Things to do in and around Racine County
Events coming up this weekend and in the coming weeks in and around Racine County.
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RACINE — There are two things to know about Saturday's open house at The 16th Street Studios in the Racine Arts and Business Center:
CALEDONIA — The 13th anniversary of the Wisconsin Christmas Carnival of Lights is open through Jan. 1 at Jellystone Park Camp-Resort, 8425 Hig…
RACINE — The third annual Uptown Tree Festival is 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3.
RACINE — The last time we saw Michael Retzlaff, he was standing on stage, wearing a foam head and singing his heart out as the world's most fa…
RACINE — Music & More will host a holiday sing-along concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at First Presbyterian Church, 716 College Ave. Do…
More than 120 vendors will feature arts, crafts and specialty products ideal for holiday shoppers at Gateway Technical College’s annual holiday gifting and art fair fundraiser 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3, at the college’s Kenosha campus, 3520 30th Ave.
SOMERS — The Studio of Classical Dance Arts will present "The Story of the Nutcracker" Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 17-18, in The Rita at the Uni…
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If all the world’s a stage and all the men and women merely players, as a certain playwright famously wrote in “As You Like It,” then we are f…
KENOSHA — The Carthage College Percussion Ensemble, along with students from the percussion studio, is performing a recital.
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RACINE — The Choral Arts Society of Southeastern Wisconsin (CAS) will present its 30th annual “Lessons & Carols” concert at 7 p.m. Friday,…
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KENOSHA — Tickets to all performances of the 2022 Carthage Christmas Festival are on sale.
KENOSHA — The Kemper Center’s annual Gallery of Trees — which officials call its most important fundraiser of the year — is back through Dec. 4.
KENOSHA — People can take a memorable rolling party with Santa this holiday season.
RACINE — The Christian rock band Cloverton performs 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at Racine Assembly of God, 1325 Airline Road. Doors open at …
RACINE — Every family has its stories, according to author Bill Mueller. By sharing his stories of growing up on a Wisconsin farm in the 1950s…
Two Racine County stops are scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 8.
KENOSHA — Santa will visit the Kenosha History Center, 220 51st Place, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, Dec. 10 and 17. He will visit with ch…
RACINE — Elvis entertainer John Van Thiel of Racine will present “An Elvis Gospel Christmas” dinner show at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at In…
RACINE — The fifth annual Kris Kringle Tour will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, in Downtown Racine. This free event, hosted…
RACINE — A magical musical based on the 1989 Disney film, “The Little Mermaid,” swims on stage Dec. 9-18 at the Racine Theatre Guild, 2519 Nor…
RACINE — It’s the most wonderful time of the year and the Racine Theatre Guild is singing glad tidings during the Signature Spotlight Concert,…
RACINE — With twists on traditions, new compositions and classics too, the Jean’s Jazz Series returns to the Racine Theatre Guild, 2519 Northw…
SOMERS — The University of Wisconsin-Parkside upcoming concerts at Bedford Hall include:
If it's fall, it must be time for another season of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside's Foreign Film Series.
STURTEVANT — The holidays are a time for families and friends to connect and create memories. Since movies have a way of bringing people toget…
RACINE — The Racine Theatre Guild’s “Comedy Tonight” series welcomes national comic Brad Upton and a new show, The Queens of Comedy, featuring…
SOMERS — Hawthorn Hollow Nature Sanctuary and Arboretum, in partnership with the Kenosha Public Library, has opened a new fall StoryWalk trail.
RACINE — With “back to normal” on the horizon, the Racine Theatre Guild announced the plays and musicals that will make up its 2022–2023 season.
RACINE — “Collection Focus: Randy Darwall” is on exhibit through Jan. 7 at the Racine Art Museum, 441 Main St. The exhibit debuts an archive o…
RACINE — Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, a campus of the Racine Art Museum at 2519 Northwestern Ave., will continue an important Racine…
RACINE — OS Projects, 601 Sixth St., presents “Brian Divis: In High Regard,” an exhibit featuring mixed media works by Chicago artist Brian Divis.
SOMERS — The University of Wisconsin-Parkside College of Arts and Humanities announces Roberto Torres Mata as the inaugurate artist for the ar…
RACINE — Open through Feb. 11 at Racine Art Museum, 441 Main St., "RAM Showcase: Russell T. Gordon and James Tanner" spotlights and contrasts …
RACINE — The U.S. Congress declared Racine to be the Drum and Bugle Corps Capital of the World in 1967. But the city’s role in developing the …
RACINE — “RAM Showcase: Focus on Glass” features glass artwork made by four contemporary artists of color — José Chardiet, Etsuko Nishi, Acqua…
RACINE — “Quiet Elegance: The Jewelry of Eleanor Moty” showcases more than 35 works created throughout the career of the titular metalsmith — …
RACINE — Downtown Racine Corp. offers a socially distanced, self-guided historic tour of Downtown Racine with a web-based, mobile-friendly tou…
KENOSHA — The annual "Winter Juried Show” will be on view through Jan. 8 at the Anderson Arts Center, 6603 Third Ave.
