Friday, March 17 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm | Performer: Mary Kababik *Rescheduled from Friday, March 10 due to weather* After Wisconsin governor Louis Harvey’s untimely death, his wife Cordelia was appointed Wisconsin’s representative to the Western Sanitary Commission. She traveled up and down the Mississippi River visiting Union hospitals and helping thousands of soldiers from […]
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by meeting Union Soldiers of Irish descent. SPARK! is a monthly program for individuals in early to mid-stages of memory loss and their caregivers engage participants in lively conversations, storytelling, object handling and other multi-sensory activities. Space is limited so reservations are appreciated. For more information or to register, please call […]
Mondays, March 20 – April 24 | 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 […]
Thursday, March 23 | 6:00pm – 8:30pm | Instructor: Jayne Herring | $52 ($65 non-members) | Register Here Create a decorative fused glass rectangular dish. All supplies are included in the workshop price.
Wednesday, March 29 | 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Instructor: Tiffany Knopow | $40 ($50 non-members) | Register Here Celebrate spring while creating these lovely little eggs. Learn the basics of wet felting as we make a colorful collection for a basket or display. No experience is necessary. All supplies are included in the workshop price.
Saturdays, April 1 – 22 | 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 work […]
Saturday, April 8 | 1:30pm-2:30pm | Presented by Amanda Manahan and Brandi Oswald, Co-Chairs of the friends and Descendants of Johnson’s Island In-person, presenters via Zoom Presented by Amanda Manahan and Brandi Oswald, Co-Chairs of the Friends and Descendants of Johnson’s Island Presented in conjunction with the Kenosha County Archaeological Society’s regular April meeting. During […]
Friday, April 14 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Speaker: Linda Stevens Before Google, there was real research – places you had to go, things you had to do, confirmations you had to get, to work to what really happened and describe it accurately. One journalist decides to write a novel about the Shakers (those most […]
Mondays, April 17 – May 22 | 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 […]
Tuesday, April 18 | 6:00pm – 7:00pm | Presented by Dr. Shannon Sloan-Spice Presented in conjunction with the Kenosha Public Library’s Big Read Program. During this powerful first-person performance, the audience meets Ms. Caroline Quarlls thirty-eight years after she successfully liberated herself from slavery by traveling from St. Louis to Canada via the Underground Railroad. […]
Using our gallery for inspiration, participants will learn the basics of sketching, a technique used by reporters and artists out at the battles. This monthly program for individuals in early to mid-stages of memory loss and their caregivers engages participants in lively conversations, storytelling, object handling and other multi-sensory activities. Space is limited so reservations […]
Saturday, April 22 | 1:00pm – 3:30pm | Presented by: Dr. Mark Noll and Reverend Robert Miller At this afternoon seminar, presentations by Dr. Mark Noll and Rev. Robert Miller explore the religious and biblical themes present in the Civil War. Each scholar will present on different topics relating to the role religion played in […]
