Liz Snyder

Kenosha

Entertainment Writer and Editor at Kenosha News

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Willow Newell performing 'Regalia' recital at Carthage College

1 month ago | kenoshanews.com | Liz Snyder

Newell, who was Miss Kenosha 2023, will be accompanied by Yu Mei Chang on the piano and joined by fellow Carthage students EJ Freed, Qingchen Yao, Chynna Chung, Zhenyi Wang and Kalyn Harewood for a few selections. Carthage College musical theater student Willow Newell presents her senior recital, "Regalia," 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the college's H.F. Johnson Recital Hall.
Potpourri Garden Club hosts Perennial Plant Sale May 17

1 month ago | journaltimes.com | Liz Snyder

FRANKSVILLE — The Potpourri Garden Club will host its annual Perennial Plant Sale from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at Franksville Park, located at highways K and H in Racine County. Rain or shine, there will be thousands of perennial plants to choose from — all grown in Racine County area gardens. Plant prices start at $5. Credit cards are accepted.
Racine Concert Band performing at Case High School

1 month ago | journaltimes.com | Liz Snyder

RACINE — The Racine Concert Band continues its Education Outreach Program with a performance Thursday, May 22, at Case High School. The 7 p.m. concert at the school, 7345 Washington Ave. in Racine, continues the 20th year of the program. The City of Racine’s official band — made up of adult musicians from this area — performs with Racine Unified School District student musicians in these concerts.
'Lost in Yonkers' on stage at Tremper High School

1 month ago | kenoshanews.com | Liz Snyder

Bethanne Duffy - who is guest directing the latest production at Tremper High School - was looking for "something that successfully captures all that it means to be human - its humor, its heartbreak and its ups and downs."She found it with "Lost in Yonkers," a Neil Simon play set during World War II. "It's a solid piece of theater," Duffy said, "not just because of its historical significance, but because it's clever and full of heart.
Garden Club's plant sale is May 17 at Kenosha HarborMarket

1 month ago | kenoshanews.com | Liz Snyder

As the weather heats up and the calendar moves toward Memorial Day weekend, residents are busy working in - and planning - their gardens. Members of the Four Seasons Garden Club are offering some assistance on Saturday. At this week's Kenosha HarborMarket - open 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 17 on Second Avenue and 56th Street - the Four Seasons Garden Club will host its spring plant sale. "A wide selection of herbs and hardy perennials will be available at reasonable prices," said club member Lynda Guy.
Tremper High School bands to perform May 14 in Kenosha

1 month ago | kenoshanews.com | Liz Snyder

The Tremper High School bands will perform a spring concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Tremper High School Auditorium. Performances by the Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Symphonic Winds and Wind Ensemble will be featured. The Tremper Bands are directed by Kathryn Ripley. Student teacher, James Beardsley, a music student at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, will also be conducting.
Three local beer gardens will be on tap this summer

1 month ago | kenoshanews.com | Liz Snyder

This summer, Kenosha County residents will have three outdoor beer gardens to visit, including a new venue opening in Bristol. The team behind the Petrifying Springs Park Biergarten is opening a new venue in Bristol, at 8690 198th Ave., next to Hansen Park. The beer garden officially opens at noon on Saturday, May 17, and Sunday, May 18. The opening weekend will feature live music - Brecken Miles at 6 p.m. Saturday and Billy Garner playing at 3 p.m. Sunday.
'Macbeth' on stage at UW-Parkside

1 month ago | kenoshanews.com | Liz Snyder

Madness and murder, it seems, never go out of style. That's how Shakespeare's "Macbeth" - believed to be first performed in the early 1600s - remains relevant in 2025. "I feel it is the scenario that we see time and time again: Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely," said Brian Gill, who is directing the play at UW-Parkside. "Macbeth starts the play as a war hero, greatly respected by the other clan chiefs and the king himself.
UW-Parkside bands performing May 8

1 month ago | journaltimes.com | Liz Snyder

SOMERS — Tonight's University of Wisconsin-Parkside’s Wind Ensemble and Community Band program features the first movement of what conductor Laura Rexroth calls “one of the works written for a wind band.”Rexroth is talking about “Symphony in B Flat” by Paul Hindemith, which showcases the composer’s “wonderful writing that shows off the wide palette of sounds in the wind band.”The program’s other challenging piece is “Tarot” by composer Lindsay Bronnenkant.
Lemon Street Gallery hosting opening reception May 10

1 month ago | journaltimes.com | Liz Snyder

KENOSHA — Lemon Street Gallery, 4601 Sheridan Road, is hosting a show featuring works by artists Julie Schilf, Matt Bellefeuille and Robert Zilch. The opening reception is 6-9 p.m. Saturday, May 10. The reception is free and open to the public and features free refreshments. The show is on display through May 25. Schilf, who works with ceramics, said her work in clay "is a steady development of artistic expression.