Be a Next Generation Leader Fall Workshop Series
Fresh strategies and a new mindset for today's leaders.

Starting August 30th and finishing November 1st.  Wednesdays, 12:00 to 1:00 PM at EThOs Small Business Incubator, Coworking Spaces, Training & Development, 504 Tower Square Plaza, Second Floor, Marion, Illinois.

Today’s leaders must differentiate themselves and better connect with their teams, customers, and communities.  You can inspire your team members in a way a paycheck never could.  In this workshop series, you will:

• Learn how today’s team members require a combination of different qualities from their leaders than they did in even the recent past;
• Grasp the importance of eight key paradoxes that are critical for next-generation leaders to put into practice right now;
• Be inspired by historical and modern-day leaders who lived the eight paradoxes; and
• Understand how you too can lead with the eight paradoxes, guiding you to emotional and social intelligence that resonates with your teams and leads to outstanding collaborative results.

Join us for the groundbreaking of the new Towneplace Suites by Marriott in Marion.  It will be located at the Northwest corner of Walton Way and Halfway Road (across from the Pilot station).

Parking will be available on site, and the ceremony will take place close to the Chamber Tent. Refreshments will be provided and more details will be posted here.

About Towneplace Suites by Marriott

Construction has broken ground on TownePlace Suites by Marriott in Marion, Illinois under JV Hospitality Group and SiLa Developments. The two companies are expanding their hospitality options in the area by developing in high-growth neighborhoods.

The TownePlace Suites by Marriott in Marion will be SiLa Developments first hotel in the Marion region when the TownePlace Suites by Marriott opens. The hotel will provide the neighborhood with 77 rooms and suites in total and offer guest suites with full kitchens, outdoor community patios with grills, free WiFi, on-site laundry, an upscale fitness centre, and an indoor pool. It is situated off Halfway Road and Walton Way close to interstate 57.

To learn more about this family of properties, go to: https://towneplacesuites.marriott.com/

LAUNCH THAT BUSINESS

Equipping Entrepreneurs with what they need to Launch and Thrive 

This 10-week offering is designed as a “Fast Track” business course for micro entities with home-based or small businesses. It will give entrepreneurs practical steps to register their businesses, making them a legal entity, as well as tips and tools to maintain their businesses. Through this course, participants will attend classes, complete assignments, and receive one-on-one mentorship from an SBDC Small Business Advisor to help them achieve their goal of opening or expanding a business.

One Night of Queen

Performed by

Gary Mullen and The Works

November 2

7pm

Tickets: $35 – $81

Sponsored by

River Radio

WSIL TV 3

For over 20 years Gary Mullen and The Works have been performing their world-

renowned One Night of Queen live concert.

Gary Mullen & The Works (featuring Gary Mullen on vocals, David Brockett on guitar, Malcolm Gentles on keyboards, Jon Halliwell on drums and …TBC.. on bass) will have you dancing in the aisles during their show, while the band pays tribute to the stage theatrics, showmanship, and music of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Queen.

In 2000, Gary Mullen won the Granada TV programme “Stars in Their Eyes” with his performance as Queen’s lead singer: Freddie Mercury. Mullen’s embodiment of Freddie Mercury resulted in him gaining 864,838 votes in the show’s Live Grand Final. The number of fans who voted for Mullen was more than double that of the runner-up, thus setting an all-time record for votes in the history of the programme.

For over two decades, Gary Mullen & The Works have performed to sold-out audiences around the world, playing more than 2,500 live shows to audiences in over 20 countries – performing in many of the same venues that Queen have played at around the world.

So if you’re ready to rock ‘n’ roll, don’t miss your chance to celebrate One Night Of Queen with Gary Mullen & The Works!

The Show DOES go on!

Pre-purchase your ticket online and select your starting point.  The first winery that you visit will give you a souvenir wine glass and your tasting ticket. Bring your ticket to each location along the trail to enjoy your pairings. Leave your completed/stamped tasting ticket at the last winery visited to be entered for a chance to win a great prize from one of our associate members.

