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Right in Our Region

Explore Our Pioneer Roots at Macktown Living History See Page 20

What’s New in Lawn Irrigation Systems Maximize Space with Custom Cabinets All About Lawn Aerating and Dethatching Your Summer Fun: Family Events Galore

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In This Issue Right in Our Region .................Cover & p. 20 Explore Our Roots at Macktown Living History Your Home ................................................. 13 How to Maximize Precious Space Inspiration & Worship ................................ 14 ‘It is Written’ Your Kitchen .............................................. 17 Springtime Recipes Outdoor Living .................................... 23, 33 What’s New in Irrigation Systems; Lawn Care Your Fun ..................................................... 36

Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Bill Hughes Executive Editor/Web Editor Chris Linden Managing Editor Jermaine Pigee Editor Emeritus Janine Pumilia Multimedia Editor Jim Taylor Graphics Director Samantha Behling Graphic Designer Ashley Smith Contributing Writers Stephanie N. Grimoldby, Peggy Werner General Sales Manager Brent Hughes Sales Manager Brad Hughes Advertising Sales Representatives Brian Hughes, Jeremy Jones, Nita Lasky Administration & Circulation Manager Lisa Hughes Director of Corporate Happiness Hana Hughes Website www.SmartLivingStateline.com Published by Hughes Media Corp.

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‘1883’ Can’t Compete

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nyone who’s been captivated by the TV series “1883,” which depicts hardships faced by pioneers, would enjoy learning the story of our first settler, Stephen Mack Jr., who came here much earlier in 1820.

Our region was a true Wild West frontier. Lots of action took place between 1820 and 1850, the decades Mack and his wife, Hononegah, lived here. (She was not a princess, by the way. She was an amazing woman by virtue of her personality and skills, not her lineage. Truth beats fiction.)

How do we learn our pioneer history?

The all-volunteer group Macktown Living History (MLH) exists to share the story of our roots through fun events like those outlined in our cover story. It also helps to care for the historic site where the Macks settled – a site we, the taxpayers, own. And the Rockton Historical Society is a bastion of careful research and document preservation. Both groups helped me pen an article about the Macks for Northwest Quarterly Magazine a few years ago. Google “Our Pioneer Roots: Stephen and Hononegah Mack” if you want to read it.

Fiction can’t compete with the true story of the mixed-race Mack couple. Tidbits: • They chose the south side of the Rock and Pecatonica river confluence to build their settlement, now part of Rockton.

Archaeologists tells us the site was important to migrating tribes of native people for at least 8,000 years. Just think! The Egyptian pyramids weren’t built until 4,500 years ago.

The Mack home still stands there.

• Mack, at 31, married Hononegah, 15.

She bore nine children before her death at age 33 in 1847. Their home was filled with whites and natives who co-existed in peace.

• Mack’s first cousin, Joseph Smith, founded the Mormon Church.

• Mack’s dad co-founded Pontiac, Mich., and fought the British at age 16.

• Mack’s mom raised and educated 12 kids in Vermont while dad was off pioneering. At age 76, she rode by wagon from Illinois to Utah Territory, not yet part of the USA, to escape religious persecution.

These folks had moxy!

Have a great week. ❚ Janine Pumilia SLW Editor

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Your Home & Garden

Custom Options Matter in Kitchen Design

By Stephanie N. Grimoldby

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acktown Construction has been busy with whole-home remodels recently.

“The housing market is crazy right now – there aren’t enough houses to buy,” says Tony Bonnet, who owns the designbuild-remodel company in Machesney Park with wife Cassie.

“After having people work from home the past two years, a lot of companies are deciding that’s what they’re going to continue to do, so we have a lot of people wanting to remodel their basement as a home office,” says Cassie.

The business began searching for a new cabinet supplier when orders were taking too long to arrive. They discovered Custom Wood Products (CWP) of St. Marys, Kan., a fully customizable line.

Many cabinet lines are restricted in size, with most standard heights and

widths only changeable by 3-inch increments. That typically means filler pieces are used, creating wasted space in rooms where space is precious.

