http://www.portalwisconsin.org/graphics/portal_rss.jpg http://www.portalwisconsin.org http://www.portalwisconsin.org Culture, arts, humanities and history in Wisconsin Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:07:03 CST Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:07:03 CST http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=63121 What was Appleton and the Fox Cities like during the Progressive Era (1890-1920)? The turn of the century was a period of speculation and excitement. Americans felt the excitement of world fairs and new technologies entering their daily lives. This exhibit focuses on Appleton and the Fox Cities' evolution from a fledgling manufacturing town to a modern industrial center. Through a collection of 3,000 photographs, amateur photographer W.D. Schlafer captured this rapidly changing environment during the Progressive Era in the Fox Cities. -- History Museum at the Castle, Appleton http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=67979 Enjoy our show-stopping fashion exhibit that puts the spotlight on 100 years of high-class style and clothing embellishments. The display explores the art of fashion through the exhibition of haute couture styles dating from the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries. Gain backstage access to the richest styles of the century and showcases over-embellished fashions and designer duds, all from the collections of the Oshkosh Public Museum. Ornate bustle dresses, elegant Titanic-era gowns and dazzling flapper sheaths sparkle with 100 years of bling. Presidential inauguration gowns, bridal trousseaus and dresses fit for queens are accented by an eclectic display of tres chic accessories, including hats, clutches and parasols. -- Oshkosh Public Museum, Oshkosh http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=68169 Morris Panych's dark comedy is the story of a selfish bank drudge tending to the dying aunt he hasn’t seen in 30 years. Be careful what you wish for. -- Next Act Theatre / Off-Broadway Theatre, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=69079 "An Up North State of Mind" by Mary Rypel Anderson is on view at the NWTC Art Gallery, located in the library on the Green Bay campus. -- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Green Bay http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=70013 Isabelle "Izzy" Grossman is a smart, Jewish twenty-something working at a New York bookstore. She has a good job, a great apartment, and she’s happy to be independent and single. She’s not anxious to marry, but her grandmother Bubbie Ida wants her granddaughter to settle down with a "nice man." While Izzy is captivated by the intellectual world of authors like Anton Maes, Bubbie calls on a local matchmaker to set Izzy up with Sam, who owns a pickle shop. The romantic triangle that ensues reveals a clash of cultures and customs across the generations--while it shows that real love crosses all boundaries. This fun romantic comedy challenges the attitudes of both generations with wit and warmth--as Izzy eventually "crosses Delancey" to find love. -- Waukesha Civic Theatre, Waukesha http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=70080 E Pluribus Unum: Artists Picture Society offers the perspectives of modern and contemporary American artists whose works ponder ethnicity, gender, race, class and political belief. It is the second in a trilogy of exhibitions that examines defining themes in the art of our time, in this case the nature of society. -- Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA), Madison http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=70105 Spice up your winter with a night of Spanish dance and music with Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana. This fierce and eclectic evening features lamenting solos, sizzling duets and festive company dances. Whether these amazing artists are conveying love or sorrow, happiness or anger, the emotions speak to everyone and transcend all cultural boundaries. Don’t miss this night of passion-inmotion. -- South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center, South Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=70143 Using steel and bronze, as well as organic materials such as beeswax, bone, hair and mother-of-pearl, Kim Cridler creates vessel forms that connect her interests in history, craft, ornament and function with an investigation of material and metaphor. Comprised of several sculptural works utilizing patterns and motifs based on the environment around Cridler’s current residence, "My Wisconsin Home" also references "open storage areas in museums that facilitate the formal and cultural study of objects and their histories." -- Racine Art Museum, Racine http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=70689 Front and center is Kayhan Kalhor, Iranian kamancheh (spike-fiddle) virtuoso. Kayhan brings with him Johnny and his violin, Colin and his violin, Nicholas and his viola, and Eric and his cello--the guys from Brooklyn Rider. Their album Silent City got a nice little 7.6 from Pitchfork. We’re pretty sure this is the first ever thumbs-up for a kamanchech virtuoso from the indie media elite. -- Alverno College Pitman Theatre, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=70698 Most of the two dozen games displayed in the new temporary exhibit Native Games can be found, with some variation, among tribes in the United States and Canada. All tribes played games of skill and chance, racing and relay games, throwing and catching games, games that imitated hunting and war, games that were played alone and those that were played with a group. This small exhibit, located on the second floor between the Southeast and Southwest Native American halls, is divided into four topics: lacrosse and other stick games, games of skill, games of chance, and traditional European games adapted by Native Americans. While some of these games may be recognizable to you, many will likely be unfamiliar though they existed before European arrival in North America. -- Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=70745 The art of Pamela Diaz Martinez is alive with magical realism, detailed scenes of lifelike clarity with whispers of surreal circumstances that provoke a sense of otherworldliness. Martinez frequently uses her canvases to address the ever-present pull between the physical and the spiritual. Like a palindrome, a word or phrase that is spelled the same forwards or backwards (such as "civic," "racecar," or "Was it a rat I saw?"), many of the pieces in Following Palindrome Series #2: Conversion offers surprises and revelations for those that explore the drawings' and paintings' themes