Steam Craftsmanship, Choir and Christmas Treats Preview – Shaw Local

Here is a list of current events and upcoming activities in the Sauk Valley. Don’t forget to check out 5 things to do for other opportunities.

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This week

Steam power. Mike McBride will have a program on the La Salle and Bureau County Railroad era of shortline steam locomotives, his role in mining and will address the Cherry Mine disaster at 7 p.m. Monday at the office of the Lee County Historical and Genealogical Society, 113 S. Hennepin Ave. in Dixon. Free entry. The office is handicapped accessible.

Mozart and more. The RiverChor — featuring artists from northwestern Illinois and eastern Iowa — will perform “A Choral Cornucopia” Sunday at 2 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 439 Third Ave. South, in Clinton, Iowa. The concert is free, but donations will be accepted. The program opens with two pieces by composer William Billings: “Connection” and “Modern Music”. Mozart’s “Misericordias Domini” features pianist Chris Holmer and violinists Kristen Jones and Julie Marston while Fats Waller’s “Handful of Keys” will have Holmer and Maureen Pollpeter on piano. The alto-soprano section of the choir and its tenor-bass sections will each have distinct highlight pieces. The closing number will be “The Promise to Live”.

Girls’ night. Relive the thrills of pop music with The Boy Band Night, Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Timber Lake Playhouse, 8215 Black Oak Road, Mount Carroll. Tickets are $30.

One man show. Jerry Armstrong presents Legends of Las Vegas, at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16 at the Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon. Armstrong, an impressionist, sings hits by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Tom Jones, Elvis Presley and Neil Diamond. Tickets $8.

“It’ll gouge your eyes out, kid.” Performing Arts Guild presents the stage version of “A Christmas Story,” with performances Friday through Sunday at the Pinecrest Grove Theater, 414 S. Wesley Ave., Mt. Morris. Follow 9-year-old Ralphie on his quest to get a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas.

Winter Farmer’s Market returns to Loveland Community House, Saturdays, 513 W. Second St., Dixon.

Coming

Music

Clinton Symphony Orchestra, Clinton, Iowa

Holidays with the Symphony, 7:30 p.m. December 10, Vernon Cook Theater, Clinton High School

Musical Friendships, 2 p.m., Jan. 15, Zion Lutheran Church, Clinton

Stories in Music, 2 p.m. Feb. 19, Morrison High School Auditorium, Morrison

The Breadth of Greatness, 7:30 p.m. April 22, Vernon Cook Theater, Clinton High School

Pops Concert, June 4, Riverview Park Bandshell, Clinton

Dixon Municipal Band

Christmas Concert, 7 p.m., December 4, James A. Wiltz Auditorium, Dixon

2023 Season Premiere, 7 p.m. March 4, Dixon Theater

Studio Rosbrook, 107 S. Peoria Ave, Dixon.

Second Saturday Open Mic, registration at 6 p.m., performances from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., suggested donation of $3.

American Legion Post 902, 712 Fourth Ave., Rock Falls.

Jam Session, 7 p.m. every Thursday.

Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon

Legends of Las Vegas by Jerry Armstrong, 1 p.m. Nov. 16

Timber Lake Playhouse, Mount Carroll

Blues in the Woods, Kevin Burt, Birddog Blues Band, Russ Green Band, 3 p.m. May 21

Books on First, 202 W. First St., Dixon

Jim Kanas, 6:30 p.m. November 12

Dre and Zion Quintana, 6:30 p.m., November 19

Tampico Baptist Church

Good Stewards, 6 p.m. November 13

Theatrical productions

Historic Dixon Theater

Tickets are on sale for the following shows at the Historic Dixon Theater, 114 S. Galena Ave. Visit dixontheatre.com/events/ for tickets or more information.

Annie Jr., November 18-19.

Cinderella (A Community Theater Production), December 9-11.

The Prophecy Show: The Music of Trans-Siberian Orchestra, December 30.

Motor City: The Motown Revue, January 14.

Still Collins, January 28.

Shanghai Circus, February 24.

Doug Allen Nash, March 11.

Comedian Yakov Smirnoff, March 24.