CWP can customize cabinetry down to 1/8th of an inch. It also joins multiple cabinets into one large box, which increases storage space and eases installation.

“For the most part, it’s reducing our field staff’s time by 60 percent because there aren’t so many individual box cabinets,” Cassie says.

Ginger Lamm, an interior designer for Macktown, enjoys the flexibility CWP gives her to design exactly what her clients want – such as a customized pantry with a bottom cabinet filled with vertical cookie sheet dividers, roll-out trays and upper adjustable shelves.

“I drafted a custom wine bar that’ll

be constructed as one piece, so it looks like furniture,” she says. “This will set it apart from the other cabinets. I was able to add embellishments on it and decorative features. This cabinetry line has pretty much infinite possibilities, and I really love the door styles and variety of color choices.”

Macktown Construction’s showroom is located at 9957 N. Alpine Road. Learn more at macktownconstrution.com. ❚

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here’s much we don’t understand about God. Paul notes this in his first letter to the Corinthians, 13:12 (KJV): For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

That doesn’t mean we should give up trying! We can ask God to “open the eyes of our understanding” (Ephesisans 1:8) and commit to study of scripture.

Respect for scripture demands that we don’t impose our own ideas onto it.

Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it...” – Deuteronomy 4:2 (KJV).

Here are some practical tips: Pay attention to the author of a section, to whom it was written and in what era. The Old Testament has much to teach us, but was written before the Messiah came to earth.

The four Gospels reveal the words and actions of Jesus. The Book of Acts describes the birth and early decades of the church.

All New Testament church letters were written to followers of Christ; some are directed to all Christians, including us. For example, Paul addresses Ephesians to believers in Ephesus “and faithful in Christ Jesus.”

Others, like Philemon, are written to specific people to resolve a specific situation.

Neither the author nor the recipient of Hebrews is clear, but we know its purpose is to strengthen the faith of Jews who’ve risked their lives by converting to Christianity.

Capitalization, punctuation, verse numbers and chapter divisions didn’t exist in the earliest texts and many words were added to the English Bible so sentence structures would make sense. The 1611 King James version puts those added words into italics.

It’s also important to view a verse in its cultural context. Our modern Western eyes can misunderstand ancient Eastern culture.

A good Bible dictionary and map help.

Jesus promised us the holy spirit would guide our understanding. He set the example by praying and quoting scripture to his followers, his accusers, and even to Satan: Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” – Matthew 4:4.

We should never feel intimidated about reading the Bible on our own. We are never alone. – Janine Pumilia 14

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Your Kitchen

Tasty Springtime Side Dishes T

hese recipes from Chef George Duran, host of TLCs “Ultimate Cake Off” are wonderful additions to your springtime table. Find more at jarlsberg. com.

Asparagus Tart

1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed 2 cups Jarlsberg Cheese, shredded 1 lb. asparagus 1 Tb. olive oil 1 Tb. fresh thyme leaves Salt and pepper.

Heat oven to 400 F. Prepare baking sheet

with parchment paper.

Roll out puff pastry into 16-by10-inch rectangle; trim uneven edges.

Place on baking sheet. Using knife, lightly score pastry dough 1 inch from edges.

Using fork, pierce dough inside markings at 1/2-inch intervals. Bake until golden, about 15 minutes.

Remove pastry shell from oven and sprinkle with shredded cheese. Trim bottoms of asparagus spears to fit crosswise inside pastry shell; arrange in single layer over cheese, alternating ends and tips. Brush with oil, sprinkle with thyme leaves and season with salt and pepper.

Bake until spears are tender, about 20 minutes.

Puff Pastry Swirls

4 ready-rolled puff pastry sheets 1 1/4 cups grated Jarlsberg Cheese 2 sprigs fresh rosemary, chopped Pepper Heat oven to 375 F. On lightly floured work surface using

rolling pin, roll out pastry sheets into rectangles about 20-by-10 centimeters each. Mix cheese, rosemary and pepper.

Spread mixture over puff pastry sheets.

