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City of Mattoon Tourism Department recently issued the following announcement.
August 20-22 Auditions for Fall Follies 2021 production at the Mattoon Depot Lone Elm Room
- Do you have a strange, interesting, and fun talent, or like to sing and dance? The Fall Follies production team is looking for all of the above and more! Singers, dancers, actors, musicians, magicians, all are encouraged to audition. For auditions please be prepared with your talent. Singers be prepared to sing acapella or bring a track that you can sing along with, a piano will be available should you need it. Show dates and details: Fall Follies: Pure Imagination (your act should be something inspired by title) October 14, 15, 16, 22nd & 23rd evening shows. Also looking for backstage help to help with set, running lights and sound and helping behind the scenes.
- The Run for the Fallen - Illinois event is a memorial event to honor the soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines from Illinois who have fallen in Afghanistan and Iraq. The event is free and allows each participant to simply walk or run one mile in memory of a fallen service member. After completing a mile each participant plants a flag (given to them at check-in) and rings a bell in memory of their fallen hero. You can choose the service member to walk in memory of, or one can be assigned to you. You will be given a card with the service members photo and personal information. You can walk for more that one person.
- WBGL and Rural King present the first annual Harvest of Hope family concert at Peterson Park in Mattoon on August 22nd at 5pm for an evening full of music with artists Zach Williams, Josh Wilson, Andrew Ripp, and Anne Wilson. When you purchase a $20 ticket (kids 4 and under are free), Rural King will donate every dollar to a church, Christian school, or Christian organization in the community, and YOU get to pick who! After your purchase, you take your receipt number and go to Rural King’s Church Week website and pick the organization you’d like to donate to. You can even Pay it Forward and purchase tickets to be set aside in a “bank” so that other families can attend! If you don’t have the ability to pay $20 per person, please reach out to our ticketing office to find out how to receive available free tickets. https://www.ruralking.com/harvest-of-hope
- Every Saturday afternoon Coles County Historical Society Museum located on the track level of the Mattoon Depot 1-4pm
- Every Wednesday Charleston Farmers Market on the Square 7-10a
- Every Wednesday Midweek Celebrate Downtown Mattoon Farmers Market at DeBurhs 4:30-6p
- Every Friday 8a-noon Mattoon Farmers Market in Lytle Park
- Every Friday throughout the summer, lunch and music in Heritage Park 11:30am-1pm each Friday.
- Every Saturday Charleston 18th St. Farmers Market 8-11am
- August 27-28 Douglas Hart "Clue into the Woods: An Outdoor Escape Room Experience"
- September 10-11 MHS Dixon Golf Invite
- September 11 20th Anniversary Remembrance, Peterson Park
- September 17 United Way Annual Golf Outing, Meadowview
- September 18 Special Olympics Family Festival
- September 18 Eastern Illinois University Family Weekend
- September 22 Broadway Bolt 3 Mile Race & FREE 1 Mile Fun Run /Walk, just prior to MHS Homecoming Parade Downtown Mattoon
- September 24 Mattoon Chamber Lobster Boil
- September 24-25 Lincoln Log Cabin annual Harvest Frolic
- September 25 Tour de Charleston Bike Race
- September 25 Life Span Center - Coles County Council on Aging Dueling Pianos fundraiser
- September 30 '21 Taste of Something Special, Special Olympics Illinois - Region I fundraiser
- October 2-3 9th Annual Donny Howell Fall Classic/College Showcase, hosted by the Mattoon Cobra's
- October 3 Mattoon YMCA Last Chance Tri
- October 7 Mattoon Chamber Expo at the Cross County Mall- Cancelled
- October 23 Eastern Illinois University Homecoming weekend
- October 28 United Way Auction, Mattoon Golf and Country Club
- October 29 Mattoon Trunk or Treat
- October 30 Ghouls in the Pool at the Mattoon YMCA
- November 4 Mattoon/Charleston Chambers Community Update Breakfast Unique Suites Hotel
- November 18 Lightwork walk thru, opening night
- November 19- December 28, Lightworks in Peterson Park
- November 25 Mattoon YMCA Turkey Trot
- December 3 Celebrate Downtown Mattoon Christmas
- December 27-29 MHS Girls Basketball Holiday Tourney
- December 28 Last day of Mattoon Lightworks
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