THE CALENDAR
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[email protected]. Little Flower School Activity Center (south of school), Stevenson Dr.
UIS Music Fall Showcase Concert Dec 04, 7:30pm, Free musical tour around the world featuring music from a variety of countries, cultures and historical periods performed by The Chamber Orchestra, Chorus and UIS Concert Band. Pre-concert lecture by UIUC musicology student Jessica Davis 7-7:20 p.m. For more info call 206-6240. UIS Studio Theatre, UIS.
Vespers 2009 Dec 05-06, 3pm and 7pm, 300 singers and instrumentalists, featuring traditional and new music for choirs and brass. $8- $6. For tickets, call 424-6318. Kirkland Fine Arts Center, 1184 W. Main St, Decatur.
Wil Maring and Robert Bowlin Dec 09, 7:30pm, To coincide with the Holiday Walk, a special acoustic bluegrass, folk, and country performance with Wil Maring and Robert Bowlin. Club Room. $14.50. For tickets call 523-2787. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St.
DANCE
Central IL Singles and Couples Dance Dec 04, 8-11pm, Every Friday night. Bobby Remack (Dec 4), Kevin Turner (Dec 11), Don Smith (Dec 18). No dance on Dec 25. Open to the public. For more info call 546-9515. VFW Post #755, 2211 Old Jacksonville Rd.
Loves 2 Dance Party Dec 05, 6:30-11pm, Great place to dance for all levels of dancers. DJ Marilyn plays all types of music and takes request. Special dance demo this night. For more info call 652-2128. Prairieland Dance Club, Matilda St, Illiopolis.
Old State Capitol 1800s Dance Practice Dec 07, 7-8:15pm, You can dance in the Lincoln Era Ball on New Year’s Eve during First Night, but you must attend weekly lessons Nov. 9-Dec. 28. $20 person, $30 couple. For info call 785-7960. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St.
West Coast Swing Dance Dec 09, 6:45-7:30pm, 12/2 Mike Bicklein and Dawn DeGrushe; 12/9 Natasha Kubiak and Mike Berkel; 12/16 Sherry Martin; 12/23 and 12/30 No Dance/Workshop. For info visit www.dancingdates.com. Aqua Club, 1 Club Area, 528-7700 x1.
ART & GALLERIES
A View from Afar Dec 03-05, 08-12, 15-16, 10am-5pm Tue-Fri, 10am-3pm Sat, Through December, reflections on both past and future perceptions with Shirley Caldwell Smith, watercolor; Tiffany Beane, portraiture; Poppy Vincent, jewelry. H.D. Smith Gallery, 420 S. Sixth St.
Call for Entries Artists invited to submit work until Jan. 29, 2010 for the 2010 Liturgical and Sacred Art Exhibition May 1-29, 2010. For complete info visit www.springfieldart.org or call 523-2631 to request info via mail. Springfield Art Association, 700 N. Fourth St.
Candle Making Dec 12, 10:30am-12:30pm, Wick, wax and roll. Tiny tots will have their eyes all a-glow when you bring home your handmade holiday candles. $15, $10 SAA members. For more info or two register by Dec. 5, call 523- 2631. Springfield Art Association, 700 N. Fourth St.
Gallery Opening Dec 03-05, 09-12, 11am-6pm Wed-Fri, 10am-4pm Sat, New studio/gallery opening featuring one of a kind art and jewelry. For more info call 652-2873. Martin Fine Art Gallery, 1515 S. Fifth St.
Julie White Dec 03-04, 07-11, 14-16, 8am- 4pm Mon-Fri, Artist Julie White’s work on display. She relies on marks and surface texture to unify her surfaces - reworking, layering and scraping away until she feels there is a resolution or emotional balance in the composition. LLCC James S. Murray Gallery, Upper level, Menard Hall.
Morton Barker Paperweight Collection Dec 03-05, 07-12, 14-16, Through Aug. 2010, Large and prestigious collection of paperweights, most of which were created in post-Napoleonic France. Illinois State Museum, 502 S. Spring St.
Oil Paintings Exhibit Dec 03-05, 07-12, 14-16, Rose
