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Expo 24 - Kenosha Health & Home Show
2024-03-10 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | University of Wisconsin – Parkside, 900 Wood Road, Kenosha, Wisconsin, 53144, United States
The 2024 Kenosha Expo Health & Home Show is a family-friendly, fun and informative opportunity to meet the many businesses and organizations that make the Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce such a strong association. This community event is celebrating its 33rd year and will showcase many businesses and organizations, many with products and services for purchase on site. Included is the Health Fair at Expo – featuring health screenings and so much more! The Expo also features the Great Kenosha Raffle. The raffle is your chance to win great prizes and support the Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Fund. Admission is only $2 for adults, anyone under 18 is admitted for free

Irish As Fek at Waterfront Warehouse
2024-03-11 11:00 - 20:00, 2024-03-12 11:00 - 20:00, 2024-03-13 11:00 - 20:00, 2024-03-14 11:00 - 20:00, 2024-03-15 11:00 - 22:00, 2024-03-16 11:00 - 22:00, 2024-03-17 11:00 - 20:00 | waterfront, 3322 Sheridan Road, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day!
We are no different!

Come celebrate St. Patrick’s Day – The Feast of St. Patrick with food and drink at Waterfront Warehouse.

Last year you ate 22 cases of Corned Beef..

Let’s top it this year!

“For each petal on the shamrock this brings a wish your way. Good health, good luck and happiness for today and everyday.”

Slainte!!

Jukebox Bingo at Boathouse Pub & Eatery
2024-03-11 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

Salsa & Tacos @theSpace
2024-03-12 19:00 - 23:00, 2024-03-19 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.

Tuesday Open Mic at Rustic Road Brewing Company
2024-03-12 20:00 - 23:00 | Rustic Road Brewing Company, 5706 Sixth Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Join us every FIRST Tuesday of the month from 8:00-11:00 pm for Open Mic Night upstairs in the Loft! Follow the colorful lights up the stairs to our performance space which includes a full back line – drum kit, bass & guitar with amps.
All mules & Miss B’s signature drink The Miss AB’s Tea (muddled citrus with Bacardi limon and ginger beer) are $8.00 ONLY on Open Mic Night
Taco Tuesday means $2.00 Tacos ($3.00 Vegetarian Tacos)
Kitchen Hours:
Taproom Full Menu until 9:00 pm
Upstairs Full Menu until 9:00 pm + Taco Orders from 9:00-10:00 pm

Xtreme Bar Bingo at The Boathouse Pub & Eatery
2024-03-13 20:00 - 22:00, 2024-03-20 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!

State of the Downtown Annual Meeting
2024-03-14 17:00 - 19:00 | The Stella Hotel & Ballroom, 5706 8th Avenue, Kenosha, 53140
State of the Downtown Annual Meeting
Thursday, March 14th 2024
Click this text to register!
The public, along with downtown business and property owners, is invited to attend the State of the Downtown. This informative annual meeting is hosted by the Lakeshore Business Improvement District (BID). The event will take place on Thursday, March 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. at The Stella Hotel & Ballroom, 5706 8th Avenue.
Learn more about the BID, recent projects and programs, the recent downtown rebranding, and more. Hors d’oeuvres and networking will be followed by BID updates and an introduction of BID board members. The board is led by President Brit Windel and Vice President Alex Kudrna. There will be a video presentation, produced by Backyard Dream Studio, which focuses on Downtown Kenosha’s past, present, and future. The video includes interviews of business owners and local leaders.
Refreshments will be provided. There is no cost to attend, however registration is required. The registration deadline is Thursday, March 7.

The 39 Steps
2024-03-15 - 2024-03-24 | Rhode Center for the Arts, 514 56th Street, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
In The 39 Steps, a man with a boring life meets a woman with a thick accent who says she’s a spy. When he takes her home, she is murdered. Soon, a mysterious organization called “The 39 Steps” is hot on the man’s trail in a nationwide manhunt that climaxes in a death-defying finale! A riotous blend of virtuoso performances and wildly inventive stagecraft, The 39 Steps amounts to an unforgettable evening of pure pleasure!

