Community Calendar Blandinsville
TUESDAY After School Program Blandinsville First Christian Church After School Program for Kindergarten through High School students from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
SATURDAYS Life Skills Program Blandinsville First Christian Church Life Skills Program for 5th grade through High School students from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon on the third Saturday of each month.
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!
SUNDAY Youth Group Blandinsville First Christian Church Youth Group for 5th grade through High School students from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm.
Bushnell
WEDNESDAYS Story time at the Bushnell library each Wednesday from 2:30-3:30 at the Bushnell Public Library. We will have snacks, story, crafts, and playtime.
TUESDAY, MARCH 24 Friends Feeding Friends Meal
from 4:30-6:30pm. The meal will include corn beef and cabbage. The meal is free, though donations will be accepted. Come join in the food and fellowship!
FRIDAY, MARCH 27 Line dancing at the VFW Get ready to kick up your heels and have some fun at 7pm.
Whether you are solo or bring your crew, come and learn exciting dances to a variety of popular music! Classes are $5/ person.
Colchester
4TH THURSDAY OF MONTH New Illinois meetings
at 7pm at the Colchester Lions Club
SATURDAY, MARCH 28 Nature Hike at Argyle Celebrate the first day of spring by taking a hike in the Argyle Hollow Barrens nature preserve located at Argyle at 10am.
Hikers will witness nature’s rebirth firsthand by enjoying the early blooms and signs of emerging wildlife. We will drive from the park visitor center to the nature preserve. For more information, please call the park visitor center at (309)776-3422.
Macomb
THURSDAY, MARCH 26 Macomb Business Academy Macomb Area Chamber of Commerce program at Macomb City Hall at 8:30am designed to develop leadership potential within the community to meet the demands of tomorrow. The program runs from March through May with weekly sessions. Register Online: bit/ly/2026MBA FRIDAY, MARCH 27 Arts Smarts Music Trivia at The Penny, doors open at 6:30, trivia starts at 7pm, cash bar available. Gather your friends, grab some snacks, enjoy live music and test your music trivia knowledge. Cost is $25/person (tables of 8), corporate sponsorship $225. Register now at westernpresents.com.
SATURDAY, MARCH 28 Gardeners Day 2026 U of I Extension and McDonough County Master Gardeners present Gardeners Day 2026 from 8:30am - 2:30pm at Spoon River College Community Outreach Center. For more information call 309-837-3939.
Winter Farmers Market Macomb's final indoor Winter Farmers Market will be held this Saturday, March 28th from 8:30 to Noon in the American Legion Hall (on E. Washington between S. Randolph & S.
Campbell, behind the Post Office). Come check out our fresh local produce; homemade baked goods; local honey & jam; ready-to-eat meals & snacks; locally made personal care products; hand-crafted goods created by local artisans & artists; on-site knife-sharpening; and more! Macomb's weekly outdoor Farmers Market will resume on Saturday, May 2nd in Chandler Park, from 8 a.m. to Noon.
Power of the Purse The McDonough County United Way Power of the Purse will be held at Park Place in Macomb at 6pm.
Donation Concert Food & Pets Supplies Drive hosted by Food Not Bombs will be held at Unitarian Universalist Church, doors open at 6:30pm concert starts at 7pm.
SUNDAY, MARCH 29TH 2026 Illinois Grace Bible Conference March 29-30, Victory Baptist Church of Macomb will host the 2026 Illinois Grace Bible Conference. Bible teacher Kevin Sadler, president of the Berean Bible Society of Germantown, WI, & Pastor Jim Zaebst, of Grace Family Bible Church in Duncansville, PA will be bringing 10 sessions of Bible teaching over two days. For more information, please contact Pastor Mike at 309-331-3223 or by email: [email protected].
TUESDAY, MARCH 31 Prairie Land Conservancy annual meeting at 4:30 pm at the Macomb Country Club. Admission is free, people are welcome to purchase $35 tickets for the dinner held after the annual meeting. Partnering wildlife biologist from US Fish & Wildlife Service Stephanie Bishir will be the featured guest speaker.
