Fall Ahead

#5: Pearl Jam and Friends at Alpine Valley. Photo courtesy of PearlJam.com Why? Because it’s never too warm for flannel. And Eddie Vedder will bring lots of friends along for this celebration of the band’s 20th anniversary, making it a sort of mini-Coachella. We’re pretty jazzed about Queens of the Stone Age and Liam Finn. But we’ll be sure to get there in time for a set by sonic poet Joseph Arthur. #4: “All-City People’s Parade” on Wisconsin Avenue. Why? Because for all the joys of Present Music’s recent “Water”-fest, we didn’t get to see enough of the puppets…

BY Paul Kosidowski

#5: Pearl Jam and Friends at Alpine Valley.

Photo courtesy of PearlJam.com

Why? Because it’s never too warm for flannel. And Eddie Vedder will bring lots of friends along for this celebration of the band’s 20^th anniversary, making it a sort of mini-Coachella. We’re pretty jazzed about Queens of the Stone Age and Liam Finn. But we’ll be sure to get there in time for a set by sonic poet Joseph Arthur.

#4: “All-City People’s Parade” on Wisconsin Avenue.
Why? Because for all the joys of Present Music’s recent “Water”-fest, we didn’t get to see enough of the puppets and “floats” made by Milwaukee’s Mask and Puppet Theatre. Given the recent political events, you can bet that this annual parade and celebration will be, um, charged. And participation is welcome – paint a sign or throw a papier-mache head on your shoulders and join the crowd.

#3: “Made in Milwaukee” at Cathedral Square.
Why? Because even though Allis-Chalmers is now a Subway and Dollar Store, Milwaukee still makes things. And this annual day of local machinations will give you a chance see what local businesses and artists have been up to. There will be coffee and beer. And music, with stalwarts like John the Savage and The Celebrated Workingman.

#2: “China Summer” ends at the Milwaukee Art Museum.
Why? Because it seems like just yesterday that locals were planning their Ai Weiwei protest, using this show’s June opening to call attention to the imprisonment of China’s beloved and politically engaged artist. It closes next week, and this holiday weekend is the perfect time to visit again and take in the beautiful interplay of art and nature in the various artifacts from Beijing’s Forbidden City.

#1: Ten Chimneys at the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre.
Why? Because Jeffrey Hatcher’s new play, set in the Wisconsin summer estate of theater luminaries Alfred Lunt and Lynne Fontanne, is a fitting kickoff to the arts season. Set during the summer “workshop” of a Chekhov play, Hatcher’s comedy shows how art and life commingle and bounce off each other as the line between actor and character begin to erode. Come to think of it, it might be the theme for this season – a fitting companion to the Skylight’s production of Sunday in the Park with George, Stephen Sondheim’s beautiful meditation on a similar theme, which opens in May, 2012. Former Rep Artistic Director Joe Hanreddy directs Hatcher’s play.

Paul Kosidowski

Paul Kosidowski is a freelance writer and critic who contributes regularly to Milwaukee Magazine, WUWM Milwaukee Public Radio and national arts magazines. He writes weekly reviews and previews for the Culture Club column. He was literary director of the Milwaukee Repertory Theater from 1999-2006. In 2007, he was a fellow with the NEA Theater and Musical Theater Criticism Institute at the University of Southern California. His writing has also appeared in American Theatre magazine, Backstage, The Boston Globe, Theatre Topics, and Isthmus (Madison, Wis.). He has taught theater history, arts criticism and magazine writing at Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Fall Ahead

photography by Adam Randolph styling + makeup by Nichole Weresch hair by Amy German/Amy G Salon Left: Jam dress by Theory, $259 at Faye’s 1; Snag Tria handbag by Poesis, $92 at Fran Hill; Oxford heel by Apt. 9, $49.99 at Kohl’s. Right: Dress by French Connection, $148 at Ma Jolie; Black croc clutch, $45 at Miss Groove; Addison black shoes by Cindy Says, $76.99 at Goldi. Large black snake Blanca satchel by Botkier, $695 at Stephanie Horne; Black embroidered cashmere-lined glove by Carolina Amato, $173 at Aversa. Hound’s-tooth shoe by Madden Girl, $48 at Ma Jolie Left: Knit body…

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photography by Adam Randolph
styling + makeup by Nichole Weresch
hair by Amy German/Amy G Salon

Left: Jam dress by Theory, $259 at Faye’s 1;
Snag Tria handbag by Poesis, $92 at Fran Hill;
Oxford heel by Apt. 9, $49.99 at Kohl’s.
Right: Dress by French Connection, $148 at Ma Jolie;
Black croc clutch, $45 at Miss Groove;
Addison black shoes by Cindy Says, $76.99 at Goldi.

Large black snake Blanca satchel by Botkier, $695 at Stephanie Horne;
Black embroidered cashmere-lined glove by Carolina Amato, $173 at Aversa.

Hound’s-tooth shoe by Madden Girl, $48 at Ma Jolie

Left: Knit body suit by Wolford Collections, $260 at Aversa;
Suspender high-waist pants by Alberto Makali, $165 at Fran Hill;
Pewter bag, $59 at New Options Salon and Day Spa;
Italian sterling-silver bracelets, $115 and $156 at Aversa;
Shoes by Corso Como Brazil, $139 at Shoo.
Right: Puff-sleeve blouse by Vika, $230 at Lela; High-waist jeans by Del Forte, $198 at Next Door;
Contour leather belt by Suzi Roher, $264 at Aversa;
Yellow patent handbag, $69 at New Options Salon and Day Spa.

Trapeze silk-trim dress by Suzi Chin, $155 at Fran Hill;
Three-strand agate bracelet by Libby’s Luxury, $110 at Aversa;
Jacket by Central Park West, $115 at Faye’s 1;
Quilted Maggie shoes by Tory Burch, $279 at Faye’s 1.

Orchid pin with feather detail by Giorgio Armani, $265 at Aversa.

Vermeil chain-link necklaces by M & J Savitt, $85-$104 at Aversa;
Large link chain, $29 at Stephanie Horne;
Vermeil link necklace with square green pendant from Italy, $175 at Aversa;