April 2010
April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Wine and Shopping Tours
Starved Rock Lodge
Rte 178 & 71, Utica
1:00 - 4:00 pm
Board a Starved Rock Trolley and travel to the wine tasting room at Cattails. Spend some time shopping! The trolley will also stop in downtown Utica for another wine tasting at August Hill Winery. We will also take in a short tour at the Illinois River Winery to learn how the grapes go from the vine to the bottle. Tickets are $17.00. Reservations recommended, by calling 815-220-7386.
April 3, 10, 17, 24
Waterfall & Canyon Tour
Starved Rock Lodge
Rte 178 & 71, Utica
9:30 am - 11:00 am
Adults $11.95, Children $8.95
Experience the fun of outdoor adventure at Starved Rock State park with a guided walk to 3 spectacular waterfalls and canyons. We will visit French, and St. Louis Canyons as well as Ottawa Canyon. The tour will also include your selection from our Special lunch menu and a relaxing historical trolley ride. $30.00 adult, $25.00 children. For reservations, please call 1-800-868-7625 ext. 386.
April 4, 11, 18, 25
Trolley Tours
Starved Rock Lodge
Rte 178 & 71, Utica
Board a trolley outside of the Great Hall area of the Lodge. Enjoy a historic trolley ride with stops at the Starved Rock State Park Visitor Center where you will see a short video of the area. You will also travel to the Illinois Waterway Visitor Center where you will see Starved Rock from across the river and watch as the river traffic lock through the locks. You will also travel through the village of Utica and hear about the Illinois and Michigan Canal. For tickets and information, call (815) 220-7386.
April 5, 12, 19, 26
Waterfall & Canyon Tour
Starved Rock Lodge
Rt. 178 & 71, Utica
11:00 am
Experience the fun of outdoor adventure at Starved Rock State park with a guided walk to 3 spectacular waterfalls and canyons. We will visit French, and St. Louis Canyons as well as Ottawa Canyon. The tour will also include your selection from our Special lunch menu and a relaxing historical trolley ride. $30.00 adult, $25.00 children. For reservations, please call 1-800-868-7625 ext. 386.
April 11
History of Science as told by Mark Twain
Hegeler Carus Mansion
1307 Seventh St., LaSalle
4:00 pm
(815) 224-5891
www.hegelercarus.org
Presented by Warren Brown, Mark Twain Scholar and Motivational Speaker. Provided by the Illinois Humanities Council.
April 14
Quilting Workshop & Trunk Show
Epworth Methodist Church
Gentleman Road, Ottawa
(815) 433-0068
Join the Illinois Valley Quilting Guild for a Quilting Workshop, Program and Trunk Show!
Workshop starts at 10:30 am and is entitled "The 45 Special or Scrapmania" presented by
Internationally famous quilter, Kaye England. 7:00 pm Ms. England will give a program and trunk show. www.illinoisvalleyquiltguild.com
April 16
Starved Rock's 2nd Annual Fur Raiser
Rt 178 & 71, Utica
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Join us at Starved Rock Lodge on Friday April 24th for our first annual "Fur Raiser" a charity dinner to support the Illinois Valley Animal Rescue and the Pet Project. The evening will start with a "Cat" Tail Hour at 5:30pm followed by a "Purr-fect Dinner, and ending with a "Howling Good Time". Steve Sharp will be the entertainment during the evening. Tickets are $40.00. You may also enter a photo of your pet in our "King of the Rock and Queen of the Ball" photo contest for a $5.00 donation. For ticket and information please call 800-868-7625 ext. 386.
