Community Calendar

The Pfister Hotel has a magical North Pole Mailbox in the hotel lobby for children to drop off their letters to Santa. All letters will be delivered to the North Pole in time for Christmas with Santa sending a personal note back to each child who writes to him.

In her 2021 essay “A Family Reunion Near the End of the World,” botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer contemplates our kinship with nature and proposes a road map for deepening our care and respect for all living things.
“Being a relative,” she writes, “is more than shared blood from a common past. Real kinship arises when we realize that we have a common future, that our fates are linked.” She goes on to suggest, “Real kinship comes when you live it. It’s not a noun, but a verb, it’s not a thing, it’s what you do.”

The cultivation of kinship with the living world is the foundation for Sharing the Same Breath. The exhibition brings together nine artists who consider the world’s complex web of relations through artworks that emphasize human, nonhuman, and interspecies forms of kinship and connectivity. These relationships are explored through a wide range of mediums including sculpture, photography, drawing, video, film, and installation. Together the works form a kincentric viewpoint that challenges narratives of human exceptionalism and encourages us to regard our symbiotic relationship and shared fate with our more-than-human family with greater attention and care.

Artists in the exhibition include Juan William Chávez, David Freid, Lindsey French, Emilie Louise Gossiaux, Nina Katchadourian, Cannupa Hanska Luger, Marie Watt, William Wegman, and Dyani White Hawk.

https://www.jmkac.org/exhibition/sharing-the-same-breath/

Image: Emilie L. Gossiaux, True Love Will Find You in the End, 2021; polystyrene foam, aluminum pipes, papier-mâché, epoxy resin, and acrylic matte medium. Courtesy of the artist and Mother Gallery. Photo: Ronald Amstutz.

On view November 18–June 16, 2024

Indigeneity—a state of being Indigenous and originating from a specific place; encompassing displaced minorities whose ancestral homelands have been lost due to colonialism, yet preserved in the continuity of cultures, identities, and kinship.

HMong Indigeneity lives in textiles: vibrant, breathing pieces of cloth shaped by HMong hands to illustrate ancestral landmarks and homelands. Here, lines converge to form patterns and an aesthetic of kin that replace teb chaws—land, country, and place—as pathways for Indigeneity to reside.

Centering the voices of three HMong-American artists, Cloth as Land investigates a place for HMong Indigeneity within contemporary HMong art. Curated by Pachia Lucy Vang, the exhibition features textiles from JMKAC’s collection and newly commissioned works by artists Ger Xiong/Ntxawg Xyooj, Pao Houa Her, and Tshab Her.

On view October 28, 2023–January 14, 2024

Cloth Origins: Textiles from the HMong Journey unravels ancient practices rooted in human connections, landscapes, and ancestral wisdom that nourish people through kinship.

In their migration from China into Southeast Asia, many HMong crossed the Red and Green Rivers centuries ago. These waters signify the colors of a living textile imagination that define real regions between countries where new homelands were made. Nearly fifty years after the HMong have been displaced from these areas, their textile practices and the stories they carry are threatened by capitalism and colonialism.
This exhibition pays homage to the creativity of HMong ancestors and living artists, featuring the works of RedGreen Rivers social enterprise, Sheboygan artisan Xao Yang Lee, and artist Ka Oskar Ly.

Showcasing handmade textiles, RedGreen Rivers focuses on the cultural significance of hemp fibers. Co-designing with artisans, they raise awareness of indigenous practices that ensure people, cultures, and communities thrive.

Co-curated by Ka Oskar Ly, KaYing Yang, and Pachia Lucy Vang, Cloth Origins is a kindred exhibition to Cloth as Land: Hmong Indigeneity, which runs November 18, 2023, through June 16, 2024, at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center.

Experience the magic of the holiday season inside two of MPM's most beloved exhibits, Streets of Old Milwaukee and European Village, where the walkthrough turn-of-the-century streetscapes are transformed into holiday wonderlands.

The Milwaukee Public Museum is open Wednesdays through Mondays.

Enjoy a wonderful winter’s evening with an exclusive dinner in The Dark Room before a special performance of “A Christmas Carol” at the Pabst Theater. The dinner will feature a menu specially curated by Saint Kate’s Executive Chef, Erik Hansen, before guests attend the holiday performance with spectacular seats located in the center orchestra section on the theater’s main floor. For reservations, visit Tock.com.

Explore Arctic Adventure produced by World of Illumination with your host Beti the Yeti, where you’ll be immersed in the mesmerizing snowflake tunnel, and meet all Beti’s tundra-bound friends. You’ll be delighted by your favorite holiday music and whimsical winter characters. Nostalgic and memorable, the world’s largest animated drive-through audio-visual experience is a storybook adventure for kids of all ages.
Open 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Tuesdays through Sundays, November 17 - December 31, as well as December 18 and December 25.

⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Milwaukee. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Adele at St. James 1868 under the gentle glow of candlelight.
 
General Info
📍 Venue: The Abbey at St. James 1868
📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: 65 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is ADA compliant
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🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
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Tentative Program
HelloRumour Has ItMake You Feel My LoveWater Under the BridgeOh My GodSomeone Like YouSend My Love (To Your New Lover)Chasing PavementsSkyfallWhen We Were YoungSet Fire to the RainEasy On MeRolling in the Deep
 
Performers
Listeso String Quartet

Join us for an evening of therapeutic crafting! Everything will be provided for you to a beautiful paper layered mandala. You will choose the colors of the cardstock and the frame. All of the cardstock will be cut ahead of time. During the workshop, you will assemble the mandala and put it in the frame when completed.

Price: $40

Includes: Pre-cut cardstock in preferred colors, tools and materials to assemble, and frame

To register, please visit: https://milwaukeemandalas.com/cudahy

All registrations must be in by November 20th to guarantee spot. No refunds will be provided for cancelled registration. In the event a participant is unable to attend, a kit will be provided to complete project at home.

Date & Time
Wed, Nov 29
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM CDT

Location
SIP
1515 West Mequon Road
Mequon, WI 53092

Description
Join us to make a throw sized blanket all with your hands! No needles, no "arms of yarn". Plenty of time for sipping ... and Knitting! All supplies are included in cost! Please note that yarn is not always available in unlimited quantities. Please identify your first and second choice of colors and we will do our best to get everyone their first choice! Due to die lots, etc, the colors may vary slightly from the photos. If you do not register at least 48 hours prior to class, you can choose from available colors when you arrive. Drinks are available for purchase.