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Know Your Vote! 2024 Mayoral Forum
2024-02-04 14:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Rhode Center for the Arts, 514 56th Street, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Know Your Vote Mayoral Forum coming to The Rhode on Sunday, February 4th
On Sunday, February 4th, Ktown CONNECTS PODCAST presents the Know Your Vote 2024 Mayoral Forum, sponsored by About Time Moving Systems, Casey Family Options, and Franks Diner, at the Rhode Center for the Arts, 514 56th Street.
Get to know our nine upcoming Kenosha mayoral candidates before the February 20th primary election and make an informed vote!
This will be a Q&A program moderated by Pete Serzant of AM1050 WLIP where all candidates are able to deliver their concepts for a better Kenosha!
Lobby doors open at 1 p.m., with the show starting at 2 p.m. Admission is a $2 suggested donation to the Rhode Center for the Arts at the door. Free popcorn, snack and gift bags to the first 100 guests. The candidates will also remain in the lobby after the program for a casual meet and greet session until 5 p.m.
For more information contact ktownconnects@yahoo.com

Salsa & Tacos @theSpace
2024-02-06 19:00 - 23:00, 2024-02-13 19:00 - 23:00, 2024-02-20 19:00 - 23:00 | Kenosha Creative Space, 624 57th Street, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Salsa and Tacos at the Space!
Hosted by our amazing team of dance instructors!
Join us every Tuesday night for this pop-up Latin experience with music, dancing, and tamales.
Social Dancing, Food & Drink: 7-11pm. Doors open at 6:45pm.
Latin Dancing Lessons:
7-8 pm & 8-9 pm
Salsa Class & Bachata Class. If there is a guest instructor or another type of dance opportunity on a specific day, this will be announced in advance)
$5 Entry
Beverages to be purchased separately.

Keno Nite Market
2024-02-09 16:00 - 22:00 | Rhode Center for the Arts, 514 56th Street, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Experience the best of your community at our upcoming Keno Nite Market!
Join us at The Rhode Center For the Arts for a free family-friendly event featuring local crafters, artisans, delicious food vendors, live musicians, and entertainment.
Plus, indulge in a variety of raffle prizes and games. Don’t miss out on the fun – it’s a night for everyone!

Ceretto Wine Dinner at the Apis
2024-02-09 18:30 - 20:30 | The Apis Hotel and Restaurant, 614 56th Street, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Join us on Friday, February 9th for an intimate wine dinner featuring several amazing selections from the Ceretto family’s holdings in Piedmont, Italy.
These exquisite wines will be accompanied by an expertly crafted multi-course dinner, courtesy of Chef Zach Meiling and The Apis culinary team. Seating is available by advanced ticket purchase only, and all wine selections––along with a few rarities from our cellar––will be made available for retail sale at special event-only pricin
Advance tickets required.

Xtreme Bar Bingo at The Boathouse Pub & Eatery
2024-02-09 20:00 - 22:00, 2024-02-16 20:00 - 22:00, 2024-02-21 20:00 - 22:00 | Boathouse Pub & Eatery, 4917 7th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
The Grandest Bingo Bounty on the seven seas – Xtreme Bar Bingo! Every Wednesday, from 8-10PM, set sail for an evening of salty fun and epic prizes! Nine thrilling games of bingo with chances to plunder the treasure chest with deluxe booty including 50″ TVs. iPads, designer handbags, Visa Gift Cards, and Sporting Event Tickets. The progressive jackpot starts at a cool $3000 and increases every week until it reaches $10,000! Gather your friends and lucky daubers (no parrots allowed!) and set course for merriment, and maybe a touch of liquid courage! Featuring D.E.W. and a Brew for only $10. Choose your favorite 16 oz. brew from the selection of Blue Moon, Modelo, Spotted Cow, or Miller Lite and pair it will a shot of Tullamore D.E.W. Irish Whiskey . An unbeatable combination and perfect way to unwind after a long day!

