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Visitors Guide for Events
November 2009
Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Byway Area
Madison, Jersey & Calhoun Counties, Illinois
ART EXHIBIT
Alton, IL |
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October 9 - November 15, 2009
Tuesday - Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday: 12 pm - 4 pm
Jacoby Arts Center, 627 E. Broadway
The
ArtEast “Small Works” exhibit features a work by a
representative group of about 75 pieces, each a "small work" from an
ArtEast artist..
Free
For more information call 618-462-5222 |
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PHOTOGRAPHY
EXHIBIT
Cahokia Mounds
State Historic Site
Collinsville, IL |
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October 17 - December 13, 2009
Tuesday - Sunday, 9 am - 5 pm
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, Interpretive Center, Collinsville Road
The photographs entered for the North American
Indian Photography Contest will be displayed. The contest, sponsored by the
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site and Cahokia Mounds Museum Society, is
open to both amateurs and professionals and seeks photographs that transcend
simple snapshots and evoke the spirit of the North American Indian: people,
character, events, objects, symbols, environment, past or present culture,
and soul.
Free
For more information call 800-289-2388 or 618-346-5160 |
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ARTIST WORKSHOP
Grafton, IL |
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Saturday, November 14, 2009
12 pm - 4 pm
Open
Studio, 105 E. Main Street
Master artisan Scott Gabriel will demonstrate the fine art of woodburning. No
experience is necessary for the workshop. Burners will be available for use.
Free,
donations are accepted
For more information call
618-786-3010 |
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ORIGINAL MUSICAL
Alton, IL |
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Saturday, November 14, 2009
7:30 pm
Alton High School Auditorium, 4200 Humbert Road
Great Rivers Choral Society, Inc. will perform the musical "How Mr. Lincoln
Got His Whiskers". This is a family oriented performance of an original
musical by local artist, Mary Kay Mosby that is based on an historical event
in the life of Abraham Lincoln. It
will feature choral members and a group of children dancers and singers and
will include period costumes, instrumental music from a fiddle and a
dulcimer, dancing, a children’s ensemble, and an adult choir. In addition to
the musical the performance will include music by Stephen Foster.
Tickets required, Children 10 and under are free
For more information call 618-465-2315
or visit www.grcs-sing.org |
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ANNUAL INDIAN
MARKET DAYS
Cahokia Mounds
State Historic Site
Collinsville, IL |
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November 27 - November 29, 2009
Friday: 12 pm - 5 pm
Saturday - Sunday: 9 am - 5 pm
Collinsville Road
Vendors and American Indian artists will have
jewelry, paintings, crafts, clothing, weavings, carvings, baskets, pottery,
sculpture and more for sale.
Free
For more information call 800-289-2388 or 618-346-5160 |
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CHRISTMAS
WONDERLAND
Alton, IL |
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November 27 - December 27, 2009
Monday - Friday: 6 pm - 9 pm
Saturday - Sunday: 5 pm - 9 pm
Rock Springs Park on College Avenue
Drive through Rock Springs Park to see more 2.5 million lights adorning
trees and lighting displays throughout the park. Visitors are sure to be
captivated by the holiday spirit.
Admission is $7 for cars and small vans or
$1 per person for vehicles holding 10 or more persons.
For more information call 1-800-ALTON-IL or 618-465-6676 |
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GREAT RIVER ROAD RUN
Alton, IL |
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Saturday, November 28, 2009
Registration begins at 8 am
Eagles Lodge, 426 E. Broadway
Annual race starts in downtown Alton and goes down the Great River Road
and back. Awards will be given, T-shirts to all who enter, plus post
race refreshments.
Registration fee.
For more information call 618-259-2261 or visit
www.altonroadrunners.com |
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