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This week: live music in many forms, two nature hikes, middle school sports, a craft and vendor sale, and if you qualify, a game of left, right, center. It's all on our community calendar, and you can add to it.
14 events this week on our calendar: Friday, Apr 28 - Friday, May 5
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Live Music: That Gurl - Fri Apr 28 6:00 pm
Louie's Tap House
6 -9 p.m.
That Gurl is bringing back your favorite 70s classics to make you want to stand up, get down, and take you right back to the good old days. [more details]
Gardening for the Beginner: Let's Get Growing - Sat Apr 29 9:00 am
Roscoe Township Community Center
Free admission. In Session 2: Let's Get Growing, we will cover starting seeds indoors, and discuss direct sowing outdoors. [more details]
Music: Carson Hall at After the Vine - Sat Apr 29 6:00 pm
After the Vine
6 - 9 p.m. Free.
Carson Hall is an indie songwriter based out of the Quad Cities and the Rockford area. He recently released "Unpolished Vol. 1." [more details]
City Nature Challenge Hike – Nygren Wetland Preserve - Sun Apr 30 8:00 am
Nygren Wetland Preserve
8 - 10 a.m. Free. Join 815 Outside for a hike at the Nygren Wetlands, maintained by the Natural Land Institute. Drop-ins are welcome. [more details]
Hononegah Girls Rugby - Sun Apr 30 11:00 am
Hononegah Girls Rugby
Home match against Plainfield/Chiefs at 11 a.m. on Kelsey Field. [more details]
Ready, Set, Spring Craft & Vendor Fair - Sun Apr 30 1:00 pm
American Legion Post 332
1:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Entry fee $5, includes one raffle ticket. The Rockton American Legion Auxiliary #332 is hosting a Spring Craft & Vendor Fair. All proceeds support our local veterans.
A hotdog and chips lunch will be available for purchase during the event, and tickets for raffle baskets and a 50/50 drawing. Need not be present to win.
[more details]
City Nature Challenge Hike – Nature at the Confluence - Mon May 1 12:00 pm
Nature at the Confluence
12 noon - 1 p.m. Enjoy a staff guided hike and contribute to science. Join over 60,000 nature enthusiasts worldwide as we post pictures of plants, animals, and fungi to map the biodiversity of nature in a competition between more than 400 cities. [more details]
50 North, Senior Activity Event - Tue May 2 12:00 am
Rockton Community Centre
Come join us for National Chocolate Truffle Day. We will have a short program about chocolate, a little chocolate tasting and a game of left, right, center. [more details]
Stephen Mack Track Meet: Freeport & Rockford Lutheran - Tue May 2 4:15 pm
Stephen Mack Middle School
Stephen Mack hosts Freeport & Rockford Lutheran in a co-ed track meet. [more details]
South Beloit City Council Meeting - Tue May 2 5:00 pm
South Beloit City Hall
The City Council meeting will begin at 5 p.m. at City Hall, but you can also join via Zoom. [more details]
Fine Arts Festival Jazz Night - Tue May 2 7:00 pm
Hononegah High School PAC
It's jazz night in the HCHS Performing Arts Center. [more details]
Wednesday Volunteer Stewardship Days – Nygren Wetland Preserve - Wed May 3 9:00 am
Nygren Wetland Preserve
9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Enjoy the beauty of the prairies and wetlands while you work among a complex of habitats and rare species. [more details]
Fine Arts Festival Choral Revue - Wed May 3 7:00 pm
Hononegah High School PAC
The choir presents carefully selected works. [more details]
Fine Arts Festival Band Concert - Thu May 4 7:00 pm
Hononegah High School PAC
Strike up the band! [more details]
There, you're in the loop! For more things to do, or to post your own event, visit our Community Calendar.
More News from Roscoe
- Melissa Stucky will never be forgotten Melissa was a speech language pathologist at Ledgewood and Stone Creek Schools in Roscoe, IL.
- Whiskey Hotel Barbecue’s grand opening is a smokin’ success Roscoe's new barbecue business at 5522 Elevator Road is open from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., Thursday - Sunday.
