Troubadour on the porch, selling plants some of the weekend activities – Shaw Local

Here is a list of current events and upcoming activities in the Sauk Valley. Don’t forget to check out 5 things to do for other opportunities.

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This week

Mark Dvorak, the Chicago minstrel, will perform at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Books on First. Suggested donation of $10.

The season opens for Timber Lake Playhouse in Mount Carroll on Saturday. Tour of the theater campus, renovated booths, shops, and rehearsal pavilion, 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Garden with craft beer and food, 3-6:30 p.m. Open audition for high school students, noon-4 p.m. Rock River Jazz Band, 7 p.m.

Last two days of the Hanging Basket Sale, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday and Friday, 102 E. Rock Falls Road, Rock Falls. $22 per basket. Big Brothers Big Sisters benefits in Whiteside County.

Perennial Plant Sale, Saturday 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Polo Community High School Agriculture Dept., 100 S. Union Ave., Polo. Organized by the Polo Women’s Garden Club.

Amos Fund Spring Plant Sale, 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday at the Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling. Proceeds benefit the Amos Fund, a non-profit organization that helps cover the cost of pet health care for those on limited incomes.

The First Fridays Open Mic, K’s Sports Bar, 408 East Washington (Route 64) in Oregon. The next performance is Friday. Admission is free, although a jar is available for donations. Artist registration is at 6:45 a.m. For information, call 815-449-2660.

Coming

Music

Dixon Town Market, By the river, Dixon

Burn N Bush, 5 p.m. June 1

Bobbi White and Co., 5 p.m., June 8

The Lone Canary, 5 p.m. June 15

Andrew Robinson, 5 p.m., June 22

That Gurl, 5 p.m., July 13

Kayla Seeber Music, 5 p.m., July 20

Espinosa and Coffey, 5 p.m., July 27

The midnight purchase, 5 p.m. on August 3

Downtown Rhythm Kings, 5 p.m., Aug. 10

Minimal, 5 p.m. August 17

Lizzi Neal Trio, 5 p.m., August 24

Ethan Bell, 5 p.m., August 31

Music in the Square, John Dixon Park, Dixon

Kathy Cecchetti and Acoustic Circus, 5:30 p.m., June 3

Pat Jones Acoustic Assassin, 5:30 p.m., June 10

Jay Vonn, 5:30 p.m., June 17

Fred and Ginger, 5:30 p.m., June 24

Todd Lorenc, 5:30 p.m., July 8

Alex Fischbach, 5:30 p.m., July 15

Lojo Russo, 5:30 p.m., July 22

Leo Fron, 5:30 p.m., July 29

Shaylyn O’Laughlin, 5:30 p.m., August 5

New shoes, 5:30 p.m., August 12

Backlash, 5:30 p.m., August 19

Mark Hobbs, 5:30 p.m., August 26

Les Belle Rangers, 5:30 p.m., September 2

Books on First, 202 W. First Street, Dixon.

Mark Dvorak, 6:30 p.m. May 7

Poets Beth McDermott and John Bradley, 11 a.m. May 14

Lowell Harp and Friends, 6:30 p.m., May 21.

Clinton Symphony Orchestra.

“A Symphonic Affair” fundraiser, June 4 at Rastrelli’s Tuscany Room, 238 Main Ave., Clinton, Iowa.

Pops Concert, 6:30 p.m. June 5, Riverview Park, 303 Riverview Drive, Clinton. Admission fee.

jam sessions, 7 p.m. every Thursday, American Legion Post 902, 712 Fourth Ave., Rock Falls.

Rosbrook Studio Second Saturday Open Mic, registration 6 p.m., performances 7 p.m.-11 p.m., 107 S. Peoria Ave., Dixon. Suggested donation of $3.

The First Fridays Open Mic, K’s Sports Bar, 408 East Washington (Route 64) in Oregon. The next performance is May 6. Admission is free, although a jar is available for donations. Artist registration is at 6:45 a.m. For information, call 815-449-2660.

Starlight Theater and Lounge, 314 First Avenue, Sterling.

Coronado Performing Arts Center, Rockford. Travis Tritt, June 12. 81-968-5222.

Theatrical productions

Historic Dixon Theater

Tickets are on sale for the following shows at the Historic Dixon Theater, 114 S. Galena Ave. dixontheatre.com/events/ for tickets or more information.

Exile: The No Limit Tour, 7:30 p.m. May 7.

