Fine arts briefs News-Chronicle MADISON Fan exhibit opens A collection of handheld fans from throughout history is currently on display at the Wisconsin Historical Museum, Madison. "Cool Breezes: Handmade Fans in Fashion, Art and Advertising," opens Thursday and runs through Jan. 19. The show includes 80 fans ranging from a silk and mother-of-pearl Duvelleroy fan that once belonged to a member of the Pabst family as well as historical artifacts, elegant fans used as fashion accessories and fans used as a medium for political propaganda. For more information on "Cool Breezes," call the Wisconsin Historical Society, 30 N. Carroll St., Madison, at 608-264-6555. SHEBOYGAN Art entries sought The John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan is currently seeking entries for the exhibition "Double Take," a show that will feature a series of double self-portraits, one showing how the artist sees himself and the second showing how the artist might be perceived by others. The self-portraits may be two-dimensional and/or three-dimensional, and any media may be used, including, paint, pencil, clay, photography, metal, wood, textiles and found objects. Deadline for submissions is Nov. 19. The exhibition will run Dec. 5 through Feb. 27, 2005. For more information, visit www.jmkac.org or call 920-458-6144. FISH CREEK Arts weekend offered The Peninsula Art School, 3900 Cty. Hwy. F, Fish Creek, is hosting a three-day family event scheduled to run during teacher conventions at the end of October. The long weekend of activities runs Oct. 28-30 and includes raku pottery, photography, mask making, woodcarving, printing, pinata building and several other classes, as well as a chance to visit the school's Guenzel Gallery Day of the Dead exhibition, which honors the Mexican holiday. For more information about the weekend, call 920-868-3455. ASHWAUBENON Trans-Siberian to return The Trans-Siberian Orchestra will celebrate the holiday season in concert Dec. 3 at the Resch Center, 1901 S. Oneida St., Ashwaubenon. The group's latest album, "The Lost Christmas Eve," fuses elements of rock, pop, folk, classical and R&B with a bit of Broadway tossed into the mix. The Trans-Siberian Orchestra includes an orchestral string section, a full rock band, vocalists, a narrator and extensive special effects, and will perform at 8 p.m. Dec. 3. Tickets are $30.50 and $39.50 and are available by calling 1-800-895-0071. GREEN BAY Green Bay native Kelly Fitzpatrick can't stray too far from the theater. Fitzpatrick was a longtime colleague of the late Fred Alley, who wrote numerous plays including "The Spitfire Grill," and she is also marking her 11th season with the acclaimed Utah Shakespearean Festival. This year, she's designing costumes for a production of "The Spitfire Grill," and she's using her long experience with American Folklore Theatre as a guide. "I was the first costume designer for the American Folklore Theatre," she said. "We worked in a giant, rustic old barn. I've shared my costume storage with a family of raccoons." "Grill" runs in repertory with Shakespeare's "Macbeth" and Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit" through Oct. 30. For more information, visit www.bard.org.