Roll up each pastry rectangle from short end. Press edges firmly together to seal roll. Slice each roll into 3-centimeter thick slices. Place face-down on baking sheet and bake about 15-20 minutes.

Note: To allow pastry swirls to rise more, don’t roll out pastry with rolling pin. Notes: If possible, use stiff paper cups, so muffins stand up better.

Cornbread can also be baked in large, round baking pan, about 20 centimeters in diameter; adjust baking time as needed until done. ❚

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Right in Our Region

Macktown Events Showcase Our Roots

By Janine Pumilia hen Illinois became a state in 1818, most settlers lived in its southern half. Northern Illinois was still home to migrating native tribes who’d lived here thousands of years. These natives had interacted with transient French-Canadian voyageurs, but hadn’t yet encountered white settlers.

That changed after Vermont native Stephen Mack arrived in 1820. He married Hononegah, age 15, a Winnebago/ Potawatomi girl, and put down roots. Letters suggest both Mack and Hononegah were well-liked by whites and natives alike. In the early 1830s, they built a home and planned a town on the south side of the confluence of the Rock and Pecatonica rivers.

Today, the non-profit Macktown Living History (MLH) organization exists where the Macks settled. A few original buildings still stand on land now

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owned by Forest Preserves of Winnebago County, at 2221 Freeport Road, Rockton.

The location is a Natural Historic Site.

“We’re a completely volunteer-run, non-profit organization,” says Connie Gleasman, coordinator of monthly MLH Second Sunday events. “Our region was built by people who had integrity and were willing to work hard. It’s important we know their stories and pass them on. A lot of people drive by and still don’t know Macktown Living History exists here.”

MLH runs an education center and events that shed light on the extraordinary sliver of time when natives and settlers lived together peacefully at Macktown. Between his arrival here in 1820 and his death in 1850, Mack witnessed the Illinois settler population explode from 35,000 to 800,000. Fort Dearborn became Chicago and swelled from 100 residents to 30,000; Galena rose and fell

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as a mining boomtown; and the native population dwindled to nearly zero as people perished from disease and were forced west by the U.S. military.

The Gathering, June 18 & 19

The largest annual event of MLH is The Gathering, this year on Father’s Day weekend, June 18 and 19, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Gathering simulates the occasional gatherings that brought together voyageurs, Native Americans, militiamen, settlers and craftsmen to trade goods and news in the 1820s to ’40s. Visitors will see costumed living historians,

Right in Our Region archery and black powder shooting demonstrations, canoe landings and more.

There’ll be live music and the sharing of old-time crafts and skills.

“A lot of people don’t realize that this was the West,” notes Amy Sommerfield, MLH board member and coordinator of The Gathering. “This is where all the action was in those decades.”

Second Sunday Series

Monthly Second Sunday events at MLH sometimes spill into Saturdays. Most topics relate to frontier survival skills like blacksmithing, making fiber or throwing an atlatl – a stick used as a dart. Macktown volunteers teach visitors about native culture, gardening and making things like cider, cabinetry, fiber and footware.

The Gardens of Macktown is the June 12 topic. MLH board member Lucy Pilbin-Adrignola oversees gardens on the site, assisted by volunteers and U of I Extension Master Gardeners.

“I do a lot of research about plants and try my best to find heirloom varieties

from as close to that time period as possible,” says Adrignola. She’s especially pleased to grow apple trees that trace back to cultivars of Thomas Jefferson and John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed).

A Three Sisters Garden demonstrates an ancient Native American practice of interplanting corn, squash and beans.

“The Tall Sister is the corn, which provides a structure for the Climbing Sister bean vines,” she explains. “The Spreading Sister squash keeps weeds down and has prickly stems that discourage critters from approaching.”

The Medicine Garden was of great importance to healers.

“There was a lot to understand about which plants helped what conditions, and in what form they were safe to use,” says Adrignola. “A helpful plant and a poisonous plant could look an awful lot alike.”

Future Second Sunday events include The Art of the Cobbler on July 10 and Cabinet-Making/Joinery on Aug. 14.