Event Hours

Friday, November 3, 2023 (12:00pm-6:00pm)

Saturday, November 4, 2023 (11:00am-6:00pm)

Ticket Valid for Both Days

Winery Pairing Guide

Alto Vineyards:  Gooey Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bars w/ Fresh Whipped Cream paired with Porto Di Guido or Rocko Red

Pomona Winery:  Sun Dried Tomato and Chicken Pinwheels paired with Jonathan or Kir

Owl Creek Vineyard:  Cranberry Jalapeno Dip w/ Toasted Brioche paired with Seyval Blanc

Von Jakob Vineyard:  Apple Crisp w/ Vanilla Ice Cream paired with Traminette

PeachBarn Winery:  Caramel Apple S’mores Nachos paired with MidCentury or Barn White

Blue Sky Vineyard:  Smoky Beef Jerky Spread paired with Saluki Royale

StarView Vineyards:  Maple Cranberry Meatballs paired with Chambourcin

Kite Hill Vineyard:  French Onion Puffed Pastry Bites paired with Chambourcin

Feather Hills Vineyard:  Asiago Stuffed Gnocchi with Chambourcin Reserve (Wine & Food Pairing will be located at their NEW winery location:  8595 US Hwy 51 – Cobden, IL 62920)

Hickory Ridge Vineyard:  Sweet Potato Bread paired w/ Hankie’s Tail or Cayuga

Honker Hill Winery: Tomato Jam Grilled Cheese and Bacon Wrapped Smokies with Vinaigrette Slaw paired with Honker Hill Woody Red or Dry Villard Blanc

Prizes Include

Tickets to our next Wine & Food Pairing Weekend:  Cheese-Not a Solo Act

Ticket Information

Ticket Information:  $40.00 per person.

Designated Driver Prices:  $40.00 per person.  DD’s will receive food samples, a non-alcoholic drink at each winery, and the chance to win prizes.

Ticket Includes: One sample of wine and a sample dish that is chosen to pair perfectly with the selected wine at each of the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail wineries, one souvenir Shawnee Hills Wine Trail logo wine glass and entry into a drawing for fabulous prizes along the trail.

Dunbar Music Group Presents

CROWDER

November 3

7pm

Tickets: $39.99 – $129.99

Sponsored by

River Radio

Holiday Inn Express and Suites

Over 3 Million records sold and 3 GRAMMY® Nominations. Crowder’s first solo album, Neon Steeple, debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200, was named iTunes 2014 Christian Album of the Year, garnered multiple radio hits, a GRAMMY® nomination for “Come As You Are”, a Grand Ole Opry debut, a Dove Award and multiple nods and numerous K-LOVE Fan Award Nominations. American Prodigal, the GRAMMY® nominated follow-up album released in 2016, landing at No. 1 on the Christian & Gospel Album Chart, No. 3 on the Digital Albums Chart, No. 5 on the Top Albums Billboard Chart and No. 12 on the Top 200 Billboard Chart. The song “All My Hope” brought Crowder a No. 1 radio single, in addition to two Top 10 singles prior to that from American Prodigal. His third project, I Know A Ghost, hit #1 yet again on the Billboard Top Christian Albums Chart and earned his third GRAMMY® nomination for Best Contemporary Christian Album. His latest album, Milk & Honey, has already shown immediate connection with the first smash single “Good God Almighty,” which hit #1 at Christian radio and #1 on Billboard’s Hot Christian Songs chart, a first for Crowder. Milk & Honey, born out of the 2020 lockdown season, is a celebration of the hope that God’s promise remains true. 

Clay Campbell Productions

presents

Shenandoah

November 4

7pm

Tickets: $38 – $118

When country music lovers talk about the greatest groups in the genre, Shenandoah is always at the forefront of any discussion.

