Category Archives: Events

THE FOLLOWING IS A CITY OF DANVILLE RELEASE   Step right up for an evening of nostalgia, wonder, and star-spangled celebration as First Fridays brings the magic of a vintage carnival to life this...

THE FOLLOWING IS A TAPS ON TUESDAY RELEASE   Taps on Tuesday will be held at 6:00 p.m. on July 1st at the Soldiers Circle in Spring Hill Cemetery. This week, Larry Weatherford will briefly discus...

UPDATE: The concert has now been moved to St. James United Methodist Church; 7 PM, Sun June 29th; due to a weather forecast of continued high heat and humidity.   The Danville Municipal Band has ...

THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS-GAZETTE STORY BY JENNIFER BAILEY   'Thunder on the Vermilion'   ABOVE: Buddy Freed talking about the expanded pit area for the boats at the Gao Grotto.   DANVILL...

THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS-GAZETTE STORY BY JENNIFER BAILEY   ABOVE: Workers were putting the finishing touches on rides the day before the Vermilion County Fair opened in Oakwood.   Around the...

The woman who has spearheaded tourism in Vermilion County for decades was honored Tuesday during a retirement party at the Palmer Arena. Bill Pickett has the story.... {AUDIO: "And it's grown. There w...

THE FOLLOWING IS AN AMPLIFIER RELEASE ON THE PRAIRIE DRAGON PADDLERS   Prairie Dragon Paddlers -- a group of dozens of local breast cancer survivors who take part in boat races and inspire hope, ...

THE FOLLOWING IS A VERMILION COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT RELEASE   Danville, IL - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources will host a "Coyote Track" Workshop at the Kennekuk Education Cente...

THE FOLLOWING IS AN HISTORIC FISCHER THEATRE RELEASE   DANVILLE, IL - The Historic Fischer Theatre is thrilled to announce a day of magic, music, and mischief with the Wicked Sing-Along Experienc...

THE FOLLOWING IS A TAPS ON TUESDAY RELEASE   This week's "Taps on Tuesday" will focus on the Grand Army of the Republic, the Civil War veterans organization formed in 1866. Larry Weatherford of t...