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Sunday Funday Music Bingo
2023-11-19 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-11-12 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-11-05 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-10-29 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-10-22 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | 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.

Shop, Sip & Socialize 2023
2023-11-18 17:00 - 20:30 | Macomb Dining Company
We are very excited to announce that we will be hosting a 3rd Annual {Shop, Sip & Socialize} Event! This year, the event will be held at the ~NEWLY RENOVATED~ Dining Co. building in Macomb, IL. on Saturday, November 18th from 5:00pm – 8:30pm.
We will have 15+ amazing LOCAL businesses for you to shop from!
This is a {Ticketed Event} which means you MUST have a ticket to enter!
TWO types of tickets (VIP & General Admission), will be available for purchase in LIMITED QUANTITIES! Tickets will launch online on Sunday; October 1st!
>>> VIP: $50.00 each; this includes Coupon Book (filled with a coupon for each vendor to use at the event or future purchases), a drink ticket, socialize with your besties while munching on a delicious SPREAD from Spreadz, all while listening to and enjoying some LIVE MUSIC by a local WIU baseball player — Kalen Reardon and EARLY ACCESS to shopping from 5-6!
>>> General Admission: $20 each; this grants you access into the event at 6pm, where you will still be able to shop ALL of our amazing vendors, sip on a drink or two, socialize with your besties while munching on a delicious SPREAD from Spreadz, all while listening to and enjoying some LIVE MUSIC by a local WIU baseball player — Kalen Reardon!
Ticket’s will launch October 1st.

Dried Citrus Garland: Nature Makers Workshop
2023-11-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Lakeview Nature Center, 10050 N 1500th Rd, Macomb, IL, United States
Let’s transform a collection of dried orange slices and a length of string into a sun-filled garland that will keep your home feeling extra cozy all winter long! As a bonus, this light catching and luminous garland can be stored and used year after year!
*Nature Makers Workshops are open to ages 16 and up as well as all skill levels. All materials are included in the workshop fee. When applicable, social distancing and safe mask wearing is recommended for our Nature Makers Workshop Series.
Fee: $12.00 per person for Macomb Park District Residents or $14.00 per person for Non-Residents
Registration is required
Deadline to register: November 16
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!

West Prairie Class of 2024 Fundraiser Lunch
2023-11-18 11:00 - 14:00 | Colchester Lion’s Den, Colchester, IL

6th Annual Macomb Merchant Mingle
2023-11-16 16:00 - 19:00 | Downtown Macomb
Step out in Macomb for a festive evening full of fun, giveaways, and shopping local. This is the perfect time to visit your favorite shops and find gifts for your friends & family or treat yourself. Stay tuned for participating retailers!

Talent Grant and Tuition Waiver Exhibition
2023-11-06 16:30 - 18:00 | Western Illinois University Art Gallery, 1 University Cir, Macomb, IL, 61455
The Department of Art and Design’s “Talent Grant and Tuition Waiver Exhibition” will be on display November 6 through November 28 at the Western Illinois University Art Gallery.
A reception for the artists will be held Monday, November 6 from 4:30-6:00 p.m.
Exhibiting Artists: Rivers Ashton, Molly Borth, Ashlee Bullock, Jae Corales, Alexis Danner-Clark, Claire Degraaf, Delaney Egan, Abigail Ehrenberger, Vanessa Ellis, Carolyne Foster, Conor Geigner, Kendra Hallberg, Grace Lessen, Clarissa Lopez, Francesca Magalang, Bailey Mckean, Michelle Narvaez, Xavier Patton, Julia Riley, Emily Sharon, Ashley Sikes, Mackenzie White
image: Molly Borth, It’s All Piling Up, 2023, serigraph, 41 x 29 x 7
Admission is free and open to the public.

Sara Dismukes Solo Exhibition, "Mishearing Mnemosyne "
2023-11-06 16:30 - 18:00 | Western Illinois University Art Gallery, 1 University Cir, Macomb, IL, 61455
Montgomery, AL artist Sara Dismukes will have her solo exhibition, “mishearing Mnemosyne “, on display November 6 through December 15 at the Western Illinois University Art Gallery.
A reception for the artist will be held Tuesday, November 6, 4:30-6:00 p.m. The artist will speak about her work at 5:00 pm.
Sara Dismukes is a multidisciplinary artist and educator currently living in Montgomery, Alabama. She is a member of the art and design faculty at Troy University. Her studio practice includes drawing, painting and graphic design, as well as traditional bookbinding.
“We all move back and forth between public and private spaces. Rather than call attention to the origin or the destination, I pay attention to what is found along the way. I am compelled by the social mediation of landscape, and how desire and disregard are manifested in objects and spaces over time.
My work celebrates the things we pass by, often unnoticed, while moving about our day. I am interested in entropy as well as the growth that is its companion. Close observation of the patterns and structures in nature, as well as the rhythm of its seasonal cycles, is an enthusiasm and an influence. I see tenacity and resilience within these systems and feel deeply connected to them.”

