Art in Milwaukee

This is the last week for the special exhibit at the Milwaukee Art Museum, William Kentridge:  More Sweetly Play the Dance, so Tuesday I took my lunch hour to immerse myself in it.  It's really a neat exhibit that combines drawing, videography, and animation.  If you can get there before it closes on Sunday, I highly recommend it.

Here is just a small clip of it and a few photos:








On another note, we finally saw the last sculpture that is part of Sculpture Milwaukee.  Although it isn't a traditional sculpture.  It isn't 3D at all.  It is titled "Stealing Shadows, Michelangelo" by ANA PRVAČKI.  You can read more about it here.  


Bristol Renaissance Faire

Less than an hour from Milwaukee is a great treasure, the Bristol Renaissance Faire.  We spent the entire day there on Saturday and had a great time.

The show starts before the gates actually open so you will find crowds gathering by 9:30 a.m.


Here are two clips of the opening acts:





After some shopping, our first show was Clan Tynker which is a variety show put to music with a little comedy thrown it.  It was quite good.  Here are a few clips and photos:







Our next show was the magician, Ivanovich! who was quite good.  Here is one of his tricks which I still haven't figured out.

After a turkey leg and some corn (and a little more shopping), we made sure to make the Queen's Joust.






We also checked out Adam Crack: Fire Whip, who I overheard tell another visitor that he had just appeared on Germany's Got Talent the week before.  This was clearly a popular show as people gathered 30 minutes before it started.





We ended the night with Barely Balanced Fire Extravaganza! which was really great.  We had seen their normal act before and it was even better with fire.

Catching a bowling ball on fire on his head









After a great day at the Faire, we had a beautiful ride home in our Fiat 124 Spyder, where we got 40.4 mpg!