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Wednesday Wine Run
2022-09-07 18:00 (America/Chicago) | 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, 2022-10-20 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 35th Annual Mary Olive Woods Lecture
2022-09-15 19:00 - 20:30
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

Tito Carrillo Live Jazz with the Hat Trio
2022-10-14 16:30 - 19:30 | Western Illinois Museum, 201 S. Lafayette St. , Macomb, IL, 61455, United States

National & Illinois State Annual Cornhusking Contest
2022-10-15 08:00 - 17:00 | Lewis Farm, 14241 N 1800th Rd, Good Hope, IL
2022 Illinois State and National Cornhusking Contests!
Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of this time-honor tradition of hand corn picking. Open to the public. Twelve divisions including Junior, Pee Wee and Novice.
Illinois State Contest, October 15th – National Contest, October 16th
Registration at 8 am contests starts at 9 am.
Illinois Membership is required to pick in the classes to qualify for the national cornhusking contest.
Illinois Membership is $3 for youth and $15 for all adult classes.
FREE ADMISSION FOR ALL SPECTATORS!!
Top three contestants in each class qualify for the national contest.
National – Class – Age – Length
Girls – Youth – 10 through 14 – 10 minutes
Boys – Youth – 15 through 20 – 10 minutes
Women – 21 through 49 – 20 minutes
Men – 21 through 49 – 20 minutes
Women – 50 and Up – 20 minutes
Men – 50 and Up – 20 minutes
Senior Women – 75 and Up – 10 minutes
Senior Men – 75 and Up – 10 minutes
Women’s Open – Any Age – 20 minutes
Men’s Open – Any Age – 30 minutes
Illinois Pee Wee Contest
12:30 pm. The length will be up to 2 minutes depending on the number of contestants.
The ages will be Girls 6 to 9, Boys 6 to 9, Girls 10 to 12, and Boys 10 to 12 years old.
Those who participate in the youth national qualifying matches are not eligible for the Pee Wee contests.
No fee for the Pee Wee contest.
Illinois Novice Class
A Novice Class will also be held this year for anyone interested in trying picking com by hand.
Information will be available the day of contest about time and the cost.
Any changes to the Illinois hand corn picking contest rules will be announced the day of the contest.
For more information or in case the 2022 contest is postpone, canceled, or moved because of weather see the following web sites:
www.cornhusking.com, www.illinoiscornhusking.com
Contact information :
Cindy Humes (National President ) at 309-729-5261
Dick Humes (Illinois State President) at 309-582-4344

Fall Colors Nature Hike
2022-10-15 10:00 - 11:30 | Argyle Lake State Park, 640 Argyle Park Rd. , Colchester, IL, 62326, United States

Alpaca Beach Party - Season Finale
2022-10-16 13:00 - 16:00 | Little Creek Alpacas
Come out to Little Creek Alpacas Sunday, October 16th from 1pm-4pm for our 2022 Alpaca Beach Party Season Finale!
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.

WIU Homecoming 2022
2022-10-21 - 2022-10-23 | Western Illinois University, 1 University Circle , Macomb, IL, United States
Saturday, October 15, 2022 Paint the Paws Friday, October 21, 2022 Reunion check-in starts; it continues throughout the weekend. Registration will take place at the Alumni House. 4 p.m. Ribbon Cutting and Dedication of the Dr. Frank Lupton Pavilion, Horn Field Campus (rain or shine) 5-9 p.m. All-Alumni Social, Alumni House (Complimentary food, beer, wine and soda; cash bar available) Saturday, October 22, 2022 7-7:45 a.m. Old Stompin’ Ground Runaround Registration, Alumni House 8 a.m. Old Stompin’ Ground Runaround: 5K Run/1.5 mile walk 8:30 a.m. Reunion Recognition Brunch & Social, Alumni House 9:30 a.m. All-Alumni Breakfast, Alumni House (Complimentary coffee and donuts) 10:30 a.m. Homecoming Parade – Watch from the Alumni House & Gwendolyn Brooks Memorial Park next door Noon-3 p.m. Alumni Cookout at “The Right Place” tent – in Q LOT (Menu: Hot dogs and hamburgers, veggie burgers, potato chips, bottled water, canned soda and coffee.) 3 p.m. Leathernecks Football Game vs. Youngstown State – Hanson Field Tickets will not be mailed. The Homecoming football ticket sales are final. Therefore, all tickets purchased through the WIU Alumni Association are non-refundable. **If you order mums, t-shirts, football tickets and/or lunch tickets, you can pick them up at the Alumni House any time on Friday and until 11:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. After 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, tickets/mums/t-shirts will be taken down to The Right Place tent, which is in Q Lot. You can pick up your items there. Any football tickets not picked up by 3:00 p.m. (game time) on Saturday will be left at the will call window at the stadium. Homecoming T-shirts If you didn’t order a 2021 Homecoming T-shirt, call 309-298-1914 to order today. Limited sizes available.

WIU Old Stompin’ Ground Runaround 5K Fun Run & 1.5 Mile Walk
2022-10-22 08:00 - 17:00 | WIU Alumni House
WIU Old Stompin’ Ground Runaround 5K Fun Run and 1.5 Mile Walk
Our in-person race will once again include chip timing technology with live results streamed online and displayed near the finish line. All participants will receive a commemorative Old Stompin’ Ground Runaround moisture wicking/dry fit t-shirt. Shower facilities are available at the WIU Spencer Student Recreation Center with a valid ID. Come home and run/walk with us down memory lane!

Awards will be given to overall winner, overall male and female winners. Race begins at 8 a.m. at the Alumni House.
Registration is $20/person and includes a dry fit t-shirt. When ordering your t-shirt, we would recommend sizing down one size. If you register the day of the race, the entry fee is $20/person and shirts will be available as supplies last.

Illinois Bats: Facts & Myths
2022-10-22 18:00 - 19:30 | Argyle Lake State Park, 640 Argyle Park Rd. , Colchester, IL, 62326, United States
