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Local events in your community:
November 5 Harvest Moon Night Walk at Douglas Hart Nature Center, 5pm
November 6 Band Together for Kids 2025, Charleston VFW
November 6 2025 Community Breakfast at MLK Jr. University Union, EIU
November 6 One Stop Community Christmas meeting at the Salvation Army, noon
November 6-8 Midwest Open Air Museums Coordinating Council Conference
November 7 Grant Writing 101 at Mattoon Library, 10am-noon
November 7-9 Sports Card Show at the Cross County Mall
November 7 MHS Music Bingo at the Mattoon Eagles Club
November 8 Whimsical Winer Market at Bella Vita Private Resort, 11am-6pm
November 8 Harvest Hustle 5k and Pumpkin launch, Warren James Winery, Free registration at 10:30am
November 11 Veteran's Day Parade, 10:15 start time.
Local Tunes:
November 7 Black Vinyl at Mattoon Moose, 7pm
November 8 Wreckless Whiskey at Warren James Winery, 6pm
November 8 Spatch at the Uptowner, 9pm
November 8 Odds & Ends Rockin' at the JAC, 7pm
November 11 The Castle's Tuesday Night Karaoke, 7pm
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