Fueled by Marty Raybon’s distinctive vocals and the band’s skilled musicianship, Shenandoah became well known for delivering such hits as “Two Dozen Roses”, “Church on Cumberland Road” and “Next to You, Next to Me” as well as such achingly beautiful classics as “I Want to be Loved Like That” and the Grammy winning “Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart” duet with AlisonKrauss.

Today that legacy continues as original members Raybon and Mike McGuire reunite to launch a new chapter in Shenandoah’s storied career. It all began when the guys got back together to perform a benefit  concert for  a  friend battling  cancer.  “We saw how folks reacted,” Raybon says of the response to their reunion. “And then Jerry Phillips, son of legendary Sun Records producer Sam Phillips, said ‘You guys need to make a run at this. People   still love what you do. You can tell by the reaction. There’s a lot of excitement in the air.’”

Dunbar Music Group presents

The Beach Boys

November 5

7:00pm

Tickets: $59.99 – $169.99

Sponsored by

River Radio – Steve FM

Holiday Inn Express & Suites

The Beach Boys
You can capsulize most pop music acts by reciting how many hits they’ve had and how many millions of albums they’ve sold. But these conventional measurements fall short when you’re assessing the impact of The Beach Boys. This band has birthed a torrent of hit singles and sold albums by the tens of millions. But its greater significance lies in the fact that The Beach Boys’ songs have forever changed the musical landscape, profoundly influencing countless performing artists to follow.
The band is led by Mike Love, who, along with longtime member Bruce Johnston, musical director Scott Totten, Brian Eichenberger, Christian Love, Tim Bonhomme, John Cowsill, Keith Hubacher and Randy Leago, continue the legacy of the iconic group. Grammy-winning songwriter Bruce Johnston joined The Beach Boys in 1965, replacing Glenn Campbell, who filled-in for Brian Wilson, on vocals/bass, when he retired from touring. Highly regarded in his field, Johnston’s vocal work with such legendary artists as Elton John and Pink Floyd firmly established him among rock’s elite artists.

LAUNCH THAT BUSINESS

Equipping Entrepreneurs with what they need to Launch and Thrive 

This 10-week offering is designed as a “Fast Track” business course for micro entities with home-based or small businesses. It will give entrepreneurs practical steps to register their businesses, making them a legal entity, as well as tips and tools to maintain their businesses. Through this course, participants will attend classes, complete assignments, and receive one-on-one mentorship from an SBDC Small Business Advisor to help them achieve their goal of opening or expanding a business.

John Anderson

An Acoustic Evening

November 9

7pm

Tickets: $39 – $105

“Before Ricky Skaggs, George Strait, and Randy Travis were household names, John Anderson was Nashville’s young and hard-charging traditionalist, devoted to extending the legacies forged by Haggard, Jones, and Cash, and loathe to compromise when he knew he was right. And, when it came to making music, he knew he was right.”

“He made it with original music that landed him in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and with radio hits including chart-toppers “Swingin,’” “Straight Tequila Night,” “Wild and Blue,” “Black Sheep,” and “Money in the Bank.””

Friday, November 10 WOD for Warriors 

& FREE Entry for Veterans & Immediate Family

Every year, The HUB Recreation Center invites all veterans, active military and their immediate family to enjoy our facility for FREE on Veterans Day, and the following weekend, with proof of service. Veterans are invited to utilize our facility at no cost from November 10 through November 12.

Join The HUB and Team RWB Southern Illinois for our annual WOD for Warriors held on and around Veterans Day at hundreds of gyms all across the country. This event is an opportunity to support veterans through functional fitness. You do not have to be a veteran nor know a veteran to participant!

11 a.m. Friday, November 10 

ARMISTICE

6 Rounds for Time

11 Mountain Climbers

11 Power Cleans (95/65)

2 Minutes Rest/Reflection

6 Rounds for Time

19 Hand Release Push Ups

18 Box Jump Burpees

100-Meter Run (substitute 30 seconds of row, bike, or jump rope if needed)

Modifications encouraged.

