features Holiday Idea BookFrom Thanksgiving weekend to New Year’s Day, we celebrate all the traditions that help create fond memories of the holiday season in Decatur. From all of us to all of you, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Cover Illustration by Tronnie Goss. Trinkets & ToysThe tradition of hanging Christmas stockings is a […]
December 2023 / January 2024 Holiday DatebookArtConcerts & Live MusicHistory & MuseumsNature & GardensEvents for Children & FamiliesSports, Health & FitnessSpecial Events HOLIDAY DATEBOOK St. John’s Living Nativity – November 18-19St. John’s Lutheran Church 2727 N. Union St. Kick off the Christmas season with live animals and over 200 volunteers bringing the story of […]
features Monsters, Mystery & Mayhem We’re reminded of Maurice Sendak’s “Where the Wild Things Are,” an award-winning children’s book that is celebrating its 60th anniversary this November. While Sendak uses his vivid imagination to conjure up an epic adventure for Max, we discovered our own “monsters, mystery and mayhem” right here in Decatur. Cover Illustration by […]
October / November 2023 Charity DatebookArtConcerts & Live MusicComedy & TheatreHistory & MuseumsNature & GardensEvents for Children & FamiliesSports, Health & FitnessFestivals, Markets & FairsSpecial Events CHARITY DATEBOOK A Taste of History – October 7Hieronymus Mueller Museum, 420 W. Eldorado St.; James Millikin Homestead, 125 N. Pine St.; Governor Oglesby Mansion, 421 W. William […]
features Across the State From the beautiful skyline of the Windy City and college gameday at Grange Grove, to the “Superbowl of Agriculture” and the best places for fried chicken right here at home, we discovered that life in Illinois can be downright delightful. Cover Illustration by Shani Goss. Beans in His PocketFollowing the historic thread […]