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Concerts, games, comedy, theater and more.
You Can See Everything
The Oriental Theatre · Through Nov 19
La bola negra
Downer Theatre (Milwaukee Film) · Through Nov 18
Wild Horse Nine
Downer Theatre (Milwaukee Film) · Through Nov 19
Godzilla Minus Zero
The Oriental Theatre · Through Nov 19
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
The Oriental Theatre · Through Nov 19
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Oriental Theatre · Through Dec 12
Turner & Constable
Oriental Theatre (Milwaukee Film) · Through Nov 15
Talk to Me
Oriental Theatre (Milwaukee Film) · 7:00 PM
Eve's Bayou - Director's Cut
The Oriental Theatre · 7:00 PM
Out of the Past
The Oriental Theatre · 7:00 PM
Aurore Sibley, author of Some Things Don't Burn: Art, Activism, and Arson at the Bugle American, in conversation with
Boswell Book Company · 6:30 PM
The Lady from Shanghai
Oriental Theatre (Milwaukee Film) · 7:00 PM
Experimental Tuesdays: From the Archives (curated by Alessandro Streccioni)
UWM Union Cinema · 7:00 PM
Art & Technology Exhibition: Charging
Kenilworth Square East Gallery · Through Nov 21
Avelardo Valdez, author of Homeboys Forever
Boswell Book Company · 6:30 PM
Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Rachel David
UWM Peck School of the Arts · 7:00 PM
Rooftop Stargazing
UWM Manfred Olson Planetarium · 7:00 PM
Ty Landers, author of Baby Queen, in conversation with Tim Hennessy
Boswell Book Company · 6:30 PM
I Play Rocky
Downer Theatre (Milwaukee Film) · Through Nov 22
Dane Erbach, author of Meat Bees
Boswell Book Company · 6:30 PM
WMSE Friday Night Freak Show: All the President's Men
Oriental Theatre (Milwaukee Film) · 7:00 PM
Fatherland
Oriental Theatre (Milwaukee Film) · Through Nov 22
Northern Lights
UWM Manfred Olson Planetarium · 7:00 PM
Daniel Goldin's Holiday Book Talk
Shorewood Public Library · 11:00 AM
Discover the Allis: Docent Tours
Charles Allis Art Museum · 12:30 PM
To Kill a Mockingbird
Oriental Theatre (Milwaukee Film) · 7:00 PM
National Theatre Live: The Misanthrope
The Oriental Theatre · Through Nov 22
Rescheduled! Wendy Wimmer, author of The Doomscroller's Companion, in conversation with Christina Clancy
Boswell Book Company · 6:30 PM
Gun Crazy
The Oriental Theatre · 7:00 PM
The Last Waltz
The Oriental Theatre · 7:00 PM
Club Kid
Oriental Theatre (Milwaukee Film) · Through Nov 29
Elsinore
Downer Theatre (Milwaukee Film) · Through Dec 6
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Oriental Theatre (Milwaukee Film) · 7:00 PM
Community Free Day: Milwaukee County Residents Visit Free
Jewish Museum Milwaukee · 10:00 AM
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
The Oriental Theatre · 7:00 PM
Best in Show
The Oriental Theatre · 7:00 PM
Kiss Me Deadly
The Oriental Theatre · 7:00 PM
Ikiru
The Oriental Theatre · Through Nov 29
Robert Simonson, author of Bourbon and Rye Cocktails: The History of American Whiskey in 73 Recipes
Boswell Book Company · 6:30 PM
Elevator to the Gallows
The Oriental Theatre · 7:00 PM
Experimental Tuesdays: The World and Works of Portia Cobb
UWM Union Cinema · Through Dec 2
The Hole 35mm
Oriental Theatre (Milwaukee Film) · 7:00 PM
Drawing for Print & Lithography Exhibition
Kenilworth Square East · Through Dec 16
Comics & Conversation Series: Superman, Myth, and Kavalier & Clay
Jewish Museum Milwaukee · 12:00 PM
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie: The Commentary Track
The Oriental Theatre · 7:00 PM
Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Tyler Evans
UWM Peck School of the Arts · 7:00 PM
2026 Object Jewelry Sale
Villa Terrace Museum & Gardens · Through Dec 4
Free Admission Thursday
Charles Allis Art Museum · 11:00 AM
Dirty Dancing
Oriental Theatre (Milwaukee Film) · 7:00 PM
Hundreds of Beavers 35mm
Oriental Theatre (Milwaukee Film) · Through Dec 5
Animation Around the World
Milwaukee Public Library East Branch · 3:30 PM
Bell, Book and Candle
The Oriental Theatre · Through Dec 6
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Oriental Theatre (Milwaukee Film) · 7:00 PM
