We are blessed to have the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center in our community.
I’ve said it a lot: This is a jewel that many cities are size simply can’t boast.
But don’t take my word for it.
Check out a feature on the SMPAC in the current edition of the Bay View Compass, a free newspaper distributed around the Bay View area. From it:
As its profile has risen, the arts center has catered to thousands. For the 2008-09 season, 13 shows brought in 5,623 ticketed guests. The 2009-10 season had only 10 shows but netted 4,300. The 2010-11 season had a total of 12 shows, and at press time the season attendance was already above 5,000, with two shows left to go.
That profile will only continue to grow as it adds shows like Alpin Hong (coming up May 14-15) and a concert series that will see SMPAC-sponsored shows at the South Milwaukee Downtown Market and Franciscan Villa this summer.
Check out the SMPAC site here, and here is information on the concert series from the Downtown Market website.
South Milwaukee Blog 
..and don’t forget to give credit where credit is due – the fabulous staff and board of directors (and past director, spitfire, Brenda Johnston) of the SMPAC have brought some special acts to our stage. We are so lucky to have this PAC, that many other nearby arts centers are jealous!
Can’t wait for Alpin Hong to give our grand piano an amazing workout. If you’re not sure about classical music, Alpin (a Michigan native) has an unbelieveable stage presence that reminds me of a cross between Eddie Van Halen and Victor Borge. He slices and dices and interprets the pieces he will play in layman’s terms.
I’ve seen Alpin in Hartford, Janesville and SM (yeah, I’m a groupie)
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Absolutely. As we are fond of saying at MillerCoors, “people make it happen.” And they have some great people over there.