Friday, June 2 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Presented by: Pat and Dylan Brennan Patrick Brennan, a long-time student of the Civil War, published author, and an editorial advisor for The Civil War Monitor magazine, has teamed up with his technology-astute daughter Dylan Brennan to bring the largest Civil War battle to life in the remarkable 2-volume study: Gettysburg […]
Saturday, June 3 | 10:30am – 12:30pm | Instructor: Tiffany Knopow | $40 ($50 non-members) | Register Here Revisit the new and trendy world of macrame. Learn how to macrame in this introductory class. We will be using a few simple knots to create one macrame wall piece suspended on a branch. Follow the suggested pattern […]
Mondays, June 5 – July 15 | 9:00am – 10:00am | Instructor: Ruth McGee | $52 ($65 non-members) | Register Here Enjoy the sunshine over the lake as you practice the gentle movements of Tai Chi from the warmth of the museum’s mezzanine. Tai Chi is a slow-moving mind and body exercise, patterned after movements in […]
Friday, June 9 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Speaker: Mr. Dick Zimmermann A new book, More Than Just Grit: Civil War Leadership, Logistics and Teamwork in the West, 1862, has entered the collection of Civil War titles describing the war in its second and crucial year. More evenly matched on battlefields with the South than at […]
Saturdays, June 10 – July 1 | 10:30am – 12:30pm | Instructor: Kathy Laybourn | $76 ($95 non-members) | Register Here Be enchanted with texture and color in acrylic paint. Students will learn how to construct a painting by determining basic composition, blocking in the underlying dark, middle, and light values, and layering color. Students will […]
Saturday, June 10 | 2:00pm – 3:30pm | Free The Kenosha Pops kick off their summer concert season with their annual indoor option concert in the Civil War Museum’s Freedom Hall.
Join a painter represented in the Transparent Watercolors Society of America and see the annual exhibition, now in its 47th year, through the eyes of an artist. Learn techniques, discuss composition, and ask any questions you have about the art form.
Thursday, June 15 | 6:00pm – 8:30pm | Instructor: Jayne Herring | $52 ($65 non-members) | Register Here Make a fused glass dish perfect for holding jewelry, change, or just as decoration. All supplies are included in the workshop price.
Opening day for the Civil War Museum's "I AM A MAN" exhibit, running through August 11.
Friday, July 7 | 6:30pm – 8:00pm | Speaker: Cassandra Griffen, Photojournalist Cassandra Griffen’s program will showcase her images of the foot soldiers of the Civil Rights Movement who, though largely unknown to the nation, served as integral parts of Reverend Fred Lee Shuttlesworth’s determination to undo Jim Crow laws in the South. These images will […]
Mondays, July 10 – August 14 | 10:30am – 1:30pm | Instructor: Barbara Farrell | $100 ($125 non-members) | Register Here Designed for painters of all skill levels. Each of the six sessions will begin with a demonstration showcasing a technique of the day. Students are instructed on color mixing, application and removal, brush strokes, and […]
Thursday, July 13 | 6:00pm – 8:30pm | Instructor: Jayne Herring | $52 ($65 non-members) | Register Here Create a decorative fused glass round dish. All supplies are included in the workshop price.
