Santa is currently making the rounds at Milwaukee shopping centers and other public gathering places, so you should easily be able to score some face time with him sometime before Christmas Eve. Find out where you can find the jolly old elf, and when Santa is available to hear about all the gifts you've scribbled onto your wish list. Read more...

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Milwaukee's holiday cheer is about to get juiced up Thursday with the ceremonial tree lighting and switch flipping that starts the Holiday Lights Festival. First, head to Red Arrow Park by 4:30 p.m. to see the giant Christmas tree as it's lit for the first time, then to Pere Marquette Park for a 5:30 p.m. fashion show and a switch-flipping ceremony at 6 p.m. Fireworks, dancing, singing, Santa, cookies, hot cocoa and even free Jingle Bus rides will round out the evening.

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This year, it may be easier for Milwaukee families to qualify for energy assistance. The Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program (WHEAP) is now working under new income guidelines making it easier to qualify. Families with incomes at or below 60% of the state medium income -- approximately $45,000 for a family of four -- may qualify for energy assistance to help pay their energy bills.

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Join three Wisconsin artists: Becky Tesch, Lynita Wolf and Joanne O'dell, as they exhibit their "delightful debris," jewelry and art made from discarded objects. The show will take place from 6-9 p.m. on Friday, November 13 at Gallery 2622, a new gallery in Wauwatosa located at 2622 Wauwatosa Ave.

Image courtesy of Becky Tesch