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Free concerts, sponsored by the Village of Metamora, are held on Friday and Saturday throughout the summer!  The concerts will be held at the bandstand in the Park on the Square.  The public is invited to come out and enjoy the music!  There is bleacher seating or bring your lawn chairs.  Performers for July are:

Friday Concerts (7:30pm - 9:00pm)

August 1 Jim Markum

August 8 Roof Top Big Band

August 15 Brian Choban Jazz Quintet

August 22 Cat Big Band

Saturday Concerts (6:00pm - 9:00pm)

August 2 West McQueen Street

August 9 Luke Maurer

Stop by MadMac’s Coffee in Germantown Hills on Wednesday, August 6th, from 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. to have coffee with local firefighters and EMTs. Enjoy your morning cup of coffee and get to know your local First Responders and how much you appreciate their service!

Bring the kiddos to check out the fire truck and emergency vehicles that will be on hand!

Sponsored by the Germantown Hills Chamber of Commerce.

With the enormous success of the premiere of The Underground Railroad, the Metamora Association for Historic Preservation is excited to share that the Peoria Riverfront Museum will host three screenings of The Underground Railroad in Metamora on their giant screen on August 14th at 3:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., and 6:30 p.m. 

To purchase tickets, visit https://www.peoriariverfrontgst.org/movie-listings and scroll down to the August 14th date.

C&M Circus is coming to the Spring Bay American Legion Post #1115 on August 25th! Two shows will be performed under a real Circus Big Top with showtimes at 5:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. This event is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Metamora.

Tickets can be purchased in-person soon at a discounted price ($13 for adults, $8 for children and seniors) before circus day from:

• Goodfield State Bank

• МТСО digiMAX

• Heartland Bank - Metamora &   

  Germantown Hills

• Get online tickets now from: https://cm-circus.square.site

Online tickets are $13.75 for adult and $8.75 for children/seniors. They will be available until 10:00 p.m the night before arrival (August 24th) or until sold out. On circus day, tickets can only be purchased at the box office and will be $16 for adults, and $9 for children 2-12, and seniors 65 & up. No charge for children under the age of 2. 

Join the fun at 9:30 a.m. on Circus Day for tent raising and stick around for a free tour of the grounds! Learn all about their performers, animals, and life on the road. Visit cmcircus.com to see photos and find out more information on this year’s show.

Start your Saturday mornings at our local Farmers Markets and pick up baked goods, plants and flowers, paintings, crafted wood items, fresh produce, and more!

Germantown Hills

Germantown Hills will host its Farmer’s Market every Saturday from until October (weather permitting) from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the south end of the Germantown Crossing parking lot.

To become a vendor, call 309-383-2209 or email villagehall@mtco.com

Metamora

Visit the Metamora Square from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 pm. on Saturday mornings until the end of September.

To become a vendor, send a Facebook message at https://www.facebook.com/MetamoraFarmersMarket/

Snyder Village is kicking off the excitement of their Benefit Online Auction with a Benefit Pork Chop Cookout! Join them at Kirby Foods-Metamora for a tasty meal and the always popular Lucky Duck Pull on Saturday, August 23rd, from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

A reminder that the Snyder Village Benefit Online Auction bidding opens on Saturday, September 6th, at 1:00 p.m., and closes on Saturday, September 20th, at noon.

Looking for a way to beat the heat? Come cool off at the Metamora Pool! Whether you’re swimming laps, relaxing in the shade, or watching your little ones play, there’s fun for the whole family.

• Open daily from 12:30pm - 6:00pm

 • Night Swim-Monday and Wednesday  

    6:00pm - 8:00pm

• Lifeguards on duty

• Concessions available

Snyder Village is now seeking new and exciting items for the 2025 Benefit Online Auction! Whether it’s a gift card, vacation package, or something unique, every donation helps — especially items from their Amazon Wishlist.

