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Adult Prom: Forever Young, The Redo
2022-07-30 21:00 (America/Chicago) | The Elks Lodge

MHS & WHS All Year's Class Reunion
2022-08-05 15:00 - 18:00 | Macomb VFW Post 1921, 1200 E. Jefferson St, Macomb
MHS CLASS OF 1961 CLASS REUNION—60+1
PASS THE WORD that Macomb High School class of 1961 will hold a 60+1 class reunion the first weekend in August. Friday and Saturday events will be in the Macomb VFW Post 1921 Banquet Room, 1200 E Jefferson.
Friday, August 5, 3-6 PM will be a meet and greet. We welcome ALL CLASSES from Macomb High School and Western High School to join us from 4-6 PM. Cash Bar Available
Saturday, August 6, 2-6 PM Class of 1961 only. Advance reservations by July 15 required. We will provide food and a program with Emcee Vic McAvoy. The doors open at 2 PM, and the PROGRAM will begin at 2:30. Cash Bar Available
Sunday, August 7, 8 AM will be breakfast at Hy-Vee, 1600 E Jackson.
Questions: Email marsa_l@yahoo.com

Alpaca Beach Party
2022-08-06 15:00 - 19:00 | Little Creek Alpacas
Come out to Little Creek Alpacas Saturday, August 6th from 3pm-7pm and/or Sunday, August 7th from 12pm-4pm for our August 2022 Alpaca Beach Party!
40+ alpacas roaming in a free range setting with a 2 acre pond and small white sand beach. Trails End Concessions will be joining us with their awesome smoothies, coffee drinks, funnel cakes, veggie burgers, appetizers, and various meat sandwiches made with local meat from C&N Farms! King Neptune will be providing live music for all of you who want to boogie down and really have a good time. Hickry Ridge Homestead is coming and will be doing spinning demonstrations, so you can see how our alpaca fiber is spun into yarn! Z’s Woodworking will have their handmade puzzles & more. Courtois’ Creations will be bringing a selection of their items, they are a comfy everyday fashion boutique with affordable accessories, gifts, and clothing in sizes small-3X! Stay tuned to see if Quesal Puppet Troupe and Lake Hill Winery will be joining us!
Cups of grain to hand feed the alpacas with will be available for $4/cup (cash only). We’ll also have tables set up with our alpaca products for sale. Fishing is allowed, bring your own 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. An outhouse is available on the other side of the farm, unfortunately it is not wheelchair accessible. Hand wipes and disinfectant wipes are available, there is no hand sink. There is soap and a cold water hose available near the grain bin and girls’ barn area.
**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 2022 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 20-40 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. 35-40 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. 20-30 minutes from our farm.

Owls of Illinois
2022-08-13 18:30 - 20:00 | Argyle Lake State Park, 640 Argyle Park Rd. , Colchester, IL, 62326, United States

Randolph Street Rendezvous: The Matt Eckberg Band
2022-08-18 18:30 - 21:30 | Glendwood Park, 1400 N Randolph St, Macomb, United States

Odd Fellows @ The Wine Sellers
2022-08-19 17:30 - 21:30 | The Wine Sellers
Odd Fellows at Wine Sellers
Odd Fellows have been playing together in various forms since 2012.

Movie in the Park: Encanto
2022-08-26 19:30 | Veteran’s Park, E University Drive, Macomb, IL, 61455, United States
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TimberFest: The Backwoods Breakdown 2022!
2022-08-27 | 819 Macomb St, Colchester, IL
TimberFest 2022 will be held in our beautiful backwoods, of Colchester, IL. This event includes plenty of camp ground and incredible, live, local music!
Featuring 12+ hours of live music extending from bluegrass and blues to hard rock and metal. Starting at noon on the 27th and proceeding late into the night.
A $10 donation will be collected at the entrance. CASH ONLY!
All the money raised from this event will be donated back to the bands. Come show your support to the local music scene.
Feel free to bring your own picnic lunch/dinner and your own adult beverages. Food trucks and a baked goods sale will also be available on site.
2022 Lineup:
*Steve Mo
*Gunner
*Soultru
*John Lane
*Mississippi Dogfish
*Snail Trail
*Aftersome
*Demons of Country
*Chew Toy
*Dereliction
+ PLUS MANY MORE!
*Stay tuned for the latest progressions!
*Don’t forget your camping supplies!

Wednesday Wine Run
2022-09-07 18:00 | The Wine Sellers
The weather is getting warmer, so It’s time to get outside and run.
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!

Randolph Street Rendezvous: Black Velvet
2022-09-08 18:30 - 21:30 | Glendwood Park, 1400 N Randolph St, Macomb, United States

Macomb Balloon Rally
2022-09-09 17:00 - 20:30, 2022-09-10 12:00 - 17:00 | Vince Grady Field, Macomb, IL, 61455, United States

WIU Windfest
2022-09-10 08:30 - 16:00 | COFAC Recital Hall
Flutes | Oboe | Clarinet |Bassoon | Saxophone

Gazebo Art Festival
2022-09-10 09:00 - 18:00 | Chandler Park, Macomb, IL, 61455, United States
Juried art festival with a variety of artists and artisans. Food trucks will be available.

2nd Annual Play It Forward
2022-09-10 12:00 - 22:00 | The Wine Sellers
Join us for the 2nd Annual Play it Forward on Saturday, September 10th at the Wine Sellers! Enjoy our fine wines, craft beers and spirits, along with wonderful live music on our back patio. Funds raised from this event will benefit the McDonough County Humane Society Building Fund.

