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Altrusa fundraiser offers gift cards to 21 Galesburg restaurants
The Altrusa Club of Galesburg is selling tickets through Thursday, Nov. 12, for its “Galesburg Eats” drawing. One winner will receive all the gift cards donated by 21 local restaurants. Proceeds will support the club’s community service projects. Gift cards range in value from $20 to $75....
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Co-Founder of Moline’s Black Box Theatre Back to Direct Next Musical
It’s been four years since David Miller of Bettendorf directed a show at the intimate theater he co-founded with Lora Adams, the Black Box Theatre, 1623 5th Ave., Moline. Primarily away due to health issues, he is back at the 60-seat downtown Moline venue with “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” a musical comedy with book and lyrics by Joe DiPietro, and music by Jimmy Roberts, opening this weekend.
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Next STEAM Saturday set for Oct. 24 at Putnam Museum
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) -Putnam Museum representatives regularly stop by Quad Cities Live to invite viewers to experience upcoming exhibits, movies, and special events. Among the new features to promote are STEAM Saturdays, addressed by Mary Stefanski—educator at the Putnam in charge of STEAM Saturdays. Watch the segment to find...
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Kewanee and Wethersfield Celebrate Homecoming This Friday, October 9, 2026
Kewanee and Wethersfield Prepare for Homecoming Parades and Football Games. Homecoming excitement is building for the Kewanee and Wethersfield schools as both football teams prepare for important games on Friday, October 9th, 2026. Kewanee to Host Monmouth-Roseville. The festivities include a Homecoming Parade beginning at 2:15 PM from Kewanee High...
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Out & About this weekend, Oct. 9-11
It’s homecoming week for both the Kewanee Boilermakers and Annawan- Wethersfield Titans. The Wethersfield homecoming parade takes place at 1:15 p.m. and the Titans varsity football game against Bureau Valley will start at 7 p.m. The Kewanee homecoming parade will begin at 2:15 p.m. with the varsity Boilermakers taking on Monmouth/Roseville at 7 p.m.
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Pet Blessing and Adoption Event Today at OSF Saint Luke Medical Center in Kewanee
Blessing of Pets and Adoptable Animals Today at OSF Saint Luke. A Blessing of the Pets is planned for Wednesday, October 7th, at 12:30 PM outside OSF Saint Luke’s main entrance. Community members are invited to bring their pets for the blessing, with pets required to be safely secured in a carrier or otherwise restrained. The Kewanee Animal Shelter will also be at the hospital from 11 AM to 1 PM with adoptable animals, allowing visitors to meet cats, kittens, and dogs.
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Illinois Poet Laureate Mark Turcotte visiting Knox College
Knox College will host Illinois Poet Laureate Mark Turcotte for a public reading and discussion at 4 p.m. Oct. 9 in the Bookfellow Room at Seymour Library. Turcotte became Illinois Poet Laureate in 2025 and is the author of the poetry collections "Exploding Chippewas" and "Feathered Heart." A member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, he spent part of his childhood on the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Reservation and in migrant camps across the western United States. He currently serves as a visiting assistant professor of English at DePaul University in Chicago. Leanne Trapedo Sims, Daniel J. Logan Professor of Peace and Justice, said an Illinois Humanities event in Chicago inspired the invitation. "I met Mark Turcotte at a big Illinois Humanities event, and he was the keynote speaker. He did a reading, and I was blown away by his poetry, his passion, his reading style, and the subject of his work that deals with being an Indigenous man," Trapedo Sims said. Nicholas Regiacorte, professor of English and director of the Program in Creative Writing, said the visit aligns with the goals of the Caxton Club. "The goal of Caxton Club is to bring people from the outside to
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REVIEW: Richmond Hill’s Affecting ‘Collected Stories’ Reveals Deeply Human Relationship Between Writers
It’s old-home month at Richmond Hill Players Barn Theater in Geneseo. Or second-home month, that is. The endearing, gripping two-person drama “Collected Stories” by Donald Marguiles is like putting on a favorite pair of jeans and a warm, comfy sweater – especially in the hands of its relatable and eminently watchable star actresses, RHP veterans Dana Skiles and Jennifer Kingry.
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Visit The Annan Mill This Weekend
The Morrison Historical Society is inviting the community to step back in time this weekend with a two-day open house at the historic Annan Mill. Located on the west edge of Morrison, the mill will be open Saturday and Sunday, October 10th and 11th, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. each day.
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Jo Dee Messina will be in concert at Rhythm City Casino
Jo Dee Messina is adding the talented opener, Olivia Lane, at the Rhythm City Casino in the Event Center at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, 2027, according to a news release. Tickets will be available online here or at The Market at Rhythm City for $4.45-$87.25, plus applicable online/phone ticketing fee (this fee is waived […]
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Friends of the Library to host folk music program
The public is invited to join the Friends of the Library for an evening of music, song and storytelling on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. in the Community Room of the Kewanee Public Library. The program, “Our History in Folk Music,” is based on the work of Carl Sandburg...
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You’ll Want To Pack Up And Head To This Illinois Campground Immediately
There are places you stumble across that make you genuinely annoyed you didn’t find them sooner, and Geneseo Campground in Geneseo, Illinois is absolutely one of those places. It’s the kind of outdoor destination that makes a strong case for canceling your plans, loading up the car, and just...