and intricacies from all angles. -- Latino Arts, Inc., Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=70762 He was plagued by self-doubt and had abandoned his music. But when inspired to compose again Sergei Rachmaninoff wrote the music that would make him immortal: the Second Piano Concerto. Fiery virtuoso Joyce Yang returns. Sold out for two seasons, this year’s all-Rachmaninoff concert also features the early First Symphony under Edo de Waart. -- Marcus Center for The Performing Arts - Uihlein Hall, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=71151 For Wisconsin, the Civil War began in April 1861 with a single piece of paper, a declaration of war from Governor Alexander Randall that assured his state would protect and defend the Union until its last breath. By the end of 1862, Governor Randall's promise manifested itself on the battlefield, as Wisconsin soldiers that began in gray militia coats and hand-me-downs now stood tall in radiant blue frock coats and forage caps, while some, outfitted in ominous black felt hats, became the most feared fighting force in the Union Army. In just over eighteen months, the men of Wisconsin--farmers, laborers, teachers and merchants--entrusted with destroying Confederate forces and preserving the Union, were no longer just flesh and blood. They were iron--strong, unflappable, and soon to be unstoppable. This exhibit is their story, how Wisconsin's soldiers trained for, fought in, and eventually won the Civil War, from Paper to Iron. -- Wisconsin Veterans Museum , Madison http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=71260 This touching story (and Pulitzer Prize-winning Neil Simon play) follows an eccentric New York family in crisis in the summer of 1942. On the run from a loan shark, a frightened and weak-willed father leaves his two teenage boys, Jay and Arty, with their domineering grandmother, who runs a candy store in Yonkers. The effect of the old woman's tyranny over two generations of offspring becomes evident as she cold-heartedly attempts to control not only their lives but also that of her mentally challenged middle-aged daughter, Bella, who desperately yearns for love and independence. The boys are forced to live by their stern grandmother's rules until their gangster uncle, Louie, comes to town one night and goes into hiding in the family home. Uncle Louie ends up helping both the boys and Bella understand their aging grandmother and realize the importance of acceptance and love, despite the hardship of life in Yonkers. Lost in Yonkers offers much of Simon's trademark humor with a more bittersweet feel than in most of the playwright's other work. -- Elizabeth Reinholz Theater, Beloit http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=71583 The Dixie Swim Club is the story of five southern women, friends for years through their college swim team. Each August, they meet at the same beach cottage to catch up, laugh, and meddle in each other's lives. As the next 33 years unfold, these women increasingly rely on one another to get through the challenges (men, sex, marriage, parenting, divorce, aging) life flings at them. When fate throws a wrench into one of their lives, these friends rally 'round their own with strength and love that takes this comedy in a poignant and surprising direction. -- Memories Ballroom, Port Washington http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=71604 Three phenomenal actors, armed with an outrageous assortment of outerwear and props, cram the Bard’s entire canon of plays (and sonnets), into 90 minutes of high-speed, over-the-top hilarity! The whole family will love this endearingly irreverent and lightning-paced romp through the greatest plays of all time. -- Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=71606 One of the most beloved and beautifully compassionate stories ever written comes to breathtaking life on stage. Set in small-town Alabama during the Depression, and seen with brilliant clarity through the eyes of a young tomboy, the Pulitzer Prize-winning tale is about innocence, tolerance, family and the courage to live what you believe. The Rep will partner with leading community organizations, including the Milwaukee Public Library, to create a city-wide series of events and discussions around To Kill a Mockingbird, including dramatic readings, book and panel discussions, talkbacks with artists moderated by university scholars and additional special events. -- Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=71698 Presenting new choreography from dance faculty members, plus the Arnie Zane work, "The Gift/No God Logic." -- UW-Milwaukee Mainstage Theatre / Studio Theatre, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=71700 UW-Waukesha's wood-fired kiln is modeled after the 17th-century Japanese anagama ("cave" or "single chamber") kilns and slopes into a hill. -- Inova/Zelazo (Mary L. Nohl Galleries), Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=71759 Born and raised in Wyoming, Jason Lanka received a MFA at the University of Connecticut in 2006. The space at which our culture comes in contact with the environment inspires Jason's creative work. Much can be understood about the nature of how our society defines its role and place within the natural world by the observation of this boundary. After spending almost 25 years as a chef and restaurant manager, Kathleen returned to school and received a BFA in Sculpture at UW-EC in 1991. She has participated in numerous group shows. -- Janet Carson Gallery, Eau Claire http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=71785 This exhibit showcases Lincoln's political rival and shows how, during Douglas' lifetime, he was the more popular of the two men. -- Civil War Museum, Kenosha http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=71915 Don't miss the Neville’s own major, juried art exhibition. This annual exhibition has been held each year (with a few exceptions) since it was established by Museum Director Earl G. Wright in 1942. Paintings, drawings, original prints, photographs, sculpture, and ceramics are all entered by artists living throughout Northeast Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Always highly competitive, only one in three or sometimes only one in two artworks entered were selected for the exhibition. This year’s juror is Randall Berndt, co-director and curator at the James Watrous Gallery of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters in the Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, Wis. -- Neville Public Museum of Brown County, Green Bay http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=71916 See a small exhibit on what, where and how bulk raw materials