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March 2020
Monday Night BINGO at Fatty’s – Win Great Prizes!
Every Monday Night come out for Bingo at Fatty's! Join our in-house Bingo host where we will have multiple rounds with great prizes including sporting event tickets, gift cards and a $100 final round blackout game! Starts at 7pm every Monday Night! Free to Play - No Purchase Necessary
Find out more »April 2020
Pop Culture Trivia Night at Fatty’s
Come out to Fatty's every Wednesday night for the Biggest and Longest running trivia night in the area! Fatty's POP Culture Trivia Night! brought to you by Tito's Vodka and Sam Adams! Get a team together or play solo! Free to play, great prizes every week, plus you could win a prize just for showing up every week. Accumulate points during the season to win the season grand prize of $500 Cash! Get updates on weekly trivia topics here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1592328574379539/…
Find out more »Acoustic Fridays at Fatty’s – 9pm
Join us every week for Jack Daniel's Acoustic Fridays! Every week a different acoustic act after dinner. Come on our for our Famous Friday Fish Fry and stay for some great entertainment.
Find out more »Walk a Mile
Dig out your heels! Safe Passage is once again hosting their annual Walk A Mile, an opportunity for our community to stand against sexual violence by putting yourself in the shoes of a sexual assault survivor to walk a mile in high heels. Don't remove your heels just yet! Join us for an After Party at Fatty's Pub and Grille: - Enjoy delicious hearty appetizers and drink specials while we honor this year's "Shoe-per Hero"! - Purchase a Walk a…
Find out more »Fatty’s Old School Bottomless Sunday Brunch! – Sundays til 2pm!
Every Sunday join us at Fatty's for our Old School Bottomless Sunday Brunch!! Every Sunday til 2pm Join DJ Ray Gooden playing Old School music til 2pm enjoy our great lunch menu along with breakfast entrée options til 2pm! Add Bottomless Mimosas to any entrée for only $10 per person during brunch til 2pm! Make sure you mark attend for updates!
Find out more »DeKalb Cancer Support Group at Kishwaukee Hospital
Share experience and form connections with others who are newly diagnosed, currently receiving treatment or in early survivorship. This group is facilitated by a LivingWell Cancer Resource Center licensed clinical social worker. ---------------------------- To register, please call 630.262.1111. Meets second and fourth Thursday of each month, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital 1 Kish Hospital Drive, Conference Room CC2
Find out more »Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is an outrageous assemblage of the most stereo-typed science fiction movies, Marvel comics, Frankie Avalon/Annette Funicello outings and rock 'n' roll of every vintage. Running through the story is the sexual confusion of two middle American Ike Age kids confronted by the complications of the decadent morality of the 70's, represented in the person of the mad 'doctor' Frank N Furter, a transvestite from the planet Transexual in the galaxy of Transylvania. Rated R -…
Find out more »STEM Café: Trash Talk: Rethinking Recycling
If you put a used plastic bottle, food carton or cereal box in your recycling bin, what happens to it? You might be surprised to hear that many of the recyclable products we use actually end up in incinerators or landfills, instead of being recycled. As international recycling markets break down and environmental crises overwhelm us, how can we rethink recycling, reducing and reusing? Courtney Gallaher, Associate Professor in the NIU Department of Geographic and Atmospheric Sciences and the Center…
Find out more »“At the Heart of Gold” Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion
"At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal," reveals a dangerous system that prioritized winning over everything else, including protecting young female athletes. Join us for a viewing of the film and a panel discussion. FREE and open to the public!
Find out more »2020 Russell Hustle 5K Trail Run & 2K Fun Run
Race will start and finish at Russell Woods, 980 Park Avenue, Genoa. Russell Woods is located just west of Genoa, IL on Il Route 72 (Higgins Road) about 15 miles north of DeKalb; 20 miles SE of Rockford and 25 miles west of Elgin. GPS coordinates are 52.094974, -88,717353. About This Event The Russell Hustle is a 5K Trail Run and 2K Fun Run! All proceeds will go to St. Mary School, Sycamore for the school scholarship fund. Race Morning…
Find out more »Meet Author Neal Shusterman
Join NIU’s STEM Read for a conversation, audience Q&A and book signing with Neal Shusterman. Shusterman is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty award-winning books for children, teens, and adults, including the Unwind dystology, the Skinjacker trilogy, Downsiders, and Challenger Deep, which won the National Book Award. Scythe, the first book in his latest series, Arc of a Scythe, is a Michael L. Printz Honor Book. He also writes screenplays for motion pictures and television shows.…
Find out more »Against the Grain: A Speakeasy Challenge
January 17, 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the Volstead Act, a US law that provided grounds for the US to enforce the eighteenth amendment, effectively launching thirteen tumultuous years of Prohibition in the United States. To commemorate the historic date, we are excited to announce a brand-new event at the Ellwood House Museum – “Against the Grain: A Speakeasy Challenge.” On Saturday, April 25, solve a series of Prohibition-themed puzzles on the first floor of the Ellwood mansion to…
Find out more »Take Back the Night
Join Safe Passage in the movement to end sexual assault! We will stand together with survivors and community members to say sexual violence is not tolerated in our county. Together, we will march downtown DeKalb and let our voices be heard. Immediately following, survivors will have a chance to share their stories. Light refreshments will be served. Signs are available to use at the event, but you can also bring your own. FREE and open to the public!
Find out more »May 2020
Give DeKalb County
Give DeKalb County is a 24-hour giving day supporting participating nonprofit organizations and growing philanthropy in DeKalb County. On May 7, 2020, donors can give online at GiveDeKalbCounty.org from midnight to midnight, in-person at the DeKalb County Community Foundation (IL) from 8am to 8pm, or in-person at the Sandwich Public Library District from 11am to 1pm. A bonus pool of funds is being raised and each donation made during Give DeKalb County is boosted by a percentage of these bonus…
Find out more »Brown Bag Lunch / Local Lore – Egyptian Theatre
Thursday, May 7, 2020, from 12pm to 1pm at the newly refurbished Egyptian Theater, guests will walk through this historic building. Learn of the many stories from Executive Director Alex Nerad and Marketing & Communication Director Jeanine Holcomb.
Find out more »Meals for Moms
This annual fundraiser benefits Voluntary Action Center's Meals on Wheels program serving DeKalb County. The luncheon, prepared by Premier Meals features a 'Celebrity Wait Staff", flower raffle, and musical entertainment by Craig Mathey and friends. The luncheon is held at St. Mary's Hall in Sycamore. Tickets are $40 each or a table of 8 for $275. Event sponsorships are also available. For more information, call 815 758-3932, extension 244 or email ttallitsch@vacdk.org.
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