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12 keymilwaukee.com H O L I D A Y H I G H L I G H T S H O L I D A Y L I G H T S F E S T I V A L • P A B S T M A N S I O N D I S P L A Y Join the fun at Holiday Lights Festival Kick-off Nov. 19 The 17th annual Mil- waukee Holiday Lights Festival, Nov. 19-Dec. 27, begins with a gala open- ing night on Thursday, Nov. 19. The six-week festival hosts a switch-flip- ping ceremony at 6pm in Pere Marquette Park between W. State St. and W. Kilbourn Ave. along the Milwaukee River. The celebration features music, dancing, Santa and a much-anticipated fireworks show. Be merry and bright while enjoying music by Nora Collins, Nastassja and DJ Shawna plus dance routines from Ani- ta's Dance Center, Studio VIA and Christopher Gilbert. Free cookies and cocoa will be available through- out the show, while supplies last. Fireworks synchronized to holiday songs top off the program and free Jingle Bus rides operate from Pere Mar- quette Park, taking guests past all of downtown's newly lit decorations. Not to be missed are the chandeliers suspended above Wisconsin Avenue, as well as the décor in Pere Marquette Park, Ca- thedral Square Park and Zeidler Union Square. After opening night, Jingle Bus rides operate from 6pm to 8:20pm, Thursdays through Sundays, Nov. 20-Dec. 27. The 40-minute tour is narrated by Milwaukee Downtown's Public Ser- vice Ambassadors. Rides are $1 per person and depart from the Shops of Grand Avenue's Center Court, 275 W. Wisconsin Ave. Discounted parking is available in the attached structure. The Jingle Bus will not operate on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. Milwaukee Downtown, Business Improvement District #21 is the organi- zation responsible for the procurement, installment and maintenance of these decorations. The BID also coordinates the Nov. 19 kick-off ceremony in Pere Marquette Park. For information, phone (414) 220-4700 or visit milwaukeeholidaylights.com. Holiday Display at Pabst Mansion The Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion, 2000 W. Wisconsin Ave., presents "A Grand Avenue Christ- mas" Nov. 13-Jan. 3. Many of the rooms are elegantly transformed in keeping with the mansion's Victori- an heritage. For the first time, holiday visitors will tour the man- sion's third floor. the fun at VIA and VIA and VIA Christopher Downtown's vice are depart Grand Court, Ave. is available structure. Bus Thanksgiving, Eve Milwaukee Business District VIA and VIA and VIA Christopher