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birthday open house and see Springfield’s most famous poet’s home. Entertainment/performers, birthday cake, spiced cider, coffee inside heated tent in back garden, children’s activities, walking tours. For more info, call 524- 0901. Vachel Lindsay Home State Historic Site, 603 S. Fifth St.

THEATER & COMEDY

Comedian Mark Sweeney Oct 30-31, 7:30 and 9:30pm, Two shows each night. $13 and $15 vip. For info call 391-5653. Donnie B’s Comedy Club, 2937 W. White Oaks Dr.

Comedy Open Mic with Alan Perry Nov 03, 10, 7:30-10pm, For info visit barnonespringfield on Facebook. Bar None, 245 S. Fifth St.

Little Shop of Horrors Oct 30-31, Nov 01, 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.

Pardon My Shorts Nov 06-08, 7:30pm Fri-Sat, 5pm Sun, Evening of short plays by Ken Bradbury with proceeds to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Morgan County. Call 245-1402 for reservations. Sophie Leschin Theatre, 1201 S. Main St, Jacksonville.

Radium Girls Oct 30-31, Nov 05-08, Fri-Sat 7:30pm; Sun 2pm, The Illinois College TheatreWorks presents. $5. Sibert Theatre. For tickets call 245-3471. Illinois College Rammelkamp Chapel, 1101 W. College Ave, Jacksonville.

Sylvia Nov 07-08, Presented by the Hoogland Center for the Arts and Over the Moon Productions. $16-$15. For more info, call 523-2787. Hoogland Center for the Arts LRS Theatre 1, 420 S. Sixth St.

The Laramie Project Nov 06-08, 8pm Fri and Sat; 2pm Sun, Drama draws on reaction to hate crime killing of gay college student Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming in 1998. $13-12. Springfield Theatre Centre theatre III. For info call 523-2787. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St.

The Rocky Horror Show Oct 30-31, 9pm Fri, 5pm and 9pm Sat, Rowdy rock musical about a Transylvanian transvestite and the naive couple ensnared in his erotically evil web. Adult content. $16-15. Costumes encouraged, prop bags $5. For info or tickets call 523-2787. Hoogland Center for the Arts LRS Theatre 1, 420 S. Sixth St.

Uncle Larry Reeb Oct 30-31, 8pm Fri, 7:15 & 9:30 Sat, Comedian Larry Reeb aka, Uncle Lair, headlines. This show is rated R. Mason City Limits Comedy Club, 114 E. Chestnut, Mason City, 482 5233.

MUSIC: GENERAL EVENTS

Bill Miller Nov 03, 11:30am, Musician Bill Miller, multiple Grammy and Native American Music awards winner. Free event. For more information, call 786-2789. LLCC, Student Union, Menard Hall, Springfield, Lincoln Land Community College, 5250 Shepherd Rd.

Elyce Nov 07, 7pm, Elyce performs songs from her CD “Who I Am.” Also performing Nx. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. $5. Holy Ground Coffeehouse, 304 W. Allen.

Goosebumps Organ Concert and Electronic Light Show Oct 31, 7pm, Dress in all black or white, as a heroes of the past or in street clothes for this free, family concert. Dramatic and evocative music, dance and electronic lighting. Organist Timothy Spelbring plays. Refreshments. Donations to Springfield’s Salvation Army. For more information, call 528-4311. First Presbyterian Church, 321 S. Seventh St.

Halloween Pops Oct 31, 8pm, Spooky, silent film projected above orchestra.

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