Community Updates

Southern Illinois University Carbondale is recognizing October as LGBTQ+ History Month with a wide variety of special events and activities.

Little Grassy Get Down, a family friendly festival, is making its debut at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center Oct. 7-9. The event is filled with music, activities and fun for all ages.

An exciting lineup is ahead as the Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra’s 2022-23 season gets underway this fall.

After a lapsed year due to COVID-19 restrictions, SIU Carbondale’s Southern Illinois Piano Festival returns for a third run next month.

Southern Illinois University Carbondale will celebrate Homecoming 2022 October 10-15 and entries are now being accepted for several special competitions. Enter no later than 4:30 p.m. Oct. 5 to participate in the contests.

Learn to make clay beads, pottery, jewelry, stained glass, comic books or create a plethora of other projects during the fall workshops offered by Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Craft Shop.

Thousands of people will line Main Street in Marion Saturday for the 18th annual Veterans on parade. First responders started walking in the parade a few years later.

The Neighborhood Co-op Grocery Farm Crawl is coming September 10th and 11th. This year there will be 15 farms on the self-guided tour demonstrating how they raise livestock, grow produce and harvest food.

The Southern Illinois Made Expo returns October 15th and 16th after the pandemic forced it to be canceled for the last two years. It showcases products, services and destinations made in the region.

The 100th anniversary of the DuQuoin State Fair tops our weekend preview.