Community events roundup for Southern Illinois region
A dense list of local happenings across Carbondale, Benton, West Frankfort, Marion, and nearby towns. Includes Pheasant Hollow Winery anniversary events, a gospel tribute at Hopewell Baptist Church, a blood drive at IDOT District 9, seniors dances, a PFLAG film festival, a retirees’ meeting updates, a Friends shipment caravan dinner, summer reading programs, a basic computer course at Rend Lake College, a Sunset Eva Hunter Band concert, a Marion Lioness Club luncheon, Rules of the Road class, senior center hours, a farm toy show, and related contact numbers. Major venues include Whittington’s Pheasant Hollow Winery, Carbondale’s Unitarian Fellowship, Newman Center, Benton Public Library, and Rend Lake College MarketPlace.
2 Wild Women exhibition at Southern Illinois Artisans Shop
Judith Bush and Sarah Shoot display tribal inspired art in Whittington at the Southern Illinois Artisans Shop near Exit 77 on I 57. The show aims to evoke a universal consciousness through primitive imagery, citing Matisse on color energy. Bush, a Murphysboro native and Depauw and IU graduate, presents masks and paintings.
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Whittington
Judith Bush
Sarah Shoot
Southern Illinois Artisans
Southern Illinois
Henri Matisse
Judith Nevins Bush
Murphysboro
Depauw University
Indiana University
Southern Illinois Artisans’ Shop
Anna group aims to save Rodgers Theater restoration
Don Burnett leads a resident group in Anna to revive the Rodgers Theater built in 1938 before its 1998 closure. The city faces a potential costly decision between reclaiming the building or demolishing it at an estimated 30 000 dollars, with 100 000 dollars needed for interior work. The council has given three months to present a restoration plan with a key reporting date of October 1.
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Anna
Rodgers Theater
Don Burnett
Chris Carbonell
Carbonell
Florida
Steve Guinett
Burnett
Steve Hartline
Hartline
Laura Carbonell
Internet filters on hold at Sallie Logan Library
Murphysboro officials delay decision on installing federal mandated Internet filters at Sallie Logan Library. Supreme Court upheld the Children's Internet Protection Act, drawing debate over censorship and access. Trustees met but took no action, weighing local funding options and federal grant eligibility.
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Murphysboro
Sallie Logan Library Board
U.S. Supreme Court
Sallie Logan
Library Board
Couple's nephew carries family military tradition in Iraq
Karen and John Golliher share pride in Sgt. Christopher M. Reith a 24 year old Marine from Lynn Haven Florida serving as squad leader in India Company 3rd Battalion 2nd Marine Regiment Task Force Tarawa. Reith writes of combat near An Nasiriyah during Operation Iraqi Freedom and describes night combat with tracer rounds mortars and artillery overhead.
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Benton
Karen
John Golliher
Christopher M. Reith
Iraq
Reith
Karen Golliher
Keith
An Nasiriyah
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Hopewell Baptist Church
Carbondale
Fred Wills
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Illinois Department of Transportation District
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Wit and Wisdom Center
E. Poplar St
West Frankfort
Jessica Stein
Unitarian Fellowship of Carbondale
W. Elm St
UMWA
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U.S
St. John
Arlen Carson
Pastors For Peace
Cuba
Newman Center
Benton Public Library
S. Main St
West Frankfort Public Library
Victor Pacini
Rend Lake College Foundation Institute For Learning In
Rend Lake College MarketPlace
Mount Vernon
Eva Hunter
Turley Park
Marion Lioness Club
Zion United Church of Christ
W. Cherry St
Marion
Maion Senior Center
W. Main
du Quoin Senior Center
U.S. 51
du Quoin
Massac County
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Daryl Korte
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Thesouthern.com
Michael Allan Thomas
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