QUINCY, IL - The Quincy Museum is excited to announce Katherine Roskamp-Ellerbrock has accepted the Executive Director position following Barbara Wilkinson-Fletcher’s retirement. Throughout Katie’s years of experience, she has delivered marketing strategies on a national and global scale for the agricultural industry. Today, she is bringing those talents to the museum, along with her demonstrated leadership skills and Adams County community involvement. “We are pleased to welcome our new executive director, Katie, to the Quincy Museum family at 16th and Maine, says Barb Newman, Board of Directors President. “Katie’s extensive leadership, marketing and community alliances will provide an exciting new chapter as we look to the future. Katie will continue our tradition of preserving, presenting and educating while adding a fresh and vibrant perspective to our expanding programs at the Quincy Museum, the crown jewel of the Gem City.”
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Arts Quincy is pleased to announce the winners of its inaugural Dogwood Royalty Contest! The winners fall into separate age groups, 7-10 and 4-6 years old.
The Little King of Dogwood is Julian Stickler, age nine, son of Jennifer Stickler. He attends Rooney Elementary School. The Little Queen of Dogwood is ... Quincy Senior High School’s theatre department will close the 2023-2024 school year with the zany farce, Deceiving Granny. The plot is centered around newlyweds Sam and Margaret Howard. The couple discover they are in line to inherit $3.5 million from his great-grandmother whom he has never met. But before she is willing to add them to her will she wants to meet Sam and his new wife face to face to make sure they are “worthy.” Of course, nothing goes smoothly, especially since Sam is hiding an expensive diamond necklace for his boss, two burglars mistake their home for another, and the neighbor’s vague grandmother has wandered off…and may be somewhere in their house! Their friends, Rob and Kelsey, go to extremes to help the newlyweds when they think the “real” great-grandmother has died after eating peanuts. With Rob dressed and acting like an old lady, can the two couples pull off their scam in spite of a curious cop and cautious attorney? The funny and frantic action never slows in this farce! The Friends of the Log Cabins wish to express their gratitude to Janet Summy for her many years of volunteer work in tending the Herb Garden in the Log Cabin Village.
Janet created stakes with labels to help visitors distinguish between herbs and even created a video segment on the Herb Garden for the Students, organizers and music lovers of all ages will enjoy one of Quincy High School’s 31st annual Showcase of Excellence. This well-loved tradition will be at Quincy Senior High School on Saturday, March 9 from 8 am-9 pm.
Arts Quincy, America’s First Arts Council, is pleased to announce it has partnered with Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce to organize this year’s Dogwood Royalty Event. This year’s theme is May the Fourth Be with You: The Power of Community and ties into the “Dogwood Royalty Contest.”
Arts Quincy will crown a Little King and Queen (ages 7-10 years old) and a Prince and Princess (ages 4-6 years old). Winners will ride with Arts Quincy in the Chamber’s Dogwood Parade on Saturday, May 4. Quincy Community Theatre (“QCT”) announced today its lineup of theatre education classes for the Spring 2024 semester.
By REG ANKROM Locals throughout the region like to think that Abraham Lincoln, Whig and Republican, lawyer, and two-time opponent of Quincyan Stephen A. Douglas for national political offices, was a frequent visitor. It's little wonder that people of Central Illinois, where the Great Emancipator and martyred president had spent 29 years of his life, would want to claim some special connection to him. Adams County, IL - In 2025, Adams County, Illinois, will proudly mark its 200th anniversary, and the Adams County Bicentennial Commission (ACBC) is thrilled to announce community-driven plans for a year-long celebration. To honor this significant occasion, throughout 2024, the ACBC would like to invite businesses, organizations and people to create, execute or participate in activities that commemorate the stories of our people and places to mark this historic occasion. All are committed to presenting a diverse and engaging celebration that reflects the rich tapestry of our County's collective history.
The Quincy Public Library Outreach Services department currently serves over 170 patrons in the Quincy area on a bi-weekly basis delivering to individual homes and community living centers.
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