Meet the Author - Scott Burtness
2024-03-15 16:00 - 19:00 | Studio Moonfall, 5031 7th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Meet the Author!
Visit us on Friday, March 15, 2024 at Studio Moonfall from 4pm to 7pm to meet Horror/Paranormal Author, Scott Burtness.
Hang out at the shop and take a peek inside their book, An Oracle Walks into a Bar:
Messy breakup? Want your stuff back from your ex? Shapeshifter August Shade can help. Satisfaction not guaranteed.
After saving the world, the cranky repo man heads to farm country for one little job. Now he’s far from his natural habitat and mixed up with two feuding hag sisters, a loan sharking coblyn, and a mysterious woman with a very scary ex. The manure hits the fan when his best friend blows the lid off a major conspiracy and lands August in a heap of trouble.
As his efforts to keep a low profile fall apart, August learns–quite literally–that you reap what you sow. It’s life or death for the repossession specialist, and the scales keep tilting toward the latter. If it weren’t for bad luck, August Shade would have no luck at all.
Get a sneak peek at An Oracle Walks into a Bar at https://bookshop.org/a/9574/9798462369100
And here’s something from the author:
I love horror and paranormal comedy. You want Dawn of the Dead? I want Dawn, Dishsoap of the Dead. You want Children of the Corn? I want Children of the Cornball. That’s why I don’t write about vampires and shapeshifters and aliens. I write about bowling vampires. Shapeshifters that will get your stuff back from your ex after a messy breakup. Aliens that love visiting the State Fair.
Are my books any good? Well, Sam J. Jones once spit on the cover of Wisconsin Vamp at a comic book convention. While it was ostensibly an accident, I remain convinced it was Sam’s way of showing high praise.
I am a born-and-raised Minnesotan that now lives in northeastern Wisconsin. I took to writing fiction as an excuse to hang out in bars by myself and not look weird. If you’re by yourself, you look sad and lonely. If you’re working on a laptop, you look like a highly productive member of society. Anywho…
Wrapped in flannel and raised on 80’s sitcoms, Monty Python, Douglas Adams and B-horror flicks, my books blend wry humor and supernatural thrills into otherwise-mundane Midwestern life.
See you from 4pm to 7pm on Friday, March 15, 2024 at Studio Moonfall, 5031 7th Avenue with Scott Burtness!

Kosta Browne Wine Dinner at the Apis Hotel & Restaurant
2024-03-15 18:30 - 20:30 | The Apis Hotel and Restaurant, 614 56th Street, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Join us on Friday, March 15th for a special Wine Dinner at The Apis featuring selections from the renowned Pinot Noir & Chardonnay portfolios of Kosta Browne.
Founders Dan Kosta and Michael Browne started Kosta Browne while working together in a local restaurant in 1997. Full of passion but short on capital, Michael developed relationships with key growers in Northern California, while Dan, along with the help of a third partner, Chris Costello, worked to market and sell the wines.
Fast forward to 2011, and the winery’s 2009 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir would be named Wine Spectator’s #1 Wine of the Year. Since then, Kota Browne has enjoyed status as a perennial favorite of global wine collectors.
Today, Kosta Browne remains committed to embracing innovation, pushing boundaries and welcoming unconventional approaches in the cellar to make irresistible Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines of elegant intensity.
These exquisite selections from Kosta Brown 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 select wines will be made available for retail sale on the night of the event at special event-only pricing.
Questions? Send us a message at events@attheapis.com

Union Park Tavern Live Music
2024-03-15 21:00 - 23:00, 2024-03-16 20:00 - 23:00 | Union Park Tavern, 4520 8th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
March Line Up at UPT

Friday, March 1— Sipos & Young’s Open Mic 9 PM

Saturday, March 2 – Chicago/Kenosha Metra Irish Folk Band 7 to 10 PM

Thursday, March 7 – Pat Garrett pick and pull open mic 8 PM
Every other Thursday of the month the rhythm dog blues jam at 8 PM

Friday, March 8 – Solo Artist Mitch Downey 9PM

Saturday, March 9 – Old Brown Shoes 8 to 11 PM

Friday, March 15 – What’s more Irish than a FISH FRY with Fish & Chips, traditional Irish soup, desserts, cocktails and beers after that we have Blue Ruin (rockabilly) 9 PM

Saturday, March 16 – St. Paddy’s at Union Park Tavern! 3pm kenosha area pipes and drums. 8-11pm – Kenowhere Kilts (Irish Folk). Open 9am until closing. Kitchen Open from 9am-9pm serving our regular late risers, breakfast and lunch and dinner menu. Along with corned, beef, hash and eggs, Irish Chedder Soup, corned beef and cabbage and brown bread, grasshopper pie and black and tan cheesecake.