Valentine's Specialty Dinner at The 1844 Table & Mash
2024-02-10 16:00 - 22:00, 2024-02-12 16:00 - 22:00, 2024-02-13 16:00 - 22:00, 2024-02-14 16:00 - 22:00, 2024-02-15 16:00 - 22:00, 2024-02-16 16:00 - 22:00, 2024-02-17 16:00 - 22:00 | The 1844 Table & Mash, 5706 8th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Valentine’s Specialty Dinner at The 1844 Table & Mash
This Valentine’s Day, treat your special someone to a romantic evening in The 1844 Table & Mash. We have created a menu of delicious specialty dishes like Maple Glazed Salmon, Pan-seared Scallops, Chicken Piccata, and more. We are also featuring a 3-course Dinner For Two Prix-Fixe Special for $99 per couple featuring Twin Filets of Beef Tenderloin and Fire Roasted Shrimp. Don’t forget to order dessert as a sweet ending to this date night. Make this Valentine’s Day Weekend one to remember with a visit to The 1844 Table & Mash.
Available only on February 10th – 17th | Reservations Recommended
*Not available on Sunday, February 11th
Reservations can be made by calling 262.842.2000 or online by clicking here – https://the1844.com/special/valentines-specialty-dinner

Sunday Brunch Buffet at The 1844 Table & Mash
2024-02-11 10:00 - 14:00, 2024-02-18 10:00 - 14:00 | The 1844 Table & Mash, 5706 8th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Join us at The 1844 Table & Mash every Sunday for our delicious All-You-Can-Eat Brunch Buffet in downtown Kenosha. Our Sunday Brunch menu features traditional breakfast and brunch items, with new selections introduced by season. Of course, you will want to add bottomless mimosas or our Giant Stella Bloody Mary to make the brunch experience complete.
Every Sunday from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
View menu – https://the1844.com/special/sunday-brunch-buffet

Jukebox Bingo at Boathouse Pub & Eatery
2024-02-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Boathouse Pub & Eatery, 4917 7th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Join us for Jukebox Bingo! Where Bingo meets “Name That Tune!” Sing, Dance, Shout and Win Prizes! Every Second and Fourth Monday. First round starts at 7PM. Hosted by Mike Tischer Entertainment

Mardis Gras Bingo Featuring Abita Brewing
2024-02-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Captain Mike’s, 5118 6th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Celebrate Fat Tuesday by playing Beer Bingo!
PLAY BINGO
WIN FREE Abita Beer
FREE Samples
FREE Beads!

Valentine's Day Cocktail Class & Dinner
2024-02-14 06:30 - 21:30 | Church & Market, 701 56th Street, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Get ready to shake things up at our Valentine’s Day Cocktail Dinner on February 14th, 2024 and master the art of mixing love-infused drinks!

Valentine’s Day Cocktail Class
Join us for a fun and interactive Valentine’s Day Cocktail Class on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at 6:30 PM in the heart of Kenosha, WI, USA. This exciting event will take place at Church and Market, located on 56th Street.
Get ready to impress your loved one with your mixology skills as our expert bartenders guide you through the art of crafting delicious and romantic cocktails. Whether you’re a cocktail enthusiast or a beginner, this class is perfect for everyone.
Included in the event will be our 3 course buffet served throughout the evening!
Appetizers : Caprese Bruschetta – Citrus Grilled Shrimp – Chicken Pesto Pinsa
Main Course Buffet : Honey Garlic Pork Tenderloin – Seared Tenderloin Medallions – Blackened Salmon
Main Course Sides : Truffle Mushroom Risotto – Coconut Rice – Grilled Asparagus – Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Dessert : Triple Chocolate Cake with Champagne
All courses will be accompanied by an interactive cocktail lesson in the world of mixology!

Booker Vineyard Wine Dinner
2024-02-15 18:00 - 21:00 | The 1844 Table & Mash, 5706 8th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Booker Vineyard Wine Dinner
Embark on a romantic journey at The 1844 Table & Mash’s Wine Dinner on Thursday, February 15. Enjoy a four-course menu by our new Executive Chef Cruz Hernandez, featuring Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp, Lobster Bisque, Beef Tenderloin, and more. Each course is expertly paired with Booker Vineyard Wines, including Harvey & Harriet. Explore the love story behind these wines—a tale of family, passion, and shared love. Reserve your seat for an unforgettable evening of gourmet delights and fine wines. Celebrate love with us!
Wine Dinner featuring Booker Vineyard Wines | Thursday, February 15 at 6:00pm in The Card Room | $99 per person
Reservations can be made by calling 262.842.2000 or online by clicking here – https://the1844.com/special/booker-vineyard-wine-dinner

Avenue Q
2024-02-17 - 2024-03-02 | Rhode Center for the Arts, 514 56th Street, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
The laugh-out-loud musical tells the timeless story of a recent college grad named Princeton, who moves into a shabby New York apartment all the way out on Avenue Q. He soon discovers that, although the residents seem nice, it’s clear that this is not your ordinary neighborhood. Together, Princeton and his new-found friends struggle to find jobs, dates and their ever-elusive purpose in life.

