Weekly Art & Cultural Events Events - June 15 - June 21, 2009

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

MAKE IT MONDAY! Kaleidoscope Days
Jun 15, 2009
Time(s): 6:30 p.m.
Location: Southwest Library, 7979 - 38th Ave.
Phone: (262) 564-6159
Website: www.mykpl.info
Description: There are so many colors in the rainbow! Why not celebrate our new summer reading program by being creative with colors? We will be making a kaleidoscope. Come listen to tales and sing songs about your favorite colors. Children 3 and older and families are welcome. Children under 9 must be accompanied in the library by an adult.
• FAMILY FUN: Raise Your Voice
  Jun 15, 2009
  Time(s): 11 a.m.
  Location: Northside Library, 1500 - 27th Ave.
  Phone: (262) 564-6159
  Website: www.mykpl.info
  Description: Do you like to sing? Do you like to pretend to sing? Maybe you want to be a talk show host or news reporter? Come hear stories about voices and make your own microphone. All ages welcome. Children under 9 must be accompanied in the library by an adult. Free family fun library program.
• Kenosha Pops Concert
  Jun 17, 2009
  Time(s): 7 p.m.
  Location: Sesquicentennial Bandshell at Pennoyer Park, 35th St. & 7th Ave.
  Phone: City of Kenosha: (262) 653-4080
  Website: www.KenoshaEvents.com
  Description: Enjoy live musical entertainment at Kenosha’s lakefront. Kenosha Pops concerts have been a Kenosha favorite for over eighty years. Bring your lawn chairs. Admission is free. Note: the July 29 concert will likely be at Carthage College, 2001 Alford Park Drive.
  Additional Dates: 06/24, 07/01, 07/08, 07/15, 07/22, 07/29, 08/05
• Magician David Kelly
  Jun 17, 2009
  Time(s): 10:30 a.m. at Southwest Library and 1:30 p.m. at Northside Library
  Location: Two locations: Southwest, 7979 - 38th Ave. and Northside, 1500 - 27th Ave.
  Phone: (262) 564-6159
  Website: www.mykpl.info
  Description: Come ready to participate as magician David Kelly performs sleight of hand and uses live animals as he performs his magic. Everyone welcome. Children under 9 must be accompanied in the library by an adult. Free.
• Civil War Museum Gallery Talk & Tour
  Jun 18, 2009
  Time(s): 12 to 1 p.m.
  Location: Civil War Museum, 5400 First Ave.
  Phone: (262) 653-4141
  Website: www.thecivilwarmuseum.org
  Description: “Ellsworth and the U.S. Zouave Cadets”. Join Civil War Museum curator Doug Dammann in a discussion of Chicago native Elmer Ellsworth and United States Zouave Cadet tour during the summer of 1860. Friends of the Museums membership or admission fee required.
• 1st Annual Taste of Kenosha County
  Jun 19, 2009 through Jun 21, 2009
  Time(s): Fri. 5 to 11 p.m., Sat. 12 to 11 p.m., Sun. 12 to 5 p.m.
  Location: Wilmot Mountain Ski & Snowboard Area, 11931 Fox River Rd., Wilmot
  Phone: (815) 679-8054
  Website: www.WilmotMarket.com
  Email: nickey-wilmot@wilmotmarket.com
  Description: Come enjoy the specialty sample of restaurants, cafes, and greasy spoons from the local counties. Bingo, Bands, Bounces, Fireworks, Food and FUN. $5 adults / $2 kids ages 6-12 / kids under age 6 are free. Parking is free.
• “Goody Two Shoes”, By Paul Reakes
  Jun 19, 2009 through Jun 21, 2009
  Time(s): Curtain 7 p.m. nightly
  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: The outdoor production takes place in a world of reality and make-believe. Goody, finds shoes belonging to a sorceress, that brings chaos and comedy. $12 adults / $10 children age 12 & under and Senior Citizens.

Kenosha Shrine Circus
Jun 20, 2009
Time(s): 3 performances: 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 5 p.m.
Location: Tremper High School, 8560 - 26th Ave.
Phone: (262) 945-5800 or (262) 694-8231
Website: pwade1@aol.com
Description: The Shrine Circus is returning to Kenosha. Tickets available all across Kenosha and Racine. $16 adults / $12 age 12 years old and under. There will be free tickets for children handed out in the area schools and day care centers.

• Day at the Beach
  Jun 20, 2009
  Time(s): 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  Location: Center for Environmental Education, Demonstration, and Applied Research (CEDAR), in the Southport Beach House, 7825 First Ave.
  Phone: (262) 595-2665
  Website: www.uwp.edu/go/CEDAR
  Email: jiter@uwp.edu
  Description: Bring your family down to celebrate the opening of the Center for Environmental Education, Demonstration, and Applied Research (CEDAR). Enjoy environmental exhibits and activities, music, sand volleyball, food vendors, and more. Free admission.
• The Solstice Celebration
  Jun 20, 2009
  Time(s): 6 to 10 p.m.
  Location: Center for Environmental Education, Demonstration, and Applied Research (CEDAR), in the Southport Beach House, 7825 First Ave.
  Phone: (262) 595-2665
  Website: www.uwp.edu/go/CEDAR
  Email: jiter@uwp.edu
  Description: A fundraising event in support of the Center for Environmental Education, Demonstration, and Applied Research (CEDAR). The event includes live jazz music, beer sampling, hors d’oeuvres, and silent auction. $35 per ticket.
• Gateway Rose Society Annual Rose Show
  Jun 20, 2009
  Time(s): 1 to 4 p.m.
  Location: Kenosha Public Museum, 5500 First Ave.
  Phone: (262) 653-4140
  Email: rlil66tbird@comcast.net
  Description: A wide variety of beautiful roses will fill the Kenosha Public Museum for this event, which is free and open to the public. Roses will be judged in several categories and awards will be announced and presented at the end of the show. Among categories on display will be a “rose in a bowl” challenge, an “English Box” challenge and a fragrance challenge. Floral displays will be judged on design, balance and perfection of the roses, as well as creativity and expression.
• Mosquitoe Art & Music Fest 2009
  Jun 20, 2009
  Time(s): 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  Location: 3DL Design, Mosquitoe Gallery, 5511 - 95th Ave.
  Phone: (262) 842-0530
  Website: www.mosquitoe.net
  Email: info@mosquitoe.net
  Description: The Mosquitoe Gallery Art & Music Fest, an outdoor event, will feature exciting works of abstract and contemporary art set to the sounds of blues and acoustic music. Food and beverages will be sold. Sponsorship profits will be donated to charities that work to prevent the cause and counsel survivors of teenage suicide. Free admission.