Scheherazade’s bewitching Arabian story ignites along the Shaker-inspired purity of Angels in the Architecture. This enchanting double bill pairs sensuality and simplicity, opulence and elegance in a stirring night of entertainment. Mark Godden’s celebratory Angels in the Architecture showcases the beauty and simplicity of the Shaker movement. Set to Copland’s “Appalachian Spring Suite,” this poignant picture of the Shaker lifestyle is moving and uplifting. First conceived and staged in Milwaukee in 2003, Kathryn Posin’s critically-acclaimed Scheherazade is colorful, enchanting and opulent. Evoking the mysterious and exotic nature of “One Thousand and One Nights,” it will captivate audiences young and old with tales of Aladdin, Sinbad, and more.

Following an intensive five-week period of student fundraising, the 1,000 members of MYSO who make up three full orchestras, seven string orchestras, a wind ensemble, two flute choirs, a dozen jazz combos and two steel drum bands, will perform during this FREE event. This is the organization’s only annual event that features every MYSO ensemble.

This event is part of the Wisconsin Science Festival The number of devices connected to the Internet will increase three-fold in the next four years – to 50 billion. What can be gained by managing all that information? Instead of using a single pool of data on a single device for a single purpose, this workshop will introduce the concept of connecting multiple silos of information to make processes super efficient and productive. It will transform manufacturing, healthcare, agriculture and other industries, as well as our lives. Registration Required

This event is part of the Wisconsin Science Festival. If you took all the water out of Lake Michigan, what would you see? A hidden ecosystem that is just as important to people as the water. Researchers from the School of Freshwater Sciences will demonstrate what ecological information they collect and what it tells us about Lake Michigan. Take a video ride on the UW-Milwaukee vessel, The Neeskay, and then see how water behaves in a large tank when you change conditions like temperature, flow and light. Finally, don’t miss the groovy “Fluid Flow Experience” before or after the show.

This event is part of the Wisconsin Science Festival. In this, the 50th anniversary of UWM’s first doctoral degree program, we recognize the workhorse-scholars of our research laboratories. UWM doctoral students will present their “big ideas” in a variety of fields – in only 5 minutes, with 5 minutes of follow-up questions. From architecture to astrophysics, who knows what you’ll learn next?

This event is part of the Wisconsin Science Festival. Theater and the stars align in this performance of stories from Homer’s The Odyssey that have celestial connections. The event will showcase many of the constellations mentioned in this captivating epic. Program is not suitable for children under age 7.