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Calendar P.O. Box 5256 Springfield, IL 62705 Dates, times and locations are subject to last-minute changes, so we suggest calling before attending the event.
Books & Authors
Accepting Teen Poetry Submissions Now accepting poetry and artwork submissions from teens, grades 6-12, for international teen poetry anthology. Contributors receive two books. For more info or complete rules, visit www.adonisdesignspress.com or www.pwlf.com.
Book Signing Jan 28, 7pm, Jill Egizzii signs copies of her new novel, The Look of Love. For more info e-mail [email protected]. Barnes and Noble, Veterans Parkway.
Governors and Gangsters Feb 04, 1pm, Taylor Pensoneau, retired Illinois political writer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, speaks on the facets involved in the research and writing on some of the leading political figures and mobsters in modern Illinois history. For more info call 498-9921. University of Illinois Extension Sangamon-Menard Unit, 2501 N. Eighth St, Illinois State Fairgrounds, Bldg #30.
Poetry Parnassus Jan 28, 10:30am, Join Springfield Poets and Writers poetry critiquing group. Bring copies of poems to share. For more info visit www.pwlf.com. Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 3111 S. Veteran’s Pkwy.
Theater & Comedy
Cabaret Jan 22, 8pm, Sally Bowles, a middle-class lass from London, works as a singer at Berlin’s Kit-Kat Club and trys to live the decadent life. $41-$51. Pre-show dinner available, extra charge. For more info or tickets call 206-6160 or visit uis.edu/sangamonauditorium. Sangamon Auditorium, UIS, 1 University Plaza.
Comedian Charlie Weiner Jan 29-30, 8pm Fri, 7:15pm & 9:30pm Sat, High energy rated R hilarity. For more info call 482-5233 or visit www.mclimits.com. Mason City Limits Comedy Club, 114 E. Chestnut, Mason City.
Comedian Scotty K. Jan 22-23, 7:30pm Fri and Sat, Donnie B’s Comedy Club, 2937 W. White Oaks Dr, 391-5653.
Comedian Sean Morey Jan 22-23, 8pm Fri, 7:15pm and 9:30pm Sat, Famous for “The Man Song,” among others. For more info call 482-5233. Mason City Limits Comedy Club, 114 E. Chestnut, Mason City.
The Importance of Being Earnest Jan 22-24, 8pm Fri-Sat, 2pm Sun, Springfield Theatre Centre presents Earnest Oscar Wilde’s comedy of mistaken identities and deflated Victorian pomposity. No one is quite who they seem to be in this witty farce. Directed by Becca Loschen. $13 adults, $12 senior/child. Theatre III. For tickets or more info call 523-2787. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St.
Music: General Events
Acoustic Lunch Jan 22, 25-27, 12-1pm, Dennis Darling, Matt Eck, Kathnyn Raistrick, Jessica Jolly. For more info call 391-
