http://demo.wehaa.com/articles.sec-222-1-today-in-milwaukee.html Johnny Mathis has sold over 350 million records and released over 70 charting albums. Of course, a younger generation will be surprised to learn that the legendary pop/jazz crooner is still even alive, but Mathis has stayed active, doing about 50 performances a year and recording when he has the time. His most . . . ]]> The often-tense historical relationship between Catholics and Jews is explored in the documentary Constantine’s Sword, a somber account of former Catholic priest James P. Carroll as he makes the argument that Catholic anti-Semitism set the stage for the Holocaust. This stark film screens tonight at 7 p.m. at the . . . ]]> Fresh off two home series without a day off, the Milwaukee Brewers begin a third one tonight when they play the Arizona Diamondbacks at a 7:05 p.m. Miller Park game. ]]> Retracing the voyage of French explorers Marquette and Joliet around Wisconsin’s waterways isn’t everyone’s idea of a good time—especially when the journey requires long stretches of hungrily wandering through the dark—but for local writer Steven Faulkner and his teenage son, it’s their text-book definition of good . . . ]]> The millionth band to try their hand at streamlined, Strokesian guitar-rock—but also one of the better ones—The Kooks conquered the charts with their happy-go-lucky 2006 debut, Inside In/Inside Out, and have had early success with their recently released follow-up, Konk. Named after the studio of Kinks . . .]]> The Milwaukee Brewers wrap up their series against the Houston Astros this afternoon with a 1:05 p.m. game at Miller Park.]]> Last call for corpses: Gunther von Hagens’ controversial Body Worlds exhibit ends its stint at the Milwaukee Public Museum today, but the museum is keeping extended hours to accommodate all the procrastinators. The plasticized bodies (which may or may not have come from executed Chinese prisoners . . . ]]> Munich-born guest conductor Jun Markl oversees the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s latest program, From Germany to Russia, which features violinist Hilary Hahn. The program kicks off with a timely performance of Schumann’s Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, “Spring,” and concludes with Tchaikovsky’s striking . . .]]> The Milwaukee Short Film Festival wraps up its weekend-long run tonight at the Times Cinema with a 7 p.m. screening of—yup, you guessed it—short films.]]> The nation’s largest one-day cycling event, the Miller Lite Ride for the Arts, celebrates its 28th year today as cyclists ride around downtown Milwaukee and Lake Michigan to raise money for the United Performing Arts Fund. Registration begins at 6 a.m.]]> Well timed, perhaps, to capitalize on the inevitable wave of frank sex discussion brought on by this weekend’s opening of the Sex and the City movie, A Woman’s Touch at 200 N. Jefferson hosts another one of its workshops this afternoon at 1 p.m. The name says it all: “The Art of Fellatio: Blowjob Basics.”]]> In a bid for post-rap-rock relevance, Linkin Park downplayed the role of rapper Mike Shinoda on their most recent album. A year later, however, Denver upstarts Flobots stormed modern-rock radio playlists by doing just the opposite, delivering “Handlebars,” a single built around monotone, Shinoda-esque raps. Nobody . . .]]> John Sieger returned to Nashville, the city he lived in for much of the 1990s, to cut his latest solo album, The Shaming of the True. The album’s release arrives at a curious time, however. These days Sieger is devoting much of his energy to his new, Milwaukee-based soul/western-swing band The Subcontinentals, so . . .]]> Today’s forecast is mercifully more dry than yesterday’s, so the RiverSpalsh! festival grounds should be a good deal less muddy. As usual, the free, outdoor, family-friendly event has plenty of cover bands on the bill: Among those playing today are 5 Card Studs, U2Zoo and The Love Monkeys.]]> The Rusty Ps have thrown in a little extra incentive to take their Iroquois cruise ship ride tonight at 9 p.m. In addition to their performance, the veteran hip-hop group is offering passengers free copies of their newest CD, Unreleased Sweetness: Vol. 1.]]> Milwaukee’s troubled indoor football team, the Bonecrushers, continues its rocky debut season tonight with a 7:30 p.m. showdown against the Saginaw Sting at the U.S. Cellular Arena. So far the team is 1-9 for the season.]]> In a city rife with alternative rap ensembles, KingHellBastard still stands out. The eight-member collective includes established veterans like the prolific Dana Coppafeel (who, with his viscous, quick-witted raps has established himself as one of the scene’s brightest gems in recent years) and they specialize in the kind . . .]]> The Milwaukee Brewers continue their long stretch of home games tonight with a 6:05 p.m. game against the Houston Astros. Arrive early, because it should be perfect tailgating weather.]]> Munich-born guest conductor Jun Markl oversees the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s latest program, From Germany to Russia, which features violinist Hilary Hahn. The program kicks off with a performance of Schumann’s Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, “Spring,” and concludes with Tchaikovsky’s striking Violin Concerto . . .]]> Purists may stick to David Letterman, but the masses have voted with their remotes and they prefer Jay Leno, whose straight-forward, common-reference-point comedy can be a welcome change from the low-budget, hit-or-miss absurdism that makes up much of the late-night talk-show landscape. With his tenure . . . ]]>