Mike Anderson's Calendar

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​​updated July 10, 2026​

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2026

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​June 2026

June 3 - History Comes Alive, 11-3:30, Old State Capital, Springfield, IL

June 4 - History Comes Alive, 11-3:30, Old State Capital, Springfield, IL

June 9 - Instruments of the Civil War Soldiers - 6:00, Hayner Public Library, Alton, IL

June 10 - History Comes Alive, 11-3:30, Old State Capital, Springfield, IL

June 11 - Summer Reading Program (1:00) and adult show Civil War theme (5:30), Germantown Hills branch, Germantown Hills, IL

June 13-14 - Gebhard Woods Dulcimer Festival, Morris, IL

June 16 - The Beauty of the Dulcimer, 2:00, Centennial Pointe Senior Living, Springfield, IL

June 17 - History Comes Alive, 11-3:30, Old State Capital, Springfield, IL

June 18 - History Comes Alive, 11-3:30, Old State Capital, Springfield, IL

June 18 - The Beauty of the Dulcimer, 2:00, Rochester Estates Senior Living, Rochester, IL

June 23 - Summer Reading - 10:00,

Jacksonville Pubic Library, Jacksonville, IL

June 24 - Summer Reading- 10:00,

Lamar Public Library, Lamar, MO

June 25 - History Comes Alive, 11-3:30, Old State Capital, Springfield, IL

June 20 - The Grand Levee, 1-4:00, Vandalia Statehouse, Vandalia, IL

June 27 - Mountain Dulcimer Workshop, 1-2:30, Lincoln Log Cabin Historic Site, Lerna, IL

July 2026

July 1 - History Comes Alive, 11-3:30, Old State Capital, Springfield, IL

June 2 - History Comes Alive, 2:30, Old State Capital, Springfield, IL

July 3 - Instruments and Songs of the Civil War, 10:00, Manitou Pubic Library, Manitou, IL

July 8 - History Comes Alive, 11-3:30, Old State Capital, Springfield, IL

July 9 - History Comes Alive, 11-3:30, Old State Capital, Springfield, IL

July 13 - History Comes Alive, 6:00, Wyoming Public Library, Wyoming,

July 14 - private luncheon,

Jacksonville, IL

July 15 - History Comes Alive, 11-3:30, Old State Capital, Springfield, IL

July 16 - History Comes Alive, 11-3:30, Old State Capital, Springfield, IL

July 17 - The Beauty of the Dulcimer, 3:00-4:00, Montvale Senior Living, Springfield, IL

July 21 - History Comes Alive, 11-3:30, Old State Capital, Springfield, IL

July 22 - Summer Reading, 4:30, Rock Hill Library, Rock Hill, MO

July 23 - History Comes Alive, 11-3:30, Old State Capital, Springfield, IL

July 29 - History Comes Alive, 11-3:30, Old State Capital, Springfield, IL

July 30 - History Comes Alive, 11-3:30, Old State Capital, Springfield, IL

August 2026

August 5 - History Comes Alive, 11-3:30, Old State Capital, Springfield, IL

August 6 - History Comes Alive, 11-3:30, Old State Capital, Springfield, IL

August 29-30 - Rail Splitter's Festival, 10-4:00, Postville Courthouse, Lincoln, IL

September 2026

September 12 - Gallery Opening, 6:00-8:00, Strawn Art Gallery, Jacksonville, IL

September 23 - Jolly Seniors Luncheon at Lincoln Christian Church, 10-2:00, Lincoln, IL

September 26-27 - Harvest Frolic, Lincoln Log Cabin Historic Site, Lerna, IL

October 2026

October 3-4 - Bomke's Pumpkin Days, 10-4:00, Springfield, IL

October 3 - Gallery Opening, 6:00-8:00, Strawn Art Gallery, Jacksonville, IL

October 6 - Missouri Library Association showcase, Jefferson City, MO

October 7 - Spooky Stories & Songs - 7:00, Chatham Public Library, Chatham, IL

October 10-1100 - Bomke's Pumpkin Days, 10-4:00, Springfield, IL

October 13 - Beauty of the Dulcimer, 10:30, Atlantic Public Library, Atlantic, IA

October 13 - Beauty of the Dulcimer, 6:30, Lied Irwin Library, Irwin, IA

October 15 - Beauty of the Dulcimer, 5:30, Norelious Library, Denison, IA

October 16 - Beauty of the Dulcimer, 6:30, Lied Library, Clarinda, IA

October 17 - Spooky Stories, 1:00, Greenfield Library, Greenfield, IL

October 28 - Tales After Dark, Evening, Illinois College Fine Arts Series, Jacksonville, IL

November 2026

November 7 - Gallery Opening, 6:00-8:00, Strawn Art Gallery, Jacksonville, IL

November 14 -- Mountain Dulcimer Workshop,

1-2:00, Bishop Hill, IL

November 27-29 - Bomke's Christmas Tree Farm, 10-4:00, Springfield, IL

December 2026

December 5-6 - Bomke's Christmas Tree Farm, 10-4:00, Springfield, IL

December 5 - Gallery Opening, 6:00-8:00, Strawn Art Gallery, Jacksonville, IL

December 7 - The Beauty of the Dulcimer, 2:00, Rochester Estates Senior Living, Rochester, IL

December 14 - Christmas Dulcimer, 10:00-11:00, Concordia Village, Springfield. IL

​2027

January 2027

January 9 - Gallery Opening, 6:00-8:00, Strawn

Art Gallery, Jacksonville, IL

February 2027

February 6 - Gallery Opening, 6:00-8:00, Strawn Art Gallery, Jacksonville, IL

March 2027

March 6 - Gallery Opening, 6:00-8:00, Strawn

Art Gallery, Jacksonville, IL

April 2027

April 3 - Gallery Opening, 6:00-8:00, Strawn

Art Gallery, Jacksonville, IL

May 2027

May 1 - Gallery Opening, 6:00-8:00, Strawn Art Gallery, Jacksonville, IL

June 2027

June 12-13 - Gebhard Woods Dulcimer Festival, Morris, IL

November 2027

November 20 - Hugo's Coming to Town, time TBA, Hillsboro Area Public Library, Hillview, IL