Local Happenings
QUINCY — Five playwrights, four local directors, and 17 community performers are bringing new stories to life as rehearsals kick off for this year’s Quincy Community Theatre Playwriting Festival at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 28, on the QCT main stage. Presented in partnership with the Midsummer Arts Faire, this one-night-only event promises an evening of…
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QUINCY — Friends of the Trails will host its annual fundraising bicycle ride on Saturday, July 12. The Terry Anastas Tour de Quincy will take place throughout the city of Quincy, starting at The Dock, 1021 Bonansinga Drive. The Tour de Quincy is a family friendly fundraising recreational bike ride, named in honor of the…
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ADAMS COUNTY, Ill. — As part of the Adams County Bicentennial celebrations, residents and visitors are invited to participate in historic schoolhouse tours across the county, offering a rare glimpse into the one-room schoolhouses that once were the cornerstone of education in the region. Each tour is free to attend, for ages 14 and older.…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Coyote Hill will be the host of its first pancake breakfast, sponsored by Benson Financial Group, from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday, June 21, at First Christian Church. The event will feature delicious pancakes and sausage and raffle tickets for a variety of raffle baskets. It also will highlight the work the…
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MACOMB, Ill. — Celebrate the legacy of Unforgettable Forgottonia’s Macomb native and Monopoly inventor, Lizzie Magie, at Macomb’s 43rd annual Heritage Days Festival on June 26-29. The event will feature: This year’s free concert lineup features: “The all-volunteer Heritage Days Committee works long and hard, year-round in the effort to bring Macomb, McDonough County and…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Alliance Art Gallery is presenting in June several works by artist Preston Jackson, a world-renowned painter and sculptor. Jackson’s work explores themes of the human condition through the lens of histories and ecologies. The gallery exhibit will feature large canvases paintings of African animals, showcasing their strength, power and beauty as…
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TIMEWELL, Ill. — The 36th annual Timewell Lions Toy and Antique Tractor Show will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 21-22, at the old Timewell School and Gym. Nine dealers from Illinois, Iowa and Missouri will be in attendance and will have toy tractors, combines, semi-trucks, construction toys, custom toys, hot wheels and various other items.…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — Hancock County Piecemakers Quilt Guild will present “Stitches in Time,” a quilt show in celebration of Hancock County’s Bicentennial, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. and from noon to 3 p.m. on Friday, July 4 at First Christian Church, 701 Wabash. Admission is free. The quilts to be displayed over the church pews…
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QUINCY — The Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County’s annual meeting will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 22, in the Stained Glass Gallery of the History Museum on the Square, 332 Maine. The business portion of the meeting is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. followed by a tour of the museum’s construction…
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QUINCY — The Lincoln-Douglas Debate Museum, 128 N. Fifth, will hold its History Happy Hour on Thursday, June 19. Steven Belko from John Wood Community College will present “The Inauguration of the Imperial Presidency: Lincoln’s Abuse of the War Powers, a constitutional and legal assessment of the Civil War from the Union perspective.” The Civil…
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HAMILTON, Ill. — Memorial Medical Clinic Mobile will have an open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24, at Memorial Medical Clinic, 951 Broadway in Hamilton. This come-and-go event will provide a look at Memorial’s mobile healthcare unit, which expands access and serves rural communities. Attendees can tour the clinic, meet…
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QUINCY — It’s been nearly 35 years since Dan McClain was removed from the movie theater of the Quincy Town Center (known then as the Quincy Mall) for sneaking into a showing of the R-rated film “Pretty Woman” at age 11. He’ll make a triumphant return to the same theater in less than a week…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — American Legion riders will be participating in a pre-registered American Legion members ride, The American Legion Legacy Run, beginning at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 28. American Legion Post 55 of Hannibal, is seeking sidewalk supporters to wave flags along the route to show support for the 100-150 riders who will be…
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QUINCY — Community members are invited to gather at either St. Dominic School or at Transitions for the third leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics in West Central Illinois on Tuesday, June 17. Officers from the Quincy Police Department, Adams County Sheriff’s Department and Illinois State Police will carry the torch…
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CLAYTON, Ill. — The Adams Brown County Old Settlers Pageant Program will hold a biscuits and gravy breakfast and antique tractor games on Saturday, June 21. The breakfast, which also will offer a 50/50 raffle, will be held from 6 to 10 a.m. at the Clayton Legion Hall, 111 S. Park. A free-will offering will…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — Memorial MedSpa will be the host of “Confidence Hour: A Beauty and Wellness Evening” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 19, at the Memorial Hospital Health Wellness Conference Rooms, 1454 N. County Road 2050. This event allows people to: Five lucky guests will receive Botox services at $7 per unit.…
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QUINCY — In celebration of the 200th anniversary of Adams County, the Quincy Art Center recently announced the opening of three exhibitions that honor the area’s deep-rooted history through art. The exhibits — “Quincy Architecture,” “Neysa McMein – An American Illustrator” and “The Lost Art of Edward Everett” — will be on display from June…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The ninth annual Hannibal Parks & Recreation Department cardboard boat races will be held Saturday, June 28, at the Ronny Ferrel Hannibal Aquatic Center. Registration deadline for the races is Thursday, June 26. Check-in will be at 10 a.m. on June 28, with the first launch at 11 a.m. Youngsters team up…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Celebrate the summer with an art walk in downtown Hannibal. The Hannibal region is home to a number of people who are makers, from painters to floral arrangers, from potters to metal smiths. Many of these artists exhibit and sell their creations in downtown Hannibal. This summer they are collaborating to provide…
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QUINCY — The Guns N’ Hoses annual charity softball game is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Friday, June 13, at QU Stadium (1800 Sycamore). This event pits local law enforcement officers from the Quincy Police Department against the Quincy Fire Department firefighters. Police and fire departments come together each year to foster positive connections with…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Arts Council has added a new Art @ City Hall exhibit in the customer service area of the Collector’s Office. The exhibit, which will be on display through the end of August, features photographic reproductions of Young Masters Select winners from Hannibal High School art department entries from the Young…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — Memorial Hospital’s Health and Wellness Center is making mealtime easier with the return of the Prep & Go meal workshop from 10 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 19, at the Teaching Kitchen,1454 North County Road 2050. This hands-on workshop, led by registered dietitians Ashlyn Housewright and Julie Shoemaker, will help participants…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Parks and Recreation will offer a family nature program, “Scat is Where It’s At,” at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 14, at Sodalis Nature Preserve. Nature interpreter Gale Rubee leads the program with the help of the Mississippi Hills Master Naturalists. In a press release, Rublee said, “Naturalists call poop ‘scat.’ You…
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QUINCY — The Makers Market will return to the heart of downtown from noon to 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 14, with a special preview night from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, June 13. The event takes place on the newly renovated and pedestrian-friendly Sixth Street promenade, spanning from Maine to Vermont. What started…
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CLARKSVILLE, Mo. — Duh-da-da-duh, snap, snap. Oh, c’mon. Duh-da-da-duh, snap, snap. You know how it goes. Duh-da-da-duh, duh-da-da-duh, duh-da-da-duh, snap, snap. The public is invited to join the living, the dead and the in between when “The Addams Family” is staged at 7 p.m. June 14 and 21 and at 2 p.m. June 15 and…
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