Key Milwaukee

August 2012

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

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17 TO BECOME DAY, through Sept. 16; Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, 2220 N. Terrace Ave. New works by San Antonio- based artist Joey Fauerso and Madison-based artist Michael Velliquette. Fauerso's intimate and large-scale paintings on his- toric wallpaper continue her investigation into the depiction of the human body as an intersection between nature and culture. Velliquette's paper sculptures expand his engagement with orna- mental abstraction. 271-3656. SEPT 14-16 DISCOVER WISCONSIN FINE ARTISTS All under the canopy of our spacious tents! Presented by Sponsors CURRENTS 35: TARA DONOVAN, through Oct. 7; Milwaukee Art Museum. Donovan regenerates common manufactured materials such as Styrofoam, straight pins, straws, and buttons into biomor- phic shapes through singular accumulations. OUR GARDENS INSIDE & OUT, through Oct. 7; Charles Allis Art Museum, 1801 N. Prospect Ave. More than 100 works by 73 artists who interpret flowers and gardens from different perspec- tives using varied art forms including paintings, prints and sculp- ture. 278-8295. ANIMATION: ART GOES TO THE MOVIES, through Jan. 6; Milwaukee Art Museum. Engages children ages 3-12 and their parents in the world of animation. CURRENTS 34: ISAAC JULIEN, through Feb. 17; Milwaukee Art Museum. Pioneering film and video artist explores themes of expeditions and voyages. INSIDE/OUTSIDE: WILL PERGL + SHONA MACDONALD: STRIATIONS AND STRUCTURE, Aug. 8-Oct. 7; Lynden Sculpture Garden, 2145 W. Brown Deer Rd. Opening reception and artists' talk Aug. 8, 5-7 p.m., FREE and open to the public. Pergl and Macdonald, are interested in creating "resonant geogra- phies. Pergl elevates urban structures and objects – cell phone towers, fire hydrants, construction signs – into lyrical, rhythmic forms. Electrical plants, water towers, and propane tanks stranded in the New Mexico's desert inform Macdonald's work, created dur- ing a year-long residency in the isolated Southeastern corner of that state. 446-8794. 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 specific dates and times. Current IMAX shows: Contributing Sponsors 18 DINOSAURS: GIANTS OF PATAGONIA, through Oct. 4; See what it would be like to walk among these giants, without facing your own extinction. BORN TO BE WILD, through Oct. 4; A story of love, dedication and the remarkable bond between humans and animals. CORAL REEF ADVENTURE, through Oct. 4; Voyage of discov- ery to the South Pacific's reefs, revealing both their contributions to life on earth and the imminent dangers that they face.

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