Heading east, April 7.

Adventures of Tortoise and the Hair Next Generation, April 23, 2023

The Machine: The Music of Pink Floyd, April 28, 2023

Under the lamppost, May 13, 2023

Illusionist Mike Super, May 27, 2023

Dixon Stage Left, 306 W First St, Dixon

Baroque Chamber Music, 3 p.m. Nov. 20

Cinderella by Rodgers and Hammerstein, 7:30 p.m. December 9 and 10, 2 p.m. December 10 and 11

Rendezvous Arts: Matt Ulery and Matt Shevitz Quartet and Anne Hanley, December 14

Rendezvous Arts: Quatuor Kontras, January 11

Rendezvous Arts: Fareed Haque and Goran Ivanovic and Jen McNulty, February 1

12 angry jurors, TBC

The Laramie Project, March 2023

Rendezvous Arts: Steam Quartet and Benjamin Calvert, March 23

Rendezvous Arts: Metropolis Oboe Quartet and Faith Humphrey Hill, April 19

Revolutionaries, May 2023

Pride and Prejudice, July 2023

She Kills Monsters, August 2023

Timber Lake Playhouse, 8215 Black Oak Road, Mount Carroll.

Britbeat Beatles Tribute, November 19

Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings, December 1-11

Rock River Jazz Band, May 7

Felix and Fingers Dueling Pianos, May 14

The Style Catz with the Cocoloco Band, May 19

Blues in the Woods Bluesfest, May 21

White Pines Dinner Theater, 6712 W. Pines Road, Mount Morris

Branson on the Road, Christmas Style, Nov. 29-Dec. 1

Scrooge the Comedy, December 3-17

Polo Community Theater

A Candle in the Window, 7 p.m. Dec. 2-3, 2 p.m. Dec. 4, 7 p.m. Dec. 9, 2 p.m. Dec. 10.

Masked Ball, 6 p.m., Jan. 21, Maxson Restaurant, Oregon

Junie B. Jones The Musical, February 24-26, March 3-4

Hyronomous A. Frog, May 5-7, 12-13.

Woodlawn Academy of the Arts, 3807 Woodlawn Road, Sterling

Shining Stars Musical Revue, 7 p.m. Dec. 10, 2 p.m. Dec. 11, Centennial Auditorium, Sterling, Penguin Project of the Sauk Valley

School Rock! Live Jr., 7 p.m. Jan. 13-14, 2 p.m. Jan. 15, James A. Wiltz Auditorium, Dixon High School

Rock Falls High School

Bambi: A Life in the Forest, December 18

Miss Austen’s Choice, April 27-29

Morrison Music Theater Association, Bethesda Lutheran Church, 301 W. South St., Morrison

It’s a wonderful life, December 2-3

Performing Arts Guild, Pinecrest Grove Theatre, 500 Evergreen Lane, Mt. Morris.

A Christmas story, from November 11 to 13.

Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some), 7 p.m. Dec. 9-10, 2 p.m. Dec. 11

Art exhibitions

The Next Picture Show, 113 W. First St., Dixon.

Batavia’s Water Street Studios features works by 23 Chicago-area artists, October 29 through December 10, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.

Woodland Arts Academy, 117 W. Second St., Rock Falls

Juried Art Show, through November 16, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday.

Eagle’s Nest Art Group, Conover Square Mall, 201 N. Third St., Oregon

Candlelight Walk, 4 p.m. Nov. 26. Original artwork created by artists from Ogle, Winnebago and Lee counties.

Markets

Winter Farmer’s Market, Nov. 12, Dec. 3, Dec. 17, Jan. 7, Jan. 21, Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon. 815-284-2741 for booth rental information.

Twin Town Farmer’s Market, 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays, all year round indoors and outdoors; 106 Avenue A in Sterling, 815-626-8610, twincitycarmersmarket.com and Facebook.

Chana Route 64 Auction Barn Inc. auction, 10 a.m. (first and third) Sunday; flea market, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (second and fourth) Saturday and Sunday at 620 S. Stone Hill Road.

Byron History Museum, 110 N. Union St., Byron, covered market, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Nov. 12 and Dec. 10.

