Events Calendar

See all makes and models of vehicles from antique to modern at the David Davis Mansion at the annual Cruise-In, co-sponsored by the David Davis Mansion Foundation and the Mid-State Cruisers!

Best In Class trophies will be awarded for a variety of categories, including: Street Rod, Muscle Car, and Truck.

The David Davis Mansion and Sarah’s Garden will be open for walk-through tours. Docents and Master Gardeners will be available for questions.

There is no entry fee for vehicle participants.

To register a vehicle, email cindykopa@gmail.com or call Don or Cindy Kopak at (309) 824-5594. On-site registration opens at 11 am on the day of the event.

A donation of $5 cash only per adult is suggested. Children are free.

South Hill Annual Block Party is bringing the neighborhood together for a day of FREE fun, food and activities! Enjoy music and line dancing with DJ Troy Brown, a performance by The Royal Steps, a bounce house, art projects, face painting, nail painting, and temporary hair color. Kids can pick out a FREE book at the Maple Leaf Center, while community organizations will have information tables and while you're there, REGISTER to VOTE! Enjoy hot dogs served by the Burlington Police Department, plus pizza, popcorn, mini muffins, snow cones, cotton candy and more! It's FREE so bring your lawn chair and come enjoy a fun day with your South Hill neighbors!

The Western Illinois Museum (WIM) announces the launch of its Youth Advisory Council, a new initiative inviting young people ages 16 to 24 to help shape how the museum documents, presents, and preserves history for the next generation. An informational meeting will be held at the museum on Saturday, September 12, at 11:00. A pizza lunch will be served.

This deeply moving and powerful lecture-recital delves into the extraordinary and often haunting role of music during the Holocaust, examining repertoire banned by the SS Kulturkammer and what type of music was performed in the camps and ghettos. Through the heartbreaking stories of Jewish composers whose lives were extinguished by the Nazi regime, Dr. Beard exposes how the Nazis twisted music into a weapon of psychological cruelty, even as prisoners reclaimed it as a lifeline. In the darkest of circumstances, music became a fragile sanctuary: an act of courage, identity, and resistance against a world intent on erasing them.

Spend an afternoon making fun arts and crafts at the Museum!  A variety of supplies and materials will be available for kids to create pieces of their liking to take home.  All ages are welcome with adult supervision. 
This program is held on the second Saturday of each month from 2:00-3:30 p.m.  Admission is free, and registration is not required.  

Get ready for the ultimate summer bash with delicious BBQ, live music, and good vibes at the 5th Annual Grills & Guitars!
Welcome to the 5th Annual Grills & Guitars event! Join us for a day filled with delicious BBQ and awesome live music at Big Catz BBQ. Get ready to feast on mouth-watering ribs while enjoying the sounds of talented musicians. Whether you're a BBQ enthusiast or a music lover, this event has something for everyone. Don't miss out on this perfect combination of Grills & Guitars!

The Macomb High School Marching Bomber Band will parde through the neighborhood south of Edison School to reward and thank the residents for their support of the 2026 March-a-thon fundraiser. South of Edison beat out Meadowbrook and Georgetown in this year's event to win the parade.

The band will step off from Edison School at 3:30pm on Saturday, September 12. Following the parade, the band will perform a free standstill concert in front of Macomb City Hall starting at 4:45pm to thank the entire community. Also many thanks to the 2026 March-a-thon corporate sponsor, The Music Shoppe, for making this event possible.

It's the CommUNITY Fall Festival, presented by the Friends of Unit 4, on Saturday, September 12th, at the Adams County Fairgrounds near Mendon, IL.
Join us for a FREE concert from Brushville. Plus, a vendor blender, kids' games, bags tournament, dunk tank, food, drinks, and so much more!

Schedule:
Trap Shoot, Bags Tournament, BBQ Tournament @ 4p
Food and Drinks served @ 4p
Kids Games @ 4-7p
Brushville @ 7:30p
Kids Movie @ 8p

Interested in winning a HUGE prize?! $100 raffle tickets are available now and can be purchased by visiting friendsofunitfour.com.

Participate in the fun!
Trap shoot: Sign up by contacting Jim Fuhrman (217) 740-8153
BBQ Contest: Pre-register now!
Bobby Shupe (217) 430-4508
Bags Tournament: Shaun Clark (217) 653-2436
Camping: Reserve your spot now.
Ashley Hanlin (217) 430-2765

Alliance Art Gallery welcomes guest artist Josh McCurdy for the month of September. This
popular area artist is known for his amazing pottery, especially his creative pumpkins but he is
highlighting his textured, glazed pots along with a few of his jack-o-lantern creatures for his time
at the gallery.
Josh is a rural Vandalia, MO native who graduated from Mark Twain High School where he now
teaches art at the Junior High and High Schools. This extremely busy and talented artist is well
known for his sculptural pots and is returning to exploring more of his earlier methods of glazed
pots. This new father has also recently started teaching private classes at his pottery studio just
outside of his rural Frankford home.
Josh graduated from Culver Stockton College in Canton, MO and has previously taught art at
Canton schools as well as Highland Schools.
Gallery artist Connie Stephens is the September Spotlight artist and is featuring her photographs
of Route 66. Connie has had a very long fascination of this road but never more so than during
this 100 th anniversary. One of Connie’s pieces was accepted into a special exhibit at the Spiva
Gallery in Joplin MO.
Connie has made the trip on many miles of this famous road many times over many years, she is
fascinating to talk with about the highlights of this historic road. Her photographs will be
complete with information about many of the photos. Connie is constantly exploring new
photographic methods and techniques never completely satisfied, often taking online classes to
learn and improve her work.
Both of these artists will be available for you to talk with at the September Second Saturday
event on September 12 th from 4:00 to 7:00. Connie will be giving away one of her photographs
for the drawing that evening. People can sign up to be eligible to win anytime the giveaway
during that day at the gallery. You do not have to be present to win.
See these artists works along with all of the 19 gallery artists throughout the month of September
at 121 N Main Street in Downtown Hannibal and join in the Art Walk on Second Saturday. Join
in on the the conversations and refreshments starting at 4:00.

As a thank you to the Macomb community for supporting our annual March-a-thon fundraiser, the Macomb High School Marching Bomber Band invites everyone to a free concert in front of Macomb City Hall on September 12, at 4:45pm. Special thanks to The Music Shoppe for sponsoring this event!