Bachfest Concert
2025-03-21 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | St. Elizabeth Church, 714 49th Street, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Friday, March 21 marks the 340th birthday of the composer, Johann Sebastian Bach. Join us at St. Elizabeth Church at 7:00 p.m. for a concert of some of his most memorable works plus a few hidden gems.
Bach’s music is celebrated for its intellectual depth, emotional resonance, and technical innovation, embodying the culmination of the Baroque era while laying the groundwork for future musical developments. Experience the timeless beauty of J. S. Bach’s masterpieces live in the beautiful acoustics of St. Elizabeth Church.
Our resident string ensemble will perform his Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C Minor, BWV 1060. Other works include the famous Toccata in d minor, BWV 565 and Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007.
The concert is open to the public. Tickets are not required; however, a freewill offering will be taken.

LIVE MUSIC AT UNION PARK TAVERN
2025-03-21 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-03-22 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-03-27 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-03-28 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-03-29 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-04-03 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-04-04 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-04-05 20:00 - 22:00 and 7 more dates | Union Park Tavern, 4520 8th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Union park Tavern – June
Thursday, June 5 5pm Cocktail Stunde’s (German Pop) is back! followed by OPEN MIC with host Pat Garrett at 8:30pm. All skills welcomed!
Friday, June 6 🚨🚨DOUBLE HEADER ALERT!
6-9pm in the Biergarten YVES Francois et Rocambu Jazz (Nola Street Jazz)
9pm First Friday Open Mic With Sipos & Young! (All Skills & Talents Welcomed)
Saturday, June 7 – 8pm Frank Falduto and his Patio Daddios (Blues)
Thursday, June 12 – Rhythm Dogs Blues Jam 8pm
Friday, June 13 – 9pm Would You Kindly? (Indie Rock)
Saturday, June 14 6-9pm in the Biergarten – Pat Garrett & the Good Ol Boys. Special Guest Makenzie Knight (Outlaw Country)
Thursday, June 19 Rhythm Dogs Blues Jam 8pm
Friday, June 20 🚨🚨DOUBLE HEADER ALERT!
6-9pm in the Biergarten The Westerlees (Western Swing). 9pm The Eric Algie Duo (EcoLimes funk)
Saturday, June 21- 7pm Chicago/Kenosha Metro Irish Folk Jam
Thursday, June 26 Rhythm Dogs Blues Jam 8pm
Friday, June 27 🚨🚨DOUBLE HEADER ALERT!
6-9pm in the Biergarten The Fugitives (Americana). 9pm Solo Artist Mitch Downey (Classic Rock)
Saturday, June 28 – 6-9pm in the Biergarten Peacetree Allstars (Americana)
Thursday, July 3 Rhythm Dogs Blues Jam 8pm
Friday, July 4 – 9pm First Friday Open Mic With Sipos & Young! (All Skills & Talents Welcomed)
Saturday, July 5 – Stolen Moments (Indie) Little Couch Band (Folk Punk)

Books & Beans: A Book and Coffee Pairing
2025-03-23 09:00 - 11:00 | Blue House Books, 5915 6th Avenue A, Kenosha, WI, 53142, United States
With the popularity of our Books & Beans event on Sunday, March 16th, we have decided to open up a second date. Giving the chance for 15 more people to experience our Books & Beans Event on Sunday, March 23rd!
We have partnered with East View Coffe Co to bring you a curated pairing of book & coffee pairings. Enjoy specialty coffee samples and breakfast pastries as we share with you some of our higly anticipated new and upcoming book releases!
After the presentation it’s time to shop! Books from the presentation are 15% during the event only! On top of that, you can select your favorite coffee sample and get a full 8oz coffee of it to sip while you shop or take with you to go.
Please send us an email if you have ANY FOOD/DRINK ALLERGIES OR ACCOMODATIONS NEEDED! Events@shopatbhb.com