are delivered to, and removed from, Green Bay and the economic impact it has on our local economy. -- Neville Public Museum of Brown County, Green Bay http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=72067 Pianist Li-shan Hung, guest artist. Program includes Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" and Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4. -- Stefanie H. Weill Center for the Performing Arts / Sheboygan Theatre, Sheboygan http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=72084 Come and enjoy this holiday tradition. Original figures from the Prange's department stores come to life at the Neville Public Museum. Snow babies play in the enchanted forest, animal musicians fiddle and dance and the Dolls of Christmas Past are showcased in all new window scenes. Children can purchase inexpensive holiday gifts for their family in the charming gingerbread Children Only Shop. Bruce the Spruce, the magical talking Christmas tree, and Santa delights fans of all ages. -- Neville Public Museum of Brown County, Green Bay http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=72154 Harrington and Isaac's collaborative multimedia installation work explores themes of dislocation, migration, and the way nostalgia distorts and narrows the idea of "American-ness." -- James Watrous Gallery of the Wisconsin Academy, Madison http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=72264 All That Glitters, an exhibition of contemporary, cold-worked sculpture, features contemporary glass artists Chirstopher Ries, Toland Sand, David Huchthausen, John Kuhn, Sidney Hutter and others. -- Bergstrom-Mahler Museum, Neenah http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=72280 Forward Theater Company presents the world premiere of "A Thousand Words," a new play about renowned photographer Walker Evans. As a battle unfolds over some newly discovered photos, one question remains: What’s a picture worth? -- Overture Center for the Arts, Madison http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=72380 This exhibition provides a compelling, continental perspective on wolves today. It features wolves and their closely related cousins, the red wolf and coyote. Organized by region, each animal is presented in its human and natural-history context. For every region where wolves thrive--or struggle to survive--cultural and economic pressures continue to shape their existence. The exhibit includes five wolf specimens and one coyote specimen on loan from the Bell Museum of Natural History, in cooperation with the International Wolf Center in Ely, Minn. -- Kenosha Public Museum, Kenosha http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=72471 This exhibition draws from the permanent collection of the MMoCA, whose holdings in Mexican prints are one of the finest and most extensive in the Midwest. Tierra y Libertad! presents linocuts, woodcuts, lithographs and etchings, and includes a broad array of prints produced by the Taller de gráfica popular. -- Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA), Madison http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=72571 Leslie Fitzwater brings legendary and celebrated French chanteuse, Edith Piaf to life in this dramatic and newly expanded musical revue. Fitzwater embodies Piaf in this captivating evening of song and story. For show dates and times, or to order tickets, visit <a href="http://www.skylightopera.com/onstage/2011.12%20Season/therivals.html">www.skylightopera.com</a>. -- Broadway Theatre Center, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=72587 Wendy Wasserstein's award winning comedy/drama about three middle-aged Jewish-American women and their lives. Underlying the play is an empathetic concern for the prospects of women today. -- Off the Wall Theatre, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=72593 Local teachers exhibit recent work at Carroll University. -- Carroll University - Rowe Art Gallery and Marceil Pultorak Art Gallery, Waukesha http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=72659 This exhibition includes a selection of paintings made by French artists who succeeded some of the most popular and iconic painters in art history--the Impressionists. Some were attracted to and perpetuated the ground-breaking style and techniques of their predecessors, while others broke new ground with color and form. All paved the road toward modernism. Included in the exhibit will be work by Paul Signac (French, 1863–1935), Maxime Maufra (French, 1861–1918), Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867–1947), Eugène Galien Laloue (French, 1854–1941). Open September 16 with free admission from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. as part of Appleton’s Art on the Town. -- Trout Museum of Art, Appleton http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=72660 An exhibition of Russian paintings, featuring work by Vycheslav Pichugin (Russia, b. 1935). This exhibition is organized with the assistance of the Fox Cities-Kurgan Sister Cities Program. Open September 16 with free admission from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. as part of Appleton’s Art on the Town. -- Trout Museum of Art, Appleton http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=72911 This "Sister Act" will convince you once and for all that nuns have a major funny bone! The Little Sisters of Hoboken have a problem. Their convent cook has accidentally served a bunch of the sisters a tainted batch of soup, and several of the sisters have met their maker. Prayers are nice, but the surviving sisters need to raise some dough for the burials. A bake sale isn’t going to do it, so the sisters put on a talent show to end all talent shows. Jokes, songs and dancing nuns add up to one of the silliest musical celebrations ever. -- Sunset Playhouse, Elm Grove http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=72929 Six guest curators were invited to study MIAD's significant design catalog and create their own mini-exhibitions from the database information. The six curators are Richard Wright, Kipp Stevens, Vicki Matranga, Melissa Buchanan, John Caruso and Ryan Ramos ’07 (Industrial Design). -- Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD), Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=73080 A rare up close and personal evening with the host and creator of NPR's This American Life. Ira Glass discusses what makes a compelling story, where the amazing stories on his show are found and how he and his staff are trying to push broadcast journalism to new heights. -- Pabst Theater, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=73165 This exhibit features the works of five