The International Mother Jones Festival returns May 3 from 1–3 p.m. Celebrate the legacy of legendary labor activist Mother Jones with an afternoon of history, music, and community.

Festival Activities Include:

• Live Music: Traditional and contemporary labor songs performed by Wildflower Conspiracy and Piasa Canyon
• Food & Refreshments: Local food trucks, B & K Bakery cookies, plus soda and lemonade
  
• Children’s Programming: Hosted by Macoupin Art Collective, including Mother Jones readings and hands-on activities
  
• Live Entertainment: “Magic and Medicine” performance by Magician Dr. Longhair Randy Thompson
• Antique Fire truck
• Mother Jones exhibit at the Mount Olive Public Library
  
• Tours of the Mother Jones Museum
  
• Shopping: Commemorative and souvenir items available from Friends of the Mother Jones Museum, including travel mugs, T-shirts, books, and magnets
  
• Special Readings: Cheryl Eicher Jett reading from Aprons Away: Women’s Work on Route 66 and Richard Stimac presenting original Mother Jones poetry
• Docents at the Mother Jones Monument and tours of the Union Miners Cemetery from 3-4 p.m.

Come celebrate the woman who never let go of her fighting spirit!