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WIU Mega Reunion
2023-09-08 - 2023-09-10 | Western Illinois University, 1 University Circle , Macomb, IL, United States
#WIUMegaReunion – Coming to Macomb Illinois. Who is ready to come back for some nostalgia like only we could bring to Macomb? This will be THE reunion of reunions to attend. We are making an official Guinness World Record attempt for Largest Reunion in the world on the Saturday of #Mega weekend. https://www.wiu.edu/alumni/megareunion.php

Park N' Cruise
2023-09-08 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Chandler Park, Macomb, IL, 61455, United States

Chew Toy
2023-09-08 20:00 - 22:00 | Forgottonia Brewing, 324 N. Lafayette St., Macomb
Loud, quirky, catchy as heck indie rock
If you know, you know, and if you don’t then you better get yourself to this show and find out!
Chew Toy will be rocking out in the beer garden starting at 8:00 PM.

Macomb Farmer's Market
2023-09-09 08:00 - 12:00, 2023-09-16 08:00 - 12:00, 2023-09-23 08:00 - 12:00, 2023-09-30 08:00 - 12:00 | Macomb Downtown Square, 1 Courthouse Square, Macomb, IL, 61455, United States
The Macomb Farmers Market provides a place for vendors to sell their products. A variety of products are available from week to week.

Gazebo Art Festival
2023-09-09 09:00 - 16:00 | Chandler Park, Macomb, 61455, United States
Artists offering unique and original items in Ceramics, Fused Glass Art, Painting, Photography, Stained glass, and Woodworking. All items are individually Handcrafted. Food trucks from The Phoenix Food Shack and Hillbilly Haven will be available from 11 -2; and Face Painting will be provided by the Macomb Junior High Thespians. There will also be fundraising for the new carpeting in the Macomb Arts Center; and the ever-popular Book Sale from the Friends of the Macomb Public Library.

Sunday Funday Music Bingo
2023-09-10 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-09-17 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-09-24 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-10-01 15:00 - 17:00 | Forgottonia Brewing, 324 N. Lafayette St., Macomb
Date: Every Sunday unless otherwise noted.
Time: 3-5 PM
Cost: Free to play
How it works: Each week will have a musical theme.
The host will describe what pattern of bingo (standard, letter X, 4 corners, etc.) is being played that round.
A playlist from that theme will randomly play 45 seconds of each song.
You mark off the band’s name if they are on your bingo card.
The round ends when someone yells BINGO! and is verified by the host.
4 rounds of musical bingo will be played each week.

Michael K Paxton "Interpolated"
2023-09-12 16:30 - 18:00 | Western Illinois University Art Gallery, 1 University Cir, Macomb, IL, 61455
Michael K Paxton “Interpolated”

September 12, 4:30-6:00
University Art Gallery
College of Fine Arts and Communication
Western Illinois University
Macomb, Illinois
Chicago artist Michael K Paxton will have his solo exhibition, “Interpolated”, on display September 12 through October 19 at the Western Illinois University Art Gallery.
A reception for the artist will be held Tuesday, September 12, 4:30-6:00 p.m. The artist will speak about his work at 5:00 pm.
Admission is free and open to the public.
For more information about the Gallery, visit wiu.edu/artgallery.
Michael K. Paxton a well-established Chicago fine artist who is also a sixth generation West Virginian with a career that now spans fifty years. His awards include a grant from the Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Foundation, Inc., New York; Illinois Arts Council Fellowship in Visual Art Award and two Professional Development Grants; Fellowships with both Air le Parc, Project and Research Center, Pampelonne, France and Jentel Artist Residency Program, Banner, Wyoming; a Marshall University Alumni Award of Distinction; Individual Artist Program Grant, DCASE, Chicago; six Professional Development Grants from Columbia College, Chicago; two CAAP Grants, Chicago, IL; Open Studio Residency, Department of Cultural Affairs, Chicago, IL and a Purchase Prize, fom the Chicago Federation of Labor, Chicago, IL.
He as an MFA in Drawing and Painting from The University of Georgia, 1979 and B.A. in Art from Marshall University, 1975; he retired from the Faculty of Columbia College Chicago in Art and Art History and Design Departments in 2021.

Wednesday Wine Run/Walk
2023-09-13 18:00, 2023-09-20 18:00, 2023-09-27 18:00, 2023-10-04 18:00 | The Wine Sellers
Meet at The Wine Sellers at 6:00 pm and go for a group run. You can run any distance at any pace – walkers are welcome too. End your run/walk at TWS and enjoy a beverage with your running friends.
This will be a weekly event – weather permitting.
Let’s get outside and run!

Macomb Farmers Market
2023-09-14 08:00 - 12:00, 2023-09-21 08:00 - 12:00, 2023-09-28 08:00 - 12:00, 2023-10-05 08:00 - 12:00 | Macomb Downtown Square, 1 Courthouse Square, Macomb, IL, 61455, United States

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania - Movie in the Park
2023-09-15 19:30 | Veteran’s Park, Macomb, IL, 61455, United States
Movies in the Park returns this summer to Veterans Park!
Bring your camping chairs and picnic blankets to enjoy a family favorite, Hotel Transylvania FREE under the twinkling stars!
Free popcorn and drinks provided by First Bankers Trust Company, NA and Refreshment Services Pepsi!
See you September 15th – – Movie starts at 7:30 PM!
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Hotel Transylvania: Transformania – Rated PG
Van Helsing’s mysterious new invention transforms Drac and his pals into humans, and Johnny into a monster. With their new mismatched bodies, Drac and the pack must find a way to switch themselves back before their transformations become permanent.

