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I am a working mother in Southern Illinois on a constant mission to find fun and educational activities for my two young children. I decided to start this blog to provide a resource for parents like me to find out what is going on for kids in Southern Illinois.
In addition to special events, there are details about area playgrounds, libraries and special offers for families. The posts below will be updated as often as possible, so check back frequently. If you hear about activities or offers that should be posted on this blog, please submit them to SouthernIllinoisMom1@yahoo.com.
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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.