Friday, November 10th

Ribbon Cutting at 10:30 AM

Join us to welcome Olive Garden to Marion with a ribbon cutting on Friday at 10:30 am!  Take a tour of the new restaurant space, meet and welcome the staff and management team, and enjoy light refreshments!

This event kicks off their Friends and Family weekend with the official opening on Monday, November 13th. 

Olive Garden - Marion Location

2900 Joseph Cannon Way, Marion, IL

If you can't make it, Please call and congratulate them!!  (618) 618-998-6213

Dynasty Entertainment presents

Firefall and Orleans

November 10

7:30pm

Tickets: $39 – $109

Sponsored by 

River Radio 

Best Western Hotel – Marion

The Marion Star

O’Chaley’s Restaurant

 FIREFALL and ORLEANS, “Two Legendary bands for one unforgettable evening”!

FIREFALL:

FIREFALL is still going strong after 50 YEARS with 2 platinum and 3 gold records under their belt. Best known for their biggest selling single “You Are The Woman” as well as “Just Remember I Love You”, “Strange Way”, “Livin’ Ain’t Livin” and “Cinderella”.

In 50+ years of making exceptional music, Firefall has distinguished themselves as one of the top Americana bands with the country and folk-rock sound of the ’70s. “You Are the Woman,” “Goodbye, I Love You,” and “Mexico” are just a few of their top hits. 

Firefall’s layered harmonies backed by driving rhythms transcends many genres from rock to country to AC and brought the band platinum and gold success with such hits as “You Are The Woman,” “Strange Way” and “Just Remember I Love You.” Platinum hit makers. 

Dynasty Entertainment presents

The Rat Pack is Back

November 11

7:30pm

Tickets: $39 – $89

Sponsored by 

River Radio 

Best Western Hotel – Marion

The Marion Star

O’Charley’s Restaurant & Bar

Direct from Las Vegas, Dynasty Entertainment LLC presents the award-winning tribute to Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. in The Rat Pack is Back!

Relive the days of the Rat Pack with Las Vegas’ most famous Entertainers and their live big band as they appeared live in the Sands Hotel Copa Room. Now in its twenty-fourth smash year with over 8,000 performances in over 40 states, 4 foreign countries and over three million tickets sold.

The hit tribute show ‘THE RAT PACK’ perfectly captures not only the wonderful music and comedy of the original legends, but also the remarkable personalities of the stars who truly ruled the entertainment world. This was achieved by the producers of the show when they found the very best tribute artists for the roles of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr.

These guys not only sing like their heroes, when on stage they physically resemble them, share their unique mannerisms and even talk like they are at the Sands taking part in the summit. 

When the Rat Pack gets together onstage, it’s magic. There are no card tricks and no rabbits popping out of hats, but when of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. hit the stage, it’s there—the same magic that filled the room when these three icons performed at the Sands during the ’60s and ’70s. The Rat Pack is Back takes audiences back to an era when the Strip had live music and entertainers knew how to work the crowd.

Don’t miss this family friendly show and use this opportunity to share and introduce this wonderful music and comedy to your friends, children and grandchildren. 

So sit back, relax and enjoy the show!

The Marion Chamber of Commerce would like to invite you to our Monthly Membership Luncheon on November 14, 2023 at Kokopelli. Program starts at noon. (Food service begins as 11:30 AM.) 

Cost - $15 for Chamber Members, $20 for guests/non-members

• Please note we're asking for payment at the time of registration. If you have any questions or need assistance, please call the office at 618-997-6311.

• Pre-Program Slideshow featuring Chamber and Member Upcoming Events / Programs (email items to programs@marionillinois.com)
• Welcome from Chamber Leadership & Invocation
• Luncheon Sponsor Presentation
• Luncheon Program
• Chamber Updates
• Member Network and Updates

Join local speakers that will spotlight and provide insight on the facets of customer service and being a good consumer in today's economy. Speakers include: :

• Dr. Camille Davidson with SIU School of Law, Facilitator
• More to Come!

