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November 2011

An A-Z visitors guide to Milwaukee Wisconsin. Sponsored by Key Magazine Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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ARTS &ENTERTAINMENT C O M E D Y JOHN PINETTE, Nov. 12; Pabst Theater, 144 E. Wells St. 286-3663. LAUGH 'TILL YOU'RE FULL COMEDY TOUR, Nov. 19; Milwaukee Theatre, 500 W. Kilbourn Ave. Starring Anthony Anderson, Tony Roberts, Joe Torry, Michael Blackson, Bruh Man, Ashy Larry, Spanky Hayes, Hamburger, Ray Limpowski & Corey Fernandez. 800-745-3000. BLACKOUT LAUGH-A-THON, Nov. 25; Riverside Theater, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave. Starring Aries Spears + Rodney Perry, Dominique & Red Grant. E X H I B I T S LES PAUL'S HOUSE OF SOUND, MILWAUKEE MUSCLE, ENERGY & INGENUITY, CITY OF FRESHWATER, continuing; Discovery World, 500 N. Harbor Dr. FAITH FAMILY FESTA, MILWAUKEE'S ITALIANS, continuing; Milwaukee County Historical Society, 910 N. Old World 3rd St. Explores life for Milwaukee's Italian community. 273-8288. WAY OF THE DRAGON: THE CHINOISERIE STYLE, 1710– 1830, through Nov. 6; Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum CONTINUED FROM PAGE 18 Dr. Ornamentation developed in the 17th and 18th centuries. THE LUNTS: ON STAGE, AT HOME, IN LINE, through tour season (ends Nov. 12); Ten Chimneys, Genesee Depot.. Work of artist Justin "Squigs" Robertson as he imagined the Lunts, both "at home" at Ten Chimneys and "on stage" on Broadway. 262-968-4161. THE CHARLES ALLIS: 100 YEARS, through Nov. 13; Charles Allis Art Museum, 1801 N. Prospect Ave. Dynamic, multi-senso- ry installations created by six Wisconsin artists. 278-8295. HIDING PLACES: MEMORY IN THE ARTS, through Dec. 30; John Michael Kohler Arts Center, 608 New York Ave., Sheboygan. An organization-wide, interdisciplinary program- ming initiative with more than 50 visual and performing artists looking at how memories disappear into, or emerge from, the hiding places of the mind. www.jmkac.org CHINESE CONTEMPORARY WARRIORS, through Dec. 31; Milwaukee Art Museum. NATIVE GAMES, through Jan. 1; Milwaukee Public Museum, 800 W. Wells St. Display highlights native games found among tribes in the U.S. and Canada. 278-2702. BUILDING A MASTERPIECE: SANTIAGO CALATRAVA AND THE MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM, through Jan. 1, 2012; Milwaukee Art Museum. TARYN SIMON: PHOTOGRAPHS AND TEXTS, through Jan. 1; Milwaukee Art Museum. Works from three projects: The Innocents, portraits of individuals who were convicted of violent crimes they did not commit.An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar, photographs and texts revealing objects and sites that inaccessible or unknown to the public. The third body of work, Contraband, 1,075 images depicting items detained or seized from passengers entering the United States. IMPRESSIONISM: MASTERWORKS ON PAPER, through Jan. 8; Milwaukee Art Museum. 110 drawings, watercolors and pastels by the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists, active in France during the second half of the nineteenth century and closely associated with avant-garde movements. See page 36. Community Tree Lighting Sunday, Nov. 20, 6 p.m. Paramount Plaza, Downtown 32nd Annual Christmas Parade Saturday, Nov. 26, 11 a.m. Downtown Grafton Bring your Letters to Santa TERRA NOVA: POLYMER ART AT THE CROSSROADS, through Feb. 5; Racine Art Museum, 441 Main St. Featuring over 200 objects made of polymer, including adornment, ves- sels and furniture. 262-638-8300. CLEOPATRA: THE SEARCH FOR THE LAST QUEEN OF EGYPT, through April 29; Milwaukee Public Museum. 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. A GRAND AVENUE CHRISTMAS, Nov. 18-Jan. 15; Pabst Mansion, 2000 W. Wisconsin Ave. Featuring over a dozen of the mansion's rooms, elegantly transformed. 931-0808. www.grafton-wi.org 262-377-1650 22 HOLLY, JOLLY HOLIDAYS HOLIDAY SHOW, Nov. 19-Jan. 1; Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory (The Domes). "Santas" from around the world come together, while elves make toys in Snow Place Like Home! There's

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