“It’s sort of weird — it’s like a legacy. It’s going to last way beyond me.” Posted on October 18, 2023October 19, 2023 by Peyton Radloff Eugene Orlandini has worked in his family’s plaster-making business for over 40 years. Their beautiful plasterwork decorates many notable structures around Milwaukee including the Pabst Theater, Eagles Ballroom and The Plaza Hotel. Orlandini takes immense pride in his family’s business, displaying their work during Doors Open Milwaukee. Q: What got you started here? A: Well, […]
“When you’re in Best Place, you sort of forget what’s going on in the rest of the world.” Posted on October 18, 2023October 18, 2023 by Chevy Miller Jim Haertel is the owner of Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery, and the Best Place tour guide for Doors Open Milwaukee 2023. Jim entertains his tour participants with enlightening stories of Pabst history, insight on renovation complications and a guided tour through the old Pabst corporate offices and the Blue Ribbon Hall. Restoring […]
“When you cross into Schlitz, you just feel your shoulders come down.” Posted on October 18, 2023October 19, 2023 by Chloe Hall Schlitz Audubon Nature Center aims to conserve its 185 acres of land to provide improved habitats for the wildlife found along the shoreline of Lake Michigan. Located in Bayside, Schlitz Audubon also offers year-round environmental education programs for people of all ages. Lesley Houchin-Miller has worked at the center since September 2019, and her children […]
“I’m digging into the parts of my practice that create opportunities for collaboration with the public.” Posted on October 18, 2023October 19, 2023 by Ava Ladky Artist. Curator. Educator. Puppeteer. His Instagram is flooded with images of faces: colorful, deconstructed and reimagined. Bright colors with geometric shapes and patterns continue to catch the eyes of visitors both in the studio and on-screen. Anwar Floyd-Pruitt is the St. Kate Art Hotel’s newest artist in residence whose interdisciplinary work reveals a passion for […]
“Are you listening to this crazy station? They’re playing whatever they want, and people are listening.” Posted on October 18, 2023July 13, 2025 by Ivy Skarda Tom Crawford is the station manager at WMSE, the Milwaukee School of Engineering’s campus radio station. He started as a community volunteer at the station in 1984, eventually working his way up to the position that he holds today. Passionate about the music and development of the station, Crawford joined other employees of the station […]
“They all have personalities, and they’re 80 to 100 years old, but they’re pretty good at doing their job.” Posted on October 18, 2023October 19, 2023 by Cael Byrne Bay View Printing Company is a local letterpress printing company that has been around for 106 years.Their building was originally a church, and they started out as a newspaper printing company. Nowadays, they do design and letterpress printing for many local companies. All of their printing is done on antique, century-old printing presses and that’s […]
“You’re in here and it’s like a cathedral. It’s a little hidden gem. You feel cool to be a part of it.” Posted on October 18, 2023October 19, 2023 by Matiana Hernandez Colin Mitchell is an artist with the 20 Ton Studios collective on the north side of Milwaukee and volunteered for the Doors Open Milwaukee annual event. He grew up down the road from the studio space in the Brewer’s Hill neighborhood. He’s appreciative of Doors Open Milwaukee, and the opportunity it allows for the public […]
Doors Open Milwaukee 2019: Adventure Rock and Black Cat Alley Posted on October 29, 2019December 20, 2019 by Matthew Hollendonner
Doors Open Milwaukee 2019: Sherman Phoenix Posted on October 29, 2019December 20, 2019 by Patricia McKnight
Doors Open Milwaukee 2019: Alice’s Garden Posted on October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 by Jessica Gatzow