November 2007

November 4
Canal Connection 10K Race
I&AM Canal Towpath
Registration and packet pick-up at elementary school, 248 W. Canal Street, Utica
Registration 8:15am - 10:30am
The Canal Connection 10K is USAT&F certified and is part of the 2007 race circuit of the Starved Rock Runners, Ltd, and the Illinois Valley Striders.
For more information, call (815) 223-8988 or email bastuck@mindspring.com

November 10
Veteran’s Day Parade
Washington Park, Peru

November 16-18
Nouveau Wine Festival
Utica
August Hill Winery will be sponsoring this event for the second year in a row.

November 16- January 5, 2008
New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music
Hume-Carnegie Museum
901 Washington Street
Mendota
This traveling Smithsonian exhibition explores the growth of American music, as rich and eclectic as the country itself - from the introduction of cherished spirituals to the emergence of commercial folk and country.
For more information, call (815) 539-3373 or visit mendotamuseums.org

November 22
29th Annual Oglesby Turkey Trot 3 Mile Run
7:30am - 8:50am Registration and packet pick-up at Holy Family School, 336 Alice Avenue, Oglesby
3 Mile Run begins at 9am. A free kids race for youth 10 and under begins at 8:30am. The Turkey Trot is USAT&F certified and is part of the 2007 race circuit of the Starved Rock Runners, Ltd, and the Illinois Valley Striders. For more information, call (815) 223-7922 or visit starvedrockrunners.org

November 23
Ottawa Festival of Lights Ceremony
Watch in awe as Ottawa’s Washington Square glitters and glistens with holiday cheer! Washington Square comes alight about 7pm, following the parade at 6pm. Keep the Christmas spirit on Saturday during special downtown shopping hours!

November 24
Light Up Streator
Streator City Park
Annual celebration marking the lighting of City Park
for the holiday season. Marketplace and food available.
For more information, call (815) 673-1708.