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June 16th, 2008 — EK38, ExposeKenosha
Picture courtesy Mike Gordon`
“The only things in my life that compatibly exist with this grand universe are the creative works of the human spirit”.
~Ansel Adams
Help us increase the positive buzz surrounding the artistic community and bringing more awareness to all Kenosha has to offer. If you know someone that needs to be exposed, send an e-mail to info@exposekenosha.com
In this issue:
In no particular order
June 16th, 2008 — EK38, Art Leadership, ExposeKenosha
Events Showcase How Policy Decisions Made in Madison are Working for Kenosha
Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton joined Governor Doyle and members of his cabinet for “Capital for a Day” in Kenosha, on Thursday, June 12.
The Capital for a Day program provides a unique opportunity for the administration to get a vivid snapshot of an area from multiple perspectives, and gives area citizens the chance to be on a first name basis with the governor, lieutenant governor and cabinet secretaries.
While in Kenosha, Lt. Governor Lawton held a creative economy roundtable with members of the Arts and Humanities Association (AHA!) of Kenosha, she met with business leaders and entrepreneurs at the Kemper Center, visited a farm that produces its own renewable energy and announced that the Kenosha Unified Number 1 School District joined her Energy Star Schools Challenge. She also appeared on the Lenny Palmer Show.
June 16th, 2008 — EK38, Art Leadership, ExposeKenosha
Presented by:
The Franklin Cultural Arts Center & The South Suburban Chamber of Commerce
Thursday, June 26th
9:00 am - 4:00 P.M.
Indian Community School Franklin, Wisconsin
Registration is only $15.00 and includes a boxed lunch.
About the Symposium
Inspiring and motivating, this event is for people in or sharing a passion for the arts and those seeking answers as to why and how ART WORKS! This highly charged series of speakers and presentations will demonstrate the strength of the arts industry and its positive economic benefit to our region. You will learn how a community that invests in the arts will reap an array of benefits including job generation, economic growth and improved quality of life. You will walk away with a greater an understanding and tools needed on how Art Works!
Who Should Attend Symposium?
Those seeking knowledge on the cultural, educational, organizational and significant economic benefits of the arts on the community! Continue reading →
June 16th, 2008 — EK38, Bloomin' Days, ExposeKenosha, Photography
by Mike Gordon
Kenosha’s Bloomin’ Days ‘08
See the MusiciansKenosha’s Bloomin‘ Days started just last year and it has sort of become Kenosha’s flagship of summer fun. The entire downtown is turned into a music and entertainment zone - booths, fun and educational displays scattered throughout Harbor Park, sidewalk sales, musicians playing on every corner on from noon till night on the main stage.
The PeopleThis year’s Bloomin‘ Days was a bit different though, abbreviated by the rains vendors rushed to pack and musicians pulled plugs and ran equipment to the cover of the main tent. But this is Wisconsin, and fun can always be found in the beer tent, and so it was.
The Radioactive Squirrels
But enough words on to the pictures.
June 16th, 2008 — EK38, Bloomin' Days, ExposeKenosha, Photography
Pictures courtesy of Joe Barr
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June 16th, 2008 — EK38, ExposeKenosha
Part II
By S’Zanne M’Chel
When I left you last week, I had just ventured into the first leg of the giant asterisk (*) in the center of Civic Park. Once under the shade of the trees, the breeze was more noticeable, and I was glad for the sweater I’d thrown into my satchel as an afterthought while heading out the door. Even the artists and vendors were vying with one another for a “spot in the sun”.
The first booth that caught my eye offered an array of silk scarves. I immediately spotted a plaid in varying shades of plum. I have a thing for plaid, which needs no explanation to my close friends who are smiling broadly as they read this. It is a “must have”. There are fancy ponchos in the same location. Made from an assortment of sheer, decorative fabrics. Instructions show they can be worn in the traditional manner, with the points centered front and back; turned 90 degrees, creating “sleeves” of the points; or a little off center, pinned with a brooch to whatever garment you have on beneath it. While holding up a deep chocolate brown one that would look great with my new bathing suit as a “cover-up”, an acquaintance puts her two cents worth in, stating that I’m someone who definitely needed something a little more colorful than brown. Although, many of them would be great compliments to other items in my closet, I am able to resist. After all, none of them prove to be plaid.
I began bouncing back and forth from one side of the aisle to the other like a pinball. It was difficult to focus, and I wasn’t making much progress. I found myself in the center of the park with no recollection of how I’d gotten there. That’s when I looked up and became captivated by the work of Michael Edward Voss. Graphite on Black. Continue reading →
June 16th, 2008 — EK38, Lemon Street Gallery, ExposeKenosha, Visual Artist
Congratulations to Carolyn Garland on her solo exhibit at the Lemon Street Gallery.
Do not miss the show, it runs through July 6, 2008.
June 16th, 2008 — EK38, KUSD, Call for Artists, ExposeKenosha
Turn to channel 20 and you will see Kenosha Unified School District’`s local cable access station. Slides flip by announcing messages for students and parents in the district. Everything is accompanied by music, and this is where you come in! KUSD is looking for original pieces (no copyright restrictions or royalties) composed and performed by local musicians. And they want to give credit where it’s due so your name and information will be posted as well. It’s free publicity for you and enhances the slides they show.
Contact Joan Roehre (Media Production and Distance Learning Facilitator) at
jroehre@kusd.edu or by phone at 262-653-5918 to submit your music or to learn more!
