Drivin' the Dixie Days
June 18 & 19, 2010
Travel as near or far as you want along the Dixie Highway. 
Save gas and explore east central Illinois.

Dixie Days Sponsors are: Advance Auto Parts, DACVB, 
Danville Paper & Supply, Inc., Downtown Danville, Inc., Deluxe Restaurant, Fazoli's Italian Restaurant, Jocko's, Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken, McDonald's Restaurants of  Danville and Hoopeston, Monical's Pizza, Montana Mike's, Mr. Tire, NAPA Auto Parts, O'Leary's Pub, Putt Zone, Vermilion County  Museum Society, and Vermilion Place. 

DANVILLE, ILLINOIS  
   Friday, June 18, 2010  

Dinin' on the Dixie

Experience an evening of fun and enjoyment at Vermilion Place, corner of Main and Hazel Streets.  The evening will start at 6 PM with the dedication of the new streetscape in the first block of North Hazel Street by Mayor Scott Eisenhauer. 

Then travel back to the past with a hamburger or hot dog meal cooked on the grill in the outdoor patio garden of Vermilion Place, 14 N. Hazel. Meal choices include: a hamburger (with all the fixins) meal with sandwich, chips and a non-alcoholic drink ($8.50) or a hot dog meal with all the above. ($7.00) Tickets will be available after May 1st at the Vermilion County Museum, Java Hut, or Vermilion Place, or may be purchased at the door.  

Your outdoor dining will be accompanied by great music. A new local "music group", coordinated by Alan Waite, consists of band members from Doc Ashton and the Root Canals, Alan Waite's own group, and Spice. They will be playing a wide range of music from blues, to jazz, to rock and roll from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Downtown Danville, Inc. will be manning a drinks tent outside Vermilion Place, adjacent to the band, for those wishing to purchase beer. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and listen to the music under the stars. 

Downtown Danville Farmer's Market - 7:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Temple Plaza (Vermilion and North Streets) 

Drivin' the Dixie - Register between 9:00 and 9:45 AM  (North & Walnut St.,  parking lot behind Vermilion Advantage) Danville, IL.  Registration is free.  Dash plaques to the first 25 cars. All ages  of cars accepted. Have passport stamped at spots along the way for area door prizes.
Passport Stop - Dixie Registration Booth, North & Walnut, Danville, IL 
   
Drivin' the Dixie Start - 10 AM (Vermilion & North, Danville, IL)

Passport Stop - McDonald's, 3195 N. Vermilion, Danville, IL    10 AM to 1 PM
                              show your passport when you order and receive 15% discount
                              on food purchase
                                                                    

Passport Stop - 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
                           Newell Township Historical Society
                           located in Pleasant View Church Building
                           just before grade school, on right, on Holloway St., Bismarck, IL
 
Concession Stand - 7 AM to 1 PM  inside the Bismarck Firehouse
                                 sponsored by Bismarck "Lucky Clovers" 4-H Club

Town wide rummage sales - 7 AM to 1 PM 
                                               obtain maps inside Bismarck Firehouse

Car Show - Christman Park, Rossville, IL 10 AM to 3 PM
                         (west from Dixie Hwy., 3 blocks south of the light)
                    Registration 10 AM to 12 Noon 
                    Participant voting at Noon to 1 PM
                    Awards at 3 PM to the top 25 vehicles
                    

Drivin' the Dixie Days - McFerren Park, Hoopeston, IL   9AM to 8 PM
                                         Food, Flea Market, Fishing Derby, Music, 
                                         Free Kid's Corner

For additional information contact:

Vermilion County Museum
116 N. Gilbert Street
Danville, IL 61832
(217) 442-2922
www.vermilioncountymuseum.org 
Museum Hours
Tuesday through Saturday : 10 AM to 5 PM

Closed Sundays, Mondays and major holidays

Door Fee Museum Center: $2.50 Adult ; $1.00 teens 13-17; Children Free
Door Fee Center and Fithian Home: $4.00 Adult ; $1.00 teens 13-17; 
Children Free