http://www.portalwisconsin.org/graphics/portal_rss.jpg http://www.portalwisconsin.org http://www.portalwisconsin.org Culture, arts, humanities and history in Wisconsin Sat, 18 May 2013 09:28:25 CST Sat, 18 May 2013 09:28:25 CST http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=81668 Festival of Spring is a free outdoor festival featuring the Paine’s annual Spring Plant Sale and more than 200 vendors of original art, fine crafts, plants and garden supplies. Also visitors can enjoy great food and entertainment throughout the day. -- Paine Art Center and Gardens , Oshkosh http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=82536 As part of Rahr-West Art Museum’s Community Outreach programming, community artists are selected from the Manitowoc Area to show more of their work on the first floor of City Hall in Manitowoc -- Manitowoc City Hall, Manitowoc http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=82721 Started in 1968, the UW-River Falls glass program is the one of the oldest BFA glass programs in the country and has produced countless talented artists. This exhibit focuses on the legacy started by early glass students as well as the work of more recent alumni. -- Bergstrom-Mahler Museum, Neenah http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=82724 Chihuly Venetians is a stunning presentation of 47 vessels, 12 drawings, and 1 “chandelier” in the Venetian style. Featuring intricately formed and brilliantly colored glassworks inspired by Art Deco Venetian glass. -- Paine Art Center and Gardens , Oshkosh http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=82998 A graduate of Juillard School, cellist John Sharp was just 27 years old when he was appointed principal chair of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1986. Sharp has been a frequent featured performer nationally, including concert appearances at the Marlboro Music Festival and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Prior to joining the CSO, Sharp spent three years as principal cello with the Cincinnati Symphony and also performed as a member of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and the New York String Orchestra. He will be accompanied by pianist Catherine Kautsky of the Lawrence Conservatory of Music faculty. -- Lawrence University - Music Drama Center, Appleton http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=82999 Featuring guest conductor Mark Fonder of the Ithaca College Concert Band, the concert program includes Morton Gould's "American Salute," Norman Dello Joio's well-known "Fantasies on a Theme by Haydn," and Paul Hindemith's band classic "Symphony in B-flat." -- Lawrence University - Memorial Chapel, Appleton http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=83011 The concert for this program includes a movement from Steve Reich's boundary-breaking work "Drumming," the electronica genre piece "Fractalia," the Wisconsin premiere of "30, "a composition that features 12 musicians using everything from wine bottles to ball-point pens and concludes with a fusion of African, Cuban and Brazilian percussion styles. -- Lawrence University - Memorial Chapel, Appleton http://www.portalwisconsin.org/calendar.cfm?rid=83017 Direct from the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, this is a song and dance musical vaudeville presented by Sossy Mechanics (Brian Sostek and Megan McClelland). Comical and fast-paced, this is an entertaining show for the entire family. -- Third Avenue Playhouse, Sturgeon Bay