artists of Mexican/Chicano heritage who share a strong cultural vision. Works in painting, drawing, photography, video and installation highlight how identity, gender, family, community and political issues can generate images or objects of beauty, reveal cultural misperceptions, and illicit deep emotional response from the viewer. The artists in this exhibit--Maria Gaspar, Ricardo Gonzalez, Salvador Jimenez, Xavier Tavera and Maria Tomasula--present a complex portrait of Mexican and Chicano people. -- Carthage College - Johnson Art Center, Kenosha http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=73180 A prolific singer/songwriter whose songs have been recorded by artists such as Linda Ronstadt, Wynonna Judd and Bonnie Raitt. Karla's legacy as a writer and perseverance as a performer are spoken best in a Billboard Magazine review of her song "All My Life" recorded as a duet by Linda Ronstaedt and Aaron Neville, and ranked by People Magazine as one of the 5 most-popular wedding songs; "Long before Alanis and Jewel, there was a breed of singer/songwriters whose earthly anthems of soul-searching, heartache and joy touched souls in a way few can muster today." -- Thrasher Opera House, Green Lake http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=73294 Las Vegas has been home to the world’s greatest entertainers and the most exciting shows. The Fireside continues its cherished tradition of live band revues with a sparkling tribute to the ultimate center of music, laughter, glitz and glamour featuring a stunning cast of performers and our own live band. -- Fireside Dinner Theatre, Fort Atkinson http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=73318 Get ready to be transported to a magical, wonderful world! It all begins when a die-hard musical fan plays his favorite cast album, a 1928 smash hit called "The Drowsy Chaperone," and the show magically bursts to life. We are instantly immersed in the glamorous, hilarious tale of a celebrity bride and her uproarious wedding day, complete with thrills and surprises that take both the cast (literally) and the audience (metaphorically) soaring into the rafters. -- St. Norbert College - Abbot Pennings Hall of Fine Arts, De Pere http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=73482 Ceramic artist Debbie Kupinsky is currently the Uihlein Fellow in Studio Art at Lawrence University. This exhibition introduces the Lawrence community to Kupinky's installation and ceramic works. Hoffmaster Gallery. -- Lawrence University - Wriston Art Center, Appleton http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=73483 Bernard Gilardi (1920-2008) started painting in the late 1950s and continued to make folk inspired oil paintings throughout his life in his basement studio. By the time he died at the age of 88, he had completed about 400 paintings. Kohler Gallery. -- Lawrence University - Wriston Art Center, Appleton http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=73759 The relationship between a work of art and the private collector is direct and personal--and the Chazen's primary criterion in acquiring paintings has always been beauty or appeal to the "eye." This freedom is particularly enviable when it results in a truly outstanding collection like the Chazen's. Though their interests are broad, their collection of paintings is especially noteworthy and includes some of the most beautiful work by the most important artists of the twentieth century. This exhibition of mostly late-twentieth-century American and European abstract paintings includes works by such artists as David Hockney, Robert Motherwell, Hans Hofmann and Gerhard Richter. -- Chazen Museum of Art, Madison http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=73771 Discover the diverse array of inventions, concepts and traditions that originated, in one way or another, in Wisconsin. You probably know about Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie-style architecture and Les Paul's musical innovations. Maybe you know about the Wisconsin origins of the typewriter and the snowmobile. But what about the National Weather Bureau? The supercomputer? Professional wrestling? The modern surfboard? Explore the authentic stories behind the inventions you know, and the surprising stories behind the innovations you might not expect. -- Wisconsin Historical Museum, Madison http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74006 Beautifully executed, Stonehouse's work expresses his personal psychology and dreamlike vision as influenced by Renaissance painting, folklore, magic realism, and the unseen mysteries which abound in the Horicon Marsh near his home. -- Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74007 Using vintage ephemera such as advertisements, photographs and postcards, Andy Burgess creates geometrical collages of cities with a Pop Art twist. -- Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74041 Figures and landscapes on canvas, fabric, leather and wood explore the cultural divide, questions of place and self-identity, boundaries and places of harmony, unity and coexistence. -- Kenosha Public Museum, Kenosha http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74044 The exhibit features photographs and paintings by Brad Anthony Bernard, Mutope J. Johnson, Scott Pollard and Tony Frontier. Their lively and soulful works offer a peek into the kaleidoscopic world of blues and jazz musicians. From gritty street musicians to polished jazz performers, these intriguing photographs and vivid paintings capture the rhythm of their lives. -- Cardinal Stritch University--Northwestern Mutual Art Gallery, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74128 Author Julia Pferdehirt introduces stories of the brave men and women of Wisconsin who broke the law to do what was right by hiding fugitive slaves and helping them on their way. Using manuscripts, letters and artifacts, as well as stories passed down from one generation to another, Pferdehirt takes us deep into our state’s past. A book signing follows the program. -- Wisconsin Historical Museum, Madison http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74196 Presented in partnership with Peninsula Players. Baby Wants Candy has performed over 1,700 completely improvised musicals to sold-out crowds from Singapore to Edinburgh. In Door County, Baby Wants Candy invites the audience to suggest potential musical titles. Cast members select one and--accompanied by a full band--the cast turns the selected title into a completely improvised 60-minute musical. -- Door Community Auditorium, Fish Creek http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74203 To Wear or Not to Wear showcases artist-made garments