Events Calendar

Home School Hub
Thursdays 2:00 to 2:45pm

Nov. 7th: ART - Van Gogh Sunflowers

Nov. 14th: SCIENCE- Pumpkin Tower Challenge

Nov. 21st: ART- Roylco 3D Animal Masks

Home School Hub is a program for home schooled children. It focuses on art and science. This program is free with admission. Program runs September to May only.

Museum closes promptly at 3:00pm.

A Kid Friendly Painting Event!

All supplies are provided.

Pre- Registration is required, no walk-ins.

Non-refundable. Non-transferable.

The Knox Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Justin Haynes present a their end of term concert as part of the weekly jazz night at the Galesburg Community Arts Center. Followed by the Cherry St Combo for the regular jazz night.

Join in a Galesburg tradition that is 30+ years strong!
This is a free event and all ages are welcome. Full bar and you can order food from any of our fantastic local restaurants (some within walking distance) and have "Supper at the Center." (No outside drinks allowed.)

Walk of the Dead Haunted Trail is now open Fridays and Saturdays in October from 7:00 – 11:00 pm. Located behind Lakeside Water Park (1033 S Lake Storey Road, Galesburg) the haunted trail offers patrons a terrifying haunted walk through the woods. In its eighth year of operation, Walk of the Dead Haunted Trail is managed by the non-profit AGES Community in cooperation with the City of Galesburg. The cost is $20 per person.

“This year’s trail is the longest trail we’ve done, almost twice as long as last year’s trail,” says organizer Darla Krejci. “We have some new scares and some old favorites. Every year we do things differently, so if you’ve come a previous year, we promise this year will be different.”

Organizers recommend the haunt to children older than 13 years of age. The event is entirely outdoors and weather permitting so please dress accordingly. No open toed shoes, slippers, flip-flops or slides allowed.

Proceeds from the haunted trail help support the city’s nature programs and other recreational activities
including the Fishing Derby. AGES Community has also shared proceeds with local non-profits including the
VNA, the Hygiene Pantry, Huntington's Disease Society of America, various food pantries, the library youth, Junk for Jingles and Knoxville Key Club.

For more information and weather related updates, follow Walk of the Dead on Facebook and Instagram. Tickets available at the ticket booth or online at www.agescommunity.org.

Large selection of vendors with unique crafts and gifts
FREE ADMISSION
50/50 & Gift Basket Raffle
FFA Food trailer
Bold Brew House (Coffee and Lotus)

The Western Ramblers, a musical group of Western Illinois University faculty, students, and area community members will perform at New copperfield's Book Service, 120 North Side Square, Macomb on Saturday November 9th at 1:00 PM

Performing folk, traditional and fiddle music, the group's members include, Istvan Szabo, Cassandra Froelich, Reagan Lough, Randy Smith and Jacque Wilson.

This event is free and open to the public

November at Alliance Gallery continues the collaborative efforts of Hannibal artists Mary Jae and Pat Kerns. This month will focus on on the jewelry of Mary Jae. A 17 year veteran of the gallery, Mary came to the gallery as a jeweler who used a variety of stones to make necklaces, bracelets and earrings.

Mary was first exposed to jewelry making on the Carol Duvall television show. She started making and selling her creations during her last year of teaching K-2 nd grade special education in the Hannibal Schools. Three years after joining the gallery Mary became interested in beading and learned her favorite technique, the Peyote Stitch, by watching YouTube videos. She took a class at John Wood Community College learning another technique but returned to her favorite. At first she used a variety of beads until she discovered the jewelry beader Jill Wiseman’s website where she watched videos and discovered the advantages of using high quality beads that were more consistent in size and color. Mary finds that the concentration needed to make her intricate beaded pieces is calming. Mary’s jewelry makes wonderful gifts.

The Alliance Art Gallery welcomes Rose Anne Barbour Stanard (formerly Rose Anne Huck) back to Hannibal. Rose Anne worked with Sally Poole Klintz at Poole Communications as a graphic designer during her time in Hannibal. In 2009 when her late husband Dave Huck retired, Rose Anne moved to her hometown of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, continuing to work as a graphic designer and painter.

Rose Anne is a now full time artist working primarily in acrylics on canvas. Most of her work involves landscapes that often include some water source. She has been represented by galleries in Austin Texas and St. Louis Missouri as well as Poplar Bluff. She is the owner of the Creekside Studio of Art and Design (thecreeksidestudio.com) and creates work of all of sizes, from miniatures to large, 3-panel paintings. She has done commission work including portraits of people and animals.

Recently, Rose Anne, along with her daughter Samantha Blessing Klotz, illustrated a children’s book titled “Twinkle the Star Mouse” by E. E. Arrendale. She brings original paintings as well as reproductions of her work and greeting cards to the gallery. These incredible pieces capture the awesome beauty of nature, especially in her part of Missouri.

You will have the opportunity to talk with our featured artists along with many of the other gallery artists at Second Saturday Gallery night November 9 th from 4:00 to 7:00. A piece of Mary Jae’s jewelry will be given away at 6:30. You do not have to be present to win. This event is free and open to the public.

Walk of the Dead Haunted Trail is now open Fridays and Saturdays in October from 7:00 – 11:00 pm. Located behind Lakeside Water Park (1033 S Lake Storey Road, Galesburg) the haunted trail offers patrons a terrifying haunted walk through the woods. In its eighth year of operation, Walk of the Dead Haunted Trail is managed by the non-profit AGES Community in cooperation with the City of Galesburg. The cost is $20 per person.

“This year’s trail is the longest trail we’ve done, almost twice as long as last year’s trail,” says organizer Darla Krejci. “We have some new scares and some old favorites. Every year we do things differently, so if you’ve come a previous year, we promise this year will be different.”

Organizers recommend the haunt to children older than 13 years of age. The event is entirely outdoors and weather permitting so please dress accordingly. No open toed shoes, slippers, flip-flops or slides allowed.

Proceeds from the haunted trail help support the city’s nature programs and other recreational activities
including the Fishing Derby. AGES Community has also shared proceeds with local non-profits including the
VNA, the Hygiene Pantry, Huntington's Disease Society of America, various food pantries, the library youth, Junk for Jingles and Knoxville Key Club.

For more information and weather related updates, follow Walk of the Dead on Facebook and Instagram. Tickets available at the ticket booth or online at www.agescommunity.org.

Join us for a Sunday afternoon of connection, community, and celebration on Sunday, November 10th from 1:30 to 4:00 pm at the Western Illinois Museum! The new and improved Our Front Porch was built with teamwork, creating a special place where history, culture, and community come together, just like a true front porch should. And like any good porch gathering, we'll be serving a variety of delicious pies throughout the afternoon.

What’s Happening:

All afternoon: Enjoy a selection of pies!

1:30 pm: Start with storytelling as local author Ron Morrow reads from East End Angels, sharing memories of growing up on the east side of Macomb.

2:00 pm: We’ll give a few brief thank-yous to everyone who helped make this project possible.

2:15 - 3:00 pm: Soak in the sounds of live music as we relax and enjoy the autumn afternoon.

3:00 - 4:00 pm: Line dancing led by Jamie Lane and live music by her sons invites everyone to kick up their heels and celebrate our accomplishments.

Enjoy pie, good company, and the spirit of gathering on the porch. Bring a friend and make new memories together.

Join the Knox Piano Chamber Ensemble under the direction of Ashlee Mack for their Fall Concert featuring Summer Dreams Op. 47 by Amy Beach.