Join us for another wonderful season at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts. Download the Season Mailer to learn about all of the fantastic performances we have scheduled for the 2024/25 season. Here what OnMilwaukee is saying about our upcoming season! Watch our highlight reel on YouTube.
Design you own arts experience with our 5+ Flex Pass! Choose five—or more—shows from our 24/25 season, and you not only save 10%, but you also get all the great benefits that come with being a subscriber! Seats may vary between performances in your Flex Package.
As a courtesy to patrons, we offer very low tickets fees. Free and safe parking is also a perk!
Special Performances Include:
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter on Saturday, August 17, 2024
The MSO Holiday Concert on Friday, December 13, 2024
Milwaukee Classical Guitar Society featuring Berta Rojas on Saturday, March 15, 2025
Wilson Center 2024/25 season video.
Our 24/25 Mainstage Series opens on October 25, 2024 with a performance of Live From Laurel Canyon, a tribute to the 60's and 70's and the popular music of The Mamas and The Papas, The Byrds, The Doors, CSNY, James Taylor and more!
The Wilson Center is thrilled to host 20 world class artists this season including four Grammy Award winners; Arturo O'Farrill, the Latin jazz master with his Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble, Americana artist Kathy Mattea with her new holiday program, the renowned vocal ensemble Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and a special performance by the Latin Grammy winning guitarist Berta Rojas sponsored by the Milwaukee Classical Guitar Society.
Returning favorites include the brilliant and charming Mummenschanz, the hilarious and virtuosic Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, the Milwaukee Jazz Institute, and for our season finale- the legendary Paul Taylor Dance Company.
Three MainStage performances include a pre-show talk with the artists: Arturo O’Farrill, Goitse and Paul Taylor Dance. Arrive early to enjoy a deeper dive into the artists and their performance.
MAINSTAGE SERIES
Second to none in virtuosity and cultural breadth, the Mainstage Series features world renowned artists across a variety of genres.
All Mainstage performances take place at 7:30pm in The Harris Theater.
LIVE FROM LAUREL CANYON
Friday, October 25, 2024 at 7:30pm
MUMMENSCHANZ: 50 YEARS
Friday, November 15, 2024 at 7:30pm
MILWAUKEE JAZZ INSTITUTE: BIG BAND HOLIDAY
Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 7:30pm
A WINTER GATHERING WITH KATHY MATTEA:
GOOD NEWS AND OTHER FAVORITES
Friday, December 20, 2024 at 7:30pm
ARTURO O’FARRILL AND THE AFRO LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLE - COME EARLY FOR A PRE-SHOW TALK!
Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 7:30pm
LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO
Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 7:30pm
GOITSE WITH SPECIAL GUEST ATHAS - COME EARLY FOR A PRE-SHOW TALK!
Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 7:30pm
THE UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN
Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 7:30pm
PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY - COME EARLY FOR A PRE-SHOW TALK!
Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 7:30pm
MATINEE SERIES
Delight in the shared joy of live afternoon concert experiences. The Matinee Series includes tributes to legends of stage and screen; Duke Ellington, Peter, Paul and Mary, Hank Williams and Johnny Cash, and songs from classic films. Rounding out the series is a beautiful performance by an acclaimed vocal ensemble. All Matinee performances take place in The Harris Theater. You asked and we listened. Starting this season, all Matinee performances will begin at 2pm.
MILWAUKEE JAZZ INSTITUTE: A CELEBRATION OF DUKE ELLINGTON
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 2pm
MILWAUKEE JAZZ INSTITUTE: BIG BAND HOLIDAY
Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 2pm
A BAND CALLED HONALEE
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 2pm
THE MALPASS BROTHERS
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 2pm
CANTUS: WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 2pm
KAT EDMONSON AS TIME GOES BY: SONGS FROM THE SILVER SCREEN
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 2pm
Studio Series
Get closer to the music in our Studio Series. This season the Studio will host five concerts performing a variety of genres that include jazz quartets, blues duos, indie-rockers, an award winning pianist, and a folk/ trio. Grab a drink and a seat. Hear something new and stay after to meet the artists. Concerts will begin at 7:30pm and take place in The Dawes Studios Theater.
THE TRAVIS ANDERSON TRIO: THE MUSIC OF VINCE GUARALDI & FRIENDS
Friday, November 8, 2024 at 7:30pm
STEPHEN HULL DUO
Friday, January 17, 2025 at 7:30pm
THE ALLISON MAHAL BAND
Friday, March 14, 2025 at 7:30pm
DEREK HARTMAN
Friday, April 4, 2025 at 7:30pm
THE WILDWOODS
Friday, May 2, 2025 at 7:30pm
Special Performances
Get closer to the music in our Studio Series. This season, the Studio hosts five artists in jazz, classical, Americana, blues and pop! Grab a drink and a seat. Hear something new and stay after to meet the artists. Concerts will begin at 7:30pm and take place in The Dawes Studios Theater.
JEFF “SKUNK” BAXTER
Saturday, August 17, 2024 at 7:30pm
MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: HOLIDAY
Friday, December 13, 2024 at 7:30pm
MILWAUKEE CLASSICAL GUITAR SOCIETY PRESENTS: BERTA ROJAS
Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 7:30pm
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All plays, artists and dates subject to change.