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Polar Plunge
2020-02-29 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Western Illinois University, 1 University Circle , Macomb, IL, United States

Pancake Supper
2020-02-29 16:00 - 19:00 | St. Pat’s Community Center, northeast of Raritan/south of IL Rt. 116, Raritan, IL, United States

Polar Plunge
2020-02-29 16:00 - 19:00 | Western Hall
Event Details

Where
WIU – Western Hall
Macomb, IL

Starts
02/29/2020 @ 5:00 PM

Ends
02/29/2020 @ 7:00 PM

Check-in Time
4:00 PM to 4:45 PM

Registration Cutoff
02/28/2020 @ 11:45 PM

Donation Cutoff
04/30/2020 @ 11:45 PM

Contact
Jennifer Davis

Phone
309-337-9326

Email Address
jdavis@soill.org

Plunge Time Information
The plunge will take place 02/29/2020 at WIU – Western Hall located at 1051 West University Drive in Macomb. Plunger registration will begin at 4:00 pm with the Plunge itself taking place at 5:00 pm.
Pre-Registration
Information coming soon!
Plunger Incentive Prizes
Plungers will receive incentive prizes based on the amount of money they raise. By raising the minimum of $100, you’ll receive an official Plunge hooded sweatshirt. Sweatshirts will be available on a first come, first serve basis the day of the plunge. All individuals who do not receive a sweatshirt the day of the event will have one mailed to them in April. Other prizes are awarded at the $250, $500 and $1,000 levels. An email with a redemption code will be sent to all eligible Plungers in early April.
For additional information visit our main plunge site at www.plungeillinois.com.

Cabin Fever 2020 - Macomb Elks Lodge
2020-02-29 10:00 - 17:00 | Elks Lodge, Macomb, IL, United States
9 hole putt/putt bar crawl at 9 establishments in Macomb

Jeiran Hasan - Flute Recital — Nathan Carterette
2020-02-27 18:30 - 20:00 | Western Illinois University, 1 University Circle , Macomb, IL, United States
From Nathancarterette.com: Recital with Jeiran Hasan, flute, at Western Illinois University, in the COFAC Recital Hall. Featuring music of CPE Bach, Schubert, and Jindrich Feld.

Fish & Chicken Dinner Benefit
2020-02-23 16:30 - 21:00 | The Pink Tavern, Lomax

Winter Tree ID Hike
2020-02-22 13:30 - 15:30 | Argyle Lake State Park, 640 Argyle Park Rd. , Colchester, IL, 62326, United States

Prairie School
2020-02-21 09:30 - 10:30 | Lakeview Nature Center, 10050 N 1500th Rd, Macomb, IL, United States

Free Food Pantry
2020-02-20 17:30 - 18:30, 2019-12-19 17:30 - 18:30 | The Crossing, Macomb, IL, 61455, United States
Visit The Crossing on the third Thursday of each month. Free and open to the public. All are welcome. No church membership required.

The Second City "Laughing for All the Wrong Reasons"
2020-02-19 19:30 - 21:00 | Western Illinois University Union
Join us in the Union Grand Ballroom for some laughs from The Second City. The Second City is an improvisational theater troupe continually based in Chicago providing comedy acts to the public, theater training courses, and casting to Saturday Night Live. This show promises silliness and laughter to anyone seeking an evening of live comedy. Free to all Western Illinois Students. General public tickets for $15 and $10 Youth or Senior tickets can be purchased from westernpresents.com

Financial Seminar
2020-02-19 13:00 - 15:00
The Lamoine Assisted Living and Memory Care will host a financial seminar Wednesday, February 19th from 1:00 to 3:00 . Members of area businesses will speak on topics important to seniors and their families about Medicare benefits and how they apply to Assisted Living and Memory Care, Trust accounts information, and how Medicare benefits can by applied to physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy. Coffee and dessert will be served. For more information, contact The Lamoine at 309-575-3018.

Senior Sweetheart Dance
2020-02-15 18:00 - 20:00
Sweethearts over the age of 55 are invited to the Senior Sweetheart Dance at the Lamoine Assisted Living and Memory Care community Saturday night, February 15 from 6-8 pm. Appetizers and drinks will available. Music provided by Bernie Potter. The event is free and open to all area seniors.