If you, or someone you know, can donate or help procure items, please call Ashley Thompson at 309-366-4135. If you can contribute a cash gift, any amount will be appreciated.  For more details, and to access the Amazon Wishlist, visit https://www.snydervillage.com/annual-benefit-auction

Tax-deductible donation receipts are available. The deadline to donate items is Friday, August 15th!

Join RockChurch (1081 Upper Spring Bay Rd) at their Vacation Bible School for an amazing week of worship, fun, and Jesus!  The VBS will take place August 4th - 7th from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

All kiddos entering 1st - 6th grades are welcome (those entering K are allowed if a parent/guardian stays with them the entire evening).

For VIP sign-ups and child registration, visit:   https://linktr.ee/rcpeoria?fbclid=IwY2xjawL3XvJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEwRzZEc2VtcU9IUkNJb0x0AR5c3Zuhg-qSJc3hx8WV_h7R2BPA-3Rmb-MZK8btykc4DBaFG38kjSVQwOOBuA_aem_-nik7W4Ku1njY0IkDEX2KQ

The Metamora Association for Historic Preservation publishes a bi-monthly newsletter to keep the fascinating history of our community alive and accessible.  Enjoy the August newsletter at https://historicmetamora.org/newsletters

The Hot Rods & Hamburgers Car Show event will take place on Sunday, August 10th from 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Enjoy music, food, and amazing cars on the Square in Metamora!  The last car show of the summer will be held on September 14th.

Mark your calendars for the Boys of Fall benefit concert at Black Partridge Park in Metamora on Saturday, September 27th at 7:00 p.m.!  This concert that benefits is sponsored by the Metamora Kiwanis Club and benefits local kids' charities. Enjoy the amazing music of Jake Rebman and the Watin’ Rounders, Landon Durst, and Brody Vancil and the Burners! 

Tickets will soon be sold at Goodfield State Bank, Heartland Bank, and MTCO and  are on sale now at www.metamorakiwanis.com

Chairs are allowed in general admission. The concert will be held on the south lawn of Black Partridge Park in Metamora. All tickets are general admission. This is an all-ages show. Kids 6 and under are FREE, and 6 - 18 are just $10. There will be food and drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) available at the show. No outside food/drink is allowed at the concert. 

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The FTC is warning about deceptive text messages that try to steal your payment or account information by dangling an Amazon refund.   

The text appears to be from Amazon and states that the item you recently purchased is being recalled, failed an inspection, or is not up to Amazon’s standards.  It then gives you a link for you to claim your refund.  Following the link takes you to a phishing page where the scammers may prompt you to enter personal or account information.

Be sure to never click on links in unexpected texts and delete the text.  If you want to look into it, reach out to the company directly via phone, email, or go to the company’s website.  For Amazon, you can sign into your Amazon account to check for any mention of the topic of the text.

Summer days and nights are perfect for music.  Look at this article for savings on the best speaker deals for August:  https://www.pcmag.com/deals/speaker-deals

A breakthrough in artificial intelligence and high-performance computing is on the way from Georgia Tech. Backed by a $20 million investment from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the university is building a supercomputer named Nexus with plans to go online in spring 2026.

Nexus will hit over 400 petaflops of performance, meaning it can run 400 quadrillion operations every second. To put that in perspective, it’s like giving every person on Earth the ability to solve 50 million math problems at the same time. The designers built Nexus specifically for AI workloads and research that needs serious compute muscle. With this much speed behind them, scientists can tackle complex problems in health, energy, robotics, climate, and more, faster than ever.  (Source: Kurt Knutsson.)

Computing power is now the most valuable resource in AI development.  Meta is investing hundreds of billions of dollars into next-generation IA infrastructure.  Its first supercluster, called Prometheus, is set to go live in 2026.  Full article at: https://cyberguy.com/ai/meta-builds-worlds-largest-ai-superclusters-future/?utm_campaign=07-25-25%20Friday%20Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter

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