Liz Snyder

Kenosha

Entertainment Writer and Editor at Kenosha News

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Meet the new Kenosha Public Library Director

1 week ago | kenoshanews.com | Liz Snyder

When you meet Sarah M. Townsend, the new Kenosha Public Library director, the stereotype of the stern, shushing librarian immediately disappears. "I love a loud library," she said. "An active library tells me we're doing something right, and we're relevant to people's lives."Across the U.S., she said, "libraries are busier than ever. Libraries are community hubs and are really special places.
Carthage College's Opera Workshop program on May 6

1 week ago | kenoshanews.com | Liz Snyder

Carthage College's Spring Opera Workshop - "From Trouble to Joy: Exploring Opera's Emotional Extremes" - will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, in the college's H.F. Johnson Recital Hall. The program will feature Carthage Professor Gregory Berg's latest original one-act opera, "Trouble to Joy: A Sequel to Madama Butterfly."Seven Carthage music students will be performing, "including several seniors for whom this will be their final opera workshop performance," Berg said.
New Somers restaurant Saz√≥n Tacos & Tequila to host preview

1 week ago | kenoshanews.com | Liz Snyder

Sazón Tacos & Tequila, set to open in Somers this summer, will host a "Sneak Peek Party" for Cinco de Mayo. They will open their doors for the event from 1-7 p.m. Monday, May 5. The restaurant is attached to Oakfire Pizza & Italian, 3554 Market Lane in Somers, and is owned and operated by Oakfire restaurants founder and owner David Scotney. Their new venue was designed to have "a taco bar feel," Scotney said.
Enjoy being a tourist in Kenosha during 2025 Tourism Week

1 week ago | kenoshanews.com | Liz Snyder

That's not the official theme for Tourism Week, but it could be. The local theme is actually "Be a Tourist in Your Own Town," which fits into the U.S. Travel Association's overall theme of "Travel: Powering the Economy. Connecting America.""Our local theme encourages residents to enjoy Kenosha as if they were an out-of-town visitor experiencing our community for the first time," said Meridith Jumisko, public relations director for Visit Kenosha, the local Visitors Bureau.
Kenosha Chamber Choir performs 3 p.m. Sunday, May 4

1 week ago | kenoshanews.com | Liz Snyder

The Kenosha Chamber Choir will perform a spring concert 3 p.m. Sunday, May 4, at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, 5900 Seventh Ave. The volunteer group is "committed to enriching the arts in Kenosha through singing," choir officials said. The program, called "Songs of Hope," contains "songs of hope and light in these dark times," concert organizers said. Selections on the program include:"Summertime" from "Porgy and Bess," in an arrangement by Mark Hayes.
Kenosha Hootenanny moves to Ambrose Hall May 2

1 week ago | kenoshanews.com | Liz Snyder

This month's free folk music hootenanny is 6-9 p.m. Friday, May 2, at a different venue. The free event, open to everyone, moves to Ambrose Hall at Kemper Center, 6501 Third Ave. "This month, we'll sing songs in honor of spring, Mother's Day and Pete Seeger's birthday," said organizers Kristin Kornkven and Bob Estes. "We'll also sing our usual favorite folk songs."Everyone is invited to join this informal get-together.
Free events in Kenosha for "Star Wars" Day May 4

2 weeks ago | journaltimes.com | Liz Snyder

KENOSHA — Two free events will celebrate “Star Wars” day on Sunday, May 4. “May the Fourth: Revisiting The Empire Strikes Back” is set for 1:30-2:45 p.m. at Kenosha’s Southwest Library, 7979 38th Ave. Kenosha Community Media’s Jason Rimkus will present a one-hour program celebrating the 45th anniversary of “The Empire Strikes Back.”The free program includes a behind-the-scenes look “at how some of the most iconic, practical and digital effects from the film were brought to life,” Rimkus said.
UW-Parkside staging Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'

2 weeks ago | journaltimes.com | Liz Snyder

SOMERS — The University of Wisconsin-Parkside Theater Department presents Shakespeare's “Macbeth,” on stage in the Main Stage Theater, 900 Wood Road. Performances are 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 2-3, and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 4. The show continues next week, with performances at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday, May 9, and 7 p.m. Saturday, May 10.
UW-Parkside bands performing May 8

2 weeks ago | kenoshanews.com | Liz Snyder

SOMERS - The University of Wisconsin-Parkside's Wind Ensemble and Community Band's upcoming program features "one of the works written for a wind band," said Professor Laura Rexroth, who directs the combined band. "He wrote this in the 1950s for an Army band," Rexroth said of the piece, which showcases the composer's "wonderful writing that shows off the wide palette of sounds in the wind band."The May 8 program's other challenging piece is "Tarot" by composer Lindsay Bronnenkant.
'Hairspray' on stage at Kenosha's Rhode Center for the Arts

2 weeks ago | kenoshanews.com | Liz Snyder

Director Katie Gray knew the musical "Hairspray" would be popular. It's also exhausting for the cast members - but in a good way. "It's a very funny show, with phenomenal music," Gray said of the Lakeside Players' production, opening Friday night at the Rhode Center for the Arts. "There's also a lot of dancing. And after dancing for two hours, the actors end the show with a big production number.