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February 2022
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COMMUNITY EVENTS & WEBINARS
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FEBRUARY 2021
practices. Register by Feb. 15 at 815-964-6666.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25
University of Illinois Extension hosts Intro to Fruit Tree Pruning, 1 to 3 p.m., at the Elizabeth Community Building, Hwy. 20 W. Elizabeth, Ill., and Feb. 8, 10 a.m. to noon, at the Freeport Public Library, 100 E. Douglas St. The Zoom webinar will be Feb. 11, 3 to 5 p.m. Register at go.illinois.edu/jsw or 815-986-4357. Discovery Center Museum, 711 N. Main St., Rockford, opened Discovery Town, an exhibit running through May for children to learn about the people and places that make a community. Sponsored in part by Smith Charitable Foundation and JL Clark. Reservations required at www.discoverycentermuseum.org or 815-963-6769. Thayer Energy Solutions hosts Spot the Mustang, a contest in the Rockford region through April 30 to help bring awareness to electric vehicle chargers. Spot the 2021 Electric Mustang Mach-E, a part of the Thayer company fleet, and post a photo to the Thayer Energy Solutions Facebook page for a chance to win one of four $100 gift cards to Greenfire restaurant. Visit RechargeRockford.com.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3 Softball players 50 and up are invited to drop-in sessions at Rockford Park District’s Indoor Sports Center at Mercyhealth Sportscore Two, 8800 E. Riverside Blvd., Loves Park. Sessions are Mondays and Thursdays through March 31, 10 a.m. to noon, Bring your own equipment. Visit mercyhealthsportscore.com/isc or call 815-987-8890.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4 Rockford Park District hosts Frosty Fridays discounted indoor public ice skating sessions every Friday, 8 to 10 p.m., at Carlson Ice Arena, 4150 N. Perryville Road, Loves Park, through March 25. Visit www.rockfordparkdistrict.org/skating or call 815-969-4069.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated – Rockford Alumnae Chapter, Rock Valley College ISS Intercultural Student Services and Rockford Branch NAACP present the first-annual College Fair in the RVC student center atrium, 3301 N. Mulford Road, Rockford. Features schools such as Howard University, Spelman College, Fisk University, Lincoln University, Northern Illinois University and Judson College. Admission free for high school students.
Comedian and podcaster Theo Von will bring his Return of the Rat tour to the Coronado Performing Arts Center, 314 N. Main St., Rockford, at 8 p.m. Tickets at Ticketmaster.com, the Coronado box office or call 815-968-5222.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28
Discovery Center Museum announces its lineup of science enrichment classes, January to May for homeschool and remote learning students, ages 7 and older.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6 Heritage Museum Park, 1129 S. Main St., Rockford, opens for the 2022 season. The African American Gallery of the Ethnic Heritage Museum will unveil its newest exhibit examining the Black Panther Party and its accomplishments, 2 to 4 p.m., and on display until the end of April.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 Discovery Center Museum, 711 N. Main St., Rockford, presents Microscope Madness, a science enrichment class for children, Feb. 8, 10:30 a.m., and Feb. 10, 10:30 a.m. or 12:30 p.m. Advance registration required at www.discoverycenter museum.org or 815-963-6769.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9 Erna Colborn, Financial Advisor, presents The Entrepreneurial Equation ™ Seminar, noon to 1 p.m. Includes lunch. Free, but reservations are required. Seating is limited. Call Whitney at 815-315-1808.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12
Rockford Symphony Orchestra Music Director Finalist, Scott Terrell, will conduct the RSO in his musical program, “The Great Gatsby,” 7:30 p.m., at Coronado Performing Arts Center, 314 N. Main St. Visit rockfordsymphony.com for opportunities to meet him.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14 Rockford Branch NAACP’s Environment & Climate Justice Team hosts a Zoom meeting on the environment, ways to conserve it and projects to enhance school and community environment at 4:30 p.m. Join at https://us02web.zoom. us/j/83641927031, meeting ID: 836 4192 7031, one tap mobile+13126266799, 83641927031# US (Chicago) or call (voice only) 312-626-6799.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 Rockford Park District invites all current and future golf enthusiasts to the free Rockford Loves Golf event, 4 to 9 p.m., at the Indoor Golf
Practice Center at Mercyhealth Sportscore Two, 8800 E. Riverside Blvd., Loves Park. All ages welcome. Visit www.golfrockford.org or call 815-968-PLAY or 815-987-8800.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Aaron Lewis performs following the January 2022 release of his fourth studio album “Frayed at Both Ends,” 8 p.m., at Coronado Performing Arts Center, 314 N. Main St., Rockford. Tickets at BMO Harris Bank Center and Coronado PAC box offices or 815-968-5222.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Rockford Park District hosts Snow Fort Skirmish, 1 to 3 p.m., at Atwood Center, Seth B. Atwood Park, 2685 New Milford School Road, Rockford. Registration recommended at www.atwoodpark.org/programs. University of Illinois Extension hosts the Joys of Gardening, 9 a.m. to noon, at the Highland Community College Student Conference Center, 2998 W. Pearl City Road, Freeport. Registration required at go.illinois. edu/jsw or 815-986-4357.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Discovery Center Museum, 711 N. Main St., Rockford, presents 3...2...1… BLAST OFF!, a science enrichment class for children, Feb. 22, 10:30 a.m., and Feb. 24, 10:30 a.m., or 12:30 p.m. Launch into the physics of flight, engineer “aerogami” launchers and complete the ultimate paper plane challenge! Advance registration required at www. discoverycentermuseum.org or 815-963-6769. Natural Land Institute, Natural Resources Conservation Service and The Conservation Fund present a complementary pasta dinner, 5 to 5:30 p.m., and presentation, 5:30 to 7 p.m., at American Legion, 221 W. Main St., Rockton, for landowners and/or producers in the Raccoon Creek watershed of northern Winnebago County. Federal costshare funding is available for conservation land management
Keller Williams Realty Signature hosts a Diversity Meeting, Improving Communication Through Empathy and Active Listening, noon to 1 p.m., at 4201 Galleria Dr., Loves Park. Call 815-315-1111.
MARCH 2022 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2 Accelerating Creatives & Entrepreneurs (ACE) Conference and Expo takes place March 2 (virtual on Zoom) and March 3 at Discovery Center Museum, 711 N. Main St., Rockford. Sessions in the Hobby to Hustle, Gotta Keep on Movin’ and Full Steam Ahead tracks. Make connections with local business influencers, partners and other entrepreneurs, innovators and creators. Register at www. theaceevent.com/home.
SATURDAY, MARCH 5 Multi GRAMMY® Award winner Zach Williams and special guest Anne Wilson perform 7 p.m., at Coronado Performing Arts Center, 314 N. Main St., Rockford. Tickets at Ticketmaster.com, the Coronado box office or call 815-968-5222.
SATURDAY, MARCH 19 Rockford Park District hosts Skill Building: Archery and Tomahawk, 1 to 3 p.m., at Atwood Center, Seth B. Atwood Park, 2685 New Milford School Road, Rockford. Registration recommended at www.atwoodpark. org/programs.
SUNDAY, MARCH 27 Angelic Organics Learning Center, 1545 Rockton Road, Caledonia, presents Sunday Skill Share: Planning a Summer Garden, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., a part of a “Sunday Skill Share” series the second and fourth Sunday of each month at Caledonia. Visit www. learngrowconnect.org/farmprograms.
MONDAY, MARCH 28 Keller Williams Realty Signature hosts a Diversity Meeting, The Wealth Gap and Housing in America, noon to 1 p.m., at 4201 Galleria Dr., Loves Park. Call 815315-1111.
