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Featured This Week May 14-20, 2012

Don’t miss the WWII Field Kitchen Tour & Veterans Gathering at the Jefferson County Historical Village May 18-20!!

This Week at Cedarhurst Center for the Arts
Through May 30 Spring Art Classes May 16 Senior Celebration, 10 a.m. Hours: Tues. - Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sun. 1-5 p.m. 2600 Richview Road Mt. Vernon, IL 62864 (618) 242-1236 www.cedarhurst.org

This Week at AMC Theaters
Bully, PG13 1:40, 4:15, 7:10 Dark Shadows, PG13 1:20, 1:50, 4:00, 4:30, 7:00, 7:30 Marvel’s The Avengers, PG13 3:40, 4:40, 6:50, 7:50 Marvel’s The Avengers 3D, PG13 1:00, 4:10, 7:20 The Five Year Engagement, R 1:30 The Lucky One, PG13 1:10, 3:50, 6:30 The Pirates! Band of Misfits, PG 2:00, 4:20 The Raven, R 6:40
www.amcentertainment.com 1-888-AMC-4FUN **Please double check movie times as they are subject to change.

This Week in Mt. Vernon
May 17 RBR Jazz Trio + 1 at C.E. Brehm Memorial Library, 6:30 p.m. This concert will feature both traditional and non-traditional jazz. For more information call (618) 242-6322. May 18-20 WWII Field Kitchen & Veterans Gathering at the Jefferson County Historical Village, 1411 N. 27th Street. Friday 12-8 p.m. View a display of equipment from a WWII frontline kitchen and other WWII memorabilia. The kitchen is equipped with stoves, heaters, jerry cans, cooking utensils, mess kits, and an apron. Saturday 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. View the kitchen display; 12 noon - 2 p.m. lunch for veterans consisting of ham and beans, coleslaw, cornbread muffin and tea or Mess Sgt. coffee; 10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. open interviews with veterans from ANY time period about their physical journey to war and back and the changes it made in their lives. Sunday 12 noon - 6 p.m. view the kitchen display. For more information call (618) 246-0033. May 18-20 Land of Lincoln PVA Bass Tournament at Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park Marina at Rend Lake, 11094 Ranger Road, Whittington. Entry deadline is for disabled anglers only, and is April 18th. Registration is Friday, May 18th from 5:30 - 7 p.m. with partner pairing at 7:30 at Veterans Park Community Building, 800 S. 27th Street. Hosted by the National Paralyzed Veterans of American. For more information call (703) 462-0504 or email alane@pva.org. May 19 The War of 1812 in Illinois and Jefferson County at C.E. Brehm Memorial Library, 2 p.m. Noted historian and author Gillum Ferguson will give a presentation on how Illinois was involved in and affected by the War of 1812. Learn the true story of the murder of the first white settlers of Jefferson County, Arthur Moore and his you son. Copies of his book will be available for purchase and signing. For more information call (618) 242-6322. May 19-20 Jefferson County Historical Village and Museum, 1411 N. 27th Street. Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Sunday 1-4 p.m. Authentic log cabins and museum containing Jefferson County memorabilia. Free admission. For more information call (618) 246-0033.

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Crappie Xtreme Fishing Report
Crappie Xtreme founder Clint Taylor produces a weekly fishing report for Rend Lake, in addition to the Corps of Engineers Fishing Report. If you’re interested in this report or the Corps of Engineers report, please contact the Mt. Vernon Convention & Visitors Bureau at tourism@mvn.net or (618) 242-3151. For the Crappie Xtreme report only, visit http://www.rendlake.com/pages/recreation/fishingreport.htm.

Golf Courses
Green Hills Golf Club 3800 Old Fairfield Road, Mt. Vernon (618) 244-3961 Indian Hills Golf Course 20 Indian Trail Drive, Mt. Vernon (618) 244-9697 Rend Lake Golf Course 12476 Golf Course Drive, Ina (618) 629-2353
Fitness Centers
Anytime Fitness 618 B South 42nd Street, 242-4040 Hours: Open 24 Hours Curves 301 North 27th Street, 246-1287 Hours: M-F 7:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.; Saturday 7:30 - 10 a.m. Mt. Vernon Fitness Center 1318 Salem Road, 244-5061 Hours: Open 24 hours Rend Lake College Fitness Center 605 North 12th Street, 242-0027 Hours: M-F 6 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Saturday 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.; Sunday 1-6 p.m. Spa Nirvana 412 South 34th Street, 244-3392 Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Walk-ins more than welcome! White Lotus Yoga Studio 4225 Lincolnshire, Suite C, 787-2929 Hours: Yoga classes Monday and Thursday throughout the day and Friday morning. Call to register. Reiki sessions to promote complementary healing, by appointment. Vibrational tuning fork therapy available by appointment. YMCA 1304 Broadway, 242-7500 Hours: Monday-Thursday 5:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.; Friday 5:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Sunday 1-6 p.m.

Mt. Vernon Convention & Visitors Bureau 200 Potomac Blvd. Open M-F, 8-5 & Sat. 12-5 618-242-3151 www.mtvernon.com tourism@mvn.net
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