Go Downtown Kenosha

Tuesdays at the Shell
2023-08-08 18:00, 2023-08-15 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Sesquicentennial Bandshell at Pennoyer Park, 3601 7th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Enjoy live music at the Sesquicentennial Bandshell in Pennoyer Park, beside Lake Michigan. The bandshell is located at Seventh Avenue and Kennedy Drive. Bring your lawn chair. Food and soft drinks are available for purchase at the concerts.
2023 Lineup:
July 25: Crosstown Drive (Original Country Music)
August 1: Vinyl Remix
August 8: Yesterday’s Children (Oldies/Jazz/Rock)
August 15: Midnight Crow (Rock n Roll)
August 22: Sean McKee Band (Blues and Rock with a modern twist)
August 29: Boys and Toys (Rock)

Twilight Jazz Concert Series
2023-08-08 18:00 - 21:00 | Anderson Arts Center, 6603 Third Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53143, United States
Come to the Twilight Jazz Concert Series as it celebrates its 20th Anniversary at the Anderson Arts Center!
Enjoy fabulous music, great food vendors, and a cash bar, all ending with a fantastic fireworks display that will make this 20th Anniversary Celebration a night to be remembered!
Band Schedule:
Concert grounds open one hour before performances
June 13th The John Crawford Jazz Band
June 27th Street Jaxkson Band
July 11th The Kal Bergendahl Project
July 25th The Ivy Ford Band
August 8th The Dave Braun Trio
August 22nd Deep Pockets
6 PM – 9 PM, Music starts at 7 PM
Bring your lawn chairs and picnic blankets! No carry-ins of alcohol.
PILLOW DRIVE
Spectrum Wealth, Tax and Accounting is proud to announce that we will be hosting a Pillow Drive during Twilight Jazz 2023. We fully understand and appreciate the welcoming comfort of a new pillow and the peace of mind it brings. Join us in making twilight a little easier for our local families at Woman & Children’s Horizons.
Donations of NEW pillows will be collected during each of the jazz concerts this year.
The Twilight Jazz Summer Concert Series has established itself as one of Kenosha’s signature events, drawing crowds from throughout southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. Funds raised during the concert series support and sustain the Anderson Arts Center and the Kemper Center and help to promote the arts and art education in the community.

Live Trivia & Karaoke
2023-08-08 19:00, 2023-08-15 19:00 | Union Park Tavern, 4520 8th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Every Tuesday at 7 PM we have live trivia with hostess Michelle George. At 9 PM, TNT entertainment kicks off karaoke.

Salsa & Tacos @theSpace
2023-08-08 19:00 - 23:00, 2023-08-15 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.

SUNSET SAIL aboard 1930-design America's Cup Sailing Yacht RED WITCH II
2023-08-09 19:30 - 20:45, 2023-08-11 19:30 - 20:45, 2023-08-12 19:30 - 20:45, 2023-08-13 19:30 - 20:45, 2023-08-16 19:30 - 20:45 | Kenosha Harbor, 5th Avenue and 54th Street, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Experience unforgettable sailing on magnificent Lake Michigan aboard Red Witch II — a 1930-design America’s Cup sailing yacht (“12 Meter” replica). Red Witch has sailed in Kenosha since 2016 — offering elegant yet affordable private events and public sails.
We depart from Kenosha Harbor (southwest corner near the intersection of 54th Street and 5th Avenue).
Note that Red Witch was voted Chicago’s “Best Tour and Charter Boat” in 2009, 2010 and 2012 (tied for 3rd) by Illinoismeetings+events.com.
We look forward to sailing with you!

Open Mic
2023-08-09 20:00, 2023-08-16 20:00 | Union Park Tavern, 4520 8th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Host, Mark Paffrath

Peanut Butter & Jam Concert Series
2023-08-10 11:30 - 13:30, 2023-08-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Veterans Memorial Park, 5220 Sixth Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
The popular outdoor concert series features two performances on show dates in July and August. The performances take place at Veterans Memorial Park, located at 54th Street and Sixth Avenue. At the afternoon show, get a sneak preview when select members of the band perform an acoustic show. The full bands take the stage for the evening shows.
Bring your lawn chair or blanket. Refreshments available for purchase or pack your own picnic.
The event is on Kenosha’s Electric Streetcar line.
This is the 21st season of the Peanut Butter and Jam concert series.

Meet the Author - Jessie Rose
2023-08-10 16:00 - 19:00 | Studio Moonfall, 5031 7th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Meet the Author!
Visit us on Thursday, August 10, 2023 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 Thursday, August 10, 2023 at Studio Moonfall, 5031 7th Avenue with Jessie Rose!

The Rhythm Dogs Blues Jam
2023-08-10 20:00 | Union Park Tavern, 4520 8th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Thursday, August 10, 17, 24 and 31

Create @theSpace Open Stage Night
2023-08-10 20:00 - 23:30 | Kenosha Creative Space, 624 57th Street, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Open Stage night hosted by local musician Miss B Haven.
This is Open Stage Night:
This is an open studio night 🎨
This is a photo studio night 📸
This is an open mic night 🎤
This is an open jam night 🎸
Come hang out and Create @theSpace this and every Thursday! Aragon’s Plato’s Borrachos joins us with amazing Mexican cuisine 6-11 pm 🌮🌯🫔
The music starts at 8:00 pm and our list is usually full within the hour!
Come one, come all!
Work on an art project from our available supply of materials, or bring your own project to share with us.
Bring an instrument or borrow one of ours and see what happens!
Donations and new ideas are always welcome.

