NIGHT LIFE

ACOUSTIC/FOLK

Cornerstone Restaurant: Peter Donalds, 6-9 p.m. Sept. 29, S43-W31343 Highway 83, Genesee Depot.

Riverwest Filling Station: Eccentric Acoustic, 7-9 p.m. Sept. 29, 701 E. Keefe Ave.

BLUES

The Cheel: Dave Miller Blues and Jazz Trio, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Oct. 3, 105 S. Main St., Thiensville.

The Cooperage: Jeff Dagenhardt & Idle Minds, 7 p.m. Sept. 28, 822 S. Water St.

Iron Mike’s: Steve Nitros & Friends jam session, 8 p.m. Sept. 28, Kenny Todd jam session, 3 p.m. Sept. 30, 6357 S. 27th St., Franklin.

Mamie’s: Marvelous Mac, 9:30 p.m. Sept. 28, 3300 W. National Ave.

Motor Bar & Restaurant: American Blues Band, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 30, 401 W. Canal St.

Silver Spring House: Rick Holmes and guest Bluz and BBQ, 7 p.m. Sept. 29, 6655 N. Green Bay Ave., Glendale.

CELTIC/IRISH

City Lights: Blackthorn Folly, 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sept. 29, 2200 W. Mount Vernon Ave.

House of Guinness: Derek and Paddygrass, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29, 354 W. Main St., Waukesha. COUNTRY

Dopps Bar: Billy J Spaulding & The TK&M Boys, 7 p.m. Sept. 28, 1753 S. 68th St., West Allis.

Red Rock Saloon: Raleigh Keegan, 10 p.m. Sept. 28, 1227 N. Water St.

JAZZ/SWING

Ally’s Bistro: Chris Peppas and Jeff Stoll, 8 p.m. Sept. 28, N72-W13350 Lund Lane, Menomonee Falls.

Blu: Scott Napoli Quartet, with Mark Davis, Clay Schaub and Johnathan Greenstein, 8, 9:30 and 11 p.m. Sept. 28, 424 E. Wisconsin Ave.

Caroline’s Jazz Club: Paul Silbergleit Quartet, 9:30 p.m. Sept. 28, Paul Spencer Band, 9:30 p.m. Sept. 29, 401 S. Second St.

The Packing House: Tracy Hannemann Group, 6:30-10:30 p.m. Sept. 28, Mauree, 6:30-10:30 p.m. Sept. 29, Carmen Nickerson & Kostia Efimov, 6-10 p.m. Oct. 3, Barbara Stephan & Peter Mac, 6-10 p.m. Oct. 4, 900 E. Layton Ave.

Stagecoach Inn: Steven Green’s Swingreen, 7-9:30 p.m. Sept. 29, Pub, W61N520 Washington Ave., Cedarburg.

KARAOKE/OPEN MIC

Bremen Cafe: Comedy Open Mic, 8 p.m. Oct. 1; Open Mic, 10 p.m. Oct. 1, Karaoke, 10 p.m. Oct. 2, 901 E. Clarke St.

Scotty’s Bar & Pizza: Karaoke, 9 p.m. Sept. 30, 3921 S. Clement Ave.

LOUNGE

Potawatomi Hotel & Casino: Al White, 4 p.m. Oct. 2; 8 p.m. Oct. 3, Bar 360, 1721 W. Canal St.

The Steakout: Al White, 7-11 p.m. Sept. 28-29, 6300 Industrial Loop, Greendale.

POP/ROCK

Alioto’s: Dan Becker, 7-11 p.m. Sept. 29, 3041 N. Mayfair Road, Wauwatosa.

American Legion Post 449: The 45s, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28, 3245 124th St., Brookfield.

Art*Bar: Dax Odom & Malo, 9 p.m. Sept. 28, Ryan Human, 9 p.m. Sept. 29, 722 E. Burleigh St.

Bremen Cafe: Bremenhain, 10 p.m. Sept. 28, PAX, 10 p.m. Sept. 30, The

VARIETY

American Legion Post 399: Nite Trax, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28, N50-W34750 Wisconsin Ave., Okauchee.

