Tag: adults
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Junk Journaling
Create your very own junk journal using a variety of provided scrap and leftover materials (or bring your own materials). A journal to use as your base is provided. Each month will have a new theme. To register, call 618-242-6322, ext. 4.
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Shakespeare in the Park
Stone Soup Shakespeare presents Merry Wives at The Commons downtown. All are welcome for this free performance. Bring blankets and lawn chairs. No tickets needed. Sponsored by C. E. Brehm Library and Mt. Vernon Tourism.
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Rip and Stitchers: Advanced Knitting and Crochet Workshop
Patrons who know how to crochet and/or knit are welcome to join this advanced workshop. This group meets on the first Tuesday of every month from 2 PM to 4 PM. Attendees must have a library card in good standing with the Illinois Heartland Library System. Registration is required; please call 618-242-6322, ext. 2, to…
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Library Game Day
Join your library community in playing board games, card games, and role-playing games.Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.Snacks and drinks will be provided.
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Cherry & Jerry Ragtime Duo: Early Blues
Come back in time 100 years, when blues was new and everybody wanted more! “There’s a certain excitement about early blues music, as if the composers just wanted to see what effect they could create with a sharped note here or a flat note there,” says musician Jerry Rabushka. Things we’re used to — the…
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Bingo at the Library
Join in a fun game of Bingo on the third Tuesday of every month at 3 PM. Brought to you by the C. E. Brehm Memorial Public Library District staff. Small, non-monetary, prizes are provided!
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Todd Carr Illinois History Program
Local Historian, Todd Carr, presents “Bloody Williamson, Bootleggers, the KKK , and the Shelton/Birger Gang War” This two hour presentation includes a powerpoint with pictures of 1920s Williamson County from the start of prohibition and the Herrin Massacre to the Hanging of Charlie Birger and the break up of the prohibition era gangs.