40th Annual Security Savings Bank Photography Show
2021-10-30 - 2021-12-30
ATTENTION PHOTOGRAPHERS! The Buchanan Center for the Arts invites you to enter our 40th-Annual Security Savings Bank Photography Show November 9 through December 30, 2021. Categories this year include Agriculture & Farm Life, Animals & Creatures, Capturing Light & Shadows, Faces, The Four Seasons, and the Peggy Kuczewski Floral Award (new to this year’s show). Deadline for entry is 2pm Saturday, October 30. Our juror for this year’s show is Natalie Jackson of Nat Jack Studios in Peoria, Illinois. Visit http://bcaarts.org for entry details and to download an entry form. To learn more about our juror, visit https://www.nataliejacksonphotography.com/.

Henderson County Health Department Flu Vaccine Clinic
2021-12-15 08:00 - 10:00, 2021-12-22 08:00 - 10:00, 2021-12-29 08:00 - 10:00 (America/Chicago)
It will be a walk-in clinic from 8-10am every Wednesday morning through December.

Please bring your Medicare or Medicaid card with you.

With out insurance, it will be $35 for regular Flublock and $55 for the over age 65 Fluzone HD.

City of Monmouth Townhomes Groundbreaking Ceremony
2021-12-15 10:00
Located East of 1123 North Main Street in Monmouth.

Oquawka Strom Center BINGO
2021-12-15 13:00 - 15:00, 2021-12-29 13:00 - 15:00
Each person is allowed up to 4 cards free and each additional card is 25 cents. Refreshments will be served during the afternoon.

Knox County Pediatric & Adolescent COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic
2021-12-15 17:00 - 19:00
At the Unified Command Vaccine Center 5:00pm-7:00pm Pfizer 5–18-year old’s Pediatric and Adolescent Clinic. Registration is required.

Free Flu Shots
2021-12-16 14:00 - 18:00
Brought to you by United Way of Greater Warren County and Walgreens
Thursday, December 16th
2-6 p.m.
Oak Terrace/WCHA
Call 309-734-2080

WCHD 12+ COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic **Clinic is Full**
2021-12-17 09:00 - 12:00, 2021-12-20 14:00 - 17:00
Held at the Warren County Health Department, 240 South Main Street in Monmouth. Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson and Johnson will all be available. Pfizer and Moderna booster vaccines are also available. To schedule an appointment, call 309-734-0823.

Galesburg's Young Professionals Network Fa La Holiday Party
2021-12-17 17:00 - 22:00
Enjoy getting out of the office with all your friends? Jingle and Mingle with YPN! As the Young Professional Network’s first fundraiser, Fa La Holiday Party will take you around downtown for a bar hop to visit many local businesses. Your ticket includes Pizza and Jimmy’s Pizza, a free signature drink at each stop, and a stadium cup to fill up all night!The evening includes FIVE stops in downtown Galesburg (includes a complimentary drink at each stop along with pizza at the 1st stop):

5PM – Jimmy’s Pizza, 379 E Tompkins St
6PM – Commerce Center, 200 E. Main St
7PM – 156 East, 156 E Main St
8PM – The Bar 65, 65 S Cherry St
9PM – Cherry Street, 57 S Cherry St

Don’t miss Carol-oke at Cherry Street where five contestants will perform a carol of their choice to win “Best Carol-oke” at 9:00pm Voting is based on whose stocking has the most donations at the end of the show! Tickets can be purchased at http://galesburgil.chambermaster.com/events/details/fa-la-holiday-party-5589?fbclid=IwAR1mZQPpDORuX7sMvirQPmphU-IyVxekiTrZDnupCLqdwi-ByP_Y9GF1UM0.

Nature at Night: Winter Solstice Celebration
2021-12-17 19:00 - 20:30
Join for a candlelit hike through the woods and hot chocolate and smores around the yule log while learning about the annual event at the Lakeside Nature Center Shelter. Cost is $5 per person. Pre-registration is required.

Strom Center's Annual Christmas Party
2021-12-21 13:00 - 15:30
Join for games, entertainment, Christmas carols, a gift exchange, and lots of goodies to eat! Anyone attending is asked to bring a $7 wrapped gift, women please bring a gift for a woman and men bring gifts for a man. Drawings for a throw will be held during the afternoon. Register by the 17th by calling 309-734-5677.

Knox County COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic
2021-12-21 13:00 - 16:00
At the Unified Command Vaccine Center 1:00pm-4:00pm Clinic offers primary series, additional doses, and boosters of Moderna and Janssen for adults 18 years and up and Pfizer boosters for those 16 years and up. Pfizer primary series is available to those 12 years of age and up.

