Bobby Tanzilo

Not only can you get some cool stuff, like magazines, historical books, slightly worn books, discounted new books, postcards, prints, frames and other duplicate materials at the MCHS book sale, you'll also support the society's mission, as all proceeds benefit Milwaukee County Historical Society.

A new exhibition that opened Nov. 5 at the Jewish Museum Milwaukee is called 'Violins of Hope: Strings of Jewish Resistance and Resilience,' but seeing these 24 instruments - each of which has some connection to the Holocaust - it's hard not to see them as violins of tragedy and loss.

The Miller High Life Theatre and UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena are on the road to historic designation by the City of Milwaukee after the Historic Preservation Commission on Monday voted unanimously in favor of the move.

When Sculpture Milwaukee Executive Director and Curator John Riepenhoff asked Japanese artist Izumi Kato if he could use a close-up of the sculptor's 'Untitled (2024)' - which was on view near Milwaukee Art Museum from June 2024 until last month - as artwork for a beer can label, Kato agreed.

In recent years, the Wisconsin Marine Historical Society has hosted small events to honor those lost on the Great Lakes, but for the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald the group has announced a much larger commemoration. Wisconsin Historical Society also has a number of related events.

Milwaukee-based Beerfriends WI - a fundraising group comprising beer industry professionals from 13 brewers - is for the 13th straight year supporting Movember with a series of events to raise money and awareness for improving the physical and mental health of men.

The 82nd annual Holiday Folk Fair International is set to take place Friday, Nov. 21-Sunday, Nov. 23, at the Exposition Center at Wisconsin State Fair Park, and tickets for the long-running multicultural event are on sale.

Decorators will turn their attention to a large house in Elm Grove, built by oilman Emory T. Clark's daughter on the site of Clark's previous house, to raise funds for the Ronald McDonald House this year. It's the third time the Christmas Fantasy House has been at the site.

While 'The Bradley Collection of Modern Art: A Bold Vision for Milwaukee' includes works long ago donated to the museum, 'Looking Forward: New Gifts of Art,' which opens Nov. 7, exhibits works that have been promised as gifts (or more recently donated).

After two years stuck in the train shed due to the pandemic, the Canadian Pacific (CP) Holiday Train returned to the rails in 2022 to bring joy to folks along the route and raise money and food for local food banks. The revived tradition continues this year on Sunday, Dec. 8.