Learn to decorate sugar cookies using Royal Icing! You will receive informational handouts, tips and tricks for making the icing and decorating. We demonstrate basic techniques for flooding and design. You will receive a dozen cookies (prebaked by us) to decorate during class and take home to share with your Read more…
Join Nicole Gorman, SIUC Graduate Research Assistant, as she discussed the ecology and behavior of the main predators in Illinois, bobcats and coyotes. Nicole will also discuss how these animals affect their prey, move, use space and interact with their habitats, including Giant City! Registration required. Please call 618-457-4836 for Read more…
MUSIC MONDAY. Doors will open at 6 for cocktails and Beak & Company will start at 7pm. It's always a great party.
Three Performances at the Anna Art Center. 7pm on Jan. 28 and 11:30am and 7pm on the 29th. The musical tells the story of 8 year old Lily Polkadot, who just moved to the 'Squares only' small town of Rockway, when the adventure begins. Tickets: $15 and $5 for 12 Read more…
Our world is full of mysterious and unexplained places, many of which are monu-ments made of stone, built by ancient people for reasons that we can only theo-rize, many are shrouded in mythology and legends. In Southern Illinois located on high isolated ridges in the Shawnee Hill Country, stretching in Read more…
Three Performances at the Anna Art Center. 7pm on Jan. 28 and 11:30am and 7pm on the 29th. The musical tells the story of 8 year old Lily Polkadot, who just moved to the 'Squares only' small town of Rockway, when the adventure begins. Tickets: $15 and $5 for 12 Read more…
It may be cold outside, but winter is a great time to get some exercise and fresh air as we take in the natural beauty of Giant City State Park. Join the Natural Resources Coordinator as we take a leisurely stroll through the winter woods. Trail length ranges from 3/4mile Read more…
Visit the Cache River Wetland Center and enjoy a free movie on Thursday afternoons from 2 to 3, or in the evening from 6 to 7. Feb. 10: Spiders: Watch the screening of Webs of Intrigue to enter the world of the spider an expert weaver and a skilled hunter Read more…
Join Marlene Rivero, local first-person heritage interpreter and storyteller, as she reenacts the life of “Ann Bradford Stokes: African American Civil War Nurse.” Stokes worked aboard the Navy’s first Hospital Ship, Red Rover, of Mound City, IL, treating sick and wounded soldiers aboard the United States Naval (U.S.N.) Hospital Ship. Read more…
Tis the season for soup and we’re ladling up the perfect pairings during our Sip & Soup monthly series. Who can resist a warm bowl of rich soup? It’s the perfect cure for a cold winter night. Jan 7-8, from 12-5pm: featuring Turkey Chili with Butternut Squash paired with Papa's Read more…
What better setting than outdoors at Giant City State Park to get creative and learn how to watercolor paint! Join local artist, Anne Krippenstapel, for a leisurely afternoon of creating art inspired by nature. This is a free program and all sup-plies will be provided. Registration required. Please call 618-457-4836 Read more…
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