THE UNLUCKY ONES Release Party with Hannah Morrissey
2025-03-24 19:00 - 22:00 | Upper East, 622 58th Street, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Hazel returns to Black Harbor in “The Unlucky Ones” to help solve the case of her ex-husband’s murder, and she will need the help of Sergeant Nikolai Kole–her former lover–to solve the case.
Join us on March 24th for a special night-before release party with Hannah Morrissey, author of the Black Harbor series, and her in-conversation partner Charlie Donlea! Hannah will be talking about Hazel’s return to Black Harbor, and she’ll provide a sneak peak of what other Black Harbor characters will be center stage in the latest series installment!
By attending, you will receive your copy of “The Unlucky Ones” before the release date, and you will have the opportunity to participate in a Q&A, meet the authors, grab a photo, and get your book(s) signed!
You won’t want to miss this celebration of your favorite crime thriller series!
Get all the details and your ticket here: https://www.blue-house-books.com/events/1415320250324
About “THE UNLUCKY ONES”
A police transcriber-turned-novelist returns to Black Harbor to help solve the case of her ex-husband’s murder in the next riveting Black Harbor, featuring the return of characters from Hannah Morrissey’s breakout debut, Hello, Transcriber.
Black Harbor is a tinderbox. Temperatures and violent crime have both risen to all-time highs, a new drug razes the city, and the scene to which Sergeant Nikolai Kole responds is anything but a rote homicide. In the back of a clubhouse lies a body wrapped in garbage bags and doused in bleach.
It isn’t just any body. Tommy Greenlee, the ex-husband of Kole’s former lover, Hazel, has been shot several times and left for dead. What’s more…the killer left what appears to be a calling card. Elsewhere, Hazel is haunted by her memories of Black Harbor. Lured there after eight years, she returns to find out who killed Tommy and why.
Now back in Kole’s orbit, their love affair can hardly pick up where it left off. They both used each other to their own ends before, which begs the question: would they do it again?
With the atmosphere growing more volatile by the second, Hazel and Kole call a truce, and as they work together to solve this murder, they will not only unearth Black Harbor’s deepest, darkest secrets—they’ll each have to face their own.
ABOUT HANNAH MORRISSEY
Hannah Morrissey is the author of the Black Harbor suspense series which includes “Hello, Transcriber”, “The Widowmaker”, “When I’m Dead”, and releasing in March 2025, “The Unlucky Ones”. A three-decade survivor of Wisconsin winters, Hannah enjoys putting her characters (and readers) in bone-chilling atmospheres that permeate beyond the page. Naturally, her books have carved out their own sub-genre of “Midwestern Noir.”
Hannah graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison where she majored in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing. She grew up in a small northern town and now lives near Milwaukee with her husband, three pugs, and a TBR pile that never seems to get any smaller.
ABOUT “LONG TIME GONE”
When DNA results reveal a disturbing connection to the mysterious disappearance of a famous baby nearly three decades ago, a woman’s search for answers draws her to an ominous small town in Nevada and a dangerous web of corruption, power, and lies in this engrossing, propulsive new novel from the internationally bestselling author of Twenty Years Later.
On the first day of an elite two-year fellowship under the renowned Chief Medical Officer Dr. Livia Cutty, Sloan Hastings receives a research assignment in the emerging field of forensic genealogy. It’s the exciting, rapidly evolving science behind the recent breaks in high-profile cold cases from the Golden State Killer to the Cameron Young murder, and Sloan enthusiastically begins her research by submitting her own DNA to an online genealogy site. Her goal is to better understand the treasure trove of genetic information contained on ancestry websites, but the results she receives are shocking.
Raised by loving, supportive parents, Sloan has always known she was adopted. But her DNA profile suggests her true identity is that of Charlotte Margolis, aka “Baby Charlotte,” who captured the nation’s attention when she and her affluent parents mysteriously vanished in July 1995. Despite a large-scale investigation and months of broad media coverage, there were never any suspects in the family’s disappearance and the case has been cold for decades.
Racing to stay ahead of the media and true crime junkies ravenous to know what really happened to Baby Charlotte, Sloan’s search for answers leads her to Cedar Creek, Nevada, a small town north of Lake Tahoe. There, the Margolis family’s power and influence permeate every corner of the county, and while Sloan’s birth relatives are initially welcoming, they’re also mysterious and tight-lipped. Not everyone seems happy about Sloan’s return, or the questions she’s asking.
The more she learns, the more apparent it becomes that the answers Sloan seeks are buried in a graveyard of Margolis family secrets. And someone will do anything to keep them hidden . . .
ABOUT CHARLIE DONLEA
Charlie Donlea is the critically acclaimed, USA Today, Indiebound and #1 internationally bestselling author of propulsive, female-driven thrillers including The Girl Who Was Taken, Some Choose Darkness, Twenty Years Later and Those Empty Eyes. Published in nearly 40 countries and translated into more than a dozen languages, his books have sold more than 1.5 million copies in the U.S. alone. Donlea has been praised for his “soaring pace, teasing plot twists” (BookPage) and talent for writing an ending that “makes your jaw drop” (The New York Times Book Review). He was born and raised in Chicago, where he continues to live with his wife and two children.

