Local Happenings
QUINCY — World AIDS Day, observed annually on Dec. 1, serves as a global movement to unite people in the ongoing battle against HIV and AIDS. On this day, the Quincy ARISE Coalition is the host of a community event titled “Putting Ourselves to the Test: Achieving Equity to End HIV” from 3 to 7…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The public is invited to tour the Blessing Cancer Center Hannibal on Wednesday, Nov. 29. A ribbon cutting will be held at 4 p.m., with tours of the new facility offered until 6 p.m. The Blessing Cancer Center Hannibal is located inside the south entrance to the Blessing Health Hannibal campus. The…
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QUINCY — The Gem City Rock Club will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28 at the Quincy Town Center in the former bookstore location. A rock and fossil identification time is scheduled. Participants are invited to bring an unknown material to stump the group. An activity for kids is scheduled as well.
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QUINCY — The Quincy University Music Department will perform its Hawk Express jazz band holiday concert at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, in the Quincy University cafeteria, 1800 College Ave. The concert is free and open to the public. The band will perform holiday music with a jazz twist including “Santa Rocks the House,” “This…
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QUINCY — Rethink Media will have its second Rethinksgiving food drive at its 502 N. 12th location on Tuesday, Nov. 28. This all-day event helps the surrounding areas, as well as replenishes the various give and take pantries across the city for this upcoming holiday season and beyond. Donations will be accepted all day and…
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QUINCY — Audiences will be treated to a wide variety of holiday vocal and instrumental selections at John Wood Community College’s Fine Arts Department holiday music concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, in the JWCC Mary Ellen Orr Auditorium on the Quincy campus, 48th and Harrison. JWCC’s concert choir, band and vocal show ensemble…
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QUINCY — Orquesta Alto Maiz, a popular Latin-jazz dance band, will perform Saturday, Dec. 9, at State Street Theatre. Doors will open at 7 p.m. for the 7:30 p.m. show. Orquesta Alto Maiz plays a wide range of Latin musical styles including merengue, samba, cha-cha-cha, salsa, calypso and boleros. Audience participation (dancing and singing) is…
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MONROE CITY, Mo. — Eryka McMillan took a handful of pills one night with the intention to not wake up. But when her eyes fluttered open the next morning, a broken life began coming together with a new purpose. It’s the journey of Kairos Hope, a recovery home in Monroe City for women who have…
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MACOMB, Ill. — The City of Macomb Downtown Development’s Small Business Saturday will be held Nov. 25. Small Business Saturday is a marketing effort started by American Express as a way to promote small and independent businesses. The effort, started in 2010, has been endorsed by the U.S. Senate and is now championed in…
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URSA, Ill. — Ursa Christian Church, 205 N. Warsaw, will present its live Nativity from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10. Characters portraying Mary and the angel, shepherds, wisemen and Roman guards, along with live animals, will offer the opportunity to see and hear the sounds of the Christmas story. Hot chocolate, cookies, soup…
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PAYSON, Ill. — The Village of Payson will hold its annual Christmas tree lighting event, Payson Kickoff to Christmas, at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3 in Payson’s South Park. Lighting of the park will occur at approximately 6 p.m. This free event, which has grown in size each year, offers entertainment and fun for the…
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HANNIBAL, MO – The Hannibal Arts Council is offering its popular Holly Jolly Holiday workshop on Saturday, Dec. 2. There will be two session options to choose from — 10:00 a.m. to noon or 1 to 3 p.m. Participants grades K thru 5 will create a Rudolph the Reindeer puppet, clothespin Christmas tree, French Hen…
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QUINCY — Union United Methodist Church, 1101 State, will welcome award-winning Christian singer and songwriter Paul Good on Friday, Dec. 15. A free will offering will be taken for the performance that begins at 7 p.m. The evening will offer worship and fellowship in addition to Good’s performance of a mix of his original Christian…
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MACOMB, Ill. — The City of Macomb’s Holiday Light Show will return to the gazebo in Chandler Park in downtown Macomb at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 22. The official lighting of Chandler Park to kick off “Dickens on the Square” will occur at approximately 6:20 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1. As Santa arrives in Macomb…
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QUINCY — Firefighters Local 63 will hold its annual black light bingo bash at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2, at the Elks Lodge, 311 N. Second. Doors for the event will open at 5 p.m. A 50/50 drawing and various raffles will be available with more than $1,000 in cash prizes awarded. Food will…
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QUINCY — Quincy Community Theatre will hold Discovery Night for its upcoming production of Peter Pan from 5:30 tp 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21. This free event will showcase the production process, offer a live rehearsal preview, and discussion of show topics. Registration is not required. Based on J.M. Barrie’s classic tale and originally adapted…
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MENDON, Ill. — American Legion Post 823 will hold an all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast from 7 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 2. Also on the menu is biscuits and gravy. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 5-12. Children under age 5 eat for free. Link or bulk whole hog sausage…
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QUINCY — Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit and all the iconic characters of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” come to life during the Quincy Museum’s immersive “A Christmas Carol,” written and directed by Elizabeth Mannhardt, on Dec. 1 and 2 with show times of 6:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. both nights. Audience members will…
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BEARDSTOWN, Ill. — The downtown square in Beardstown will be converted to a Christmas village for the holidays in preparation for the Christkindlmarkt set to open on Friday, Nov. 24. Fifteen custom-built cedar chalets will feature a variety of vendors each weekend leading up to Christmas. Lighted, decorated and garnished with greenery, the Christkindlmarkt will…
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NAUVOO, Ill. — A Thanksgiving Eve “Post Derecho” Oasis worship event will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, at the historic Nauvoo Theatre on Mullholland Street in downtown Nauvoo. In a press release, Gayle Pope, a retired professor from rural Hancock County and one of the planners, said, “It will be a time…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Holiday Marketplace, the Hannibal Arts Council’s annual art sale, will be open from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18. After the opening day, HAC gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday through Dec. 16. HAC is at 105 S. Main, in downtown Hannibal. Works by selected area artists, artisans and…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — Memorial Hospital Foundation will hold Midwest Book Fairs (formerly Books are Fun), an event offering books, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21 in the front lobby and hallways of Memorial Hospital, 1454 N. County Road 2050. All proceeds from the book and gift fair will benefit the Memorial Hospital…
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QUINCY — In recognition of the 60-year anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Quincy University’s history department will be the host of a presentation by Justin Coffey at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 15, in Francis Hall, Room 334, on QU’s main campus, 1800 College Avenue. The presentation, “JFK After 60 Years:…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Symphony Orchestra, directed by Bruce Briney, will offer its second concert of 76th season with “Secrets of the Rhine” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18 in Quincy Junior High School’s Morrison Theater. QSO principal trumpet Aren Van Houzen is the featured soloist on Alexander Arutiunian’s “Concerto for Trumpet.” Van Houzen is…
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QUINCY – The Lincoln-Douglas Debate Museum, 128 N. Fifth, will have its first talk in its upcoming program series, “History Happy Hour,” at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16. A reception for the inaugural talk, titled “Stephen A. Douglas: American Apostle or Apostate?”, will have a reception at 5 p.m. The museum will remain open until…
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