St Patrick’s Day – St Paddy’s After Party Late Risers Breakfast starting at 9am with our regular menu along with corned beef hash and eggs, Some fancy Irish stuffed French toast, Irish coffees, Rachael’s Lucky leprechaun Mimosa (Racheal will name it.) After that, stay for our diminutive keeper of musical nonsense as CY hosts his Piano Jams 4-7PM.

Friday, March 22 – solo Artist Mykal Baas 9pm

Saturday, March 23 – 2nd Hand Silver 8-11pm

Friday, March 29 – Josh Garside Meyers Trio (Jazz) 9PM

Saturday, March 30 – Jill Plaisted Band 8-11PM

Friday, April 5 – Sipos & Young’s Open Mic 9 PM

Saturday, April 6 – the rhythm dog (blues) 8 to 11 PM

One Year Anniversary at Millie Bo Peep
2024-03-16 10:00 - 17:00 | Millie Bo Beep, 5720 6th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
We are celebrating our one year anniversary at Millie Bo Peep!
Millie Bo Peep is a children’s boutique located at 5720 6th Ave, Kenosha, WI. Our anniversary celebration will take place on Saturday, March 16th from 10am-5pm. All are welcome!
Those attending will get to participate in raffles and prize drawings throughout the day. You’ll also receive a goodie bag with any purchase (while supplies last, limited to first 300 customers).
Many more details and big surprises to come!

Kohl's Wild Theater presents: Bullies and Bonobos
2024-03-16 11:00 - 12:00 | Kenosha Public Museum, 5500 1st Avenue, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
When Riley is partnered with their bully for a science project, they are unsure what to do. Luckily, they are helped by an amiable ape who shows them the importance of empathy and cooperation. Join Riley and their classmates for this play about friendship and one of the most fascinating primates in the world: the bonobo.
Recommended for elementary school age children, 3rd-5th grade. Due to dramatic content, this performance may not be suitable for younger than the designated age band.
About the Kohl’s Wild Theater:
Creative Theater with a Purpose
Kohl’s Wild Theater is made possible by a partnership between Kohl’s, the Milwaukee County Zoo, and the Zoological Society of Milwaukee. This educational and fun-filled program offers conservation-themed theater performances using drama, songs and puppetry to engage and delight audiences young and old. Kohl’s Wild Theater performs for children and their families at the Milwaukee County Zoo and also travels to schools, festivals and community events.

Paddy's on the Pavement at Tavern on 6th
2024-03-16 11:00 - 23:30 | Tavern on 6th, 5712 6th Ave, Kenosha, 53140, United States
Paddy’s on the Pavement
Tavern on 6th is heating up the Tavern Terrace for a celebration of St. Patrick’s Day! Terrace bar opens at 11 Am.
Stay tuned to Tavern on 6th Social media for updates.

The St. James 180th Anniversary Dinner
2024-03-16 17:00 - 21:00 | Downtown Kenosha Catholic Ministry Center, 714 49th Street, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
A ticketed dinner celebrating the 180th Anniversary of St. James parish will immediately follow the Mass on Saturday, March 16. The event will be held in the Downtown Kenosha Catholic Ministry Center, 714 49th Street.
Tickets are $30.00 per person -or- you may purchase an entire table, which seats nine (9) people for $270.00. Cocktail hour will begin at 5:15 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6:00 p.m. The meal will consist of one (1) complimentary bottle of sparkling wine per table, beef in a finished sauce, chicken in a garlic wine sauce, mixed green salad with house dressing, sauteed green beans topped with parmesan cheese, roasted garlic and rosemary fingerling potatoes, dinner rolls, and dessert.
Live music will accompany the dinner hour, and there will be a presentation of the considerable history of St. James the Apostle parish.

