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By Colleen Kappeler

“We need to pay attention to how arts happen and provide access for arts. I hope Kenosha continues to have access, by which I mean lots of different things happening so everyone who lives here has ways to participate.”
~Anne Katz

Executive Director of Arts Wisconsin, Anne Katz, will be visiting Kenosha on July 23rd. The Arts and Humanities Alliance of Kenosha (AHA! Kenosha) has planned a luncheon and a “conversation” with the director. “This is not a presentation,” Katz says, “Come prepared with questions and thoughts.”

Katz is always eager to travel the state to share local, state-wide and national information about the arts with Wisconsin communities. After the luncheon, she will go around Kenosha to see the arts that are alive here in our community. Her special purpose in this visit is to raise awareness and get people to be daily advocates for arts, not just in crucial times like budget cuts. “We are in the throes of election season and in the beginning of preparation for the 2009-2010 budget,” Katz explained, “I want to get people to speak up for the arts and to let the governor and legislature know what is happening.”

Kenosha, Katz says, is a good example of a community that is paying attention to the arts and investing in them. The harbor front development and museums, the galleries like Lemon Street, and theatre restorations are all very exciting and help provide activities for both residents and visitors. “When it comes to the arts,” Katz says, “it takes paying attention.” Kenosha has had very supportive leadership and good, exciting development because of this.

What Katz would like to see in Kenosha in the future, Continue reading →

Part-time Volunteer Executive Director

Job Summary:
The Arts and Humanities Alliance of Kenosha (AHA! Kenosha) is looking for an energetic, self-motivated leader who will drive the organization to succeed in all aspects of its mission. This position provides assistance to the Board of Director while building awareness of the arts and humanities in the community of Kenosha.

Essential duties and responsibilities: Continue reading →

By Jennifer Heim

Eve Ensler’s striking stage piece opened on Friday, to a mostly female audience, at Kenosha’s Rhode Theatre. I believe I saw four men, one of whom was the husband of a cast member. Besides this peppering of any-generation testosterone, the age of the audience was all-together diverse; from a bright young college student celebrating her 19th birthday to fabulous, beautiful women in their 60’s and 70’s. There were single women, married women, mothers, grandmothers and great grandmothers.

The show stars, Melissa Kelly Cardamone, Laura Larson, and Brandi Schuld, all from Kenosha. The three women brilliantly bring a series of real interviews to life on a simple black stage without the distraction of any fancy set or props. They portray a wide range of women from elderly spinsters to “sex workers”, and from rightwing American Christians to lesbians. As the title frankly states, they focus on matters not usually mentioned in polite society, covering (or shall we say uncovering) every aspect of the vagina and all that pertains to it. Continue reading →

Wisconsin Task Force on Arts and Creativity in Education Seeks Public Input During Statewide Radio Forum. Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton, State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster Co-Chair New Advisory Group

The Wisconsin Task Force on Arts and Creativity in Education, in partnership with Wisconsin Public Radio, will hold a statewide public forum over the airwaves at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 during “Conversations with Joy Cardin” on the Ideas Network of Wisconsin Public Radio. Continue reading →

Mark your Calendar:

Body Language
Recent Works by Rebecca Venn

July 25, 2008 - August 17, 2008

Opening Reception:
July 25, 2008 6-9pm
716: Fine Art
401 Main Street
Racine, WI 53140

Each day thousands of people drive, bike and walk by the classic old brick buildings of Uptown Racine.

In years past, they were neighborhood grocery and drug stores, tailors and doctors’ offices, and their owners often lived upstairs with their families.

But shopping habits and demographics changed, and so did Uptown.

Today, although several businesses continue to thrive in Uptown, many of the sturdy old buildings sit unused or under-used. These are now the building blocks of the new Uptown Racine Arts District. Click HERE to continue reading.

From the Create Uptown Racine website

The Kenosha Writers’ Group currently meets on the third Thursday of every month, from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.

Next Meeting:
July 17, 2008
Place: The Nook Café & Gallery
5703 6th Ave.
Kenosha, WI 53140
(262) 657-NOOK

The Kenosha Writers’ Group has been meeting for two years in gallery lofts, members’ homes, and coffee shops throughout Kenosha. They gather on the third Thursday of each month to offer support through the writing process and to share in the joy of completed projects.

Membership is open to anyone who writes, whether professionally or for pleasure, any genre or format, and is looking for open, honest feedback about their writing.

Please visit the Kenosha Writers’ Group website for more information.

Next Meeting:
Time: 7:00 P.M.
Date: July 17, 2008
Location: Mo’s Cafe’ 5537 6th Ave

Topic: Photoshop question and answer group discussion.

