Community Calendar Blandinsville
SATURDAYS Story Hour and Crafts Saturdays at The Blandinsville-Hire Library at 10 AM.
Snacks will be available. Check out the many new kids and young adult books. Spend some time at the library and take a book home to read!
EVERY THURSDAY After-School Program Blandinsville First Christian Church After-School Program every Thursday for Kindergarten through High School students from 4:00 pm until 5:00 pm.
Bushnell
TUESDAY MAY 27TH Friends Feeding Friends “Grub Off The Grill”
at the Christian Community Center (355 W. Main St., Bushnell). Come from 4:30 to 6:30 PM and choose from BBQ chicken or ribs (or both), with sides of baked beans, Cole slaw and applesauce. And cookies for dessert! As always, the meal is free, though donations will be accepted, with a portion of the proceeds going to the Bushnell Public Library for new children’s books. Come and join in the food and fellowship for the last meal until August!
BEGINNING JUNE 3 Summer Reading
for 2-4year olds will meet at 10:30-11:30 on Tuesdays beginning June 3-July 22.Elementary students will be held on Wednesdays at 10:30-11:30 beginning June 4-July23.
Theme for the summer reading is Natures Super Heroes.
We will have reading contests with prizes for top readers.
Activities, reading, and crafts will be featuring nature's super Hero insects.
SATURDAY, JUNE 7 Bushnell VFW Breakfast
from 7:00 to 10:00 a.m at the Post 1422 Hall located at 181 E. Hail in Bushnell. For takeout and curb service please call 309-333-9919. Serving biscuits and gravy, sausage, eggs, hash browns, pancakes and French Toast.
SATURDAY, JUNE 14 Timberview Lakes Campground Car Show If you have a cool or unique car, truck, or motorcycle, make sure to bring them out! Cars can start arriving between 9 and 10am and judging will be done at 3pm.
We will have trophies and prizes!! Bring the family and go swimming or fishing!! We will have food trucks also! Make a reservation now for camping!! Call 309-772-3609
Colchester
EVERY MONDAY Move & Groove and Story Hour
Move and Groove is held from 9:45-10:45am Music & physical literacy skills help prepare early learners. Story Hour is held from 10:45-11:45 with stories, songs, crafts and fingerplays.
THURSDAY, JUNE 5 & FRIDAY, JUNE 6 Quincy Children's Museum Visits Library at the library starting at 9:00 a.m. All ages are welcome! Please come and enjoy this free event.
Macomb
EVERY SATURDAY Macomb's weekly Farmers Market meets every Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to Noon in Chandler Park (Randolph & Carroll Street sides). Look for fresh locally grown produce, plants, & flowers; local pasture-raised meat & eggs; ready-to-eat homemade baked goods, flavored popcorn, breakfast bowls, & more; personal care products & hand-crafted goods made by local artisans; on-site knife & blade sharpening; and more! Live music starts at 10:00 am with popular local musician Bill Maakestad!
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21 Antique & Collectibles Club
will be held at 7 p.m. at the Western Illinois Museum at 201 South Lafayette in Macomb. We’re excited to welcome Sue Scott, the Executive Director of the Western Illinois Museum!
SATURDAY, MAY 24 Macomb's weekly Farmers Market from 8:00 to Noon in Chandler Park, where you'll find fresh locally grown produce, plants, & flowers; local pasture- raised meat & eggs; homemade bread, pies, cookies, & other baked goods; ready-to-eat breakfast & lunch; personal care products & hand-crafted goods made by local artisans; on-site knife & blade sharpening; and more! This week's live Music at the Market provided by Mari Loehrlein!
Destinations Pro Wrestling presents Building A Empire. Tickets-VIP $30, Front Row $25 and General Admission $20, Kids 6 and under are free. Doors open at 5:15pm for VIP and 5:30pm for General Admission and show starts at 6pm. Tickets will be available online through cash app or at the Destinations 6 arena.
