CAPA Using Local Artists to Paint the Windows

The streets of downtown Morrison will be transformed into a work of art on Saturday, September 17, 2016, during Paint the Town.  The Children’s Art Preservation Association (CAPA) will use local artists and art students to participate in another popular...

Paint the Town Registration Moves

As Saturday, September 1, 2016, rapidly approaches, details necessary for a fun Paint the Town are falling into place.  Paints are ordered, t-shirt designs (with the “Art Matters” theme) are finalized and ordered, food vendors are assigned, and...

The Whiteside Forum Discusses Conservancy September 22

The 4000-acre Nachusa Grasslands preserve, shown in the following photographs, consists of large remnant prairie, woodlands, and wetlands being reconnected through habitat restoration.  This creates one of the largest and most biologically diverse grasslands in...

Korean War Talk by Bob Brands September 25

Bob Brands of Morrison, IL, will be guest speaker at the Morrison Historical Society program on Sunday, September 25, 2016.  He will share his experiences as a veteran of the Korean War.  Doors to Morrison’s Heritage Museum, 202 E. Lincolnway,...

2017 Morrison Travel Club Trip: Nice to Barcelona

Both scenes were painted at Auver, France.  Does one call to you, saying, “Come see me?”  Who painted them?  Can you detect the magic of impressionists Paul Cezanne and Vincent Van Gogh?  After a rich, September 2017 travel...