Go Downtown Kenosha

SUNSET SAIL aboard 1930-design America's Cup Sailing Yacht RED WITCH II
2023-08-16 19:30 - 20:45, 2023-08-18 19:30 - 20:45, 2023-08-19 19:30 - 20:45, 2023-08-20 19:30 - 20:45, 2023-08-23 19:30 - 20:45 (America/Chicago) | 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
2023-08-16 20:00 | Union Park Tavern, 4520 8th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Host, Mark Paffrath

Peanut Butter & Jam Concert Series
2023-08-17 11:30 - 13:30, 2023-08-17 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.

Mom's Night Out at Millie Bo Peep
2023-08-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Millie Bo Beep, 5720 6th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Enjoy extended shopping hours on Thursday, August 17th until 8pm! Complete your shopping experience with complimentary tasty refreshments (Momosas!), special promotions and discounts from 6-8 and take a look at our Fall collection that just launched this week! Sip & learn about our new collections, mingle & meet fellow moms in the community, and start your weekend early with us!

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

Meet the Author - Kaitlyn Bolyard
2023-08-18 16:00 - 19:00 | Studio Moonfall, 5031 7th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Meet the Author!
Visit us on Friday, August 18, 2023 at Studio Moonfall from 4pm to 7pm to meet Literary Fiction Author, Kaitlyn Bolyard.
Hang out at the shop and take a peek inside their book, Mystical Music:
When Marek Dabrowski, a disillusioned pianist, stumbles into Madame Rosivda’s divination shop, he isn’t looking to have his fortune told, just an escape from the rain. Still, he takes her up on a free tarot reading. Out of curiosity, he returns for another reading and then another. Before long, he starts to see a direct correlation between the cards and his life. Judgment is a street-corner trumpet player named Abaddon. Death is a waitress from a local jazz club named Nyx. At the same club, he hears and immediately falls for Olive, a singer with secrets of her own. Soon Marek starts to hear the music in a new and exciting way, with just a hint of magick to guide him.
Get a sneak peek at Mystical Music at https://amzn.to/3YiqyPG
Kaitlyn Bolyard teaches writing and literature at DePaul University and Carthage College. She lives in Wisconsin with her chef husband, who keeps her well-fed. She writes mostly poetry because it can be finished in one sitting, but she has recently released her first novel, Mr. Wilson’s Wives.
See you from 4pm to 7pm on Friday, August 18, 2023 at Studio Moonfall, 5031 7th Avenue with Kaitlyn Bolyard!

Dinner and a Show?
2023-08-18 18:00 - 21:00 | Union Park Tavern, 4520 8th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Biergarten- Sweet Sheiks (Music from the 10’s, 20’s, & 30’s)
9pm Bar Room Solo Artist Oscar Green (Singer Songwriter)

Comedy Shows at Kenosha Comedy Club
2023-08-18 20:00 - 21:30, 2023-08-19 20:00 - 21:30 | Wyndham Garden Hotel, 5125 6th Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States
90 minutes of live professional comedy.
Prices vary by show.

Planet or Plastic?
2023-08-19, 2023-08-20, 2023-08-21, 2023-08-22, 2023-08-23 | Kenosha Public Museum, 5500 1st Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
“Planet or Plastic?” shines a spotlight on the fragility of the natural environment due to the global plastic waste crisis. The exhibition endeavors to raise awareness of society’s dependence on plastic by visually depicting the crisis through 70 photographs and highlighting the innovative individuals and communities working on solutions to this urgent problem.
Planet or Plastic? is developed and traveled by the National Geographic Society.

Ash Can School
2023-08-19 18:00 - 21:00 | Union Park Tavern, 4520 8th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Ash Can School (Kenosha Pub Rock)

Improvapalooza!!
2023-08-19 19:00 - 20:00 | Rhode Center for the Arts, 514 56th Street, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Jokes
Stand-Up
Main Event (format is aligned with “Who’s Line Is It, Anyway?”)
This takes place in the Black Box Theatre, inside Rhode Center for the Arts.

Union Park Art Market
2023-08-20 10:00 - 14:00 | Union Park Tavern, 4520 8th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
10 AM to 12 PM – Solo Artist Tamara Pierce (Singer songwriter)
12-2 PM – Hungry Five Brass Band (instrumental)

CY's Piano Jams
2023-08-20 16:00 - 19:00 | Union Park Tavern, 4520 8th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Every Sunday

Tuesdays at the Shell
2023-08-22 18:00 | 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
2023-08-22 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
2023-08-22 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.

Jennifer Chiaverini, author of Canary Girls, at Blue House Books
2023-08-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Blue House Books, 5915 6th Avenue A, Kenosha, WI, 53142, United States
Historical fiction author Jennifer Chiaverini is coming to Blue House Books!
We are thrilled that Jennifer is joining us during her book tour for her latest release, “Canary Girls,” a lively and illuminating novel about the “munitionettes” who built bombs in Britain’s arsenals during World War I, risking their lives for the war effort and discovering camaraderie and courage on the soccer pitch. It’s Rosie the Riveter meets A League of Their Own!
Jennifer will be doing a reading from her latest novel, taking questions from the audience, and signing books for excited readers! This event is FREE but registration is required.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Early in the Great War, men left Britain’s factories in droves to enlist. Struggling to keep up production, arsenals hired women to build the weapons the military urgently needed. “Be the Girl Behind the Man Behind the Gun,” the recruitment posters beckoned.
Thousands of women—cooks, maids, shopgirls, and housewives—answered their nation’s call. These “munitionettes” worked grueling shifts often seven days a week, handling TNT and other explosives with little protective gear.
Among them is nineteen-year-old former housemaid April Tipton. Impressed by her friend Marjorie’s descriptions of higher wages, plentiful meals, and comfortable lodgings, she takes a job at Thornshire Arsenal near London, filling shells in the Danger Building—difficult, dangerous, and absolutely essential work.
Joining them is Lucy Dempsey, wife of Daniel Dempsey, Olympic gold medalist and star forward of Tottenham Hotspur. With Daniel away serving in the Footballers’ Battalion, Lucy resolves to do her bit to hasten the end of the war. When her coworkers learn she is a footballer’s wife, they invite her to join the arsenal ladies’ football club, the Thornshire Canaries.
The Canaries soon acquire an unexpected fan in the boss’s wife, Helen Purcell, who is deeply troubled by reports that Danger Building workers suffer from serious, unexplained illnesses. One common symptom, the lurid yellow hue of their skin, earns them the nickname “canary girls.” Suspecting a connection between the canary girls’ maladies and the chemicals they handle, Helen joins the arsenal administration as their staunchest, though often unappreciated, advocate.
The football pitch is the one place where class distinctions and fears for their men fall away. As the war grinds on and tragedy takes its toll, the Canary Girls persist despite the dangers, proud to serve, determined to outlive the war and rejoice in victory and peace.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jennifer Chiaverini is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty novels, including “Switchboard Soldiers,” “The Women’s March,” “Resistance Women,” “Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker,” and other critically acclaimed historical fiction, as well as the beloved Elm Creek Quilts series. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the University of Chicago, she lives with her husband—and, occasionally, their two college-student sons—in Madison, Wisconsin.

Salsa & Tacos @theSpace
2023-08-22 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.

UPT Book Club Meeting
2023-08-23 18:30 | Union Park Tavern, 4520 8th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Book of the month is Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
