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March 14
Wine and Shopping Tour
Starved Rock Lodge and Conference Center
Rt. 178 & Rt. 71, Utica
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Board a Starved Rock trolley and travel to the wine tasting room at Cattails and receive a glass to sample wine of your choosing. Cattails also will offer you an extraordinary shopping experience. After the trolley will stop in downtown Utica for another wine tasting at August Hill Winery. You will be free to shop downtown Utica or just relax in the wine tasting room at August Hill. Fee is $17.00 per person. To register call 800.868.7625, ext. 386.
Music at the Mansion
Hegeler Carus Mansion
1307 Seventh St., LaSalle
5:45 PM – 6:30 PM
Monthly concert series featuring local musicians. Donations gratefully accepted. Telephone 815.224.6543 or visit www.hegelercarus.org for information.
March 14 & 15
Scrapbooking Retreat
Starved Rock Lodge and Conference Center
Rt. 178 & Rt. 71, Utica
Do you have boxes of pictures waiting to be put in albums but don't know where to start? Retreat includes: your own table space, use of the cropping tool table, door prizes and give-aways, overnight accommodations and meals. $138.00 per person, based on double occupancy. For more information or to reserve your spot call 1.800.868.7625 ext. 386.
March 15
"Illinois Predators"
Saturday Kid's Program
Starved Rock Visitor Center
Riverfront/Starved Rock State Park
Rt. 178 & Rt. 71, Utica
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
We may not have the biggest predators, but Illinois has some fascinating carnivores.
815.667.5356 or email starvedrock@ivnet.com.
Easter Bunny Express
Noon-2:00 PM
Starved Rock Lodge and Conference Center
Rt. 178 & Rt. 71, Utica
Join us for a fun-filled family adventure that is sure to please. Includes photo taken with the Easter bunny, trolley transportation, Easter egg hunt, count and win the container of jellybeans. Build your own bunny. $28.00 children, $13.00 adult. Visit www.starvedrocklodge.com for more information.
St. Patrick's Day Parade
Downtown Utica
St. Patrick's Day Celebration
August Hill Winery Tasting Room
106 Mill St., Utica
10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a wine tasting. Call 815.667.5211 or email info@augusthillwinery.com for more information.
Unveiling of Clyde Tombaugh/Pluto mural
Downtown Streator
This mural sponsored by the Streatorland Historical Society is a tribute to Streator native Clyde Tombaugh and his discovery of the planet Pluto.
815.672.2443 or email streatortourism@gmail.com for more information.
March 15-16
Jr. NRA Rifle Sectional
Sandy Ford Sportsmen Club
720 S. Bloomington St. Streator
815.673.1880 or email streatortourism@gmail.com for more information.
March 18
Euchre Tournament
Starved Rock Lodge and Conference Center
Rt. 178 & Rt. 71, Utica
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Join us in our Back Door Lounge for this progressive individual play Euchre Tournament. Weekly winners 1st place $200, 2nd place $100, 3rd place $50. Grand Prize overall winner wins a trip for 2 to Las Vegas. Visit www.starvedrocklodge.com or call 800-868-7625 ext. 386 for information.
March 20
Rock Star Competition
Starved Rock Lodge and Conference Center
Rt. 178 & Rt. 71, Utica
6:00 PM, Buffet
7:00 PM, Competition
Join us on Thursday evenings for the Illinois Valley's version of American Idol! Come to the Restaurant to listen to local vocalists compete to win a trip for two. Enjoy a night out with drink specials, buffet specials and great entertainment.
March 21
Wine and Shopping Tour
Starved Rock Lodge and Conference Center
Rt. 178 & Rt. 71, Utica
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Board a Starved Rock trolley and travel to the wine tasting room at Cattails and receive a glass to sample wine of your choosing. Cattails also will offer you an extraordinary shopping experience. After the trolley will stop in downtown Utica for another wine tasting at August Hill Winery. You will be free to shop downtown Utica or just relax in the wine tasting room at August Hill. Fee is $17.00 per person. To register call 800.868.7625, ext. 386.
