Visitors' Guide 2020-2021 Welcome to the Danville Area
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Welcome to the Danville Ever Area ything B ut Or di n ar y Visitors’ Guide 7/2020 14,000 2020-2021 Bachelor’s at DACC Welcome 3 + 1 Program #visitdanvillearea anville and to D Verm ilio n C ou n t y Complete the first 3 years of your degree at DACC, and then the fourth year’s credits online from a partner transfer university. Contact DACC Academic Counseling & Advisement at 217-443-8750 or visit www.dacc.edu/academics/bachelor to explore your options. 217-443-DACC (3222) WELCOME | visitdanvillearea.com 31 2020-2021 VISITORS’ GUIDE CHECK OUR OTHER PRINT MATERIALS CONTENTS AVAILABLE ONLINE OR BY MAIL. ARTS 6-10 Arts & Performing Arts 8-9 www.visitdanvillearea.com Famous for Our Murals 10 email: WHAT TO DO [email protected] EXPLORE OUR Past 12-18 (800) 383-4386 Gateway to Lincoln 14-15 Proudly Patriotic 18 AVAILABLE LOCAL FINDS 20-23 BY MAIL SPOrts 24-29 TRAVEL OUR TRAILS 30-35 TRAILS BROCHURE State & County Parks 32-33 City Parks 34 MAP 36-37 PATRIOTIC & LINCOLN CUSINE 38-37 BROCHURES Bar & Grills 42 Dining 40 AVAILABLE Quick Service 44 ONLINE OR BY MAIL Seasonal & Speciality 46-47 SHOPPING 48-51 Everthing But Ordinary 50 Shopping Areas 51 WHERE TO STAY 52-55 Bed & Breakfast 54 Hotels & Motels 54-55 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 60-64 CITY/COUNTY INFORMATION 66-71 VERMILION ADVANTAGE INFO 72 twitter.com/danvillecvb facebook.com/danvillecvb Instagram.com/visitdanvillearea PARKS & RECREATION ARTS BROCHURE BROCHURES Cover photo by Roland Lim Photography 4 WELCOME | visitdanvillearea.com WELCOME | visitdanvillearea.com 5 ARTS ARTS Arts 26 ARTS | visitdanvillearea.com 3ARTS ARTS | visitdanvillearea.com | visitdanvillearea.com 7 ARTS ARTS Hoopeston Community Children’s Choir ENTERTAINMENT VENUES First Christian Church AMC Village Mall 6 502 E. Main St. 2917 N. Vermilion Street Hoopeston, IL Danville, IL 217-283-6691 217-443-1916 Vermilion Festival Chorus www.amctheatres.com St. James United Methodist Church Bremer Center Danville, IL Danville Area Community College Dave Shroeder 217-597-1955 2000 E. Main Street Email: [email protected] Danville, IL • Open to anyone high school or older 217-443-3222 • Performs at various events throughout Dick Van Dyke Auditorium the year Danville High School 202 E. Fairchild Many other performances by Danville, IL Danville/Vermilion County Schools 217-444-1500 THEATER Fischer Theatre (Est. 1884) 160 N. Vermilion Street Photo Credit: Deb Edwards DACC Players Danville, IL For generations, Danville/Vermilion County has inspired artists and Danville Area Community College 217-213-6162 2000 E. Main Street www.fischertheatre.com performers, creating a vibrant culture where art thrives. Danville, IL • Stage Presents Gift Shop 217-443-DACC Kathryn Randolph Theatre ARTS DLO Musical Theatre DLO Musical Theatre Red Mask Players 7 East North Art Gallery P.O. Box 264 P.O. Box 264 601 N. Vermilion Street Danville, IL 61834 Danville, IL 61834 Danville, IL 7 E. North St. 217-431-1660 217-442-5858 Danville, IL 217-431-1660 www.dlomusicaltheatre.com www.dlomusicaltheatre.com 217-597-5768 Lincoln Park Bandshell • Community theatre group formed in 1956 • Community theatre group formed in 1956 Historic Lincoln Park Featuring local & regional artists. Danville Municipal Band 1000 N. Logan Avenue Coming Fall 2020 Darkhorse Theatre Company Danville, IL Lincoln Park Bandshell PO Box 632 Danville Art League 1000 Logan Avenue 217-443-3452 (Danville Public Works) Oakwood, IL 217-554-9003 (Weekend/After Hours Park Emergency 320 N. Franklin Street Danville, IL Performs at various venues in the area. Danville, IL 217-431-2272 [email protected] Little Lorraine 217-442-9264 www.danvillemuniband.com www.darkhorsetheatreco.com 214 E. Main Street Hoopeston, IL 60942 www.danvilleartleague.com • Free Summer Sunday performances at Lincoln Park Gregory’s Academy of Arts www.savethelorraine.com Offers a variety of classes for all ages in many • December – Holiday concert @ St. James UMC Gregory Duckett different media. Call or visit their website for classes, Lorraine Theatre (Est. 1922) Danville, IL 324 E. Main Street special events and art shows! Danville Sweet Adelines 217-443-0235 Danville, IL Hoopeston, IL 60942 • Paul Brumaghim Gallery [email protected] 217-431-0454 www.savethelorraine.com Alley Gallery www.danvillesweetadelines.com Palmer Arena 113 N. Vermilion St. • Comprised of talented women 100 W. Main Street Danville, IL • Annual fall show and various community events Danville, IL 217-497-2286 217-431-2424 Danville Symphony Orchestra www.palmerarena.com Featured exhibits 715 W. Fairchild Street Danville, IL Temple Plaza Stage PERFORMING ARTS 100 N. Vermilion 217-443-5300 Movies, Concerts, Shows MUSIC www.danvillesymphony.org (corner of North & Vermilion Streets) • Founded in 1967 Weddings, Private Events Danville, IL Danville Barbershop Chorus • Comprised of over 60 talented musicians 217-443-3452 (Danville Public Works) schertheatre.com 217-554-9003 (Weekend/After Hours Park Emergency Danville, IL • 4 concerts per year • Picnic area Director: Marty Lindvahl 217-260-0272 • Annual educational concerts for children