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Below is a list of current events and upcoming events happening in 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 your information for the Sauk Valley Media weekly calendar https://www.shawlocal.com/sauk-valley/forms/press-releases/. Include contact person and phone number.
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Sock skating. Indoor sock skating rink. No ice, no shoes, just skating on a rink with a synthetic polymer surface, $10 public, free for members. The rink will be open from December 23rd, then from December 26th to 30th. Riverfront Museum Park, 711 N Rockford Ave.
Run out of clocks. Can’t stay up until midnight? A countdown to fun will be held at the Discovery Center Children’s Museum on December 31st from noon to 4pm. Confetti drops every hour. Riverfront Museum Park, 711 N Rockford Ave.
winter farmers market, January 7, January 21, Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon. 815-284-2741 Information about booth rentals.
Downtown fun. Erie Hometown Christmas, 3-8pm, through January 5th, Downtown Erie.
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music
Clinton Symphony Orchestra, Clinton, Iowa
Musical Friendship, 2 p.m., Jan. 15, Zion Lutheran Church, Clinton
Music Stories, 19 February, 2pm, Morrison High School Auditorium
Great Breadth, April 22, 7:30 p.m., Clinton High School Vernon Cook Theater
Pop Concert, June 4th, Riverview Park Bandshell, Clinton
dixon municipal band
2023 season premiere, March 4, 7 p.m., Dixon Theater
American Legion Post 902, 712 Fourth Ave., Rock Falls.
Jam Session, every Thursday at 7pm.
The First Fridays Open Mic, K’s Sports Bar, 408 East Washington (Route 64) in Oregon.
Second Saturday open mic, sign up at 6pm, performances from 7pm to 11pm, $3 suggested donation.
Blues in the Woods Bluesfest, May 21, 3pm, Timber Lake Playhouse, Mount Carroll
Kevin Burt, Birddog Blues, Russ Green
Dramatic production
historic dixon theater
The Historic Dixon Theater at 114 S. Galena Ave is selling tickets for the following performances.go to dixontheatre.com/events/ tickets or more information.
Prophecy: Tribute to the Trans-Siberian Symphony on December 30 at 7.30pm
Dragons and Monsters, February 11 at 2:30pm
Franc D’Ambrosio’s Broadway Celebration, April 15 at 7:30pm
The Next Generation of the Tortoise and the Hare, April 23 at 2pm
The Machine Show Pink Floyd, April 28 at 7:30pm
Dixon Stage Left, 306 W First St, Dixon
Rendezvous Arts: Against Quartet, January 11 at 5:30pm
Rendezvous Arts: Fareed Haque, Goran Ivanovic and Jen McNulty, February 1 at 5:30pm
12 Angry Jurors, Feb. 3-4 at 7:30pm
Judy Carmichael Jazz Inspired, February 12 at 3pm.
The Laramie Project March 3rd, 4th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 16th, 17th, 18th at 7:30pm.
Rendezvous Arts: Steam Quartet with Benjamin Calvert, March 23 at 5:30pm
Rendezvous Arts: Metropolitan Oboe Quartet and Faith Humphrey Hill, April 19 at 5:30pm
Revolutionary, May 5th, 6th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 18th, 19th, 20th at 7:30pm.
Rendezvous Arts: True Colors Baroque and Don Widmer, May 10.
Pride and Prejudice, July 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23 at 7:30pm.
She Kills Monsters, August 11th, 12th, 13th at 7:30pm.
Timber Lake Playhouse, 8215 Black Oak Road, Mount Carroll.
Rock River Jazz Band, May 7
Felix and Fingers Dueling Piano, May 14
The Style Catz with Cocoloco, May 19
Blues in the Woods Bluesfest, May 21
White Pines Dinner Theatre, 6712 W. Pines Road, Mount Morris
Dance Queen ABBA Tribute, March 21-24
Piano Man pays tribute to Elton John and Billy Joel, March 23
Kenny and Dory in Harmony, April 4-6
Sounds of Summer Beach Boys Tribute, April 21-22
Rock and Roll Tribute, May 3-4
Vito Zatto show, May 17-18
Dueling Piano, May 24-25
Polo Community Theater
Masquerade, Jan. 21, 6 p.m., Maxson’s, Oregon
Junie B. Jones The Musical, February 24-26, March 3-4
Hyronomous A. Frog, May 5-7, 12-13.
