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Mendocino, California
Wine and Mushroom Festival brings together chefs, local experts
The woods surrounding this seaside town are home to more than 20 types of mushrooms, and the nearby valleys more than 50 wineries. Sample them all at the seventh annual festival through Jan. 31; also check out mushroom walks, cooking classes, barrel tastings and dinners. Mendocino Wine and Mushroom Festival, 866-466-3636 or gomendo.com
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
“Francis Bacon in ’50s” a departure from artist’s classic retrospectives
On Jan. 27, the Milwaukee Art Museum will open “Francis Bacon in the 1950s,” an exhibit of more than 50 paintings and drawings from the artist’s formative period. Curated by close friend Michael Peppiatt, the show includes “Figure With Meat.” Admission: $8 adults, under 12 free. Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Drive., 414-224-3200 or mam.org
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New York, New York
“High Times, Hard Times” shows 37 artists’ work during 1967-75
From a time when experimental abstract painting thrived, “High Times, Hard Times: New York Painting 1967-1975” shows works that reflect the civil rights struggle, activism and the start of feminism. Opens Feb. 15 at the National Academy Museum & School of Fine Arts. National Academy Museum & School of Fine Arts, 1083 Fifth Ave., 212-369-4880 or nationalacademy.org
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Atlanta, Georgia
Soweto Gospel Choir performs traditional African, Western songs
On Feb. 9, the Soweto Gospel Choir travels from South Africa to the Ferst Center for the Arts to share traditional African music, as well as more contemporary gospel and Western songs. Tickets cost $27-$37 ($20 students). Ferst Center for the Arts, 349 Ferst Drive NW, 404-894-9600 or ferstcenter.gatech.edu
– Denver Post staff and wire reports
