You’re invited to celebrate the river, go for a fund-raising walk, listen to local talent and fly or drive to a Sunday breakfast/lunch. It’s all happening in Racine County this weekend. Come along with Real Racine. Rollin’ with the river. Join the late summer celebration. The 2018 Root River Festival is a free, family event […]
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Fun in the skies – and elsewhere!
This mid-August weekend brings model aircraft, a big car show, lots of music and a pair of outdoor festivals. Enjoy yourself in Racine County with Real Racine. In the skies. For a few hours this Sunday, an open field in Mount Pleasant will become the county’s busiest airport. The Racine R/C Club expects dozen of […]
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Main Gallery Chair-i-ties calendars on sale now
The City of Racine Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services (PRCS) and the Racine Arts Council announce sales of the 2019 Main Gallery Chair-i-ties calendar. Main Gallery is Racine’s premier arts program, managed by PRCS, offering summer employment for youth ages 14 – 18. The 2018 program is funded through PRCS, a grant from Racine Unified […]
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Racine to participate in World Art Drop Day #ArtDropDayRacine
There’s a new trend going on around the globe, well it’s been around for about eight or ten years now called Art Drop Day, where artists (amateur, student and professional), painters, cartoonists, illustrators, crocheters, knitters, jewelers, woodworkers, metal workers, animators, and artists in all mediums place their finished art out in different public areas, hoping […]
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Jammin’ for Journalism set for Oct. 7
Jammin’ for Journalism, a Racine County Eye member-only event set for Oct. 7, will feature Brian Koenig and Ty Christian from Lords of the Trident. Racine County Eye is hosting the event to “treat” paid members of Racine County Eye for supporting local journalism and encourage other community members to sign-up for a paid membership. Denise […]
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Mural celebrating Racine’s Caron Butler called ‘humbling’
“Dee” Hutch’s art career began with a scolding from his Grandma Bessie when he was a toddler. His offense? Drawing on her walls in crayon. It was, he says, his first mural. Now 29, Hutch recently completed a mural highlighting the college and NBA accomplishments of Racine native and former NBA basketball star Caron Butler. […]
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Cartoon: Just Say Uncle
The area will see 22,000 jobs created over the next few years. So how will Racine County re-tool its skills? Racine County Eye just received an investigative journalism grant and we’re focusing on barriers to employment for our Eye on Employment page. So we’re looking for people and business owners to tell us what they see are the […]
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The Journey: Meet the members of the Beat Council
By Rune Will Editor’s note: Runeld “Rune Will” Williams, one of several members of a music collective called The Beat Council, will be guest blogging on the Racine County Eye. Here’s how the project got started. The Beginning 2013 was the year. In a small room on Carmel Avenue in Racine, Wisconsin in June is where […]
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Art, kraut, music and fun
A big weekend is in store in Racine County. Head to Monument Square for an art-filled time, catch a kraut-themed festival, relax with an outdoor concert and be sure to grab a Bohemian kolach! Real Racine has lots of great suggestions. Art at every turn. Monument Square Art Festival (MSAF), held in Downtown Racine, is […]
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Time for a lighthouse climb!
Summer has arrived in full force! This Racine County weekend, you can take in a lighthouse view, meet your friends, enjoy the season’s first ethnic festival and chow down on chicken. Come along with Real Racine. For your bucket list. Everybody’s bucket list should include a climb up the Wind Point Lighthouse. The 108-foot-tall landmark, […]
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Evinrude gift boosts RAM program for memory-impaired adults
Sturtevant-based Evinrude Outboard Motors has announced a $5,000 donation to the Racine Art Museum, which will help support the museum’s SPARK! Art Programs at its Downtown Racine and Wustum Museum campuses. The Racine Art Museum is one of 10 Midwest institutions originally chosen to develop cultural programming for memory-impaired adults. Launched in 2010, SPARK! is a free […]
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Press Release: Racine Art Museum Honors Karen Johnson Boyd
Beginning this summer, Racine Art Museum (RAM) is dedicating all of RAM’s galleries to artwork given by collector Karen Johnson Boyd (1924-2016) to honor her lifelong commitment to supporting the arts. Open May 27 – December 30, 2018, Honoring Karen Johnson Boyd: Collecting In-Depth at Home and at RAM is the first of a series of four individually […]
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Beat Council releases self-produced organic, homegrown CD
by Denise Lockwood When Roberto Torres started producing music in 1997, he always dreamed of having a group of producers and songwriters that were strong. And four years ago, that’s how the Beat Council was formed. As they produced a track here and there, the industry rated their music highly, but only a few labels […]
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Enjoy spring with us!
There’s live theater, plant shopping and the season’s first street fair — all happening in Racine County this weekend. Get out and enjoy spring with Real Racine. A new comedy. Over Our Head Players pokes fun at a popular video game and American history at the same time. The comedy “Oregon Trail: The Play!” opens […]
