Go Downtown Kenosha

Peanut Butter & Jam Concert Series
2024-08-08 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-08-01 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Veterans Memorial Park, 5220 Sixth Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Peanut Butter & Jam Concert Series presented by the City of Kenosha and Happenings magazine. The 22nd season of the free outdoor concert series takes place Thursdays, July 11th – August 29th. Offering a varied lineup of musical genres sure to entertain.
Select solo, duo and trio artist perform at 11:30 am (shows will be announced soon) Headliners perform at 6pm.
Amped up full bands perform at 6 pm.
Concert-goers are welcome to sit in Veterans Memorial Park to enjoy the concert, or across the street at Navy Memorial Park near the Harbor. Sixth avenue is closed between 52nd Street and 54th Street for the evening show, for pedestrian safety. People are reminded not to sit close to the streetcar tracks and to use designated crosswalks and pedestrian routes.
Don’t’ forget to bring your own chairs or blankets to sit and enjoy the show!
Show line up includes
July 11th: The Now- A staple of Wisconsin cover bands for more than 18 years, performing rock, country and pop covers spanning five decades.
July 18th: Fast Times – A high energy band that brings you back to the 1980s music and styles.
July 25th: Disco Circus – Creating a nostalgic experience by combining the energy and Excitement of a three-ring circus with the grooviest Music from the 1970s with three lead vocalists.
August 1st: 7th Heaven – Whether you’re a fan of classic hits or a newcomer to their sound, 7th Heaven’s performances promise an exhilarating journey through the best of pop music.
August 8th: Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials – Performing at major blues festivals worldwide, Lil’ Ed is a multiple Blues Music Award winner and returning favorite to Peanut Butter & Jam.
August 15th; yankee Cowboy – Midwest’s hottest country rock band, performing upbeat, exciting modern country music along with blasts for the past. They are known for their big sounds with free-part harmonies.
August 22nd: Jonny Lyons & the Pride – A five-piece show band, the group has been entertaining folks all over the Midwest.
August 29th: The Yacht Rock-ettes – The world’s first and only female lead yacht rock cover band brings back the smooth rock of the 1970s and early 1980s.

Ale, Axes, and American Made BBQ at Hold My Beer
2024-08-08 17:00 - 20:00, 2024-08-01 17:00 - 20:00 | Hold My Beer, 621 56th Street, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Beer, Axe throwing, and the best BBQ in town, what a combination!

Silhouette Artist Karl Johnson is coming to Millie Bo Peep
2024-08-08 10:00 - 17:00 | Millie Bo Beep, 5720 6th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
America’s premiere silhouette artist Karl Johnson will appear in person at Millie Bo Peep on Thursday, August 8 to create traditional hand-cut silhouette portraits of your kids.
Cut free-hand in just a few minutes, each portrait is an original, one of a kind work of art.
All ages are welcome, including the squirmy ones. Come as you are.
Be among the thousands of people, including countless celebrities, to have their perfect likeness captured by Karl during his 30+ year career.
Original Silhouette portraits are only $35.
Optional duplicate silhouettes of the same subject $15/each.
Optional custom framing $25.
Sign up for your five minute appointment while spaces are available at https://tinyurl.com/MBP-24

Xtreme Bar Bingo at The Boathouse Pub & Eatery
2024-08-07 20:00 - 22:00, 2024-07-31 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!

Pat Byrne at The White Lilac
2024-08-07 20:00 - 21:30 | The White Lilac, 5029 6th Ave, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Irish singer-songwriter Pat Byrne, now based in Austin, Texas, seamlessly merges the poetic depth of Bob Dylan, the rock-n-roll storytelling of Bruce Springsteen, and the activism of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger. Praised for his poignant lyrics and raspy voice, Byrne has been compared to contemporary Americana artists and lauded for his compelling musical storytelling. His album “Into The Light,” recorded at Nashville’s Sound Emporium studio, showcases a range of emotional lyrics and dynamic vocals across various tracks, receiving acclaim as one of Austin’s finest recent singer-songwriter albums. Byrne continued his momentum with releases like “Only a Man” and “Until it Isn’t” in 2022, further solidifying his reputation with tracks that resonate with themes of love, loss, and the everyday struggles of a working musician. His work is supported by seasoned musicians, including members of Emmylou Harris’s band, and has attracted significant attention for its earnest and rootsy appeal, melding Irish and Texan musical influences.

