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Armchair Boogie with Rucksack Revolution

River Arts Center 105 9th St, Prairie du Sac, WI, United States

Armchair Boogie with Rucksack Revolution Saturday, January 11, 2025 7pm $35/Adults, $10/Students (ages 4-18) at the Sauk Prairie River Arts Center (105-9th Street, Prairie du Sac) With an unbounded sound, Armchair Boogie, a Wisconsin-based quartet, is known for its powerful harmonies, timeless originals, and choice covers, along with unforgettable live performances. Listed as a “Must-See […]

$35

Beach Party Exhibit Closing

Chippewa Valley Museum 1204 E Half Moon Dr, Eau Claire, United States

The weather is definitely gearing up for winter. But at the Chippewa Valley Museum, we are traveling back to a sunny, June day. Join us for a Beach Party Exhibit Closing on January 16. Listen to the Beach Boys, watch Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon in Beach Blanket Bingo, enjoy summer snacks and ice cream […]

$5
Event Series Spring 2025 Exhibition Opening Reception

Spring 2025 Exhibition Opening Reception

Haggerty Museum of Art 1234 W Tory Hill St, Milwaukee

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED! Celebrate the 1984 grand opening of the Haggerty Museum and the opening of four new Spring exhibitions, meet the curators, vibe to an 80s throwback playlist, and be the first to view freshly interpreted works. The free-to-the-public opening reception will celebrate these four new shows: The Big 4-0, Vol. 2: New […]

Songwriters Showcase featuring Barefoot & Sunshine

Galena Center for the Arts 971 Gear Street, Galena, IL, United States

Songwriter Showcase encourages the creation and sharing of original music by regional singer songwriters. Dean Mattoon and Esmé Alexis effortlessly fuse style and voice in a celebration of entrancing vocal harmonies and the rich resonance of melodic electric guitar. Drawing inspiration from a diverse array of artists—including The Wood Brothers, The Band, Tedeschi Trucks, and […]

free, with donations appreciated
Event Series Michelle Grabner: Under the Sink

Michelle Grabner: Under the Sink

Haggerty Museum of Art 1234 W Tory Hill St, Milwaukee

Milwaukee-based artist, writer, and curator Michelle Grabner pays homage to custodial labor through this installation of household sinks and replicated everyday objects. Largely unseen janitorial work is instead foregrounded through the presence of commonplace objects used to keep institutional spaces sanitary. In the traditionally orderly gallery space, rests a silver leafed garbage can, cast bronze […]

Event Series Parallel Play: The Art of Science & the Science of Art

Parallel Play: The Art of Science & the Science of Art

Haggerty Museum of Art 1234 W Tory Hill St, Milwaukee

Parallel Play was created as an integral component of Marquette’s Biology class, Creative Problem Solving. This cross-disciplinary course teaches STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) students to embrace divergent thinking as a path to innovative problem solving. Through art-based activities and small group interactions with artists and STEM faculty, the class emphasizes the similarities between […]

Event Series Visual Legacies: Photographs by Ellie Lee Weems

Visual Legacies: Photographs by Ellie Lee Weems

Haggerty Museum of Art 1234 W Tory Hill St, Milwaukee

For more than fifty years, Ellie Lee Weems (1901-1983) trained his lens on the African American residents of Jacksonville, Florida. Weems imaged entertainers, newlyweds, and beauty queens in his photography studio. In addition, his camera accompanied him throughout his vibrant community as he documented life events as ceremonial as graduations and as quotidian as backyard […]

The Big 4-0, Vol. 2: New Views of the Collection

Haggerty Museum of Art 1234 W Tory Hill St, Milwaukee

The Big 4-0, Vol. 2: New Views of the Collection reimagines the Haggerty Museum of Art’s six lower galleries for the spring semester, presenting an entirely new installation of outstanding […]

Free

Triple Vision to Open in Gallery 110 North

Plymouth Arts Center 520 E Mill St, Plymouth, WI, United States

The Plymouth Arts Center is pleased to present, “Triple Vision” an exciting new exhibit featuring three textile artists: Pat Bishop, Colleen Ansbaugh, and Jean Sredl. This trio of award-winning artists from Northern Wisconsin have come together through their love of art and involvement in the ever-changing world. They showcase their personal vision of abstract realism […]

Beethoven x3

Overture Center for the Arts 201 State Street, Madison

Great things come in threes, and this performance is no exception, showcasing three of Beethoven’s masterworks, all composed within about three years of each other. We begin with the dramatic Leonore Overture No. 3. Next, we bring an exquisite trio of soloists together: violinist Gil Shaham, his sister, pianist Orli Shaham, and exceptional cellist Sterling […]

$15 – $104
Event Series Michelle Grabner: Under the Sink

Michelle Grabner: Under the Sink

Haggerty Museum of Art 1234 W Tory Hill St, Milwaukee

Milwaukee-based artist, writer, and curator Michelle Grabner pays homage to custodial labor through this installation of household sinks and replicated everyday objects. Largely unseen janitorial work is instead foregrounded through the presence of commonplace objects used to keep institutional spaces sanitary. In the traditionally orderly gallery space, rests a silver leafed garbage can, cast bronze […]