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April 2016

Milwaukee Choristers Present Measures of Devotion

April 16, 2016 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Wisconsin Lutheran College – Center for Arts and Performance, 8815 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53226 United States
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A musical exploration of the different ways the human heart expresses devotion to others, devotion to country and devotion to the Creator, featuring Giovanni Gabrieli’s “Jubilate Deo” with brass and organ, Mark Hayes’ setting of Abraham Lincoln’s The Gettysburg Address and Samuel Barber’s Reincarnations. Also enjoy selections by Eric Whitacre, James Mulholland and William L. Dawson, PLUS music from the Broadway favorites Show Boat and Carousel.

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Friends of the Golda Meir Library Used Book Sale

April 17, 2016 @ 2:00 pm - April 20, 2016 @ 4:00 pm
UWM Golda Meir Library, 2311 E. Hartford Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53211 United States
Free

The Friends of the UWM Golda Meir Library Used Book Sale will be open to the public Sunday, April 17- Wednesday, April 20, 2016. Over 5,000 books in a wide variety of genres — including contemporary fiction, foreign languages, history, literature, and the sciences— will be offered. The sale will be held in the fourth floor Conference Center of the UWM Golda Meir Library, 2311 E. Hartford Ave. Days and hours are: Sunday, April 17 2-4 p.m. Open to Friends members only. Memberships available at the door. 4-6 p.m. Open to the public. Monday, April 18 and Tuesday April 19 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Open to the public. Wednesday, April 20 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Open to the public. Prices of most items range from $.25 to $3. On Wednesday, April 20, a bag of books will cost just $5. Proceeds benefit the UWM Libraries. For more information, call (414) 229-4786.

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The Gin Game by D. L. Coburn

April 17, 2016 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Milwaukee LGBT Community Center, 1110 N. Market Street, 2nd Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53202 United States
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Donations encouraged for the LGBT Center's programming activities

The Milwaukee LGBT Community Center presents Wisconsin Rapids Community Theatre’s production of The Gin Game directed by Cathy Miles featuring Bevelry Ross and Gregory Valentine One performance on Sunday, April 17th at 2pm at the LGBT Community Center. 1110 N. Market St., 2nd Floor, Milwaukee, WI 53202. Use courtyard entrance. Admission is free but donations for the LGBT Community Center programming events are accepted. The Gin Game is a two-person, two-act play by Donald L. Coburn. The play won the 1978 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. THE STORY: Weller Martin is playing solitaire on the porch of a run down nursing home. Enter Fonsia Dorsey, a prim, self righteous lady. They discover they both dislike the home and enjoy gin rummy, so they begin to play and to reveal intimate details of their lives. Fonsia wins every time and their secrets become weapons used against one another. Weller longs for a victory to counter a lifetime of defeats but it doesn't happen.They realize a lot about their lives in the time spent at the card table.

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Needle Felted Caterpillar

April 19, 2016 @ 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Racine Art Museum, 441 Main Street
Racine, WI 53402 United States
$43.00

Starting with a premade wet felted base, learn a bit of needle felting by applying the distinctive striped patterns of the Monarch caterpillar to the base. Make it look real and give it personality! This project will not be completed in class, but instructions for finishing will be included along with beads and supplies to give it the finishing touches. No previous needle felting experience. $15 supply fee included.

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Limón Dance Company

April 19, 2016 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, 608 New York Ave.
Sheboygan, WI 53081 United States
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$12 - $16

Heralded as an exceptional masterpiece of choreography, “Carlota,” Limón’s final work, is danced in silence. Limón explores the tumultuous history of his native land of Mexico, and the personages who were caught in the turmoil of history.

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The Americas Award: Honoring Latino/a Children’s and Young Adult Literature of the Americas

April 21, 2016 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
UWM Golda Meir Library, 2311 E. Hartford Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53211 United States
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Join us as we celebrate The Americas Award, coordinated by the UWM Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) for its first 18 years. Contributing authors of the recent publication highlighting The Americas Award will discuss the history of the award, the award-winning and honored books and their use in the classroom, library and theater. Introduction to the Americas Award: Julie Kline, UWM Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies Moderator: Laretta Henderson, UWM School of Information Studies Panel Members: - Candance Doerr-Stevens, UWM School of Education - Leanne Evans, UWM School of Education - Wooseob Jeong, UWM School of Information Studies - Erin Winkler, UWM College of Letters & Science (Africology) WHERE: UW-Milwaukee, Digital Humanities Lab UWM Libraries 2nd Floor 2311 E Hartford Ave Milwaukee, WI 53211 REGISTER: http://sois.uwm.edu/americas

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FREE Drop-In for ART at RAM’s Wustum

April 21, 2016 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
RAM’s Wustum Art Museum, 2519 Northwestern Ave
Racine, WI 53404 United States
Free

Do something fun with the kids that is budget friendly.

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Limón Dance Company

April 21, 2016 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, 608 New York Ave.
Sheboygan, WI 53081 United States
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$24 - $29

Heralded as an exceptional masterpiece of choreography, “Carlota,” Limón’s final work, is danced in silence. Limón explores the tumultuous history of his native land of Mexico, and the personages who were caught in the turmoil of history.

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The Martini Girls Gallery Presents Fred Bell

April 22, 2016 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Martini Girls Studio and Gallery, 6909 W. North Ave.
Wauwatosa, WI 53213 United States
Free

The Martini Girls Gallery Present Fred Bell

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Most Dangerous Women

April 22, 2016 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Evan P. & Marion Helfaer Theatre, 525 N. 13th St.
Milwaukee, WI 53233 United States
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$5 - $10

A concert reading of the play by Jan Maher and Nikki Nojima Louis with music, celebrating a century of the Women’s Peace Movement around the world, told through the voices of peace activists from World War I to the present, and performed by a diverse local student and professional cast. Approximately 2 hours, with intermission and talkback with author Jan Maher and UWM Humanist Merry Weisner-Hanks.

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