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December 2007
Take the kids
Holiday events for children of all ages.
Check out the Christmas in the Air free open house on December 10 at EAA in Oshkosh.
© EAA AirVenture Museum |
Forget trawling the malls and warehouse stores for those elusive nontoxic toys. This holiday season, take the kids to a live performance or museum event. They're bound to remember a fun family outing long after those toys are forgotten, broken or recalled.
Madison's
Overture Center welcomes kids and their significant elders to the Rotunda
Stage for free performances every Saturday through December 22. The
Kids in the Rotunda series presents storytellers, musicians,
jugglers, theater troupes, magicians and dancers in a relaxed, comfortable
setting. It's a great way to introduce your children to the excitement of
the performing arts. See the Madison Ballet on December 8, enjoy
traditional Ghanaian music and dance troupe Atimevu on December 15, and
reserve December 22 for a special holiday event. Shows at 9:30 a.m., 11
a.m. and 1 p.m. 201 State St. Visit Overture Center
or call (608) 258-4177.
Created by author and artist James Gurney,
Dinotopia is a fictional island where dinosaurs and humans live in peace.
The closest you and yours will get to this magical place is Oshkosh, where
the city's Public Museum has been selected as the only U.S. venue to host
the exhibit Return to Dinotopia before it moves to Europe in 2008.
Featuring more than 40 of Gurney's stunning, otherworldly paintings from
his latest book, Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara, the exhibit promises to
entrance young and old alike. Marvel at the four life-size dinosaur skulls
on display. Through January 27. Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun 1-4:30 p.m.
1331 Algoma Blvd. See Oshkosh Public Museum or
call (920) 236-5799.
Plan a visit to Oshkosh's EAA (Experimental
Aircraft Association). On December 10 the whole family can enjoy
Christmas in the Air, a free holiday event featuring madrigal and
choral groups (good acoustics in the hangar), refreshments, the "Just
Plane Chocolate" competition, and Santa eschewing a reindeer-drawn sleigh
for an arrival by helicopter. 2-8 p.m. EAA also hosts its annual program
of special aeronautical activities and presentations for families during
Kids' Days, December 26-31, with discounted admission prices for children.
EAA AirVenture Museum, 3000 Poberezny Rd. Visit AirVenture Museum
or call (920) 426-4800.
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Samson, the Milwaukee celebrity.
Photo Courtesy of Milwaukee
Public Museum |
Twenty-five years ago the Milwaukee County Zoo's celebrity gorilla,
Samson, passed away. But kids born after the big fella died can still get
acquainted with him. This year, the Milwaukee Public Museum is gradually
bringing Samson back to life at the hands of taxidermist/artist Wendy
Christensen-Senk, who has been crafting a full-size, scientifically
accurate re-creation of the great ape. It's Christensen-Senk who's really
on display in the Samson Remembered exhibit; visitors can watch her
at work building the skeletal structure, shaping the body, and adding
hair. Sam La Malfa, Samson's longtime keeper, gives talks about their days
together. The exhibit runs through January 1, 2008. 800 W. Wells St. See
Milwaukee Public Museum or call (888)
700-9069. (Check out the "Samcam" at Samson Remembered
to check on Samson's progress.)
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