Meet the Author - D. Lieber
2023-08-11 11:00 - 14:00 | Studio Moonfall, 5031 7th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Meet the Author!
Visit us on Friday, August 11, 2023 at Studio Moonfall from 11am to 2pm to meet Fantasy/Romance Author, D. Lieber.
Hang out at the shop and take a peek inside their book, Once in a Black Moon:
Chicago journalist Erin Nichols isn’t about to give up when she’s fired for writing an exposé. But when a combination of murder, magic, and celestial events transports her through time and space to Canada’s western frontier, city hall corruption becomes the least of her worries.
Panicked and adrift, she awakens in a body not her own, which was found left for dead in the wilderness.
Erin is relieved to take shelter with the local Mountie-the picture of upright Canadian fortitude. But as tragedy stalks the nearby First Nation reserve, Erin learns from a Romanian mystic that magic is dying, and the fae are turning to their darker natures to survive.
While the reserved and sexy Mountie helps her navigate a time in which she doesn’t belong, the mysterious and seductive conjurer helps her try to find a way home. As they alight feelings and desires Erin never knew she was capable of, she begins to wonder where she truly belongs.
Going back could cost her heart but staying could cost her life.
Get a sneak peek at Once in a Black Moon at https://bookshop.org/a/9574/9781951239008
D. Lieber has a wanderlust that would make a butterfly envious. When she isn’t planning her next physical adventure, she’s recklessly jumping from one fictional world to another. Her love of reading led her to earn a Bachelor’s in English from Wright State University.
Beyond her skeptic and slightly pessimistic mind, Lieber wants to believe. She has been many places—from Canada to England, France to Italy, Germany to Russia—believing that a better world comes from putting a face on “other.” She is a romantic idealist at heart, always fighting to keep her feet on the ground and her head in the clouds.
Lieber lives in Wisconsin with her husband (John) and cats (Yin and Nox).
See you from 11am to 2pm on Friday, August 11, 2023 at Studio Moonfall, 5031 7th Avenue with D. Lieber!

Dinner and a Show?
2023-08-11 18:00 | Union Park Tavern, 4520 8th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Biergarten-Sipos & Young Band (Americana)
9pm Bar Room Solo Artist Joey Halbur (Singer Songwriter)

Comedy Shows at Kenosha Comedy Club
2023-08-11 20:00 - 21:30, 2023-08-12 20:00 - 21:30 | Wyndham Garden Hotel, 5125 6th Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States
90 minutes of live professional comedy.
Prices vary by show.

Library Park Historic District Walking Tour
2023-08-12 11:00 - 12:30 | Library Park, 711 59th Place, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Presented By:
Kenosha History Center
When:
May 13, 2023 – October 14, 2023
Price:
Reservations for the Walking Tour must be made in advance and the cost is $10 per person.
Time:
From: 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Recurrence:
Recurring monthly on the 2nd Saturday
On Second Saturdays, May through October, the Kenosha County Historical Society (who operates the Kenosha History Center and the seasonal Southport Light Station Museum) presents this guided walking tour of the historic Library Park District.
The tour typically lasts 90 minutes with a leisurely walk around the park discussing the architectural and historical significance of most buildings. The tours are led by volunteer historians.
Reservations for the Walking Tour must be made in advance and the cost is $10 per person. Contact the Kenosha History Center to make your reservation: 262-654-5770.
The Library Park Historic District is one of four historic districts designated in the City of Kenosha. The district contains many individually outstanding examples of nineteenth century and early twentieth century architecture.

Fec's Place Annual Pig Roast @KEMPER CENTER
2023-08-12 12:00 - 18:00 | Kemper Center Inc., 6501 3rd Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53143, United States
Save the date for August 12th, 2023! More details to come on our annual charity event! All proceeds go to SWAAC (Southern Wi All Airborne Chapter 82nd Airborne Division).

Smith-Nelson Project ~ LIVE on the KYC ISLAND DECK
2023-08-12 14:00 - 17:00 | Kenosha Yacht Club Bar & Grille, 5130 4th Avenue, Kenosha, 53140, United States
Back by popular demand, come check out the smooth groove and sweet tones of Smith-Nelson Project Saturday afternoon on the #KYCIslandDeck. Delicious food by Mr.Wings & Big Head Tacos available as well.

Pat Garrett & the Good Ol’ Boys
2023-08-12 18:00 - 21:00 | Union Park Tavern, 4520 8th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Biergarten-Pat Garrett & the Good Ol’ Boys (Outlaw Country)

Cars and Coffee
2023-08-13 08:00 - 12:00 | Kenosha History Center, 220 51st Place, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Join us in the Kenosha History Center parking lot the Second Sunday of each month and show off your classic automobiles. The Kenosha History Center will open early at 9am each of these Sunday morning Cruise-ins. The event is FREE and open to all classic vehicles. Food trucks will be onsite.
Sundays: 5/14, 6/11, 7/9, 8/13, 9/10.
Event times: 8am until noon.

CY's Piano Jams
2023-08-13 16:00 - 19:00 | Union Park Tavern, 4520 8th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Every Sunday

Musical BINGO
2023-08-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Rustic Road Brewing Company, 5706 Sixth Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
How it works:
We play three rounds. When you recognize the song, mark it on your sheet. Be the first to fill in two full rows to win BINGO. The prizes for each round are a crowler and a $20 gift card.