Sunrise Pilates at Kemper Center
2024-08-06 06:00 - 07:00, 2024-07-30 06:00 - 07:00 | Kemper Center Inc., 6501 3rd Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53143, United States
Start your Tuesday mornings off strong with an amazing view. 6 am Sunrise Pilates with Angie. $10 per person. Located on the Northeast grounds behind the Faulkner (the one with the mosaic artwork on it) building. The class will be 1 hour long. Weather permitting. Can’t wait to see you all on your mats!
Text: (262) 331-1704 with questions.

Open Mic Night w/ Spirit Shakers at 58 Below
2024-08-05 20:00 - 23:00, 2024-07-29 20:00 - 23:00 | 58 Below, 504 58th Street, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Every Monday night 7-10pm open mic with the Spirit Shakers. Everyone is welcome! Monday night special buy 2 drinks and get the 3rd half off.

Painting Workshop: Summer Watercolor Techniques
2024-08-05 10:30 - 13:30, 2024-07-29 10:30 - 13:30 | Kenosha Public Museum, 5500 1st Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Designed for painters of all skill levels. Each of the four sessions will begin with a demonstration showcasing a technique of the day. Students are instructed on color mixing, application and removal, brush strokes, and instruction on the various papers and mediums in a relaxed environment devoted to the students’ personal styles. Subjects include landscapes and still life. A supply list will be sent to students when they sign up.
Instructor: Barbra Farrell

Bingo at 58 Below
2024-08-04 14:00 - 16:00 | 58 Below, 504 58th Street, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
#GETDOWNHERE Bingo is back baby! First card is free. Each additional card is $5. There will also be other games that you will be able to buy into.

Sunday Brunch Buffet at The 1844 Table & Mash
2024-08-04 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

Comedy Shows at Kenosha Comedy Club
2024-08-03 20:00 - 21:30, 2024-08-02 20:00 - 21:30 | Wyndham Garden Hotel, 5125 6th Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States
Every Friday and Saturday the Kenosha Comedy Club presents a hilarious 90-minute show that includes a feature act plus a national or regional headliner. No drink minimum! Visit the listed website for newly announced acts.
Lineup:

Greg Schwem: March 22 & 23 at 8PM
Kathleen Dunbar: March 29 & 30 at 8PM
Andy Beningo: April 5 & 6 at 8PM
Michele Traina Divorce Diaries: April 11 & 12 at 8PM
Mr. Showtime: April 12 & 13 at 8PM
Rich Guzzi: April 19th & 20th at 8PM
Chris Barnes: April 26th & 27th at 8PM
Fred Rubino: May 3rd & 4th at 8PM
Daryl Felsberg: May 10th & 11th *PM

For the full schedule, check the listed website and Facebook page.
Presented by Happenings Magazine. Located inside the Wyndham Garden – Kenosha Harborside hotel on the lakefront in Downtown Kenosha.

Peacetree Music Festival at Pennoyer Park
2024-08-03 15:00 - 23:00, 2024-08-02 15:00 - 23:00 | Pennoyer Park, 3601 7th Ave, Kenosha, 53140, United States
Peacetree Music Festival will be August 2nd and 3rd on the beautiful shore of Lake Michigan. Come on out and join us for some good times, live music and vending. All profits from beverage sales will go to the KAC.Presale tickets for Peacetree Music Festival are available at Union Park Tavern, The Coffee Pot and Peacetree Original! Presale cost is $15 per day, and they will be $20 at the gate. We are looking forward to a wonderful weekend!
Lineup:Friday August 2nd3:30-4:30 Rusty Horse4:35-5:35 Spirit Shakers5:40-6:40 Mountains on the Moon6:45-7:55 Zoofunkyou8:00-9:20 Sean McKee Band9:30-11:00 Airshow
Saturday – August 3rd1:00-2:00 Empty Bottle Boys and One Shot Jane2:05-3:05 The Pistachio Brothers3:10-4:10 Russell Thomas Group4:15-5:25 Gozortenplat5:30-6:40 Rust Belt6:45-7:55 Bodhicitta8:00-9:20 Spare Change Trio9:30-11:00 Peacetree Allstars

