Arts & Culture

Daedulus Quartet to perform at Cedarhurst

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Thursday, March 15th, 2012, 11:01am

Daedulus Quartet to perform at Cedarhurst

MT VERNON, IL (KFVS) - Cedarhurst Chamber Music will present Daedulus Quartet on March 17 at the Cedarhurst Center for the Arts.

Since it began 10 years ago, the Daedulus Quartet has performed in many of the world's leading musical venues. They have been praised from critics and listeners alike for the security, technical finish and interpretive units.

For more information, you can call 618-242-1236 or click here to visit Cedarhurst online.

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You can register now for basic guitar lessons class

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Tuesday, March 13th, 2012, 12:37pm

You can register now for basic guitar lessons class

INA, IL (KFVS) - Rend Lake College Community and Corporate Education is offering a five-session course for those who would like to learn the basics of playing the guitar.

Guitar for Beginners will be offered from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays, March 23 - April 27, at the Historic Schoolhouse on the RLC main campus in Ina.

RLC says this course was designed for beginning guitar players. Instructor Joe Palermo will show students the basic knowledge needed to play the guitar. Students will learn about the fret board and how to read notes used for playing the guitar. Basic left-hand and right-hand techniques, scales, chords, and various styles/genre will also be covered.

The registration fee is $50. Students should bring their acoustic guitar and must be at least 10 years old to register. This class will not meet on April 6, due to the Good Friday holiday.

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"Anything Goes" to be featured at the RLC

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Wednesday, March 7th, 2012, 12:09pm

"Anything Goes" to be featured at the RLC

MT. VERNON, IL (KFVS) - The RLC will feature their spring musical called "Anything Goes" March 8-11.

The musical will be featured at the Rend Lake College Theatre located at 468 N. Ken Gray Parkway in Ina, Ill. Showtimes will be at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

For more information, you can call 618-437-5321, ext.1467.

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Library to host percussion workshop

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Tuesday, March 6th, 2012, 5:22pm

MT. VERNON, IL (KFVS) - The C.E. Brehm Memorial Library will host a percussion workshop at 6:30 p.m. on March 8.

Chad Schott will discuss research that points out the documented medical benefits of drumming and its affects on stress and immune system function. After the discussion, the audience will participate in a small drum circle.

All ages welcome. For more information call 618-242-6322.

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Cub Scout Leader Training

Submitted by Alycia Dobrinick on Thursday, February 23rd, 8:53 pm

MURPHYSBORO, IL (KFVS) - Are you interested in becoming a Cub Scout leader?

The Kaskaskia District, Greater St. Louis Area Council, Boy Scouts of America is offering basic Cub Scout leader training on Saturday, March 3rd.

The training will take place at Murphysboro United Methodist Church at 1500 W. Pine Street. The training session begins at 9:00 a.m.

For more information, contact the Southern Illinois Service Center in Herrin:

Cub Scout Leader Training
803 East Herrin Street
Herrin, IL 62948
Phone: (618) 942-4863 or (888) 942-4863

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Herb, garden show scheduled in Mt. Vernon

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Friday, February 10th, 2012, 5:20pm

Herb, garden show scheduled in Mt. Vernon

MT. VERNON, IL (KFVS) - The Midwestern Herb and Garden Show will be Feb. 10-12 at Times Square Mall.

The show will be Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. 9 p.m. and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Organizers say more than 40 exhibitors will display everything for a garden, with booths of fresh herbs-culinary, medicinal and decorative; water plants, dried flower arrangements, books, woodcarving, etc. Admission is free.

For more information, you can call 618-756-2271, 800-252-5464 or click here to visit them online.

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Program to feature interpretation of first Jefferson Co. settler

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012, 4:53pm

Program to feature interpretation of first Jefferson Co. settler

MT. VERNON, IL (KFVS) - The Jefferson County Historical Village and local historian Sid Milliner will present Andrew Moore, the first settler in Jefferson County, on Tuesday, Jan. 31.

The program starts at 6:30 p.m. when Milliner will do a first-person interpretation of Andrew Moore and the trials and tribulations he faced in Jefferson County in the early 1800s.

Admission is free. For more information, you can call 618-246-0033.

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