Bishop Hill is ready to welcome spring and the beginning of the tourist season for Bishop Hill, with discounts from various stores and restaurants, museums, events, and activities. You can enter a drawing for a gift basket at the Colony Store if you collect six signatures from businesses or museums during Spring Fling weekend. Call 309-927-3898 or email [email protected] for more information.
Events planned for Spring Fling Weekend include:
Vasa National Archives – Opening Reception for Rocky Mountian Lodges, an exhibit looking at the formation and disbandment of the Vasa Order’s District Lodge Rocky Mountian #11. Light refreshments Call 309-927-3898 or email [email protected] for more information.
Bishop Hill Creative Commons will host a book fair on April 6 from 11 AM to 4 PM. Meet local authors, collect autographed books, and discuss your dreams of publishing your stories at this free event. Contact Brian “Fox” Ellis for more information: 309-696-1017 or [email protected] Bishop Hill Old Settler’s Association will host a This ‘N That Rummage Sale on April 6. Stop by the Colony School to find a special treasure, trinket, or tchotchke while you’re visiting opening weekend in Bishop Hill!
Bishop Hill Heritage Association will present Singing Bird and the Importance of Native American Women in Illinois. Dressed in her native regalia, Kim Sigafus McIver gives a history of Natives in Illinois with a focus on Native women, or what was considered “The Hidden Half.” This one-hour program is free and is open to the public. It will start at 1 PM at the Steeple Building Museum. For more information, contact the Bishop Hill Heritage Association at 309-927-3899 or [email protected]. Sponsored by the BHHA and the Illinois Humanities Council Road Scholar Program.
Finish each evening at the Creative Commons listening to Mason Jennings (Friday), Acromusical (Saturday), and Ferocious Few (Sunday). These three musicians showcase three different musical styles. Mason Jennings will be performing his own music written after the birth of his son in 2022, which is featured on his latest albums and videos. Acromusical is sharing the sounds of the musical bow (berimbau) found in Brazil and sub-Saharan Africa. The Ferocious Few, who continue to prove blue-collar music with an honest message, will always have a home in the middle class. “I make music that’s true to me, I sing a message that is pure to myself, we perform a real show.” A potluck dinner begins each night at 6 PM, and music begins at 7 PM. A $15 donation is suggested.
