PERFORMING ARTS CALENDAR THEATER
AUTHOR VISITS
Boswell Books: Kendare Blake “Two Dark Reigns: Three Dark Crowns #3,” Mackenzi Lee “The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy,” Elana K. Arnold “Damsel,” Claire Legrand “Sawkill Girls,” and Anna Godbersen “When We Caught Fire,” 6:30 p.m. Oct. 3, James Mustich “1,000 Books to Read Before You Die,” 7 p.m. Oct.5, 2559 N. Downer Ave., (414) 332-1181.
Milwaukee Art Museum: Sarah Anne Carter “Object Lessons: How Nineteenth-Century Americans Learned to Make Sense of the Material World,” 2 p.m. Sept. 30, Lubar Auditorium, 700 N. Art Museum Drive.
MPL Centennial Hall: John Gurda “Milwaukee: A City Built on Water,” 6 p.m. Oct. 1, 733 N. 8th St., free.
Polish Center of Wisconsin: John Gurda “Milwaukee: A City Built on Water,” 7 p.m. Oct. 2, 6941 S. 68th St., Franklin, (414) 529-2140.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: Hank Green “An Absolutely Remarkable Thing,” 7 p.m. Oct. 1, Student Union Wisconsin Room, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., (414) 332-1181.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Waukesha: Southeast WI Festival of Books presents Kurt Dietrich “Wisconsin Riffs: Jazz Profiles from the Heartland,” 6 p.m. Oct. 4, 1500 N. University Drive, Waukesha, (262) 446-3328.
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. Concordia University Wisconsin: “Sampler Concert” by student musical ensembles, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5, Chapel, 12800 N. Lake Shore Drive, Mequon. Immanuel Lutheran Church: Lake Geneva
Symphony Orchestra, 3 p.m. Sept. 30, 700 N. Bloomfield Road, Lake Geneva, (262) 359-9072.
Kettle Moraine Lutheran: Kettle Moraine Symphony “Play Me a Story,” 3 p.m. Sept. 30, Auditorium, 3399 Division Road, Jackson, (262) 334-3469. Schauer Center: Paul Marleyn and Mauro Bertoli “The Four Elements,” 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6, 147 N. Rural St., Hartford, (262) 670-0560.
Siena Center Chapel: Racine Symphony Orchestra “Masterworks” Concert, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6, 5637 Erie St., Racine, (262) 636-9285.
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,” 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. Broadway Theatre Center-Cabot Theatre: Skylight Music Theatre presents “Pippin,” 2 p.m. Sept. 30; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3; 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4-5; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6, (through Oct. 7), 158 N. Broadway, (414) 291-7800. Broadway Theatre Center-Studio Theatre: Milwaukee Chamber Theatre presents “Chapatti,” 2 p.m. Sept. 30; 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3-5; 4 and 8 p.m. Oct. 6, (through Oct. 14), 158 N. Broadway,
(414) 291-7800.
Carney PAC: Sokol Milwaukee presents “The Accidental Hero,” 2 p.m. Oct. 6, Pius XI Catholic High School, 1235 N. 76th St., (866) 811-4111.
Fireside Dinner Theatre: “Grease,” (through Oct. 28), 1131 Janesville Ave., Fort Atkinson, (800) 477-9505. Lake Country Playhouse: Lake Country Players present “Red Herring,” 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5-6, (through Oct. 21), 221 E. Capitol Drive, Hartland, (262) 367-4697. Marquette University Helfaer Theatre: “Little Women. The Musical,” 2:30 p.m. Sept. 30; 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3-5, (through Oct. 7), 525 N. 13th St., (414) 2887504.
Milwaukee Youth Arts Center: First Stage presents “The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show,” 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sept. 30; 11 a.m., 1 and 3:30 p.m. Oct. 6, (through Nov. 4), 325 W. Walnut St.
Next Act Theatre: “Outside Mullingar,” 2 p.m. Sept. 30; 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3; 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4-5; 4:30 and 8 p.m. Oct. 6, (through Oct. 21), 255 S. Water St., (414) 278-0765.
North Middle School Auditorium: Falls Patio Players present “Miss Holmes,” 2 p.m. Sept. 30; 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5-6, (through Oct. 7), Auditorium, N88-W16750 Garfield Drive, Menomonee Falls, (262) 255-8372. Off The Wall Theatre: “The Taming of the Shrew,” 4:30 p.m. Sept. 30; 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4-6, (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.
Racine Theatre Guild: “Blithe Spirit,” 2 p.m. Sept. 30, Racine Children’s Theatre presents Disney’s “Aladdin, Jr.,” 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5; noon, 2 and 4 p.m. Oct. 6, (through Oct. 7), 2519 Northwestern Ave., Racine, (262) 633-4218.
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,” (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,” 2 p.m. Sept. 30 and Oct.3; 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4; 8 p.m. Oct. 5; 4 and 8 p.m. Oct. 6, (through Oct. 21), 628 N. 10th St., (414) 271-1371.
Village Church Arts: Windfall Theatre presents “Red Herring,” 8 p.m. Oct. 5-6, (through Oct. 13), 130 E. Juneau Ave., (414) 332-3963.
Waukesha Civic Theatre: “The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940,” 2 p.m. Sept. 30, 264 W. Main St., Waukesha, (262) 547-0708.
West Allis Central Auditorium: West Allis Players presents “Cat On a Hot Tin Roof,” 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5-6, (through Oct. 14), 8516 W. Lincoln Ave., West Allis. 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. Sept. 30, (through Oct. 28), 777 Highway 164, Colgate, (414) 228-5220, Ext. 119.