Crimes of the Heart
2020-02-14 08:00 - 17:00 | Western Illinois University, 1 University Circle , Macomb, IL, United States
Meet the Magrath sisters, Mississippi’s most notorious trio – there’s Babe, a senator’s wife accused of shooting her husband; Meg, a nightclub singer just back from the sanatorium; and Lenny, the oldest sister and charter member of the Lonely Hearts Club of the South. Blending jubilation, mystery, and heartache, this Pulitzer Prize-winning play is a rollicking and touching journey through the heart of the south.

Lakeview Nature Workshop
2020-02-08 12:30 - 13:30 | Lakeview Nature Center, 10050 N 1500th Rd, Macomb, IL, United States

Soup Luncheon
2020-02-08 11:00 - 13:00 | Good Hope United Methodist Church, 300 West Main St., Good Hope, IL, 61438, United States

Western Illinois Museum Film Series
2020-02-07 19:00 | Western Illinois Museum, 201 S. Lafayette St. , Macomb, IL, 61455, United States

Pancake Breakfast
2020-02-01 07:00 - 12:00 | West Prairie High School

Inclusion Presentation
2020-01-29 18:30 | First Presbyterian Church, 400 E. Carroll St. , Macomb, IL, United States

Dinner and Trivia Night
2020-01-25 17:00 | Lake Hill Winery, 1822 East Co Road 1540, Carthage, IL, United States

Winter Birding Basics
2020-01-25 10:00 - 11:30 | Argyle Lake State Park, 640 Argyle Park Rd. , Colchester, IL, 62326, United States

Fish Fry
2020-01-24 17:00 - 19:30 | Carthage Eagles Club

Spaghetti Dinner
2020-01-24 17:00 | West Prairie High School

Chelsey Henderson Benefit
2020-01-18 17:00 - 23:00 | Gold HIll Golf Course

Winter Woodland Wonders Nature Hike
2019-12-14 10:00 - 11:30 | Argyle Lake State Park, 640 Argyle Park Rd. , Colchester, IL, 62326, United States

WITMA - Western Illinois Traditional Music Association
2019-12-13 19:00 - 23:00 | First Presbyterian Church, 400 E. Carroll St. , Macomb, IL, United States
The public is invited to join the Western Illinois Traditional Music Association on Fridays at 7:00 p.m. at the Macomb First Presbyterian Church for their monthly acoustic bluegrass jam.

Visit the Western Illinois Traditional Music Association Facebook page to learn more.

Repeal Party at The Blind Swine
2019-12-13 16:30 - 19:30 | Western Illinois Museum, 201 S. Lafayette St. , Macomb, IL, 61455, United States
SAVE-the-DATE
Repeal Party at The Blind Swine with musical guest The Gentlemen’s Anti-Temperance League
On December 5, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced the 21st Amendment was ratified bringing an end to the nationwide prohibition of alcohol. To mark the occasion, we’re bringing The Gentlemen’s Anti-Temperance League back for a special Repeal Party on Friday, December 13th at The Blind Swine Speakeasy. Mark your calendars, you’re not going to what to miss this one.

WIU Graduation
2019-12-13 | Western Illinois University, 1 University Circle , Macomb, IL, United States
Friday, December 13, 2019

3:45 p.m. – Army ROTC Commissioning, Brattain Lounge, University Union, Macomb
5:30 p.m. – Honors Convocation, Western Hall, Macomb

Saturday, December 14, 2019

9:30 a.m. — Combined Graduate/Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony #1, Western Hall, Macomb

College of Arts and Sciences
College of Business and Technology
General Studies and Interdisciplinary Studies degree programs

1:00 p.m. — Combined Graduate/Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony #2, Western Hall, Macomb

College of Education and Human Services
College of Fine Arts & Communication

Holiday Festival of Choirs at St. Paul Catholic Church
2019-12-07 19:30 - 21:30 | COFAC Recital Hall
All concerts FREE and open to the public, at 7:30 PM in the COFAC Recital Hall, unless otherwise indicated.
For moe information, call 309-298-1544 or visit wiu.edu/music.

Christmas Light Parade
2019-12-07 17:00 - 18:30 | Bushnell, IL
Nothing will put you in the holiday spirit quite like the Christmas Lights Parade in Bushnell, IL.
This annual event consists of scores of vehicles, intricately and painstakingly dressed in festive seasonal decorations and yuletide lighting, as they slalom their way through the village streets while thrilled throngs line the curbs and children squeal in delight.
If ever there was a wonderland of winter, the Bushnell Christmas Lights Parade epitomizes just that.
