Weekly Art & Cultural Events Events - June 8 - June 14, 2009

Events subject to change. Please call published telephone numbers to confirm details.

• Civil War Museum Special Exhibit: “I Had My Likeness Taken,” Portrait Photographs of the Civil War
  Jun 2, 2009 through Mar 30, 2010
  Time(s): Open Sun.-Mon. 12 to 5 p.m., Tues.-Sat. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  Location: Civil War Museum, 5400 First Ave.
  Phone: (262) 653-4141
  Website: www.thecivilwarmuseum.org
  Description: People have had their images captured in photographs for well over a hundred years. The Civil War brought a boom in photography, due to technical breakthroughs and an almost urgent sense of need to record the times and what they wrought. Loved ones exchanged pictures by mail. Homesick soldiers sent them to family, friends, and sweethearts, often accompanied by the phrase “I had my likeness taken.” These carefully staged photographs display unspoken messages of patriotism, friendship, hope, pride, weariness, love and aggression. Bright-eyed young soldiers in fresh uniforms are depicted, along with ladies in their finest outfits and grizzled, war-weary veterans. Alongside the original photographs, digitally enhanced enlargements give an intimate, up-close look at each portrait, while accompanying panels and displays show how the uniforms, clothing, weapons, and belongings were worn and used by the soldiers and citizens of the time.
• Twilight Jazz
  Jun 9, 2009
  Time(s): Grounds open at 6:30 p.m., concert 7 to 9 p.m.
  Location: South lawn of Anderson Arts Center, 121 - 66th St.
  Phone: (262) 657-6005
  Website: www.kempercenter.com
  Email: mike@kempercenter.com
  Description: An outdoor jazz concert series featuring local, regional and national talent (2009 dates: 6/9, 6/23, 7/7, 8/11, 8/25). This week features Swing Nouveau. Join us for some swinging night music beside Lake Michigan. Bring lawn chairs or blankets. Food & beverage available for purchase. Free admission.

• Kenosha Public Museums present A Salute to Freedom
  Jun 12, 2009 through Jun 14, 2009
  Time(s): Fri. 6:30 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sun. 12 to 5 p.m.
  Location: Civil War Museum, 5400 First Ave.
  Phone: (262) 653-4141
  Website: www.thecivilwarmuseum.org
  Description: Friday: 6:30 p.m. reception by ticket only with refreshments and reenactors portraying President and Mrs. Lincoln. At 7:15 there is a presentation by Chicago-area journalist Bill Kurtis and Civil War reenactor Michelle Martin. There will be feature film clips from Kurtis’ documentary and a first person interpretation by Martin. Advance registration is required for this fundraising event. Tickets cost $100. Saturday: The Lincoln Bicentennial is the theme for the event, which marks the one year anniversary of the opening of the Civil War Museum. Highlights include a cannon artillery display, an 18th century craft fair, and photo opportunities with actors dressed as President and Mrs. Lincoln. The Regimental Volunteer Band of Wisconsin will provide Civil War era music. Ida B. Wells will be featured in a theater program at noon and Caroline Quarrlls will be featured at 2 p.m. Peter Jacobsohn will offer a child-friendly presentation at 1 p.m. on “Old Abe and the 8th Wisconsin.” The Kenosha Pops Band will present a Patriotic Concert at 4:30 p.m. on the Civil War Museum terrace. Sunday: There will be Civil War era music and activities for children as well as adults. Family activities include crafts and a Lincoln scavenger hunt. Other highlights include an 18th century craft fair and a reenactment of a speech Lincoln gave in honor of Flag Day at 12:30 and 3 p.m. People can see a live eagle during the “Eagle and Friends” program by the Schlitz Audubon Center at the Kenosha Public Museum next door (5500 First Ave.).
• Second Saturday
  Jun 13, 2009
  Time(s): 6 to 9 p.m.
  Location: Several of Kenosha’s Downtown, Harborside and Union Park district businesses are open
  Phone: Lemon Street Gallery: (262) 605-4745
  Website: www.kenoshasecondsaturdays.com
  Description: Several of Kenosha’s Downtown, Harborside and Union Park district businesses are open for an evening of music, art, food, and socializing. Participants include: Lemon Street Gallery (4601 Sheridan Road), Pollard Gallery (518 - 56th St.), Lakeside Players/Rhode Center for the Arts (514 - 56th St.), KAAleidoscope Gallery (5615 - 7th Ave.), and many, many more! At Lemon Street Gallery’s free Featured Artists Reception, meet artists Christina Bodi (painting), Deedee Dumont (Sculpture), and Dan Simoneau (painting). At KAAleidoscope Gallery, see the “Celebrate America” display.
• LemonAID - Live Music and Art Event
  Jun 13, 2009
  Time(s): 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  Location: Union Park, 45th St. & 8th Ave. and Lemon Street Gallery, 4601 Sheridan Rd.
  Phone: Lemon Street Gallery: (262) 605-4745
  Website: www.lemonstreetgallery.org
  Email: info@lemonstreetgallery.org
  Description: Live Artists, Live Music, Live Auction. Observe fifty artists painting in the park, with a live auction to follow. Free admission.
• World Wide Knit in Public Day
  Jun 13, 2009
  Time(s): 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; except at Uptown: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  Location: Any Kenosha Public Library branch: Southwest, 7979 - 38th Ave.; Northside, 1500 - 27th Ave.; Simmons, 711 - 59th Pl.; and Uptown, 2419 - 63rd St.
  Phone: (262) 564-6159
  Website: www.mykpl.info
  Description: Knitters are invited to drop in at any library branch with their projects and knit for a little while or all day! Everyone is invited to this free library event.
• “If Trees Could Talk”, By Bruce Alison
  Jun 14, 2009
  Time(s): 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  Location: Seno Woodland Education Center, 3606 Dyer Lake Road (which is Hwy. P, north of Hwy. 50)
  Phone: (262) 539-3222
  Website: www.senocenter.org
  Email: senocenter@senocenter.org
  Description: Hear stories the trees would tell if they could talk. Meet our Wolf Tree, peek in the pond, or use two man cross cut saw. Free admission.