Sunday Brunch Buffet at The 1844 Table & Mash
2024-03-17 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

Rebecca Makkai in Conversation with Amy Pease
2024-03-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Blue House Books, 5915 6th Avenue A, Kenosha, WI, 53142, United States
A decades-old tragedy, a suspect convicted, and a woman who is unsure the case was ever really solved. Rebecca Makkai’s “I Have Some Questions for You” has been a consistent bestseller at Blue House Books, and we are so excited to welcome Rebecca to Kenosha to help celebrate the paperback release of this haunting mystery novel!
Rebecca will be at Blue House Books from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19th to chat with readers and sign books! Joining Rebecca is Wisconsin author Amy Pease, whose debut novel “Northwoods” about a murder an a seemingly idyllic town in the north of Wisconsin, has been a huge hit with our readers! These two Midwestern authors will be chatting about their books and what drives them to write such page-turning thrillers!
This event is FREE but registration is required! Register here: https://blue-house-books.com/events/34218

ABOUT “I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU”
The riveting new novel — “part true-crime page-turner, part campus coming-of-age” (San Francisco Chronicle) — from the author of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist “The Great Believers.”
A successful film professor and podcaster, Bodie Kane is content to forget her past—the family tragedy that marred her adolescence, her four largely miserable years at a New Hampshire boarding school, and the murder of her former roommate, Thalia Keith, in the spring of their senior year. Though the circumstances surrounding Thalia’s death and the conviction of the school’s athletic trainer, Omar Evans, are hotly debated online, Bodie prefers—needs—to let sleeping dogs lie.
But when the Granby School invites her back to teach a course, Bodie is inexorably drawn to the case and its increasingly apparent ﬂaws. In their rush to convict Omar, did the school and the police overlook other suspects? Is the real killer still out there? As she falls down the very rabbit hole she was so determined to avoid, Bodie begins to wonder if she wasn’t as much of an outsider at Granby as she’d thought—if, perhaps, back in 1995, she knew something that might have held the key to solving the case.
In “I Have Some Questions for You,” award-winning author Rebecca Makkai has crafted her most irresistible novel yet: a stirring investigation into collective memory and a deeply felt examination of one woman’s reckoning with her past, with a transﬁxing mystery at its heart. Timely, hypnotic, and populated with a cast of unforgettable characters, “I Have Some Questions for You” is at once a compulsive page-turner and a literary triumph.
About Rebecca Makkai
Rebecca Makkai’s last novel, “The Great Believers,” was a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award; it was the winner of the ALA Carnegie Medal, the Stonewall Book Award, the Clark Prize, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize; and it was chosen as one of the Ten Best Books of 2018 by The New York Times. Her other books are the novels “The Borrower” and “The Hundred-Year House,” and the collection Music for Wartime—four stories from which appeared in The Best American Short Stories. A 2022 Guggenheim Fellow, Rebecca is on the MFA faculties of the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe and Northwestern University, and is Artistic Director of StoryStudio Chicago.
About Amy Pease
Amy Pease is an alumnus of the University of Wisconsin and the Madison Writer’s Studio, and works as a nurse practitioner, where she is a nationally recognized HIV specialist. She lives in Wisconsin with her husband and two children. “Northwoods” is her first novel.

Wine Dinner at The Apis Ft. Winemaker Cole Thomas of Madson Wines
2024-03-20 18:30 - 20:30 | The Apis Hotel and Restaurant, 614 56th Street, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Wine Dinner at The Apis Ft. Winemaker Cole Thomas of Madson Wines
Wednesday, March 20th – Wine Dinner at The Apis feat. Winemaker Cole Thomas of Madson Wines

Cole Thomas is a dear friend of The Apis, and is producing some of the most compelling wines that we’ve been able to source from California in the last 5 years. Come hear directly from Cole about the importance of regenerative farming and site-driven winemaking, as we share some incredible bottles of Chardonnay, Gamay, Syrah, and Pinot Noir––with one or two surprises thrown in too!
These exquisite selections from Madson 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 pricing. Tickets to this multi-course wine dinner with Winemaker Cole Thomas are just $95/person + tax & gratuity, and can be purchased directly by clicking here.

Schitt's Creek Trivia at Hold My Beer
2024-03-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Hold My Beer, 621 56th Street, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
If you followed the antics of the Rose family – you know what an awesome series this was and loved every minute of it! We’re going to have a fun evening full of laughter and your favorite beverage.
Play solo or play with a team of friends.
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

Comedy Shows at Kenosha Comedy Club
2024-03-22 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.
