An A-Z visitors guide to Milwaukee Wisconsin. Sponsored by Key Magazine Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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14 keymilwaukee.com D A N C E u Aug. 2 Dance Fest 2025 In its fourth year this festival includes dance companies from across the Midwest. Enjoy performances, food and live music. Peck Pavilion, Marcus PAC u Aug 5 Nova Linea Contemporary Dance Presents Bloom and Decline Wilson Center for the Arts T H E AT E R u Through Aug. 2 An Inspector Calls A Inspector unexpect- edly arrives at a family home investigating the death of a young woman. SummerStage of Delafield u Through Aug. 10 The Wedding Singer Next Act Theatre u Through Aug. 17 Wicked Looks at what happened in the Land of Oz…but from a different angle. Marcus PAC u Aug. 5-7 Six: Teen Edition Next Act Theatre u Aug. 14-17 All My Sons Next Act Theatre C O M E D Y u Aug 1 Trey Kennedy: The Relatable Tour The Pabst Theater u Aug 15 A Live Conversation with Rainn Wilson + The Office screening The Riverside Theater u Aug. 16 Secret Comedy donttellcomedy. com/shows/ milwaukee-08-16-25/ Walker's Point (secret venue) u Aug 16 Dusty Slay: The Night Shift Tour The Pabst Theater u Aug 23 John Caparulo's Mad Cap Comedy Vivarium u Aug. 23 Shane Gillis Live Tour Fiserv Forum M U S I C u Aug. 2 The Red Clay Strays BMO Pavilion u Aug. 5 Disney's Descendants/ Zombies: Worlds Collide Tour Fiserv Forum u Aug 6 Cameron Whitcomb: Hundred Mile High Tour The Pabst Theater u Aug. 8 Billy Strings Fiserv Forum u Aug 14 AMERICA: The Encore Tour The Riverside Theater u Aug 15 Tommy Oeffling + Band: August Tour Vivarium u Aug 15 Julian Lage Trio Wilson Center for the Arts u Aug. 19 Indigo Girls & Melissa Etheridge BMO Pavilion u Aug. 21 The Pairing: a Wine Tasting Event Music of Sade The Fitzgerald u Aug. 21 Simple Plan: Bigger Than You Think! Tour BMO Pavilion u Aug. 21–23 Fresh Coast Jazz Festival Features performances by legendary smooth jazz stars and young talent including Gerald Albright, Jeff Lorber Fusion, Chris Standring, Four80East, Kayla Waters, The Braxton Brothers, and more. The Pabst Theater u Aug. 22 Floyd Nation: Wish We Were There Tour Pink Floyd tribute The Riverside Theater u Aug 22 OZOMATLI – 30 Revolutions Tour Vivarium u Aug. 22-23 Country in the Burg The county music festival includes: Travis Denning, Randy Houser, & Kip Moore on Friday and Emily Ann Roberts, Drake White, Morgan Evans, & the Brothers Osborne on Saturday Cedar Creek Park E V E N T S SHAKESPEARE IN THE CITY u The Taming of the Shrew Set against a neon sun-soaked 1980's beach party backdrop, this fast and funny Taming of the Shrew brings swagger, slapstick, and surf-rock vibes to Shakespeare's classic battle of wills. u Much Ado About Nothing The puppet-powered Much Ado steers the audience into a Yacht Rock cruise experience, where Beatrice and Benedick trade zingers in this breezy nautical comedy. u The Play's The Thing Fun, hands-on activities before and between the perfor mances. u Macbeth Puppet Show Presented by Pocket Park Puppet Players. u Early Music Now Musicians perform Re- naissance-era music. — This month look for them at the following locations: Aug. 2 Lake Park Aug. 3 Forest Home Cemetery & Arboretum Aug. 9 Kern Park Aug. 10 Lincoln Park Aug. 17 Wisconsin Avenue Park Details at optimisttheatre.org /shakespeare-in-the-park-2025.html