Community Calendar Blandinsville
SATURDAYS Story Hour and Crafts
Saturdays at The Blandinsville-Hire Library at 10 AM.
Snacks will be available. Check out the many new kids and young adult books. Spend some time at the library and take a book home to read!
EVERY THURSDAY After-School Program Blandinsville First Christian Church After-School Program every Thursday for Kindergarten through High School students from 4:00 pm until 5:00 pm.
EVERY SUNDAY Youth Program Blandinsville First Christian Church Youth Program every Sunday for 5th through High School students from 3:00 pm until 4:30 pm.
Bushnell
BEGINNING JUNE 3 Summer Reading
for 2-4year olds will meet at 10:30-11:30 on Tuesdays beginning June 3-July 22.Elementary students will be held on Wednesdays at 10:30-11:30 beginning June 4-July23.
Theme for the summer reading is Natures Super Heroes.
We will have reading contests with prizes for top readers.
Activities, reading, and crafts will be featuring nature's super Hero insects.
SATURDAY, JUNE 7 Bushnell City Wide Cleanup days SATURDAY, JUNE 7 Bushnell VFW Breakfast from 7:00 to 10:00 a.m at the Post 1422 Hall located at 181 E. Hail in Bushnell. For takeout and curb service please call 309-333-9919. Serving biscuits and gravy, sausage, eggs, hash browns, pancakes and French Toast.
SATURDAY, JUNE 14 Timberview Lakes Campground Car Show If you have a cool or unique car, truck, or motorcycle, make sure to bring them out! Cars can start arriving between 9 and 10am and judging will be done at 3pm.
We will have trophies and prizes!! Bring the family and go swimming or fishing!! We will have food trucks also! Make a reservation now for camping!! Call 309-772-3609
Colchester
EVERY MONDAY Move & Groove and Story Hour
Move and Groove is held from 9:45-10:45am Music & physical literacy skills help prepare early learners. Story Hour is held from 10:45-11:45 with stories, songs, crafts and fingerplays.
THURSDAY, JUNE 5 & FRIDAY, JUNE 6 Quincy Children's Museum Visits Library at the library starting at 9:00 a.m. All ages are welcome! Please come and enjoy this free event.
Good Hope
JUNE 6-8TH Annual Sodbuster Days
Kicks off Friday with FFA Pork Chop BBQ from 5-7:30pm at the Firehouse and opening ceremony/induction of Grand Marshals. Music Trivia in the park and Glow parade at 9pm.
Saturday begins with breakfast from 7-10am at the United Methodist Church, all town yard sales and vendors in the park. Parade at 10am followed by antique tractor show.
Firemen's Fish fry and chicken dinner 11:30-6pm. Bags tournament, kids games and pedal tractor pull, watermelon eating contest and more throughout the day! Live entertainment by Captain Geech and Shrimp Shack Shooters from 8-11pm. Sunday begins with Community Worship Serivce at 10:45am followed by Touch a truck and bounce houses at the firehouse.
Macomb
from 8 am to Noon in Chandler Park, you'll find fresh locally grown produce & plants; local pasture-raised meat & eggs; homemade baked goods; hand-crafted goods & personal care products made by local artisans; and more! SNAP/ Link accepted by eligible vendors.
EVERY SATURDAY Macomb’s Weekly Farmers Market from 8:00 a.m. to Noon in Chandler Park. Shop for fresh locally grown produce, plants, & flowers; local pasture- raised meat & eggs; ready-to-eat homemade baked goods, flavored popcorn, breakfast & lunch items, & more; locally produced personal care products & hand-crafted goods; on-site knife & blade sharpening; and more! SNAP/ LinkMatch accepted by eligible vendors. Free dog training by Wilson’s Dog Training. Live music starts at 10:00 am with Jim DiTulio & Mike Williams!
SUNDAY, JUNE 1 Trinity Lutheran Church 150th Celebration Join us at 3pm at the Trinity Lutheran Church for TLC150, a celebration of the 150th Anniversary. We will have Chris Vallillo and gospel songs including I’ll Fly Away, Amazing Grace, Softly and Tenderly, The Good Ole Way and more.
Refreshments will be provided following the concert, a free will offering will go to Mosaic.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4 Downtown Summer Concert Series Join us for our first performance of the year with Mari Loehrlein on June 4 at 1:00PM at the Chandler Park Gazabo SATURDAY, JUNE 7 Macomb Library Knitting Club Meets
on the first Saturday of the month at 10:30am. Share your love of knitting or crocheting with both experienced and beginner crafters. Meet fellow knitters, brush up on skills and learn new techniques. Materials will be provided but feel free to bring your own projects. All levels of experience are welcome.
THURSDAY, JUNE 12 Little Lunchers Story and Playtime
Get your little ones ready because Little Lunchers Story and Playtime is BACK at Chandler Park from 12-1pm for the Summer! We are so excited for another year of bringing Story time + Play time + Free Lunch to Macomb littles!
We're so happy to be partnering with the Macomb Public Library for our longest running program!!!
SATURDAY, JUNE 14 5th Annual Juneteenth Celebration
from 12-4pm. There will be Games, food raffles, vendors, entertainment, music, FREE kids haircuts, talent show, mega foam blaster (2:45-3:45) and more. Celebrate “Juneteenth...
Because History Matters”, at the Mt. Calvary Church of God in Christ, 1500 E. Pierce St., Macomb
TUESDAYS, JUNE 17 Tour of Mosaic's Mission
Join us for a free Discover the Possibilities tour of Mosaic's Mission at 12pm in the office, 20 N. Lafayette St. You'll hear about some of the amazing things people we support have accomplished in their lives with the help of community partners. For More information or to reserve a spot at one of our upcoming events please contact: Melody Robertson at melody.robertson@ mosaicinfo.org or call 309.837.5506 ext 125
SATURDAY, JUNE 21 Macomb Pride Picnic 2025
held at the Stone Shelter at Glenwood Park. We will have an open mic, face painting and coloring pages. If you'd like to speak, perform, and/or vend at this event, please message us and we will work with the Park Board to make sure we get the proper event approvals. We are excited to celebrate Pride again in our Macomb community.
Rushville
SATURDAY, MAY 31 & SUNDAY, JUNE 1 Fundraiser for Brad Hunter Out with the Old in with the New Fundraiser for Brad Hunter at The Lipsticked Pig in Rushville. It won’t be lung until Brad get his transplant! Saturday there will be live music all day, charity poker tournament, raffles, silent auction and fish dinner $10. Sunday there will be a Pool & Bags tournaments at 12:30pm and a Pork chop sandwich and chips for $10 will be served.
