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ARTS &ENTERTAINMENT the Milwaukee Ballet Orchestra and Milwaukee Children's Choir. Dancers from Milwaukee Ballet II and Milwaukee Ballet School add to the story's youthful exuberance. 273-7206. C O M E D Y INSTANT FRUITCAKES, Dec. 9-10; Cedarburg Cultural Center, W62 N546 Washington Ave., Cedarburg. 262.375.3676 MARTY ALLEN LIVE WITH KARON KATE BLACKWELL, Dec. 12; Potawatomi Bingo Casino, Northern Lights Theater, 1721 W. Canal St. 2 & 7 p.m. 273-7121. JIM GAFFIGAN, Dec. 30-31; Pabst Theater, 144 E. Wells St. 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. HIDING PLACES: MEMORY IN THE ARTS, through Dec. 30; John Michael Kohler Arts Center, 608 New York Ave., Sheboygan. An organization-wide, interdisciplinary programming initiative with CONTINUED FROM PAGE 18 more than 50 visual and performing artists looking at how memo- ries disappear into, or emerge from, the hiding places of the mind. www.jmkac.org CHINESE CONTEMPORARY WARRIORS, through Dec. 31; Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Dr. 224-3200. ANTIQUE TOYS, through Dec. 31; Cedarburg Cultural Center, W62 N547 Washington Ave. Noon-4 p.m. Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. 262-375-3676. 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. HOLLY, JOLLY HOLIDAYS HOLIDAY SHOW, through Jan. 1; Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory (The Domes). "Santas" from around the world come together, while elves make toys in the workshop for all good girls and boys and thousands of poinsettias fill the Show Dome. 649-9830. 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. A GRAND AVENUE CHRISTMAS, through Jan. 15; Pabst Mansion, 2000 W. Wisconsin Ave. Featuring over a dozen of the mansion's rooms, elegantly transformed. 931-0808. See page 47. 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, vessels 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 expe- rience 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. See page 11. 22 THE TOOL AT HAND, Dec. 8-April 1; Milwaukee Art Museum. Fourteen contemporary artists 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. WORKING LEGACIES: THE DEATH AND (AFTER) LIFE OF POST-INDUSTRIAL MILWAUKEE, Dec. 16-Feb. 2.2012;