Gotta love a sports themed bar hosting a Harry Styles night!…read more Hook & Fade showed up in my Instagram last October. I presume this is because I follow Harry Styles. Advertised as a if you could not make it to Harry's concerts in Chicago (I was at the Friday night concert and Harry had been in residency all week) to party here, this Saturday night special event at Hook & Fade was a great post-concert event for me. And I would venture other HS fans in the area who went to the shows. I've never heard of the bar before and I'm not a golf player. In talking to staff I learned they'd been open about a year and the golf simulators rent by time. My party arrived about 9 o'clock and asked for the themed drink menu. We found an open golf simulator room and it had plenty of casual, comfortable seating and tables. Loved the music playing throughout the bar went all the way back to One Direction's first album up to Harry's current release! It was a chill vibe, good volume on the tracks so fans like me could groove but also talk to group members! Not a golf playing group, there was interest in coming back another day to try the simulators. Golfers should come here like now. I liked that there was privacy to each room even through the open concept. Only negative was we went back to the bar to order the fourth of the four Styles themed drinks and were told they were closing. This was 10 before 10 o'clock pm on 10/15/22. So felt a little rushed when we had another hour or two and a try at the golf sim left in us. Hours show midnight now. Going to a bar we expected later hours. You may want to check hours before you go when planning your night!

If you're an avid golfer, winter in Wisconsin can be a real downer. Thankfully, there's been a…read morerise in golf simulators in our area. A friend and I were itching to hit a round, so we headed over to Hook and Fade. He had been there before, but this was my first time. The place is really nice - very clean with a dark-wood upscale feel. They only have a bar - no food, but you can bring some in (or have it delivered). When we were there, it was right at opening, and it was pretty quiet, which I really enjoyed. We selected from the many courses available, and played 18 holes. I loved it. Their simulators have great technology, utilizing two cameras to monitor your swing. The tee platform will tilt and change depending on your lie, so there's an element of realism there. I felt the simulators interpreted my game pretty accurately. Putting on simulators will always be sketchy, but I thought it was acceptable. If I worked downtown, I'd likely get the general membership ($99/mo gets you 4 rounds - 2 off peak, 2 during peak). That's quite the value. I will definitely come here again. I wouldn't say it beats a real, live round of golf - but it's a great "fix" during bad weather, and probably the only way I'll ever golf Pebble Beach, Spyglass, St. Andrews, etc!

Absolutely worth it! I like the adult show at 9pm. Was a great time. Comics were great and able…read moreto adapt well to keep the entertainment going! This was my first Improv show and I will definitely seek out improv in the future!

Participating in improv is one of my worst nightmares. I can't imagine being onstage and not…read moreknowing what's coming up next, having to make things up on the fly, and trying to be funny on top of it all. However, I married my opposite. Ben T. decided to try improv after having been an actor on the side a few times, and he loved classes at Atlas. I will leave it to him to fully review the classes here, but I will say that he had a lot of fun, learned a lot, and met some really cool people (who he then introduced me to!). At the end of the improv course, you can participate in a class show. For me, this would be one of those "opportunities" that I would rather pass up. But Ben was really excited about it -- And I was very excited to be an audience member and see what he had learned over the course of 10 weeks. I was lucky to have met a few of the other improv course attendees, and I really think it added something special to the show to know a few people participating in it. Atlas is in a great location, although I found the parking lot difficult to find on a dark night. I ended up parking in a nearby parking lot and hoping I wouldn't be ticketed. The inside of Atlas is really cozy and cute, and the people up front were friendly. Since I was there early and by myself, I was seated right up front. The seating is a bit close together... So I made a new friend, the person sitting next to me! The show was hilarious. It reminded me a lot of Whose Line is it Anyway, which I used to LOVE and cry-laugh watching. The emcees (course instructors) were funny, friendly, and encouraging. The point system can get crazy, like it was on Whose Line, which adds to the fun. The audience was great at throwing out ideas when solicited for what we ate for breakfast or random letters of the alphabet, although to be honest even this made me nervous. I think I was just waiting for some point where they would drag someone on stage or something like that, but we were safe in the audience! I can't wait to make it here for the "real" non-student shows. If the students learned that much in 10 weeks at Level 1 I think the more experienced people would be insanely talented. I was very proud of Ben T. and the rest of his class!

Great management. Rafael gave great service, looking to see if my kids had fun and joining them in…read moresome games, including laser tag. Bowling, laser tag, escape room, arcade, food, and drinks in a high-end place. I be back weekly.

