Join all the excitement as the 4th annual VetsRoll caravan of 11 Badger Coaches departs May 19th at 5:14am for Washington, DC with 200 WWII & Korean Era Veterans and 'Rosie-the-Riveters' (plus more than 100 assistants & media).
The group returns on Wednesday evening with a 'Victory' parade from Hwy 75 in South Beloit through downtown Beloit on Hwy 51 and culminates at the Eclipse Center with thousands of well-wishers, a police and fire, car and motorcycle escort and a massive fireworks show!!
This event has become a hallmark of the Stateline area to provide closure for our senior Veterans and an overwhelming sense of Patriotism and Pride!!
The entire event is free to the public.
Tours At Beckman Mill
Enjoy weekend guided tours of the Historic Beckman Mill, one of Wisconsin's only restored working grist mills. Visit the Mill Museum housed in the Beckman family home and check out the unique gift shop.
Dave Potter and The Alley Kings Blues Jam
Join us for Monday night Blues with Dave Potter and the Alley Kings Blues Jam
Play and Learn
Open to caregivers and young children; there is no cost to attend. Join us for playtime, circle time, songs, art time and more!
Nurturing Parent
Attend one class or all 10 weeks.
Childcare is provided to those that pre-register. Call 314-9006 for more information and/or to register.
Farmer's Market Pre-Sale
Shop in a wonderful open-air market in the heart of historic Downtown Beloit. Local Produce, Friendly Faces, Jams Jellies, Honey, Fresh Squeezed Juices, Baked Goods, Fish, Meat, Eggs & Cheese, Herbs, Fresh Flowers, Artists Crafts, Scents & Skin Care, Live Plants.
Farmers' Market is now a Travel Green Wisconsin certified market.
Enjoy the traditional Memorial Day Parade in Beloit. Line-up starts at 8:00am at Bluff and West Grand. Parade begins at 9:00am and it is a 1.6 mile walk to the South Beloit City Park.
For questions, call Mike Bendickson at 815-608-1256.
Pancake Breakfast with the actors
The Drama Club of Beloit Memorial High School is holding a pancake breakfast to raise funds for their upcoming trip to Scotland. Cost: $5.00/person at the door.
Shop in a wonderful open-air market in the heart of historic Downtown Beloit. Local Produce, Friendly Faces, Jams Jellies, Honey, Fresh Squeezed Juices, Baked Goods, Fish, Meat, Eggs & Cheese, Herbs, Fresh Flowers, Artists Crafts, Scents & Skin Care, Live Plants.
Farmers' Market is now a Travel Green Wisconsin certified market.
Rhea Lindley Leukemia Benefit
10:00 am Motorcycle ride starts at Hog Cabin ends at Diamond lanes,lucky train prizes, 50/50 drawings, Music by Jerrod Edwards, 3 games of Scottish doubles and Raffles to win great items. Rhea was diagnosted with leukemia in the fall of 2012, although the Doctor's are hopeful the Medications are expensive. We are pulling together to have this event to help raise money. The Rhea Lindley foundation has a account at The First American Credit Union, Please Join us for a Fun Eventful day!
Lincoln-Tallman Father's Day Eve 5K Fun Dash
Run like Lincoln!
Celebrate Father's Day a day early by enjoying a leisurely 5K run/walk wearing a Lincoln hat, beard, and t-shirt, FREE with registration! Start your run or walk with your fellow Lincolnites at the famous Lincoln-Tallman House and finish it back on the Rock County Historical Society campus with refreshments, music, and family activities waiting for you!
The event celebrates the opening of the historical society's year-long food celebration, Breadbasket: Seed to Spoon. In celebration of National Dairy Month we invite you to join us on campus to meet cows, churn butter and make ice cream, using historic recipes.
Enjoy refreshments made from Rock County food providers and agricultural businesses.
Neala Page Frye Benefit
A benefit has been scheduled celebrating the life of Neala Page Frye on June 15th at Marine Corps League Beloit Wi. Proceeds are going to go to Neala's family to cover funeral costs and a memorial location for her loving friends and family to visit, lay flowers, and remember her. Money will also be going towards the Neala P. Frye Memorial Scholarship Fund at UW-La Crosse.
Admission $5.00. There will be food, silent auctions, 50/50's as well as plenty of live music with 2 stages
D.E.A.
At The Wayside
Black Friday
Red Ball Jet
South Bound
Unhinged
Audio Drive
Special Guests "Awkward Turtles"
The "Original Jamie Campbell Band"
For more infomation and up to date changes visit:
www.nealafrye.com
If your would like to donate things for the silent auction, raffles, or food please let us know you may email us at nealafryebenefit@gmail.com
Discover Rock County's food past, present and future in this interactive and engaging exhibit about our universal language: food.
Learn about the diversity of Rock County's agriculture, restaurants and cultural heritage from a culinary perspective.