Acorn Dish : Day in Clay Workshop
2023-11-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Macomb Park District Ceramic Studio, 1406 N Randolph St. , Macomb, IL, United States
Join us in the studio this month as we create a memorable and charming acorn dish that you can enjoy using year after year! In this workshop, we’ll combine speckled clay, slab rolling and impressed textures to create a useful dish perfect for your autumn table!
2 sessions available : 12:00pm-1:00pm or 1:30pm-2:30pm
*Day in Clay Workshops are open to all ages, all skill levels, and we request that young children be accompanied by an adult who is also enrolled. When applicable, social distancing and safe mask wearing is recommended.
Fee: $10.00 per person for Macomb Park District Residents or $12.00 per person for Non-Residents
Registration is required
Deadline to register: November 2
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!

Western IL Fall Fiber Fest
2023-11-04 11:00 - 16:00 | Little Creek Alpacas
Join us Sat., Nov. 4th from 11am-4pm at the McDonough County 4-H Center for the Western IL Fall Fiber Fest! A day full of fiber fun with fiber demonstrations, sales, and hands on fiber activities. Meet fiber farmers and fiber artists, learn about the different animals that produce fiber, and all the different things you can create with it. Raw fiber, carded fiber, batt blends, roving, hand-spun yarns, hand-dyed yarns, felting supplies, felted items & art, crocheted items, knit items, woven items, and much more! Free admission. Stay tuned for more details!
Hands on Fiber Activities (so far):
Make a Felted Picture – ages 10 & up – $10 – use natural fibers to create your own felted masterpiece! You’ll learn the basics of needle felting and use a barbed felting needle to “poke” fiber into a 5×7 piece of alpaca felt to design your own picture. It’s like painting, but with fiber and a needle instead of paint and a paintbrush!
Rug Hooking – more details coming!

Vendor List (so far):
Little Creek Alpacas
Frankie Girls
Jubilee Farms
AriBo Arts
A Tangled Mess Angoras & Crafts
Noumea Hand Dyed Yarn & Fiber
Leaf Livestock Wool Co.
Macomb Fiber Arts Guild
Heirloom Fiber Arts Studio

Pumpkin Smash!
2023-11-04 10:00 - 14:00 | Macomb Park District
SAVE YOUR PUMPKINS AND RECYCLE THEM ON NOVEMBER 4th!
FREE EVENT!
This is a community effort to keep pumpkins out of our landfills. Recycle your pumpkins during this event by SMASHING THEM in a fun way or dropping off at our recycle station! We will compost them as soil for farmers!
We’re excited to be partnering on this event with University of Illinois Extension Henderson, Knox, McDonough, & Warren Co. and SCARCE
Don’t trash it, smash it! Mark your calendars for November 4th – Rain or Shine – 10am to 2pm
All pumpkins must be contaminant free- NO candles, stickers, googly eyes, plastic, paint or Non-biodegradable materials

First Fridays at Lakeview Nature Center
2023-11-03 09:00 - 14:00 | Lakeview Nature Center, 10050 N 1500th Rd, Macomb, IL, United States

Trivia Night
2023-11-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Forgottonia Brewing, 324 N. Lafayette St., Macomb
Trivia is available in both the taproom and beer garden every Thursday at 7 PM. – Free to Play – Up to 12 teams – No limit on team members other than table availability and prizes are capped at 4

Wednesday Wine Run/Walk
2023-11-01 18:00, 2023-10-25 18:00, 2023-10-18 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!

BCA Presents: The Queen's Cartoonists
2023-10-29 16:00 | University Union Grand Ballroom, Macomb, IL
BCA Presents: The Queen’s Cartoonists

October 29, 2023
4:00 PM
University Union Grand Ballroom
Tickets: $15 General Admission — $10 Youth/Senior — WIU Students Free with ID
Fun for all ages — 2 to 102!
The Queen’s Cartoonists perform music from cartoons! Pulling from over 100 years of animation from around the world, TQC’s performances are perfectly synchronized to the films projected on stage. The band matches the energy of the cartoons, leading the audience through a world of virtuosic musicianship, multi-instrumental mayhem, and comedy.

