Events for October 1, 2016
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8th Annual Milwaukee Ukulele Festival
“All things Ukulele” will be celebrated at the 8th Annual Milwaukee Ukulele Festival at the Sunset Playhouse in Elm Grove on Saturday October 1st. The festival is a full day of workshops, vendors, and demonstrations beginning at 10 a.m. The evening festival, which is open to the general public, begins at 7 p.m. The event will have World Class Talent from right here in the Midwest and nationally recognized players. This year’s lineup includes: Bucky Halker, Guy Fiorentini, The Milwaukee Ukulele Club and Friends, Richard Ash, Lil’ Rev, Spencer & Raines, Seeso, Michael Bootzin, Danielle Ate the Sandwich, and Matt Lindahl. Jamming, Workshops, Dinner hour concert, raffle, evening concert and post fest party are all planned.
Find out more »9:00 am
Encaustic Workshop
The technique of painting with wax has been around since the time of the Egyptians. Artists throughout the ages have employed this method of mixing wax medium into oil paint, applying it to a rigid surface, and "burning" it in using heat. In modern times the heat gun has become the most popular tool for this purpose. Participants will have the opportunity to explore this technique and to experiment with a variety of applications including collage and stenciling. Please bring a bag lunch. Fee: $75.00 Member Fee: $62.00 Online registration closes three days before class begins. Classes are held at RAM's Wustum Museum, 2519 Northwestern Avenue, Racine.
Find out more »11:00 am
Lost Arts
The Grohmann Museum hosts its seventh annual festival celebrating the activities and ways of work captured in the paintings and bronzes of the permanent collection. A shoecarver, glass founder, brewer, woodworker, spinners, master painters, and the Milwaukee Blacksmith all share their expertise and demonstrate their techniques as the Museum becomes a laboratory for the creation of Lost Arts.
Find out more »1:30 pm
Blithe Spirit
Noël Coward’s spirited, fast-paced comedy returns to the Helfaer Stage to open our 2016-2017 season! When cynical author Charles Condomine invites “happy medium” Madame Arcati into his home, a séance-gone-wrong summons the ghost of his first wife, Elvira, and leaves Charles torn between his past and his present. Audiences of all ages will adore the haunting hijinks conjured up in Blithe Spirit!"
Find out more »7:30 pm
Blithe Spirit
Noël Coward’s spirited, fast-paced comedy returns to the Helfaer Stage to open our 2016-2017 season! When cynical author Charles Condomine invites “happy medium” Madame Arcati into his home, a séance-gone-wrong summons the ghost of his first wife, Elvira, and leaves Charles torn between his past and his present. Audiences of all ages will adore the haunting hijinks conjured up in Blithe Spirit!"
Find out more »Escape Party
Media overload, political squabbles, office aggravation? Make an artful getaway! Enjoy an evening filled with new exhibitions, live music, musings, food, libations and more. Explore the impulse to escape the pressures of twenty-first-century living as you view the new exhibitions series ESCAPE ROUTES and meet exhibition artist Ethan Murrow. Chill out to the upbeat rhythms of Milwaukee’s hottest indie rockers, Space Raft. Try not to get caught red-handed as you partake in an art heist-themed escape room. Immerse yourself in virtual reality environments and learn how to create a DIY virtual reality viewer. Savor complimentary appetizers and enjoy libations at the cash bar. FREE FOR MEMBERS Image: Gregory Van Maanen, untitled (white skull, skull hands, crosses), 1990; paint on canvas; 59 x 48 in. John Michael Kohler Arts Center, gift of Kohler Foundation Inc.
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