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, APRIL 14 Bushnell Business Fair The public is invited to attend the Bushnell Chamber of Commerce Business Fair and Social at the V.F.W. at 5:30 p.m. This is an opportunity for residents to learn what products/services are available in the area. All businesses are invited to set up at this free event. Contact Chamber of Commerce members to reserve your table: Holly Brint 309 337-0920 or Austin Pierce 309 357-0393.
FRIDAY, APRIL 17 & SATURDAY, APRIL 18 B-PC High Spring Play B-PC Drama Club is proud to present Treasure Island: A New Adventure in the High School Auditorium Friday at 7pm and Saturday at 1pm and 7pm.Tickets are $8/student, $12/Adult and children 3 & under are free. Pre-sale tickets are $5/student and $10/adult -purchase from directors or actors SATURDAY, APRIL 25 Trivia Night & Concert Fundraiser Bushnell Fire Protection District is having a general trivia night before a spring concert from 5-7 PM at the Bushnell Rec Center. Trivia is $10 per person with 8 people per team!
Concert tickets are $15 per person, or buy both a concert and trivia ticket for $25. Contact a department member today to get signed up!
All Town Clean Up Days Bushnell clean up days are scheduled for April 25 & Sept. 19
Colchester
SATURDAYS, APRIL 11, 25 & MAY 2 Nature hikes in Argyle Lake State Park Enjoy the first blooms of spring and the peace and serenity of nature on these morning nature hikes in the woods of Argyle Lake State Park from 10-11:30am. These 1.5 mile hikes will begin at the park visitor center. For more information, please call the park visitor center at (309)776-3422.
TUESDAY, APRIL 14 Colchester Area Historical Society at 6:30 P.M. Colchester Area Historical Society meeting at Colchester City Hall Community Room, 500 E Roberts ST. Marla Vizdal will present the program on 'Vishnu Springs”. Everyone is invited to attend.
4TH THURSDAY OF MONTH New Illinois meetings
at 7pm at the Colchester Lions Club
Macomb
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15 Preschool Story Time A One Book One Community Festival Event-Fire: Light and Warmth, Danger and Destruction: Preschool Story Time-meeting from 10:30-11am, in this story time, children will meet a friendly Wombat who invites his neighbors into his warm underground burrow when they need to help. Each child or family can take home a copy of Carmen Agra Deedy’s Wombat Said Come In.
from 7-9pm in the Community Room - Macomb City Hall, 232 East Jackson. Please use the east side double doors. The program is “Be Careful What You Wish For – From a Coca Cola Collector’s Perspective” providing valuable insights into the well-known product Coca-Cola. Our presenter, Jackie Foxall, has been collecting Coca-Cola items for over 36 years. We invite you to join us for an evening filled with history, fun, and engaging discussions!
THURSDAY, APRIL 16 MBA Card, Game Party Fundraiser Join the Macomb Beautiful Association for a fun afternoon playing cards or games and support Macomb Beautiful to fund all the beautiful flowers from 1:00-4:00 pm at the Macomb Country Club. $20 per person – An assortment of cakes, cookies, and refreshments included. Prizes and a Silent Auction. Contact us for reservations: Penny Yunker at [email protected] SATURDAY, APRIL 18 Grand Prairie Plant Bingo from 11am-12pm in the Activity Room for a fun day of Bingo with a green twist! Win beautiful plants, enjoy great company and celebrate the season of growth. Bring your friends and your lucky charm-this is an event you won’t want to miss.
THURSDAY, APRIL 23 One Book One Community Festival Eventat the Western Illinois Museum-during this 5-6:30pm program, Fire Chief Dan Meyers and Western Illinois Museum Director Sue Scott will look at five significant local fires, including the Chelsea’s Hallmark, Chandler Block, and Macomb Motors fires, and discuss how they shaped safety practices, policies, and community responses. Conversation and pizza will follow their overview.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 One Book One Community Festival Eventat Macomb Park District Lakeview Nature Area-will meet from 4-4:45pm to explore nature, Sprouts are invited to enjoy an activity and a reading of Wombat Said Come In. Each Sprout or family will receive a copy of Carmen Agra Deedy’s book during the program.
MONDAY, APRIL 27 Macomb Fiberarts Guild will meet at 11am at the Macomb City Hall Community Room. PLEASE NOTE NEW LOCATION!
FRIDAY, MAY 1 Park N’ Cruise Downtown Macomb is happy to welcome back Park N’ Cruise in downtown Macomb and Chandler Park. We will open the season on Friday, May 1 with classic cars, food and local live music by M&S Light and Sound playing from 5-8pm.
