Russel Brazzel Recital Apr 20, 7:30pm, Classical Guitarist plays compositions by John Duarte, Mauro Giuliani, Maximo Diegp Pujol, and Federico Moreno Torroba. Free. Millikin University Kaueper Hall, Decatur. For more info, call 424- 3934.
Sound Celebration Chorus Every Mon, 7-10pm, For women who like to sing. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St. For info, call 523-4363 or go to www.soundcelebration.org.
Springfield Classical Guitar Society Benefit Concert Apr 18, 8pm, Russel Brazzel performs compositions by John Duarte, Mauro Giuliani, Maximo Diego Pujol and Federico Moreno Torroba. $12 adults, $9 seniors/students. First Presbyterian Church, 321 S. Seventh. For more info, call 726-8991.
The Revolution Music and Art Festival Through Apr 20, Looking for bands and silent auction artwork for event Apr 25, 11am- 7pm, $5-$7. Feitshans Academy Elementary, 1101 S. 15th. Call 816-1999. www.myspace.com/therevolutionsyou.
The Rock and Worship Roadshow Apr 19, 6-10pm, MercyMe, Jeremy Camp, Tenth Avenue North, Sanctus Real and John Reuben. Special guest opening the show is the winner of WIBI’s “Opening Act” contest. $10. Prairie Capitol Convention Center.
Wabash Run Apr 19, 2-5pm, Hill Prairie Winery.
DANCE
Ballroom Dance Classes Apr 16-May 21, Six-week classes sponsored by Springfield Park District and Ron & Paula’s Ballroom Dancing. Nelson Center, Lincoln Park. For info or to register, call 553-0446 or visit www.RonAndPaulaDance.com.
Hubbard Street Dance Company Apr 16, 7:30pm, Combines versatility and contemporary dance under Jim Vincent, artistic director. $37 and $42. UIS Sangamon Auditorium. For info, call 206-6160 or visit sangamonauditorium.org.
Polka Dance Apr 19, 2-5:30pm, Heritage Band. K of C Hall, 401 S. Fourth St. Riverton. $9-$8. www.illinoischapterpolkofa.org.
Swing Dance Apr 26, 6-9pm, Jacksonville Amvets dance to Judy Kaye and Friends. Amvets, 210 E. Court St., Judy Kaye, 476-3488 or 652-3499.
Themed Dance Apr 8, 15, 22, 29, 6:45-10pm, Aqua Club workshop/lesson 6:45-7:30pm, dance 7:30-10pm. 1st Wed- ballroom workshop, 2nd Wed- Latin, 3rd Wed- country, 4th Wed- hustle/swing. $7. Aqua Club, Lake Springfield. www.dancingdates.com
West Coast Swing Dance Every Wed, 7-10pm, DJ Claude. 75% west coast, 25% other. Aqua Club, 1 Club, close to Firefighters Club (East Lake). www.dancingdates.com
ART & GALLERIES
A Room with Many Views Mar 6-Apr 24, 10am-5pm Tues- Fri,10am-3pm Sat, Debbie Megginson and Inga Schweska. Prairie Art Alliance, 420 S. 6th St. For info, call 544-2787.
Art Auction Apr 18, 6pm, Preview begins for 7pm Fifth Street Renaissance/SARA Center live auction featuring over 150 custom framed and matted works of art; lithographs, etchings, serigraphs, watercolors and sports memorabilia. Opening bids generally 50% less than traditional framed gallery prices. $10 includes wine and cheese social with hors d’oeuvres. Ansar Shrine, 630 S. Sixth St. For tickets or more info, call 544-5040.
Art Exhibit and Sale Mar 12-Apr 16, 8am-4pm Mon- Fri, Artwork display and sale by Springfield College-Benedictine University art students and faculty for the Children’s Miracle Network. Free. Springfield College in Illinois. For info, call 494-6434.
Blue Door Gallery 10am-5:30pm Mon-Sat, 11am- 3pm Sun, Offering 60 artists’ works, including jewelry, paintings, wood, florals, fiber art, etched glass and more. The Blue Door Gallery, 214 S. Sixth St. www.bluedoorart.com.
Canstruction April 27-May 3, 9am-5pm, Mon- Fri, Teams of architects, engineers, and students mentored by these professionals, compete to design and build giant structures made entirely from full cans of food. Free. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, 212 N. Fifth St. For more info, call 558-8934 or go to www.presidentlincoln.org
Ed Martin Art Exhibit Through Apr 30, 12-4pm, Local glass artist on exhibit in the Washington Park botanical dome with collaborations in metal from Darrin Miller and other metal artists. Free. Washington Park Botanical Dome, 1740 W. Fayette Ave. For more info, call 652- 2873 or go to www.edmartinart.com.
Morton Barker Paperweight Collection Large and prestigious collection of paperweights, most of which were created in post-Napoleonic France. Illinois State Museum, 502 S. Spring St. For info, call 782-7386 or go to www.museum.state.il.us.
Pat Kreppert Exhibits Through Apr, Mixed media on display. Trout Lily Cafe, 218 S. Sixth St. www.troutlilycafe.com.
Prairie House Fine Craft Gallery Apr 16-22, 10am-6pm, Featuring giclee prints of Obama/Biden visit to Springfield in August 2008, by Mark McMahon of Illinois. Prairie House, 3013 Lindbergh Blvd, Gale Myers, 546-1770.
Spring Adult Art Classes Marketing Your Art, George King; Acrylic or Oil Painting, and Drawing; Back to Basics, Toni Wrightsman; Intermediate Digital and Beginning Digital Photography, Aaron Green; and Intuitive Color Theory: Part III, Jeff Garland. Prairie Art Alliance, Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St. www.prairieart.org
The Leaf and the Page Through Aug 9, Features eleven contemporary Illinois artists with works such as giant stainless steel plants, weeds made from trash and mushroom books growing out of the wall. Illinois State Museum.
Vogele Print Collection Mar 30-Apr 22, 11am-6pm, Mon-Thur. More than 20 prints by Jim Dine, Sol LeWitt and Philip Pearlstein among others. Opening reception Apr 17, 5:30- 8pm. Free. UIS Visual Arts Gallery, Health and Sciences Building, Rm 201. For info, go to www.uis.edu/visualarts or call, 206-6506.
FILM & TELEVISION
A Child of the Sun Apr 19, 1-2pm, Story of Florida Southern College, the largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture. Sponsored by the Dana-Thomas House Foundation and AIA IL Springfield. Illinois State Museum, 502 S. Spring St, Regina Albanese, 788-9452. www.dana-thomas.org
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