Harvey
Oriental Theatre (Milwaukee Film) · 7:00 PM
Collaborative Film Screening
The Cooperage · 7:00 PM
Experimental Tuesdays: Expand/Contract - Performances for the Cinema
UWM Union Cinema · 7:00 PM
After School Movies
Milwaukee Public Library East Branch · 3:30 PM
Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Mich Dillon
UWM Peck School of the Arts · 7:00 PM
Gremlins
The Oriental Theatre · Through Dec 12
Art & Design BA/BFA Fall Exhibition
Kenilworth Square East Gallery · Through Dec 19
Design & Visual Communication Showcase
Kenilworth Square East · 5:00 PM
White Christmas
The Oriental Theatre · Through Dec 17
Blast of Silence
The Oriental Theatre · Through Dec 13
The Night Before Christmas Children's Reading
Villa Terrace Museum & Gardens · 1:00 PM
Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall 35mm
Oriental Theatre (Milwaukee Film) · 7:00 PM
Dune: Part Three 70mm
Oriental Theatre (Milwaukee Film) · Through Dec 31
Tokyo Godfathers - SUBBED
The Oriental Theatre · Through Dec 19
Senior Screenings
UWM Union Cinema · Through Dec 19
It's a Wonderful Life
Oriental Theatre (Milwaukee Film) · Through Dec 24
Tokyo Godfathers - DUBBED
The Oriental Theatre · 7:00 PM
A Few Good Men
The Oriental Theatre · 7:00 PM
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Oriental Theatre (Milwaukee Film) · Through Dec 20
Pacific Rim
The Oriental Theatre · 7:00 PM
Fiddler on the Roof
The Oriental Theatre · 7:00 PM
The Debut
Downer Theatre (Milwaukee Film) · Through Dec 31
The Rules of the Game
The Oriental Theatre · Through Dec 27
When Harry Met Sally...
Oriental Theatre (Milwaukee Film) · 7:00 PM
Phantom Thread
Oriental Theatre (Milwaukee Film) · 7:00 PM
Museum Days: Discover Chosen Heroes!
Jewish Museum Milwaukee · Through Jan 31
Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: Nonka Enkhee
UWM Peck School of the Arts · 7:00 PM
Comics & Conversation Series: Graphic Novels as Grown-Up Jewish Storytelling
Jewish Museum Milwaukee · 12:00 PM
Artists Now! Guest Lecture Series: William Estrada
UWM Peck School of the Arts · 7:00 PM
Close by, in Downtown Milwaukee, Riverwest
Level 1 Student Showcase Saturday Afternoon Class
Interchange Theater Co-op
Milwaukee Admirals vs. Chicago Wolves
UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
Brandi Carlile: Burn The Setlist (The All Request Tour)
Pabst Theater Group (Pabst, Riverside, Turner Hall, Vivarium, Miller High Life Theatre)
An Evening of RADIOHEAD performed by Android Paranoid
Pabst Theater Group (Pabst, Riverside, Turner Hall, Vivarium, Miller High Life Theatre)
Pentatonix: Christmas in the City Tour
Fiserv Forum
Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening
Pabst Theater Group (Pabst, Riverside, Turner Hall, Vivarium, Miller High Life Theatre)
Student Showcase Levels 4 and 5
Interchange Theater Co-op
Long May You Run – A Neil Young Tribute & Fundraiser for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin – with many acts! *
Linnemans
Wild Kratts LIVE! 2.0 Activate Creature Power!
Miller High Life Theatre
Milwaukee Bucks
Fiserv Forum
The Wood Brothers
Pabst Theater Group (Pabst, Riverside, Turner Hall, Vivarium, Miller High Life Theatre)
Featured Reader: Songs of Life * November 16, 2026
LinnemansPlaces in East Side
- Downer Theatre (Milwaukee Film)Movie theater · 44 coming up
- Oriental Theatre (Milwaukee Film)Movie theater · 41 coming up
- Shank HallMusic venue · 40 coming up
- UWM Peck School of the ArtsUniversity arts school · 38 coming up
- Urban Ecology CenterNature center · 26 coming up
- Milwaukee Public Library East BranchPublic library · 25 coming up
- Charles Allis Art MuseumMuseum · 17 coming up
- Miramar TheatreMusic venue · 10 coming up
- Boswell Book CompanyBookstore · 8 coming up
- UWM Manfred Olson PlanetariumPlanetarium · 6 coming up
- Villa Terrace Museum & GardensMuseum and gardens · 6 coming up
- Jewish Museum MilwaukeeMuseum · 4 coming up
- East Side BID happeningsBusiness district · 2 coming up
- Historic Downer Avenue eventsBusiness district · 1 coming up
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