• Second Friday Lecture: Spared and Shared: Saving History from the American Civil War

    Civil War Museum 5400 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

    Friday, July 11  |  12pm – 1pm  |  Presented by: William Griffing When William Griffing (“Griff”) retired 15 years ago, he dedicated himself to the preservation of American history. He uncovered a substantial volume of historical content hidden within letters and diaries from the Civil War era, much of which remained unpublished and unknown to […]

  • Second Friday Lecture: Combat in the American Civil War: Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery

    Civil War Museum 5400 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

    Friday, August 8  |  12pm – 1pm  |  Presented by: Dr. Steve Fratt Some have seen the Civil War as the first modern war due to the introduction of new technologies. They also mention that sadly, the casualties on the battlefield were caused by employing obsolete tactics against these new technologies. Our guest will explain […]

  • Fused Glass Workshop: Fluted Dish

    Kenosha Public Museum 5500 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

    Thursday, August 14  |  6:00pm – 8:30pm  |  Instructor: Jayne Herring  |  $84 ($105 for non-members)  |  Register Here Add a touch of elegance to your home with a handmade fused glass fluted dish! In this workshop, you’ll learn to cut, arrange, and layer glass pieces before they’re fired and shaped into a beautiful fluted form. […]

  • Civil War Media Club: On Great Fields: The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

    Civil War Museum 5400 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

    Tuesday, August 19  |  6:30pm – 8:00pm  |  Instructor: Doug Dammann  | $8 ($10 for non-members)  |  Register Here Before 1862, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain had rarely left his home state of Maine, where he was a minister and mild-mannered professor of speech and rhetoric at Bowdoin College. His colleagues were shocked when he volunteered for the […]

  • Second Friday Lecture: The 6th Wisconsin and the Antietam Campaign

    Civil War Museum 5400 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

    Friday, September 12  |  12pm – 1pm  |  Presented by Dr. James Marten Reimagining one of the oldest genres of Civil War history, Dr. Marten’s program will explore the Antietam Campaign through the lens of a single regiment, the Sixth Wisconsin. One of the core units of the famed Iron Brigade, the Sixth was organized […]

  • Poe and the Peculiar

    Civil War Museum 5400 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

    Wednesday, October 15  |  7:00pm – 8:30pm  |  Performance by: Joshua Rex  |  $24 ($30 for non-members)  |  Register Here Enter into the world of the strange and odd of Edgar Allan Poe’s Victorian Era. Indulge in a Poe-themed beverage as you get an up-close look at some of the most peculiar objects in the museum’s […]

  • Workshop: Woven Winter Snowflakes

    Kenosha Public Museum 5500 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

    Saturday, February 7  |  10:30am – 2:00pm  |  Instructor: Sandy Bulgrin  |  $44 ($55 for non-members)  |  Register Here Weave your own keepsake snowflakes in this fiber art class. Students will use a jig to start out this fun winter project and create two snowflakes. Some color choices of dyed reed will be available to choose […]

  • Workshop: Winter Acrylic Painting Beginner and Beyond II

    Kenosha Public Museum 5500 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

    Saturdays, February 21 – March 14  |  10:30am – 12:30pm  |  Instructor: Kathy Laybourn  |  $80 ($100 for 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 […]

  • Fused Glass Workshop: Votive or Lantern

    Kenosha Public Museum 5500 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

    Thursday, March 12  |  6:00pm – 8:30pm  |  Instructor: Jayne Herring  |  $60 ($75 for non-members)*  |  Register Here Create a glowing work of art in this hands-on fused glass workshop. Participants will design either a colorful glass votive or a small lantern, choosing their project at the time of registration. Using pre-cut glass pieces, you’ll […]

  • Spring Watercolor Techniques I

    Kenosha Public Museum 5500 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

    Mondays, March 16 – April 13  |  10:30am – 1:30pm  |  Instructor: Barbara Farrell  |  $92 ($115 for non-members)  |  Register Here Designed for painters of all skill levels, come explore the magic of watercolor painting. Each of the four sessions will begin with a demonstration showcasing the technique of the day. Students are instructed on […]