ON THIS DAY in 1995 Comet Hale-Bopp is discovered and becomes visible to the naked eye nearly a year later.
The SIU FOUNDATION invites you to a Ribbon Cutting ceremony for the SIU Credit Union Trailhead at SIU's Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center. The ceremony will be held tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. The public is welcome and there will be a reception with light refreshments immediately following the ceremony.
The Illinois Department of Employment Security and Man-Tra-Con Corporation are hosting a summer job fair to be held in Marion. The job fair will be Tuesday, July 29, from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Pavilion in Marion. Job seekers are urged to have their resumes online at www.Illinoisjoblink.com and be ready to speak with local employers.
In Carbondale, Confluence Books presents author & radio host Heather O’Malley for a reading and book signing on Sunday, July 27 at 2 pm. O’Malley can often be heard on WDBX’s weekly talk radio show “Isn’t It Queer”. A transgender lesbian, she has been writing stories since fifth grade. O’Malley is an Army Veteran who “got injured, traveled the world, learned a number of languages, failed epically, found true love, went to a lot of schools, got a master’s in English, was an activist, taught, learned several martial arts, figured out how to cook, tried most everything, and became a proud grandmother. It has been exhausting.”
Confluence Books is located at 705 West Main Street in Carbondale. Parking is available off Forest Avenue. For more information about Confluence Books or the book signing, contact confluencebooks@gmail.com or 618-525-3075.
