Mason City

Mason City, IL · Arts & Culture
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The Weekender: November 6-8
Feel the heat with spicy pork, San Maru Korean restaurant, 11 a.m. to 2:30 & 3 to 8:30 p.m., $18. Make this Friday a hot one with spicy pork bulgogi at San Maru Korean restaurant. Chef Yoon makes fantastic pork bulgogi with ribbons of unctuous rendered fat and the veggies that pick up a delicious stinging spiciness. I also recommend the beef bulgogi and chicken wings, but check out Grace’s full review for more about the food. (AB)
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Ticket Winners for MOTIONLESS IN WHITE in Peoria!
The Laser congratulates our winners of concert tickets for Motionless In White in Peoria :. They were drawn at random from all who had signed-up at thelaseronline.com. They each won a pair of tickets for Motionless In White‘s The Sweat and Blood Tour at the Peoria Civic Center Arena on Sunday, November 8, 2026, with special guests Dayseeker along with The Devil Wears Prada and Dark Divine!
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Joliet Rock Club The Forge Ends Nine-year Run As Chicago Venues Shift And Expand
The Forge in Joliet is closing its doors after nine years as a go-to spot for heavy music fans, while Chicago's Salt Shed is planning a massive expansion across the street with a new 15,000-seat outdoor stage.
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Parked Knight Rider Replica in Illinois Gets Hit With Brooklyn Speeding Ticket
A car that hasn't moved from its display pedestal in years somehow got busted speeding through Brooklyn. The Volo Museum in Illinois says it received a $50 traffic citation from New York City for its replica of KITT, the talking black Trans Am from Knight Rider, even though the car never left the building.
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BACH to be joined by MIOpera to celebrate 30th season
The Baroque Artists of Champaign Urbana will premiere a special performance this weekend in both Normal and Urbana. BACH will be joined by Bloomington-Normal’s MIOpera, Central Illinois’ premiere professional opera company, for Handel’s Semele. The performances will feature dramatic costumes, sets, and solos to accompany the themes of the witty but tragic tale. Attendees can stay after the show to enjoy a reception.
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Aging Untold: What to know about medical uses and risks for anti-wrinkle injections
(Aging Untold) — On this episode of Aging Untold, we explore the lesser-known medical uses for botulinum toxin injections and how to decide if it is right for you. Plus, we break down the early warning signs of shingles and why prompt treatment matters. Then, we look at the...
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Morton finishes its marching season on a high note
Cookeville, TN – The Morton High School Marching Band capped off its 2026 competitive season by being named Class 2A Champions at the Bands of America Middle Tennessee Regional, held Oct. 30-31, 2026, at Tucker Stadium on the campus of Tennessee Tech University. In the final competition of the...
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Big Picture Peoria Film Festival returns Nov. 20 and 21 to the Peoria Riverfront Museum
On this week's episode of Out and About, Mae Gilliland of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois talks with Jessica Moreano, programming director of the Big Picture Peoria Film Festival, about the festival’s return Nov. 20 and 21 to the Peoria Riverfront Museum. The two-day festival celebrates independent filmmaking with four...
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Campus improv group carries on legacy of closed Decatur theater
Hello Dali put on a shadow cast performance of the 1975 film “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” on Friday. In the performance, members of Hello Dali acted out scenes of the movie as it played on a screen behind them. Cast members used the space of Buzzard Auditorium,...
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MDSO Presents Masterworks II: Beethoven and the Blues
On Saturday November 7th, the Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra (MDSO) will present their second Masterworks concert of the semester titled “Beethoven and the Blues.”. Under the direction of conductor Matthew Sheppard, MDSO will feature a concert combining both Beethoven and blues music, a stark contrast to the usual classical symphonic performances. But that’s what is so great about MDSO performances.
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Metamora’s Murphy wins CSM Girls Golf Coach of the Year
Metamora girls golf had plenty of fun breaking a record this year. Then they broke it again. Then they did it a third time. Then a fourth. The best season in Redbirds girls golf history culminated in a third-place finish at the Class 1A State Finals, leading Metamora head coach Morgan Murphy to be named Clutch Sports Media’s 2026 Girls Golf Coach of the Year.
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Normal selects area contractor for major Children’s Discovery Museum project
NORMAL (25News Now) - The Normal Town Council is hiring Central Illinois-based contractor PJ Hoerr for a major construction project at the Children’s Discovery Museum, costing hundreds of thousands of dollars. The council Monday night unanimously approved the contract to enclose the space beneath the museum’s existing balcony and...
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Joliet Rock Club The Forge Ends Nine-year Run As Chicago Venues Shift And Expand
The Forge in Joliet is closing its doors after nine years as a go-to spot for heavy music fans, while Chicago's Salt Shed is planning a massive expansion across the street with a new 15,000-seat outdoor stage.