The Northwest Illinois Calendar
What’s Happening
Festivals, concerts, markets and main-street traditions across all four counties.
OregonArts & TheaterJon Wildman Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumNov 1 – Dec 31Coliseum Museum, Lowden Gallery · OregonSterling-born artist Jon Wildman shows mixed-media work blending photography, sculpture and painting in the Coliseum Museum's Lowden Gallery through December.- OregonArts & TheaterJan Conkrite Exhibit at the Coliseum MuseumNov 1 – Nov 30Coliseum Museum, Feature Walls · OregonA November show of award-winning work by local artist Jan Conkrite on the Coliseum Museum's Feature Walls.
DixonArts & TheaterJunie B.'s Essential Survival Guide to School Jr.Nov 13 – Nov 14The Dixon: Historic Theatre · DixonThe Dixon Kids, the Dixon Theatre's youngest actors, stage the musical based on Barbara Park's Junie B. Jones books.
SterlingArts & TheaterTanyalee Davis Comedy at the Rusty Fox7:30 PMThe Rusty Fox Wine & Alehouse · SterlingTouring comedian Tanyalee Davis, seen on Last Comic Standing, brings her Small Town Comedy Tour to the Rusty Fox in Sterling.
DixonArts & TheaterSmall But Mighty Art ExhibitionNov 18 – Nov 19The next Picture Show · DixonSmall But Mighty at The Next Picture Show in Dixon celebrates small-scale artwork with big presence, featuring two- and three-dimensional pieces from November 18 through December 23.
AmboyHolidayChristmas in the Cabin4:00 PM – 8:00 PMAmboyChristmas in the Cabin in Amboy features handmade Santas, snowmen, angels, grapevine trees, and other holiday creations, November 18 to 21.
- AmboyHolidayChristmas in the Cabin9:00 AM – 7:00 PMAmboyChristmas in the Cabin in Amboy features handmade Santas, snowmen, angels, grapevine trees, and other holiday creations, November 18 to 21.
DixonArts & TheaterDisney's Descendants: The MusicalNov 20 – Nov 21The Dixon: Historic Theatre · DixonA youth production of Disney's Descendants, about the teenage children of famous villains, at the Dixon Theatre.
- DixonArts & TheaterSmall But Mighty Art ExhibitionDec 2 – Dec 3The next Picture Show · DixonSmall But Mighty at The Next Picture Show in Dixon celebrates small-scale artwork with big presence, featuring two- and three-dimensional pieces from November 18 through December 23.
SterlingArts & TheaterDress in Green: The Grinch at the Sterling Theater6:00 PMSterling Theater · SterlingDowntown Sterling's movie house shows the 2018 animated Grinch for one night, and everyone's invited to come dressed in green.
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