Walk to End Alzheimer's
2023-09-16 08:00 - 11:00 | Chandler Park, Macomb, IL, 61455, United States
Across the nation, the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s® is full of flowers, each carried by someone committed to ending this disease. Because like flowers, our participants don’t stop when something’s in their way. They keep raising funds and awareness for a breakthrough in the fight against Alzheimer’s and all other dementia.

Dirty Bird Mud Run
2023-09-16 08:00 - 17:00 | IL
https://www.raceentry.com/dirty-bird-mud-run-macomb/race-information

WIU Dance Marathon 5K
2023-09-23 08:00 - 17:00 | IL
https://www.raceentry.com/wiu-dance-marathon-5k/race-information

3rd Annual BBQ Smoke Off
2023-09-23 11:00 - 17:00 | Pop a Top Again, 119 South Square, Plymouth, IL
Schoony’s BBQ smoke off is back for the 2nd year! Event kicks off at 11:00 am at Pop A Top Again $40 entry fee with 100% payback. Ribs and appetizer cook off, rules are posted! Contact Pop A Top with any questions ~ (309) 458-6454

Alpaca Beach Party - National Alpaca Farm Days
2023-09-23 13:00 - 17:00 | Little Creek Alpacas
Come out to Little Creek Alpacas Sat., Sept. 23rd & Sun., Sept. 24th from 1pm-5pm for our National Alpaca Farm Days celebration!
30+ alpacas roaming in a free range setting with a 2 acre pond and small white sand beach. Tacos and Thai food truck will be here with all their tasty menu items, so come hungry! Lake Hill Winery will be joining us with all your favorite local wines to taste, sip, and enjoy – including their Life’s A Beach Alpaca wine. Hickry Ridge Homestead is coming and will be doing spinning demonstrations, so you can see how our alpaca fiber is spun into yarn! She’ll also be doing drop spindle lessons around 3pm. A Tangled Mess Angoras & Crafts will be here with her adorable angora rabbits. She’ll have a felt station set up where you can make a needle felted picture for just $10 (ages 8 & older)! Quesal Puppet Troupe will be performing a special puppet show around 1:30pm both days, and on Sunday we’ll have live music by Carol Jean and Jera from 2:30pm-5pm! Stay tuned to see what other vendors and fiber demonstrations we’ll have.
Cups of grain to hand feed the alpacas with will be available for $5/cup. We’ll also have tables set up with our alpaca products for sale. Fishing is allowed, our pond is stocked with mostly bass, but there are a few catfish in there somewhere. Bring your own fishing pole, we don’t have any available. The beach has toys for kids to play with, this is a family friendly environment.
No pets, no smoking, and no chasing the alpacas. Please be kind and respectful to others. We’ll have a handicap accessible porta-potty. Hand wipes and disinfectant wipes are available, there is no hand sink.
**Please note, this is not a petting zoo. Alpacas are similar to a timid cat, they like to get to know you on their own terms. If you insist on trying to pet them before you’ve earned their trust, they will walk or run away from you – the more you insist, the more they will retreat. Be patient, and let them come up to you on their own for the best experience. Hand feeding grain always helps with the introduction, and will entice them to come up to you.
Free admission for all of our 2023 Alpaca Beach Parties! Donations are always appreciated, but never expected.

“Granma said, when you come on something good, first thing to do is share it with whoever you can find; that way the good spreads out where no telling it will go. Which is right.”
– Forrest Carter from the Education of Little Tree
Sunny Beach is dedicated to my best friend, Sunny, who spent her life celebrating kindness and advocating for children, social justice, and world peace. Her last letter to me arrived the day she passed away, and inside it was the quote above from Forrest Carter. The Alpaca Beach Parties came about all because of my beautiful friend, it’s my way of honoring her and my attempt to bring as much joy to the world as she did.
Little Creek Alpacas is within 20-35 minutes of 3 different campgrounds! A great way to take an affordable mini vacation that the kids will love! Spring Lake in Macomb, IL also has cabins for rent if you’re not a tent camper and don’t have an RV. Spring Lake is approx. 35 minutes from our farm. Argyle Lake State Park is approx. 20-30 minutes from our farm. Weinberg-King State Fish and Wildlife Area is approx. 20 minutes from our farm.
Not a camper? No problem, Plymouth Rock Roost Bed & Breakfast is just 5 minutes from our farm, or you can find a few different hotels in Macomb, IL (just 30 minutes from our farm).

The Rhythm Circle
2023-09-29 17:30 - 18:30 | Every Park Pond

Live Music: Craig Corzatt
2023-09-29 19:30 | Forgottonia Brewing, 324 N. Lafayette St., Macomb
Craig will be heading back to Forgottonia to perform a fantastic collection of country hits, both old and new!

Wheel Throwing & Beyond
2023-10-05 17:30 - 19:30 | Macomb Park District Ceramic Studio, 1406 N Randolph St. , Macomb, IL, United States
Curious about throwing on the wheel and looking for a fun introduction to clay? This six week course will focus on the basic skills needed to make cups, bowls, and more! Our focus during this program will center around the process of throwing, shaping, and trimming pots on a pottery wheel, while also exploring basic surface decoration and glazing techniques. Satisfy your curiosity and join for this relaxing course geared towards students of all skill levels! Join us and learn to create in a fun and supportive environment! Course fee includes clay, glazes, use of tools and brushes, bisque and glaze kiln firings, and weekly open studio hours.
Dates: October 5, 19, November 2, 9, 16, 30
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Course Fee: $95.00 for Macomb Park District Residents, $127.00 for Non-Residents
Registration is required
Deadline to register: October 4th
3 ways to Register :
Follow the Link: tinyurl.com/mpdregister
Call 309-833-4562
or stop by the Macomb Park District office to register in person!
