Out & About

Thursday, August 28, 2008

ART

Through Aug. 29, Exhibit: Members and Friends, Galesburg Civic Art Center, 114 E. Main St. Art center hours: 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. 342-7415.

Sept. 1-Oct. 30, Exhibit: Paintings by Don Oldt at Chez Willy's Restaurant, 41 S. Seminary St.

Sept. 1-Oct. 30, Exhibit: Lori Reed - Collage and Rob Reed - Stone Sculpture, reception: 7-9 p.m. Sept. 12, MidCoast Gallery West, 1629 2nd Ave., Rock Island. Gallery hours: noon-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. (309) 732-1354.

Through Sept. 30, Exhibit: New watercolors by Ron Hunt at Kaldi's Coffeehouse and Tearoom. Hours: 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday. 344-0200.

Sept. 5-Oct. 3, Exhibit: Michelle Sales and Jennifer Casey, opening reception: 5-7 p.m. Sept. 5, Galesburg Civic Art Center, 114 E. Main St. Art center hours: 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. 342-7415.

MUSIC

Aug. 28-31, Midwest Old Threshers Reunion, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Aug. 28: Leroy VanDyke, Gene Watson, Charley Rich Jr. and Rex Allan Jr.; Aug. 29: Jason Michael Carroll; Aug. 30: Little Big Town; Aug. 31: Mark Chestnut. Free with paid gate admission.

Aug. 29-31, 36th annual Barnes Family Bluegrass Music Festival at the Mercer County Fairgrounds in Aledo. Aug. 29: 6:30 p.m.; Aug. 30: 12:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Aug. 31: 11 a.m. Admission: Aug. 29: $12; Aug. 30: $15; Aug. 31: $12; weekend passes: $30. Children under 16 are free with a parent. Camping fee: $11 per day; electricity is available. Held rain or shine; bring own lawn chairs. All proceeds benefit the Children's Therapy Center. www.BarnesBlue grass.com.

Aug. 30, Songbag Concert Series: Celtic Band, SullivanBurton, 7 p.m., Carl Sandburg's Birthplace, 313 E. 3rd St. $3 donation appreciated. 342-2361 or www.johnheasly.com.

Aug. 30, Concert: Sara Evans, 8 p.m., Adler Theatre, 136 E. 3rd St., Davenport, Iowa. $41 and $51. (563) 326-1111 or ticketmaster.com.

Sept. 3-6, Tri States Rodeo, Fort Madison, Iowa. Entertainment includes Sept. 4: Cross Canadian Ragweed; Sept. 5: Jason Aldean; Sept. 6: 38 Special. Rodeo prices vary. For more information, visit tri-state-rodeo.com.

Sept. 5, 2008 Fall Red Carpet Series: Hal Ketchum with special guest The Wrights, 7 p.m., Orpheum Theatre. Tickets: $32 mezzanine, $27 prime seating, $23 B seating, $19 C seating. 342-2299.

Sept. 7, Concert: Slavonia Band, a tamburitza musical group from Croatia along with vocalist Stejpan Jersek, 6 p.m., at the St. David Optimist Club, three miles south of Canton on Route 100. $5 adults, children free. Food available at 5 p.m.; burger or bratwurst, chips, dessert and drink for $4, soft drinks available for $1. (309) 263-1193.

LITERARY

Sept. 11, Opening Convocation Lecture: Christopher Weina, president of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest. Also presentation of students, faculty and staff awards, 11 a.m., Harbach Theatre, Ford Center for the Fine Arts, Knox College. Free. Contact: 341-7337.

Sept. 16, Lecture: "The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the Manhunt for His Killer," George Hopkins, professor emeritus of history at Western Illinois University. Co-sponsored by the Galesburg Public Library and Civil War Roundtable. 7 p.m., Galesburg Public Library, 40 E. Simmons. Free. Contact: 343-6118.

SPECIAL

Aug. 28-Sept. 1, Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus, i Wireless Center (formerly MARK of the Quad Cities). Aug. 28-30: 7 p.m.; Aug. 30: 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.; Aug. 31: 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.; Sept. 1: 1 p.m. $13-$30. (309) 764-2000.

