Susan Barnett

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Gathering on the Green: A summer night in Mequon
Gathering on the Green

A summer night in Mequon

Susan Barnett's poetical flight about a prosaic annual arts event.

De Kooning’s panoramic MoMA retrospective

De Kooning’s panoramic MoMA retrospective

Susan Barnett went to New York to ponder Willem de Kooning's landmark show at the Museum of Modern Art.

Tomáš Kubínek clowns at SMPAC

Tomáš Kubínek clowns at SMPAC

Kubinek brings his unique blend of acrobatics, clowning and illusions to South Milwaukee.

Kubínek: Certified Lunatic and Master of the Impossible
Kubínek

Certified Lunatic and Master of the Impossible

Acrobat-illusionist-actor-comedian Tomáš Kubínek drops into to the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center.

Chamber Music Milwaukee: Six delights
Chamber Music Milwaukee

Six delights

The UWM chamber series offers a wide range of mixed ensembles, in music you're not likely to hear anywhere else.

Fine Arts Quartet, with guest cellist Robert Cohen

Fine Arts Quartet, with guest cellist Robert Cohen

The Fine Arts Quartet takes on Mozart, Bartok and Grieg as it searches for a cellist to replace the late Wolfgang Laufer.

Milwaukee Gallery Scene: “New Photo Expression”
Milwaukee Gallery Scene

“New Photo Expression”

Susan Barnett ponders eight Milwaukee artists showing at Blutstein-Brondino.

Gallery Night Fall 2011: Slide by Slide
Gallery Night Fall 2011

Slide by Slide

Rove Gallery Night with Susan Barnett, in words and pictures.

DBT’s Patterson Hood talks Occupy Wall Street, Turner Hall show

DBT’s Patterson Hood talks Occupy Wall Street, Turner Hall show

Patterson Hood of the Drive-By Truckers talks about the band's Alabama roots, "country-soul," even Occupy Wall Street before Saturday's show at Turner Hall.

The Arcas Quartet: Vibrant young strings
The Arcas Quartet

Vibrant young strings

Violinists Ilana Setapen and Margot Schwartz, violist Jenny Snyder Kozoroz and cellist Peter J. Thomas play like they mean it.

Day of the Dead: Celebrating Lives Past and Present
Day of the Dead

Celebrating Lives Past and Present

Walker's Point Center for the Arts, Milwaukee Mijas and Latino Arts stage traditional Dia de los Muertos shows and events.

Sweet Honey in the Rock, testifying at Alverno

Sweet Honey in the Rock, testifying at Alverno

A cappella vocal group mixes gospel with protest and inspiration on the Alverno Presents series.

Cellist Joseph Johnson, pianist Victor Asuncion a perfect match

Cellist Joseph Johnson, pianist Victor Asuncion a perfect match

Johnson, former MSO principal, performed with Asuncion at a recital Tuesday night at the Wisconsin Conservatory.