Museums, exhibitions and attractions

Loveland History Museum, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon; free.

Ingersoll Wetlands Learning Center at Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. Open 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday, 7071 Riverview Road, Thomson. Dial 815-273-2732.

Reagan Childhood Home, 810 S Hennepin Ave, Dixon, March 29-December 17, is open for tours Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., last tour departing at 3 p.m.

Historic Center of the Northwest Territories, 205 West Fifth St. Dixon, open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The Birthplace/Museum of Ronald Reagan, 111 Main Street, Tampico., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday (except Easter Sunday and Mother’s Day). 815-622-8705.

Byron History MuseumWednesday to Saturday 10.00am to 3.00pm, located at 110 North Union Street, Byron.

Roberts Armory WWII Museum, Route 251 and intermodal parkway, Rochelle. Open by appointment.

Village of Chaplin Creek, large-scale historic restoration project depicting a typical mid-19th century prairie settlement, 1715 Whitney Road, Franklin Grove.

Special interest

Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th Street, Oregon. Cancer Support, 2 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday in November. Support for caregivers, 10 a.m., first and third Tuesday. Diabetic support, 11 a.m., first Wednesday. Low vision care, noon second and fourth Tuesday.

Author visits. Books on First, 202 W. First St., Dixon. Lisa Vihos, 11 a.m. Nov. 12.

Alcoholics Anonymous for Carroll, Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties. 1-800-452-7990. www.aa-nia.org.

Dixon Coin Club, 7 p.m., First Tuesday, American Legion, 1120 W. First St., Dixon.

Crossroads Quilting Guild, 7 p.m. third Monday, Forreston Grove Church, 7246 Freeport Road; Forreston.

General Federation of Women’s Clubs, Franklin Grove Chapter, 7 p.m. first Monday, Atlasta Park, Franklin Grove.

Bureau County Fairgrounds, Princeton. Winter garage sale, 8 a.m. on November 12. Walneck Motorcycle Swap, 8 a.m. Nov. 13, $7. Northern Illinois Model Train Show and Farm Toy Show, 9 a.m. Nov. 19, $5. Sauk Trail Gun Collectors Show and Sale, Nov. 26-27, $5. Home for the Holidays lighted promenade, Fri, Sat and Sun 25 Nov-Dec 25. Boxing Day Parade, 1:30 p.m. December 3 Christmas craft and vendor display and flea market, December 10.

Library programs

Sterling Public Library. Preschool story time, 10 a.m. Mondays and Tuesdays. Role-Playing Club-Dungeons and Dragons, Mondays at 3:30 p.m. Lego Club 10 a.m. first and third Saturday. Teen games evening, 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday. Roleplaying Game Club-Call of Cthulhu, 3:30 p.m. third Tuesday. 5 star book club bed, 11:30 a.m. second Saturday; Conversation with Caitlin Doughty, 7 p.m. Nov. 16 Nanowrimo, 12:12 p.m., Nov. 19, Nov. 26, 5 p.m., Nov. 29

Dixon Public Library. Preschool story time, ages 3-5, 10 a.m. Tuesday; Baby-Toddler Story Time, 9:30 a.m. Wednesday; Orbital Reading Group, Wednesdays at 6 p.m.; Morning Mysteries, 10:30 a.m. Monday; Computer Coding Club, every other Thursday K-1, 2:45 p.m., 2nd-3rd grade, 3:30 p.m., 4th-5th grade, 4:15 p.m. DINO-vember, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 17. Holiday Fun, 2:30 p.m. on December 15.

Rock Falls Public Library. Book clubs, 6:30 p.m. the last Tuesday of the month, 10 a.m. the first Thursday of the month. Morning Makers, 10 a.m. Monday. Dino-Mite Family Night, 5:30 p.m. Nov. 15. Lego Builder, 3:45 p.m. Nov. 21.

Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison. Sale of books until November 19.

Historical societies

Lee County Historical and Genealogical Society, 113 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

La Salle and Bureau County Railroad and the Cherry Mine by Mike McBride, 7 p.m. Nov. 14.

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