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🌱 Norbert Leo Butz and 8 more events
Make time for Boys Basketball (JV-V): Marion on the Crab Orchard Patch calendar
Morning Crab Orchard! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Norbert Leo Butz
- Season's Beatings - A Roller Derby Scrimmage at The Pavilion
- NewSong’s Very Merry Christmas Tour at Marion Cultural and Civic Center
... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!
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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Mostly cloudy and chilly, with a high of 39 and low of 35 degrees.
- Friday: Low clouds, temps: high: 44, low: 22.
- Saturday: Very cold with low clouds, with a high of 30 and low of 8 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Crab Orchard
★ Featured events ★
- Boys Basketball (JV-V): Marion
Marion High School, 1700 Wildcat Rd, Marion
6:00 pm
Friday December 12
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Other local events
- Norbert Leo Butz
Marion Cultural and Civic Center , 800 Tower Square Plaza , Marion
7:00 pm - Season's Beatings - A Roller Derby Scrimmage
The Pavilion , 1602 Sioux Dr , Marion
5:00 pm - NewSong’s Very Merry Christmas Tour
Marion Cultural and Civic Center , 800 Tower Square Plaza , Marion
7:00 pm
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
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🗓 Events Nearby
- FREE MONTHLY ADULT ART CLASS
Classic Crafters & Co. , 1 S McKinley St , Harrisburg
5:30 pm - Stonefort Beagle Club state hunt — American Beagle Club
105 Cedar St , Stonefort
1:00 pm - Newsong Christmas - ChildFund Volunteers - Marion, IL
Marion Cultural and Civic Center , 800 Tower Square Plaza , Marion
5:30 pm - Stonefort Beagle Club open pro hunt — American Beagle Club
105 Cedar St , Stonefort
1:00 pm - Live at Little Nashville: Family Soul
The Little Nashville Cafe , 1200 Tower Square Plaza , Marion
6:00 pm - Peter Fletcher – Classical Guitar Performance
Harrisburg District Library , 2 W Walnut St , Harrisburg
6:30 pm
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
Sunday December 14
Saturday December 20
Friday December 26
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🗞 Nearby News
Marion
- County advances major road projects for 2026 (bnd.com)
- Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers return from overseas deployment (statenews.net)
- Marion County joins Major Case Squad (southernillinoisnow.com)
West Frankfort
- A Focus on History: December 11 through December 17 (thevoice.us)
- 2025 12/12 – Rickey D. West (southernillinoisnow.com)
Harrisburg
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