Here are five things to do in Galesburg this week, courtesy Galesburg Tourism & Visitors Bureau.
Tuesday: Scary Night at Art Defined
Come paint a fun twist on Vincent van Ghost’s original! Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and the class takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $35 and all materials are included, purchase tickets here! Art Defined is located at 306 E Simmons St. in Galesburg.
Thursday: Boos and Brews
Support Discovery Depot from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Iron Spike for the 8th Annual Boos and Brews Beer and Wine Tasting Event! For $25 a ticket, you will get the chance to taste varied wine and beer samples while supporting a local business. There will be guest bartenders from the Galesburg area, items for auction, raffles, and more! Purchase your tickets here today!
Thursday: Craft Night Out
Join us from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday for a night of fun crafts and friendship! This month, we will create a spooky decorative hat our of paper mache! Hat will be brown, but take home your creation and use your own paint to create a black witch’s hat! As a bonus project, create the cutest mini Pet Ghost in a tiny bottle! All supplies and crafting tools provided. Recommended for ages 8+ with adult assistance. This event will take place at the Lake Storey Pavillion and tickets are $15 per person! Go to the following link to register: https://app.amilia.com/…/city…/shop/activities/4679608
Saturday: Orpheum Theatre Severin Films Double Feature & Pre-Show Party
This year, in conjunction with our Orpheum After Dark Fright Film Fest, The Orpheum Theatre is excited to announce A Scary Movie Double Feature at 7 p.m. Saturday. Presented by The Orpheum Theatre, Severin Films, and I Like It Spooky Horror Podcast,
they will be showing the films Next of Kin and Strange Behavior! Strange Behavior, set in Galesburg Illinois is a truly chilling tale, and it’s counterpart Next of Kin is equally blood curdling. So join us this October for even more Fright Film fun!
Looking for something to do before the film fest? Join Reserve Artisan Ales: The Vault for specialty cocktails and food from MB’s food truck from 3 to 7 p.m. before the 7 p.m. showtime of the double feature of: Next of Kin & Strange Behavior. Cocktails and more information on the event can be found here. We hope to see you there!
Saturday and Sunday: Knox County Scenic Drive
Every year, during the first two full weekends in October, folks gather to celebrate their rural heritage. For thousands, the drive is an autumn tradition, a trip through a countryside ablaze with a riot of fall colors. There’s homemade food aplenty and homegrown delights that celebrate the harvest in Western Illinois.
Interested in rural heritage? Two renovated one-room schools, a log cabin built in 1832, an old jail, a restored 1865 barn and the Old Knox County Courthouse will be open for tours. Churches, chapels, and other buildings constructed over 100 years ago may also be viewed along with several museums featuring a glimpse into a world that would otherwise be forgotten. Relive days gone by through demonstrations on rug weaving, broom making, basket weaving, blacksmiths, butter making, spinning, and pumpkin carving, just to name a few. Ride on ponies, donkey carts, horse-drawn wagons, and antique tractors to rest your feet during the day. Then get going again to see antique cars and farm equipment, and maybe take in a few demonstrations of how our ancestors split logs, thrashed grain, and sawed wood.
Bring your appetite to sample the gourmet delights. Local specialties include onion rings, elephant ears, funnel cakes, chippers, and shake-ups. Rib eye steak and butterfly pork chop sandwiches are always a favorite, along with brats and turkey tenderloins. For the heartier appetites, local churches and civic groups serve full meals, including chicken and noodles, ham and beans, stone soup, and chili, all followed by homemade pies and cakes. It’s country cooking at its best.
If all that isn’t enough to entertain you, there’ll be old time and modern entertainment in the form of musical saws, autoharps, even a South American band. Traditional Native American music and dances will be performed at several of the stops. Money burning a hole in your pocket? Crafts, antiques, and collectibles of an astonishing variety will be for sale at each location. Make some purchases, or just spend some time browsing through the wares and visiting with these friendly country folk. Visit http://www.knoxcountyscenicdrive.com/ for maps and more information! Happy autumn!
