Events Calendar

Visit the Appleton on February 7 for Free First Saturday! Admission to the museum is free from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Explore the permanent collection, special exhibitions, and enjoy family-friendly artmaking activities in the Artspace. We will be showing two different documentaries in the auditorium, one at 11 a.m. and one at 2 p.m., both in […]

Join us on the February 7 Free First Saturday for a screening of "Quiltmaker's of Gee's Bend" (2004, NR, 56m). This documentary explores the extraordinary lives, inspirations, and history of these artists, and also follows them on a poignant and sometimes very comical bus journey to see their quilts exhibited at The Milwaukee Art Museum. […]

Join us on the February 7 Free First Saturday for a screening of "The Quilting Women of Gee's Bend" (2025, NR, 53m). This documentary explores how an isolated community of women in rural Alabama became respected worldwide as the creators of celebrated woven works of art. Established during enslavement, the nuanced quilting practice in Gee’s […]

As part of the CF Ira Holmes International Film Series, see a screening of “Nowhere Boy.” (R, UK, 2010, 1h 33 m) A chronicle of John Lennon’s teenage years, exploring the future rock ‘n’ roll icon’s complex relationships with his family and the early influences that shaped his musical career before he achieved fame. Free […]

As part of the CF Ira Holmes International Film Series, see a screening of “Linda Linda Linda.” (R, Japan, 2005, 1h 54m) For three friends, their dream of playing the final high school concert together is dashed when their lead vocalist quits the band. Desperate, they recruit the first person they see: a Korean exchange […]