event. Entertainment, hands-on learning stations, games, activities, crafts, door prizes, treats and more. $2 trick-or-treaters, $1 adults. For info, e- mail Elizabeth at [email protected] or call 782-5993. Illinois State Museum, 502 S. Spring St.

YMCA Fall Family Festival Oct 16, 5:30-8:30pm, Carnival games, DJ, prizes, face painting, give-a-ways, family swim, hotdogs, nachos, popcorn and more. Free to the community. Small fee for concessions. YMCA, 701 S. Fourth St.

BOOKS & AUTHORS

Author Lehrman Luncheon Oct 15, 12:30-2:30pm, Lewis E. “Lew” Lehrman is the author of Lincoln at Peoria: The Turning Point and founder of the Lehrman Institute in New York. $20 includes lunch. For more information, call 558-8934. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum, 212 N Sixth St.

Daniel Wolff Book Discussion Oct 20, 7-9pm, Wolff’s new book, How Lincoln Learned to Read: Twelve Great Americans and the Educations that Made Them, was an editor’s choice at the Chicago Tribune. Free, reservations required. Call 558-8934. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum, 212 N Sixth St.

THEATER & COMEDY

Beauty and the Beast Oct 16-18, 8pm Fri-Sat, 2pm Sun, Springfield Theatre Centre production. $13 adult, $12 sr/child. For info, call 523-2787. Hoogland Center for the Arts LRS Theatre 1, 420 S. Sixth St.

Comedian Bill Engvall Oct 22, 7-10pm, Hear stand-up comic famous for Here’s Your Sign book, song and routine. $35, plus $2 facility fee. Prairie Capital Convention Center, 1 Convention Center Plz.

Comedian Scott Derenger Oct 16-17, 8pm, Annual Way Til Next Year Comedy Show for Cub Fans. Wrigley Beer vendor turned comedian Scott Derenger headlines. Wear your Cubs getups $5. $10 regular admission. Mason City Limits Comedy Club, 482-5233.

Comedy Open Mic with Alan Perry Oct 20, 27, 9pm, $2. For info visit barnonespringfield on Facebook. Bar None, 245 S. Fifth St.

Darwin the Dinosaur: Corbian Visual Arts and Dance Oct 16, 7pm, Combines the telling of a heartrendering story with a truly unique and innovative theater experience where electroluminescent crayon-like creatures light up the stage in a blackout setting. For more info call 206-6160. Sangamon Auditorium, UIS, 1 University Plz.

Little Shop of Horrors Oct 23-25, 7:30pm Fri & Sat, 2pm Sun, Jacksonville Theater Guild presents. For more information, call 245-1402. Sophie Leschin Theatre. Jacksonville Community Park, 1201 S. Main, Jacksonville.

The Rocky Horror Show Oct 23-24, 9pm Fri, 5pm and 9pm Sat, Adult content. May not be suitable for children. $16 adults, $15 seniors/students. For info or tickets call 523-2787. Hoogland Center for the Arts LRS Theatre 1, 420 S. Sixth St.

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