SATURDAY, JUNE 7 Macomb Library Knitting Club Meets on the first Saturday of the month at 10:30am. Share your love of knitting or crocheting with both experienced and beginner crafters. Meet fellow knitters, brush up on skills and learn new techniques. Materials will be provided but feel free to bring your own projects. All levels of experience are welcome.
THURSDAY, JUNE 12 Little Lunchers Story and Playtime
Get your little ones ready because Little Lunchers Story and Playtime is BACK at Chandler Park from 12-1pm for the Summer! We are so excited for another year of bringing Story time + Play time + Free Lunch to Macomb littles!
We're so happy to be partnering with the Macomb Public Library for our longest running program!!!
SATURDAY, JUNE 14 5th Annual Juneteenth Celebration
from 12-4pm. There will be Games, food raffles, vendors, entertainment, music, FREE kids haircuts, talent show, mega foam blaster (2:45-3:45) and more. Celebrate “Juneteenth...
Because History Matters”, at the Mt. Calvary Church of God in Christ, 1500 E. Pierce St., Macomb
TUESDAYS, JUNE 17 Tour of Mosaic's Mission
Join us for a free Discover the Possibilities tour of Mosaic's Mission at 12pm in the office, 20 N. Lafayette St. You'll hear about some of the amazing things people we support have accomplished in their lives with the help of community partners. For More information or to reserve a spot at one of our upcoming events please contact: Melody Robertson at [email protected] or call 309.837.5506 ext 125 SATURDAY, JUNE 21 Macomb Pride Picnic 2025 held at the Stone Shelter at Glenwood Park. We will have an open mic, face painting and coloring pages. If you'd like to speak, perform, and/or vend at this event, please message us and we will work with the Park Board to make sure we get the proper event approvals. We are excited to celebrate Pride again in our Macomb community.
Monmouth
SATURDAY, JUNE 28 Stoneware Fest & Swap Meet
at the Stoneware Museum, 507 S. Sunny Lane in Monmouth, will have over 40 vendors, food vendors, free admission, free appraisals, interactive pottery making demonstrations, free ice cream and hands on butter churning. Bring the kids, it will be a great time!
Roseville
SATURDAY, MAY 24TH City-Wide Yard Sales 8am-?
Rushville
SATURDAY, MAY 31 & SUNDAY, JUNE 1 Fundraiser for Brad Hunter
Out with the Old in with the New Fundraiser for Brad Hunter at The Lipsticked Pig in Rushville. It won’t be lung until Brad get his transplant! Saturday there will be live music all day, charity poker tournament, raffles, silent auction and fish dinner $10. Sunday there will be a Pool & Bags tournaments at 12:30pm and a Pork chop sandwich and chips for $10 will be served.
Memorial Day Services
Macomb American Legion The American Legion will be honoring our nation’s heroes on Monday, May 26 at 10:30am at the American Legion, 221, E. Washington St., Macomb.
Avon Memorial Day Parade parade starts at 11:00a.m. and proceed to the cemetery for the Roll Call of the Dead. There will be transportation for those Veterans wishing to ride in the parade. There will also be hayracks at the cemetery to bring parade walkers back to the Fire House. Those parade marchers who return their flags will receive a certificate for ice cream at Just Not Another Dip. The Avon Fire Department is having their annual porkchop/ hotdog meal fundraiser. The Angels in Action will have desserts available as well as chances for their raffle items.
The Blandinsville-Good Hope-Sciota Veterans Memorial Committee will conduct a Memorial Day program Saturday, May 24, at 1 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial on Main Street, Blandinsville. They will honor the fallen and four local WWII heroes: Lt. Karl James, Sgt. Glenn Oliver, Pvt. Duane George and Pvt. Bill Soland. Bring your lawn chair and help honor our hometown heroes. In case of inclement weather the program will be held at the Blandinsville Methodist Church, 220 W. Adams Street. Chairlift and wheelchair ramp are available at the Methodist Church.
