Join us for an evening of original music by Mambo Surfers, a Milwaukee-based group that has been playing for 27 years. Their music has influences ranging from blues to polkas, punk to reggae, Indian ragas to Native American and Sufi chants. They call their intricate, energizing music World Rhythm Alt Rock.
You can sample their music here.
Singer/songwriter Willy Porter continues on a musical and personal odyssey spanning over two decades, 13 albums, and multiple continents. 30 years after his solo recording debut, he continues to reach further into his guitar & pen while stretching the form of what his own music can be.
After two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.
Due to the weather and for everyone's safety:
McMillan Library will be CLOSED today.
We will reopen Tuesday.
Stay safe!
Due to the ongoing snowstorm, McMillan Library will open today at 1:00PM. Stay safe out there!
Due to the forecasted snowstorm: McMillan Library will be closing early today at 5:00PM. Before venturing out tomorrow please look for updates or give us a call to determine what our hours will be. Stay safe out there!
We are sorry to announce that the Cowboy Union Jam this month is cancelled due to inclement weather. Stay safe and happy holidays!
Bob Schulz is one of America’s best traditional jazz cornet players. Bob returns to his home state with the Frisco Jazz Band for a special concert at McMillan Memorial Library. Enjoy one of the finest traditional jazz bands as they perform a vast array of selections from jazz legends ranging from Louis Armstrong, King Oliver, Muggsy Spanier, Turk Murphy, to Eddie Condon.
The Central Wisconsin Book Festival welcomes internationally known, bestselling author - and one of Wisconsin's own - Nickolas Butler to the McMillan Memorial Library in Wisconsin Rapids!
Butler will join us to read from his most recent, riveting novel "Godspeed," about three construction workers who get entangled in a dangerous plan to finish a project against an impossible deadline. Butler is the author of four novels and one collection of short stories, he's received many awards at home and abroad, starting with his debut novel "Shotgun Lovesongs."
The Wisconsin Jazz Orchestra will be in concert at McMillan Library's newly redesigned Fine Arts Center on Thursday March 10th at 7:30 pm.
The sixteen piece ensemble will play music by Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Thad Jones, along with contemporary composers from Wisconsin and beyond. The band members are professional musicians from Central and Northeast Wisconsin.
This will be McMillan's first concert since March 2020 and the first since the theater was redesigned. It now has new seats and improved handicapped accessibility.