FALL CALENDAR
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Fall Garden and Landscape Seminar Oct 10, 11am, “Fabulous Fall Container Gardens.” Capture spirit of autumn with our fun and easy container gardening ideas. Green View Nursery, 3000 W. Jefferson St. Free and open to public. To reserve seating, call 787- 4700.

Indian Summer Festival Oct 10-11 (See “Fall festival fun,” p. 30)

Carve for the Carillon Oct 10-11, 11am-5pm, Bring your carving tools and stencils, or use ours, and help carve 2009 pumpkins to be illuminated and displayed at the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular. For more info, call 753-6219 or e-mail [email protected] or visit www.carillonrees.org. Washington Park Rees Memorial Carillon, Chatham Rd and Fayette Ave.

Pumpkin Day Oct 11, Bring your carved or decorated pumpkin to the pumpkin patch to be judged in funny or spooky categories. Goody bags for participants. For more information, call 447-3409. Gail's Pumpkin Patch, 1709 2000th Ave, Beason.

LLCC Slammin’ Sweets Poetry Series Oct 13, 11am, Features Carlos Gomaz. Slam poets of diverse backgrounds use the tradition of spoken performance as a tool of free expression. Free. For more info, call 786-2789. LLCC, Robert H. Stephens Room, Menard Hall.

Lincoln Brewster in Concert Oct 15, 7pm, Contact Ministries presents “Today is the Day.” $20. For more info, call 800-965-9324 or 753-3939 or visit www.itickets.com. First United Methodist Church, 2941 South Koke Mill.

Tom Russell Oct 15, 8pm, WUIS Bedrock Series. $25, $20 pre-sale. Hoogland Center for the Arts Theatre III, 420 S. Sixth St. For info or tickets, call 523- 2787.

Hawker Photography Exhibit Oct 15-Nov, 10am-4pm Tue-Sat, SIU photographer Jim Hawker’s work on display. Open to public. Vachel Lindsay Home State Historic Site, 603 South Fifth Street. For info, call 524- 0901.

Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular Oct 16-17, 6-10pm, Promenade around the Carillon and Botanical Garden and view 2,009 hand-carved, illuminated jack-o-lanterns. Also, Tree of Lights and food vendors. Park at SH-G and ride the free bus. For more info, call 753- 6219 or e-mail [email protected] or visit www.carillon-rees.org. Washington Park Rees Memorial Carillon, Chatham Rd. and Fayette Ave.

Darwin the Dinosaur: Corbian Visual Arts and Dance Oct 16 (See “Autumn is showtime,” p. 34)

Classically Sacred Oct 16, 6-8:30pm, Performers in rooms of the Lindsay Home read from classic stories and