On this day in 1990 In the largest art heist in US history, 13 works of art worth over $500 million are stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston
Locally,
In Carbondale, City Manager Gary Williams will be the featured speaker at the Southern Illinois Learning in Retirement (SILIR) meeting on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. He will include updates on the transportation center being built and on solar projects. The presentation, free and open to the public, will be at Epiphany Lutheran Church at 1501 W. Chautauqua St. in Carbondale. Note: the meeting location has changed. It will no longer be at Grace United Methodist Church. A coffee and social hour begins at 9:30. For more information, call Diane McIntyre at 618-536-7751, email silir@siu.edu or visit the SILIR Web page at conferenceservices.siu.edu/silir.
In Makanda, attend the Morel Mushroom Program at Giant City State Park on Sunday, March 24th from 1-2:30pm. The end of March sees the first flush of this famous forage, are you ready to make the most of the season? Join Naturalist Alex Holmes to learn all about how to identify morels, where to find them, and laws and rules involving harvesting wild fungi. Call 618-457-4836 to register for this free program.
The Thrillville Thrillbilllies are hosting a series of Job Fairs at Mtn Dew Park in TJ’s Diamond Club. The next one is this Thursday from 5 to 7pm.
The available seasonal positions include:
• Concessions
• Suite Servers
• Bartenders (21+)
• Ushers/Ticket Scanners
• Thrillette’s (17+)
• Team Mascot
• Sanitation Crew
Candidates must be 16 years of age to apply. Applicants are encouraged to bring copies of their resume to the Job Fair, where they’ll have a chance to interview with current Mtn Dew Park staff. If you are unable to attend, please bring your resume to Mtn Dew Park during normal business hours.
