Thursday Night Live - Summer 2025

𝙏𝙃𝙐𝙍𝙎𝘿𝘼𝙔 𝙉𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏 𝙇𝙄𝙑𝙀!
Between Memorial Day and Labor Day - Cedarhurst stays open late until 8 pm every Thursday. The museum converts the back patio and lawn into a third space, giving the community members a place to gather, network, and enjoy the beautiful southern Illinois summer and scenery. Thursday Night Live is a no-pressure way to engage first time visitors (Including "non-art folks”) to gain appreciation for the arts and learn about the many different programs that we offer year round.
𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗔𝗗𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 | 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗟𝗔𝗪𝗡 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗜𝗥𝗦 𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦 | 𝗡𝗢 𝗖𝗢𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗦
🎵 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 - Entertainment is a staple of Thursday Night Live, as local and regional musicians are hired to perform each week on the back patio from 5-8 pm.
🎨 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀 & 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 - Museum staff and volunteers design and facilitate special art experiences and activities from week to week to encourage visitors to become more involved with the arts, e.g. - artist demonstrations, DIY craft nights, art chats, games, pottery firings, community art projects, and more.
🍻 𝗕𝗲𝗲𝗿 & 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗕𝗮𝗿 - The museum welcomes annual sponsors to serve as volunteer bartenders and network with attendees.
🍕 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 - Cedarhurst schedules local food vendors to set up and sell concessions each week, creating community partnerships that help local businesses and enhance the TNL atmosphere.
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• 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟵- 𝗦𝗨𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗥 𝗞𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗢𝗙𝗙! Music: Hoot-N-Holler Band | Complimentary Snacks | Cash Bar | Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce: “Business After Hours”
• 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟱- Music: Jimmy DeTalente | Food by El Rancherito food truck+ cash bar | Membership Night! - Giveaways
• 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟮- Music: JIVE | JJ’s Bar & Grill + cash bar | Art Chat – Shrode Art Center
• 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟵- Music: City of Soul Band | Kingdom Catering + cash bar | Activites commemorating JUNETEENTH
• 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟲- Music: Edwin Linson | Chef Adam’s Food is Life + cash bar | DIY Art Night – Seashell Decoupage
• 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟯- Music: Smoke Rings Band | Guru’s Pizza + cash bar | Hooray for the Red, White and Blue! July 4th eve celebration
• 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟬- Music: Shannon Arview | Food by Ringside Buffet + cash bar | Art Chat with Rusty Freeman on the Biennial Exhibit
• 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟳- Music: Cody Galloway | Food by The Frosty Mug + cash bar | SAC Art Clubs Demo Night!
• 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟰- 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆! Music: Ian Presswood | Kingdom Catering + cash bar | Santa will be here to share our plans for The Lights 2025!
• 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟯𝟭- Music: The Clyde Band | Food by Elk’s Lodge #819 + cash bar | Membership Night! - Giveaways | Art Chat with artist Alex Paradowski on his gallery exhibit at Shrode Art Center
• 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟳- Music: Travis Trone | Food by Mt. Vernon Sportsman’s Club + cash bar | DIY Art Night-colorful coasters
• 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟰- Music: Soopa Squad | Chef Adam’s Food is Life + cash bar | Art Chat with Rusty Freeman on the Biennial Exhibit
• 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟭- Music: Biscuits & Gravy Acoustic | Ringside Buffett + cash bar | Cedarhurst Members NEW! “Young Crafter’s Fair”
• 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟴- 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗲! Music: Just for Spite | Joe’s Pizza + cash bar | DIY Art Night: Bookmarks

~ All art galleries are open and free of charge during Thursday Night Live. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by a parent or authorized adult in the galleries, the Beck Family Center, and on the museum grounds. Full calendar can be found at https://cedarhurst.org/thursday-night-live/
𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀: 𝗦𝗦𝗠 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝘁. 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗻 | 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘀, 𝗟𝗟𝗖 | 𝗞𝗶𝘁𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻 - 𝗧𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗔𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 | 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗲𝗹𝘁 - 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 | 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗮𝗺𝗶 𝗞𝗿𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻 - 𝗘𝗱𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀

You may also like the following events from Cedarhurst Center for the Arts:

• Next Wednesday, 4th June, 10:00 am, Family Fun Pop-Up in Mount Vernon
• This August, 21st August, 05:00 pm, Young Crafters Fair in Mount Vernon

Also check out other Arts events in Mount Vernon, Music events in Mount Vernon, Entertainment events in Mount Vernon.