DAY SAIL aboard 1930-design America's Cup sailing yacht RED WITCH II
2023-08-20 14:30 - 15:45 (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!

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

SUNSET SAIL aboard 1930-design America's Cup Sailing Yacht RED WITCH II
2023-08-20 19:30 - 20:45, 2023-08-23 19:30 - 20:45, 2023-08-25 19:30 - 20:45 | Kenosha Harbor, 5th Avenue and 54th Street, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States

Planet or Plastic?
2023-08-21, 2023-08-22, 2023-08-23, 2023-08-24, 2023-08-25, 2023-08-26 | 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.

Saving the Planet with Books!
2023-08-22 15:00 - 19:00 | Kenosha Public Museum, 5500 1st Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
“Saving the planet” can sound like such a big task, but there are things we can all do every day to make a difference. Join the Kenosha Public Museum and Blue House Books as we learn about Great Lakes conservation through family-friendly, hands-on activities, readings by local authors for kids and adults, and discover how you can make some change through our new exhibit “National Geographic presents Planet or Plastic?”. No registration required.

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

Open Mic
2023-08-23 20:00 | Union Park Tavern, 4520 8th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Host, Mark Paffrath

Peanut Butter & Jam Concert Series
2023-08-24 11:30 - 13:30, 2023-08-24 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.

Tavern Terrace BBQ’s
2023-08-24 17:00 - 22:00 | Tavern on 6th, 5712 6th Ave, Kenosha, 53140, United States
Join us every Thursday starting in June on the Tavern Terrace featuring full service bar and outdoor BBQ! Stay tuned to our social media page for weekly menu offerings!

Essential Oil Workshop with Modern Apothecary
2023-08-24 18:30 - 20:30 | Blue House Books, 5915 6th Avenue A, Kenosha, WI, 53142, United States
Are you an essential oils enthusiast? How would you like to create your own blend?!
We are excited to partner with Modern Apothecary for an interactive essential oil workshop, hosted by Blue House Books. Participants will be guided through essential oil basics and will have the opportunity to create a scented bath salt and stress relieving room/body/pillow spray for use at home. Spend a few hours smelling, mixing, and perfecting your own personal scents. Guests will also be taking home an essential oils guidebook. This is the perfect event to prepare yourself for DIY-ing holiday gifts (it’s never too early to start!). Afterwards, stop into Modern Apothecary to browse our entire selection of essential oils and essential oil products — there’s so much you can do with them!

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

Kenosha History Center Classic Car Cruise-In Nights
2023-08-25 16:00 - 20:00 | Kenosha History Center, 220 51st Place, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Join fellow car enthusiasts in the Kenosha History Center parking lot and show off your classic automobiles.
The Kenosha History Center will be open until 7:00 PM.
Be sure to stop in the Kenosha History Center gift shop. Among its offerings are AMC t-shirts, hooded sweatshirts, and baseball caps.
It’s free to show your car and all classic vehicles are welcome.
The museum is free to visit; donations are appreciated.

Dinner and a Show?
2023-08-25 18:00 | Union Park Tavern, 4520 8th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Biergarten-Twang Shui (Electronic Hawaiian)
9pm Bar Room The Guthrie Crowe Medicine Show (Bluegrass)

Comedy Shows at Kenosha Comedy Club
2023-08-25 20:00 - 21:30 | Wyndham Garden Hotel, 5125 6th Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States
90 minutes of live professional comedy.
Prices vary by show.

Union Park Tavern
2023-08-25 20:00 - 23:00 | Union Park Tavern, 4520 8th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Holy Crowe will be taking a long strange trip out of the driftless and back to our ole stomping grounds to play a wide variety of music while you enjoy the awesome food, drinks and atmosphere. From 9pm to midnight We will be play a variety of Bluegrass, old school country, 70’s, and some unique toe tapping tunes. We look forward to seeing everyone!

Kenosha Public Market
2023-08-26 09:00 - 14:00 | Kenosha Public Market, 625 52nd Street, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Kenosha Public Market is a year-round Saturday market located in the heart of the Downtown district. Our vendors present a variety of fresh local products including fruits, vegetables, flowers, artisan pastries and confections, locally sourced meats, poultry and eggs, fine cheeses, prepared foods & handmade gifts. Check out our online store, KPM2GO. Place orders during the week and pick up at our Saturday market!
Join us for the outdoor market season in Downtown Kenosha! Our location is in the center of this pedestrian-friendly neighborhood with convenient parking options, world-class museums, an authentic streetcar system, two lighthouses, unique dining, and plenty of shopping options. Kenosha Public Market is proud to be one of the many shopping destinations Downtown.
Well behaved dogs welcome at your community market.
We welcome SNAP customers at Kenosha Public Market and the KPM2GO online store. Double your dollars (up to $20 match per person per market day): inquire at the Kenosha Public Market Info Booth. Spend $20, get $20 free! Applies to eligible food only.
Early bird shopping (8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.) will be dedicated to seniors and those with disabilities. Hours for the general public are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
