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Night Golf Scramble
Jacksonville - Friday, May 16th, sponsored by the Central Prairie Chapter of the American Red Cross at The Links. Registration begins at 8 pm, prizes and a 50/50, $45 registration includes 9 holes, cart. For more information, contact the Links Pro Shop at (217) 479-4663.
Spagetti Supper at the Masonic Temple
Jacksonville - Saturday, May 17th, 4:30 to 7 pm at 345 West College. $7 for adults, $3.50 for children 10 years and under. Don't miss the fun!
Coming Up With Imagine & Friends!
2008 Hot Summer Art Logo - Kudos to Allison Pratt!
Thank you to the other 12 contestants of the logo contest! Loved your entries and appreciated your enthusiasm.
Announcing Imagine's Festival Camp! Held at the Asa Talcott House with one Downtown Day. We're moving this year's Fine Arts Camp to the Hot Summer Art Festival. Young people who have completed 1st to 8th grade can join us Monday to Thursday from 9 am to noon. The cost is $50 per student, with scholarships available through our friends at the United Way!
Artists, dancers, writers and musicians will come together to create a week of festival fun. Artists Rhett Johnson, Jon Wos, Kelly Seidl, Jessica Price, musician Joel Tinsley, and author Charles Leonard and more!
The Hot Summer Arts Festival is about music, art, fun and community. We need your help to make it happen. Call the Imagine Foundation to volunteer, sponsor, or reserve plaza space at (217) 473-2726.
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Jacksonville's Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration!
The Illinois Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission announced in February 2008 the winners of $700,000 in grants that will be used by communities to celebrate Lincoln’s 200th Birthday. “The Commission’s top priority is to support programs developed by or for Lincoln-related communities and historic sites in Illinois,” said Illinois Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission Chair Marilyn Kushak. “These grant funds will help create a positive economic impact on these communities and the State of Illinois, and help us plan a 200th birthday celebration worthy of the ‘Land of Lincoln.’”
The grants will fund 25 projects throughout the state. A total of 78 applications were received following the announcement of available grant funds made in September 2007.
Jacksonville received a Bicentennial Grant of $49, 517. The grant will help provide a Lincoln-related book to 4,450 students and serve as the basis for citywide reading, writing, visual arts, and quiz bowl competitions.
The Illinois Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, formed by Governor Rod R. Blagojevich in February 2006, is working closely with the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, tourism agencies and many other institutions and organizations to organize events and programming beginning in 2008. The commission is also partnering with local communities on their bicentennial plans. Check back often for Jacksonville's Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration updates!
Illinois Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
Head to Community Park in Jacksonville IL to see the Big Eli Ferris Wheel, which stands at the park to symbolize the city's legacy of manufacturing the world-famous amusement rides.
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