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Take a walk through Hornbaker Gardens
Just outside Princeton, Illinois, sits one of the most secluded magazine worthy gardens in the state. Hornbaker Gardens is a destination center for plant enthusiasts. Offering everything from perennials and trees to garden art and decor, come take a look at all the beauty this garden center has to offer. Joining us today is Dave Hornbaker, Co-Owner of Hornbaker Gardens.
Princeton restaurant set to open, serving ‘farm-to-table comfort food with a twist’
Wild Ginger Wine Bar and Bistro opens this week at 950 N. Main St., Princeton. Wild Ginger will be open for lunch beginning Wednesday, May 8. Lunch hours are 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Lunch reservations are not accepted and carry out will be available. Wild Ginger will be open...
Hornbaker Gardens segment to air on TV
A segment on Hornbaker Gardens in Princeton will air on TV this week. A crew from Living Local, a Quad Cities lifestyle show on Local 4 WHBF TV, recently visited the Princeton greenhouse. According to Hornbaker’s Facebook page, the segment will air at noon on CBS, 6 a.m. and 4:30...
Local Scene: Art, shopping opportunities set for Mother’s Day weekend in Illinois Valley
1. Art Night: The gallery at the Prairie Arts Center, 24 Park Ave. E, Princeton, will host activities beginning from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday to view paintings by Rebecca Kautz. The show is titled “Homes of Strangers.” Kautz is from Princeton but now resides in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, where she is an artist and art lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. At 7 p.m., the performance in the theater will begin. This event will feature Kevin Roy Kramer and Friends. Kramer is a working musician who has devoted the past two decades to performing, writing, recording, studying, teaching and DJ’ing music to audiences in many locales and venues. This performance also will be a collaborative effort with colleagues. The cost of admission is $10. Children 12 and younger are admitted for free.
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