American Legion Post 449: Roger Boll, 6 p.m. Sept. 28, Suave, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29, 3245 124th St., Brookfield.

Mueller’s Linden Inn: Scotch and Soda, 8-11 p.m. Sept. 29, 4919 Highway 144, Hartford.

Tally’s Tap: Tomm Lehnigk, 7 p.m. Oct. 3, S31-W24661 Sunset Drive, Waukesha.

Vino Etc.: Jim Best, 7 p.m. Sept. 29, 120 E. Wisconsin Ave., Oconomowoc.

COMEDY

Muskego Moose Lodge 1057: “The See Team” Improv Comedy Show, 7 p.m. Sept. 29, S86-W21693 Janesville Road, Muskego, $10.

Urban Harvest Brewing Company: Mojo Dojo Comedy presents MKE Riffs “Left Behind,” 7 p.m. Oct. 4, 1024 S. 5th St., mkeriffs.com

BEER GARDEN MUSIC

The Landing at Hoyt Park: Will Ulrich, 5-8 p.m. Sept. 28, Swing & A Miss, 5-8 p.m. Sept. 29, Erik Haakon Thorne, 5-8 p.m. Oct. 4, 1800 N. Swan Blvd., Wauwatosa.

Whitnall Park: Hindsight, 3-6 p.m. Sept. 29, Lenny Szwiec, 3-6 p.m. Sept. 30, 8831 N. Root River Parkway, Greendale.

FAIRS & FESTIVALS

Bavarian Bierhaus: Oktoberfest, 5midnight Sept. 28; noon-midnight Sept. 29. Music by Austrian Express, 7 p.m. Sept. 28, Alta Kameraden, 3:30 p.m. Sept. 29; Edelweiss, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29, 700 W. Lexington Blvd., Glendale.

Corners of Brookfield: Rock The Burbs, with music by Plain White T’s, Abby Jeanne, Listening Party, 6-10 p.m. Sept. 29, Market Square, 20111 W. Blue Mound Road.

Jackson Park: Oktoberfest Celebration, 4:30-9 p.m. Sept. 28-29; with Ted Oliver’s Dueling Pianos, 6 p.m. Sept. 28, The Squeezettes, 5:30 p.m. Sept. 29, W204-N16901 Jackson Drive, Jackson.

Wisconsin State Fair Park: Maker Faire Milwaukee showcases DIY culture, with hands-on workshops, 5-9 p.m. Sept. 28; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sept. 29; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 30, Wisconsin Exposition Center, 8200 W. Greenfield, West Allis, maker fairemilwaukee.com.

DANCE CONCERTS

Danceworks Studio Theatre: Danceworks DanceLAB presents Movement Media Lab, 8:30 p.m. Sept. 28-29, 1661 N. Water St., (414) 277-8480.

Wilson Center for the Arts: Trinity Irish Dance Company, 8 p.m. Sept. 28; 7 p.m. Sept. 29, 19805 W. Capitol Drive, Brookfield, (262) 781-9520.

MUSIC

Beulah Brinton House: David Roth, 7 p.m. Oct. 4, 2590 S. Superior St., (414) 702-6053.

Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist: Derrick Hahn, piano, 12:15 p.m. Oct. 3, 812 N. Jackson St., (414) 276-9814.

Marcus Center Uihlein Hall: Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra presents Gluzman Plays Tchaikovsky, 8 p.m. Sept. 28-29, 929 N. Water St., (414) 273-7206.

Schauer Center: Bee Gees Gold: A Tribute, 3 and 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29, 147 N. Rural St., Hartford, (262) 670-0560.

South Milwaukee PAC: Milwaukee Armenian Community presents Sahan Arzruni, 7 p.m. Sept. 29, 901 15th Ave., South Milwaukee, (414) 766-5049.

Steinway Piano Gallery: Sandwich & a Steinway with Stas Venglevski, noon Oct. 3, 11550 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa, (414) 727-5995.

Sunset Playhouse: SideNotes Cabaret presents “Don’t Touch That Dial,” 8 p.m. Sept. 28-29; 3 p.m. Sept. 30, 700 Wall St., Elm Grove, (262) 782-4430.

Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum: Worldwind Jazz Trio, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sept. 30, Mercury Courtyard, 2220 N. Terrace Ave., (414) 271-3656.

Wilson Center for the Arts: Kamilah Marshall, 1 p.m. Oct. 3, 19805 W. Capitol Drive, Brookfield, (262) 781-9520.

Wisconsin Conservatory of Music: Prometheus Trio, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1-2, McIntosh|Goodrich Mansion, 1584 N. Prospect Ave., (414) 276-5760.

THEATER

Broadway Theatre Center-Cabot Theatre: Skylight Music Theatre presents “Pippin,” 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24; 2 p.m. Sept. 30; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3; 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4, (through Oct. 7), 158 N. Broadway, (414) 291-7800.

Broadway Theatre Center-Studio Theatre: Milwaukee Chamber Theatre presents “Chapatti,”7:30 p.m. Sept. 28; 4 and 8 p.m. Sept. 29; 2 p.m. Sept. 30; 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3-4, (through Oct. 14), 158 N. Broadway, (414) 291-7800.

Marquette University Helfaer Theatre: “Little Women. The Musical,” 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28; 1 and 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29; 2:30 p.m. Sept. 30; 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3-4, (through Oct. 7), 525 N. 13th St., (414) 288-7504.

Milwaukee Youth Arts Center: First Stage presents “The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show,” 11 a.m., 1 and 3:30 p.m. Sept. 29; 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sept. 30, (through Nov. 4), 325 W. Walnut St.

Next Act Theatre: “Outside Mullingar,” 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28; 4:30 and 8 p.m. Sept. 29; 2 p.m. Sept. 30; 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3; 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4, (through Oct. 21), 255 S. Water St., (414) 2780765.

North Middle School Auditorium: Falls Patio Players present “Miss Holmes,” 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28-29; 2 p.m. Sept. 30, (through Oct. 7), Auditorium, N88W16750 Garfield Drive, Menomonee Falls, (262) 255-8372.

Off the Wall Theatre: “The Taming of the Shrew,” 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28-29; 4:30 p.m. Sept. 30; 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4, (through Oct. 7), 127 E. Wells St., (414) 484-8874.

Quadracci Powerhouse: Milwaukee Repertory Theater presents “In the Heights,” (through Oct. 28), 108 E. Wells St., (414) 224-9490.

Stackner Cabaret: Milwaukee Repertory Theater presents “Songs for Nobodies,” (through Nov. 4), 108 E. Wells St., (414) 224-9490.

Stiemke Studio: Milwaukee Repertory Theater presents “Guards at the Taj,” 8 p.m. Sept. 28; 4 and 8 p.m. Sept. 29; 2 and 7 p.m. Sept. 30, (through Nov. 4), 108 E. Wells St., (414) 224-9490.

Tenth Street Theatre: In Tandem Theatre presents “The Eagle in Me: An Evening of Carl Sandburg,” 8 p.m. Sept. 28; 4 and 8 p.m. Sept. 29; 2 p.m. Sept. 30 and Oct. 3; 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4, (through Oct. 21), 628 N. 10th St., (414) 271-1371.

Village Church Arts: Windfall Theatre presents “Red Herring,” 8 p.m. Sept. 28-29, (through Oct. 13), 130 E. Juneau Ave., (414) 332-3963.

Waukesha Civic Theatre: “The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940,” 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29; 2 p.m. Sept. 30, 264 W. Main St., Waukesha, (262) 547-0708.

Wooded Hills Church: Morning Star Productions presents “Underground Railroad” interactive theater in the woods for families, starting every 15 minutes from 2:30-4 p.m. and 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 29; 2:30-4 p.m. Sept. 30, (through Oct. 28), 777 Highway 164, Colgate, (414) 228-5220, Ext. 119.

LECTURES

College Endowment Association Lecture Series: David Gallo discusses “Underwater Astonishments: Tales of the Ocean,” 10 a.m. Oct. 3, Woman’s Club of Wisconsin, 813 E. Kilbourn Ave., Annual membership $70, (262) 783-7601; col legeendowment.org.

