TODAY
• 96th annual Du Quoin State Fair opening day: 2 p.m.-midnight, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. Three live entertainment stages including the grandstand, carnival, food, petting zoo, livestock competitions, car racing, contests, games, harness racing and more. Today's highlights: Carnival opens at 4 p.m.; Twilight Parade at 6 p.m.; ribbon cutting; high school marching band contest. Fair parking, $7-$12. Fair admission: $2 (12 and under free). www2.illinois.gov/sites/dsf/Pages/default.aspx.
• Revival: Begins at 6 p.m. at Bible Baptist Church, 606 W. Church St., Harrisburg. Tonight is the final scheduled night for revival.
Saturday, Aug. 25
• Harrisburg Area Farmers' Market: 8 a.m.-noon, Shawnee Square Shopping Center, Commercial Street, Harrisburg.
• Ride And Benefit For Duchenne Awareness: 9 a.m., 724 E. Benton St., Eldorado. Fourth annual southern Illinois motorcycle ride and benefit to raise money to fight Duchenne muscular dystrophy, in honor of Jaxon Schlett. Ride starts at 10:30 a.m. Benefit, with live music, begins at 4 p.m. at 1185 Perkins Road, Eldorado. Details: www.facebook.com/events/614086352274701/.
• 96th annual Du Quoin State Fair: 10 a.m.-midnight, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. Three live entertainment stages including the grandstand, carnival, food, petting zoo, livestock competitions, car racing, contests, games, harness racing and more. Highlights: Carnival opens at noon; karaoke; Cat Daddy'O; boutique fashion show. Grandstand: Blackberry Smoke (with The Steel Woods) at 7:30 p.m., tickets: $17-$23. Fair parking, $7-$12. Fair admission: $2 (12 and under free). www2.illinois.gov/sites/dsf/Pages/default.aspx.
Sunday, Aug. 26
• 96th annual Du Quoin State Fair: 10 a.m.-midnight, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. Three live entertainment stages including the grandstand, carnival, food, petting zoo, livestock competitions, car racing, contests, games, harness racing and more. Highlights: Veterans Day activities include the Illinois Patriot Guard Fallen Heroes Memorial Wall, Portrait of a Soldier exhibit, barbershop quartet and Little Egypt Chorus, veterans lunch and more. Other highlights: Firefighter waterball competition, Open Dairy Show, Southern Pride band, Illinois Bicentennial celebration. Grandstand: An Evening with Cheap Trick, 7:30 p.m., tickets, $21-$27. Fair parking, $7-$12. Fair admission: $2 (12 and under free). www2.illinois.gov/sites/dsf/Pages/default.aspx.
• Movie Night: 5 p.m. at First Christian Church, 1125 Walnut St., Eldorado. At 5:30 p.m., the movie "I Can Only Imagine" will be show. Hot dogs, chips and soft drinks available. Friends, family and neighbors welcome.
Monday, Aug. 27
• 96th annual Du Quoin State Fair: 2 p.m.-midnight, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. Three live entertainment stages including the grandstand, carnival, food, petting zoo, livestock competitions, car racing, contests, games, harness racing and more. Highlights: ITPA Truck and Tractor pulls; FFA Farmyard Follies; music from Grayson and Dennis Stroughmatt. Free Grandstand show: Dueling Pianos, 7:30 p.m. Fair parking, $7-$12. Fair admission: $2 (12 and under free). www2.illinois.gov/sites/dsf/Pages/default.aspx.
• Auditions for SIC's "Young Frankenstein" and "Narnia": 4-6 p.m. Aug. 27-28, Southeastern Illinois College, 3575 College Road, Harrisburg in Music Room F110. For high school age and above. Prepare a one-minute monologue and a verse of a Broadway-style song. Accompanist is provided. Plan to read from the script(s). Info: Allan Kimball at allan.kimball@sic.edu or (618) 252-5400, ext. 2485.
Tuesday, Aug. 28
• 96th annual Du Quoin State Fair: 2 p.m.-midnight, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. Three live entertainment stages including the grandstand, carnival, food, petting zoo, livestock competitions, car racing, contests, games, harness racing and more. Highlights: Harness racing; ITPA Truck and Tractor pulls; spinning and weaving demonstrations. Grandstand: The Brothers Osborne (with Kendall Marvel), 7:30 p.m., tickets $29-$35. Fair parking, $7-$12. Fair admission: $2 (12 and under free). www2.illinois.gov/sites/dsf/Pages/default.aspx.
• Auditions for SIC's "Young Frankenstein" and "Narnia": 4-6 p.m., Southeastern Illinois College, 3575 College Road, Harrisburg in Music Room F110. For high school age and above. Prepare a one-minute monologue and a verse of a Broadway-style song. Accompanist is provided. Plan to read from the script(s). Info: Allan Kimball at allan.kimball@sic.edu or (618) 252-5400, ext. 2485.
