What's happening in the Stateline: Friday, Mar 7 - Friday, Mar 14

Coming this week: 19 events in Rockton, South Beloit, and Roscoe

What's happening in the Stateline: Friday, Mar 7 - Friday, Mar 14
Microsoft Designer AI prompt: "candidate meet and greet, farmers, music and mattresses"

This week in Rockton, South Beloit, and Roscoe: candidate meet and greet, the Mystery Machine, live music, Elvis, farmers, comedy, friendly blood drive competition, travel to 100 nations, food pantries, and mattresses.

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Scooby Doo, Where Are You?
Mar. 7-9, 2025, Roscoe Middle School Cafeteria, 6121 Elevator Rd, Roscoe, IL 61073

Hop into the Mystery Machine for a groovy 1970s musical adventure with RMS students. This family-friendly adventure is packed with fun, suspense, and plenty of laughs.

Vintage Shop Hop
Fri & Sat Mar 7 & 8, 2025, Rockton, South Beloit, and Roscoe IL

The Vintage Shop Hop is two self-guided days of vintage & boutique shopping - 400+ vintage & antique shops, barn sales, and ladies' boutiques throughout Illinois and Wisconsin

Farm Storytime at South Beloit Library
Fri Mar 7, 2025, 10:00 am, South Beloit Public Library 630 Blackhawk Blvd. South Beloit IL, 61080
Live Music: Rock 5ive Band
Sat Mar 8. 2025, 7:00 pm, Louie’s Tap House 5689 Elevator Rd. Roscoe IL, 61073

Rock 5ive Band plays rock, pop, R&B, country, and love songs. Dance, sing along, have fun.

Elvis Tribute Artist at Roscoe VFW
Sat Mar 8, 2024, 6-9 pm, Roscoe VFW, 11385 2nd Street, Roscoe IL, 61073
Roscoe Gardening Club: Healthy Soil, Healthy Food
Sat Mar 8, 2025, 10:00 am, Roscoe Township Community Center 4562 Hononegah Road Roscoe IL, 61073

Join Chef Andy Skupien, the head chef at Farmers Rising, to learn how healthy soil produces healthy food. Free and open to all.

7th Annual Mattress Fundraiser
Sun Mar 9, 2025, 10:00 am, Hononegah Community High School, 307 Salem St. Rockton IL, 61072

Every purchase benefits Hononegah boys track and the Hononegah Band. Prices 10-40% below retail. Tell them Joel sent you.

Battle of the Badges - Blood Drive
Mar 8-11, 2025, 12:00 pm at your local fire station: Roscoe, Rockton, or South Beloit

The South Beloit, Rockton and Roscoe Police and Fire Departments are having a friendly blood drive competition. Support your local department and save lives.

Roscoe Travelers Club: 100 Country Journey
Mon Mar 10, 2025, 7:00 pm, Roscoe Township Community Center, 4562 Hononegah Road Roscoe IL, 61073

 Learn how one local traveler journeyed his way through more than 100 countries.

Life Church Food Pantry
Tue Mar 11, 2025, 9:00 am, Life Church, 5910 Elevator Rd Roscoe IL, 61073
Wednesday Night Comedy
Wed Mar 12, 2025, 8:00 pm, Mustangs Bar & Grill 482 Gardner St. South Beloit IL, 61080

Comedy every Wednesday night until May. No cover, great time. Featuring the funniest comics in the Midwest - several in one night, which is more efficient.

Storyhour at Talcott Library
Wed Mar 12, 2025, 1:30 pm, Talcott Free Library 101 E. Main St. Rockton IL, 61072
Candidate Meet and Greet at Roscoe Township Community Center
Thursday March 13, 2025, 6 – 8 p.m., Roscoe Township Community Center, 4562 Hononegah Road, Roscoe IL, 61073

Rockton-Roscoe News is partnering with the League of Women Voters of Greater Rockford (LWVGR) for this nonpartisan voter event covering far northern Illinois.

Storytime for Littles at South Beloit Library
Thu Mar 13, 2024 10:00 am, South Beloit Public Library 630 Blackhawk Blvd. South Beloit IL, 61080
Old Stone Church Food Pantry
Thursday Mar 13, 2025, 9:00 am, Old Stone Church 101 East Union Street Rockton IL, 61072

9 – 11 a.m. every Thursday. If you reside in the Hononegah/South Beloit School Districts, getting the help you need is simple. Bring a photo I.D. and a piece of mail with your address.

St Patrick’s Day Cookie Decorating Class
Friday March 14, 2025, 6 - 8 p.m., Mainstreet Mini Social, 301 E. Main Street, Suite 2, Rockton, IL 61072

Cost: $54. Register online. You will leave class with 6 of your very own wonderfully decorated St Patrick's Day inspired cookies. No experience necessary! 

Teen Movie Matinee - The Princess and the Frog at Talcott Library
Fri Mar 14, 2025, 3:30 pm, Talcott Free Library 101 E. Main St. Rockton IL, 61072

Set in New Orleans during the 1920s, a hardworking waitress named Tiana kisses Prince Naveen, who has been turned into a frog, and Tiana becomes a frog as well. Oops.

Musical: Once Upon a Mattress
Mar 14-16, 2025, 7:00 pm, Hononegah Performing Arts Center, 307 Salem St. Rockton IL, 61072

Bring the family to "Once Upon a Mattress," a hilarious twist on the classic tale of "The Princess and the Pea." The show that made Carol Burnett famous.

Live Music: Don’t Tell Mom at After The Vine
Fri Mar 14, 2025, 6:00 pm, After the Vine 181 Hawick Dr. Rockton IL, 61072

One of the best duets in the area -they've been singing together all their lives. Siblings Shannon Espinosa and Jason Reed will be performing favorite hits from yesterday and today.