Southern Illinois Opry

05/21/2026

We need to see some more bids on the guitar below. Just a few nights ago Ella Langley broke records at the ACM Awards by winning 7. She is also the first FEMALE to ever hold the top 2 spots on the Billboard Top 100 at the same time. That’s never been done, not by Reba, Dolly or Taylor Swift. She is the biggest thing out there and she signed this guitar.
Remember hat 100% will be donated to kids in need.
Come on let’s raise some money! The current bid is $1000.

05/18/2026

Current bid is $1000.00!
This is an AMAZING opportunity to own a collectors piece!! Look at who signed it!!
This is Steve, and as you guys know I have spent the last few years raising money for kids in Union County through our shows. From time to time I’m able to get some pretty cool items for us to auction and donate 100% of the money to kids. The really cool thing is when I buy guitars to be signed by artists I work with I get them by bidding on them at our St Jude events where Sixwire has helped to raise millions and millions of dollars for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. That means that our local show has donated to St Jude which is an amazing cause! Now I will auction them again to raise money for kids in need in our county. Now for the good part!
You have a chance to win a guitar that was signed at a St Jude Friendsgiving Concert at the Grand Ole Opry by,
Brad Paisley, Old Dominion, Dylan Scott, and Chase Matthew. Now here’s the big one. She swept the ACM AWARDS last night, and she is breaking records, this guitar is signed by ELLA LANGLEY!!!!
You can send me a private message if you don’t want people to know who is bidding or just post in the comments. This is an incredible opportunity plus you are donating to the kids in our county. You don’t have to live here to bid, I will ship it to you. This will end on the 4th of July.
I think starting bid should be $1000.00 Bidding will be in increments of $50.00
Let the bidding begin!! Once we have a bid I will keep the highest bid at the top of this post so check back.

02/23/2026

My office tonight! Sixwire is the house band tonight at the Ryman for the Gatlin Brothers 70 year anniversary show. Lots of artists!

02/23/2026

Thank you Hannah Prendergast Photography for the amazing photos! Hannah is the official photographer for the Southern Illinois Opry. You can see what you are missing if you haven’t been to a show. This was our first show back at Kiki’s CoffeeHouse and we had a blast. Tickets for the next show will be announced soon! Don’t forget to ask about being a sponsor of the Southern Illinois Opry!

01/14/2026

Tickets are NOW ON SALE for the Southern Illinois Opry on February 21st at Kiki’s CoffeeHouse. Call 618-833-2023 to reserve your seats. Poster coming soon!

01/13/2026

Tickets go on sale tomorrow for the Southern Illinois Opry on February 21st at Kiki’s CoffeeHouse. Call 618-833-2023 to reserve the best seats before it sells out. If you are a sponsor today is your last day to pre-purchase your seats.

01/03/2026

Before we get into our 2026 series of shows I want to thank all of our past sponsors for making this show possible. As you know we raise money to help kids in Union County, and to date we’ve raised about $20,000.00. I wanted to let you know who all have benefited from donations. Here is a list so that you know what the money goes to.
1. Shop With A Cop - Anna
2. Shop With A Sheriff - Jonesboro
3. Shop With A Hero - Cobden
4. Village Of Dongola feeding families at Christmas.
5. Pay It Forward
6. Hadley’s Haven entrance sign
7. Stinson Library
8. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
9. Performing Arts Scholarships to Union County Schools.
10. Donated to several small local fund raisers in our area.

Again thank you so much and thank you for your continued support. If you have any interest in sponsoring the 2026 Southern Illinois Opry send us a message or call 616-429-4450.
Thanks again,
Steve Hornbeak

12/27/2025

As most of you know, we are moving the show back to Kiki's Coffeehouse at 326 S. Main Street in Downtown Anna, IL. In the past we have always donated 100% of our profits to kids in Union County. We will continue to donate throughout the year but since Kiki's is a smaller venue there won't be as much seating which also means we won't raise quite as much as in the past. We have always had SPONSORS to offset our cost and it helps us to be able to bring you a great show. If you are interested in being a sponsor you are getting an amazing advertising package and helping to bring something really cool to downtown Downtown Anna, IL that helps all of the businesses and helps to raise more money for kids! Here is what you get as a sponsor.
1. Your business or family name on our radio ads.
2. Your business or family name on our promotional posters and social media.
3. Your business or family name mentioned live at our shows
4. You get a personal ad on our new 86” screen behing the drums on stage . It will run over a hundred times a day all year!
5. If you are wanting to buy tickets to a show, you will be notified a week before tickets go on sale for each show so you can have priority choice of seating.

Sponsorships are only $300 for the whole year! That is a deal. We hope to do more than 6 shows this year and the more sponsors we have, the more shows we can do.
If you are interested please send us a private message or call Steve Hornbeak at 615-429-4450 or call Kiki's CoffeeHouse at 618-833-2023 for more information. Below is a list to our sponsors so far for 2026. Add you name to the list!
Thank you for your consideration.

Thank You to our 2026 Sponsors
1. Fred Proctor
2. Havisham House
3. Mike Hileman - Mosquito Authority
4. Mike Penninger - Penninger Asphalt & Paving Inc.
5. Amy Penninger - House 2 Home Reality
6. The Robb Family
7. Phillip McGrath - Edward Jones
8. Randy Lambdin
9. Danielle Stevens - Quadstate Insurance
10. Sinisi's On Main
11. Rusty's Home Center
12. Kiki's Coffeehouse
13. WIBH Radio
14. Steve Hornbeak Productions
15. Union County Abstract
16. H&R Block Anna - Mary K Harris Miller
17. StarView Vineyards
18. AJ National Bank
19. Crain Funeral Homes and Cremation Service
20. Tasteful Affairs Catering
21. WIBH Radio
22. Bob’s Tavern
23. TayJay Frenchies
24. Five-S Land Management LLC.
25. Retreat At The Gambrel
26. Bill & Belinda Hatfield

Thanks to Hannah Prendergast Photography for some great photos!

10/03/2025

Again, big thank you to Mike Penninger from Penninger Asphalt and Paving and Amy Penninger from House 2 Home Realty for their donation and winner of the autographed guitar auction. You are making a lot of kids happy this Christmas!

06/24/2025

Check out the Southern Illinois Opry’s steel guitar player Jeff Wamble getting featured in a new video with The Flatt River Band and The Oak Ridge Boys!

“Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight” Performed by Flat River Band and The Oak Ridge Boys Guest Appearances John Schneider Jess Lauren Brooke Bridges Mus...