Polish Center of Wisconsin: John Gurda discusses “Milwaukee: A City Built on Water,” 7 p.m. Oct. 2, 6941 S. 68th St., Franklin, $5, (414) 529-2140.

UWM Golda Meir Library: Ryan Holifield discusses “The Kinnickinnic River Box Tunnel Controversy, 1929-1932,” 4 p.m. Oct. 4, fourth floor Conference Center, 2311 E. Hartford Ave., (414) 229-6202.

DANCES

Bernie’s Tap Room: TMC Legacy Dance Club line dance lessons with Luanne, 7-9 p.m. Oct. 3, 351 W. Main St., Waukesha, free, (262) 844-4144.

Hart Park Community Center: International Dance Milwaukee warm-up dances, 6:30 p.m., lessons at 7 p.m., followed by open dancing at 8 p.m. Oct. 2, Muellner Building, 7300 W. Chestnut St., Wauwatosa, $5, (262) 662-2293.

Knights of Columbus Hall: Dick Strauss Fab Five Plus One “Sock Hop,” 7-10 p.m. Sept. 28, 1800 S. 92nd St., West Allis, $10, (414) 774-3095.

Pat’s Oak Manor: Afternoon Ballroom Dance with music by Roger Boll, 12:303:30 p.m. Oct. 2, 1804 15th Ave., South Milwaukee, $6, Info: Bernice, (414) 7625349.

Waukesha Elks Lodge: TMC Legacy Dance Club line and partner dancing, 6-9 p.m. Oct. 4, 2301 Springdale Road, Waukesha, $7, (920) 674-5373.

Zion United Church of Christ: Four Corners Plus Square Dance Club with Eric Tangman calling and Mike Seurer cueing, 7:30-10 p.m. Sept. 28, 3301 S. 76th St., (414) 421-3597.

ETC.

American Legion Post 196: Packer Tailgate Party, noon Sept. 30, 333 N. Lapham Peak Road, Delafield.

Aris Sports Bar: Mature Singles Sip & Snack, 5-7 p.m. Oct. 2, 1673 S. 108th St., West Allis, Info: Jan, (414) 4616090.

Boerner Botanical Gardens: China Lights: Panda-Mania, 5:30-10 p.m. Tuesday-Sundays, closed Mondays, (through Oct. 21), Whitnall Park, 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners. Information: (888) 733-1888.

Capitol Library: “Dark Money” film screening, 5:30 p.m. Oct. 2, 3969 N. 74th St.

Lake Park Lutheran Church: Theaterof-the-Weird presents “Simon of the Desert” and other French Surrealist films, 7 p.m. Sept. 28, 2647 N. Stowell Ave., free.

Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory: “Where the Coleuses Grow” Fall Floral Show, (through Nov. 4). 524 S. Layton Blvd., (414) 257-5600.

St. Florian Parish: Card Social, 6-11:30 p.m. Sept. 28, Cristo Rey School Cafeteria, 1215 S. 45th St., West Milwaukee, (414) 383-3565.

St. Martins: Market Fair, with arts, crafts and antiques, 3-7 p.m. Oct. 1, 11230 W. Franklin St., Franklin, (414) 425-7500.

Tippecanoe Library: “Trouble in Paradise” film screening and discussion by Tom Fuchs, 2-4:30 p.m. Oct. 2, 3912 S. Howell Ave.

MUSEUMS/GALLERIES

Bay View Gallery Night: Enjoy local art and music throughout this south side community, 5-10 p.m. Sept. 28, Shuttle service available from 5 to 9 p.m. at Lincoln Warehouse, Urban, Hide House, and the Highbury, along S. Kinnickinnic Ave. and adjacent blocks, bvgn.org.

MSOE Grohmann Museum: Lost Arts Festival, with hands-on demonstrations of wood sculpting, master painting, blacksmithing, rug hooking, and music by Frogwater, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 29, 1000 N. Broadway.

Milwaukee Art Museum: Meijer Free First Thursday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Oct. 4, 700 N. Art Museum Drive, (414) 2243200.

Milwaukee Public Museum: Kohl’s Thank You Thursday, all visitors receive free admission, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Oct. 4, 800 W. Wells St., (414) 278-2728.