Key Milwaukee

August 2013

An A-Z visitors guide to Milwaukee Wisconsin. Sponsored by Key Magazine Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Complete address of sites and phone numbers are listed with first mention. Area codes of phone numbers are 414 unless shown otherwise. Please confirm events when possible; listings subject to change. For updates and links to websites, visit KeyMilwaukee.com. M U S I C NOTE: At Potawatomi Bingo Casino, no one under 21 is allowed in the theater under any circumstances. TRINITY • THREE IRISH PUBS LIVE MUSIC, 125 E. Juneau Ave. Live music, phone for information. On Friday and Saturday nights, ride the trolley between Trinity, The Harp, The Black Rose and RC's. Shuttles run to and from Brewers home games and Irish Fest. 278-7033. LIVE AT THE PECK PAVILION, Tuesdays through Aug. 27; Peck Pavilion just south of the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water St. Series of summer evening concerts along the bank of the Milwaukee River. 273-7206 or 1-888-612-3500. Visit http://www.marcuscenter.org/Live-Peck-Pavilion.html for full schedule. WAYNE CHUNG/THE FIXX, July 30; Northern Lights Theater, Potawatomi Bingo Casino, 1721 W. Canal St. 8 p.m. Box Office 847-7922, Ticketmaster 800-745-3000. VANS WARPED TOUR '13, July 31; Marcus Amphitheater, 200 N. Harbor Dr. Acts include Hawthorne Heights, Forever the Sickest Kids, Man Overboard, Motion City Soundtrack, Chiodos, We Came As Romans, Reel Big Fish and more. 273-2600, 800745-3000. WISCONSIN STATE FAIR, Aug. 1-11; Main Stage presented by Potawatomi Bingo Casino, Wisconsin State Fair Park, 640 S. 84th St. 8/1 Heart, 7:30 p.m.; 8/2 "Weird Al" Yankovic, 8 p.m.; 8/3 Gary Allan, 8 p.m.; 8/4 Happy Together Tour with The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie, Chuck Negron formerly of Three Dog Night, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, Mark Linsay former lead singer of Paul Revere & the Raiders and Gary Lewis & The Playboys, 7 p.m.; 8/5 Sail Rock 2013 starring Christopher Cross plus Orleans, Gary Wright, Firefall, John Ford Coley, Robbie Dupree and Player, 7:30 p.m.; 8/6 Theory of a Deadman, 7:30 p.m.; 8/7 A Night of Worship with Hillsong LIVE, 7:30 p.m.; 8/8 An Evening with YES, 7:30 p.m.; 8/9 Austin Mahone, 7 p.m.; 8/10 Vince Neil of Motley Crue, 8 p.m.; 8/11 Miranda Lambert, 6:30 p.m. Tickets include fair admission if purchased prior to entering the fair. Fair Ticket Office, 7722 W. Greenfield Ave., or WiStateFair.com. DUELING PIANOS, Friday, Aug. 2. Bayshore Town Center, 5800 N. Bayshore Dr. 6-8 p.m. 963-8780. STEVE EARLE, Aug. 5; Pabst Theater, 144 E. Wells St. 2863663. THE NATIONAL, Aug. 5, Riverside Theater, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave. 286-3663. CHEESE CAPITAL JAZZ CRAWL, Aug. 9; Plymouth Arts Center and other stops in Plymouth, Wisconsin, north of Milwaukee. Live music from 4 p.m. until 2:30 a.m. www.plymoutharts.org. BIG TIME RUSH, Aug. 11; Riverside Theater. POP 'N' BLUES ROYALTY TRIBUTE SHOW, Aug. 12-16; Northern Lights Theater, Potawatomi Bingo Casino. GUITAR FESTIVAL, Aug. 15-17; Wilson Center for the Arts, 19805 W. Capital Dr., Brookfield. 262-781-9520 THE WANTED/CARLY RAE JEPSEN, Aug. 20; Riverside Theater, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave. GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA, Aug. 24; Pabst Theater. JOHN HIATT & THE COMBO, Aug. 26; Pabst Theater. DIANA ROSS, Aug. 27; Riverside Theater. FUN = Free Summer Concerts SUMMER'S BEST, through August, various days; Hosted by Milwaukee County Parks in parks across the county. KIDZ DAYS AT THE CENTER, Tuesdays-Thursdays, through Aug. 15; Peck Pavilion (outdoors), Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water St. 10 a.m. 273-7206. SUNSET ZOOFARI, Wednesdays through July 31; Milwaukee County Zoo. Zoo closes at 5 p.m., re-opens at 6 p.m. with live music on the grounds. Reduced admission for zoo. 771-3040. WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE, Wednesdays, through Aug. 28 and Thurs., Aug. 29 (no shows July 31, Aug. 7, 14); Budweiser Music Pavilion, Wisconsin State Fair Park, 8200 W. Greenfield Ave OR 640 S. 84th St. Doors open 5:30 p.m., concerts 5:30-7 & 7:30-11 p.m. 800-884-FAIR. RIVER RHYTHMS, Wednesdays, through Aug. 28; Pere Marquette Park (Old World 3rd St. between State and Kilbourn). 6:30-9 p.m. 276-6696. • Three-hour city tours by bus • Start from Milwaukee City Hall • Tap into history, photo ops and sample cheese, ice cream and beer (414) 698-8058 16 untappedtour.com SQUARE TUNES SERIES, Thursdays, through Aug. 1. Bayshore Town Center, 5800 N. Bayshore Dr., Glendale. noon1:30 p.m. & 6-8 p.m. bayshoretowncenter.com. CONCERTS IN THE GARDENS, Thursdays, through Aug. 29; Boerner Botanical Gardens, 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free admission to the gardens after 6 p.m. on concert nights. JAZZ IN THE PARK, Thursdays, through Sept. 5; Cathedral Square Park, downtown Milwaukee. Local and national jazz performers. Happy hour 5 p.m., music 6-9 p.m. 271-1416.

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