Summer events in West Frankfort line up for June to August
Leisure notes detail a West Frankfort Arts Council repeat of Play On at the city park with planned summer activities June 19, a July Fourth Family Celebration on July 25, and the Circus of the West Frankfort Stars on July 2. Also listed are civic performances July 3 to July 5, the Du Quoin State Fair from August 27 to September 6 with the World Trotting Derby, and the American Thresherman's Association Steam Power and Show in August featuring farm machinery, tractor pulls, and music.
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du Quoin
Randolph and Union County Fairs Schedule and Events
The Randolph County Fair runs July 1924 at Sparta fairgrounds with livestock and farm product judging, racing events, stage shows, and pavilion admissions. Union County hosts a fair August 22 to 28 at City Park Anna with standard events and horse races. Williamson County Fair opens September 4 in Marion with exhibits and grandstand shows. Pinckneyville hosts the AES Fair in July with numerous acts and shows for its 126th annual event.
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Randolph County
Sparta
Union County
Anna
Marion
Aes
Pinckneyville
Music scene at multiple venues in Carbondale and surroundings
Listings for Friday and Saturday music acts across Carbondale Marion and Pinckneyville venues. Acts include James and the Flames Cooties Dr Bombay Revue Donna Noack and Rapture Billy Cole Reed The Roosters Hampton and the Pioneers and Jimmy Houston with varying covers and times.
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the Club
S. Illinois
Carbondale
James and the Flames
Carbondale Holiday Inn
E. Main
Donna Noack
Rapture
Heritage Inn
Illinois
West
Marion
Billy Cole Reed
Norbu the Almost Human Gorilla comes to Du Quoin Shrine Circus
Norbert Kreisch, a former East German soldier turned circus performer, portrays Norbu The Almost Human Gorilla. He refined his chimpanzee act from a fearsome ape to a comical giant, later appearing in TV, films, and live shows including Ringling Brothers and The Ed Sullivan Show. Now 52, he still performs despite heat and wear, saying audience love beats pay.
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H. B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinoisan
Norbert Kreisch
East Germany
Kreisch
Norbu
du Quoin State Fairgrounds
St. Louis
Shrine Circus
West Germany
Circus
John Rin
United States
Ringling Brothers Circus
Arden
Boston
Three Stooges
Hol
Anna Anna preps July program with fundraisers for pool
Anna Anna plans a Fourth of July program featuring a horse show and fireworks at City Park. The event includes baseball and softball games, country music, and performances by the Union County Arts Council to support the proposed new swimming pool.
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Anna
Union County Arts Council
Sesser Homecoming Set for June at City Park
Sesser plans a four day homecoming June 16 to 19 at Sesser City Park hosted by the Homecoming Association with no admission charge. A parade queen contest carnival food stands and entertainment are planned. Rend Lake Days is slated for the third week of June.
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Sesser
Sesser City Park
Homecoming Association
Rend Lake
Cambria Labor Day Parade and Homecoming Parade
Cambria Fire Department sponsors a Cambria Labor Day Parade and Homecoming in the city park on September 6 from 10 a m to 9 p m with no admission charge.
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Cambria
Cambria Fire Department
Herrin Harrison House Museum Sunday Hours
The Herrin Harrison House Museum opens Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m. Visitors reach it by taking Illinois 148 to West Herrin Street and turning west. The first road north leads to the house.
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Harrison House
Illinois 148
Herrin Street
First Road
Zeigler Jaycees Sponsor All Day Fishing Tournament
The Zeigler Jaycees sponsor a F Tournament from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday June 12 at Zeigler City Lake. Teams consist of one adult and one child with a $1 entry per person. Boats are used for fishing, life jackets and safety gear are required, no gasoline motors. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
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The
Zeigler Jaycees
Zeigler City Lake
Cobden Peach Festival Amid Frost Hit Season
The Cobden Peach Festival is set for August 2021 despite a killing freeze wiping out local peaches. The event features carnival rides concessions and the annual Cobden Peach Queen coronation with a possible parade. An early September Murphysboro Apple Festival plans a carnival contests parade and pageant.
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Cobden
Murphysboro
Steeleville Fourth of July parade schedule announced
Steeleville sets a free Fourth of July lineup on Monday July 5 with events in Legion Park including rides con cession stands baseball and arts crafts show and antique car show in City Park plus free entry for all attendees.
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Steeleville
Legion Park
City Park
Dongola Plans June Homecoming Picnic Day
The annual Dongola Homecoming is set for June 26 featuring picnic style events with games and concessions. All activities are free.
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Dongola
Shrine Circus Parades Through Du Quoin This Saturday
Shrine Circus plans a morning parade June 12 at 10 00 featuring 140 units including elephants and tigers along downtown Du Quoin streets. The Aviad Southern Illinois Shrine Circus performance begins at 7 30 p m Saturday with tickets 3 00 for adults and 1 50 for children under 12.
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du Quoin
Aviad Southern Illinois Shrine
Sesser Homecoming Kicks Off With Dickens Show And Pageant
The 26th annual Sesser Homecoming runs through June 9 with Little Jimmy Dickens headlining a 8 p.m. June 19 concert at Sesser City Park followed by crowning of a queen, prince and princess. Queen candidates include Sheila Dublo, Annette Grob, Denise Koerber, Sheila Johnson and Michelle Hodge. Prince hopefuls are Jeffery Dame, Eric Wangler, Brandon Dillin er, Adam Kinsey and Shannon Thacker. Princess contenders are Tiffany Nutt, Bobbie Jo Farlow, Rachele Hammond, Jamie Hayes and Julie Loucks. Tickets sold for a chance at a paid trip to the World’s Fair in Foxville. Additional events include a 4 p.m. June 19 parade, a 9:30 a.m. old car show, noon horse show, and street dances and concerts through the week with acts The Hustlers, Glorylanders of Marion, Psalmoneers of Whittington, and Rayvyn.
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Sesser
Prince
Sheila Dublo
Annette Grob
Denise Koerber
Sheila Johnson
Michelle Hodge
Jeffery Dame
Eric Wangler
Brandon Dilliner
Adam Kinsey
Shannon Thacker
Tiffany Nutt
Bobbie Jo Farlow
Rachele Hammond
Jamie Hayes
Julie Loucks
Foxville
Frontier Restaurant
Hustlers
Glorylanders
Marion
Psalmoneers
Whittington
Rayvyn
Bigfoot read program at Murphysboro library opens
The Sallie Logan Public Library launches A Step in the Read Direction with registration Monday June 14. Children in grades one through six follow Bigfoot clues to join the Bigfoot Club, receive cards logs and a recipe, and later view a film with certificates for all finders. For details call 684-3271.
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Sallie Logan Public Library
Murphysboro
Bigfoot
Bigfeot
Inherit the Wind staged by Jackson County Theater Group
The Jackson County Theater Group will present Inherit the Wind at 8 p.m. on June 16 17 and 18 at the Newman Center Carbondale. Tickets cost 3.50 and may be bought at the Weathervane Shoppe Jones Card Shoppe Teen age in University Mall Murphysboro and at the door.
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Jackson County Theater Group
Newman Center
S. Washington St
Carbondale
Weathervane
Jones
Murphysboro
University Mall
The Who Concert On WTAO-FM Sunday Night
The Who will be heard in a recorded concert starting at 10 p.m. Sunday June 13 on WTAO-FM 105. Since 1966 the band has released hit records and spawned films from Quadrophenia Tommy and The Kids are All Right. The program will feature music from those movies and from Who's Next, acclaimed by critics as a top 1970s LP.
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The
Who
Wtao-Fm
Dial
Tommy
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