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Kenosha events are a big reason our community is a choice destination for so many. Nearly every day of the year, there is something special going on in the Kenosha Area! Our Calendar of Events is chock full of family-friendly festivals, museum exhibits, plays and concerts, and so much more!

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23rd Parkside National Small Print Exhibition

April 1, 2013 – July 19, 2013

After a three-year break, the University of Wisconsin-Parkside welcomes the Parkside National Small Print Exhibition back to campus for its 23rd showing. More than 100 prints from locally and nationally known artists are shown April 1 through July 19 in the Fine Arts Gallery of the Rita Tallent Picken Regional Center for Arts and Humanities. Admission is free and copies of many of the prints can be purchased.

Anderson Arts Center Art Exhibition: Wisconsin Watercolor Society

April 14, 2013 – June 2, 2013

Main, East & Upper Galleries: Wisconsin Watercolor Society. 3-D Gallery: “The Tenth Muse” Assemblage by Sandra Willard. Area Artist Group Galleries: “Highlights” by Betty Kidera. West Wing Student Galleries: St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy, Kenosha. Admission is free.

Civil War Museum Exhibit: Lincoln in Film and Television

November 30, 2012 – May 31, 2013

With the 2012 releases of Lincoln and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, it might seem that there has been a recent a run on movies showcasing the 16th President of the United States. In fact, these films just continue a 100 year legacy of Abraham Lincoln as star of the big and small screen. “Lincoln in Film and Television,” a new exhibit at the Civil War Museum done in conjunction with Racine Lincoln collector and author Steven Rogsted, shows the history of Lincoln as portrayed in film and on television using a variety of artifacts, images, books and movie posters.

Kenosha History Center Exhibit: Transportation Innovation

December 8, 2012 - September 29, 2013

This Kenosha History Center exhibit in the Rambler Legacy Gallery is a very special one. Kenosha was the home for manufacturing of not only automobiles but also 4 wheel drive trucks and bicycles. The exhibit features a rare 1918 Winther four-wheel drive truck, two one-of-a-kind AMX prototypes, and Sterling bicycles.

UW-Parkside Gallery Show: Lake Effect: Photos of Life on Lake Michigan Around 1900

May 6, 2013 – July 27, 2013

Curated by Jason Hedman, UW-Parkside History Department student. Large-format photographs printed from glass slides held in UW-Parkside Archives Collections. May 6: Informal Curators Talk and Reception at 4:30 p.m.

Kenosha Public Museum Exhibit: Art and the Animal

May 18, 2013 – June 30, 2013

The Society of Animal Artists 52nd Annual Members Exhibition National Museum Tour. On display in the Touhey Gallery. General admission is free.

Cigar Event at Andrea’s

April 30, 2013, May 9, 2013, May 23, 2013, June 6, 2013, June 20, 2013, July 2, 2013, July 25, 2013, August 8, 2013, August 22, 2013, September 19, 2013

There will be great cigars, good company, fantastic deals and refreshments at each event. Kenosha’s Tobacconist since 1911.

Great Lakes Dragaway Racing

Open Tuesday thru Sunday, April into November. Closed every Monday; except for Memorial Day and Labor Day.

Great Lakes Dragaway is the oldest continuously operating drag racing facility in the world. Open April through November. Race your vehicle or watch others Tuesday thru Sunday. High horsepower shows every week! Visit listed website for most up-to-date schedule.