Summer 2011 - VISIT Milwaukee

What does a 15-hour flight and a couple thousand bucks get you? A one-way ticket to Beijing, an empty wallet and a suitcase full of wrinkled clothes. We’ve got a better idea. Head to Milwaukee for the Summer of China, June 11 to September 11. The Milwaukee Art Museum is one of only three in the nation to host The Emperor’s Private Paradise: Treasures from the Forbidden City. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get up close and personal to artifacts from the famed Quianlong Garden in Beijing. But we’re not stopping there. It’s a part of five exhibitions, covering 3,000 years of Chinese history, in one summer.

China’s national pastime comes to Milwaukee June 30 – July 4 during the U.S. Open Table Tennis Championships. See world-ranked athletes and Olympic superstars – more than 700 players from 15 countries on over 100 tables - at the Frontier Airlines Center.

Add an all-new China Fest July 23-24, Dragon Boat races along the Lake Michigan Shore, and the Midwest's largest Lantern Festival and you're talking China, Milwaukee-style.

Get your I Got the Best Fortune Cookie kind of time here.

		Milwaukee Art Museum: The Emperor’s Private Paradise: Treasures from the Forbidden City June 11 - September 11 mam.org/china The Milwaukee Art Museum is one of only three museums in the world to showcase more than 90 objects of ceremony and leisure from the Quianlong Garden in Beijing, never before seen by the public. Exhibitions include 3,000 years of art in five different exhibits, all in ONE SUMMER .
		Lakefront Festival of the Arts June 17-19 lfoa.mam.org Discover handcrafted creations of jewelry, paintings, ceramics, metalwork and more by 180 jury-selected artists including five visiting Chinese artists.
		Chinese Cultural Festival June 23-24 chineseculturalfest.org Authentic Chinese experiences through art, music, food, traditional entertainment, marketplace and the highlight of the festival, colorful Dragon boat racing on the lagoon.
		Free Table Tennis June 27-Sept. 11 Play China’s #1 national pastime at free tables located around Milwaukee! Locations include Chase Plaza, Frontier Airlines Center, Harley-Davidson Museum, Horny Goat Brewery, InterContinental Hotel Milwaukee, Lakefront Brewery, Milwaukee Art Museum, and Mitchell Park Conservatory (The Domes). Sponsored by VISIT Milwaukee and KillerSpin.
		U.S. Table Tennis Open June 30-July 4 usopenmilwaukee.com China's favorite national pastime and the world's number one racket sport comes to Milwaukee! See more than 700 table tennis athletes from 15 countries compete - from amateur to Olympic level of play. Top players can hit the ball at speeds exceeding 100 mph!
		University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Golda Meir Library June 13 - September 16 www4.uwm.edu/libraries/News/summerchina.cfm See rare pieces from the Chinese collection at the UWM Golda Meir Library. The two-part show includes maps, atlases, photographs, scroll paintings, calligraphy, fan-work and rare books.