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The spotlight is back on Milwaukee! 🎭✨

Milwaukee Theater Week is back, and the stage isn't the only place where the magic happens.

From the Best Seats in MKE taking over Turner’s Alley to morning yoga on the Miller High Life Theatre stage, live cabaret performances and nighttime celebrations, there are plenty of ways to experience Milwaukee’s performing arts scene.

🎭 Best Seats in MKE | Starting Oct. 9
🎸 Curtain Call at @yourofficemke | Oct. 12
🧘 Center Stage Savasana with @empoweryogamke at @mhltheatre | Oct. 15 at 7 AM
🎶 Turner’s Alley Cabaret presented by @mkedowntown | Oct. 15, 4–7 PM
🥂 Cheers to Milwaukee Theater Week | Oct. 18

Whether you're a theater regular or looking for something new to experience, consider this your invitation to take part.

🎟️ Explore Milwaukee Theater Week events and tickets at the #linkinbio

#mketheaterweek #mketheaterdistrict

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Celebrate Near West Side Week at The New State Block Party
Sunday, September 13th 12 - 4 PM (2616 W. State Street)
We are so proud to be working with @nearwestsidepartners
Every year we get to celebrate Near West Side Week at The New State Music Park.
@emmitt_james will be performing with a theater break from @blackartsmke
@kavoncortezjones is our wonderful host for the block party. There will be food vendors and fun activities provided by @aweinc Invite to block party on Sunday September 13th from 12-4 PM at 2616 W. State Street

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https://m.signupgenius.com/?fbclid=IwVERDUAUFUipwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHj2xrNs2-5bxf0QsPKqRS5c1jEXNE2Ar4mtgalAcXxL_AF2tgYRCF4Hn7f0-_aem_WWi9GVq2ecbIgWGcZvzIpQ#!/showSignUp/508094BAEA82CA1FA7-65556166-black?useFullSite=false

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SIGN UP here. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508094BAEA82CA1FA7-65556166-black #blackart #blacktheatre #bamke

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Missed the first audition? Here’s another opportunity to take the stage! ✨

Black Arts MKE is holding a second round of auditions for Black Nativity by Langston Hughes — and we’re looking for actors, singers, dancers, and performers ready to bring this powerful holiday tradition to life.

📅 Saturday, September 5, 2026
⏰ 3:00–8:00 PM
📍 Black Arts MKE – Studio 4A
Marcus Performing Arts Center
Enter at 123 E. State Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202

COME PREPARED TO PERFORM:
🎭 A 1–2 minute monologue from a published theatrical piece
🎶 One gospel or musical theatre song of your choice
🎹 A piano accompanist will be provided.

Auditions are by sign-up! Reserve your audition time through SignUpGenius using the link below.

🔗 SIGN UP HERE:
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/508094BAEA82CA1FA7-65254379-black?useFullSite=false

Whether you missed the first audition or you’re just hearing about it — this is your second chance to be seen.

Bring your passion. Bring your talent. Take your place on stage.

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Great day for Djembe, Dancing, networking, building community, even better time to join The Village.. hope to see you in class today tell a friend bring a friend AFõ

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A Time Was Had at @bamke.theatrefestival YOUTH & FAMILY NIGHT! 🔥

Thank you @blackartsmke for the opportunity and the work you do to elevate Milwaukee Youth in the Arts!

A Special Thank You to the family’s for your constant love and support!

We’re excited for more memories like these! 🫶🏾

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#twanicles LISTEN.......ITS NOT TOO LATE TO SIGN UP!!!!!!!! I WANNA SEE U THERE TOMORROW!!!!!!!!

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The final week of August is here, and we're embracing every moment!

We've got IndyCars speeding towards victory, country tunes uplifting our spirits, flowers blooming with beauty, jazz rhythms soothing our souls, and a wellness fest that's all about finding inner peace.

The days are still long, the patios are still vibrant, and the opportunities are still endless. So, who's ready to unlock their full potential?

What's on your agenda this week? 📆

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#twanicles THIS years production is missing something.......YOU!!!!!!! TAKE YOUR TALENTS TO THE STAGE IN THIS YEAR'S PRODUCTION OF BLACK NATIVITY!!!!!! I hope to see unat auditions this thursday!!!!!!

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Wrapped in gold, rooted in peace. ✨💐🌾

Before the world had a name for love, we existed right here—under soft morning light, among the wildflowers, breathless in the golden hour.

Timeless. Unbroken. Ours. 🍯💛

Reimagining of Gustav Klimt’s 1908 masterpiece "The Kiss" in living fine art.

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🎨: @docwildmediastudios
#art #blacklove #gustavklimt #blackart #fineart

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Some moments are bigger than theatre. They are history meeting the present.

This weekend, we had the extraordinary honor of welcoming the families and loved ones of two of Milwaukee’s most monumental figures, Vel Phillips and Father James Groppi, to experience Vel & Groppi: In the Deep Tracks.

These were two people who stood together, marched together, challenged injustice together, and helped move Milwaukee forward during the fight for fair housing and civil rights. Their courage was not simply something written into history books—it changed lives, opened doors, challenged systems, and helped shape the Milwaukee we know today.

To have Margaret “Peggy” Rozga, Father Groppi’s wife, alongside representatives of the Phillips family, in the room as their stories were brought to life on stage was incredibly powerful.

We were honored to recognize them with a token of appreciation—not only for the legacies of Vel Phillips and Father Groppi, but for the families, loved ones, organizers, advocates, and communities who stood beside them and carried this work forward.

There is something deeply moving about watching history come alive while the people who lived it, loved it, and inherited its legacy are sitting among us.

This is why we tell our stories.
This is why we preserve our history.
This is why theatre matters.

Milwaukee is better because Vel Phillips and Father James Groppi had the courage to stand up, speak out, march forward, and demand something better.

Their footsteps are still here.
Their voices still echo.
Their work still matters.

And it was our honor to say, simply and sincerely:

Thank you. We remember. We honor you. We carry it forward.

Bring your family. Bring a friend. Bring the next generation. Come witness a story about courage, community, partnership, and the people who helped change Milwaukee.

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW.
Performances continue through August 29, 2026.

🎟️ Tickets & information: BlackArtsMKE.org

Vel & Groppi: In the Deep Tracks
Presented by Black Arts MKE and Bronzeville Arts Ensemble
Milwaukee history. Milwaukee legacy. Milwaukee stories. ❤️

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