🌱 A Magical Motown Christmas and 10 more events

Hello Malta! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• A Magical Motown Christmas at Egyptian Theatre
• Winter Solstice Celebration
• New Year's Eve afternoon at Sully's DeKalb at Sullivan's Tavern

... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Not as cold, becoming breezy, with a high of 34 and low of 25 degrees.
• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 33, low: 29.
• Thursday: Windy; morning rain, colder, with a high of 40 and low of 9 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Malta

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Rooted for Good Mobile Food Pantry
  Malta Historical & Genealogical Society, 127 N 3rd St, Malta
  3:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• A Magical Motown Christmas
  Egyptian Theatre , 135 N 2nd St , DeKalb
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Winter Solstice Celebration
  Dekalb Public Library , 309 Oak St , DeKalb
  2:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• New Year's Eve afternoon at Sully's DeKalb
  Sullivan's Tavern , 722 E Lincoln Hwy , DeKalb
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• WInter Concert
  Steward Elementary School Steward, IL 60553
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Lincoln PTA Glow-Dance
  Lincoln Elementary Dekalb, IL 60115
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• DeKalb Farmers’ Market
  Frank Van Buer Plaza , 148-198 N 2nd St , DeKalb
  10:00 am

Friday December 19

• End of 2nd Quarter
  Creston CCSD 161 Creston, IL 60113
• Parent’s Escape for Errands
  Sycamore Park District Community Center , 480 Airport Rd , Sycamore
  6:15 pm
• Parents' Escape for Errands
  Sycamore Park District , 480 Airport Rd , Sycamore
  6:15 pm

Sunday December 21

• Winter Break
  Creston CCSD 161 Creston, IL 60113

Monday December 22

• City Council Meeting
  Rochelle City Clerk , 420 N 6th St , Rochelle
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Milestone Technologies, Inc. posted a job opening for Logistics Operator L1 in Dekalb. Apply here.
• ProLogistix posted a job opening for Forklift Operator in Dekalb. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Malta here.

🗞 Nearby News

DeKalb

• DeKalb Library hosting program dedicated to Robert Redford (shawlocal.com)
• Special education day school could relocate to DeKalb (shawlocal.com)
• Glidden Homestead announces 2026 winter lecture series schedule (shawlocal.com)

Rochelle

• The Bears Are Back In First Place Following A 31-3 Win Over The Browns (1023thecoyote.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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