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All pages referenced in this calendar are pages found in the Third Quarter of 2022 of the Senior News & Times for Illinois.
All phone numbers are area code 217 unless otherwise noted.
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Sun, June 16th - 10 am to 5 pm Celebrate Father's Day at the Henson Robinson Zoo!, Celebrate the day by spending time with your Dad at the Zoo! Takes place Sunday, June 16th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dads get in FREE today with any other paid admission. Regular admission applies for all other guests: Adult $7.50, Senior $5.50, Child age 3-12 $5.50, Children 2 and under FREE! Located at Henson Robinson Zoo, 1100 E Lake Shore Dr, Springfield, IL. For more info please contact the Zoo at 217-585-1821..



Suat, June 15th - 4 pm Firefightrs Lake Club - 940 W Lake Shore Drive, Spfld - Parrotheads, get ready! We just may have your lost shaker of salt! Chicken Fry 2024. Bringing the the band voted the Trop Rock Band of the Year SEVEN times! Original music along with some of your favorite Margaritaville music! Come check out the club, the view, The Boat Drunks. Check them out at www.boatdrunks.com. Stay tuned for more updates.

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June Events


Thu, June 6th; Fri, June 7th; Sat, June 8th; Sun, June 9th - 2024 International Carillon Festival, 1740 W. Fayette Ave, Spfld. Come out to the 2024 International Carillon Festival in Washington Park. The festival is fun for all ages with yard games fromKidzeum and food trucks availabl. Bring blankets and law chairs to this FREE event. Fireworks will be Friday, June 7th at dusk!!

Schedule:

Thursday, June 6th
-6pm Springfield Municipal Band
-6:30pm Carlo van Ulft, IL
-7:20pm John Widmann, MD

Friday, June 7th
-6pm Springfield Saxes
-6:30pm Wim Ruitenbeek, The Netherlands
-7:20pm Naoko Tsujita, CAN
-Fireworks

Saturday, June 8th
-6pm FOURsquared Woodwind Quartet
-6:30pm John Widmann, MD
-7:20pm Wim Ruitenbeek, The Netherlands

Sunday, June 9th
-6pm Trinity Wind Ensemble
-6:30pm Jim Fackenthal, IL
-7:20pm Carlo van Ulft, IL


July Events
August Events


Sat, August 3rd - 3 pm Anchor Boat Club Annual Chicken Fry, 407 E Lake Shore Drive, Spfld. CCome on out to the BEST PARTY on the LAKE! We will be serving club-cooked chicken dinners from 3-7pm for $12, Child plates available. Hamburgers, hot dogs, ribeyes, and livers & gizzards are also on the menu. Drive-thru service not available but customers can do carry-out. There will be plenty of ice cold drinks and the band X-KRUSH will be playing from 7-11pm.