The PhotoKenosha Group is a photography club/camera club based in Kenosha, Wisconsin that meets year round with monthly meetings and scheduled outings throughout the year. We are an official club listed with the Photographic Society of America, and The Wisconsin Area Camera Club Organization. We are Kenosha’s only camera club.

2008 Call for Nominations

Nominations for the 2008 Governor’s Awards in Support of the Arts are welcome from across the state on or before July 18, 2008. To nominate a worthy individual, organization, corporation, foundation, or arts administrator, please complete and submit the on-line form. If you prefer, you may also download a printable version of the form (in PDF format) to complete and mail to Wisconsin Foundation for the Arts, P.O. Box 1404, Madison, WI 53701-1404, in time for the deadline. Continue reading →

The Rhode Center for the Arts is proud to announce the return of ComedySportz!

Due to popular demand asking for their return, Comedysportz is returning for 3 more dates this year. Come join us in Skinner Hall at the Rhode Center for the Arts on the following dates for more Comedysportz!

• August 15th at 8pm
• October 3rd at 8pm
• November 14th at 8pm

Tickets are $12
The box office is open one hour prior to the show time
Cash Bar

Clean Improv Comedy - Appropriate for all ages!

A ComedySportz match features two teams of comedy actletes competing for laughs and points, with a referee keeping things moving and calling fouls.
An average of seven to twelve games are played during a match, drawn from a repertoire of over a hundred improv games. Every show is different, with different players, different games, and different audiences supplying new suggestions.

Rhode Center for the Arts
514 56th street
Kenosha WI

(262) 657-PLAY

www.rhodeopera.org

The Kenosha Band Boosters, Inc. will present its annual Ice Cream Social fund-raiser on Tuesday, July 15, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., on the Kemper Center grounds, 6501 Third Ave., overlooking Lake Michigan.

Performances by Kenosha Unified School District’s Summer Recreation Bands will entertain the crowd beginning at 6:00 p.m. with the K-L Band followed by the Continental Band at 6:45 p.m., the Rambler Band at 7:30 p.m., and the Band of the BlackWatch at 8:15 p.m.

The event is open to the public. There is no admission charge. Food and raffle tickets will be available to purchase. There will be brats, hot dogs, nachos, roasted corn and of course, pie and ice cream! Raffles will be available during the evening’s event. Prices range from $1 to $3 per item with all proceeds directly benefiting the members of the band program.

Band Booster Keenan Dreger chairs this year’s event.
Band Booster Dave Sturino will serve as Master of Ceremonies.

For information contact:
Robert Wells, Ph.D., KUSD Coordinator of Fine Arts, 653-6388
or by email at rwells@kusd.edu

Thursdays in July & August

2 Shows Daily
Lunch from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Dinner from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Once again the City of Kenosha and Happenings Magazine have teamed up to bring you a series of both noontime and evening concerts.

• Jul. 3rd - SARAH BORGES & THE BROKEN SINGLES
• Jul. 10 - JOHN SIEGER & THE SUBCONTINENTALS
• Jul. 17 - BUMPUS
• Jul. 24 CORNMEAL
• Jul. 31 - MELLENCOUGAR
• Aug. 7 - MICHAEL MCDERMOTT Aug. 14 - SWING SHIFT ORCHESTRA
• Aug. 21 - MAN IN BLACK Aug. 28 - LIL ED AND THE BLUES IMPERIALS

CLICKHERE FOR A FULL SIZE PRINTABLE DISPLAY OF BAND PHOTOS AND BIOS

Wednesdays, June 11 – August 13, 2008
7:00 p.m.
Sesquicentennial Bandshell at Pennoyer Park, 35th Street and 7th Avenue

• Wednesday, July 16
  Pops Goes the Weasel (Children’s Concert)
  Popular children’s favorites played Kenosha Pops-style. Bring the entire family!
• Wednesday, July 23
  Themes Like Old Times
  The Pops presents the music of yesteryear - from Tin Pan Alley to the Big Bands.
• Wednesday, July 30
  Pops Ahoy! Nautical Night at the Pops
  Oh buoy! Hit the high seas with the Pops in a concert featuring your seafaring favorites - but without the seagulls and Dramamine!
• Wednesday, August 6
  Play it Again, Craig and Garrett!
  Encore performances of this summer’s favorites.
• Saturday, December 20, 7pm
  Siebert Chapel, Carthage College, 2001 Alford Park Drive
  The Pops returns to beautiful Siebert Chapel to bring you the sounds of the season in our seventh annual Christmas concert.

From the Kenosha Events site

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