
Events for December 28, 2016
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Making Marks
Exhibit on display until February 19, 2017. This selection of avian-themed drawings ranges from quick sketches to intricately detailed illustrations, highlighting artists’ varied approaches and the importance of field observation.
Find out more »History Speaks: Pieces of the Past: Quilts Tell a Story
The exhibit will be on view until May 2017. Our newest exhibit at the Marathon County Historical Society is set to open in a just a few weeks. “Pieces of the Past: Quilts Tell a Story” will tell the local … Continued
Find out more »Recent Acquisitions
Art museums by nature are acquisitive. Growing the Woodson Art Museum’s collection remains a core value and ongoing goal. This selection of recently acquired artworks demonstrates the strength of the Woodson’s collection as it strives to set the standard for … Continued
Find out more »Toys @ Play Exhibit
The Rock County Historical Society's newest exhibit, Toys @ Play, gives you a chance to relive your childhood and kick start your imagination. Embracing all decades and encouraging playtime, this exhibit features toys past and present, and offers many unique … Continued
Find out more »Holiday Tours at the Lincoln-Tallman House
Visit the historic Lincoln-Tallman house dressed in all its Christmas finery. This year, see how local businesses and community members have used their talents to decorate more than 20 trees on every level of the house. While touring, you’ll learn … Continued
Find out more »Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival
Prance on down to the 18th annual Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival! The jolly celebration packs all of your Christmas fun in a decked-out winter wonderland. Merriment awaits for all ages--from cozy couples to families full of little elves.
Find out more »Santa’s Pizza Party Train Ride
A family favorite, Santa’s Pizza Party Train Rides celebrates the upcoming season aboard a historic train along the scenic Namekagon River. Train ride includes pizza, a holiday cookie, hot chocolate and a special gift for each child. Trains depart the Trego … Continued
Find out more »Tiffany Glass: Painting with Color and Light
Tiffany Studios’ leaded-glass lampshades and windows, designed with colorfully luminous opalescent glass, shine as some of the twentieth century’s most striking, iconic decorative objects. As a painter, Louis C. Tiffany – son of Charles Lewis Tiffany, founder of luxury retailer … Continued
Find out more »Enduring Beauty: Art Nouveau Glass
American art glass was greatly influenced by the tenets of Art Nouveau. Between 1890-1910, artists eschewed the elaborate Victorian decoration and repetitious designs of the industrial revolution. Instead, favoring form following function, they used sinuous asymmetrical lines, floral- and plant-inspired … Continued
Find out more »Holiday Light Show
Follow the illuminated garden pathways on an evening stroll through the 20 acre botanical gardens, where the wintery garden paths are brought to life with over 400,000 lights, 100 beautifully decorated trees, over 2,500 luminaries, animated displays, more than 500 … Continued
Find out more »Ongoing
Rare WWII Nose Art Exhibit
More than 30 pieces of nose art from actual World War II combat aircraft made their first-ever trip outside their home museum, with the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh chosen as the first public display location for this rare collection. Each … Continued
Find out more »Nutcracker in the Castle
The Nutcracker story unfolds in the Paine “castle” with the historic rooms elaborately decorated as the fantastic scenes of the beloved holiday fairy tale. During evening candlelight tours, magical settings shimmer in the glow of more than seventy Christmas trees. … Continued
Find out more »Deck the Halls
This annual extravaganza features the historic Sawyer home decorated as only the wealthy could do. Holiday “dressings” as reported in periodicals and newspapers of the decades from 1880 to 1919 are recreated to delight and perhaps provide inspiration. The life-size … Continued
Find out more »Kiwanis Holiday of Lights
Bring your family to see a Racine holiday tradition. The huge Kiwanis Holiday of Lights display includes a waterfall, a boat, zoo animals and Santa himself. Lighting ceremony Saturday, Nov. 19. Lights may be viewed evenings from Nov. 19 through … Continued
Find out more »Celebration of Lights
Join us this Holiday Season at Oshkosh Celebration of Lights. Quietly nestled along the shores of Lake Winnebago, in beautiful Menominee Park in Oshkosh, lies a single mile stretch that transforms into illuminated holiday wonder each year since 2001. Oshkosh … Continued
Find out more »Making Spirits Bright Drive-through Lights Show
Nightly from 5pm - 9pm Celebrate the holidays with family and friends in the warmth of your vehicle when you drive the 1.1 mile route through the forested part and experience a festive lights show choreographed to holiday music. Visit … Continued
Find out more »Rotary Winter Wonderland
Rotary Winter Wonderland offers breathtaking displays of over 1,000,000 L.E.D. Holiday lights! Additionally, we will host many fun activities like Santa visits, horse drawn carriage rides, and MORE. Main Attractions & Events Walking and Drive thru the Light Displays Santa every … Continued
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