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Take your sweet time to savor the smells, revel in the flavors – and immerse yourself in the rich and vibrant coffee culture of the Great Rivers and Routes region. Javapalooza celebrates the bean and the people who create that beautiful, and delightful coffee experience. Get ready to take part and discover your new coffee… |
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Prison After Dark: Guided Night Tours at Old Joliet Prison - September ONLY! These tours are not offered after September. Secure your tickets now! These are the final guided night tours of the season and will not be available again until next summer! Limited tickets available. The truth about Old Joliet Prison is scarier than… |
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Prison After Dark: Guided Night Tours at Old Joliet Prison - September ONLY! These tours are not offered after September. Secure your tickets now! These are the final guided night tours of the season and will not be available again until next summer! Limited tickets available. The truth about Old Joliet Prison is scarier than… |
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Illinois has a rich Underground Railroad History. Join Looking for Lincoln virtually on YouTube on Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 7 pm to learn more about the Underground Railroad in Illinois, and the efforts that continue today to bring these stories to life. "Connecting the Dots,” with author Larry McClellan, will discuss the state-wide journeys… |
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For Project Wingspan volunteers, seed collecting is the Most Important Job. We also have other helpful activities you can help with at events. Please let me know if you would like to help with any of these tasks: Write info on seed bags Plant identification Fill out paper collection data sheets Take plant photos Enter data…
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Prison After Dark: Guided Night Tours at Old Joliet Prison - September ONLY! These tours are not offered after September. Secure your tickets now! These are the final guided night tours of the season and will not be available again until next summer! Limited tickets available. The truth about Old Joliet Prison is scarier than… |
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Get ready to don your Lederhosen or Dirndl and get hyped for our annual Oktoberfest weekend at the Beer Hall! Our celebration will be jam-packed with Live Music, Activities, and a mouthwatering array of German-themed food. Plus, we've got exclusive beer releases and delicious wine & beertails available all weekend long. This is the event… 
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice at Skyview Drive-In, with co-feature, Longlegs. Gates open at 6pm, Sept 13 & 14 at the historic Skyview Drive-In movie theater in Litchfield.
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Prison After Dark: Guided Night Tours at Old Joliet Prison - September ONLY! These tours are not offered after September. Secure your tickets now! These are the final guided night tours of the season and will not be available again until next summer! Limited tickets available. The truth about Old Joliet Prison is scarier than… |
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The Dwight Harvest Days & Basset Waddle Weekend includes a craft show, flea marker, parade, bags tournament, axe throwing, carnival, canine in the clouds show, car show, and best food booths around. Grab your friends and family for some fun entertainment. The Paradise Bash and Waddle will be our 27th and what a fundraiser event…
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Rev your engines and get ready for a fantastic evening! We’re thrilled to invite you to our Classic Car Cruise-In on September 19th from 5 - 8 PM. Bring your friends, family, and of course, your love for classic cars, an appetite and maybe a lawn chair or two! What’s on the agenda? Classic Cars:…
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Prison After Dark: Guided Night Tours at Old Joliet Prison - September ONLY! These tours are not offered after September. Secure your tickets now! These are the final guided night tours of the season and will not be available again until next summer! Limited tickets available. The truth about Old Joliet Prison is scarier than… |
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The historic Skyview Drive-In movie theater in Litchfield is having our Fall Carnival September 20-22 at the Drive-In! We'll have Carnival Rides, Carnival Games, delicious food and we'll be showing Austin Powers Friday and Saturday evenings at dark! If you've been looking for something to do with the kids to blow off some steam from school… 
Come celebrate 10 years of restoration, sustainability, and community. September 20-22 (Tickets Available Now). Featuring Elizabeth & Ethan from HGTV's "Cheap Old Houses" / Live Music from Dan Hubbard, Chicago Farmer, & more / Local Food from ACRES / 20+ Local Vendors.
