Get your paws and whiskers ready for March Mammal Madness at Four Rivers! This day is a celebration of our furry friends in the fields and forests. The festivities include two 45-minute live animal presentations by Big Run Wolf Ranch featuring a wolf. Throughout the event, enjoy
The evolution of nineteenth-century agriculture in northern Illinois. The first wave of settlers transplanted the time-honored extensive agricultural methodologies to the Midwest. But with a market-oriented base of farmers migrating to the northern counties from other northern states, this antiquated methodology was replaced with intensive agriculture which set the stage for commercial and monocultural agricultural processes.
IT'S BACK! Join the Utica Business Association for a fun filled night celebrating Mardi Gras! Parade starts at 4pm at the south end of town and concludes downtown. Check back for more details about Mardi Gras Specials, entertainment and deals!
Can't gnomes & leprechauns get along? The saga continues in this live sketch comedy! Follow the gnomes and leprechauns down to their favorite watering hole. There they butt heads and try to determine who's got dips on the most gold, who's got the slickest rhymes told, who's
An exclusive art exhibition featuring artwork from members of the Chicago Society of Artists. The CSA is a non-profit organization started in 1887. Now well into its second century, CSA is the oldest continuing artist association in the United States. Since its incorporation in 1889, the primary
“Nellie Bly: Adventures of a ‘Mad’ Woman” Tricia brings to life one of Victorian America’s true mavericks, New York journalist Nellie Bly. In addition to her famous trip around the world, Bly also took on the role of an inmate at Blackwell’s Asylum, writing of the horrors
Join our recreation coordinator for our 2025 Wellness Series featuring workshops on themes of wellness and connection to nature. Workshops will be offered on the first Tuesday of the month through April at the Sugar Creek Administration Center in Joliet. Come for one or come for all.
Princeton restaurants invite you to Princeton Restaurant Weekend, a four-day celebration of our local culinary scene! March 6th-9th, experience creative specials, and hometown hospitality as our restaurants showcase the best of what they have to offer. Whether you're craving comfort food, innovative chef creations, or sweet treats,
Attend the Billionaires' Club Annual Masquerade Ball, and reveal the partygoer who killer their unsuspecting victim. With a mystery under each feathery facade, unmasking the killer may be quite a challenge. Come be a part of this exclusive gala! Lunch Entree: Jake's Cordon Bleu: Grilled chicken breast
You can come if you want. If not, whatever. You'd probably have a sh!tty time anyway. Free Sh!tty crafts. Next Page Book Store Grand Opening. Crappy Beer. More unexciting activities.The biggest excitement of the evening will be the opening of Next Page- an independent book store @
Join us for Karaoke with Host Joe Son! Start your weekend on a high note - Food, Fun, Self Serve Beer Wall, Craft Cocktails & Giveaways!
Mother Earth isn't the only woman in the woods. Explore the positive impacts determined women have had on nature throughout history and learn who is making an impact in the field now. Discover how our daughters and granddaughters can become the most emboldened and wild generations yet.
ALL ABOARD for an evening of food, drinks and dueling pianos at Joliet's newest museum! The Joliet Railroad Museum, a repurposed switching tower that has stood at one of the busiest rail intersections on the continent for over a century, will open for a special evening event
Learn about the current day plants that are being grown and how they are benefiting the world. Genetically Modified Organisms or GMO’s have been around since the early 1990’s. Understanding how they are created and why they are used in modern day agriculture will be the focus
Illinois Valley Sports card and Collectibles Show - 80+ Tables - Free Admission - Special Autograph Guest TBA - Email: ridgecards@yahoo.com
Join The Village of Lemont for their 33rd Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade & Fest will be held on Saturday, March 8, 2025, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. in Historic Downtown Lemont. Details are subject to change but preview the event below. The parade begins at 1:00
Ann Stewart, the vocalist, banjoist, and leader of Chicago's premier Dixieland show band, is considered to be among a very small group at the top of the jazz banjo world. Her percussive, swinging style along with her energy and enthusiasm fuels the band's exclusive arrangements of classic
Start the day off right with yoga and a hike! This program includes a 35- to 45-minute all-levels yoga session and a 35- to 45-minute hike along our scenic trails. Registration required by Saturday, March 8: 815-722-9470. With the cold weather, yoga will take place in the
Enjoy an invigorating morning by taking time for yourself and discovering the wonders of the natural world. This program includes a 30- to 35-minute all-levels seated yoga session and 25- to 30-minute natural world exploration. Both sessions will take place in the Grand Hall. Fee: Free! Age:
Wondering what tallow is? Come out to Isle a la Cache to learn what it is, how it was made and what it was used for during the 18th century. During Living History Encounters, you may find cooks, seamstresses, voyageurs, soldiers or craftsmen sharing their talents. Fee:
The LaSalle County Historical Society presents a special exhibit entitled The Civil War and LaSalle County being displayed from March 9, 2025 to October 3, 2025. This exhibit features special regional and local Civil War memorabilia including flags, currency, local soldier stories and much more. The exhibit
Interview with a Victorian Ever wonder what it would be like to live in another time? Wish you could travel back to the ‘good old days’ of the late 19th century? Think you were born in the wrong era? Well, think again! Historian Tricia Kelly dons a
March is all about mammals! What are mammals and what makes them special? Let's find out what makes them truly magnificent! Join us for this nature-themed program series for 3- to 5-year-olds and their caregivers. Fee: Free! Age: Ages 3-5. Children must be accompanied by a registered
Welcome all homeschool families! Join other middle and high school-aged homeschoolers to experience a naturalist-led field trip at McKinley Woods – Kerry Sheridan Grove. Talk about hands-on! This award-winning program brings students into a forest preserve to participate in an active restoration project. Students learn how non-native
Welcome all homeschool families! Join other elementary school-aged homeschoolers to experience a naturalist-led field trip at McKinley Woods – Kerry Sheridan Grove. Adaptations are like superpowers that help a living thing survive in its habitat. A bat using echolocation to hunt, a hummingbird using its long beak
