The following is a list of current events and upcoming activities going on in the Sauk Valley. Don’t forget to check out 5 Things To Do for other opportunities.

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Do you have information on an upcoming event or attraction? Be sure to let us know. Submit information for Sauk Valley Media’s weekly calendar to news@saukvalley.com. Include a contact person and phone number.

This Weekend

The Michigan MOMsemble’s “Moms, We’ve Still Got it!” will perform 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Festival 56 Grace Theater in Princeton. Enjoy renditions of “I’m Just a Mom Who Cain’t Say No,” “Mommy is a Rockstar,” Shoppin’ after Midnight,” and “It’s a Hard Knock Life, for Moms.” Tickets are $25.

Maple Syrup Festival, 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Heritage Farm Museum Expo building, 8059 North River Road, Byron (part of the Byron Forest Preserve). Bring your family out for a delicious breakfast and learn about how they make their maple syrup. Admission is $5 adults, $3 for children 4-12.

Ready, Set Grow gardening workshop will be 9 a.m. Saturday at Loveland Community House in Dixon, 513 W. 2nd Street. Keynote presentation is on the lore and lure of wildflowers. Nancy Gmitro, master gardener in Carroll County, will provide a tour of her favorite spring flowers. Fee is $25. Registration was due March 9.

Upcoming

Music

Rock band The What Now?!? will perform 9 p.m. to midnight Saturday at The Corner Tap in Rock Falls.

Clinton Symphony Orchestra has a performance April 30 at Vernon Cook Theater in Clinton.

Rosbrook Studio Second Saturday Open Mic, signup at 6 p.m., performances 7 to 11 p.m., 107 S. Peoria Ave., Dixon. $3 suggested donation

The First Fridays Open Mic, K’s Sports Bar, 408 East Washington (Route 64) in Oregon. Admission is free, although a jar is available for donations. Sign-up for performers is at 6:45. For information, call 815-449-2660.

Great White, Oakwood Grand Ballroom, Wild Rose Casino and Hotel, Clinton, 8 p.m., Saturday, March 26. Tickets start at $25. 800-457-9975 or www.wildroseresorts.com.

Theater productions

Dixon Theatre

Tickets are on sale for the following shows at Historic Dixon Theatre, 114 S. Galena Ave. Go to dixontheatre.com/events/ for tickets or more information.

Judy Carmicahel’s Jazz Inspired, 7:30 p.m., March 18 and March 25.

Bette Davis Ain’t for Sissies featuring Jessica Sherr, 7:30 p.m. April 2.

Kick it Out: A Tribute to Heart, 7:30 p.m. April 8.

Rendezvou Arts: Band of Five and Lee Kesselman, 5:30 p.m. April 21.

Rendezvous Symphony Orchestra with featured soprano Michelle Areyzaga, 5 p.m. May 1.

Exile: The No Limit Tour, 7:30 p.m. May 7.

Joe Piscopo, 7:30 p.m., May 13.

Million Dollar Quartet, 7:30 p.m. May 26.

Dixon Stage Left, 306 West 1st Street, Dixon

Irish Group Steam and glass artist Molly Neuhauser, 5:30 p.m., March 24.

The Next Picture Show, 113 E First St., Dixon

Band of Five Mozart quintet and Plein Air artist Maggie Capettini, 5:30 p.m., April 21

Timber Lake Playhouse, 8215 Black Oak Road, Mt. Carroll.

Escape To Margaritaville. June 2-12

Lend Me A Tenor, June 16-26

Annie, June 30-July 10

Legally Blonde, July 14-24

Nunsense, July 28-Aug. 7

We Will Rock You, Aug. 11-31

Hank Williams: Lost Highway, Sept. 8-18

Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings, Dec. 1-11

Morrison Music Theater Association, “Steel Magnolias.” Morrison Institute of Technology auditorium. Tickets $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Children 11 and younger free. This event has been postponed and will be rescheduled.

Performing Arts Guild, “The One Act Play That Goes Wrong,” May 13-15, May 20-22, Pinecrest Grove Theatre.

Clinton Area Showboat Theatre, 303 Riverview Drive, Clinton, Iowa. Call 563-242-6760 or email boxoffice@showboat.org

Sister Act, June 2, June 4-12.

Calendar Girls, June 16-26.

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s State Fair, June 30, July 2-17.

The Wedding Singer, July 21-31.

The World Goes ‘Round, Aug. 4, Aug. 6-14.

Art exhibits

Planes, Trains and Automobiles runs through March 31 at KSB Hospital’s Commerce Towers. Exhibit is free and opens daily at 9 a.m.

Shades of Gray exhibit, will be on display to March 26 at The Next Picture Show gallery on 113 W First St. The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

Markets

Twin City Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays, year-round indoors and out; 106 Avenue A in Sterling, 815-626-8610, twincitycarmersmarket.com and Facebook.

Chana Route 64 Auction Barn Inc. auction, 10 a.m. (first and third) Sunday; flea market, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (second and fourth) Saturday and Sunday at 620 S. Stone Hill Road. Find Chana Auction Barn on Facebook or call 815-830-3898 for more information. Contact Market Manager Robin at 815-973-0728 for details.

Museums, exhibits and attractions

Loveland History Museum, 9 a.m. -2 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon; free; lovelandcommunityhouse.org or 815-284-2741.

Ingersoll Wetlands Learning Center at Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. Open 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, 7071 Riverview Road, Thomson. Call 815-273-2732.

Information on events and attractions for Sauk Valley Media’s weekly calendar should be submitted to news@saukvalley.com. Include a contact person and phone number.