The Spectacular is an annual event featuring true, personal stories from Milwaukeeans who were selected by a jury of Ex Fabula volunteers and storytelling coaches. Tellers will include established storytellers like Aims McGuinness, multiple time Audience Favorite, as well as newer voices from Ex Fabula Community Collaborations. This year, our theme is "Our Little Secret" so get ready to feel a whole range of emotions as the tellers bare their souls! Traditionally, we've held a December Spectacular event, but people are extra hungry for connection and community in the dead of winter - hence this event. Doors open at 2 pm and stories start at 3 pm. We'll wrap around 5 pm - and perhaps some attendees will head to dinner and continue the storytelling. As at most Ex Fabula events, audience members are invited to share their own "Our Little Secret" stories via UltraShorts — brief, personal stories written on slips of paper and read onstage by the emcee. Names are optional!

When Caroline, a veteran social worker, removes infant Luna Gale from the custody of her struggling young parents, the best course of action seems clear and Baby Luna is placed temporarily with her devoted grandmother. However Caroline quickly realizes that the situation is more complicated as she uncovers a shadowy and secretive family past. Struggling with the limitations of an overburdened bureaucracy, Caroline is forced to make a risky decision with potentially dangerous consequences. LUNA GALE explores the tough situations welfare workers must contend with daily to ensure the well-being of children and their families.

When Caroline, a veteran social worker, removes infant Luna Gale from the custody of her struggling young parents, the best course of action seems clear and Baby Luna is placed temporarily with her devoted grandmother. However Caroline quickly realizes that the situation is more complicated as she uncovers a shadowy and secretive family past. Struggling with the limitations of an overburdened bureaucracy, Caroline is forced to make a risky decision with potentially dangerous consequences. LUNA GALE explores the tough situations welfare workers must contend with daily to ensure the well-being of children and their families.

Winter in Wisconsin is beautiful! It's a great time to get outside and play. Our skating rink and sledding hill will be open (weather permitting), and we will have music, crafts, homemade pies and plenty of hot cocoa!

An English adaptation of Mozart's The Magic Flute! Music, movement, and a giant snake collide in this collaboration between three of Milwaukee's most inventive performing arts groups! Featuring performers from Quasimondo Physical Theatre, Milwaukee Opera Theatre, and Cadance Collective. $28 General / $18 Student and Artist. To order tickets, visit ziemagicflute.bpt.me or call 1-800-838-3006.

When Caroline, a veteran social worker, removes infant Luna Gale from the custody of her struggling young parents, the best course of action seems clear and Baby Luna is placed temporarily with her devoted grandmother. However Caroline quickly realizes that the situation is more complicated as she uncovers a shadowy and secretive family past. Struggling with the limitations of an overburdened bureaucracy, Caroline is forced to make a risky decision with potentially dangerous consequences. LUNA GALE explores the tough situations welfare workers must contend with daily to ensure the well-being of children and their families.

Come warm up listening to brilliant and rich sounding wind masterpieces performed by MILWAUKEE MUSAIK's virtuosic woodwind players! Dvořák’s slavonic “Wind Serenade”, evocative of the old-world traditions, won him a meeting with Brahms, while Krommer’s beautifylly balanced wind writing is favorably compared to the serenades of Mozart. Exploring the range and virtuosity of each instrument, Hindemith’s Wind Quintet offers a lean, witty, neo-classical commentary on the wind music tradition. PROGRAM: - Franz Krommer: Octet Partita in E-flat major, Op. 79 - Paul Hindemith: Kleine Kammermusik for Wind Quintet, Op. 24 No. 2 - Antonín Dvořák: Serenade in D minor for Winds, Cello and Bass For tickets order online or call: Wisconsin Lutheran College Box Office - 414-443-8802