and more. $5 for entire weekend. Prairie Land, 1005 West Michigan, South Jacksonville.
Riverfest Sep 25-27, $240 first place cash prizes in tug-a-truck 6- man team competitions. Adult division (19 up) $60 team, $75 day of event Friday, 6:30pm. Junior division is Saturday 1pm. Pancake/sausage breakfast 8-10:30am Sunday. Center Park, Riverton. For more info, contact Christina Nation at 523-4210 or visit www.clearlaketownship.net.
Woodlawn Farm Fall Festival Sep 27, 12-5pm, Features music, craft displays, gunsmith, children’s activities and refreshments. $5, $10/families. The Farm is owned and operated by Underground Railroad Committee of Morgan County Historical Society. Woodlawn Farm, Old Route 36, three miles east of Jacksonville. For more info, contact Woodlawn Farm at or visit www.woodlawnfarm.com.
BOOKS & AUTHORS
Let Us Be Bold With Our Songs Sep 26, 2pm, This series highlights soloists/musicians educating and entertaining along side history in the rooms of the historic Lindsay Home. Light refreshments follow. Vachel Lindsay Home State Historic Site, 603 S. Sixth St. For more info, contact Jennie at 524- 0901.
Dramatic Reading and Community Social Sep 17, 5:30pm, Peoples Free Coffeehouse features dramatic reading of Thomas Wolfe’s Look Homeward Angel, act 2, scene 1, directed by Mike Tirpak and Donna Simpson. People’s Church, 1109 E. Ash St.
Robert Hartley Oct 1, 10am-12pm, He has written books on Illinois history and politics, including books on Illinois politicians Paul Powell and Paul Simon. Free. Brookens Auditorium, UIS Campus. For more info, contact Kimberly Craig at 206-6245.
Ronald C. White, Jr. Sep 21, 7-9pm, Book discussion with author. Free, reservations required. For tickets, call 558-8934. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, 212 N. Sixth St. For more info, contact Robin Tisdale at 558-8934 or visit www.presidentlincoln.org.
THEATER & COMEDY
Nunsense Sep 18-20, Fri/Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm, Presented by the Hoogland Center for the Arts and Gordon Productions. $16 adults, $15 senior/child. Hoogland Center for the Arts LRS Theatre 1, 420 S. Sixth St. For more info, contact HCFA at 523-2787 or visit www.scfta.org.
An Evening with Garrison Keillor Postponed Sep 21, 7:30pm, Host and writer of “A Prairie Home Companion” and “The Writer’s Almanac,” heard on public radio stations across the country. Sangamon Auditorium, UIS PAC, One University Plaza. For more info, contact Ticket Office at 206-6160.
Comedian Troy Davis Sep 18-19, 8pm, $10.50cc, 10cash $2.50vip. Mason City Limits Comedy Club, 114 E. Chestnut St. For more info, contact Clammy at 482-5233 or visit http://www.mclimits.com.
Comedy Open Mic with Alan Perry Tuesdays, 9pm, Cover is $2. Bar None, 427 E. Monroe. For info visit barnonespringfield on Facebook.
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