The first Thursday of Each month is the Union County Chamber of Commerce meeting starting at Noon at various locations. **RESCHEDULED** Due to the snow forecast, we have rescheduled the luncheon for Thursday, February 10, 2022. Noon The Kitchen on Lafayette Featuring Guest Speaker: Lance Meisenheimer Click HERE to RSVP

Feb. 19, Saturday, at 10 AM - Making the Portrait Workshop Learn to create your own striking portraits of people. This one-day workshop will teach you about the two most critical elements of portraiture – expression and light. You’ll also learn how to make connections with the people you’re photographing, putting them at ease and getting […]

February 21, 2022, 6 PM - Short Story Pizza Night Everyone is asked to bring their favorite drink and $3 for the pizza. Led by Tom Caldwell to discuss a short story that you read in advance and eat pizza.  The short story to be discussed on Feb 21 is “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway - […]

February 26, Saturday, 9 AM to 3 PM – Speakers and Exhibits 9 AM: Dr. Edward F. Finch, “The United States Navy in the Civil War.” 10:15 AM: Brian "FOX" Ellis, Illinois Road Scholar, “Walt Whitman’s Lincoln”. Lincoln was a fan of Whitman. 11:30 AM: Mike McNally, History Instructor at Shawnee Community College, "Britain and the […]

February 27, Sunday, 1:30-3:30 PM P.A.S.T. of Union County will host an Open House at the Heritage House 102 S. Main Street in Jonesboro. (It is Free!) Local historian, Darrel Dexter, will speak at 2:00 p.m. Civil War Era quilts on display