Lenten Fish Fry
2025-03-28 16:00 - 19:00, 2025-04-04 16:00 - 19:00 | Downtown Kenosha Catholic Ministry Center, 714 49th Street, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Due to popular demand, Downtown Kenosha Catholic will offer fish fries on the first five (5) Fridays of Lent from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m in the St. Elizabeth Church Cafeteria, 714 49th Street.
Come and enjoy $15 dinners comprised of delicious fried or baked cod, baked potato or fries, coleslaw, and rye bread. Orders will be available for either dine-in or carry-out. Children’s dinners also available. Visit the DTKC website to place a pre-order for carry-out.
These fish fries are open to the public.

TRIVIA NIGHT
2025-04-03 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-03 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-04-10 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-04-17 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-04-24 19:00 - 22:00 | Public Brewing Company, 58th Street, Kenosha, Wisconsin, 53140, United States
​What: Original Public Trivia game hosted by Matt & Jay
​​Where: Public Brewing Company | 628 58th Street | Kenosha
​​When: Every Thursday from 7-9pm starting Thu Jan 16
​​Why: Because we know you miss the Public crew hosting trivia!

THE WORLD'S FAIR QUILT: Reading & Book Signing with Jennifer Chiaverini
2025-04-04 17:00 - 20:00 | Kenosha Public Library, 711 59th Place, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Jennifer Chiaverini returns to the well-loved circle of Elm Creek Quilters to illuminate a nearly forgotten jubilant moment in women’s history during the trying years of the Great Depression. In chapters alternating between 2004 and 1933, The World’s Fair Quilt: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel stitches together a story of sisterhood and sibling rivalry, guilt and resentment, forgiveness and peace.
Join Jennifer Chiaverini in Kenosha at Northside Library at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 4th 2025. We will be starting the event with a show and tell from local quilters, then hearing from Jennifer about her latest book in the Elm Creek Quilts series! Jennifer will also be taking questions from the audience and signing book.
This event is free but registration is required.
Show off your quilt during the show & tell:
Twenty participants are welcome to bring in a quilt to share with Jennifer and her readers! It can be one you made, a gift you received or a family heirloom. Be prepared to give a 2 to 3 minute description of the quilt and why it’s your favorite. Everyone who participates will be entered into a giveaway!
You must sign up to participate and there are only 20 spots available. Sign up by purchasing this “ticket,” and choose “store pickup” at checkout. Don’t forget to still also sign RSVP for the event!
About The World’s Fair Quilt:
In her eighth decade, Sylvia Bergstrom Compson is content to be back at Elm Creek Manor—the home she fled, in grief and despair, after her first husband and younger brother were killed in World War II, followed by an irreparable falling-out with her elder sister, Claudia. Her fifty years’ absence has made each day at her ancestral estate in rural Pennsylvania all the more precious, especially since she is surrounded by her new family—her husband, Andrew, and kindred quilters. Thanks to dedicated, gifted faculty and the business acumen of Sarah McClure, the Elm Creek Quilt Camp has blossomed into a perennially popular quilter’s retreat. Sylvia often marvels at how, in her golden years, she has forged cherished friendships, founded a thriving business, rediscovered the artist within herself, fallen in love with a long-lost childhood friend—and still feels as if the best is yet to come. All would be well—if not for new, unexpected financial worries. Restoring the woefully neglected estate she inherited after her spendthrift sister’s death was no easy feat, and now the roof needs replacing. Perhaps the launch of Elm Creek Orchards, a venture spearheaded by Sarah’s husband, will spare Sylvia from having to raise the price of sessions for campers—or worse, seeking a loan or a benefactor. A child of the Great Depression, Sylvia abhors the thought of both debt and bankruptcy.