Meet & Greet with Juneau Black
2024-08-03 11:00 - 14:00 | WI
Everyone’s favorite sleuth, Vera Vixen, is back!
Juneau Black is back again with more Shady Hollow Mysteries! Jocelyn Cole and Sharon Nagel will be at Blue House Books on Saturday, August 3rd, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Stop in to grab a copy of their new book, “Summers End”, and meet the iconic duo.

ABOUT THE BOOK
A unique take on dark academia, featuring everyone’s favorite vulpine sleuth, Vera Vixen.
It’s late August in Shady Hollow, and intrepid reporter Vera Vixen agrees to chaperone the school’s annual field trip to Summers End, an ancient tomb built by an early woodland culture. Naturally, her good friend Lenore Lee comes along to help her.
But when the group enters the tomb one morning, they find a corpse that is distinctly more. . . modern than expected. Digging deeper, Vera and Lenore discover that the deceased was involved in the recent excavation at the site, and very unpopular with their colleagues—including Lenore’s sister, Ligeia. Now the fox and raven must delve into the dark world of academia and archaeology to clear Ligeia’s name. Some creature at Summers End thought they were clever enough to get away with the perfect murder. Can Vera and Lenore unearth the truth in time?

ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Juneau Black is the pen name of authors Jocelyn Cole and Sharon Nagel. They share a love of excellent bookshops, fine cheeses, and good murders (in fictional form only). Though they are two separate people, if you ask either of them a question about their childhood, you are likely to get the same answer. This is a little unnerving for any number of reasons.

Summer Acrylic Painting Beginners and Beyond
2024-08-03 10:30 - 12:30 | Kenosha Public Museum, 5500 1st Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Be enchanted with texture and color in acrylic paint! Students will learn how to construct a painting by determining basic composition, blocking in the underlying dark, middle, and light values, and layering color. Students will work from an image of an impressionist painting. This class is perfect for those who are beginners or have previous experience and want to expand their skills in acrylics. A supply list will be sent to students when they sign up.
Instructor: Kathy Laybourn

Antique Pop-up
2024-08-03 10:00 - 17:00 | Wooden Chair Antiques, 5710 4th Ave, Kenosha, 53140, United States
Extra! Extra! Bandits on the Loose….
We fixin to add to your calendar with our Antique Pop-up Market this year. Dates are rollin in hotter then a hog in slop!!June 15th – Kicking off summer FUNJuly 6th – Celebrating Independence! RED/WHITE/BLUEAugust 3rd – closing the summer with a BANGSeptember 7th – FALL in love – western styleOctober 12th – end the season with a Spooooootacular time!!
Dealers WANTED .. join the round up gang and hitch your wagon with ours. IM us directly and don’t be fooled by those spammin varmints, if you ain’t speakin with us, it’s not us!!!
Now let’s have a blazing good ol’ time this season!!! Yeeeee-haw !!!

Kenosha's HarborMarket
2024-08-03 09:00 - 14:00 | Kenosha HarborMarket, 56th Street and 2nd Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Following our longtime mission, we remain committed to supporting local small businesses by connecting them with resources and opportunities that help them launch, grow and thrive. We’re proud to support our fellow community nonprofits by providing free booth space every week.
Designed with an outdoor market in mind, our beautiful park-like setting fulfills another part of our mission, which is to provide an experience beyond just shopping, but rather one that speaks to the soul. With our welcoming, scenic and relaxing atmosphere filled with enchanting smells of produce and flowers, sounds of laughter and local live music, tastes of the freshest of produce and prepared food, scenic views of a park, Lake Michigan, tree lined streets, fountain and the museums, HarborMarket® is where you want to spend your Saturdays in downtown Kenosha.
Hosted Every Saturday May 11th – October 26th.

