Things to do and see in southern Wisconsin.
ART
ANDERSON ARTS CENTER: 121 66th St., Kenosha. 262- 653-048. “The Hat Show” by Angela Laughingheart and Dot Spransy, and “Works by Monne Haug, Jurga Petkus and Tina Niemi-Johnson” through Oct. 18.
LEMON STREET GALLERY: 4601 Sheridan Road, Kenosha. 262- 605-4745. Featured artists are Bettie Gong, Rob Hafferman, Steve Santamour through Aug. 30. Featured artiss are Phyllis Boateng, Brendan Palbitska, Rudbeckia Press Sept. 2-27. Opening reception is from 6-9 p.m. Sept. 12.
MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM: 700 N. Art Museum Drive. 414-224-3200. Drop-in tours 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays, and at 2 p.m. Sundays. Admission is free for individuals and families (excluding groups) on the first Thursday of each month, Sept. 3. “Van Gogh to Pollock: Modern Rebels Masterworks from the Albright” on display through Sept. 20. Works by the biggest names in art from the late 19th century to now — including Marc Chagall, Salvador Dali, Edgar Degas, Frida Kahlo, Georgia O’Keeffe, Pablo Picasso, and Andy Warhol — bring focus to those artists whose acts of creative rebellion shaped the course of modern art. “Art and the Global AIDS Crisis: Eggs Benedict” on display. Tour d’Art: Bikes Then Beers from 1 to 5 p.m. Aug. 30. Strap on your bike helmet, rally your friends, and join us for the Museum’s first art bike ride, Tour d’Art: Bikes then Beers. We will cycle through Milwaukee, visiting more than 20 unique works of public art and architecture.
RACINE ART MUSEUM: 2131 N. Main St. 262- 884-7100. “A Whole Other World: Sub-Culture Craft” through Sept. 6. “All in the Family: Featuring Kelly and Kyle Phelps” through Oct. 4. Featured artist John Kearney through May 12, 2016. The exhibit “Joan Backes: Falling Leaves and Painted Branches” on display through July 24, 2016. RAM Artist Fellowship Exhibition 2015: Presented by the Osborne and Scekic Family Foundation through Nov. 28. The RAM Artist Fellowship Program aims to showcase the diversity and vitality of the Racine/Kenosha visual arts community by supporting the professional development of its artists. The second biennial exhibition features the work of the following artists: Lisa Marie Barber, Diane Levesque, and Jim Sincock, all of Kenosha, and Bill Reid, Racine. Opening reception is 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 27.
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APPLE HOLLER: 5006 S. Sylvania Ave., Sturtevant. 262- 886-8500. Summer Fun on the Farm from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily through August. Includes farm animals to visit, Golden Goat Bridge, Kids Corral Play Area, Crazy Corn Maze, Cool Cow Maze, fun tunnels, Straw Mountain, Music Garden, pedal carts, Jack & the Beanstalk Story Trail and more. Cost is $4 weekdays, and $8 weekends. Apple Pickin’ Time through Oct. 31. Tractor wagon rides, farm fun, 30 varieties of apples. Annual MS Apple Orchard FUNdraiser to “Put some BITE into the FIGHT against MS!” Aug. 29. Walkers are welcome to tour the 1 mile route and pick a free one-quarter peck bag of Paula Red apples. Raffle tickets also available. All proceeds from this event will be donated to the MS Society, Wisconsin Chapter. Check-in begins at 7:30 a.m. and the walk begins at 9 a.m. Cost is $20.
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BRISTOL RENAISSANCE FAIRE: 12550 120th Ave., Kenosha. 847-395-7773. The Faire is 30 acres of pure fun open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Sept. 6, and Labor Day Monday, Sept. 7. The 20 stages offer variety entertainment all day long. In addition, be dazzled with a fully armored joust, the Queen and her glittering Court, amazing arts and crafts, delicious food, fine spirits, music, dance, parades, rides and games, and entertainers in the streets all day long. There will also be special events, including wine tasting, costume weekend, Tea with the Queen and more. Swashbuckler Weekend Aug. 29 and 30. Yar! Hoist the mainsails and dress as your inner pirate. Join the Captains for a toast to life on the sea! Buy an ale at the Towne Square Public House at 2 p.m. and bring your favorite toast or story of the sea to share. Group photo to follow the toasts. Tickets are $23.95, $11.50 for children, and free for children 4 and under.
