Inside/Outside: Eddee Daniel + Philip Krejcarek

Date: Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010

Time: 2:00pm-4:00pm

Phone: 414-446-8794

Opening reception: Sunday, October 24, 2-4 pm

Exhibition dates: October 24 -December 12, 2010

Admission to the opening reception is free.

For more info, visit www.lyndensculpturegarden.org/exhibitions/

 Eddee Daniel has been observing and photographing construction fences in the landscape for several years, attracted by their obtrusive color and the issues they raise about function, aesthetics--particularly in natural areas--and access. When he exhibited the photographs in 2009, Daniel created a more immediate experience for the viewer by also installing construction fences inside and outside the gallery space. At Lynden, Daniel will continue to explore the fences’ ambiguous functionality, this time among the natural landscaping and permanent artworks of the sculpture garden. He will be joined by Philip Krejcarek, who is constructing sculptures that evoke ladders. Unlike the fences, these ladder-like forms will be defiantly non-functional. The collaborative project will range from the surreal to the whimsical, posing questions about the relationship between artistic creation and functional construction and playing on the very notion of collaborative sculpture. In the gallery, Daniel will present selections from his Accidental Art series—photographs depicting fences erected by construction contractors in natural areas—and Krejcarek will create sculptures using ladders, making a direct connection to the work outside.

John McGiverns Home for the Holidays

Date: Wednesday-Saturday, Dec1- Jan1, 2010

Time: Various

Phone: 414-278-0765

Special Presentation! Milwaukees funniest man returns to Next Act with a new take on his favorite holiday season. Spiced with a few of his best hits, Johnâs latest tour through the McGivern family archives includes adventures on his paper route and mischief in the church pews. With McGivern, your good time is guaranteed.

21st Annual Christmas in the Ward

Date: Friday-Saturday, Dec. 3-4, 2010

Location: Catalano Square, Milwaukee Public Market and neighborhood

Phone: (414) 273-1173

Fireworks, caroling and Santa kick off a festive weekend of holiday shopping.

Friday, December 4

5:15pm Milwaukee Police Band
5:15-7:15pm Live Reindeer with Mrs. Claus
5:15-7:30pm Cookie/Hot Cocoa Sale, Costumed Characters
5:30-7:30pm Horse-drawn Carriage Rides
5:30pm Official Tree Lighting Ceremony
5:45pm Bel Canto Chorus - 60 voices strong!
6:00pm Fireworks over the river
6:30pm Trinity Irish Dancers
6:00pm-8:00pm Santa in Jolly’s Outdoor Gingerbread House!
6:45pm-8:00pm Musical Entertainment


Saturday, December 5

10:00am-12:00pm Breakfast with Santa at the Skylight Lounge
10:00am-5:00pm Holiday Shopping throughout the Ward
12:00pm-2:00pm Horse-drawn Carriage Rides
12:00pm -2:00pm High School Choirs/Choruses at the tree
5:00pm-7:00pm Santa in Jolly’s Outdoor Gingerbread House!
 

Nutcracker Tea

Date: Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010

Time: 10:00am-4:30pm

 Milwaukee Ballet invites you to experience what families have enjoyed year after year. This highly anticipated holiday affair for children includes favorite excerpts from The Nutcracker, a ballet lesson, Be-a-Ballet Dancer makeover, tea sandwiches, sweets, crafts, photos with a ballerina, a champagne welcome… and much more merrymaking!
Due to overwhelming popularity, two sessions are offered. Choose either:
Morning Session 10 am–12:30 pm
Afternoon Session 2 pm–4:30 pm
Registration opens in late August

The Nutcracker

Date: Friday, Dec. 10-26, 2010

Time: 7:30 pm

Michael Pink’s production of the holiday classic The Nutcracker has set the bar high among Milwaukee’s holiday entertainment options in a dazzling production filled with elaborate scenery, lavish costumes and stunning choreography performed by the Company, Milwaukee Ballet II and dancers from Milwaukee Ballet School. Played live by the Milwaukee Ballet Orchestra and sung by the Milwaukee Children’s Choir, Tchaikovsky’s captivating score takes audiences on a magical journey around the world filled with marching soldiers, flying angels, dancing dolls and pirouetting snow fairies. There’s so much to experience in this holiday spectacle that audiences return year after year to see what they missed!