Things to do and see in southern Wisconsin.
ART
ANDERSON ARTS CENTER: 121 66th St., Kenosha. 262- 653-048. Annual Winter Juried Show, “Holiday” exhibit, “Bright & Shiny” exhibit and the Annual city-wide Art/Coloring Contest Entries through Jan. 10.
KEMPER CENTER: Durkee Mansion, 6501 3rd Ave., Kenosha. 262-657-6005. Holiday open house 1 to 4 p.m. Dec. 11-14 19-21, 26-28. Christmas Ballroom Dance from 7:30-10 p.m. Dec. 12 featuring Big Band music by the Pat Crawford Orchestra. Tickets are $15. Proceeds will support Kemper Center’s dance programming. Complimentary buffet with cash bar available.
LEMON STREET GALLERY: 4601 Sheridan Road, Kenosha. 262- 605-4745. Artistree, Holiday Show and Sale through Dec. 24.
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. “Sam Francis: Master Printmaker” through March 20. “John Singleton Copley in Focus” and “Dürer and the German Renaissance” through May 31. “Light Borne in Darkness: Photography Highlights from the Permanent Collection” through April 10. Spring City Brass Quintet at 11 a.m. Dec. 12. Free. Barcel Suzuki Strings performs at 1 p.m. Dec. 19. Free.
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. “Joan Backes: Falling Leaves and Painted Branches” exhibit on display through July 24. 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. “Mrs. Claus and the Littlest Reindeer” will be performed at 10 a.m. Dec. 12-13, 19-20. The holiday program will include the story, interactive songs and a special visit from “The Man in Red” himself, a homemade holiday cookie and craft, and then visit a real reindeer. Also, a ride on the Candy Cane Express will add the finishing touches to the holiday experience. Tickets are $8. Reservations required.
DOWNTOWN KENOSHA: 262-925-3463.
KENOSHA AREA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU: Visitor Information Center, 10519-120th Ave., corner of I-94 and Hwy. 165. 262-857-7164; VisitKenosha.com. 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.
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MILWAUKEE COUNTY ZOO: 10001 W. Bluemound Road. 414-256-5412. Family free day Dec. 5.
RACINE ZOO: N. Main Street and Walton Avenue. 262-636-9189.
RECPLEX ICE ARENA: One mile east of I-94 on Highway 165, Pleasant Prairie. 262-925-6755.
WISCONSIN STATE FAIR PARK: 8200 W Greenfield, West Allis. www.milwaukeeicefishingshow.com. Ice Fishing and Winter Sports Show from 1 to 9 p.m. Dec. 11, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 12 and from 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 13. Tickets are $9 and $4 for ages 6-12.
MUSEUMS
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. “The Sultana Disaster: What Caused It?” will be presented by Gene Salecker at noon Dec. 11. Free.
DINOSAUR DISCOVERY MUSEUM: 5608 Tenth Ave., Kenosha. 262- 653-4450. Dinosaur Tree Trimming from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays in December. Create dino ornaments to decorate the museum’s tree and to take home. Free.
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 Journey to Primal: The Art of Theodore Czebotar” will be on display through February. “Dinosaurs Take Flight: The Art of Archaeopteryx” on display through March 26. The discovery of the Archaeopteryx fossil provided a critical link between dinosaurs and birds. Now, paleo-artists bring the Archaeopteryx and other extinct creatures to life, engaging visitors at the intersection of art and science. Holiday Train on display through Jan. 10.
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. Bella Cain at 9 p.m. Dec. 11. Cover is $12. TNT-Chicago with Unchained and Mean Gene at 8 p.m. Dec. 12. Cover is $10.
PABST THEATER: 144 E. Wells St., Milwaukee. 414-286-3205.
RIVERSIDE THEATER: 116 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee. 414-286-3205; pabsttheater.org. Celtic Woman: Home For Christmas at 8 p.m. Dec. 11. Tickets are $45.50-125. The music of Queen with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. Dec. 12. Tickets are $37.50-45.50.
TURNER HALL BALLROOM: 1040 N. 4th St., Milwaukee. 414-286-3205; pabsttheater.org. Ex Fabula Spectacular at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 17. Tickets are $12. An Acoustic Evening with Marc Roberge of O.A.R. at 8 p.m. Dec. 18. Tickets are $29.50. Horseshoes & Hand Grenades at 8 p.m. Dec. 19. Tickets are $13.
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. “A Charlie Brown Christmas” through Jan. 3. Tickets start at $12.50. “Black Nativity,” a testament to the power of gospel music, telling the story of the Nativity through a combination of African-American scripture, poetry, dance and song, at 7:30p.m. Dec. 11-12 and at 2 p.m. Dec. 13. Tickets start at $35. The Milwaukee Ballet will present “The Nutcracker” through Dec. 27. Tickets start at $35. Second City’s “Holidazed and Confused” Dec. 16-19 and at 2 p.m. Dec. 20. Tickets start at $38.
RHODE CENTER FOR THE ARTS: 514 56th St., Kenosha. 262- 914-1252. Junie B. in “Jingle Bells, Batman Smells” Dec. 11-20. Junie B. Jones is counting down the days to her school’s Holiday Sing-Along and gift exchange even though her nemesis May keeps ruining all of fun. Tickets are $10.
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