KENOSHA — The Kenosha History Center, 220 51st Place, is hosting the exhibit, “1LT Edna Gray: WWII Army Nurse,” through Dec. 31.
SOMERS — The University of Wisconsin-Parkside, 900 Wood Road, will host the “I am Not Invisible” exhibit Nov. 7-11 in the Brookwood Foundation…
It can seem like Kenosha's Civil War Museum captures an earlier time that's not relevant to today.
KENOSHA — To honor local veterans and pay tribute to their comradeship, the Kenosha History Center is displaying “Devoted to Comradeship,” an …
KENOSHA — In 1963, Kenosha had the 18th highest average income in the United States. This widespread prosperity was the direct result of the e…
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WATERFORD — Funding for a Waterford High School resource officer could be on district residents’ ballots in the spring.
TOWN OF GENEVA — Planners of the Lake Geneva ice castle announced Dec. 2 that construction work is underway on an outdoor winter attraction that could reach a full acre in size.
WATERFORD — Following four weeks of full-time in-person learning, Waterford High School returned last week to a hybrid model.
Racine Police Chief Art Howell expressed confidence the department will continue to effectively serve after a staff reduction of 11 sworn officers due to budget constraints.
Health Department starts handing out citations for Safer Racine violations as pandemic worsens
After reporting from The Journal Times revealed that the Racine County Jail was not informing attorneys of the numbers of COVID cases that had been confirmed within the jail, nor was the jail sharing which pods had outbreaks, the jail has changed its policies and is now sharing that information with attorneys.
BURLINGTON — The Burlington Area School District will go all virtual, beginning Wednesday, due to a drastic increase in COVID cases within the…
Racine Unified School District does not expect its middle and high school students to meet the required number of learning hours set by the state for the second year in a row. Why? COVID.
Looking ahead, Real Racine Executive Director Dave Blank said year-end 2021 occupancy figures are projected to recover to 85% of pre-COVID year-end 2019 figures.
“It was canceled.” Those words have become all too common in 2020.
State Rep. Tip McGuire on Wednesday introduced the Main Street Recovery Package, a set of legislation aimed at giving tax relief to small businesses and working families affected by the pandemic.
Iyad Alabed pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges relating to allegedly pistol-whipping a man in his store. “Maybe I lost my anger a little bit," he allegedly told investigators.
After tourism in the county took a hard hit due to the pandemic in 2020, with tourism spending dropping $71 million, Dave Blank, president/CEO of Real Racine, said he's optimistic of this year's numbers.
The 28th annual Potawotami Trails Committee's powwow for Native American and non-native peoples in southeastern Wisconsin and northeastern Illinois will be held on Aug. 28 and 29 in Zion, Illinois.
Mayor Cory Mason proposed using ARPA funds to address some of the city's most pressing challenges. The funding request represents 14.3% of the city’s ARPA funds, which total more than $46 million.
This is a win for the Village of Mount Pleasant, which wants to take sole control of its tourism promotion and doesn't want to contract with an outside entity like much of Racine County's municipalities do with Real Racine.
A 'really good boom': Tourism increases in state and Racine County after COVID-19 decimated industry
“We’ve had a really, really good year in Racine County here,” said the leader of Real Racine. “Family reunions, weddings, sports tournaments, you name it, we saw all of it,” added a local hotel owner.
An 83-year-old woman is paying a non-criminal hit-and-run forfeiture for smashing her car into another vehicle in the a grocery store parking lot and allegedly driving away.
Two sex offenders will be released in the City of Racine on the 2000 block of Washington Avenue and the 4600 block of Durand Avenue.
Caledonia leaving could be another blow to Real Racine. The nonprofit's funding was decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic and then further cut after Mount Pleasant, which had been Real Racine's biggest monetary supporter, left.
Racine County district attorney says RUSD needs metal detectors at all of its high schools every day
Racine County District Attorney Patricia Hanson believes metal detectors should be used every day at each of RUSD's high school, calling gun violence a “crisis” locally.
Tom Hincz, who serves as both Waterford town chairman and Racine County Board representative, has missed every County Board meeting since June, citing an illness.
RACINE — The Racine Community Health Center’s application for Federally Qualified Health Center status was denied in September.
RACINE — Restoration of Racine’s public-access channel is set to go to the City Council for a vote on Tuesday, though the cost is higher than …
RACINE — Four candidates will be on the ballot for 4th District alderman for the Feb. 18 primary election.
RACINE — A demonstration of U.S. Cellular’s 5G network in Racine left Walden III students speechless.
RACINE — The contest for Racine’s 4th Aldermanic District has gone from five candidates down to two — retired electrician and contractor Denni…
RACINE COUNTY — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has officially declared the Jan. 10-12 storm that hit southeastern Wisconsin an emerge…
While city officials and aldermen postponed signing off on the Washington Avenue project through West Racine in order to conduct public outreach and learn more about the project, utility work is already scheduled to begin next week.
RACINE — Year after year, the City of Racine has kicked off the budget process having to figure out how to fill the gap between its growing ex…
RACINE — The Racine City Council on Tuesday approved a proposed settlement with Kurt Hanson and Melissa Hernandez for $270,000, though there w…