Things to do and see in southern Wisconsin.
ART
ANDERSON ARTS CENTER: 121 66th St., Kenosha. 262- 653-048.
KEMPER CENTER: Durkee Mansion, 6501 3rd Ave., Kenosha. 262-657-6005.
LEMON STREET GALLERY: 4601 Sheridan Road, Kenosha. 262- 605-4745. Warehouse sale through Jan. 31.
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. Join Lisa Sutcliffe, curator of photography and media arts, for a tour through the Larry Sultan exhibit and her unique perspective on this celebrated photographer and his work at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 19. Free. Larry Sultan film screening of “A Serious Man” at 3 p.m. Jan. 23. Free. (2009)
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. “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.
MEDLEY
APPLE HOLLER: 5006 S. Sylvania Ave., Sturtevant. 262- 886-8500. Enjoy the magic of winter with an old-fashion sleigh ride. The Halflinger horses will take visitors on a special orchard tour to see beautiful hardwoods, many of which are over 100 years old. At the end of the adventure, enjoy S’mores, hot cider or hot chocolate around a campfire. Cost is $70 for up to four people and $10 for each additional person. 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.
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. Annual running of the Samson Stomp & Romp Jan. 17. Race-day registration begins at 8 a.m. Cost is $30.
RACINE ZOO: N. Main Street and Walton Avenue. 262-636-9189. World Wine Wednesday at 6 p.m. Jan. 20. Enjoy wines of South America, and unlimited sampling of wines, A World Wine Wednesday glass, two free drink tickets, and hors d’oeuvres. Cost is $30.
Racine Zoological
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. wistatefair.com. Milwaukee Boat Show Jan. 15-24. There will be more than 400 boats from over 80 manufacturers. Hours are 3 to 9 p.m. Jan. 15, 20-21, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Jan. 16 and 23, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 17 and 24, and from noon to 9 p.m. Jan. 22. Cost is $10 and free for ages 12 and under.
MUSEUMS
CIVIL WAR MUSEUM: 5400 First Ave., Kenosha. 262- 653-4141.
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.
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.
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. And Beyond at 9 p.m. Jan. 16. Cover is $8.
PABST THEATER: 144 E. Wells St., Milwaukee. 414-286-3205. Lidia Bastianich at 7 p .m. Jan. 16. Tickets are $45. Pius XI Catholic High School will present “The Wizard of Oz” at 7 p.m. Jan. 22 and 23 and at 2 p.m. Jan. 24. Tickets are $10-25.
RIVERSIDE THEATER: 116 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee. 414-286-3205; pabsttheater.org. Patti LaBelle at 8 p.m. Jan. 16. Tickets are $55.50-125. The Tenors, “Under One Sky” tour, at 8 p.m. Jan. 22. Tickets are $39.50-49.50. Frank Caliendo at 8 p.m. Jan. 23. Tickets are $35.75-45.75.
TURNER HALL BALLROOM: 1040 N. 4th St., Milwaukee. 414-286-3205; pabsttheater.org. Milwaukee Record’s Local Coverage benefit at 7 p.m. Jan. 15. An eclectic cast of 10 local acts from all corners of the stylistic spectrum will each play 15-minute sets, covering material of bands they drafted three months earlier. All profits will be split evenly between Girls Rock Milwaukee and Guest House of Milwaukee. Tickets are $7.97. Gabriel Sanchez’s debut CD release “Immortal By Sound” at 7 p.m. Jan. 16. Tickets are $16.19-40. Shepherd Express’ annual Best of Milwaukee Awards at 7 p.m. Jan. 19. Enjoy complimentary food from area restaurants, entertainment and a cash bar. Tickets are $8.50. Tommy Stinson with special guests Midnight Reruns & Platinum Boys at 8 p.m. Jan. 21. Tickets are $10. Pablove 7 including Carolina Goran (of The Gufs), Oil Tasters/Haskels (tribute), the Lovelies, Pet Engine and Eagle Trace at 7 p.m. Jan. 23. Tickets are $20-35.
THEATER
FIRESIDE DINNER THEATRE: 1131 Janesville Ave., Fort Atkinson. 800-477-9505. “Legends in Concert” through Feb. 21. Talented performers re-create concert appearances of these show biz immortals: Carrie Underwood, Neil Diamond, Elton John, Buddy Holly, Whitney Houston, Elvis Presley. Tickets are $45.95-70.95.
MARCUS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: 929 N. Water St., Milwaukee 414-273-7206. “Holes” will be performed Jan. 15 through Feb. 14. Tickets are $12.50-32.50. The King: The Music of Elvis at 8 p.m. Jan. 15-16. Tickets are $41.40-71.50. Comedian Christopher Titus at 8 p.m. Jan. 15. Tickets are $22.40-42.50. Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration at 1 p.m. Jan. 17. Some of the groups celebrating this year include Skai Academy Stage Band, Ballet Folklorico de Hayes, The Milwaukee Flyers Tumbling Team, Malik Johnson, Hip Hop Cellist from the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee, and more. The event concludes with the Paulette Y. Copeland Reception in Bradley Pavilion. The theme for this year is: “We Must Act Now.” Free. Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra presents Stravinsky’s “The Firebird” and Karen Gomyo performs Sibelius’s bracing Violin Concerto at 8 p.m. Jan. 22-23. Tickets start at $16.50. Dick Strauss and The Many Happy Returns Orchestra present a Cavalcade of Big Bands to take you back in time with stories and signature sounds of the top bands of yesteryear at 1 and 6 p.m. Jan. 23. Tickets are $32.50.
MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER: 108 E Wells St. 414-224-9490. “Guys On Ice” through Jan. 17. Tickets are $65-85. “Of Mice and Men” Jan. 19 through Feb. 21. Tickets are $15-60. “The Devil’s Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith” Jan. 22 through March 20. Tickets are $20-70.
RHODE CENTER FOR THE ARTS: 514 56th St., Kenosha. 262- 914-1252. Lakeside Players will present “Polish Joke,” written by David Ives, through Jan. 23. Join Jasiu, a Polish-American man taught not to value his own roots, as he embarks on a journey to invent and reinvent himself. Jasiu’s humorously bizarre and endearingly heartbreaking attempts to define himself place him in awkward situations. It shows us the irony of the stereotypes we’ve created in order to distance ourselves from each other, while at the same time just wanting to belong somewhere, anywhere. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $13, $10 for students, seniors, military.
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