Aug. 28-Sept. 25, Oneida Farmer's Market, 4-7 p.m., located at DT Sales and Service parking lot on U.S. Highway 34 in Oneida. Market will run every Thursday through September.

Aug. 29-Oct. 31, Monmouth Farmer's Market, 7 a.m.-noon, located on the corner of North Main and West Boston. The market will run every Friday through October. For more information, contact the Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce at (309) 734-3181.

Aug. 30, Abingdon Farmer's Market every Saturday, 8 a.m.-noon, on Main Street by the Clock Tower in Abingdon. No vendor fee but reservations requested. Call (309) 462-2629 or (309) 462-3727.

Aug. 30, WWE presents RAW Live/ECW, 7:30 p.m., Peoria Civic Center Arena, Peoria. $26.50-$51.50. (309) 676-8700.

Aug. 30-Sept. 27, Farmers Market every Saturday, 8 a.m.-noon, on Simmons Street, just west of Seminary Street.

Aug. 30-Sept. 27, Local Growers' Network Farmstand every Saturday, morning hours, parking lot at Wooden Eagle Barn, 1291 US Highway 150, Knoxville.

Sept. 1, Labor Day parade, 10 a.m., Main Street, Galesburg.

Sept. 1-7, National Stearman Fly-In Days at Galesburg Municipal Airport. Events include programs on Stearman history, operations and maintenance, flying contests, a Dawn Patrol, and tram rides for visitors. www.stearmanflyin.com.

Sept. 3-10, Cafe in the Park, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. every Wednesday, Park Plaza.

Sept. 6, Art in the Park, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Standish Park Arboretum. Fine art fair featuring painters, sculptors, potters, weavers, basket makers and jewelers as well as food, entertainment and a children's art project booth. 342-7415 or www.galesburgarts.org.

Sept. 6, The Great Bug Hunt for 6-8 graders sponsored by the City of Galesburg Recreation Division, meet at dusk at Lincoln Park Shelter 1. $8 per person. Must pre-register by Sept. 3. For more information, call 345-3683.

Sept. 7, Knox County Historical Sites Inc. and Lucretia Leffingwell Chapter NSDAR hosting a "Lincoln Tea" (formal tea) at the Henry Knox Room of the historic Old Knox County Courthouse. Seating I at 2 p.m.; Seating II at 3:15 p.m. Celebrating the sesquicentennial of the Lincoln/Douglas Debate as well as the 200th birthday of Abraham Lincoln with special exhibits and period re-enactment. A donation of $8 per person is requested or $15 for two. Advance registrations are required. For tickets, contact Irene Caruso at 343-8404 or Peg Bivens at 289-4137.

Sept. 9, Taste of Home Cooking Show at Orpheum Theatre. Doors open: 5 p.m., show begins 7 p.m. Tickets $12 (general seating) and can be purchased at Walmart Supercenter at Customer Service only.

Sept. 13, Old Settlers' Day in Bishop Hill. Program featuring Bishop Hill Colony Descendants Bishop Hill Old Settlers' Association, 11:30 a.m.; chicken dinner served at 12:15 p.m.; High Society Band Concert, 1:30 p.m. www.bishophill.com.

Sept. 13, YMCA Survivor experience guides youth participants through ultimate test of character development, teamwork and personal challenge. For students entering 7th through 12 grade, sessions run from 1 to 5 p.m. at YMCA Teen Center, 2015 Windish Drive, Unit 9. Session 4 (Respect) on Sept. 13. Per session: $18 for Y members; $25 for activity members. Register at the Knox County YMCA, www.knoxymca.org or 344-1324.

THEATER

Through Sept. 7, "Smoke on the Mountain" at Conklin's Barn II Dinner Theatre, Goodfield. Doors open Thurs, Fri, Sat 6 p.m., buffet 6:30-7:30 p.m., show 8 p.m.; doors open Sun. noon, buffet noon-1 p.m., show 1:30 p.m. Wednesday evening performances added in December. Thurs. $30, Fri. $32, Sat. $34, Sun. brunch $32. (309) 965-2545 or www.barn2.com.

Through Sept. 13, "Are We There Yet?" at Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse. Wed-Sat: Doors open 5:45 p.m., buffet 6-7 p.m., show 7:45 p.m.