Free Food Pantry
2022-09-15 12:30 - 13:30 | 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 35th Annual Mary Olive Woods Lecture
2022-09-15 19:00 - 20:30 | IL
September 15, 2022
7:00-8:30 pm
Heritage Room, University Union
Bio:
Dr. Edward E. Curtis IV will deliver the 35th Annual Mary Olive Woods Lecture, “Muslims of the Heartland: How Syrian Immigrants Made a Home in the American Midwest.” Dr. Curtis is Professor of Religious Studies, William M. and Gail M. Plater Chair of the Liberal Arts, and Adjunct Professor of American Studies and Africana Studies at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). The lecture is at 7 pm on September 15, 2022, in the Heritage Room at the WIU University Union. Free and open to the public, the lecture is sponsored by the WIU Departments of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Mathematics and Philosophy, and the Mary Olive Woods Trust.
The descendant of the first Arab American immigrants to Southern Illinois, Professor Curtis has authored fourteen books on Muslim American, African American, and Arab American history and life, among them Arab Indianapolis; The Call of Bilal: Islam in the African Diaspora; Muslims in America: A Short History; and Islam in Black America: Identity, Liberation, and Difference in African-American Islamic Thought. Dr. Curtis is a graduate of the University of South Africa (DLitt et Phil), Washington University in St. Louis (MA), and Kenyon College (BA). His academic interests include Arab American studies, Islamic studies, Africana religions, and US history. He is co-founder of the Journal of Africana Religions.
Professor Curtis has served as a summer director for National Endowment of the Humanities seminars, and received fellowships from Fulbright, Luce, Carnegie, NEH, the American Academy of Religion, and Andrew Mellon. He is currently directing the Arab Indianapolis community history project.

The 35th Annual Mary Olive Woods Lecture
2022-09-15 19:00 - 20:30 | Western Illinois University Union
Dr. Edward E. Curtis IV will deliver the 35th Annual Mary Olive Woods Lecture, “Muslims of the Heartland: How Syrian Immigrants Made a Home in the American Midwest.” Dr. Curtis is Professor of Religious Studies, William M. and Gail M. Plater Chair of the Liberal Arts, and Adjunct Professor of American Studies and Africana Studies at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). The lecture is at 7 pm on September 15, 2022, in the Heritage Room at the WIU University Union. Free and open to the public, the lecture is sponsored by the WIU Departments of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Mathematics and Philosophy, and the Mary Olive Woods Trust.
The descendant of the first Arab American immigrants to Southern Illinois, Professor Curtis has authored fourteen books on Muslim American, African American, and Arab American history and life, among them Arab Indianapolis; The Call of Bilal: Islam in the African Diaspora; Muslims in America: A Short History; and Islam in Black America: Identity, Liberation, and Difference in African-American Islamic Thought. Dr. Curtis is a graduate of the University of South Africa (DLitt et Phil), Washington University in St. Louis (MA), and Kenyon College (BA). His academic interests include Arab American studies, Islamic studies, Africana religions, and US history. He is co-founder of the Journal of Africana Religions.
Professor Curtis has served as a summer director for National Endowment of the Humanities seminars, and received fellowships from Fulbright, Luce, Carnegie, NEH, the American Academy of Religion, and Andrew Mellon. He is currently directing the Arab Indianapolis community history project.

Dirty Bird Mud Run
2022-09-16 12:00 - 17:00 | Walmart

Bold Brew House Parking Lot Party
2022-09-17 10:00 - 15:00 | Bold Brew House, 314 N Lafayette St., Macomb
4th annual Vender Show

McDonough Choral Society
2022-09-18 14:00 - 16:00 | Western Illinois Museum, 201 S. Lafayette St. , Macomb, IL, 61455, United States

WIU Dance Marathon 5K
2022-09-23 12:00 - 17:00 | Wesern illinois University
Come run the WIU Dance Marathon 5K race in Macomb this September

Movie in the Park: Hocus Pocus
2022-09-23 19:00 | Veteran’s Park, Macomb, IL, 61455, United States

Craig Corzatt: Live at Forgottonia Brewing
2022-09-23 19:30 - 21:30 | Forgottonia Brewing, 324 N. Lafayette St., Macomb
Craig is heading back to Forgottonia with his incredible mix or new and old country favorites!

Lake Exploration Day
2022-09-24 10:00 - 14:00 | Argyle Lake State Park, 640 Argyle Park Rd. , Colchester, IL, 62326, United States

Art in Nature Painting Class
2022-10-01 13:30 - 15:30 | Argyle Lake State Park, 640 Argyle Park Rd. , Colchester, IL, 62326, United States

Wednesday Wine Run
2022-10-05 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!

Fallen Soldiers 5K Run/Walk
2022-10-08 09:00 - 17:00 | Spencer Student Recreation Center, 1 University Circle, Macomb, IL, 61455, United States
http://www.wiu.edu/fallensoldiers/

Touch A Truck
2022-10-08 11:00 - 14:00 | Veteran’s Park, Macomb, IL, 61455, United States
This FREE event will be a fun day for families to explore and learn about various vehicles in their community! You will get to sit in, touch, and ask questions about these cool vehicles!

Come out to Veterans park for an exciting opportunity to experience first responder vehicles, dump trucks, snow plows, grapple truck, telehandler, and more!

Explore different vehicles
Food trucks will be on site to purchase lunch and drinks.
Enjoy Kid-friendly tunes
and other outside activities!

Moonlight Meander
2022-10-08 17:30 - 19:30 | Lakeview Nature Center, 10050 N 1500th Rd, Macomb, IL, United States
