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Below is a list of current events and upcoming events going on in the Sauk Valley. Don’t forget to check out 5 Things To Do for other opportunities.
Do you have information about an upcoming event or attraction? Be sure to let us know.Submit Sauk Valley Media weekly calendar information to News@saukvalley.com. Include contacts and phone numbers.
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Live music. Performances include:
New Shoes, August 12 at 5:30pm, Music on the Square, John Dixon Park, Dixon
Bobbi White and Co., August 11 at 5 p.m. Summer nights and pop-up markets.Dale Park, Sterling
Outpatience, Aug. 12, 7 p.m., Food Truck Fridays, RB&W Park, 201 E. Second St., Rock Falls, 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Howard and the White Boys, Aug. 12, 7pm, Mt. Morris Jamboree, School Band Shell
Good Steward, Aug. 14, 6pm, Spring Valley Reformed Church, 10960 Spring Valley Road, Fulton.
Harness racing. The Illinois State Fair is hosting a harness race on Thursday to kick off the grandstand calendar on Thursday, Aug. 11. Billed as one of the fastest race tracks in the world, the one-mile track will host a race sponsored by the Illinois Department of Agriculture on opening day. Every horse that takes to the track is either Illinois or born. The Harness Contest will offer a scorecard with the first posting at 12pm and the second at 5pm. Free for spectators participating in the harness competition.The rest of the Illinois State Fair’s race harness races are listed below, along with the daily noon release times: Friday, August 12, Saturday, August 13, Wednesday, August 17, and Thursday, August 18
picnic. The Walnut Rotary Club will be hosting a pork chop sandwich picnic at Veterans’ Memorial, Jackson St. and S. Main St. in Walnut on Saturday, August 13th from 10am-1pm. Donations will be accepted during the picnic.
151st Whiteside County Fair. Opening Tuesday, August 16 at the fairgrounds at 201 W. Winfield St. in Morrison. The schedule for the opening two days.Tuesday: Happy Horse Show, 9am, Children’s Tractor Pedal Pull, 2, Open Pig Judges at Noon, Junior Pig Judges 4:30, Professional Bull Riding 7. Wednesday: 8am Exhibit Barrel, Western Horse Racing Speed Race and Cow Judges, 9. Professional horseback riding at 7pm
Sterling Rock Falls Historical Society. The film “Sons & Daughters of Thunder” will be screened Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Lincoln Learning Center, 611 Sterling E. Third St.. This film about Harriet Beecher’s introduction to America’s 19th-century abolition movement includes scenes shot at the Dillon House Museum.
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music
Illinois State Fair Stand, Springfield.
Friday, August 12. Sam Hunt with Sean Stemaly and Shelby Darrall, $53+.
Saturday, August 13th.Demi Lovato, $45+
Sunday, August 14th. Brooks & Dunn and Kendell Marvel, $53+
Monday, August 15th.Ides of March starring Jim Peterik, free
Tuesday, August 16. Willie Nelson & Family with Elle King, $38+
Wednesday, August 17th. Shaggy & TLC, $24+
Thursday, August 18. Jon Pardi with Lainey Wilson and Chapel Hart, +33+
Saturday, August 20.Disturbed by Nita Strauss, $44+
Sunday, August 21st. Sammy Hagar and The Circle and Ann Wilson of Heart, +43+
*A $30 Stage Party ticket is available as an additional upgrade for all paid concerts.
Music on the Square, John Dixon Park, Dixon
Backlash, August 19 at 5:30pm
Mark Hobbs, August 26 at 5:30 pm
Bell Rangers, Sept. 2 at 5:30 pm
Summer nights and pop-up markets
Dale Park, Sterling
Lojo Russo, August 5th at 5pm. 25
Dixon Municipal Band
Christmas Concert, 7pm, TBD.
Mt. Morris Jamboree, Campus Band Shells
Dirty Fishnet Stockings, 7 PM, August 19
Chicago Tribute Collection, 7 PM, August 26
Winning Wheels Summer Concert Series, Eclipse Square, Prophetstown
3 in the tree, 5pm, August 26
To be announced on September 23rd at 5pm
To be announced on October 28th at 5pm
Books About First, 202 W. First St., Dixon.
Mark Dvorak, August 20 at 6:30 pm
Rosbrook Studio Open Mic Second Saturday, 107 S. Peoria Ave., Dixon.
Sign up at 6 p.m., show 7-11 p.m., suggested donation of $3.
American Legion Post 902, 712 Fourth Ave., Rock Falls.
Jam sessions, every Thursday at 7pm.
Spring Valley Reformed Church, 10960 Spring Valley Road, Fulton.
Adam’s Voice, August 21 at 6 pm
theatrical work
Historic Dixon Theater
Tickets for the following shows are on sale at Historic Dixon Theatre, 114 S. Galena Ave.go to dixontheatre.com/events/ Get tickets or more information.
Double Vision: The Alien Experience, August 19
Menopause Musical, September 28-29.
Forever Young, October 7th.
ABBA Mania, 16 October.
Paul Childers, October 22.
Yesterday: November 5, Sir Paul McCartney-approved Beatles tribute.
Little Anne, November 18-19.
Cinderella (Community Theatre Production), Dec. 9-11.
The Prophecy Show: The Music of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, 30 December.
Motor City: Motown Revue, Jan. 14.
Still Collins, January 28.
Shanghai Circus, February 24.
