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🌱 THIRD ANNUAL GRATEFUL CHRISTMAS!!! — Mississippi Culture and 10 more events
Coming up: Mississippi Culture Trivia in the Taproom — Switchgrass Spirits on the Staunton Patch calendar

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- THIRD ANNUAL GRATEFUL CHRISTMAS!!! — Mississippi Culture at Mississippi Culture
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Sunshine and not as cold, with a high of 47 and low of 30 degrees.
- Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 48, low: 38.
- Thursday: Periods of rain and a t-storm, with a high of 52 and low of 15 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Staunton
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★ Featured events ★
- Mississippi Culture Trivia in the Taproom — Switchgrass Spirits
Mississippi Culture, 201 S Union St, Staunton
7:00 pm
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
- THIRD ANNUAL GRATEFUL CHRISTMAS!!! — Mississippi Culture
Mississippi Culture , 201 S Union St , Staunton
7:00 pm
Saturday December 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Roll-n-Read
Wood River Parks & Recreation , 655 N Wood River Ave , Wood River
9:00 am - Pre-K Storytime
Carlinville Public Library , 510 N Broad St , Carlinville
10:00 am - Basketball: Boys 8th Game vs Roxana Junior High School vs. Jerseyville (Home)
Roxana Junior High School , JH Gymnasium
4:30 pm - Kids Yoga @ Litchfield Community Center – Litchfield, IL
Litchfield Community Center , 1100 S State St , Litchfield
5:00 pm - Campus to Community Committee
Governor Edwards Conference Room , 118 Hillsboro Ave , Edwardsville
5:00 pm - Santa Claus visits Nickel Plate Station
Edwardsville, IL Calendar , 600 Troy Road , Edwardsville
5:30 pm - Yoga Scuplt
Balanced Wellness, LLC , 1318 Mercantile Dr , Highland
5:30 pm - WMS Band Concert
Woodland Middle School , 7000 W Washington St , Gurnee
6:00 pm - Basketball: Boys JV Game vs Columbia (Away)
Columbia High School
6:00 pm - Boys Basketball (Home) vs. Red Bud
Memorial Gymnasium , Whitelaw Ave , Wood River
6:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
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🗞 Nearby News
Gillespie
- Richard Kroll (riverbender.com)
Edwardsville
- Holiday cheer fills the rink at Frosty's Frozen Festival in Edwardsville (theintelligencer.com)
- 'Sky is the limit' for Edwardsville's Ryan Richie (theintelligencer.com)
- Madison County Officials Highlight Senior Freeze Expansion As Income Limits Rise, Widening Tax Relief (riverbender.com)
Carlinville
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