heritage Center, 2133 W. Wisconsin Ave. Beginners and all ages welcome. 7:30 p.m. instruction, 8 p.m. music and dancing. Minimal charge benefits ICHC. 345-8800, 489-1110.

STEPHEN PETRONIO COMPANY, March 17; Alverno College, Pitman Theatre, 3400 S. 43rd St. New work by Petronio and an original score by Rufus Wainwright, performed live by the Milwaukee Children’s Choir. 8 p.m. 382-6044.

TRINITY ACADEMY OF IRISH DANCE, March 17; Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Performing Arts, 19805 W. Capitol Dr., Brookfield. 11 a.m. & 1 p.m. 262-781-9520.

IMPROSCAPING, March 31; UW-Miilwaukee Union Ballroom, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd. Dance improvisations by Susanne Carter based on body image. 60-minute program includes humorous interviews with her chiropractor, hairdresser, ballet teacher and photographer. No admission charge. 8 p.m. 229-6998.

IMAX and PLANETARIUM

The Humphrey IMAX Dome Theater is in the Museum Center, 800 W. Wisconsin Ave. It doubles as the Daniel M. Soref Planetarium, a state-of-the-art digital planetarium. Visit www.mpm.edu for times.

Current IMAX shows:

ROVING MARS, through June 14. Experience the reality of the Mars surface as seen through the eyes of two intrepid, death-defying explorers – Spirit and Opportunity – the Mars Rovers.

DEEP SEA, through Aug. 31. Dive into a magical underwater adventure narrated by two of Hollywood’s hottest stars, Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet.

Current DANIEL M. SOREF PLANETARIUM shows:

STARS OF THE PHARAOHS, through June 14, 2007: Watch Milwaukee’s sunset, twilight and evening sky, then travel to Egypt to visit temples and tombs of the ancient world. Experience the mystery of ancient beliefs and their expression in the night sky and see how science was used to align huge monuments that are the hallmarks of Egyptian civilization.

WONDERS OF THE UNIVERSE, through June 14: See the moon, stars, constellations and planets visible in the Milwaukee sky. Then, embark on an odyssey of discovery deep into space through the eyes of the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope and travel back billions of years to witness the birth of the universe.

SONICVISION, through Nov. 23: With a mix by Moby and featuring tracks from Radiohead, U2, David Bowie, Coldplay, Queens of the Stone and others, music ignites a one-of-a-kind computer-generated musical and visual experience.