Watch your favorite classic cartoon characters interact with the musicians on stage, and expect the unexpected from the Golden Age of Animation, cult cartoon classics, and modern animated films.
Purchase tickets at www.westernpresents.com, visit the Hainline Theatre Box Office, or call 309.298.2900.

Atkinson McCord Cemetery Tour
2023-10-28 10:00 - 12:00 | Argyle Lake State Park, 640 Argyle Park Rd. , Colchester, IL, 62326, United States
Join park staff for a historical walking tour of the Atkinson/McCord cemetery located on the park’s property. Participants should be able to walk ½ mile on moderate terrain to access the cemetery. Meet at the park visitor center or at the trap range area. For more information, please call (309)776-3422 or email Bridget.Hinchee@illinois.gov.

Live Music: The Ex-Bombers
2023-10-27 20:00 | Forgottonia Brewing, 324 N. Lafayette St., Macomb
Halloween Show!
The Ex-Bombers are a psychedelic blues duo consisting of an 8-string bass & drums performing their take on an eclectic range of cover songs and original music.
http://www.theexbombers.com/
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Solo Exhibition "The Caesar Files: War Crimes in the Digital Age"
2023-10-24 16:30 - 18:00 | ANNEX Gallery
Kewanee, IL artist Marc Nelson will have his solo exhibition “The Caesar Files: War Crimes in the Digital Age” on display October 24 through November 17 at the ANNEX Gallery.
A reception for the artist will be held Tuesday, October 24, 4:30-6:00 p.m. The artist will speak about his work at 5:00 pm.
Marc Nelson was born and raised in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Marc earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, an Art Education teaching certificate from Western Illinois University, and a Masters in Art degree from Eastern Illinois University. Marc’s paintings and drawings have been featured on CNN, BBC, DW, AJ+, NPR, CBC, The New York Times, Amnesty International, award winning documentaries, and other news and human rights agencies and publications. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, and appears in public and private collections around the world.. Marc and his wife, writer and educator Jill Bartelt, live and work in Kewanee, Illinois.

Concert ~ Portraits of Peace: A Song Suite Dedicated to Rev. Dr. C. T. Vivian
2023-10-22 16:00 - 17:00 | First Presbyterian Church, 400 E. Carroll St. , Macomb, IL, United States
Composed by Dr. Sharon J. Willis of Atlanta, GA. Dr. Willis is the former Department Chair of Music at Morris Brown College and Clark Atlanta University; she holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree (University of Georgia). Willis is also the Founding Director of Americolor Opera Alliance. She has written 16 operatic works to date that feature Afro-Centric, Social, Health, and American subjects. Dr. Willis is the only woman composer in the United States to have founded an opera company and been its principal composer.

Illinois Bats: Facts and Myths
2023-10-21 18:00 - 19:30 | Argyle Lake State Park, 640 Argyle Park Rd. , Colchester, IL, 62326, United States
Join us at Argyle Lake as we learn about our only true flying mammal….BATS!!! Local educator and outdoor enthusiast, Mary McMahon will dispel many myths about bats during this informative and entertaining presentation about these mysterious mammals. Participants will have the opportunity to listen to nearby bats feeding on flying insects using an echolocation detection device. Many informative handouts will be available. Meet at the park’s Pioneer shelter for this program (2nd left after entering the park, just past dump station). For more information, please call (309)776-3422 or email Bridget.Hinchee@illinois.gov

Macomb Farmer's Market
2023-10-21 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.

Live Music: Craig Corzatt
2023-10-20 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!

Stargazing at the Park
2023-10-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Argyle Lake State Park, 640 Argyle Park Rd. , Colchester, IL, 62326, United States
Join us at Argyle Lake State Park for two evenings of stargazing with retired WIU astronomy instructor Tom Van Heuklon and hobby astronomer Larry Knicl. Depending on the date, we will be observing Jupiter, Mars Neptune, Saturn Venus, the Orionids meteor shower, the Moon and many deep sky objects including star clusters, nebulae and galaxies, in addition to several constellations. These programs will be held at the park’s Sunset shelter (1st left turn upon entering the park). For your comfort, bring a chair or blanket, insect repellent, and a flashlight. These programs may be canceled if weather conditions are bad or visibility is poor. Please call (309)776-3422 or email Bridget.Hinchee@illinois.gov

Wheel Throwing & Beyond
2023-10-19 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!

Macomb Farmers Market
2023-10-19 08:00 - 12:00 | Macomb Downtown Square, 1 Courthouse Square, Macomb, IL, 61455, United States
