{"id":2185916,"date":"2025-12-03T21:24:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T21:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2185916"},"modified":"2025-12-03T21:24:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T21:24:52","slug":"best-of-milwaukee-2025-arts-and-entertainment-winners-and-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/best-of-milwaukee-2025-arts-and-entertainment-winners-and-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of Milwaukee 2025: Arts and Entertainment Winners and Finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"content\" data-transition=\"content\" data-loop=\"false\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"lead\">Meet the winners and finalists you voted Best of Milwaukee&#8217;s Arts and Entertainment for 2025. <em>In each category, the winner is noted first and the finalists are listed alphabetically.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Art &amp; Craft Fair\/Makers Market<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Milwaukee Makers Market *Winner*<\/strong><\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Graveyard Gallery<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Handcrafted: Lakefront Brewery Makers Market<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Hover Craft<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Morning Glory Art Fair<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Art Gallery (Non-Museum)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Saint Kate &#8211; 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