April 19
The Legacy Girls
Fabulous 50's & 60's Review
Starved Rock Lodge
Rte 178 & 71, Utica
Noon - 2:30 pm
Take a trip back to the 50's & 60's and get ready to rock to the songs that shaped the decades! From the Supremes to the Chordettes, and the Beatles to Elvis Presley, The Legacy Girls will bring their own sassy style to all your favorites. Start with a delicious Homestyle Lunch Buffet in the Great Hall of the Starved Rock Lodge and then relax and enjoy the show. For tickets call 815-667-4211 ext. 386
April 23
Music at the Mansion
Hegeler Carus Mansion
1307 Seventh St., LaSalle
5:45 pm
(815) 224-5891
www.hegelercarus.org
Illinois Valley Flute Ensemble
April 24
20th Annual Youth Art Show
Jeremiah Joe's
807 LaSalle St., Ottawa
9am - 4pm
The Ottawa Art League presents its Annual Youth Show. Students from middle school through high school are encouraged to pursue and exhibit their work. Come and see the work of these aspiring young artists as they try their hands at their favorite art media. Free Admission to the public. For more information please visit www.ottawaartleague.org.
52nd Town & Country Amateur Art Show
Jeremiah Joe’s
807 LaSalle St, Ottawa
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
The Ottawa Art League presents this Fine Art Show and Sale. This event offers non-professional artists the opportunity to have their work exhibited and judged. It is open to all adult amateur artists in the Illinois River Valley Area. Free Admission to the public. For more information please visit www.ottawaartleague.org
April 24th & 25th
Annual Wildflower Pilgrimage
Starved Rock State Park
Rt 178 & 71, Utica
Enjoy the great variety of wildflowers at Starved Rock. Hikes leave from the Visitor Center at 9:00 am & 1:00 pm both days. No reservations needed.
27th Annual Bluebell Festival
Maple Leaf Park
1318 E U.S. 34, Earlville
(815) 246-6200
The only Bluebell Festival in Illinois features thousands of bright, centuries old bluebells covering much of the park's eight-acre forest, complimented by hundreds of daffodils and tulips.
April 25 Evening, April 26 Matinee
Musical Tribute to the Stars
Neil Diamond (Played by Denny Diamond)
Starved Rock Lodge
Rte 178 & 71, Utica
Denny Diamond is not a Neil Diamond impersonator, but rather a stylist or tribute artist. Denny is also a talented, original songwriter and most recently penned a beautiful, original ballad “Sentimental Nights. Start with a delicious Homestyle Lunch Buffet or Dinner and wine tasting in the Great Hall of the Starved Rock Lodge and then relax and enjoy the show.
Ongoing April
April 10 - June 20
Come on Get Happy!
The Judy Garland Music Tribute Show
Follies Theatre
122 Mill Street, Utica
(815) 667-7008
www.folliestheatre.com
Every Sunday
Trolley Tours
Starved Rock Lodge
Rte 178 & 71, Utica
Board a trolley outside of the Great Hall area of the Lodge. Enjoy a historic trolley ride with stops at the Starved Rock State Park Visitor Center where you will see a short video of the area. You will also travel to the Illinois Waterway Visitor Center where you will see Starved Rock from across the river and watch as the river traffic lock through the locks. You will also travel through the village of Utica and hear about the Illinois and Michigan Canal. While aboard, the driver will narrate the history and legends of the area. For tickets and information please call 815-220-7386.
Every Monday and Saturday
Waterfall & Canyon Tour
Starved Rock Lodge
Rte 178 & 71, Utica
11:00 am on Mondays, 9:30 am and 11:00 am on Saturdays
Experience the fun of outdoor adventure at Starved Rock State park with a guided walk to 3 spectacular waterfalls and canyons. We will visit French, and St. Louis Canyons as well as Ottawa Canyon. The tour will also include your selection from our Special lunch menu and a relaxing historical trolley ride. $30.00 adult, $25.00 children. For reservations, please call 1-800-868-7625 ext. 386.
Every Friday
Wine and Shopping Tours
Starved Rock Lodge
Rte 178 & 71, Utica
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Board a Starved Rock Trolley and travel to the wine tasting room at Cattails. Spend some time shopping! The trolley will also stop in downtown Utica for another wine tasting at August Hill Winery. We will also take in a short tour at the Illinois River Winery to learn how the grapes go from the vine to the bottle. Tickets are $17.00. Reservations recommended, by calling 815-220-7386.