and objects of adornment that are both wearable and non-wearable. Visitors to the museum will discover a dress constructed of ceiling tin, a collar of airbrushed aluminum, and shoes made of discarded lottery tickets. This exhibition includes the work of emerging and established artists from various backgrounds including metalsmithing, sculpture, fiber and commercial photography. -- Racine Art Museum, Racine http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74204 Featuring over 200 objects made of polymer, including adornment, vessels, and furniture, Terra Nova: Polymer Art at the Crossroads reflects a short but sweet period in the history of creative endeavors. The exhibition highlights advances in the use of polymer as an artistic material over the last 30 years and forecasts potential for the future. -- Racine Art Museum, Racine http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74206 One World, One People' features portraits of significant Jewish figures by renowned photographer Arnold Newman. From artists and entertainers to philosophers and politicians, Newman--known as the Father of Environmental Photography--captures his subjects in a manner unique to the personality of those being portrayed. -- Jewish Museum Milwaukee, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74231 Featuring the photos and histories of David Schalliol and Michael Carriere, this exhibition explores the legacy of work in Milwaukee through documentary photographs and site histories of industrial facilities. The result is a document of Milwaukee’s industrial past and present. From the manufacturing of wind turbines to tech-savvy urban farms, the demise of a working Milwaukee has been greatly exaggerated. -- Grohmann Museum, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74339 "Heart and Soul" is a love-in of songs about giving, sharing, old loves and new hopes especially for Valentine’s Day. David HB Drake and Julie Thompson perform songs for everyone in love, from young love to relationships that have stood the test of time. Folks are welcome to sing along with a patchwork quilt of songs that are as warm as a cozy fire on Valentine’s Day. David and Julie are part of the "Dangerous Folk" trio, which has toured the Midwest presenting the classic folk songs of the 50s and 60s. -- Unitarian Universalist Church West-Brookfield, Brookfield http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74382 An exhibition featuring portraits of people and creatures. -- Wings Over Alma Nature and Art Center, Alma http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74405 The event begins at the Smrekar Parking lot, about 4 miles east of Millston off County Road O. There is 1.5 miles of trails lit with candle luminaries, with a shorter trail provided for snowshoers and hikers. Refreshments and food are available. Event is weather permitting. -- Black River State Forest, Black River Falls http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74406 A 1.8-kilometer loop of trail is groomed, tracked and lit with over 600 candles. The trail is for skiers or hikers and winds through the heart of the forest. The trail is wide enough for diagonal striders and skate skiers. Hiking and snowshoeing are also permitted during this event. Picnic tables and a large barbecue grill are available near the trailhead for persons who wish to cook their food, and hot dogs, chili and spiced tea are provided. Large warming fires are also maintained throughout the night. Begins at the Flambeau Hills Trailhead off County Highway W. Event is weather permitting. -- Flambeau River State Forest, Winter http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74539 Part of Cedarburg’s Winter Festival weekend fun! Pat McCurdy’s return to the Cedarburg Cultural Center marks the 10th anniversary of "UnCultural" Night at the Center. Come in out of the cold from Cedarburg’s Winter Festival weekend to hear what Pat has in store after last year’s hit "We Love the Green and Gold!" -- Cedarburg Cultural Center , Cedarburg http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74555 Socialite Florence Foster Jenkins had a passion for singing, but a voice that left audiences crying with laughter. Undaunted, the "Diva of Din" not only made bizarre recordings and gave unbelievable recitals in small venues; her ultimate triumph was to fill Carnegie Hall. This glittering comedy tells the true and endearing story of the joyful Ms. Jenkins and her devoted friends, who were almost as eccentric as she was. -- Racine Theatre Guild , Racine http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74571 Dean Valadez uses an imagery that feels much like a deconstruction of space and matter. Using acrylic, paper collage and printing Valadez creates futuristic, mechanical worlds in his works. Valadez draws his inspiration from George Orwell’s book 1984 and focuses on the ways in which technology shapes our experience. Valadez has studied in both Milwaukee and Boston. He currently resides in Milwaukee. The exhibition is on view in the Ploch Gallery, located in the upper level of the Wilson Center's Grand Hall. -- Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, Brookfield http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74592 Cooking with cherries, demonstrations and tastings. -- The Elegant Farmer, Mukwonago http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74635 "The Europeans: Photographs by Tina Barney" provides an intimate look at wealthy Europeans at home through the eyes of American photographer Tina Barney (b. 1945). Known for her large, lush and colorful photographs, Barney began capturing images of friends and family in 1975 and quickly gained art-world attention for her often candid, tableau-like images. To produce the works in the exhibition, Barney embarked on her own modern version of the Grand Tour of Europe between 1996 and 2004. She traveled to Austria, Italy, England, Spain, France and Germany, photographing people of means who earlier would have commissioned painted portraits of themselves. The exhibition presents 20 works from that series including a 2010 Haggerty acquisition, "The Daughters." The Haggerty exhibition of The Europeans is the first time a large selection from the series has been seen in an American museum. -- Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74636 Philip Guston's "Inevitable Finality, The Gemini G.E.L. Prints" presents for the first time, in one place, all 25 lithographs created in the last two months of the artist’s life. As a collection, the works reveal Guston’s lifelong passion for drawing, his return to the figurative, and his deep appreciation of the immediacy and liveliness inherent in drawings. Spontaneous