As she ponders her options, Sylvia receives a startling request from her young friend and colleague Summer Sullivan, curator of the Waterford Historical Society’s quilt gallery. Summer would like to exhibit a quilt Sylvia and Claudia made together when they were in her early teens—a rare artifact indeed, since the sisters’ prickly and competitive relationship made them very poor quilting partners. Yet in 1933, they put aside their differences to collaborate on a quilt for the Sears National Quilt Contest for the upcoming Century of Progress Exposition. The sisters were driven by dreams of winning the $1,200 grand prize—then an enormous, life- changing sum of money—and having their quilt in the spotlight at the at the Chicago World’s Fair. Submitted under the name “Claudia Sylvia Bergstrom,” their World’s Fair Quilt won first place at the local level—accompanied by a check for ten dollars from the Harrisburg Sears—and went on to receive a Ribbon of Merit at the regional level in Philadelphia.
As a Master Quilter, Sylvia has reason to be proud of her early masterpiece. It won two prizes in the largest quilt contest ever held, then and ever after. Twenty-five thousand quilts were submitted, which, given the population at the time, meant that roughly one of every two thousand American women participated. The quilts revealed how the concept of progress was imagined and defined by a people still recovering from World War I and struggling through the Great Depression. For the quilt she made with her sister, Sylvia seized on the idea of illustrating progress of values, depicting scenes of the Emancipation Proclamation, women’s suffrage, and labor unions. Then, there was First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt’s role in the contest, a controversy behind the grand prize winner, and the mystery of how the winning quilt vanished. Sylvia agrees that the World’s Fair Quilt is a work of historical significance. Still, she grants Summer’s request with misgivings, and not only because the fragile, long-neglected quilt is sorely in need of cleaning and repair.
As The World’s Fair Quilt unfolds, readers will discover a troubling secret that Sylvia has been keeping since 1933. Did she hide a critical document to protect her sister, or was her motivation not purely selfless? If she had told Claudia the truth when they were teens, might they have had a better relationship as adults? And so many decades later, has Sylvia continued to judge Claudia too harshly? Can the lessons of the past help secure Elm Creek Manor’s future? Affirming the power of women’s friendship and the importance of quilting, THE WORLD’S FAIR QUILT is a heartwarming addition to a series described as “like a strong cup of tea—cozy yet hard-hitting” (Booklist). At one point in the novel, Sylvia reflects, “If she had learned nothing else in her eighty-plus years, it was that she should choose hope.” That’s a timely message for us all.
About Jennifer Chiaverini:
Jennifer Chiaverini is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty novels, including critically acclaimed historical fiction and the beloved Elm Creeks Quilt series, which she began in 1999 to capture everything she loves about quilting—the artistry, tradition, folklore, and, above all, wonderful community. Her works of nonfiction include seven collections of quilt patterns and original designs featured in Country Woman, Quiltmaker, Quilt, and other magazines. In 2020, Jennifer received an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Wisconsin Library Association for her novel Resistance Women. In 2023, the WLA awarded her the honor of Notable Wisconsin Author for her significant contributions to the state’s literary heritage.

RARE + RESERVE Wine Dinner feat. selections from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
2025-04-05 18:30 - 21:00 | The Apis Hotel and Restaurant, 614 56th Street, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
We invite you to join us for a very special evening of food & wine, featuring several selections from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti.
These rare & exquisite wines will be accompanied by an expertly crafted multi-course dinner, courtesy of Chef Cody Pett and The Apis Culinary Team.
Anticipated wines include:
• Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Corton 2021 750ml
• Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée-St-Vivant 2021 750ml
• Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée-St-Vivant 2009 750ml
• Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Richebourg 2011 750ml
This engagement is extremely limited. Special accommodations can be made for guests with specific food allergies or dietary restrictions, and a limited number of hotel suites are additionally available.
All reservations are INCLUSIVE of gratuity, with state & local sales tax calculated at the time of checkout.
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Questions about the event, or about securing seats? Send us a message at events@attheapis.com

GO DOWNTOWN KENOSHA SMALL BUSINESS BUNNY HOP
2025-04-12 10:00 - 13:00 | Downtown Kenosha, 5601 7th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Go Downtown Kenosha Small Business Bunny Hop

Please join us April 12, 2025!