The Sept. 11 Second Sunday event will offer public opportunity for an ar-

chaeology dig led by Dr. Rochelle Lurie.

“Many prehistoric campsites from different time periods cover the whole of Macktown,” Lurie explains. Some date back 8,000 years.

What Happened to Macktown?

Mack named his settlement “Pecatonic,” but others dubbed it “Macktown.” Hononegah bore at least nine children before she died at age 33 in 1847. For several reasons, most beyond his control, Mack’s settlement failed to thrive, unlike neighboring Rockton, founded by the Talcott family. Mack died in 1850.

Learn more at macktownlivinghistory.com. ❚

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Outdoor Living

Protect Your Landscape by Irrigating

By Janine Pumilia beautiful home landscape takes time and money to achieve. and weather is unpredictable. Those new bedding plants that thrive so well today may shrivel under hot sun a month from now.

That’s why many homeowners are installing lawn irrigation systems they can count on to keep lawns and gardens healthy, no matter what the weather does.

“It’s an investment in your property that you might not think much about until drought strikes,” says Jeff Page, coowner of RainMaster Irrigation, located in Loves Park. “But when it doesn’t rain, you’re awfully glad you have it.”

Page designs, installs and maintains irrigation systems with his business partner, Kim Schuler. The pair purchased RainMaster Irrigation in 2019 from former owner Jim Johnson, who retired after running the business for three decades.

“We’re still servicing irrigation sys-

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tems installed 30 years ago,” notes Page.

“When they’re regularly used and maintained, they hold up well over time.”

Regular maintenance involves a visit in the fall to remove water from pipes before a hard freeze, and a visit in spring to reopen the system and fix problems like broken sprinkler heads or rodent damage.

“Like most everything else these days, you can buy a system that’s as simple or as ‘smart’ as you need it to be,” says Page. Some people use a phone app to remotely control their wireless system.

A system controller with timer is often located in a garage and plugs into a regular electrical outlet with no special wiring required.

So, what does it cost?

“Installation of an irrigation system for a typical yard that’s a quarter- to halfacre in size runs from $4,500 to $9,000 depending on specific needs,” says Page.

Flower beds have different needs than lawns and should be designed to run separate cycles, he says.

Will the installation process cause a big mess in the yard?

“No,” says Page. “We basically make very narrow slits to install the pipes and wires. It’s not obtrusive. Within 10 to 14 days, you won’t know we were there.”

RainMaster Irrigation serves homes and businesses within a 50-mile radius.

Learn more at rainmasterirrigation. net or call (815) 885-2566. ❚

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Your Community

2022 Klehm Garden Fair is June 4 & 5

By Peggy Werner

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he Garden Fair is the biggest fundraiser of the year at Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden and visitors will notice some improvements to both the fair and the 155-acre grounds, during the 29th annual event.

About 70 regional vendors will sell their wares, says Klehm Executive Director Alex Mills. Hours will be 9 a.m.5 p.m. on Saturday, June 4, and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday, June 5. The arboretum is located at 2715 S. Main St., Rockford.

“More than ever, we’ve reached out to vendors who’ll be a great fit for this event,” Mills says. “We’ll have new and returning plant and flower vendors, and more garden tool and decorative items.”

Klehm’s Fountain Garden will turn into a weekend-long Learning and Education Garden, where non-profit organizations with a focus on gardening, nature and the environment will offer demon-

strations and information about their work. Live music and a food court will also be part of the fun.

Garden Fair attendees can check out the improvements underway at Klehm.

A new pond and water feature is under construction at the arboretum’s entrance, with a waterfall and patio. Solar panels will be installed on the back roof of the Visitor’s Center to make facility operations more environmentally friendly. Last fall and winter a bioretention basin was completed to help slow the flow of storm water and prevent erosion throughout the property. It’s located near the Nancy Olson Children’s Garden and will be filled with wetland plants.

A major seasonal summer exhibit will be displayed June 11 to Sept. 11.