• Be surrounded by a safe and encouraging circle of other leaders.
• Quiet your soul and reflect on your journey.
• Seek God's vision, renewal, and direction as a leader.
• Be refreshed and refocused for the next season of life and leadership.  

Women's Wellness Summit

Join us for an exciting day of empowerment and self-care at the Women's Wellness Summit! This in-person event will take place at the Foundation Room, located in the heart of Marion, IL, USA. Get ready to connect with like-minded women and dive into topics that matter most to us.

Lunch, drink and a sweet treat is included in the ticket price !

Not to mention Mimosas !!!!

Choose from Turkey Apple Bacon Sandwich or BLT Sandwich

Dynasty Entertainment Presents

ESC4P3 – A Journey Tribute

Don’t Stop Believing

November 24

7:30pm

Tickets: $39 – $69

Sponsored by 

River Radio 

Best Western Hotel – Marion

The Marion Star

O’Charley’s Restaurant & Bar

Dynasty Entertainment LLC welcomes you “into the presence of Journey” with E5C4P3: The Ultimate Journey Tribute!

Their shows are packed with all of the classic hits that fans know and love, including “Don’t Stop Believin”, “Any Way You Want It“, “Lights” and “Wheel In The Sky” to “Separate Ways” and “Be Good To Yourself,” as well as occasional surprises for all the die-hard Journey fans!

The band puts on a visually stunning performance complete with costumes and lighting effects that capture the spirit of the era in which Journey rose to fame. 

Whether you’re a diehard fan of Journey or simply love great rock music, Journey Tribute is a must-see live experience. Their dedication to honoring one of the most beloved bands in music history is truly something to behold.

The Prophecy Show

The Music of Trans Siberian Orchestra

November 25

7pm

Tickets: $29 – $59

The Prophecy Show

The Music of Trans ~ Siberian Orchestra

Launching their 17th touring season of an extravagant Christmas musical production!

This powerhouse group of classically trained musicians come together to create nothing short of an electrifying evening of holiday rock music.

Performing in the style of Trans-Siberian Orchestra, The Prophecy Show has spared no details when it comes to the costumes, choreography, music, lasers and fog.

With more than 10 million albums sold, the original Trans-Siberian Orchestra has inspired generations of fans to rediscover the multi-dimensional art form of the rock opera. Meanwhile, on the road, they have become one of the world’s top acts, with Billboard magazine naming TSO as one of the top touring artists of the past decade.

Centerstone will host a free, virtual Child Abuse and Neglect 101 training on November 29 from 10 – 11:30 a.m. CT. CEUs are available.

This training provides the definition of child neglect and how it differs from child abuse.

“Neglect can be hard to spot, and the reasons for it happening are diverse and multifaceted. Professionals will learn how neglect interventions also differ from interventions for abuse, and learn to understand the best ways to prevent neglect in our communities,” said Hannah Chapman, Centerstone Trauma, Treatment and Training grant coordinator.

Objectives of the training include:

• Define childhood neglect
• Define risk factors of neglect
• Define the consequences of neglect
• Determine protective factors vs risk factors
• Discuss effective intervention and prevention efforts

The presenter of the training will be Rachel Chruszczyk, prevention specialist with Prevent Child Abuse Illinois.

This training has 1.5 hours of continuing education approved for IL LCPC / LPC, IL LCSW / LSW, and IL Nursing (LPN, RN, APN) under IDFPR Professional Counselor CE License No. 197.000263 and IDFPR Nurse CE Sponsor License No. 236.000184.

To register, visit https://centerstone.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UuY7ockAQWiWpCL5jJ0ZFw#/registration. For more information, contact Chapman at Hannah.Chapman@Centerstone.org or call 1-877-HOPE123 (1-877-467-3123).

This training is sponsored by Centerstone’s Trauma, Treatment and Training (CT3) program.