This is a way to visit and support Downtown Kenosha restaurants, shops, attractions, salons, and other businesses.
Shop Small, Shop Local, Dine Local, and Play Local!
WHEN: SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2025

FROM: 10:00 AM TO 1:00 PM
WHERE: PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES IN DOWNTOWN KENOSHA
COST: FREE

How It Works:
-Visit as many of the participating businesses as you would like.
– Kids can collect an Easter egg filled with a treat (like candy or a sticker)._
– Adults can collect an Easter egg with a surprise special offer inside (such as a discount for that day or future purchases, a coupon, a BOGO offer, free items with or without a purchase, and so on).
– Please be courteous so as many people as possible can participate; only take one egg per person at each venue you visit.
– Eggs are available while supplies last.
– Walk with the Easter Bunny and his friend as he makes his way the Rhode Center of the arts! Meet at Library Park by the Northside steps of the Library the walk will begin at 9:30 A.M.
– The Easter Bunny will also be The Rhode Center of the Arts for photos and handling out eggs.
The list of participating locations:
Mr. Yee’s – 5030 6th Ave.
5030 6th Ave – 815 57th St.
Sallese & Co. – 709 56th St
Millie Bo Peep – 5720 6th Ave.
Blue House Books – 5915 6th Avenue A.
Sandy”s Popper – 5700 S 6th Ave.
K9 Kibble – 5919 Sheridan Road
EM’s Dance Center – 5711 6th Ave.
Lemon Street Gallery – 4601 Sheridan Rd.
Public Brewing Company – 628 58th St.
Modern Apothecary – 5700 6th Avenue
Franks Diner – 508 58th Street
Trecroci Realty – 522 56th St. #101
DayBreak Church – 5631 6th Ave.
Donna’s Gym-nastics – 5717 6th Ave.
Francesca & Co salon – 5700 7th Ave.
Jockey – 5500 6th Ave.
Jlo Styles Salon – 5707 7th Ave.
To and From Gift Shop – 5535 6th Ave.
East View Coffee Company – 716 58th St.
Lulu Birds – 5913 6th Ave A.
Smartys Sweets & Treats – 5821 6th Ave.
Scoops Ice cream and Candy – 5711 8th Ave.
Red Door Realty – 5729 6th Ave.
Stella Hotel & Ballrom – 5706 8TH Ave.
Sherwood Forest Meat Market – 5814 6th Ave.
Check back for particapantes and more info…

Go Downtown Kenosha Clean Up
2025-04-14 08:00 - 17:00 | Blak Coffee Kenosha, 5615 7th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Join Us for the Go Downtown Kenosha Clean-Up!The Lakeshore Business Improvement District, in collaboration with The Kenosha Trash Trotters and Harborside Academy, invites you to help keep our downtown beautiful! Saturday, May 10 Meet outside Blak Coffee (5615 7th Avenue) Clean-up: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM The Trash Trotters will be there early at 8:30 AM — look for the FLAG!– We’ll provide gloves, garbage pickers, and bags — just dress for the outdoors and come ready to make a difference.Volunteers must be 18 or older, or accompanied by an adult who will stay for the entire event. Please register here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SVBWDFH
– Got questions? Reach out to Donny at donny@visitkenosha.com.Let’s team up and clean up

Brunch Release Party for Emily Henry's GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL LIFE
2025-04-22 08:00 - 10:00 | Blue House Books, 5915 6th Avenue A, Kenosha, WI, 53142, United States
Join us for a Brunch Release Party for Emily Henry’s next highly anticipated romance novel, “Great Big Beautiful Life”, here at Blue House Books on Tuesday, April 22nd.
The event will begin at East View Coffee (a couple blocks away from us) at 716 58th St, Kenosha, WI 53140. We will start our event activities there, and our event ticket holders get a free drink from their special menu and discounts on pastries! Doors will open at 7:45am. Then head over to Blue House Books to continue the bookish fun!
Tickets are $40 and include a copy of “Great Big Beautiful Life” and an adorable sticker sheet set! Everyone will also have the opportunity to win prizes, including a tote bag, bookmark, enamel pin, and BHB gift certificate! You may even be one of the lucky winners who gets to trade in their copy of “Great Big Beautiful Life” for a signed edition!
This event is ticketed with only 30 spots available, so be sure to grab your ticket ASAP!
