Local Happenings
MACOMB, Ill. — The Ambassador Committee of the Macomb Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting on Oct. 20 to welcome The Western Connection to the Macomb train station, 120 East Calhoun. The shop, organized and maintained by WIU Outreach Programs director Sally Adams, opened Oct. 21 as part of WIU’s homecoming weekend. The Western…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The sky at Riverview Park should provide the perfect background for the wonders of the night sky during Astronomy Night on Saturday, Nov. 12. The viewing and learning experience will begin at 7 p.m. in Riverview Park, in the big grassy area between the four-way stop and the first overlook, often known…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Service League will hold its 54th annual Holiday Gift Show from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19 and from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, at the Oakley-Lindsay Center. This year’s Holiday Gift Show will have more than 75 booths and vendors offering a variety of gifts. Items available include ornaments,…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Riedel Foundation will provide a match of up to $10,000 for an upcoming fundraiser for the Mark Twain Boyhood Home Foundation in Hannibal. The proceeds will be used to replace audio and video equipment at the Mark Twain Museum and Gallery. In a press release, Mark Twain Boyhood Home Foundation CEO…
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QUINCY – The Quincy Public Schools Foundation had its 10th annual Night to Dream Big Gala at the Ambiance in Quincy on Friday as part of the Dream Big annual campaign fundraiser, including the announcement of Max Mosley as the 2022 Dream Big Staff Choice Award winner. The Dream Big Staff Choice Award is s reserved…
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QUINCY — The State Street Theater, 434 S. Eighth, will welcome St. Louis band Fresh Rain — Living in Our Cities to the stage Saturday, Nov. 5. Doors will open at 6 p.m., with the show running from 7-11 p.m. Opening for Fresh Rain will be local guest Windbreaker with Devonte Clark. Rock out to…
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QUINCY — Melrose Chapel United Methodist Church, 3600 Payson Road, will hold its annual fall craft show from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5. Admission is one canned food item for local food pantries. The craft show, which has been held for more than 35 years, will offer local vendors exhibiting their craft items, a…
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QUINCY — The Tri-State Area Center for Women’s Ministries will hold its Second Tuesday of the Month program for November from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8. The monthly programs include crafts, speakers and fellowship. November’s craft will be to make a snowman cocoa jar with Iris Schultz. No Second Tuesday events are scheduled for…
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CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College’s Department of Theatre welcomes audiences to campus for heart-pounding performances of “She Kills Monsters” in the Mabee Little Theatre. The show will run at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4 and Saturday, Nov. 5, then conclude at 3 p.m. Sunday, November 6. A play by Qui Nguyen, “She Kills Monsters”…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Historic Hannibal Marketing Council will be the host of a new event, PumpkinPalooza, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 4-6, in downtown Hannibal. Twenty-five businesses, primarily in the downtown area, are participating in the event. With the purchase of a Pumpkin Passport, attendees may redeem passport tickets for select items at…
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CARTHAGE, Ill. — The distinctive sound of Patsy Cline is coming to The Legacy Theater in Carthage at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, with the tribute show, “My Gal Patsy,” presented by Josie Waverly. The show gives the audience the true feeling of a night at a Patsy Cline concert, beginning with early hits like…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Concert Association’s second concert of its 2022-23 season is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 with the Victory Vertical Project in the Roland Fine Arts Center’s Parker Theater on the campus of Hannibal-LaGrange University. HCA is offering $5 tickets for veterans with veteran ID cards. Garik Pedersen, concert pianist…
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QUINCY — WCU will hold a fall soup day from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, at the WCU Hall, 516 Maine. The cost is $7 for your choice of all-you-can-eat chili or chicken noodle soup, a ham or turkey sandwich, dessert and beverage. Carry-outs will be available but do not include a beverage.
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QUINCY — The Quincy Symphony Orchestra Association’s 75th anniversary season continues with the choral production “Kaleidoscope” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 at Salem Church. The Symphony Chorus, conducted by Phyllis Robertson, performs the highly original “A Little Jazz Mass” by Bob Chilcott. Accompanied by piano, bass and drums, this unique rendition embraces a variety…
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QUINCY — The Rotary Club of Quincy will be the host of the second “Bourbon and Popcorn” event Saturday, Nov. 5 at Quincy Boat Club. Doors open at 6 p.m., and tastings beginning at 6:30 p.m.. Tickets are $50 each and include six tastings, popcorn, a raffle ticket and a souvenir glass to #endpolionow. All…
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QUINCY — Machinists Lodge 822’s annual fundraiser for Guide Dogs of America is set for 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 at the lodge, 2929 N. Fifth. This event is open to all age groups. It will include a silent auction, raffles, prizes and food. Music will be provided by Smudge from 8 p.m.-midnight. Tickets are…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A “Distant Mountain Landscape: Arty Party will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Hannibal Arts Council, 105 S. Main. Participants will create a misty mountain and lake landscape using acrylic paint on a 16-inch by 20-inch canvas. Step-by-step instructions and all supplies are provided. Project leader will be Priscilla Mehaffy.…
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MENDON, Ill. — The Unit 4 Foundation is one of those behind-the-scenes groups that bolsters a community school system by strengthening the programs and educational resources available to its students. The foundation steps out in the open once every two years with its “Celebration of Success” that honors the accomplishments of those connected with the…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal Parks and Recreation will hold a pumpkin-decorating contest and exhibit from 9:30-11 a.m. Saturday in conjunction with the last day of Central Park Farmers Market. The competition will take place in Central Park. Winners will be announced at 11:30 a.m. There will be adult and children divisions in the following categories…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Tickets are on sale for Hannibal-LaGrange University’s first booster gala, formerly known as the booster banquet, on Saturday, Nov. 12. This year’s event will feature HLGU president Robert Matz as the keynote speaker. It is sponsored by HNB Bank. Attendees will enjoy fellowship, heavy appetizers and a meet and greet with Matz…
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QUINCY — Appointments are being accepted for a no-cost cholesterol screening to be held at the Blessing Resource Center on Thursday, Nov. 3, with appointments available between 7 and 9 a.m.The screening requires at 12-hour fast and will measure HDL and LDL cholesterol, triglycerides and glucose levels. An appointment is required for this screening and…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Kroc-R-Treat, an indoor trick-or-treating event, will be held at The Kroc Center from 5-7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31. This indoor event is free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to come in costume and enjoy a variety of booths offering candy and small trinkets. Select booths will also support the Teal…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Public Schools Foundation is partnering with local restaurants again this year for the third annual “Dine to Dream Big” event Oct. 28 through Nov. 4. The event kicks off with a Food Truck Festival at Quincy High School on Friday, Oct. 28 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. in the main parking lot. Vendors…
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QUINCY — “Little House on the Prairie, The Musical,” the stage adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s popular “Little House” books, makes its debut at Quincy Community Theatre this December. The musical follows Ingalls as she and her family journey west in the 1880s to settle in De Smet, S.D. However, life on the prairie brings…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Astronomy Club will present a class at 7 p.m. Thursday Oct. 27, at John Wood Community College in Room A021. The topic is about unusual and interesting things happening in the solar system. There will be a discussion about each of the planets and some of their moons. Guest lecturer Mike…
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