Sean Kenney’s Nature Connects Made with LEGO Bricks is an award-winning exhibition composed of 15 large naturethemed sculptures.

“Some things are more noticeable than others, but we’re always at work continuously improving Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden,” Mills says.

Presale tickets are $7 at locations including Gensler Gardens, Village Green, Didier Greenhouse, The Landscape Connection, Meridian Nursery and Pepper Creek. Tickets at the door are $10; admission is free for Klehm members and kids under 12 years old.

Learn more at Klehm.org. ❚

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Your Style

Permanent Cosmetics Offer a Solution

By Peggy Werner

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f you want to save time in the morning, or if you can’t see as well as you used to when looking in the mirror, or your hands are unsteady, permanent cosmetics may lift your spirits.

“Permanent cosmetics give people the look they want, if they have thinning eyebrows or are having trouble applying makeup,” says Kim Foster, owner of Permanent Cosmetic Clinic, 421 S. Mulford Road, Suite 203. “It just makes people feel better because they can get up and run to the store without looking sick or like they just got out of bed. The result is soft and natural, as if they put it on themselves.”

Foster has been in the beauty industry for 40 years and has offered permanent cosmetics since 2003. She has worked at her current location since 2008.

Foster spends a lot of time dispelling

myths about permanent cosmetics. She says they’re not harsh and are not a “tattoo for the face.”

“People are always surprised how natural they look,” she says. “The color is made from pigment, not ink, as used in body art. Depending on your age, skin type, skin care and lifestyle, the permanent cosmetic should be touched up every one to two years. People can continue to use makeup for a more dramatic look.

The permanent cosmetics are not meant to totally replace makeup.”

The most common requests Foster gets are for permanent eyebrows, eyeliners and full lip color.

When it comes to choosing colors for the brows, eyelids and lips, Foster recommends going with what you’re used to wearing. This isn’t a time for drastic change.

“People know what they want and what they like. Our techniques just help people not have to work so hard at getting the look they want,” she says.

Especially with brows, there are Kim Foster several techniques that can be used. Foster prefers a “feathering” technique that goes deeper, gives the technician better control and produces a softer, more natural look.

Most procedures take about 60 to 90 minutes and require two applications, about six weeks apart. Foster works on an appointment-only basis and offers free consultations over the phone or in person.

Learn more by calling (815) 229-8120. ❚

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Your Health

Wellness is the Focus of Chiropractic Care

By Jermaine Pigee fter working as an independent general chiropractor for nearly 10 years, Dr. Brittany Sullivan opened Elite Spine & Wellness, 6833 Stalter Dr., Suite 203, in Rockford.

“Our office has a modern and hip vibe to it. That’s part of what makes our experience pretty great,” she says. “I’ve been in this field for eight years, and my massage therapist has been massaging for more than 10 years. We like to call ourselves a one-stop shop because you can come here, get everything done and go home feeling better.”

“Dr. B,” as patients call her, spent four years at MedPlus Neck & Back Pain Center in Rockford before becoming an independent contractor under Chris Scott Wellness in Loves Park, Ill. After four years there, she was ready to launch her own practice.

“I knew I wanted to be a doctor, and

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I didn’t want to deal with surgery or prescribe a bunch of drugs,” Sullivan says.

“I took the chiropractic lane and I got lucky that I loved it. Musculoskeletal is our alley.”

Sullivan works with patients who suffer from any type of pain in the back, including pain caused by muscle strains, misalignments, arthritis and lifting injuries. She also specializes in flexion/ distraction, which helps decompress the spine after a disc injury.

Sullivan uses the activator method of chiropractic and a unique hand-held tool that allows her to do manual adjustments with low force.

“It’s a tool that’s used for people who don’t like the crack, or for people with brittle bones,” Sullivan says.

Sullivan emphasizes wellness through all of her services.

“We start with acute care. We’ll do adjustments, and we’ll do passive thera-

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pies like muscle stimulation, ultrasound and massage just to keep their pain down. Once their pain goes down, we’ll do rehabilitative treatment where they’re Dr. Brittany Sullivan doing strengthening exercises to get them back to being functional again.”