Sangiovese Wine Tasting & Masterclass at the Apis Hotel & Restaurant
2024-02-17 14:30 - 16:00 | The Apis Hotel and Restaurant, 614 56th Street, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Join us on Saturday, February 17th for a matinée wine class focused on telling the story of one of Italy’s most important grapes––Sangiovese.
Joining us at The Apis Hotel & Restaurant will be longtime friend & supply partner, Gino Mantuano. Gino will guide us through a tasting of Sangiovese selections, each with their own story and place in the history of this noble variety.
The wines will be accompanied by chef-designed bites, courtesy of Chef Zach Meiling and The Apis culinary team. Seating is available by advanced ticket purchase only, and all wine selections––along with a few rarities from our cellar––will be made available for retail sale at special event-only pricing.
Questions? Send us a message at wine@greaseandhoney.com

Fireside Flow & Mimosas with Santosha Yoga and Church & Market
2024-02-18 09:30 - 11:30 | Church & Market, 701 56th Street, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
FIRESIDE FLOW & MIMOSAS
When: Sunday, February 18th at 9:30 am
What: Fireside all-levels vinyasa flow led by Heidi. This event will take place at Church & Market’s upstairs fireplace room (which is as comfy and cozy as can be)
Where: Church & Market, K-town’s newest hot spot
What’s Included: For a $30 investment you will enjoy a beautiful yoga flow and a drink of your choice. Maybe it will turn into a SunDay FunDay filled with shenanigans and Santosha yogis.

Uncle Nearest Whiskey Dinner at the Apis Hotel & Restaurant
2024-02-18 18:30 - 20:30 | The Apis Hotel and Restaurant, 614 56th Street, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Join us on Sunday, February 18th for a Whiskey Dinner featuring several award-winning selections from Uncle Nearest.
Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey honors the world’s first-known African American master distiller, Nearest Green. The brand is the fastest growing American whiskey in US history, and the portfolio is the Most Awarded American Whiskey or Bourbon of 2019, 2020 and 2021.
These exquisite whiskies will be accompanied by an expertly crafted multi-course dinner, courtesy of Chef Zach Meiling and The Apis culinary team. Seating is available by advanced ticket purchase only, and all whiskey selections will be made available for retail sale at special event-only pricing.
Questions? Send us a message at events@attheapis.com

Spring Fling Event at Millie Bo Peep
2024-02-20 17:00 - 19:00 | Millie Bo Beep, 5720 6th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
We will be opening our doors on a day where we are normally closed so that you can be the very first to see everything from our Spring & Summer collections! Grab the sizes you need while we have them available & in stock.
Date: Tuesday, February 20th
Time: 5-7PM
Location: Millie Bo Peep (in-store only)
5720 6th Ave., Kenosha, WI 53140
We do have a limited amount of tickets available for this event, so register early! If you register, you will also be able to participate in our raffles. We have $500+ in merch + gift cards that we’ll be raffling off!
REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-fling-event-tickets-832656607327?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Bonnie Jo Campbell at Blue House Books
2024-02-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Blue House Books, 5915 6th Avenue A, Kenosha, WI, 53142, United States
National Book Award Finalist Bonnie Jo Campbell is coming to Blue House Books!
Join us on Wednesday, February 21st to hear from Bonnie Jo about her latest novel, The Waters, which was chosen as the January Reads with Jenna Book Club pick!
Known as a master of rural noir, Bonnie Jo returns with a fierce, mesmerizing novel about exceptional women and the soul of a small town. With a “ruthless and precise eye for the details of the physical world” (Jane Smiley, New York Times Book Review), Bonnie Jo Campbell presents an elegant antidote to the dark side of masculinity, celebrating the resilience of nature and the brutality and sweetness of rural life.
Bonnie Jo will be in conversation with another midwestern author (TBA), and will be available to chat with readers and sign books! Her titles will be available during the event, but we encourage you to order a head of time to make sure you’re able to get a copy signed by the author herself.
This event is free but registration is required. Register here: https://blue-house-books.com/events/32723
ABOUT THE BOOK
On an island in the Great Massasauga Swamp–an area known as “The Waters” to the residents of nearby Whiteheart, Michigan–herbalist and eccentric Hermine “Herself” Zook has healed the local women of their ailments for generations. As stubborn as her tonics are powerful, Herself inspires reverence and fear in the people of Whiteheart, and even in her own three estranged daughters. The youngest–the beautiful, inscrutable, and lazy Rose Thorn–has left her own daughter, eleven-year-old Dorothy “Donkey” Zook, to grow up wild.
Donkey spends her days searching for truths in the lush landscape and in her math books, waiting for her wayward mother and longing for a father, unaware that family secrets, passionate love, and violent men will flood through the swamp and upend her idyllic childhood. Rage simmers below the surface of this divided community, and those on both sides of the divide have closed their doors against the enemy. The only bridge across the waters is Rose Thorn.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Bonnie Jo Campbell is the author of the novels “Once Upon a River,” a National Bestseller which was adapted into a full-length feature film released to international acclaim in 2020, and Q Road. Her critically-acclaimed short fiction collections include American Salvage, which was a finalist for both the National Book Award and the National Book Critic’s Circle Award; Women and Other Animals, which won the AWP Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction; and Mothers, Tell Your Daughters. She was a 2011 Guggenheim Fellow whose other honors include a Pushcart Prize, the Eudora Welty Prize, and the Mark Twain Award. She lives outside Kalamazoo with her husband and two donkeys. www.bonniejocampbell.net.

