Upcoming Events & Activities

Lego Club: Sept. 15, Oct. 6 and 20, 6 p.m., Marion Library.

Carterville Fair: Sept. 3-6. Parade downtown on Saturday at 10 a.m. Carnival rides, food and music at Cannon Park.

Murphysboro Apple Festival Car Show: Sunday, Sept. 7, Riverside Park. Judging starts at 1:30 p.m. Spectators welcome.

Cedarhurst Craft Fair: Sept. 6-7, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, 2600 Richview Road, Mt. Vernon. More than 100 artist booths, food, activities for kids, music. Admission is $5 but kids 10 and under are free. Park at Times Square Mall and take the shuttle.

Fall Farm Crawl: Sept. 6-7, 1 to 6 p.m. Sponsored by the Carbondale Neighborhood Co-op. Admission is $15 but kids 12 and under are free. When you register at http://neighborhood.coop, you'll get a program guide and map. Then, you can take a self-guided tour of more than 15 local farms.

Astronomy Observation Events: Sept. 27, Oct. 18 and Nov. 29 at Evergreen Park in Carbondale. Sept. 27, Oct. 17 and Nov. 14 at Giant City State Park Visitor Center. Observation begins half hour after sunset.

Veterans Parade: Saturday, Sept. 6, 11 a.m., Main Street in Marion.

Irish Festival: Sept. 20-21, Walker's Bluff Winery. Go to www.silirishfest.org for details.

John A. Logan Hunting & Fishing Days: Sept. 27-28, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., John A. Logan College Parking Lot, Carterville. Demonstrations, dog shows.

Craft Fair: Oct. 3-5, Fish Tales Pet Shop, 408 S. Pershing Road, Energy.

The Jungle Book: Oct. 16-18, Marion Cultural and Civic Center. Presenteded by Paradise Alley Players. Go to www.marionccc.com for details and tickets.

Vulture Program: Saturday, Nov. 8, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Crab Orchard Nature Center.

Owl Program: Saturday, Dec. 13, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Crab Orchard Nature Center.

American Veterans Traveling Vietnam Wall Tribute: Sept. 11-14 at the SIU football practice football field south of Saluki Stadium. You can see an 80% replica of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C.

Carterville Farmer's Market: Wednesdays May 7 through Oct. 22, 3 to 6 p.m., behind Cannon Park Community Center.

Carbondale Farmer's Market: Saturdays, 8 a.m. to noon, through November. Behind westside McDonald's in Carbondale.

Market Days Flea Market: First Saturday of the month through October, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. 205 S. Seventh Street, Mt. Vernon.