http://www.wifr.com/community/events RSS Feed for WIFR - Community - Events en-us Tue, 18 Mar 2014 12:50:38 GMT http://www.wifr.com/community/events/250770431.html Learn how to apply for SNAP (food stamp) benefits and use your benefits wisely. Everyone in attendance will receive healthy recipes & money-saving grocery tips! This program is FREE, but registration is encouraged to ensure adequate space and materials. A Spanish translator will be present. This program is sponsored by Boone County Extension and Prairie State Legal Services. Registration can be done by calling the Boone County Extension office at 815-544-3710 or visiting our website at web.extension.illinois.edu/bdo http://www.wifr.com/community/events/250770301.html Learn to navigate the grocery store for cost saving tips while keeping healthy food choices in mind. Stretch your dollars, not your waist! This is a FREE event, however there is a limit of 12 participants. Reserve your spot today by calling the Boone County Extension office at 815-544-3710 or visiting us on our website at web.extension.illinois.edu/bdo/ http://www.wifr.com/community/events/250769521.html don't let a limited budget keep you from having a beautiful garden! Come learn how simple, fun, and inexpensive gardening can be. You'll learn gardening tips & ideas that will save you time and money. http://www.wifr.com/community/events/250769361.html LYDIA Urban Academy is proud to host its second annual Night of Many Dances Fundraiser, a unique event open to the entire community. As you may know, LYDIA Urban Academy is a non-traditional, Christian high school in our community that helps high school students who were considered “failures” in other schools. Our students find success and hope for their lives through academics, character education, life-skills training, mentoring, and work readiness. The fundraiser itself celebrates our community’s diversity, our uniqueness and our connection with each other. Our event is scheduled for Saturday, March 29th, at Giovanni’s Restaurant in Rockford. The scholarships provided by last year’s fundraiser gave students a second chance to achieve success in earning their diploma, while equipping them with the skills to be contributing members of this great community! Along with fantastic entertainment, the evening will highlight current and former students who have life changing stories to share! http://www.wifr.com/community/events/250764931.html Jeremy Long, born 1971 in Chicago, Illinois, is an American painter who is an exponent of the Figurative movement in painting – specifically Post Abstract Figuration. This solo exhibition includes several of the artist’s recent large-scale figure paintings depicting genre scenes. Jeremy Long is Assistant Professor of Art at Wright State University - College of Liberal Arts, Dayton, Ohio. Exhibition Dates: March 21 – April 25, 2014 http://www.wifr.com/community/events/250764541.html Jefferson FANS is sponsoring a craft/vendor fair featuring handmade items and direct sale vendors. We will have skincare products, food vendors and purses as well as handmade scarves, gnomes and nail art to name a few. http://www.wifr.com/community/events/250764231.html riday, April 25, 2014 6:30pm Celebrate Arbor Day with a run through the woods! The first annual Arbor Dash is a non-competitive fun run through Klehm’s 155 acres of unique trees and glorious gardens at twilight. Part road race, part trail run, the Arbor Dash is open to runners and walkers of all ages and fitness levels, and everyone leaves with their very own tree! Participants will receive a commemorative Arbor Dash t-shirt, entrance to Klehm’s grounds for the day, a seedling to plant, and more. Your registration fee will help Klehm continue to fulfill our mission to maintain a living museum for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of all people. Registration prior to April 18: $15 for members | $20 non-members Registration after April 18 or the day of the race: $25 for everyone Schedule: April 22-24 9am-4pm: Packet pick up at Klehm Arboretum Visitors Center April 25 5pm-6:30pm: Race check-in 6:30pm: Race begins https://runsignup.com/Race/IL/Rockford/ArborDash5K http://www.wifr.com/community/events/250762551.html Our March Family Day will focus on flowers and things that bloom! We have lots of fun things planned for this months family-focused day. Be prepared to keep busy! Make flower crafts, keep busy with other “blooming” fun and search the gallery room for flowers found in the Klehm Gardens. We know kids love Scavenger Hunts, so we have hidden ten different flower varieties around the gallery room. See how long it takes to find all ten. Take a walk outside to look for a Robin. We know they are here. see if you can spot one. We will have binoculars on hand to help kids search. Our sidewalks are ready for flower power! So, grab some chalk and draw your favorite blooms. We can’t wait to see the masterpieces. Cookies and drinks will be served. We hope to see you and bring your friends. The more the merrier! Members: Free Non-Members: Included with admission http://www.wifr.com/community/events/250706091.html Embury United Methodist Church is hosting a 2-day indoor garage sale in the lower level of the church from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Friday, April 4th and from 8 a.m. -12 p.m. on Saturday, April 5th. Recycle and reuse clothes, toys, decorations, dishes, and more. Please enter by the parking lot door. http://www.wifr.com/community/events/250599201.html Summer Youth Trip Fundraiser Faith United Methodist Church announces a Baked Potato Dinner on Saturday, April 5th from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. There will be baked potatoes with all the fixin’s you can imagine — butter, sour cream, chives, chili, cheese, onions, creamy broccoli, bacon, to load up on your potato as well as a salad and dessert bar! The cost is $5.00 for adults, children ages 6 through 12 years old will cost $2.50, children 5 years old and younger are free! Carry outs will be available. Tickets can be purchased that evening. Faith United Methodist Church is located at 325 South Stott Street in Genoa, Illinois. The public is invited to all events. For more information contact Faith Church at 815.784.5143.