An A-Z visitors guide to Milwaukee Wisconsin. Sponsored by Key Magazine Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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ON SITE: ZHAN WANG, through Sept. 11; Milwaukee Art Museum. Wang updates the scholar rock tradition. BUTTERFLIES! IN LIVING COLOR, through Sept. 25; Milwaukee County Zoo, 10001 W. Bluemound Rd. More than 500 North American butterflies in a tropical greenhouse. 256-5412. SILK-PAINTED QUILTS BY KAREL HENDEE, through Oct. 2; Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts, N50 W5050 Portland Rd., Cedarburg.262-645-0300. EDIBLE EXCESS: 19TH CENTURY VICTORIAN FEASTING, through Oct. 30; Pabst Mansion, 2000 W. Wisconsin Ave. The elaborate etiquette of dining and items evoke a time that ended with the beginning of World War I in 1914. 931-0808. See page 35. WAY OF THE DRAGON: THE CHINOISERIE STYLE, 1710–1830, through Nov. 6; Milwaukee Art Museum. Chinoiserie is a style of ornamentation developed in the 17th and 18th cen- turies out of an interest in Asian art and Chinese people and places. THE CHARLES ALLIS: 100 YEARS, through Nov. 13; Charles Allis Art Museum, 1801 N. Prospect Ave. Dynamic, multi-sensory installations created by six Wisconsin artists. 278-8295. CHINESE CONTEMPORARY WARRIORS, through December 2011; Milwaukee Art Museum. NATIVE GAMES, through Jan. 1, 2013; Milwaukee Public Museum, 800 W. Wells St. For many Native Americans, games Free trolley tours of more than 20 murals were a form of entertainment and served important social, cere- monial, and political purposes. Display highlights native games found among tribes in the U.S. and Canada. 278-2702. I M A X , P L A N E T A R I U M The Humphrey IMAX Dome Theater in the Museum Center, 800 W. Wells St., doubles as the Daniel M. Soref Planetarium. Visit www.mpm.edu for times. The Milwaukee Public Museum, IMAX and planetarium will be closed on Tuesdays through Sept. 30, and closed Sept. 6-11. Current IMAX shows: HUBBLE, through Sept. 30; Viewers blast off with the Space Shuttle Atlantis on a mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. DINOSAURS: GIANTS OF PATAGONIA, through Oct. 13; If it weren't for a series of cataclysmic events — a comet impact being first on the list — earth could still be the domain of dinosaurs. UNDER THE SEA, through Oct. 15; Encounter some of the most mysterious and stunning creatures of the sea face-to-face. TORNADO ALLEY, through Jan. 1; Join Storm Chasers star Sean Casey and the researchers of VORTEX 2. Current DANIEL M. SOREF PLANETARIUM shows. EARTH MOON & SUN, through Oct. 13; Explores the relation- ship between these celestial bodies and distinguishes myth from science through traditional Native American folklore. 21