An Night Out with Sherlock Holmes (a.k.a. Robert Seufert)
“It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.” Sherlock Holmes, A Scandal in Bohemia (1891)
Learn the facts about Sherlock Holmes from the great detective himself.
Visit with the world’s greatest sleuth in person at Our Town Books.
Music, Traditional British Food and Drink
Thursday, May 17, at 7 p.m.
Downtown Celebration

Jacksonville Main Street’s Downtown Celebration,
an annual event filled with fun and entertainment to celebrate the historic heart of our community!
Our downtown is winner of a National Trust for Historic Preservation 2012 Great American Main Street Award.
Saturday, May 19
Book Signing: J.D. Proffitt

Manchester Bluff: A Civil War Novel
As informative as it is exciting, J.D. Proffitt’s first novel captures little known aspects of Civil War dynamics, including events that originated in his hometown of Alexander, Illinois.



