Today’s Events Arts in Celebration and Local Festivities
A packed schedule across Carbondale, Marion, and surrounding towns features Noon Arts in Celebration downtown with music, dance, kids activities, and art sales. SIUC Homecoming events include a 9:30 a.m. parade, 10:30 a.m. pre game, and 1:30 p.m. football at McAndrew Stadium. plus an American Heart Walk at Illinois Centre Mall, a Fall genealogy conference at John A. Logan College with guest Henry Z. Jones, and multiple fairs and festivals such as Quilt Show at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Sparta Homefest 2002 with a yard sale, craft fair, parade and more. Du Bois Center Fall Festival offers crafts, music, kids corner, and rides. Fluorspar Festival in Rosiclare features barbecue, car and quilt shows, museum open house, parade, bingo and entertainment.
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Sparta
Brandy's Bar and Grill
American Fluorite Museum
Carbondale
The
Dead Musicians Society
Old Depot
Main Street
South Illinois Avenue
Caravan
Carter and Conelly
Local Government Meetings Schedule Seen in Goreville and Murphysboro
Eagle Point Bay Association meets at 10 a.m. at Association Building 80 Spring Cove Drive Goreville. Jackson County Board convenes at 9 30 a.m. in the courthouse Murphysboro. Royalton Ordinance and Grant and Health and Safety Committees meet at 9 30 a.m. at 100 Meadow St. www thesouthern com.
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Eagle Point Bay Association
Spring Cove Drive
Goreville
Jackson County Board
Murphysboro
Royalton
Meadow St
Murder suspect appears in Williamson County court
Benjamin Aaron Burns 29 faces two counts of first degree murder for the Aug 12 killing of 22 year old Ryan Strum a John A Logan College student from Chicago. Bond set at 1 million. Preliminary hearing scheduled Oct 28. Burns girlfriend Aisha Pearl Robinson 23 is jailed on related concealment charges with 5 000 bond.
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Marion
John A. Logan
Chicago
Williamson County
Benjamin Aaron Burns
Ryan D. Strum
John Speroni
Burns
Strum
Pear St
Carterville
Gorham
Jackson County
Mike Wepsiec
Wepsiec
Aisha Pearl Robinson
Robinson
Bill Kilquist
Héx
Speroni
Alex Fine
Homecoming and Arts In Celebration Perk Up Carbondale
In Carbondale Southern Illinois University alumni celebrate Homecoming while the 8th Biennial Arts In Celebration unfolds across Main Street zones. Carbondale Community Arts hosts music theater showcases exhibits crafts and a scarecrow sculpture contest with prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale Community Arts
Main Street
Illinois Avenue
Civic Center
Town Square
Monroe Street
Marketplace
Freight Pavilion
Southern Illinois
Kevin Lucas
Carolyn Plochmann Exhibition at Southern Illinois Art Gallery
Carolyn Plochmann, a 60 year Southern Illinois painter, will have about 30 works on display at the Southern Illinois Art Gallery in Whittington in an exhibit titled Between Two Worlds. The show opens October 16 and runs four months. Carbondale Community Arts used a prime painting for its 2002 festival poster. for copies call 457-5100.
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Carbondale
Carolyn Plochmann
Illinois
Kennedy Galleries
New York
Southern Illinois Art Gallery
Whittington
Carbondale Community Arts
White Rabbit Mall Salvage Efforts After Fire
Salvage efforts continue at the White Rabbit craft and antiques mall in Pinckneyville after a Sunday fire destroyed the main building. Vendors, led by Dehlila Gifford, removed damaged ceiling, saved some items, and planned inventory for insurance claims. The crafts building suffered smoke and water damage, while some wood items cracked. City and owners consider rebuilding. the Walkers may not return, with Gifford and her husband ready to step in if a new large, suitable building is found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinckneyville
White Rabbit Craft and Antiques Mall
Jerry Smith
Dehlila — Gifford
Gifford
Bob
Connie Walker
St. Louis
Gifford Saihe
White Rabbit
Mike
Debbie Rath
West Frankfort Aquatic Center enters final construction phase
West Frankfort Park Board leaders compare the project to a long run as the 2 million facility nears completion after nearly five years. American Leak Co. will perform the final 60 to 90 day phase with funding from private donations tax revenue a state grant Rural Bond Bank loan and an IDNR grant. Upon completion the center will house an indoor pool showers gymnasium and recreation room over 27000 square feet.
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West Frankfort
West Frankfort Park
West Frankfort Aquatic Center
Sandy Davis
Davis
American Leak Co
Bruce A. Fasel
Aquatic Center Advisory Committee
Fasol
Fascl
Illinois Department of Natural
Rural Bond Bank
Fasel
Also Mentioned on This Page
SIUC
Illinois Ave
Alumni Association
McAndrew
Illinois Centre Mall
American Heart Association
John A. Logan College
Henry Z
Hank” Jones
American Society of Genealogists
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Trico High School
Campbell Hill
Willisville
du Bois Center
U.S. 51
du Bois
Www
Thesouthern.com
Jerry Bradley
Tali Kasser
Carbondale New School
Pleasant Hill Road
Plochmann
Jim Muir
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