Help us increase the positive buzz surrounding the artistic community and bringing more awareness to all Kenosha has to offer.
If you are part of the creative class, and you want to help us to expose Kenosha or you know someone that needs to be exposed, send an e-mail to info@exposekenosha.com
This is the first in a series of interviews with people in Kenosha who may not necessarily be artists, but through their life experience, actions, and their dedicated work ethic make this a better place for the artist community.
When someone mentions the word playhouse to me, I think of cute little dollhouses. Those Disney castle versions, maybe 2 feet by 3 feet with the back open so dolls and furniture can be moved in and out by my granddaughter or one of her friends over for a visit. Imaging one slightly larger, oh, say in the range of eight feet by ten feet by ten feet, has never crossed my mind. I mean who would build something like that?
Congratulations to the Kenosha HarborMarket on a successful 2008 season’s opening day.
“It is the HarborMarket goal to enhance the quality of life for Kenosha Area residents and to attract visitors by operating a lively and attractive public gathering place at HarborPark . . .
… At the same time to provide an educational forum for consumers to learn the uses, benefits, and preparations of quality, locally grown or prepared food products, and to view demonstrations in various arts media, including the visual and performing arts.”
ArtWorks is calling all artists to submit work to “Water.”
Water is essential. The importance of water is obvious and universal, yet it can embody a deeply personal and sometimes spiritual significance. It enables life, but can also take it away. It is in this duality that artists have found inspiration. Whether literal or symbolic “water” is the theme to this show.
Water is open to artists working in all media (some size and weight restrictions apply). We will accept up to 3 pieces per artist and there is a flat $10 fee to enter. We will accept and display the best work from all entries. The submission deadline is June 9th. Additional details and a show prospectus is available at our website: www.artworks-kenosha.com
RG Productions brings the powerful film noir, “THE THIRD MAN” to life as a radio play, complete with live sound effects and zither music. The play, produced in association with the Lakeside Players, will be performed free for festival goers attending Kenosha’s Bloomin’ Days on Saturday, June 7 in downtown Kenosha at 3 p.m. at the Rhode Center for the Arts. An evening performance will also be held at 7 p.m., admission $5.
The production group, who has been performing radio play events in the Kenosha area for the past year, cites Kenosha-born Orson Welles, star of THE THIRD MAN, as one of their major influences. Continue reading →
There will be an informational meeting open to anyone interested, which will take place on Tuesday, May 27th, at 5:30pm at the Racine Public Library, 75 Seventh St.
The Racine Public Library, 75 Seventh St., invites community members of all ages to participate in their first ever Write-a-thon, June 9th-14th, in which participants will raise money not only for the Library, but for furthering their own interests in the arts.
Participants will ask friends, family or local businesses to sponsor them to write a certain quantity or amount. Since many forms of writing can only be judged subjectively, sponsorship will be based off of number of pages written, word count, time spent writing or another kind of quantitative measurement. Half of the money raised will go to the Library to include more titles in their poetry section and the other half will go to the writer to further their endeavors in the arts. All members of the local community are encouraged to join the Library for this program, regardless of age or writing experience. For the week of the write-a-thon, during the Library’s regular business hours, the Library will provide a space for participants to write together in an effort to not only meet the writing goals their sponsors set for them, but to congregate with each other and make further connections within their artistic community. Continue reading →
Michel Petrucciani (December 28, 1962, Orange, France – January 6, 1999, New York City, USA), was a French Jazz pianist.
Michel Petrucciani came from an Italo-French family with a musical background. His father “Tony” played guitar and his brother Louis played bass. Michel was born with osteogenesis imperfecta which is a genetic disease that causes brittle bones and in his case short stature. It is also often linked to pulmonary ailments. In his early career his father and brother occasionally carried him, literally, because he could not walk far on his own unaided. In certain respects though he considered it an advantage as it got rid of distractions, like sports, that other boys tended to become involved in. Continue reading →
Library Hosts Community Write-a-thon