CATHEDRAL SQUARE PARK: Kilbourn Avenue and N. Jefferson Street, Milwaukee. 414-271-1416.
HARBOR PARK: 56th Street and 1st Avenue, Kenosha. grillgames.org. Grill Games BBQ Competition & Lakefront Festival from 3 to 11 p.m. Aug. 28 and from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Aug. 29. This free two-day event is filled with opportunities to interact with the Kansas City Barbecue Society National BBQ Circuit Teams, learn their secrets, taste and purchase BBQ, and vote for your favorite local and national teams. Show off your mad BBQ skills in the Community BBQ Challenge. It is Kenosha’s biggest BBQ festival and features live entertainment throughout the day, activities for the kids, an exclusive beer garden, and a chance to taste some of the finest BBQ around. Free admission and donations welcome. Proceeds benefit the youth scholarship foundations of the Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce and the Kenosha YMCA. Cheese-A-Palooza Sept. 5-6. Features demonstrations, two stages of live entertainment, celebrity chefs, plus many other fun activities, including competitive food eating competitions. 262-564-8800.
HAWTHORN HOLLOW: 880 Green Bay Road, Kenosha. 262-552-8196. Walk in the Woods Art Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 5. More than 60 artists will display their creations along the wooded trails and gardens. There will be live music on two stages, and food and beverages will be available for puchase. Cost is $5 per car.
HENRY W. MAIER FESTIVAL PARK: 200 N. Harbor Drive, Milwaukee. Pet Fest from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 29. There will be an agility course, dock diving, kids zone, doggie dash, entertainment and more. Free. 920-350-3378.
DOWNTOWN KENOSHA: 56th Street and 7th Avenue. 262-818-6410. Classic Cruise-In Car Show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 5. Gates open at 7 a.m. The annual show is free and open to all makes and models of vehicles and motorcycles Featuring music by All The King’s Men, as well as pizza, brats, and hotdogs. Donations will be accepted of non-perishable food. Rain date Sept. 12.
KENOSHA AREA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU: Visitor Information Center, 10519 – 120th Ave., corner of I-94 and Hwy. 165. 262-857-7164; VisitKenosha.com. Kick off Labor Day weekend from noon to 3 p.m. Sept. 4 for First Fridays, a free, fun, and informative monthly open house. Local attractions and businesses offer food samples, displays, prizes, and more. Travelers and local residents can collect ideas for things to see and do in the Kenosha Area and throughout Wisconsin. The featured exhibitors expected are: Brat Stop, Kenosha History Center and Southport Light Station Museum, Kenosha Public Museum, Civil War Museum, and Dinosaur Discovery Museum, Wilmot Raceway, Richard Bong State Recreation Area, Candlewood Suites and the new Hampton Inn & Suites.
JELLY BELLY: 10100 Jelly Belly Lane, Pleasant Prairie. 866-868-7522. Free tours are offered daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
MILWAUKEE COUNTY ZOO: 10001 W. Bluemound Road. 414-256-5412. Summer exhibit, “Expedition Dinosaur,” on display through Sept. 7. Make plans to see these life-size replicas, moving and rumbling in their outdoor habitat. More than 20 robotic creatures (most including sound effects ) will inhabit a tropical locale, courtesy of the Zoo’s horticulture staff, which re-creates a prehistoric land, complete with flora and fauna similar to what grew during the time period. Admission is $2.50.
RACINE ZOO: N. Main Street and Walton Avenue. 262-636-9189. Ride the Zoo Choo Express 10 a.m. 7 p.m. daily, weather permitting, through Labor Day, Sept. 7. Children ages 2 and younger travel for free with a paid adult. Tickets are $2. Annual Car, Truck, and Bike Show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 16. Racine Concert Band performs at 7 p.m. Aug. 23.
WILMOT RACEWAY: 30820 111st St., Wilmot. 262-862-6121.
