Events

At Alfano's, sponsored by Warren County United Way.

Awards will be given at the Fairgrounds at 6:30. Fair runs through September 7th.

Beef show at 8:30am and is open to Warren and Henderson County participation. Arm Band Night 5-10pm ($22). Livestock auction at 6:30 at the Monmouth American Legion. Oval Derby at 7pm, $10 for general admission, kids 5 and under are free.

FREE blood pressure screenings at Citizen's Bank Senior Day, with free Pulse Ox testing too, in Macomb.

To be held at the First Christian Church, 301 N Broad Street. The program will be about "Christian Community Helping Neighbors." Each person is asked to bring a non-perishable food item for the food pantry. All area women are invited. For more information, call 342-2459.

FREE blood pressure screenings at Hawthorne Inn in Galesburg.

For adults 60 and older, anyone interested in improving their balance, flexibility, and strength, anyone who has fallen in the past or is concerned of falling, and anyone who restricts their activities due to falling concerns. Call 309-734-5677 to register and learn more about this 8 week class. Will be held at the Oquawka Strom […]

G&M/WRAM Farmers Breakfast at 7:30 to 9am. Ag Day for Kids at Bayer Learning Center at 8;45 to 11:15. Special Persons Day at the Fair (12-2). Amusement rides begin at 4pm. Chicken Scramble and Calf Tagging at 6pm. Chuck Murphy in the Beer tent at 7pm.

Presented by the Illinois Extension Office. There will be 3 installments of classes to attend: August 23rd Hold That Thought!, August 30th Two Heads are Better than One, and September 6th 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer's. Each class will be held at the Galesburg Community Foundation, 246 E Main Street from noon until 1pm. Bring […]

Join the Galesburg Police Department for a Retirement Party to honor Chief David Christensen for 37 years of dedicated service to the Galesburg community. Public open house will be held at the Council Chambers in City Hall, 55 West Tompkins Street.

At the Monmouth American Legion

5:30 to 6:30 pm WIU Jazz Studio Orchestra on Vince Grady Field. 6pm Balloon Flight, balloons fly out from Vince Grady Field. Information on the status of flights will be updated on the event's Facebook page, Macomb Balloon Rally.

Fall Festival 5K at 8am. Car Show 8-4pm. Vendor Tent (8:30-3:30) in the Industrial Tent. Kids Day activities (10-11:30). Kids Day special, each ride discounted by 1 ticket (12-4). Amusement rides 4-close. Demolition Derby at 7pm, general admission if $10, kids 5 and under are free.

6:45 am balloon flight. 6pm balloon flight. 6-9 pm Live music on Vince Grady Field, Jera and the Absoluts. 7:30 pm balloon glow at Vince Grady Field. Information on the status of flights will be updated on the event's Facebook page, Macomb Balloon Rally.

The Prime Beef Festival along with the Warren-Henderson Farm Bureau Young Leaders are hosting the 6th Annual Fall Festival 5K Run/Walk. The countryside course will take participants down and back along 80th Street just outside of Monmouth, by the Bayer Learning Center. Each participant will receive a race t-shirt and an after race snack and […]

At the Lakeside Nature Center in Galesburg, 1033 S Lake Storey Road. Activity Schedule includes: 11am Monarch Butterfly and Endangered Species Act, 11:30am Nature-Based Art, Noon Small Steps, Low Cost, Big Impacts, 12:30pm Monarch Meal Plan, 1pm Story time in the garden, 1:30pm Monarch Life Cycle 101, 2pm Story time in the garden, 2:30pm Butterfly […]

Sign up at The Corral from 11am to 12pm. Last vehicle/bike in by 6pm. $10 per person. Join them on the 2nd annual Critter Cruz benefit run. All proceeds go to the care, housing food, and medical needs of orphaned, injured and sick animals of Critter Cove Wildlife Rescue and Rehab in Galesburg. All vehicles […]

At the Monmouth American Legion.

FREE concert event. At the Monmouth Park Myron Mikita Band Shelter. In case of rain event will be held in the MRHS Auditorium. 50/50 raffle ticket and t-shirt fundraiser. $1 per ticket or 6 for $5. Shirts are $10 each. All proceeds to benefit the Grand Alumni Band Youth Music Scholarship Fund. For more information, […]

At the Monmouth VFW.

2-4 pm Sunday, September 8th 1015 E Euclid Ave Play croquet, quoits, and more. Refreshments provided. All ages welcomed and encouraged to wear white in the spirit of the occasion. Register by Aug 31 by calling 309-734-5154.

At the Monmouth YMCA

At Wells Theater, Monmouth College. Tuesday, September 10, 4-6pm Elementary/Middle School, and 6-8pm High School/College/Adults. Elementary/Middle School:*16 bars (30 seconds) of a favorite Christmas carol or hymn. Can be sung a cappella, with recorded music, or you can bring sheet music for our accompanist. *A short (less than 60 seconds) story about a favorite Christmas […]

6:30 pm in the BCA Gallery, Tuesday September 10th

Meeting will be held at Corpus Christi Church on South Prairie Street (McAteer Center) in Galesburg. The meeting will include education and letter writing.