The place would be Amazing, except it's so understaffed it's not even funny. That's the whole…read moreproblem. I gave it three stars because the few workers that are there doing it all, and the ambiance. It's also a very clean place. Whoever is in charge of staffing, needs to understand that people were leaving because of that reason alone. This has happened both times we've been there. So again understaffed, understaffed, and understaffed.

Madtown, live up to your name. Attend 'The Stops' at The Bartell. What an Outrageous, Humorous,…read moreExtremely well done production by Oh, My Stars Productions. If you cannot attend consider a donation to this upcoming new production company. Visit their website for details. Highly recommend you attend 'The Stops'.

There's a special place in my heart for the Bartell. I've loved most shows I've watched here and…read moreliked a some others. To attend and be part of a local community theater is such a reward itself. I especially enjoyed a show that addressed dementia. My beloved grandma suffers from this and the show was performed excellently. It really helped me understand more of what my granny could be going through at times. Also loved seeing The Amazing Acrocats! What passion and talent this maestro has that's she can train cats, adorable! There are select drinks available and some movie theater type snacks. Plenty of local establishments for before and after the show :)

I had a wonderful experience at Broom Street Theater. This is a small local theater that puts on…read morepredominantly independent shows. The exterior of the building is bright and colorful, while the interior was very dark. The theater is very intimate- 2 rows of seats on 3 sides of the stage- something I think added to the show that I saw. The particular show that I saw was a play with B Movie/Horror themes- and it was so much fun! Tickets were $22 if you purchased online ahead of time, and were pay what you can at the door. I chose to purchase mine online to reserve my spot- the night I attended the show was sold out. They did do a pass of baskets to help support the theater and had a tip jar of sorts for the actors at the door to keep the place going. I look forward to coming back for another show in the future- it was a blast!

I've passed by this place daily and finally got the chance to catch a show and see what the inside…read morelooks like. I love the colorful exterior of the building and upon entering it was pretty dark and if you're like me, you'll be surprised as to how small and intimate the stage and seating are. I was expecting to walk into a big theatre and loved the smaller space. There's no bad seat in the house. The shows are very reasonably priced and they have two bathrooms inside. I watched the Delicious Classic - Sprung show and it was hilarious! Great actors, space, and vibe at this local theatre. I'll definitely be back to catch some more shows this summer.

My family and I have thoroughly enjoyed the shows put on by this this theater company. An…read moreincredible value for the pittance they charge for the price of admission.

The people there are really nice and the directors are pretty good and I can tell they are working…read morehard. The only thing is that there's this one kid who makes fun of me and my friends and it is really annoying and I know it's not the director's fault but I wish they would do something about it and ridicule is supposed to be banned from this place

I just saw Hamlet at Young Shakespeare Players yesterday and I was so impressed! Do you know how,…read moreduring most children's performances, you sit on the edge of your seat willing the actors to get through their parts and feel successful? As an audience, your role is to provide support and encouragement to people who are still learning. YSP's Hamlet was not like that at all. The very few times a child needed a prompt, everyone was so caught up in the story that the audience barely noticed. We just wanted to know what was going to happen next. It amazed me that the children were able to become their characters so completely that all the audience had to do was sit back and enjoy the story.

I can't believe I haven't written a review about Forward Theater Company yet. I fear that this…read morereview will not adequately express my love for this company. But nonetheless, I will try. In short: Forward Theater Company presents professional, modern, progressive plays, and IT IS AWESOME! I first became aware of Forward because my roommate was their technical director. He invited me to see the play he had been working on and gave me a ticket that had been reserved for him. I love theater so I was excited to go, but had only ever really seen productions I was already familiar with (Shakespeare, Broadway stuff etc). I went in with a open mind, but wasn't totally sure what to expect. The first play I saw was From Up Here by Liz Flahive, which is partially set in a modern day high school (so it included some amateur actors as well as professional). I was BLOWN AWAY. Literally moved to tears. The set, sound, actors, script, we're all amazing. Despite the fact that I had been given a free ticket, I paid for a ticket to see that show again. I've made it a point to see every Forward show since and have never been disappointed. With modern themes (sometimes slightly provocative) I find the plays to be extremely engaging. So, I implore you -- Go see a show! You won't regret it.

I've been to a couple of Forward Theater shows. Both presented the highest quality actors, sets and…read morewell chosen shows. The most recent show was Red, a two man show about Mark Rothko, an Abstract Expressionist, and his interactions/discussions with a young painter who is hired as his assistant. Very well done! Support Live theater, it's better than TV!!