Things to do and see in southern Wisconsin.
ART
ANDERSON ARTS CENTER: 121 66th St., Kenosha. 262- 653-048.
LEMON STREET GALLERY: 4601 Sheridan Road, Kenosha. 262- 605-4745. Featured artists are Melanie Hovey, Rebecca Stahr, Karin Berg through Nov. 22.
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. “Art and the Global AIDS Crisis: Eggs Benedict” on display. Exhibit “Larry Sultan: Here and Home” on display through Jan. 24. Free admission 1st Thursday, Nov. 5. Take a 30-minute art break and explore the evocative photographs in the “Larry Sultan: Here and Home” exhibit with a staff expert at noon and 5:30 p.m. Nov. 5. The movie “Lost in Translation” will be shown at 3 p.m. Nov. 7.
RACINE ART MUSEUM: 2131 N. Main St. 262- 884-7100. “Contemporary Glass: The Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser Collection” through Jan. 24. 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 Lisa Marie Barber, Diane Levesque, and Jim Sincock, all of Kenosha, and Bill Reid of Racine. “Lost and Found” featuring Kim Alsbrooks and Nikki Couppee, and “Urban Wood Encounter 2015” on display through Jan. 3.
MEDLEY
APPLE HOLLER: 5006 S. Sylvania Ave., Sturtevant. 262- 886-8500. Apple Pickin’ Time through Oct. 31. Tractor wagon rides, farm fun, 30 varieties of apples. Hayride through the Enchanted Forest and orchard available daily through Nov. 2. Then you will sip our cold or hot cider around a warm and glowing campfire. Call for reservations.
JERRY SMITH COUNTRY STORE AND PUMPKIN FARM: 7150 18th St., Kenosha. 262-859-2645. Open daily from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Hay rides daily beginning at 10 a.m.; haunted forest open daily at noon; petting zoo, corn maze and more open at 4 p.m. through Friday and at 10 a.m. weekends.
KENOSHA AREA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU: Visitor Information Center, 10519-120th Ave., corner of I-94 and Hwy. 165. 262-857-7164; VisitKenosha.com. First Fridays open house from noon to 3 p.m. Nov. 6. 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: Wilmot Mountain, Lakeside Players, Brat Stop, Kenosha History Center, Kenosha Public Museum, Civil War Museum, Dinosaur Discovery Museum and more.
KENOSHA HARBORMARKET: 2nd Avenue between 54th and 56th Streets. kenoshaharbormarket.com.
JELLY BELLY: 10100 Jelly Belly Lane, Pleasant Prairie. 866-868-7522. Free tours are offered daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
LAND OF THE GIANTS PUMPKIN FARM: 11823 Durand Ave., Sturtevant. 262-886-6690. Open daily from 10 a.m. until dark through Halloween. Thousands of pumpkins, corn maze, animals, army truck ride to the pumpkin patch on weekends, barrel-train ride, pumpkin bounce house and more
MILWAUKEE COUNTY ZOO: 10001 W. Bluemound Road. 414-256-5412. Family Free Day Nov. 7.
PRAIRIE SPRINGS PARK: 9900 Terwall Terrace, Pleasant Prairie. www.recplexonline.com.
RACINE ZOO: N. Main Street and Walton Avenue. 262-636-9189. Boo at the Zoo from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 31. Enjoy safe trick-or-treating all with the animals at the Zoo. Activities include Cool new “Knock-Knock” doors, straw bale maze, spooky crafts to decorate your haunted house, create your own edible snactivity, decorate your pumpkin, and more.
THIRD WARD: 400 N Water St, Milwaukee. 414-367-8326. Milwaukee Ghost tours at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 30. Learn local folklore and ghost stories as you tour the “Bloody” Third Ward.
THOMPSON STRAWBERRY FARM: 14000 75th St., Bristol. 262-857-2353. Pumpkin hours are from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday to Friday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
WAUKESHA COUNTY EXPOSITION CENTER: 1000 Northview Road. Wisconsin Feargounds Haunted Houses. Open from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday through Oct. 31, and from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Oct 29 and Nov. 13. Terror awaits you with three totally separate Haunted Houses, plus Morgan Manor. Tickets are $13-30. www.wisconsinfeargrounds.com
WILMOT RACEWAY: 30820 111st St., Wilmot. 262-862-6121.
WISCONSIN STATE FAIR PARK: 8200 W Greenfield, West Allis. makerfairemilwaukee.com.