March 22
"River Critters"
Saturday Kid's Program
Starved Rock Visitor Center
Riverfront/Starved Rock State Park
Rt. 178 & Rt. 71, Utica
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Learn what animals call the river home.
815.667.5356 or email starvedrock@ivnet.com.
Easter Bunny Express with Theatre
Starved Rock Lodge and Conference Center
Rt. 178 & Rt. 71, Utica
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Join us for a fun-filled family adventure that is sure to please. Includes photo taken with the Easter bunny, trolley transportation, Easter egg hunt, count and win the container of jellybeans contest. Build your own bunny. $38.00 children, $23.00 adult. Visit www.starvedrocklodge.com for information.
Breakfast with the Easter Bunny
Starved Rock Lodge and Conference Center
Rt. 178 & Rt. 71, Utica
8:30 AM Registration
9:00 AM Breakfast Buffet
Following breakfast, join us for and "eggciting'egg hunt and storytelling. Plus a special visit from the Easter Bunny! Adults $11.95, Children $8.95 For more information and to purchase tickets call 800-868-7625 ext. 386.
March 25
Style Show with Dinner – Breast Cancer Foundation
Starved Rock Lodge and Conference Center
Rt. 178 & Rt. 71, Utica
Join us in the Great Hall at Starved Rock Lodge for this event. Clothing and accessories will be presented by Cattails and the Starved Rock Lodge Gift Shops. Come see what is new for the 2008 season. Enjoy wine tasting, dinner and style show. Portion of the ticket price will go to the Breast Cancer Foundation. Visit www.starvedrocklodge.com or call 800-868-7625 ext. 386 for more information.
March 27
Rock Star Competition
Starved Rock Lodge and Conference Center
Rt. 178 & Rt. 71, Utica
6:00 PM, Buffet
7:00 PM, Competition
Join us on Thursday evenings for the Illinois Valley's version of American Idol! Come to the Restaurant to listen to local vocalists compete to win a trip for two. Enjoy a night out with drink specials, buffet specials and great entertainment.
March 28
Wine and Shopping Tour
Starved Rock Lodge and Conference Center
Rt. 178 & Rt. 71, Utica
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Board a Starved Rock trolley and travel to the wine tasting room at Cattails and receive a glass to sample wine of your choosing. Cattails also will offer you an extraordinary shopping experience. After the trolley will stop in downtown Utica for another wine tasting at August Hill Winery. You will be free to shop downtown Utica or just relax in the wine tasting room at August Hill. Fee is $17.00 per person. To register call 800.868.7625, ext. 386.
March 29
Illinois Department of Natural Resources Boating Safety Class
Illinois Waterway Visitor Center
950 N. 27th Road, Ottawa
8:15 AM – 5:00 PM
This minimum eight-hour course includes instruction in equipment requirements, navigation rules, legal requirements, accident situations and how to handle them, the weather, trailering, visual distress signals, personal watercraft and specialty topics and the final exam. Call 815.667.4054 or email Kathy.L.Higdon@usace.army.mil for more information.
"Badgers"
Saturday Kid's Program
Starved Rock Visitor Center
Riverfront/Starved Rock State Park
Rt. 178 & Rt. 71, Utica
1:00 PM. to 2:00 PM
Who, what, and where are the badgers? 815.667.5356 or email starvedrock@ivnet.com.
March 29 – 30
Illinois Valley Quilt Guild – "A Day in the Country"
Knights of Columbus Bldg, Ottawa
Pilgrim & Roy 2008 Exhibition Challenge, vendors, Guild Market featuring Kansas Troubles Lecture on March 29 at 2:00 PM. For more information call Shelley Serby at 815.433.0068 or visit www.illinoisvalleyquiltguild.com.
March 30
Seneca High School FFA 20th Annual Toy and Antique Tractor Show
Seneca High School
307 E. Scott St., Seneca
Doors open at 9:00 AM, Pedal
pull @ noon, Auction @ 2:00 PM
Food all day, $2.00 fee and kids under 10 free. For information call 815.357.5024 or email kweber@senecahs.org or visit www.senecahs.org.
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