Woodlawn School of the Arts, 3807 Woodlawn Road, Stirling
Schoolhouse Rock! Live Jr., Jan. 13-14 at 7pm, Jan. 15 at 2pm, Dixon High School James A. Wiltz Auditorium
rock falls high school
Miss Austin’s Choice, April 27-29
art exhibits
The Next Picture Show, 113 W. First St., Dixon.
Marked: The Art of Two Women, with works by Dixon natives Sydni Reuban and Heather Shore. until January 7th.
market
winter farmers market, January 7, January 21, Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon. 815-284-2741 Information about booth rentals.
Twin Cities Farmers Market, Sat 8am-12pm, year round indoors and outdoors; 106 Avenue A in Sterling, 815-626-8610, twincitycarmersmarket.com and Facebook.
Chana Route 64 Auction Barn Inc. Auction, Sunday 10 am (1st and 3rd); Flea Market, Saturday and Sunday 8 am-4 pm (2nd and 4th), 620 S. Stone Hill Road.
Museums, Exhibits and Attractions
Loveland Historical Museum, Thursday and Friday 9 am to 2 pm, Saturday 10 am to 3 pm, Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon; free.
Ingersoll Wetlands Learning Center In the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. Open Monday through Friday, 6am-4pm, 7071 Riverview Road, Thomson. Call 815-273-2732.
Ronald Reagan’s childhood home, 810 S Hennepin Ave, Dixon, March 29-Dec 17 Open House Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm, last departure 3pm
Northwest Territories History Center, 205 West Fifth St. Dixon, open Mon-Fri 9am-4pm.
Ronald Reagan Birthplace/Museum, 111 Main Street, Tampico., 10am-4pm daily, 1pm-4pm Sunday (except Easter and Mother’s Day). 815-622-8705.
Byron History Museum, Wed-Sat 10:00-3:00 at 110 North Union Street, Byron.
Roberts Armory World War II Museum, Rochelle Highway 251 and Intermodal Drive. Open by appointment.
Chaplin Creek Village, Comprehensive historic restoration project depicting a typical mid-19th century prairie settlement, 1715 Whitney Road, Franklin Grove.
special interest
Rock River Center, 810 10th Street, Oregon. Cancer Support, 4th Wednesday in November at 2pm. Carers Support, 10am, 1st and 3rd Tuesdays. Diabetes Support, 11am, first Wednesdays. Low vision support, 2nd and 4th Tuesday at noon.
Alcoholics Anonymous Carroll, Lee, Ogle and Whiteside Counties. 1-800-452-7990. www.aa-nia.org.
Dixon Coin Club, First Tuesdays at 7 p.m., American Legion, 1120 W. First St., Dixon.
Country Crossroads Quilt Society, 3rd Monday at 7 p.m., Forreston Grove Church, 7246 Freeport Road; Forreston.
General Federation of Women’s Clubs, Franklin Grove Chapter, First Mondays at 7pm, Atlasta Park, Franklin Grove.
PFLAG Sauk Valley. LGBTQIA+ Parent and Guardian Support Group, 3rd Thursdays at 7pm, First Presbyterian Church, 410 Second Ave., Sterling.
library project
Stirling Public Library. Kindergarten Storytime Mondays at 10am, Tuesdays at 10am and Saturdays at 10am. Role Playing Games Club, every Monday at 3:30pm. LEGO Club 1st and 3rd Saturdays at 10am. Teen Game Night, 2nd Tuesday at 5:30pm. Five Star Book Club, 2nd Saturday at 11:30am. Go-Go Gadget Open House, December 27th at 3pm.
Dixon Public Library. Preschool Storytime, ages 3-5, Tuesdays at 10am; Infant and Toddler Storytime, Wednesdays at 9:30am; Orbit Book Group, Wednesdays at 6pm; Morning Mysteries, Mondays at 10:30am; Computer Coding Club , every other Thursday K-1, 2:45, grades 2-3, 3:30, grades 4-5, 4:15.
Rock Falls Public Library. Book Club, last Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm, first Thursday of every month at 10am. Morning Makers, 1st and 3rd Fridays at 10am.
Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison St., Morrison. LEGO Club, first Saturday at 10:30am. Storytime, Thursdays at 7pm.
historical society
Sterling Rock Falls Historical Society, Lincoln Learning Center, 607 E. Third St. Sterling
Wolf Koch Presents: A History of America’s Favorite Food: Pizza, Jan. 8 at 2pm
Event and attraction information for the Sauk Valley Media weekly calendar should be submitted to news@saukvalley.com. Include contact person and phone number.
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