Calendar of events around Jacksonville, Illinois today

Carrollton Cleanup Days: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Carrollton Sewer Facility, Sixth Street and Cemetery Road. | Prohibited items include yard waste, hazardous materials, kerosene, fuel oil, building materials, tires, batteries, refrigerators, air conditioners, and paint. Curbside pickup for appliances only, $10 each and paid in advance at City Hall.

Brocante Esta Sale: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Morgan County Fairground, 110 N. Westgate Ave. Prices vary. | Presented by the Women’s Salvation Auxiliary Army. Variety of items for sale including antiques, jewelry, furniture and more. Proceeds are donated to a back-to-school program for children.


Gift of products and bakery: 9 a.m. to noon, Jacksonville Food Center, 316 E. State St. Free | For residents of Morgan County.

Free lunch: 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Salvation Army, 331 W. Douglas Ave. | Meals in take-out containers can be picked up at the side door.

Gift of products and bakery: 12:30 p.m.-1 p.m., Salvation Army, 331 W. Douglas Ave. Free.

Soulard Blues Band: 5 p.m., Loading Dock, 401 E. Front St., Grafton. | Live music.

Sunset Blues, Booze & BBQ Dinner Cruise: 6 p.m., Port of Grafton, 215 W. Water St. $47 | Dinner prepared by Chef Brad Hagen and the Grafton Oyster Bar team. For tickets or more information, go tograftonharbor.com or call 618-786-7678.

Sketch and sip: Nature: 6:30-8 p.m., Illinois State Museum, 502 S. Spring St., Springfield. $18 members, $22 non-members. | No artistic ability required. Supplies, refreshments and snacks are provided. Registration is required at conta.cc/3M1mzje. Must be 21 or older. For more information, visit illinoisstatemuseum.org.

Mama’s Day: A play by Donna M. Jefferson: 7 p.m., Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St., Springfield. $20 | A woman chose to use her life to transform her corner of the world. For tickets or more information, go to hcfta.org or call 217-523-2787.

Bob Glenon: 8 p.m., The Bloody Bucket, 201 E. Main St., Grafton. | Live music.

Saturday

Farmers Market: 7 a.m. to noon, Pathway Plaza, 1905 W. Morton Ave. Prices vary. | Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday until October 31. Link card accepted.

Carrollton Cleanup Days: 8 a.m. to noon, Carrollton Sewer Facility, Sixth Street and Cemetery Road. | Prohibited items include yard waste, hazardous materials, kerosene, fuel oil, building materials, tires, batteries, refrigerators, air conditioners, and paint. Curbside pickup for appliances only, $10 each and paid in advance at City Hall.

Brocante Esta Sale: 8 a.m. to noon, Morgan County Fairground, 110 N Westgate Ave. Prices vary. | Presented by the Women’s Salvation Auxiliary Army. Variety of items for sale including antiques, jewelry, furniture and more. Proceeds are donated to a back-to-school program for children.

Young Eagle flights: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Jacksonville Municipal Airport, 1956 Baldwin Road. EAA Chapter 137 donations are accepted. | Airplane rides for young people aged 7 to 18. For more information, call 217-473-1968.

Sip, taste, stroll: 11am-6pm, various locations, Grafton. $40 tickets must be purchased by May 20. | Participating establishments along Grafton’s Main Street will serve branded food and beverage samples. Tickets can be purchased at gratonilchamber.com or through the Jersey County Business Association.

Blue Festival: 11 a.m., Grafton Winery The Vineyards, 21028 Eckert Orchard Road. | Live music by Rich McDonough.

Pike County Museums: Noon to 4 p.m., Pike County Museums, 340 E. Jefferson St., Pittsfield. | Historic East School and Museum, Pike County All-Wars Museum and Pike County Military Heritage Museum are open for the season every Saturday and Sunday.

Woodlawn Farm Tours: 1-4 p.m., Woodlawn Farm, 1463 Gierke Road. Suggested donation $5 for adults, $3 for children under 10. | Educational tour of an 1840s farmhouse that was an Underground Railroad site.

Strings and keys: 3 p.m., Grafton Winery and Brewhaus, 300 W. Main St. | Live music.

Group of Ivas John: 4 p.m., Grafton Winery and Brewhaus, 300 W. Main St. | Live blues, jazz and soul music.

Tangled Foot: 5 p.m., Loading Dock, 401 E. Front St., Grafton. | Live rock, country and blues music.

Gospel of Glen Gobel: 5-6 p.m., Kumler United Methodist Church, 600 N. Fifth St., Springfield. Donations accepted. | Traditional southern gospel music. Refreshment bar 5 p.m. Open mike 6 p.m. Concert 7 p.m.

Rum on the Sunset Cruise: 6 p.m., Port of Grafton, 215 W. Water St. $31 | For tickets and more information, call 618-786-7678 or visit grafonharbor.com.

Mama’s Day: A play by Donna M. Jefferson: 7 p.m., Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St., Springfield. $20 | A woman chose to use her life to transform her corner of the world. For tickets or more information, go to hcfta.org or call 217-523-2787.

Hinterland Burden: 7 p.m., Grafton Oyster Bar, 215 W. Water St. | Live classic rock music.

Jake Weber and the Lonesome Drifters: 8 p.m., The Bloody Bucket, 201 E. Main St., Grafton. | Live music.

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