facebook.com/FischerTheatre • Stage/shelter Comprised of over 50 talented men • Maestro, Jeremy Swerling 158 N. Vermilion, Downtown Danville 8 ARTS | visitdanvillearea.com ARTS | visitdanvillearea.com 9 ARTS ARTS Lincoln Park Theatre Company Red Mask Players Lincoln Park Bandshell Kathryn Randolph Theatre 1000 Logan Avenue 601 N. Vermilion Street Danville, IL Danville, IL 217-516-8860 217-442-5858 • Free outdoor production each summer www.redmaskplayers.com Red Mask Children’s Theatre • Community theatre group established in 1936 Kathryn Randolph Theatre TTCD – Teen Theatre Company of Danville 601 N. Vermilion Street Danville, IL Danville, IL [email protected] 217-442-5858 • Performed, directed, and upheld entirely by teens. www.redmaskplayers.com Famous for our Murals Danville and Vermilion County are becoming well known for their wall murals. It began with a Walldog sign painter’s reunion held here in the summer of 2010, when approximately 125 artists came from as far away as New Zealand and British Columbia to transform downtown Danville, literally overnight. More murals popped up in Danville, and other Vermilion County towns, illustrating our area’s pride in our history and art. Check out our website www.visitdanvillearea.com for other murals in our communities. To check for updates or arrange a group tour of the initial murals, email [email protected] or call 217-442-2096. Photo Credit: Youhas Photography 10 ARTS | visitdanvillearea.com ARTS | visitdanvillearea.com 11 EXPLOREEXPLORE OURTHE PASTPAST EXPLOREEXPLORE OURTHE PASTPAST Explore Our Past 124 EXPLORE EXPLORE THE OUR PAST PAST | visitdanvillearea.com| visitdanvillearea.com EXPLOREEXPLORE OURTHE PAST | visitdanvillearea.com 13 EXPLORE OUR PAST EXPLORE OUR PAST Gateway to Lincoln Vermilion County Museum Vermilion County War Museum 116 N. Gilbert Street 307 N. Vermilion Street Danville, IL Danville, IL 217-442-2922 217-431-0034 www.vermilioncountymuseum.org www.vcwm.org • Fithian Home • Lamon House Lincoln Fairchild Mural Experience Lincoln’s unimaginable 103 N. Logan Avenue East Fairchild Street Overpass (East Side) journey to greatness through 215 wayside Danville, IL exhibits across Illinois! Danville is a proud community to three of these exhibits. For complete list of Lincoln markers, please contact our office. For complete list visit: Photo by Roland Lim Photography www.lookingforlincoln.com/storytrail A Friend Forever - “Looking for Lincoln” Story Trail 116 N. Gilbert • Danville, IL Danville’s Lincoln - “Looking for Lincoln” Story Trail Danville City Hall 17 W. Main Street • Danville, IL Lincoln’s Danville Friends “Looking for Lincoln” Story Trail 26 N. Vermilion Street • Danville, IL NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Passport Program Explore the communities where Lincoln lived, and traveled through the Passport to your National Parks program in the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area. Collect your passport stamps at specific sites. For a complete list visit: www.lookingforlincoln.com/Explore/ NPSPassportProgram Danville Area Visitors’ Bureau 100 W. Main Street, Suite #146 • Danville 217-442-2096 Hours: Mon-Fri 9AM-4PM Closed 12PM -1PM for Lunch Vermilion County Museum of History 116 N. Gilbert St. • Danville 217-442-2922 Hours: Tues-Sat 10AM-4PM Photo by Roland Lim Photography 14 EXPLORE OUR PAST | visitdanvillearea.com EXPLORE OUR PAST | visitdanvillearea.com 15 EXPLORE OUR PAST EXPLORE OUR PAST Historic Sites & Museums Vermilion County Museum Vermilion County War Museum Catlin Heritage Museum Georgetown Historical Society Museum 116 N. Gilbert Street 307 N. Vermilion Street Catlin Historical Society (Built 1868) Danville, IL Danville, IL 217-442-2922 217-431-0034 210 N. Paris Georgetown Historical Society Catlin, IL www.vermilioncountymuseum.org www.vcwm.org 501 N. Main Street The museum is designed to resemble the county’s Covering the Revolutionary War through current 217-427-5766 Georgetown, IL www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilchs 1833 courthouse, highlighting Lincoln’s law desk times, this 14,000 sq. ft. museum displays artifacts 217-649-4858 Call for Hours or Appt and other memorabilia. The museum is housed on and memorabilia from all conflicts. It features special Danville National Cemetery two floors (ADA accessible) it sits directly behind the displays for D-Day, Medal of Honor, Prisoners of War, (National Register) Rossville Historical Society Museum Fithian Home. Trench Art, Merchant Marines, communication 1900 E. Main Street Rossville Historical & Genealogical Society • Fithian Home systems, rare uniforms, and the LST-325. A Blue- Danville, IL 108 W. Attica Street (National Register – Lincoln Site) Star museum, it was voted the finest of its type in the 217-554-4550 Rossville, IL Home of Dr. William Fithian, Civil War surgeon and country. www.cem.va.gov 217-748-4080 Call for Hours personal friend of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln gave Serves as the final resting place for veterans a speech from the balcony of the home prior to this Westville Depot & Historical Museum from the Civil War to present. Spring Hill Cemetery presidential run, and the bedroom Lincoln used on (Built 1885) 301 E.