The Office Trivia at Hold My Beer
2024-02-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Hold My Beer, 621 56th Street, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
We’re looking for Dunder Mifflin experts in Kenosha!
Play solo or play with a team of friends … enjoy drinks while playing.
The game will start at 7pm and last about two hours. Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams!
Your purchase includes tickets for your team — each player will receive a $10 coupon valid for beer, food, and merch during the game … Another option is to come early or stick around after trivia and use the coupon toward axe throwing.
Tickets available at: chicagotriviaguys.ticketleap.com

Meet the Author - Jessie Rose
2024-02-23 16:00 - 19:00 | Studio Moonfall, 5031 7th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Meet the Author!
Visit us on Friday, February 23, 2024 at Studio Moonfall from 4pm to 7pm to meet Thriller/Horror Author, Jessie Rose.
Hang out at the shop and take a peek inside their book, Atomic Love:
Los Angeles, 1986. Jenny Stone, a blossoming art student, is lured into the L.A. underground by a blue-haired, goth street artist with a purse full of drugs and a not-so-lucky rabbit’s foot. Lost, she lands at the feet of charismatic rock star, Evan Reed. Not a Sunset glam rocker, Evan is the lead singer of rock n’ roll’s loudest, angriest band, embodying the dark side of the “”The Strip.”” Handsome, charming and enthralled with the young artist, he wants her paintings–then he wants her. A dangerous cocktail of narcissistic love bombing and manipulation keeps her in his orbit. His demons and need for control threaten every aspect of their lives together. There were warnings, one red flag after another. Yet, Jenny is pulled into money, fame, and excess. Will she survive or succumb to the violence that surrounds her? Atomic Love is Sharp Objects meets heavy metal memoir and will appeal to fans of Emma Cline and Gillian Flynn. (Trigger warning: This book contains graphic scenes of violence, sexual assault & the death of a child).
*Atomic Love is a faux memoir and is not based on real persons or events.*
Get a sneak peek at Atomic Love at https://bookshop.org/a/9574/9780578564166
Jessie Rose is a thriller/horror and fantasy writer who grew up in Appalachia, moved to Chicago (the city of her heart) and made a home in Wisconsin. She is the author of Atomic Love, a psychological thriller, perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn, Emma Cline, Stephen King and rock n’ roll memoirs. She is currently promoting Atomic Love while working on her long awaited vampire series Underneath A Black Sky (A House of Black Novel).
She is co-founder/writer/editor for The Beautiful Wild Magazine which focuses on music, art, culture and social justice. Co-founder of Love Letters to Russia, a project created to support Russian LGBTQ+ youth. She also writes with Stefanie Leigh for Write Furiously, a writing resource site to help new authors. In other words, she’s busy! She’s also a mom to two cats, the beautiful & hilarious Oli & equally funny partner Bryan (The Grizz).
See you from 4pm to 7pm on Friday, February 23, 2024 at Studio Moonfall, 5031 7th Avenue with Jessie Rose!