Gladstone United Methodist Church Christmas Eve Service
2021-12-24 16:30

Biggsville United Methodist Church Christmas Eve Service
2021-12-24 18:00
Service will be held at the Presbyterian Church.

Oquawka United Methodist Church Christmas Eve Service
2021-12-24 19:00

Strom Center BINGO in Monmouth
2021-12-28 13:00
Refreshments and drinks will be available. Cost is 25 cents per card.

Knox County COVID Vaccination Clinic
2021-12-28 13:00 - 16:00
At the Vaccine Center 1:00pm-4:00pm. Clinic offers primary series, additional doses, and boosters of Moderna for adults 18 years and up and Pfizer boosters for those 16 years and up. Pfizer primary series is available to those 12 years of age and up.

WCHD Age 5-11 COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic
2021-12-28 14:00 - 17:00
Held at the Warren County Health Department, 240 South Main Street in Monmouth. To schedule an appointment, call 309-734-0823.

Knox County COVID Vaccination Clinic
2021-12-30 08:30 - 11:30
At the Vaccine Center 8:30am-11:30am. Clinic offers primary series, additional doses, and boosters of Moderna for adults 18 years and up and Pfizer boosters for those 16 years and up. Pfizer primary series is available to those 12 years of age and up.

Knox County Humane Society Annual Luminary Lighting In Honor Of Lost Pets
2021-12-31
Annual Luminary Candlelight Celebration
Over 600 luminaries glowed outside the animal shelter last year.
Your Drive by and enjoy the luminaries.
Luminary gives hope to homeless pets.
The cost is only $5 per Luminary.
This annual expression of love and respect for pets is growing every year.
When you buy a luminary in honor or in memory of your beloved pet, a shelter pet is helped.
Every cent goes directly to help homeless and abandoned animals find new homes.
You can purchase them right up to the lighting of the Luminaries.
The Shelter pets send Licks and Purrs of Thanks!
To order luminaries, return the order form and payment to:
Knox County Humane Society, 1855 Windish Drive, Galesburg, IL 61401
Or Send Via Our PayPal
PAYPAL LINK
(Be sure to include what payment is for in the memo section, as well as animal names you would like to have displayed)

Become a CASA Volunteer
2022-01-01 - 2022-01-15
Court Appointed Special Advocates, or CASAs, are volunteers who play an integral role in protecting children who have been abused and neglected in area communities. Training classes will be held via Zoom January 15th through February 26th on Wednesday from 6-8 pm and Saturdays from 9-11 am. Must be at least 21 years old, pass a background check, have internet access and transportation, and have approximately eight hours a month to volunteer. Sign up at http://tinyurl.com/becomeacasa. For more information, visit http://casaofwestcentralillinois.org or search them on Facebook. Volunteers are needed in Henderson, Knox, McDonough, and Warren Counties.

Strom Center Potluck **CANCELED**
2022-01-01 12:00
Join Strom Center for their annual New Year’s Day celebration and the first potluck of 2022. Plates, silverware, and cups will be furnished. Please bring a food dish to share. After the meal stay for BINGO and/or cards. No registration is needed.

Monmouth American Legion Soup Supper
2022-01-03 17:00 - 18:30
All you can eat. Serving chili, cheesy potato, sausage gravy and biscuits, and hot dogs. Each meal comes with a dessert, drink, and great friends to enjoy your meal with. A 50/50 raffle will be drawn at 6 pm. Cost is $8 for adults and $3 for children.

Knox County COVID Vaccination Clinic
2022-01-04 13:30 - 15:30
At the Vaccine Center 1:30pm-3:30pm. Clinic offers primary series, additional doses, and boosters of Moderna for adults 18 years and up and Pfizer boosters for those 16 years and up. Pfizer primary series is available to those 12 years of age and up.

Knox County COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic
2022-01-06 08:30 - 11:30

WCHD COVID-19 12+ Vaccination Clinic
2022-01-07 09:00 - 12:00
Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson will all be available. Boosters are available if you have received Pfizer or Moderna more than 6 months ago. For Johnson & Johnson, boosters are available if you have received your initial dose at least 2 months ago. Clinic will be held at the Warren County Health Department, 240 South Main Street in Monmouth. Schedule an appointment by calling, 309-734-0823.

Monmouth American Legion Winter Hours
2022-01-10 - 2022-01-24
Closed on Wednesdays. Bar is open Monday through Saturday. Kitchen is open Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Burger Fry Saturdays from 11 am to 1 pm. Soup suppers on the 1st Monday monthly from 5 to 6:30 pm. The Monmouth American Legion thanks you for your continued patronage and supporting our veterans.
