Weekend festival calendar covers music fairs and theater
A packed schedule lists S J Chamber Music Society concert at Dunn Richmond Center with Bach and others, Union County Colorfest events, Alto Vineyard festival, Pope County crafts and food, Von Jakob Oktoberfest in Pomona, The Stage Co theater production Lend Me a Tenor in Carbondale, Stars on Main concert, Lions pancake days, ham and bean dinner, craft flea market, Hill House meeting, silent firefighter parade in Marion, plus lectures and senior programs at Rend Lake and nearby towns. Includes contact numbers and venue notes for entries on Saturday through midweek events.
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Union County
Alto Vineyard
St. . Stephens Blues
Illinois
Alto Pass
Pope County
Golconda
Pomona
The
Brown Baggers
Lions Club
Town Square
Main Street
Illinois Avenue
Carbondale
Bald Knob Cross
Southern Illinois honors World War II veterans with special Dec 7 issue
The Southern Illinoisan announces a tribute publication to honor living World War II veterans from Southern Illinois. Readers and veterans groups are urged to submit veterans' names and contact details, with a form or mail to Salute to Freedom, Carbondale. The effort coincides with Pearl Harbor's 60th anniversary.
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Illinois
Salute To Freedom
The
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois Ave
Carbondale
Pearl Harbor
Veterans Celebration
Smokey Bear fire prevention and memorial history
A brief history of Smokey the Bear from early prevention campaigns in 1945 to the cub Smokey living at the National Zoo until 1976 and burial in Capitan New Mexico Two Smokey deaths in 1976 and 1990 spurred national observances including National Fire Prevention Week proclaimed in 1925 by President Calvin Coolidge with data from the U S Forest Service and Fire Marshals Association of North America
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Lincoln National Forest
Capitan, N.M
Smokey
National Zoo
Washington
Capitan
Calvin Coolidge
The
U.S. Forest Service
Fire Marshals Association of North America
Chamber provides smoke detectors at Marion Expo
Marion residents can receive free smoke detectors today at the Illinois Centre mall during the Marion Chamber Expo. The detectors are supplied by the fire marshal's office and distributed by officials from Rep. Gary Forby's and Rep. Jim Fowler's offices. They emphasize fire prevention through planning and discussion between parents and children.
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Marion
Illinois Centre Mall
Gary Forby
D-Benton
Jim Fowler
Charrisburg
Also Mentioned on This Page
S.J. Chamber Music Society
Dunn- Richmond Economic Development Center
SIUC
Bach
Vivaldi
Shostakovitch
Smysor Plaza
Murphysboro
Murphysboro High School Chamber Choir
the Stage Co
N. Washington St
Carbondale Pavilion
Friends of
Hill House
Park St
Gateway Foundation
New York City
Fire Department
Court Street
Community Counseling Center Foundation
A.C. Brase Arena
Cape Girardeau
India
University Museum
Siu Carbondale
Institute For Learning
Rend Lake Foundation
Sue Bevner
Marcia Kelly
Louella Downey
Giant City State Park Visitor Center
Makanda
Franklin Hospital
East Education Classroom
Benton
Senior Citizens Center
Springer St
K.B. Doyle
Rend Lake College Theatre
Inn
New AJ Health Center
Anna- Jonesboro Community High School
Jackson County
Sallie Logan Public Library
Williamson County
Walnut St
Herrin
St. Jude Children’s Hospital
Murphysboro High School
Murphysboro Kiwanis
Jean Etherton
Interfaith Center
Grand Avenues
Herb Russell
Edgar Lee Masters
Mark Kittleson
Lori Vermaelen
Southern
DeRossett
Ken Warren
Bank of Marion
Flanders Electric
Bank of Are
Bill Nielsen
Flanders Electric Mo Nc
Bank of
Inane
Bankofmarion.com
Smokey Bear
Forby
Fowler
Michael and
Ancy SG
Lassman
Neil Tyson
Hayden Planetarium
Southern Illinois University
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