May, 2025

We are pleased to be sending kids birdwatching again this year! Our fearless fourth graders from Horicon Elementary will bring their curiosity and our orange binoculars as they search for eagles, herons, ducks and more on the Horicon Marsh. They’ll also spend time ponding, learning about bird beak adaptations, and exploring the museum. What a great day!

March, 2025

Inspired by Ilan’s love of art and story, visitors to the John Michael Kohler Arts Center Social STUDIO are invited to share a story. What’s your story about a Dragon! We hope you’ll stop by and share! We provide the story cards.

Our goal is to enshrine this enchanting endeavor into a cherished book, showcasing a selection of stories alongside mesmerizing photographs of the artwork, with a limited number of copies available in the Social STUDIO.

24/25 Academic Year

We congratulate Eugene King, a cello student of Avi Friedlander at the Music Institute of Chicago for being awarded the Ilan Hurtado scholarship for the 2024-2025 school year.

From Eugene: “When I’m not playing the cello, I’m into volleyball, baseball, and cross country. I also play in the steel band at school, and I play the drums in my church band.”