Wednesday, Aug. 29
• 96th annual Du Quoin State Fair: 2 p.m.-midnight, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. Three live entertainment stages including the grandstand, carnival, food, petting zoo, livestock competitions, car racing, contests, games, harness racing and more. Highlights: Senior Prom with the Jerry Ford Orchestra; spinning and weaving demonstrations. Grandstand: Twilight harness racing, 6:30 p.m. at the Grandstand Magic Mile Track, free admission. Fair parking, $7-$12. Fair admission: $2 (12 and under free). www2.illinois.gov/sites/dsf/Pages/default.aspx.
Thursday, Aug. 30
• 96th annual Du Quoin State Fair: 2 p.m.-midnight, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. Three live entertainment stages including the grandstand, carnival, food, petting zoo, livestock competitions, car racing, contests, games, harness racing and more. Highlights: Music from Cassie Andrews/Calico Creek and the Brat pack. Grandstand: The Pop 2000 Tour with O-Town, Aaron Carter, Ryan Cabrera and Tyler Hilton, 7:30 p.m., tickets, $10. Fair parking, $7-$12. Fair admission: $2 (12 and under free). www2.illinois.gov/sites/dsf/Pages/default.aspx.
Friday, Aug. 31
• 96th annual Du Quoin State Fair: 2 p.m.-midnight, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. Three live entertainment stages including the grandstand, carnival, food, petting zoo, livestock competitions, car racing, contests, games, harness racing and more. Highlights: Music from Cause of Ruin and the Downstate Music Company. Grandstand: The Gen-X Show, with Buckcherry, P.O.D., Lit and Alien Ant Farm, 7:30 p.m., tickets $19-$25. Fair parking, $7-$12. Fair admission: $2 (12 and under free). www2.illinois.gov/sites/dsf/Pages/default.aspx.
• 4-wheeler event: 7 p.m. at Gallatin County Fairgrounds, gates open at 5 p.m. A 4-wheeler barrel race will include classes for UTV, ATV, and motorcycles. Anything goes from battery powered (entry fee $10) up to big boys' toys (entry fee $20) included with 100% payback. Pit passes for all events will be $15 with gate fees set at $10 for adults, $5 for ages 6-12, and pre-schoolers free. For more information, please call Jimmy Bourland at (618) 499-2348.
Saturday, Sept. 1
• 96th annual Du Quoin State Fair: 10 a.m.-midnight, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. Three live entertainment stages including the grandstand, carnival, food, petting zoo, livestock competitions, car racing, contests, games, harness racing and more. Highlights: Demolition Derby at 6 p.m., Whippoorwhill Rodeo at 7 p.m., plus Heavy Horse Pull and the "Illinois Made" Show. Phil Vassar, with opening band Love and Theft, 7:30 p.m., tickets $15-$21. Fair parking, $7-$12. Fair admission: $2 (12 and under free). www2.illinois.gov/sites/dsf/Pages/default.aspx.
Sunday, Sept. 2
• 96th annual Du Quoin State Fair: 10 a.m.-midnight, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. Three live entertainment stages including the grandstand, carnival, food, petting zoo, livestock competitions, car racing, contests, games, harness racing and more. Highlights: Hot Rod Nights car show, Duck Derby Parade and Dash, Pedal Pull competition, Whippoorwhill Rodeo. Grandstand Magic Mile: USAC Silver Crown and UMP Modified Stock Series, 8 p.m., tickets $25-$30 (under 12, $10). Pit passes available, $35. Fair parking, $7-$12. Fair admission: $2 (12 and under free). www2.illinois.gov/sites/dsf/Pages/default.aspx.
Monday, Sept. 3
• 96th annual Du Quoin State Fair: 10 a.m.-midnight, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. Three live entertainment stages including the grandstand, carnival, food, petting zoo, livestock competitions, car racing, contests, games, harness racing and more. Highlights: 2 p.m. ARCA (Automobile Racing Club of America) Series at the Grandstand Magic Mile Track, tickets $25-$30 (under 12, $10). Pit passes available, $35. Also, barrel racing and washer pitching tournament. Fair parking, $7-$12. Fair admission: $2 (12 and under free). www2.illinois.gov/sites/dsf/Pages/default.aspx.
Thursday, Sept. 6
• Harrisburg City Council meeting: 6 p.m., City Council Room in City Hall, 110 E. Locust St., Harrisburg.
Thursday, Sept. 13
• Eldorado Town & Country Days 5K: 6-9 p.m. at the Eldorado Memorial Library, 1001 Grant St., Eldorado. On-site registration begins at 5 p.m. and the race starts at 6 p.m. $25; all proceeds benefit the EHS Weekend Food Program. https://runsignup.com/Race/IL/Eldorado/TownandCountryDays5k.
Tuesday, Sept. 18
• Harrisburg Unit 3 school board meeting: 6 p.m., Harrisburg Middle School Media Center, 312 Bulldog Blvd., Harrisburg.
Thursday, Sept. 20
• Harrisburg City Council meeting: 6 p.m., City Council Room in City Hall, 110 E. Locust St., Harrisburg.
