6 things you should be doing in Milwaukee this weekend, from Gallery Night to the Milwaukee Film Festival
Chris Foran1. Have an eye out for Gallery Night & Day
The fall session of Gallery Night & Day is Friday and Saturday, with art galleries and other artful venues in the Third Ward, Walker's Point, East Town and other parts of Milwaukee showing their stuff — and, in many cases, their artists, too. The doings range from the party hosted by Black Cat Alley, the outdoor mural display between East Kenilworth and East Ivanhoe places on the east side (from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday); to free admission at the Harley-Davidson Museum, 400 W. Canal St. (5 to 9 p.m. Friday); to a mystery-themed edition of MAM After Dark at the Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Drive (7 to 11 p.m. Friday). Check the event's website for other participating venues and hours.
Info: gallerynightmke.com
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2. Take in tradition at the Hunting Moon Pow Wow
The 15th annual Hunting Moon Pow Wow encamps Friday through Sunday at the Wisconsin Center, 400 W. Wisconsin Ave. The celebration of Native American culture includes dance, singing and drumming competitions, along with traditional foods and arts and crafts. Doors open for the Pow Wow at 3 p.m. Friday, and 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday; the grand entry will take place at 7 p.m. Friday, 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday, and noon Sunday. Admission is free.
Info: huntingmoonpowwow.com
3. Get ideas at NARI's Fall Home & Remodeling Show
One byproduct of colder weather is it makes you look around your house for things to tinker with. The NARI Home & Remodeling Show is here to help. More than 100 vendors and experts will be on hand at the show to answer any and just about all questions about home improvement projects; among the presenters is Packers great and cookbook author LeRoy Butler, who's making the leap to cooking demonstrations and offering his own kitchen tips and tricks. The NARI show runs from noon to 8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday in the Wisconsin Exposition Center at State Fair Park, 8200 W. Greenfield Ave., West Allis. Tickets at the door are $10, $8 for seniors 60 and older, free for kids 17 and younger, and retired and active-duty military members.
Info: narimilwaukee.org
4. Greet 'Los Muertos' at the Walker's Point Center for the Arts
The Walker's Point Center for the Arts calls its celebration of Dia de los Muertos the city's longest-running Day of the Dead event. The center's 27th annual exhibition, "Mictlán," is a collection of work from ARMO Arte Mujer Oaxaca, a collective of women artists that explores themes of death and the fragility of life. Altares created by local community groups and center members also will be on display as part of the exhibit, which has an opening reception Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. at the center, 839 S. Fifth St. (The gallery's regular hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday; the exhibit runs through Nov. 16.)
Info: wpca-milwaukee.org
5. Spend time in the dark at the Milwaukee Film Festival
The 11th annual Milwaukee Film Festival, after kicking off Thursday with opening-night movie "I Want My MTV," gets going in earnest Friday, with screenings at six venues: the Oriental Theatre, the festival's flagship at 2230 N. Farwell Ave.; the Avalon Theater, 2473 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.; Times Cinema, 5906 W. Vliet St.; Jan Serr Studio Cinema, 1915 E. Kenilworth Place; the Rivoli Theatre, W62-N567 Washington Ave., Cedarburg; and Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway. This weekend's highlights include a screening of the 1928 silent classic "The Passion of Joan of Arc," with musical accompaniment featuring composer George Sarah leading Milwaukee musicians playing his original score, at 7 p.m. Friday at the Oriental. Tickets for "Joan of Arc" are $18, $16 for Milwaukee Film members; tickets for most movies at the 15-day film festival are $13; $12 for seniors 60 and older, students (with ID) and members of the military (with ID); $11 for Milwaukee Film members; and $7 for kids 12 and younger.
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Info: mkefilm.org
(Editor's note: An earlier version of this story had "The Passion of Joan of Arc" starting at 6 p.m. Friday; it was moved back to 7 p.m. Thursday afternoon.)
6. Catch China Lights before it goes out
You’re running out of time to catch “China Lights: Treasures of China.” The exhibit, with giant lantern representations of the Great Wall of China and the Terracotta Army outside Xi’an, among other attractions, has been extended one more week. It’s open from 5:30 to 10 p.m. through Sunday, and Tuesday through Oct. 27, at Boerner Botanical Gardens, 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners. Tickets are $20, $12 for seniors 60 and older and kids ages 5 to 17, and free for children younger than 5.
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Info: chinalights.org
Contact Chris Foran at chris.foran@jrn.com. Follow him on Twitter at @cforan12.