Joe Piscopo, 7:30 p.m., May 13.

Million Dollar Quartet, 7:30 p.m. May 26.

Menopause the musical, September 28-29.

Still young, October 7.

ABBA Mania, October 16.

Paul Childers, October 22.

Yesterday: A Beatles tribute endorsed by Sir Paul McCartney, November 5.

Annie Jr., November 18-19.

Cinderella (A Community Theater Production), December 9-11.

The Prophecy Show: The Music of Trans-Siberian Orchestra, December 30.

Motor City: The Motown Revue, January 14.

Still Collins, January 28.

Shanghai Circus, February 24.

Doug Allen Nash, March 11.

Comedian Yakov Smirnoff, March 24.

Heading east, April 7.

Adventures of Tortoise and the Hair Next Generation, April 23, 2023

The Machine: The Music of Pink Floyd, April 28, 2023

Under the lamppost, May 13, 2023

Illusionist Mike Super, May 27, 2023

Dixon Stage Left, 306 W First St, Dixon

Vincent by Léonard Nimoy, 7:30 p.m. on May 6-7, 13-14, 19-21.

Timber Lake Playhouse, 8215 Black Oak Road, Mount Carroll.

Escape to Margaritaville. June 2-12

Lend me a tenor, from June 16 to 26

Annie, June 30-July 10

Legally Blonde, July 14-24

Nunsense, July 28-August. 7

We Will Rock You, August 11-31

Hank Williams: Lost Highway, September 8-18

Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings, December 1-11

Performing Arts Guild, “The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong,” May 13-15, May 20-22, Pinecrest Grove Theater.

Clinton Area Showboat Theater, 303 Riverview Drive, Clinton, Iowa. Call 563-242-6760 or email boxoffice@showboat.org

Sister Act, June 2, June 4-12.

Calendar Girls, June 16-26.

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s State Fair, June 30, July 2-17.

The Wedding Singer, July 21-31.

The World Goes’ Round, August 4, August 6-14.

Art exhibitions

KSB Trade Towers, 215 E. First Street, Dixon. Au Bord de l’Eau, an art gallery on the importance of water. Presented by The Next Picture Show.

Prairie Arts Center, 24 Park Ave. East, Art and Pop Culture by Austin Burrows, 1-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through April 30.

The next picture show, 113 W. First Street, Dixon.

38th National Exhibition of the Watercolor Society of Illinois. From April 30 to May 28. 60 original works by artists from across the country. The jury selection show will take place Saturday at 1 p.m. Information: 815-285-4924. www.thenextpictureshow.org

Art in a Bottle, 7 p.m. Friday, May 20. Fundraising with wine tasting, on-site expertise provided by Dalibor Brkovic of Winebrow Fine Wines and Spirits. Tickets $75. Cocktail outfit. 815-285-4924. Silent auction. Music by Carol Brown.

Markets

Twin Town Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays, year-round indoors and outdoors; 106 Avenue A in Sterling, 815-626-8610, twincitycarmersmarket.com and Facebook.

Chana Route 64 Auction Barn Inc. auction, 10 a.m. (first and third) Sunday; flea market, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (second and fourth) Saturday and Sunday at 620 S. Stone Hill Road. Find Chana Auction Barn on Facebook or call 815-830-3898 for more information. Contact Market Manager Robin at 815-973-0728 for more details.

Byron History Museum, spring markets for Sunshine Park vendors, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 14.

Museums, exhibitions and attractions

Loveland History Museum, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon; free; lovelandcommunityhouse.org or 815-284-2741.

Ingersoll Wetlands Learning Center at Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. Open 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday, 7071 Riverview Road, Thomson. Dial 815-273-2732.

Reagan Childhood Home, 810 S Hennepin Ave, Dixon, March 29-December 17, is open for tours Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., last tour departing at 3 p.m.

Historic Center of the Northwest Territories, 205 West Fifth St. Dixon, open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The Birthplace/Museum of Ronald Reagan, 111 Main Street, Tampico., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday (except Easter Sunday and Mother’s Day). 815-622-8705.

Byron History Museum. The museum’s permanent exhibits include; Agriculture then and now, the Underground Railroad, local veterans, the Byron business, outbuildings, trains and AG Spalding. Open Wednesday to Saturday 10am to 3pm, located at 110 North Union Street, Byron.

Special interest

Dixon Coin Club, 7 p.m., First Tuesday, American Legion, 1120 W. First St., Dixon.

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