Riverside Theater in Milwaukee is one of the major venues for performing arts. With performances from bands like Moody Blues, the venue is also a favorite amongst couples for the hassle free festival oriented proceedings extending all through the year. The venue is also one of the famous places to use the services of cocktail waitresses. If you are looking for the best drinks in the world, they are a few minutes away as well.

Riverside is one of the biggest institutions in Milwaukee. With a great performance history from names like Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland, the venue has earned a reputation for hosting world-class performances. September 2010 is one of the most scintillating months for the venue as it goes on to host Alan Parson, Louis CK, Tokyo Police Club and Little Feat amongst other of immense feat.

The events are held in three different venues, including the Riverside Theater and others in the cluster, The Pabst in Turner Hall Ballroom. Global Union: Free World Music Festival is scheduled to hit the Humboldt Park grounds as it welcomes all around the world in a thrilling experience amidst sounds and musical art from various countries in the third week of September.

The October Festival at the Venue will be held on the 10th, starting from 3 pm. Other popular performances in October are scheduled to come from The Felice Brothers, America's Got Talent and a Led Zeppelin tribute by Jason Bonham. The third and fourth weeks of October feature Blonde Redhead, The Subdudes and Mumford and Sons amongst others.

The Riverside Theatre is the most opulent and graceful theatres of Milwaukee. This theatre had to fight since its opening on April 29, 1928 to keep the flanking Milwaukee River out of its basement.

When the Radio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO) vaudeville circuit was searching for a bigger venue to replace their 1908 'Majestic Theatre', they bought this place, flattened and built this Riverside Theater that flanked on both sides by the river.

It was a presentation house that contained 2558 seats on the orchestra level. The architects were Charles Kirchoff and Thomas Rose. They built French decorative panorama in gilt and ivory and colors with peacock blue intonation. The ceiling was beautiful with giant dome at the centre and having a tri colored cove lighting concealed by cabochon faced crests. This grand attractiveness got perished in the year 1966 when a patron hurled a cigar onto the stage and everything got engulfed in the consequent fire.

Then there were plans to knock down the building and make it into either a shopping mall or a parking structure. But there were volunteers to Save the Riverside.

To maintain the river at bay, the basement walls were well set. Finally the Theatre had a Grand and magnificent re-opening in the year 1984 that was graced with the presence of thousands of people to enjoy the re-constructed, beautifully gilded and lighted grand movie theatre.

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