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Prison After Dark: Guided Night Tours at Old Joliet Prison - September ONLY! These tours are not offered after September. Secure your tickets now! These are the final guided night tours of the season and will not be available again until next summer! Limited tickets available. The truth about Old Joliet Prison is scarier than…
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Back by popular demand! Join us under the September Full Moon, a Harvest Moon, for our second “Moonlight Meander”. Adults 21+ are invited to LMG to take a self-guided walk along our trails (remember your head lamp or flashlight), make s’mores from our gourmet s’mores bar, and enjoy the music of guitarist Jim Ackerman and… |
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This event was a chore once upon a time, as Abraham Lincoln knew, and now you will be able to watch men and women alike split logs into beautiful rails. The fierce competition between the contenders will keep you on the edge of your seat. The contest is divided up into four categories: Junior, Team,… 
As we always say, if it’s worth doing it’s worth over doing so with that in mind we are shutting down the street and throwing an outdoor music festival on Saturday 9/21/2024! It’s also September…which means Oktoberfest! We will be serving several German styles and have invited other local breweries to come and bring their…
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Prison After Dark: Guided Night Tours at Old Joliet Prison - September ONLY! These tours are not offered after September. Secure your tickets now! These are the final guided night tours of the season and will not be available again until next summer! Limited tickets available. The truth about Old Joliet Prison is scarier than… |
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Join Alive on 66 for an adult night out with your gang. There will be fall cocktails, giveaways, and a DIY Charm Bar. Local Artist, Margie & Sue Jewelry will be here with a DIY Charm Bar!! Choose from over 300 charms and design your own Necklace or Bracelet.AND learn how to make your own…
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Prison After Dark: Guided Night Tours at Old Joliet Prison - September ONLY! These tours are not offered after September. Secure your tickets now! These are the final guided night tours of the season and will not be available again until next summer! Limited tickets available. The truth about Old Joliet Prison is scarier than… |
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The original Twister movie and the new Twisters movie at Skyview Drive-In. Gates open at 6pm, Sept 27 & 28 at the historic Skyview Drive-In movie theater in Litchfield. Join us on the weekend of September 27-28 at the Drive-In for a Twisters weekend! We'll be showing the original as our main feature and the…
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Prison After Dark: Guided Night Tours at Old Joliet Prison - September ONLY! These tours are not offered after September. Secure your tickets now! These are the final guided night tours of the season and will not be available again until next summer! Limited tickets available. The truth about Old Joliet Prison is scarier than… |
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Forest Bathing, also called Forest Therapy, is a practice of deepening a sense of connection or relationship with nature through a 1.5- 2-hour walk. It is typically a slow wander through nature, but it can be adapted in many ways for different groups and abilities. A Forest Bathing walk is not a naturalist walk, a…
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The Route 66 Film Festival, in partnership with the International Route 66 Mother Road Festival, is hosting "Get Your Flicks at Route 66" on Saturday, September 28, from 10am-6pm, in conjunction with the 23rd annual Route 66 car show. Over 60,000 people are expected to assemble in Springfield IL over the weekend for this amazing…
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The migrating American white pelicans are coming in for a landing here at Four Rivers! Enjoy seeing a pelican close up at one of the 45-minute live-bird presentations, scheduled for 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Meet naturalists at each of the pelican hotspots to observe these huge birds in the wild. Travel along interactive trails… |
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“Echoes of Yesteryear: A Walk through Oak Ridge Cemetery” will be held from Noon – 3:30 p.m. Sunday, September 29. (The last tour begins at 3:00 p.m.). The free walking tour is sponsored by the Sangamon County Historical Society in cooperation with Oak Ridge Cemetery, 1441 Monument Avenue, Springfield. Seven actors dressed in period costumes…
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!!!FREE MOVIE ALERT!!! "Life's a garden.......dig it" - Joe Dirt. On Sunday September 29 we will be showing Joe Dirt at the Drive-In! This movie is free to the public and not to mention........an all-time classic! Don't miss an opportunity to see a classic with free admission! The gates will open at 6 and the… |
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The 26th Conference on Illinois History is an annual conference hosted by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, highlighting the research of any aspect of Illinois’s history, culture, politics, geography, or archaeology. Full details of the Conference, including schedule of speakers/topics for panels, information on the luncheon keynote speakers, and links for discounted room… |
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Come join us October 4-5 at the Rt 66 Skyview Drive-In for our Wizarding Weekend! We will be having a Harry Potter weekend where we'll be showing Harry Potter 5-8 over the weekend (Friday night will be Order of the Phoenix followed by Half Blood Prince and then Saturday will be Deathly Hallows 1 followed… |
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The Apple Barn 1st Annual Fall Festival will be held Saturday, October 5th, from 9am - 5pm in Chatham. Featuring live music, food vendors, kids area, seasonal products and fun for everyone. |
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