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE: 900 Wood Road, Kenosha. 262-595-2564. United States Navy Band “Cruisers” 7 p.m. Aug. 31. Free. The exhibit “The Self and Society” on display Sept. 1 throug Oct. 23.
MUSEUMS
CIVIL WAR MUSEUM: 5400 First Ave., Kenosha. 262- 653-4141. “Civil War Journey: The Maps and Sketches of Private Robert Sneden” on display through Aug. 31. Eyewitness accounts and images from the memoir of Union soldier, cartographer, and Confederate prisoner of war, Robert Knox Sneden, are showcased in 45 watercolor maps and drawings that provide a unique and mesmerizing perspective on the Civil War. Organized by the Virginia Historical Society. Harmony Cornet Band 3 p.m. Aug. 22. Let the music take you back to a bygone time just after the Civil War. Free.
DINOSAUR DISCOVERY MUSEUM: 5608 Tenth Ave., Kenosha. 262- 653-4450.
DISCOVERY WORLD: 500 N. Harbor Drive, Milwaukee. 414-765-9966. Spend hours of hands-on fun exploring the world of technology and the world of water. Explore Les Paul’s House of Sound, step into the Reiman Aquarium, enjoy the digital theaters and more. “Jurassic Park,” raged PG-13, will be shown at dusk Aug. 28. Everyone is welcome to come early for the Fish Fry and to enjoy the festivities beginning at 5 p.m. But if you plan on staying for the more adult-oriented films, leave your children at home
KENOSHA HISTORY CENTER: 200 51st Place. 262- 654-5770. Permanent exhibit: Kenosha’s “Lost Industries” from 1850s thru 1970s. “A Tribute to Our Veterans” exhibit will be on display through September. The exhibit features medals and other relics from Kenosha veterans. Specifically the medals of James Lee VanBendegom (Vietnam veteran whose partial remains were returned to Kenosha in 2014) will be on display along with other artifacts given to the VanBendegom family at the funeral this past fall. “My Memorabilia” on display through Sept. 27.
KENOSHA PUBLIC MUSEUM: 5500 First Ave. 262- 653-4140. “The Things that Remain — A Veteran Print Project” will be on display through Nov. 15. Together, veterans and artists express historical experiences through traditional methods of fine art print, opening an ongoing dialogue. “The Journey to Primal: The Art of Theodore Czebotar” will be on display through Feb. 1
MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM: 800 W. Wells St. 414-278-2728. Visit Africa, Asia, Europe, the Arctic, South and Middle America, the Pacific Islands and a Costa Rican Rainforest. Take a small step back in time to the turn-of-the-century Streets of Old Milwaukee and European Village and to ancient Mediterranean civilizations by viewing the permanent exhibit “Crossroads of Civilization.”
SOUTHPORT LIGHT STATION MUSEUM AND LIGHTHOUSE: 5117 4th Avenue, Kenosha. 262- 654-5770. The historic lighthouse and the new Museum will be open weekends through Oct. 25, weather dependent. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and from noon to 4 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $10.
MUSIC
BRAT STOP: I-94 and Highway 50, Kenosha. 262-857-2011. The Un-Faire performs at 8 p.m. Aug. 28. Cover is $5. “
HAWTHORN HOLLOW NATURE SANCTUARY & ARBORETUM: 880 Green Bay Road, Kenosha. 262-552-8196.
PABST THEATER: 144 E. Wells St., Milwaukee. 414-286-3205.
RIVERSIDE THEATER: 116 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee. 414-286-3205; pabsttheater.org
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.TURNER HALL BALLROOM: 1040 N. 4th St., Milwaukee. 414-286-3205; pabsttheater.org.
THEATER
FIRESDIE DINNER THEATRE: 1131 Janesville Ave., Fort Atkinson. 800-477-9505. “Pump Boys and Dinettes” will be performed through Sept. 6. Travel down Highway 57 to the land of fishin’ holes and homemade pie, to the Double Cupp diner for a double helping of fast-paced, good-natured, foot-stompin’ hand-clapping fun. Tickets are $79.07.
MARCUS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: 929 N. Water St., Milwaukee 414-273-7206.
RHODE CENTER FOR THE ARTS: 514 56th St., Kenosha. 262- 914-1252.
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