and quite personal, Guston’s prints feature images of objects found in his studio--a chair, an easel, a set of paintbrushes--along with fantastic forms that defy easy interpretation. In addition to the Gemini prints, this exhibition includes a series of photographs of Guston in his studio by Sydney Felsen, cofounder of Gemini G.E.L., a printmaking workshop in Los Angeles. -- Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74637 John Stezaker's "Marriage" is an exhibition of nine 'Film Portraits' made between 2009 and 2011 by the British conceptual artist John Stezaker (b. 1949). The artist mined boxes of old photographs, specifically vintage film stills and publicity shots of classic movie stars from Hollywood's Golden Age to create a new series of collages that are simultaneously whimsical, ironic and uncanny. -- Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74639 "The Tool at Hand" brings together artworks resulting from an unusual and slightly eccentric experiment. Last spring the Chipstone Foundation invited fourteen contemporary artists to break from their usual practice and make a work of art with one tool alone. This exhibition presents these works, and the tools used to craft them, together with short, explanatory videos produced by each artist. Silversmith Ndidi Ekubia, woodworker David Gates, and painter Joy Garnett all employed a traditional tool for their work on view: hammer, saw, paintbrush. Others, such as ceramist Caroline Slotte and designer Tavs Jorgensen, used new or non-traditional tools, from dental drills to customized 3D printers. -- Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74640 For more than thirty-five years, the Milwaukee Art Museum has presented the outstanding artistic talents of our area’s youth. Students in grades 7–12 annually awe Museum visitors with their creativity and skill. This year’s Scholastic Art Awards exhibition features over 325 artworks in the categories of Architecture, Ceramics and Glass, Comic Art, Design, Digital Art, Drawing, Fashion, Film and Animation, Jewelry, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Printmaking and Sculpture. Twenty-four visual artists and art professionals carefully selected the works from more than thirteen hundred entries based on the students’ handling of the materials and the expressive execution of the work. -- Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74717 Before there was Harry Potter or Percy Jackson, there was Meg Murry, the original sci-fi/fantasy hero. She is an outcast at school. Her father is missing. The town thinks her brother is some sort of freak. Meg Murry is angry at a world that makes no sense to her. But when a strange visitor arrives at her family’s home on a dark and stormy night, she embarks on a wild journey through space and time to rescue her father from the evil forces that hold him prisoner on another planet. Don’t miss this production sure to propel your imagination on the journey of a lifetime. For everyone ages 8 and up. -- Marcus Center for the Performing Arts - Todd Wehr Theater, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74735 Terrace Town introduces architecture and community design to students and teachers. Join them for this free open house featuring architectural fun and learning for the whole family. -- Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=74780 In the oral traditions of West Africa and the African diaspora, Charlayne Woodard is a modern-day griot. This magnificent storyteller spins her own exquisite real-life remembrance of her brain damaged aunt, Neat, and the profound change she brought to Charlayne's life. Neat, with her enormous love, energy, simplicity and magnificent clarity, teaches the young Charlayne what it is to cherish life. -- Broadway Theatre Center, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75034 The exhibition takes a contemporary approach, while it emphasizes the possibilities inherent in painting on paper in a wide range of sizes and formats. Encouraged to experiment and explore all the possibilities of painting on paper, the artists in the show have created works as diverse as their own imaginations. -- Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75039 Be transported to an island where dinosaurs not only live in harmony with shipwrecked travelers but also speak and vigorously participate in commerce and culture. Inspired by his lifelong fascination with archaeology and ancient civilizations, James Gurney’s detailed illustrations blend scientifically accurate depictions of dinosaurs with fully imagined lost cities. -- Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75040 An exhibition of forty-three works acquired from the Museum’s three hot-glass exhibitions presented in 1978, 1981 and 1984, celebrates the 50th anniversary of the studio glass movement in the United States. Among the glass artists featured are Harvey Littleton, Marvin Lipofsky, Joel Philip Myers and Howard Ben Tré. -- Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75048 EFFJAY PROJEKTS Gallery is pleased to announce its first show of 2012, 'I am a Painter." This exhibition features works by Erica Becker, Scott Brooks, Crystal Cudworth, Kristin Haas, John Kowalczyk and Garric Simonsen. -- EFFJAY PROJEKTS, Sheboygan http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75073 Russian lacquer has become well-known for the beauty and quality of the meticulously small detailed paintings. The idea to create lacquer boxes with detailed paintings originated more than 1,000 years ago in Asian countries including China and Japan. Europeans adopted the process during the 17th and 18th centuries--often used to create snuffboxes which were then were in great demand throughout Europe. A Russian merchant who visited Germany in 1795 is credited with developing the art of lacquer in Russia. He hired a team of German artists and carpenters to travel to Russia, where he opened a factory of lacquer miniature and a school, and children learned the miniature painting from Germans. -- Kenosha Public Museum, Kenosha http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75088 Sometimes the memories of our lives are told in the faces of strangers we meet. Two of these strangers, both needing connection, find each other ... and in finding each other, they find themselves. Is it an excuse to live or a reason to die? On the Corner of Clark and Vine is Michigan native Autumn Shiley’s debut on the Broom Street stage as a playwright, director and actress. This new play tells stories we all know: love, loss, and our search for meaning after both. -- Broom Street Theater, Madison http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75137 This exhibit