The Western Illinois Museum will host the popular Ukulele University 101 on Saturday, February 13 from 1:00 – 3:00 pm. The workshop is an introductory instructional workshop for beginner and is designed for those who have no experience with the ukulele. The two hour course, taught by Mike McGowan, will introduce and explore the basics:… Read More »Ukulele 101
The Western Illinois Museum will kick off the Annual Al Sears Jazz Festival with a program on Friday, September 23 at 4:30 pm designed to enhance the festival performances. The hour-long program explores the relationship between trends in the style and performance of jazz music of the WWII era which fostered a cultural shift in… Read More »Music and Dance of WWII
In celebration of World Ukulele Day, the Western Illinois Museum and Ukulele Macomb are pleased to hold the annual Community Sing-a-long on Tuesday, January 31 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. The event will be held at the Western Illinois Museum, located one block south of Macomb’s Courthouse Square. The event is free and open to… Read More »Community Sing-a-long
The Western Illinois Museum is pleased to welcome Dave Barkley to Our Front Porch on Sunday, December 13 at 7:00 pm. The Macomb native and Los Angeles based composer, producer, and musician will join us “virtually” to celebrate the release of his latest composition, Illinois Song. Barkley intended the new composition to be a tribute… Read More »Dave Barkley’s Illinois Song
Traveling songwriter Average Joey will share an unlikely blend of folk songs, country tunes, and punk rock banjo backed by fiddler and all-around musician John Lane.
Blues guitarist extraordinaire Jeff Swan will be joined by local musicians including saxophonist and keyboardist Pete Hannon, bassist and singer David Denisar, and Morton drummer and WIU graduate Michael Coers to perform in an evening of live music.
