Stroll on State, Rockford's official kickoff to the holiday season, is about three weeks away.

John Groh, president and CEO of the Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, joins Steve Summers on This Week in the Stateline to discuss this year's event.

Stroll on State takes place from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 25 in downtown Rockford.

Listen below for the full episode:

 

    The 17th annual Gerald Broski Memorial Golf Outing to benefit the Center for Sight & Hearing, 8038 MacIntosh Lane in Rockford, takes place on Monday.

    Check-in for the golf scramble starts at noon and the shotgun start is at 1 p.m. at Forest Hills Country Club, 5135 Forest Hills Road, Loves Park. You can register to take part in the outing here.

    Maureen Mall, president of the center, joined Steve Summers on This Week in the Stateline to talk about the event and the services the center offers.

    Listen to the whole episode below.

     
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    [caption id="attachment_190498" align="aligncenter" width="2048"] Oil on canvas paintings by Su-en Wong are on display at Rockford Art Museum, 711 N. Main St., Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)[/caption]

    Carrie Johnson of the Rockford Art Museum joins Steve Summers on This Week in the Stateline to talk about the upcoming Greenwich Village Art Fair and more.

     
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    Mayor Tom McNamara joins Steve Summers on This Week in the Stateline to talk about the next 13th Ward alderman, upcoming 815 Day celebrations, the next step in the proposal to redevelop Barber-Colman, the start of construction to bring fiber optic cable across Rockford, and other happenings from the past week in Rockford.

     
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