showcases pieces from the Rahr-West Art Museum Collection, which was rated one of the Top Ten Museum collections in small communities by USA Today. -- Rahr-West Art Museum, Manitowoc http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75139 Expressionist retrospective works by John Steines. -- Common Wealth Gallery , Madison http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75164 "All Things Big and Small" is a new take on the Center’s annual "Little Show," this year highlighting large scale works alongside miniatures. The exhibit is comprised of a diverse group of artworks by 23 Wisconsin artists, exploring a thrilling contrast of sizes from the very small to the very tall. Media represented in the exhibit includes paintings, sculpture, ceramics, photography, textiles and more. -- Cedarburg Cultural Center , Cedarburg http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75165 Where can you play the stock market, run your own lemonade stand, put your face on a million dollar bill and see samples of currency from pounds to pesos? In Moneyville, that’s where! This exciting new exhibit at the Neville will have you seeing money in a whole new way! -- Neville Public Museum of Brown County, Green Bay http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75210 Joan Miro was a Spanish Catalan painter, sculptor and ceramicist born in Barcelona in 1893. Internationally acclaimed, his work is most often interpreted as surrealism with its child-like forms. The original prints in this exhibit were donated by Robert and Barbara Bromberg and are a part of the permanent collection of New Visions Gallery. -- New Visions Gallery, Inc., Marshfield http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75222 Winter may mean skiing, or skating, as in an antique poster or the fresh clean snow on a sunny winter morning, painted in plein air by Wisconsin artists who know the beauty and the chill of our Wisconsin winters. Winter may also mean enjoying activities indoors--a glass of wine, an abundant table. For this show we’ve asked a few dozen artists to "surprise us" with what winter in Wisconsin means to them. Come be surprised and delight in this show. -- DeLind Gallery of Fine Art, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75223 Our annual vintage poster show returns! Our poster exhibition includes a wide variety of American and European advertising posters from the 1880s through the 1980s. -- Katie Gingrass Gallery, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75224 Constantly changing, New Exchanges includes work created onsite, a revolving series of guest curators, audience-oriented interactive comment areas, and dynamic forums for creating dialogue and sharing ideas. Explore the concepts informing the creation and process of an artwork, and the responses it elicits. -- Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD), Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75225 "Return of the Men," featuring David Anderson, Christo, Warrington Colescott, Robert Cottingham, Jim Dine, Waldek Dynerman, Sam Gilliam, Robert Girsh, John Gruenwald, David Lynch, Alex Katz, Santiago Moix, Ed Paschke, Philip Pearlstein, John Sayers, Art Spieglman, Andy Warhol, William Weege, Khinde Wiley, William Wiley and more. -- Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75229 Batet’s classic School of Paris style recalls the spirit of Paris in the 1920s. Weisbuch: Homage to Leonardo da Vinci Series. Lester Johnson (Second Generation New York School): Figurative street scenes. -- David Barnett Gallery, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75259 Create a habitat for a dinosaur. It could be a freshwater swamp, humid rain forest or arid desert, or a bustling city. Drop by with the whole family for this free, monthly program. -- Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75266 The works of Alex Murtaugh, an artist who specializes in digital collages of urban scenes, and Seth Albertson, who draws traffic signals and freeway interchanges, is featured in the VSA Wisconsin Gallery. -- VSA Wisconsin, Madison http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75300 Many regional artists and small businesses are participating in the third annual Art Crawl at Banbury Place, Building F13. This free cultural event includes works for sale by area artists, including paintings, glass art, pottery, woodworks and photography, as well as, live art demonstrations, spontaneous poetry, wine tasting and wandering minstrels. Fruit smoothies, coffee and espresso, wraps and baked goods are available for purchase from BetterLife Café located on the second floor. All proceeds from the Art Crawl at Banbury Place benefit the Eau Claire Regional Arts Council/The State Theater. A map listing the participating artists and businesses is available at www.banburyartcrawl.com and at the entrances of Building F-13 during the art crawl. -- Banbury Place Building F13 , Eau Claire http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75306 An exhibition by artists from the Adaptive Community Approach Program (ACAP) and Art Links 333. -- Delafield Arts Center, Delafield http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75307 "Aqua Bella" features Colette Odya Smith's soft pastel paintings; Amy Arntson's watercolor paintings; and Vicki Reed's photography. -- Delafield Arts Center, Delafield http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75320 In the mid-1970s, Anne began keeping journals recording daily activities in list form which became a testament of ordinary things--the small repetitious things that form our daily lives. These lists are now hand sewn art works and objects. -- Redline Milwaukee, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75321 An exhibit and sale of outsider art by national and local artists including Perkins, Sudduth, Finster and artwork from the Grand Avenue Club of Milwaukee. -- Blutstein Brondino Fine Art, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75323 We’re kicking off our third year of bringing you original fine art! Nine artists, nine distinctive styles represented in painting, drawing, mixed media, photography, sculpture and fine jewelry. -- THE Fine Art Gallery, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75331 Tim Decker captures the grace of creative movement in his gestural drawings and wire mesh sculptures. Mr. Decker’s work is informed by his study of tai chi and travel in southeast Asia. Make it a double feature by staying for Danceworks Performance Company’s performance, "The Sequel." Exhibition January 20 through March 30. -- Danceworks Studio Theatre, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75334 The Art*Bar is hosting a group exhibit