{"id":12899,"date":"2021-10-03T12:46:41","date_gmt":"2021-10-03T17:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/?p=12899"},"modified":"2021-10-03T12:46:41","modified_gmt":"2021-10-03T17:46:41","slug":"whats-happening-the-dazzling-new-old-bradley-symphony-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/?p=12899","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s happening? The dazzling new\/old Bradley Symphony Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Kevin Lynch\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/facebook-button-plugin\/images\/large-facebook-ico.png\" alt=\"Fb-Button\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like fcbkbttn_large_button\"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/?p=12899\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"button_count\"  size=\"large\"><\/fb:like><\/div><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/?p=12899\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12904\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/?attachment_id=12904\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_145142-1-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G991U&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1632667902&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025641025641&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20210926_145142\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_145142-1-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12904\" src=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_145142-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_145142-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_145142-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_145142-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_145142-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_145142-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_145142-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_145142-1-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is what&#8217;s happening with downtown culture right now. The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra unveiled its long-anticipated new home the Bradley Symphony Center. The venue, dripping with sumptuous art deco adornments, has morphed like a grand monarch butterfly, from the 1920s Warner Theater, perhaps the grandest of the city&#8217;s &#8220;movie palaces.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>My article in <em>The Shepherd Express<\/em>, actually scooped my old employer, <em>The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel<\/em>, which published a story today, but I&#8217;m a bit slow posting mine on my blog.<\/p>\n<p>Here it is, along with a few additional photos all taken by Ann K. Peterson, including the ones in the <em>Shep Ex<\/em> article, credited incorrectly to me:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shepherdexpress.com\/culture\/ae-feature\/bradley-symphony-center-gives-mso-a-gorgeous-new-home\/\">https:\/\/shepherdexpress.com\/culture\/ae-feature\/bradley-symphony-center-gives-mso-a-gorgeous-new-home\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12905\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/?attachment_id=12905\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_144756-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1440,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G991U&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1632667676&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.9&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0169491525424&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20210926_144756\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_144756-576x1024.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12905\" src=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_144756-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_144756-scaled.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_144756-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_144756-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_144756-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_144756-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_144756-1152x2048.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>A huge Tiffany-style lamp illuminates the Bradley concert hall<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Elaboratelow-releifonamentationcharacterizestherenoatedorchetrahall<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12906\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/?attachment_id=12906\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_144959-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1440,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G991U&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1632667799&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.9&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0344827586207&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20210926_144959\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_144959-576x1024.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12906\" src=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_144959-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_144959-scaled.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_144959-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_144959-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_144959-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_144959-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_144959-1152x2048.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Elaborate ornamentation characterizes the renovated orchestra hall (above and below).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12907\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/?attachment_id=12907\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_145636-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1440,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G991U&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1632668196&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.9&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0344827586207&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20210926_145636\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_145636-576x1024.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12907\" src=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_145636-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_145636-scaled.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_145636-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_145636-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_145636-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_145636-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_145636-1152x2048.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12909\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/?attachment_id=12909\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_145047-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G991U&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1632667847&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.9&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0344827586207&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20210926_145047\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_145047-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12909\" src=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_145047-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_145047-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_145047-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_145047-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_145047-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_145047-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_145047-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/kevernacular.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20210926_145047-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Bucolic murals enliven the hall&#8217;s walls.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is what&#8217;s happening with downtown culture right now. The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra unveiled its long-anticipated new home the Bradley Symphony Center. 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