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January
2006 “Places to Go, Things to Do”
DEC. 31 Rend Lake Resort New
Year’s Eve Celebration, 7 pm, music by Egyptian Combo, $30 couple,
dinner rsvp 800-633-3341
Dec. 31: New Year’s Eve Show at White Owl Winery, Birds, rsvp 928-2898, “Holiday Ham-O-Cide”
Jan. 7-8: International Goose &
Duck Calling Contests & Outdoor Trade and Boat Show, Williamson
County Pavilion, Marion, free admission, Sat. open 10-10 and Sun
11-4, come hear championship callers from all the nation; see
outdoor sport booths, campers, RV’s, 4-wheelers, 217-787-8862 or
880-GEESE-99
Jan. 7 & 13: Winter Walks at
Giant City State Park, Visitors Center, Makanda, meet at 1pm,
457-4836
Jan. 8: Celtic Music at White Owl Winery, Birds, hors d’oeuvres, wine tasting & toe-tapping music, free
Jan 14: Murder Mystery Dinner
Theatre at Cache River Basin Vineyard, Belknap, rsvp 658-2274
Jan. 14: FUN Program at Crab
Orchard Nat’l Wildlife Refuge, Bald Eagle, come see this majestic
bird up close and work on a bald eagle craft, 10-12 Visitor Center,
Hwy 148, Marion, 998-5933
Jan. 14, 15, 21 & 22, Eagle
Tours, guided tours around the Refuge, must rsvp 998-5933, meet at
9am or 1 pm at C.O. Visitor Center (4 breeding pairs reside year
round on the Refuge
Jan. 14: Go to the Movies! Liberty Theater, Main Street Murphysboro, presents “The Sandlot” at 1 pm & “To Kill a Mockingbird” at 7 pm, 684-6421
Jan. 14-Feb. 12: Cedarhurst
Center for the Arts in Mt. Vernon presents the annual Scholastic H.S.
Art Show, & “Narrative Threads in Contemporary African American Art”
in the Main Gallery, and more, 242-1236
Jan. 21 Winter Ball, Benton Civic
Center, Pyramid Players Orchestra, 6:30 pm, tickets 438-0602
Jan 21: Giant City Work Day,
Makanda, if you’d like to help remove non-native invasive plants
from nature trails, meet 12 pm, 457-4836
Jan 22: Bridal Fair, Wm. County Pavilion, Marion (behind the Il. Centre Mall, off Hwy 13) 997-3690
Jan: 25: “Blast!” at Shryock
Auditorium, SIU, Carbondale, Star of Indiana drum corps presents
classical, blues, jazz, rock & techno-pop mixed with ancient
ceremony & pageantry, $32
www.siuc.edu/shryock
Jan 28: VonJacobville Festival,
Von Jacob Vineyard, Pomona, featuring “The Boat Drunks,” 893-4500
January-April: Sporting Dog Field
Trial Events, some of the best retrievers, beagles & bird dogs
compete for national honors..for info call Wayne State Park,
Whittington, 629-2320
Now -Feb. 3: “Between Fences,” John Logan Museum, Murphysboro, open Tues-Sun, a Smithsonian exhibit, telling the history of the past through photographs and stories (the exhibit also focuses on Gen. Logan and his positions to keep slavery in place before the Civil War & after) www.loganmuseum.org, 684-3455 Feb. 5: Build Birdhouses & Feeders at Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge, rsvp 634-2231(over 250 species of birds migrate through Southern Illinois); the Cache River Wetland Center is open Wed. through Sunday! located south off Hwy 37, the 7,000 sq. feet facility houses dioramas, exhibits & pictures telling the history and culture of the Cache River area, plus hands on activities, things for the kids, outdoor boardwalks and a sighting telescope to see the nesting eagles across the road! 634-9678 At Ft. Massac State Park...Jan. 14-15: Massiac Marines Living History Weekend with French & Indian War period interpreters. Jan 21-22: Civil War Schol of the Soldier, hosted by the 29th Illinois Infantry. Jan. 28: Spinning Guild meeting, Visitors Center 9:30-4, info on any events call 524-4712 or 9321
NEW for 2006! The
Southern Illinois Tourism Dev. Office will be producing the first
Regional Tourism Guidebook for the 22 counties in our beautiful
downstate Illinois!. This 40 page glossy full color magazine will
showcase attractions, events, plus dining and lodging, parks and
recreation areas, & some of our unique trails and places to shop.
This unique guide will be distributed throughout the state at
welcome centers, trade shows and per visitor request.
AND IF YOU are hosting a
tourism event or activity
please let us know so we can put in this newsletter!
HAPPY
NEW YEAR!
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