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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT public contributes items and the form created will be "transplanted" to Lynden, exhibited as a combined system and then recycled. 125th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, through Aug. 10; Milwaukee Art Museum. Two special exhibitions celebrate this history and the Layton Collection's 125 years of contributions to the art and culture of Milwaukee. The Layton Collection is examined in an exhibition co-organized with the Chipstone Foundation. In Baumgartner Galleria, photographs, models, books, videos, and letters recall the Milwaukee Art Museum's history. BORN OF FIRE: SCENES OF INDUSTRY FROM THE MORELAND MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, through Aug. 18; Grohmann Museum, 1000 N. Broadway. Exhibition of more than 20 paintings from Westmoreland's collection of late 19th and early 20th century scenes of industry. 277-2300. ANIMATION: ART GOES TO THE MOVIES; through Aug. 31; Milwaukee Art Museum. VETERANS BOOK PROJECT: OBJECTS FOR DEPLOYMENT, through Sept. 2; Milwaukee Art Museum. Library of books authored collaboratively by artist Monica Haller and dozens of veterans who have been affected by the current American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and have archived their experiences. STING RAY & SHARK BAY, through Sept. 2; Milwaukee County Zoo. Splash into this hands-on exhibit featuring non-aggressive sting rays and sharks. (Extra fee of $2.50 per person applies.) Apollo Cafe 1310 E. Brady ¨ 414-272-2233 Your destination for traditional Greek recipes handed down through generations, where an interior that is a contemporary interpretation of the classical Apollo adds to the European atmosphere. 16 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15 MILWAUKEE IN MINIATURE, through Dec. 31; Milwaukee County Historical Society, 910 N. Old World 3rd St. Milwaukee's treasured historical landmarks in miniature form – 16 scale models of Milwaukee's buildings as they appeared at the turn of the century, created by Milwaukeean Ferdinand Aumueller. 273-8288. LES PAUL: THE WIZARD OF WAUKESHA, opens June 9; Waukesha County Museum, 101 W. Main St., Waukesha. Permanent exhibit with one-of-a-kind artifacts and displays that tell the story of Waukesha native Les Paul and how he changed the music world. lespaulexperience.org 30 AMERICANS, June 14-Sept. 8; Milwaukee Art Museum. Drawn from the Rubell Collection of Contemporary Art in Miami, the exhibit showcases works by many of the most important African American artists of the last three decades. Includes paintings, drawings, photography, videos , sculptures and mixed-media installations. Also running concurrently are separate installations featuring works by 30 Wisconsin African American artists, works in the museum's collection by African American artists and the five-channel video installation "Question Bridge: Black Males." DO M E THEATER/ PLANETARI UM THE DANIEL M. SOREF NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DOME THEATER & PLANETARIUM at 800 W. Wells St. offer visitors three unique visual experiences in one venue. Choose between 3D films, planetarium shows or giant-screen films. mpm.edu.