called "Urban Perspectives," featuring painted works and photography of the urban landscape. The art shown is based in architecture and Americana including some Wisconsin roadside kitsch. -- Art Bar, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75344 Jennifer Steinkamp is a Los Angeles-based artist who employs computer animation and new media to create projection installations that explore ideas about architectural space, motion and phenomenological perception. -- Inova/Kenilworth Square East, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75345 Organized by Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, Chicago, guest curator Lisa Stone. -- Inova/Kenilworth Square East, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75430 Bring the whole family for snowshoeing, crafts, live animals, a bonfire and great live music by the Good News Band. -- Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary, Green Bay http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75480 Wisconsin woodcarver Alan Bennet grew up on his grandfather's farm in Horicon Marsh in southeastern Wisconsin. His experiences as a wildlife biologist fuels his imagination and ability to create realistic carvings of birds. -- Portage Center for the Arts, Portage http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75485 "Winter's Garden" features 82 floral artworks created by nearly 70 local and regional artists. It includes everything from pottery, fiber arts and paintings to glass work, jewelry and photographs. Some of the more unique pieces include a pendant with live moss and a floral, silk fusion chair. -- Riverfront Arts Center, Stevens Point http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75486 Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt features nearly 150 artifacts from Cleopatra’s time and helps visitors experience the present-day search for the elusive queen, which extends from the sands of Egypt to the depths of the Bay of Aboukir near Alexandria. -- Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75558 The Lynden Sculpture Garden hosts the Wisconsin Visual Artists juried exhibition featuring the works of WVA Southeast Chapter members. The exhibition is juried by Fo Wilson, Assistant Professor at Columbia College in Chicago. -- Lynden Sculpture Garden, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75598 Join critically acclaimed pianist Joyce Yang, guest artist with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra on their popular All-Rachmaninoff series, for a piano master class. -- Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, Milwaukee http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75615 Absolutely Art and Café Zoma are proud to feature the artwork of Megan Monday and Mariko Kostreva for the month of February. Please join us at the opening reception for live music by the FORWARD! Marching Band, catering by Bunky’s Café and spectacular artwork the night of the reception. -- Absolutely Art, Madison http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75667 Tune-in for a special encore broadcast of Higher Ground featuring music by Rokia Traore, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Mariza, Vieux Farka Toure and Oscar D’Leon. Host, Jonathan Overby has reserved your front row seat to a night of world music with African roots and more. -- Wisconsin Public Radio (NPR & Classical Music Network), http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75707 Photographs from the Capitol uprising. -- Tamarack Studio and Gallery, Madison http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75710 Annual Madison Children's Museum fundraiser, with crafts, snacks, performances by Ken Lonnquist and the Kenland Band, magician James Ember, Kiddyoke with The Gomers. -- High Noon Saloon, Madison http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75722 Drawing from the rich influence of the European gypsy musicians, most notably Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli, the Madison-based Harmonious Wail combines Eastern European folk songs with American jazz music to produce a new page in the folk-jazz idiom. With guitar, violin, ukulele, mandolin, bass, percussion (including a scissors and a cardboard box played with brushes) and smoldering vocals, the quartet is an infectious blend of continental jazz, swing and gypsy music. -- Heyde Center for the Arts / Chippewa Valley Cultural Association, Chippewa Falls http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75755 The College of Fine Arts & Communication (COFAC) at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is pleased to present a month-long exhibition and program of events on contemporary Chinese art and culture. The highlight of 'COFAC Creates: Xu Bing-The Art of Rewriting China' is a special exhibition in the Edna Carlsten Gallery of the Noel Fine Arts Center (NFAC) on campus, featuring the work of groundbreaking contemporary Chinese artist Xu Bing. To encourage and facilitate dialogue on contemporary Chinese art and culture, this interdisciplinary program include a series of lectures, workshops, films and performances. -- UW-Stevens Point - Noel Fine Arts Center & Edna Carlsten Gallery, Stevens Point http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75830 Kathleen Jahn has been drawing and painting with watercolors for the past fifteen years. -- Portage Center for the Arts, Portage http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75833 Winner of the 2009 Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble, New York's Vanguard Jazz Orchestra began life as the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra in 1966 and has performed continuously ever since. Throughout, it has included a group of all-star musicians renowned for their originality and virtuosic skills. -- Wisconsin Union Theater, Madison http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75848 Inspired by their own backyard adventures, The Okee Dokee Brothers perform original music that reminds audiences of their own make-believes and treehouse-pretendings. Their show can transport you to the wilds of Africa, the tip-top of a gigantic rollercoaster, or down the Mississippi on a homemade raft. -- Overture Center for the Arts, Madison http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=75889 Cabin Fever features the works of Kendra Bulgrin, visiting lecturer in Arts and Visual Design (painting/drawing); Toni Damkoehler, associate professor of Arts and Visual Design (graphic design); Minkyu Lee, assistant professor of Arts and Visual Design (ceramics); and Alison Stehlik, assistant professor of Arts and Visual Design (sculpture). -- UW-Green Bay - Lawton Gallery, Green Bay