Ways to Discovery Chautauqua – April 6 – Celebrating Earth Month in Menard County
The event will be held at the Visitors Center Auditorium at New Salem State Historic Site in Petersburg, Illinois — April 6, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
RiverBank Lodge is fully accessible, ensuring everyone can participate.
The wonderful watery world of river ecology!
Dive into the wonderful watery world of river ecology with Dr. Jason DeBoer, Large River Scientist with the Illinois Natural History Survey! Jason’s presentation will explain why rivers are important ecosystems, describe some of the threats our local rivers face, and explore some of the wild, weird, and downright wacky fish and other animals that call our rivers home. There’s bound to be a few ‘fish tales’ shared too, and definitely a lot of big-fish pictures!
Chris Vallillo
Chris Vallillo is a singer/songwriter and roots musician who makes the people and places
of “unmetropolitan” America come to life in song. Having spent the last 30 years in the rural Midwest, he has a natural affinity for American roots music. Performing on six-string and bottleneck slide guitars, Vallilllo weaves original, contemporary, and traditional
songs and narratives into a compelling and entertaining portraits of the Midwest. Dirty
Linen Magazine described the music as, “vivid, original story songs” while Folk Wax Magazine Editor, Arthur Wood said “Vallillo’s guitar playing flows like warm honey and is a true aural delight.”
We gratefully acknowledge partial support for this event from the Illinois Arts Council and the Springfield Area Arts Council.