The Rockford native earned her bachelor’s degree from Rockford College before attending Palmer College of Chiropractic in Iowa. She transferred to its sister campus in Florida before starting her career back home in Rockford.

Developing relationships with her clientele is important to her.

“They can talk to me, she says. ❚

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Outdoor Living

Is Your Lawn in Need of Dethatching?

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arly season lawn maintenance can include two rejuvenating processes: dethatching and aerating.

Thatch is that layer of dead grass, leaves and roots atop the soil. A little is OK, but spring is a great time to remove most of it and start over.

“That just kind of brings the yard back to life,” says Tim Kinney, general managaer at Lincoln Rent-All & Lawn Equipment Sales, Inc., 3110 Auburn St., Rockford. “It gets all the wet, heavy stuff off of it and lets it breathe a little better.”

Dethatching can be accomplished ei-

ther with a thatch rake or a power rake.

If you don’t enjoy hacking at your lawn for hours on end with something akin to a long-handled hairbrush, rent a power rake. It looks like a lawnmower but has a series of spinning, vertical blades. (Before you start, be sure to mark any sprinkler heads in your lawn.)

Once you’ve removed the thatch, hand-rake it away with a leaf rake. Now light, water and nutrients can easily reach the soil. This also is a good time to check for bare spots and plant grass seed.

Kinney says some thatch in a lawn is healthy, acting like mulch in the warmer, drier months.

“Basically, you know you have too much if you walk on your lawn and it feels like a sponge,” he says.

Aerating is especially useful for harder, clay soils, or where the soil is compacted by foot or vehicle traffic. An

aerator looks something like a rototiller, either as a self-contained machine or as an implement that pulls behind a lawn tractor.

It pokes holes in the soil and extracts “plugs.” The small holes then allow water and nutrients to reach deep into the soil.

There’s no need to rake up the dirt plugs, Kinney adds. After a rain or two, they break down and are reabsorbed into the lawn. ❚

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Your Fun

Entertainment & Events

‘Run For Your Wife’ Thru May 28, Fri.-Sat. 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. A taxi driver gets away with having two wives in London because of his irregular working schedule. Janesville PAC, 408 S. Main St., (608) 758-0297, janesvillepac.org.

and food. 2715 S. Main St., (815) 9658146, klehm.org.

Secret Life of Butterflies & Moths Thru May 29, Tue.-Fri. 10-4, Sat.-Sun. 103. Nicholas Conservatory, 1354 N. 2nd St., (815) 987-8858, rockfordparkdistrict. org/ncg.

‘The Little Mermaid’ June 8-11 & July 13-17, Wed.-Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. Starlight Theatre, RVC, 3301 N. Mulford, (815) 921-2160, rockvalleycollege.edu.

Art Museum, 711 N. Main St., Rockford, (815) 968-2787, rockfordartmuseum.org.

Buzz Spector: Reading Matter Through May 29, Thurs.-Sun. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. A rare body of work related to books.

Rockford Art Museum, 711 N. Main St., (815) 968-2787, rockfordartmuseum.org.

The Shape of Light: Contemporary Painting and Studio Glass June 10, Thurs.-Sun. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Celebrating the International Year of Glass 2022, the exhibit explores the relationship between the two forms of art by pairing paintings from the museum’s permanent collection and studio glass on loan from Illinois artists and collectors. Rockford

‘Disaster’ June 15-18 & July 20-24, Wed.-Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. Disaster films of the 1970s take center stage in this musical jukebox comedy, complete with some of the decade’s best hit songs. Starlight Theatre, Rock Valley College (RVC), 3301 N. Mulford Road, Rockford, (815) 921-2160, rockvalleycollege.edu. ❚

Klehm Garden Fair Weekend June 4-5, Sat. 9-5 p.m., Sun. 9-4. Shop for plants and garden items; enjoy live music

Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Live!

June 4, 6:30 p.m. A whimsical family-fun event. CPAC, 314 N. Main St., (815) 9680595, coronadopac.org.

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