MUSEUMS
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CIVIL WAR MUSEUM: 5400 First Ave., Kenosha. 262- 653-4141. “Hollywood Presents The Civil War and Post-Civil War Westward Expansion” on display through Jan. 3. “Remembering Our Fallen – Wisconsin” on display Nov. 4-12. A display of military and personal photos of Wisconsin’s fallen soldiers from 2001 to the present. Courtesy of Piasecki-Althaus Funeral Services. Dr. Gordon Dammann will present “Hollywood and Civil War Medicine” at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 4. He will show clips from well-known films to illustrate what Hollywood got right and wrong. Cost is $15 and advance registration required. Soldiers and Veterans Commemorative Bricks Dedication 11 a.m. Nov. 7. Commemorative bricks honoring veterans and soldiers will be installed in the Veterans Terrace during a special service. Dr. Michael McBride discusses the significance of the cement T-Walls in Iraq, and how troops adopted, decorated and incorporated the walls into their lives, at 1 p.m. Nov. 7. McBride is a psychiatrist at the Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee and a major in the Army Reserves who has served four tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.
DINOSAUR DISCOVERY MUSEUM: 5608 Tenth Ave., Kenosha. 262- 653-4450. Dinos in the Dark from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 30. Grab your flashlight and explore the museum after dark. Watch dinosaur shadows play during a special spooky tour. For ages 4 and older. Cost is $2.
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.
KENOSHA HISTORY CENTER: 200 51st Place. 262- 654-5770. Permanent exhibit: Kenosha’s “Lost Industries” from 1850s through 1970s.
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.
MUSIC
BRAT STOP: I-94 and Highway 50, Kenosha. 262-857-2011. Fridayween at 7 p.m. Oct. 30. There will be 4 stages with 15 bands. Cost is $10. Annual Halloween Party and Costume Contest at 8 p.m. Oct. 31. Cost $13. Prizes will be awarded. Fundraiser for Bristol Fire Department with Bella Cain Nov. 7. There will be raffles from 4 to 8 p.m. and the show at 9 p.m.
PABST THEATER: 144 E. Wells St., Milwaukee. 414-286-3205. The Fab Four: The Ultimate Tribute at 8 p.m. Oct. 30. Tickets are $35.50. Vic and Gab at 8 p.m. Oct. 31. Tickets are $10. Tori Kelly at 8 p.m. Nov. 2. Tickets are $25. Gordon Lightfoot at 8 p.m. Nov. 4. Tickets are $49.50.
RIVERSIDE THEATER: 116 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee. 414-286-3205; pabsttheater.org. Umphrey’s McGee with The Motet Oct. 30. Tickets are $27.50. Norah Jones at 8 p.m. Nov. 1. Tickets are $49.50. America’s Test Kitchen Live at 7:30 p.m. Nov 3. Tickets are $45.50. Mac DeMarco at 8 p.m. Nov. 6. Tickets are $24.50.
TURNER HALL BALLROOM: 1040 N. 4th St., Milwaukee. 414-286-3205; pabsttheater.org. Doomtree with special guests Lizzo at 8 p.m. Oct. 31. Tickets are $20. Colin Hay at 7:30p.m. Nov. 5. Tickets are $27.50. JJ Grey and Mofro at 8 p.m. Nov. 6. Tickets are $25.
THEATER
FIRESIDE DINNER THEATRE: 1131 Janesville Ave., Fort Atkinson. 800-477-9505. “A Wonderful Life: The Musical” will be performed through Dec. 27. The story of George Bailey and his wonderful life in Bedford Falls has brought hope and inspiration to every heart with its celebration of the goodness in all of us. It is the perfect message for the Christmas season. Tickets are $79.07 for each.
MARCUS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: 929 N. Water St., Milwaukee 414-273-7206. First Stage will perform “James and the Giant Peach” through Nov. 15. Tickets are $12.50-32.50. Violinist Augustin Hadelich performs with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. Oct. 30 and 31. Tickets start at $16.50. “Wicked” will be performed Nov. 4-15. Tickets start at $41.50.
RHODE CENTER FOR THE ARTS: 514 56th St., Kenosha. 262- 914-1252. Lakeside players will present “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” through Oct. 31. Tickets are $10. “To Kill a Mockingbird” will be performed Nov. 6-21. Scout, a young girl in a quiet southern town, is about to experience the dramatic events that will affect the rest of her life. Tickets are $10-13.
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