Tom Barrett News

Pabst Theater Group's CEO is claiming that the group has been treated unfairly by Mayor Tom Barrett and the Milwaukee Health Department under the city's new pandemic order.

The 35th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration, coordinated by the MLK Steering Committee, will be held on Sunday, January 20, 2019 at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. The program will begin at 1:00 PM in Uihlein Hall and highlight our youth who interpreted Dr. King's works through art, speech and writing contests.

The Pabst Brewing Company is excited to announce the official opening of Pabst Milwaukee Brewery, the company's first craft brewery. A firkin keg tapping and blue ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for later this afternoon with Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele, Pabst Chairman Eugene Kashper, and Pabst CEO Simon Thorpe. The brewery's public opening is slated for Friday, April 14 at 11 a.m. (Milwaukee Day '4/14'). Pabst will also host a grand opening celebration and street festival on May 13 from 1 to 7 p.m. The festival will feature outdoor performances from a wide variety of leading local bands, as well as games, art activities, food, and of course, Pabst Milwaukee Brewery beer.

Spring is coming, and Art House's JC Fridays will kick off the season with 39 exciting visual and performing arts events! Come out and celebrate with this city-wide festival on Friday, March 3, 2017. Restaurants, galleries, stores, and event spaces throughout Jersey City will showcase a variety of art-related happenings including visual exhibitions, live music, performance acts, educational demonstrations, and more.

Opening night at the Pabst Theatre this December celebrated the 40th Anniversary of Milwaukee Rep's A Christmas Carol. The city's mayor Tom Barrett was on hand with an executive from Wells Fargo, the production's corporate sponsor. Each man echoed that theater, especially this longstanding tradition of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, creates family memories that last a lifetime and brings the community together.

Erasing the Distance (ETD), a Chicago-based arts organization that sheds light on mental health issues through theatre, is proud to present the world premiere of Tell Me What You Remember, a devised play about depression in families that opens Dec. 1, 2014. Tell me What You Remember is adapted by Gedalya Chinn, directed by Nikki Zaleski, and co-produced by Rebecca's Dream. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast!

Erasing the Distance (ETD), a Chicago-based arts organization that sheds light on mental health issues through theatre, will present the world premiere of Tell Me What You Remember, a devised play about depression in families that opens Dec. 1, 2014. Tell me What You Remember is adapted by Gedalya Chinn, directed by Nikki Zaleski, and co-produced by Rebecca's Dream.

The MLK Steering Committee will host the 29th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts today, January 20, 2013.

The MLK Steering Committee will host the 29th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts on January 20, 2013.

Mixed Blood's long history of stimulating and boundary-pushing theatre has included works with full-frontal nudity, irreverence and raw language.

Mixed Blood's long history of stimulating and boundary-pushing theatre has included works with full-frontal nudity, irreverence and raw language.

Mixed Blood's long history of stimulating and boundary-pushing theatre has included works with full-frontal nudity, irreverence and raw language.

Mixed Blood's long history of stimulating and boundary-pushing theatre has included works with full-frontal nudity, irreverence and raw language.

Mixed Blood's long history of stimulating and boundary-pushing theatre has included works with full-frontal nudity, irreverence and raw language.

The often unjust politics of Latin America play out through three generations of the Trueba family in Caridad Svich's play,

The often unjust politics of Latin America play out through three generations of the Trueba family in Caridad Svich's play,

With rehearsals set to launch in November, 'JUNIOR CLAUS' has a star-filled stage to match the midnight holiday skies. The Directors has announced the casting and creative team for the stage spectacular arriving from New York to the Twin Cities South Metro for an exclusive run this December 2009.

With rehearsals set to launch in November, 'JUNIOR CLAUS' has a star-filled stage to match the midnight holiday skies. The Directors has announced the casting and creative team for the stage spectacular arriving from New York to the Twin Cities South Metro for an exclusive run this December 2009.

With rehearsals set to launch in November, 'JUNIOR CLAUS' has a star-filled stage to match the midnight holiday skies. The Directors has announced the casting and creative team for the stage spectacular arriving from New York to the Twin Cities South Metro for an exclusive run this December 2009.