Admission is $4/person for adults, children under 18 are $2. RCHS members are FREE.
The Four Rivers Environmental Coalition and Rock Valley College are hosting a three-day festival to celebrate the ecological, recreational, cultural and aesthetic value of the rivers in our region and to offer ways in which people can work to preserve them as resources and places of inspiration.
Learn about, explore and celebrate the wetlands, rivers, trails and woods and all that make their homes in northwestern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Here is your chance to visit some of the Midwest’s highest quality and culturally significant rivers and surrounding habitat. Join your neighbors and visitors, bring your back packs and be ready for three full days of guided tours, hands-on workshops, wonderful people, distinctive art and music, and beautiful rivers.
Opening night reception with key note, author Brian Doyle, will be at Cliffbreakers Resort. Rock Valley College Stenstrom Center will be River Gathering headquarters for presentations and exhibitor/vendor booths, and workshops. Field trips, clinics, demonstrations and performances held at various sites in the region, including a mussel search on Turtle Creek, a tour of the Nygren Wetlands, paddles on the Sugar and Rock Rivers, and a tour of the indian mounds at Beloit College.
This event is family-friendly and children’s entertainment and activities will be geared for children age 4 .
Only $25 to register. A River Gathering schedule and registration now available at www.fourriver.org
Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner
Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner served every third Thursday of each month from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The Beloit Amped Up Adventure Race will be held June 29, 2013 , with check-in and a pre-Amped party the night before. The 2-3 hour adventure race will include paddling, running, biking and an urban obstacle course component. The race is designed to incorporate the local natural assets in Beloit with the race culminating with the obstacle course in downtown Beloit. There will be four main competitive categories in the adventure race that individuals and teams can compete in: Amateur Division, Team Division, Youth Division and Pro Division.
From the check-in the night before the race, to the race course design, and the after-race social gathering, the Beloit area community will have the chance to create a unique experience for the race participant. This is a whole community effort, with individuals, clubs, businesses, and city officials lending their support and assistance on creating an exciting race experience.
Learn more at www.ampedupadventurerace.com
Relay for Life of Beloit
Theme this year is "Carnival for a Cure" where we walk around the track to help raise money for cancer patients in the state of Wisconsin. We have different campsites set up throughout the track that focus on Relay for Life & the American Cancer Society. We also have a survivor lap & a luminary ceremony to honor or remember all cancer patients who have fought or are still fighting for a cure. Everyone is welcome, all ages.
First Congregational Church 175th Celebration
First Congregational Church will celebrate 175 years on September 14. As part of the festivities, a speaker, President Lincoln will give the the Gettysburg Address in the Horace White Park Gazbo. More events are planned at the church including a street dance. For more information, call church office at 608-362-4821.
Largest one day car show in the Mid-West. Over 1200 cars at previous year's show. Hand made wooden clock trophies. For more information: www.beloitautorama.com or join our Facebook page.
Colonial Emcampment at Beckman Mill
Friday, Saturday and Sunday visitors can be part of days-gone-by during the authentic colonial emcampment reinactments at Beckman Mill Park
Mill & Gift Shop open Saturday and Sunday from 12:00pm to 4:00pm
for information call 608-751-1551 or visit www.beckmanmill.org
Children show off their costumes in a walking parade down Grand Avenue visiting Downtown Beloit businesses and Farmers' Market vendors for treats during the last Farmers’ Market of the season. The fun includes The Mr. Steve Show at 10:45 a.m., carnival rides and activities for all ghouls and goblins!
20th Annual Grand Lighted Holiday Parade
There’s nothing quite like a lighted parade to spark off the holiday season! Live coverage of the event by WCLO. Live music and a choral sing in the First National Bank Plaza at 5 p.m. warms the crowd up for Santa’s arrival from a rooftop to light the tree at 6 p.m. The parade starts at 6:30 p.m. At approximately 7 p.m. children will be able to visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Vision Center, 500 Public Ave.
“Shop and linger, where customers are friends!” A dazzling evening of celebration featuring artists, and specialty craftspeople in thirty-plus locations as they display one-of-a-kind gifts and unique pieces of art. Live music, Santa visits, children’s events and holiday treats make this a truly special evening for the entire family.
Announcing Empty Bowl 2013 - the 3rd annual event! With more than 200 gallons of soup this year, we hope to draw even more folks than the 1,035 people that attended last year. Advance tickets are $7/bowl of soup ($10 at the door), $10/bowl of soup plus commemorative ceramic soup bowl ($13 at the door), $25 preferred seating, wait service, bowl of soup & commemorative ceramic soup bowl. Tickets can be purchased at Visit Beloit office, 500 Public Ave. For complete complete information, click here.























