Beach House Bonfire Night
2024-08-02 18:30 - 21:30 | The Beach House at Simmons Island, 5001 Simmons Island Road, Kenosha, 53140, United States
Join us for a cozy night on Simmons Island Beach as we gather around the fire each Friday night in June…the s’more the merrier! Smaller campfires and a big bonfire will begin at 6:30 in front of the Kenosha Beach House, as well as one campfire in our beer garden. Drinks and food including s’more kits will be for sale.

David Ellis & Hannah Morrissey in Kenosha
2024-08-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Blue House Books, 5915 6th Avenue A, Kenosha, WI, 53142, United States
Blue House Books welcomes New York Times Bestselling Author David Ellis on Thursday, Aug. 1, at 7 p.m. to discuss his new release, THE BEST LIES, a fast-paced thriller that will surprise readers at every turn. THE BEST LIES is described as perfect for fans of unreliable narrators, plot twists, and urban grit. Ellis will be joined in conversation by Author Hannah Morrissey.
This is a ticketed event with pre-registration required through Blue House Book’s event. There are two ticket tiers and each includes one copy of THE BEST LIES and access to the author discussion, signing and audience Q and A.

Nigel Wearne at The White Lilac
2024-07-31 20:00 - 21:00 | The White Lilac, 5029 6th Ave, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Hailing from Gunditjmara country in the deep south of Australia, he’s a guitarist and multi-instrumentalist with diverse influence from Nick Cave, Tom Waits and Rickie Lee Jones. A deep thinker and truth speaker with a penchant for all things peculiar, he sings of human frailty, grace and the cosmos; songwriting that cuts to the bone.
Nigel Wearne saunters after dark in the music of the night, blending blues, jazz and Americana-noir.

July Beach House Game Nights
2024-07-30 18:30 - 21:30 | The Beach House at Simmons Island, 5001 Simmons Island Road, Kenosha, 53140, United States
Come play some games with your friends and family over drinks! We will host a different social game every week that you can join in the beer garden. On our first Tuesday we’re playing Mafia, and future games will be announced soon. There will also be lots of board and card games available for free in the beer garden that you can play individually, including but not limited to: Giant Jenga Chess Checkers Backgammon Playing cards Uno Skipbo Pit Scrabble Battleship Candyland Cards against Humanity What Do You Meme

Society's Assets: Accessible Cooking Class at The Teaching Kitchen
2024-07-30 13:00 - 15:00 | The Teaching Kitchen, 5603 7th Ave, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Society’s Assets will be in the kitchen teaching a cooking class for folks with disabilities. Ages 14-26 welcome. Contact Jessica with all questions and to reserve a spot jcamacho@societietysassets.org
262-925-6098
If ,you’re unfamiliar with them. @societiesassets.org is an organization that helps folks live independently. Check them out

MixFest at Kemper Center
2024-07-28 14:00 - 22:00 | Kemper Center Inc., 6501 3rd Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53143, United States
MixFest
Who: Midwest DJ Productions presents:
What: 4th Annual Midwest Mix Fest 2024 (Music, Art & Food Festival)
When: July 27th & 28th, 2024
Where: Kemper Center 6501 3rd Ave, Kenosha, WI 53143 (2 Stages, Indoor & Outdoor)
Why: All proceeds to benefit Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, a pediatric cancer research foundation.
Indoor Stage Sponsored by Sub Bass Productions:
Saturday, July 27, 2024 2p-12a
Sunday July 28th, 2024 2p-10p
Outdoor Stage Sponsored by After Midnight Entertainment:
Saturday, July 27th, 2024 2p-10p
Sunday, July 28th, 2024 2p-10p