Doug Allen Nash, March 11.
Comedian Yakov Smirnov, March 24.
East Head, April 7.
Adventures of Turtles and the Next Generation of Hair, 23 April 2023
The Machine: The Music of Pink Floyd, April 28, 2023
Under the street lights, 13 May 2023
Magician Mike Super, May 27, 2023
Dixon Stage Left, 306 W First St, Dixon
Peter and the Starcatcher, September 23-24, 29-30, October 1, June 7-8.
Timber Lake Playhouse, 8215 Black Oak Road, Mount Carroll.
We will rock you, August 11-31
Hank Williams: The Lost Highway, September 8-18
Plaid Forever: Plaid, Dec. 1-11
Clinton Area Showboat Theater, 303 Riverview Drive, Clinton, Iowa.
The World Turns, August 6-14.
White Pines Dinner Theatre, 6712 W. Pines Road, Mount Morris
A Tribute to Roy Orbison’s Music, August 23
Rick Lindy and the Wild Ones, August 24-25
The Dave and Daphne Show, September 7-8
Getting Better With Age, September 13-15
rocker Quinton Flagg, September 21
Quentin Flagg’s Inspirational Gospel and the Nation, September 22
I Gotta Be Me starring Denny Diamond, October 5-6
Rod Stewart Tribute, October 18
The Mirror of Mathis, 19-20 October
Fun Bones November 2-3
Andrew and His Sisters: A Musical Tribute to WWII, 9-10 November
Branson on the Road, Christmas Style, Nov. 29-Dec. 1
Scrooge Comedy, December 3-17
Polo Community Theatre
Romeo and Juliet, September 23-25, September 30-October. 1, Polo Town Hall, 115 S. Franklin Ave., Polo
art exhibits
Next photo exhibition, 113 W. First St., Dixon.
Black and white exhibit at Commerce Towers at KSB Hospital until September 30th.
Definitely abstract until September 3rd.
Woodland Arts Academy, 117 W. Second St., Rock Falls
Christmas in July: The sights and sounds of the Sauk Valley until 17 August
First Avenue Bridge Exhibition, TBD
market
Twin Cities Farmers Market, Saturdays 8 a.m. to noon, indoor and outdoor year round; 106 Avenue A in Sterling, 815-626-8610, twincitycarmersmarket.com and Facebook.
Food Truck Friday, RB&W Par, 201 E. Second St., Rock Falls, Aug. 12, 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Dixon Park District Farmers Market, Wednesday through October 26, 7 a.m.-noon, Saturday through October 29, 7 a.m.-noon, Haymarket Square, 513 W. Second St., Dixon.
Dixon City Market, Wednesday through August 31, 5-8 p.m., Dixon City Heritage Crossing.
Rock Falls Farmers Market, Wednesday and Saturday, 7am-11am, 400 W Second St., Rock Falls, through October.
Pop-up Market, 5 p.m., 2nd and 4th Thursdays, Dale Park, Sterling.
Chana Route 64 Auction Barn Inc. Auction, Sunday 10 a.m. (1st and 3rd); Flea Market, Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (2nd and 4th) at 620 S. Stone Hill Road. Find Chana Auction Barn on Facebook or call 815-830-3898 for more information. For more information, please contact Robin, Marketing Manager, at 815-973-0728.
Carroll Hill Farmers Market, Saturday through October 29, 8am-noon.
BASIC Market, 514 13th Ave., Fulton, 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday through October.
Museums, Exhibits and Attractions
Loveland Historical Museum, Thursdays and Fridays 9am-2pm, Saturdays 10am-3pm, Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon; Liberty.
The Ingersoll Wetlands Learning Center at the Upper Mississippi National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. Open Monday-Friday 6am-4pm at 7071 Riverview Road, Thomson. Call 815-273-2732.
Reagan Boyhood House, 810 S Hennepin Ave, Dixon, March 29-December 17, open Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm, last visit at 3pm
Northwest Territories History Center, 205 West Fifth St. Dixon, open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Ronald Reagan Birthplace/Museum, 111 Tampico Ave, 10am-4pm daily, 1pm-4pm Sunday (except Easter Sunday and Mother’s Day). 815-622-8705.
Byron Historical Museum, Wed-Sat 10:00-3:00, 110 North Union Street, Byron.
special interest
Riverfront Yoga, 7am and 9:30am, Friday through July 29, at Dixon Riverfront.
Dixon Coin Club, First Tuesday 7 p.m., American Legion, 1120 W. First St., Dixon.
library project
Stirling Public Library. Plush Overnight, Aug. 12-13; Teens After get off work, Aug. 12, 5pm, Lego Club, Aug. 20, 10am, Reading Roulette, Aug. 27.
Dixon Public Library. Orbit Books, Aug. 17 at 6 pm; Monday Morning Mysteries, Aug. 22 at 10:30 am; Literary Merit, Aug. 23 at 2 pm.
Rock Falls Public Library. Book Club, last Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, first Thursday of every month at 10am.
historical society
The Sterling Rock Falls Historical Society will screen the film “Sons & Daughters of Thunder” on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Lincoln Learning Center, 611 Sterling E. Third St.. This film about Harriet Beecher’s introduction to America’s 19th-century abolition movement includes scenes shot at the Dillon House Museum.
Events and attractions information for Sauk Valley Media’s weekly calendar should be submitted to News@saukvalley.com. Include contacts and phone numbers.
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