Downtown Danville will be filled with special events tonight. The First Friday event will be Sweets in the Street. And there will be the official naming of the Joseph Cannon building. John Shimkus, A former Congressman who represented Danville, will be the keynote speaker at the event remembering former Speaker of the House Joseph G. Cannon, Cannon served nearly five decades in Congress –including eleven as Speaker of the House. The program at 201 North Vermilion Street in Downtown Danville will include dedicating the Vermilion County Administration Building as the Joseph G. Cannon Building. After the ceremony, the public will be able to tour the building.
The Sweets in the Street will be from 5-8 p.m. The downtown area will be filled with music, bake sales, a candy cart, face painting, joyful bubbles, balloon animals, and a classic car show. There will be a variety of food options for sale. And the David Palmer Arena will host the Market on Main with a variety of vendors to shop! In preparation for the event and to accommodate certain event activities, many of the downtown roads will be closed from 1-8:15 PM today.
The Cannon Celebration continues Saturday with a 5k Walk/Run’. It starts at 8:00 a.m. at the Vermilion County Museum at 116 North Gilbert Street. After the race there will be an Open House at the Fithian Home part of the Vermilion County museum.
