Be sure to watch a performance by the Milwaukee Repertory Theater & Professional Theater Company, an eleven member Resident Acting Company dedicated to presenting new playwrights and reviving classics. The Rep's current complex is a cleverly converted power generation plant that can seat well over a thousand people within its three theaters, and hosts an 11-play entertainment season annually.
Located in the old Eagles Club, The Rave is one of the most action-packed live music and nightlife venues bringing in hip-hop, metal and alternative bands from across the globe. The former Eagles Club featured a boxing ring with seating, a swimming pool, a high-end restaurant and a bowling alley, all of which have been redesigned and incorporated into the multi-roomed Rave.
Have a ball at Betty Brinn Children's Museum, a place of interactive and hands-on learning attractions for children! Perfect for children under 10 years old, this museum educates children about art, nature and science through fun and unique exhibits and attractions. The ABC garden features everything from Azaleas to Zinnias; It's Artastic! invites children to create music, put on a puppet show and make their shadows do ballet; Raceways and On A Roll teach children about gravity, acceleration and momentum by guiding golf balls along fun and exciting tracks.
Music lovers must make it out to the annual Summerfest, an eleven-day mega festival filled with music, shows and food. Eleven stages fill the Henry Maier Festival Park and feature more than 700 bands, including some of the biggest names in the music world. The largest music festival in the world, drawing in over one million people annually, concludes with an enormous fireworks demonstration.