Promote your class, workshop or fundraiser here. Up to 30 words $10 per week; additional words .35 per word, per week. Contact your display ad rep OR email your ad (and contact info) to [email protected]. Deadline Monday, 10am for Thursday’s paper; all ads appear in print and in our online classified section. Pre-payment required – Visa, MC, Discover or by check. Questions? Call Courtney – 217/753-2226 x139
Art & Crafts
CHOOSING THE BEST Photographic workshop with Michael A. Shapiro - sorting, ranking, and editing images. Saturday, 3/6, 10:00am-noon, $25 OR 10:00am-3:00pm $65. For more information www.springfieldart.org. To register, 523-2631.
DRAGONFLY ART STUDIO Elkhart art classes for children and adults. Landscape, still life, portraits and wildlife in acrylic or watercolor. All materials provided. Beginners welcome! To receive schedule call 217- 732-7771 or email [email protected].
Computers
FEBRUARY COMPUTER CLASSES Registration begins Jan. 25. Lincoln Library will offer the following free, hands-on computer workshops in February. Preregistration is required. Call 753-4900, extension 227. http://www.lincolnlibrary.info Cooking & Food
COOKING CLASSES FOR ADULTS AND YOUTH: Monday, Feb. 22, 5:30pm — “Death by Chocolate” $55/person For youth: Friday Feb. 26, 1pm — Breadmaking Saturday Feb. 27, 4:30pm — Fun in the Kitchen $45/person (www.ciecatering.com). Susan @ 314-9125, [email protected]
Dance, Music, Theater, Film
BALLROOM DANCE CLASSES The Dance Factory in Taylorville. Tuesdays, February 23 thru March 30, 2010. Basic Ballroom - 6:00 - 7:00pm West Coast Swing I - 7:15 - 8:15pm (Prereq: Basics of West Coast Swing) Basic East Coast Swing - 8:30 - 9:30pm Ron & Paula’s Ballroom Dancing. 553-0446 (www.RonAndPaulaDance.com).
BALLROOM DANCE CLASSES Nelson Center at Lincoln Park. Wednesdays, February 24 thru March 31. Basic East Coast Swing - 6:00 - 7:00pm Ballroom I - 7:15 - 8:15pm (Prereq: Basic Waltz, Foxtrot, Rhumba) Ron & Paula’s Ballroom Dancing. 553-0446 www.RonAndPaulaDance.com
LEARN IRISH DANCE Start dancing your first day! No experience necessary. Achill Irish Dancers. Red School Mall. Saturdays 10-11:30 AM. [email protected] 217-381-3822
SELF-EXPRESSION THRU DANCE Learn to dance, be it for fun, fitness, creating art, or connecting with the divine. Register NOW for upcoming Bellydance and Bollywood classes. Rediscover the beauty of motion! www.karidazahava.com 217-241-8370
Fundraisers
ART FOR A CAUSE Fifth Street Renaissance art auction. Wine and snacks provided. $10/person. Preview 6pm, auction 7pm. February 27. Ansar Shrine, 630 S. 6th St . Ticket info, call Miranda Myers - 544-5040.
CHILI SUPPER Saturday, February 20, 2010 — 4 to 7 p.m. New Salem UMC. 6959 Old Jacksonville Road. Adults- $6.00, Children 10 and under-$4.00. $1 Hot Dogs. Carry out available.
COMEDY CARES Crisis Center Foundation domestic violence shelter fundraiser. Tickets $30, includes dinner and comedians from Donnie B’s Funny Bone. February 20, 6-10pm. Bogartís Banquet Hall, 2142 Old State Rd., Jacksonville. 243-4387.
PHOENIX CENTER TRIVIA NIGHT Firefighters/Postal Lake Club, Saturday, February 27, 7pm, $10 per person / 10 per table max. Registration forms at www.phoenixcenterspringfield.org or call 217-528-5253.
SAVE ACCESS 4! Featuring Rebel Bass, Dead Zebbra, Sam West, God’s Prodigy, The Regulars, Flatland, The Terrible Disappointments plus comedy with Alan Perry. Broadway Nites, 210 Broadway. 2/19, 8pm. Sponsored by Ric “Skippy” Major, Middle Option Music.
SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Red and Black Gala. Sat., Feb. 27, 6p.m. Prairie Capital Convention Center. Silent and live auction items, live entertainment, dinner buffet by Jimmy Oh. $50/person or $350/table of 8. 787-3661 for reservations. Sponsored by SHS Booster Club.
Garden & Nature
LLCC HOUSE/GARDEN/YARD workshops/classes Resourceful Owner series or individual classes: Heating/Cooling/Energy Savings Feb. 23, Electricity Mar. 16, Plumbing, Mar. 23, Painting/Wallpapering Apr.6; Yard Trees/Shrubs Mar. 18; Using Hand Tools, Mar. 1; Woodworking Mar. 2, Mar. 13; Intro Woodturning Mar. 10, Mar. 11; and many more. Schedule online at llcc.edu/commed or call 217-786-2432.
Miscellaneous
LLCC COMMUNITY LEARNING DISCOVERY DAY St. Louis Science Center & Omnimax Film: Vincent Van Gogh, lunch on The Hill; optional Segway rides. Description online at llcc.edu/commed or call 217-786-2432. Pets
DOG TRAINING Nationally recognized master trainer and dog behaviorist, David Dodd. Offering a series of workshops: How your dogís memory really works; how to motivate your dog to be good; house breaking; destructive behaviors; and fundamental control techniques. Study materials will be given. Refreshments included. WORKSHOPS BEGIN IN FEBRUARY. CALL FOR DETAILS OR RESERVATIONS. (217) 321-1703
Travel
LLCC COMMUNITY LEARNING Travel Opportunities to Memphis/Natchez/New Orleans and to Belize. Informational meeting Tuesday, March 2, 4-6 p.m., Trutter Center, LLCC main campus. No cost. Call 786- 2432 for information.
TRY IT! CLASSES offered by Lincoln Land Community Learning $12 each: Try Japanese (Origami, Too!) Feb. 24, Mar.1; Try Beating a Drum Mar.20; Try Flying Radio Control Airplanes Apr. 3 and more! Call LLCC Registration Services at 217-786-2292.