THE CALENDAR
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Swinging Saturdays - Latin Dance/Salsa Mar 20, 4-9:30pm, Dance from 6:30- 9:30 p.m. in Student Center Gym. $10. Registration 3:30 p.m. $15 workshop/dinner/dance. www.dancingdates.com. University of Illinois at Springfield.
West Coast Swing Dance Mar 24, 7:30-9:30pm, Weekly dance. www.dancingdates.com. Aqua Club, 1 Club Area.
West Coast Swing and Waltz Mar 21, 28, 3:30-7pm. dancingdates.com. Prairie Land Dance Club, Matilda St, Illiopolis.
ART & GALLERIES
Amateur Photography Contest Includes youth division age 12 and under. Photos must be taken in Washington Park. Deadline Apr 19, 4 p.m. 753-6228. Washington Park Botanical Garden, Fayette Ave.
Brown Bag Art Lecture Mar 26, 12-1pm, Rosina Neginsky presents Michael Vrubel, a Russian painter first to develop a representation of the subconscious world in art. Open to public. Coffee and cookies provided, bring sack lunch. 523-2631. Springfield Art Association, 700 N. Fourth St.
Call for Illinois Artists Submit for IL State Museum Artisans Program. Mar 28 deadline. 312-814- 1794. museum.state.il.us/artisans. Illinois State Museum, 502 S. Spring St.
Cari Lepper Exhibit Mar 20, 24-27, 11am-6pm Wed-Fri, 10am-4pm Sat, Through Apr 30, New line of paintings with extraordinary depth and color. Opening day Sat, Mar 20, artist will be in gallery all day. Martin Fine Art Gallery, 1515 S. Fifth St, 528-4913.
Illusions Mar 18-20, 23-27, 30-31, 10am-5pm Tue-Fri, 10am-3pm Sat, Through Apr 23, John Hartleroad, photography; Christopher Martin, painting; Kathy Pauley, 3-D mixed media. 544-2787. H.D. Smith Gallery, 420 S. Sixth St.
Made in Illinois Mar 18-19, 23-26, 30-31, 10am-2pm Tues-Fri, Through Apr 16, exhibit features 25 Illinois artists who are Illinois State Museum Artisan Program members. Robert Morris Gallery, 607 E. Adams, 522-8977.
Mixed Media Exhibit Mar 18-20, 22-27, 29-31, 7am-3:30pm Mon-Fri, 9am-2pm Sat, View the work of Kathy Leslie. For more info call 391- 0101. Trout Lily Cafe, 218 S. Sixth St.
Most Curious... Mar 18, 22, 11am-6pm Mon-Thu, Through Mar 22, Springfield artist, Felicia Olin, exhibits multimedia pieces focused on capturing the spirit of timeless beauty, striving for an ethereal quality. 206-6506. UIS Visual Arts Gallery, Health and Sciences Building, room 201.
Multi Media Exhibit Mar 18-21, 23-28, 1-3pm Sun, 4-6pm Tues-Sat, Through Mar 28, work by Br. Brian Zampier of St. Louis, Mo. 243- 9390. David Strawn Art Gallery, 331 W. College Ave, Jacksonville.
North to Alaska Exhibition Mar 18-28, 8:30am-5pm Mon-Sat, 12- 5pm Sun, Through Mar 28, Photographs by Robert Glenn Ketchum with collections from Aleut, Inuit, Koyukon and Tlingit peoples includes stunning largescale color photographs of Alaska. Illinois State Museum, 502 S. Spring St, 782- 7386.
Shelter: Photographs of Lee Malany Mar 18-20, 23-27, 10am-4pm Tue-Sat, Humanitarian photographs of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Darfur and Peru from Malany’s ongoing work as Disaster Response and Mitigation Engineer and Land, Shelter, and Infrastructure Specialist with USAID. Public reception Mar 20, 2-4 p.m. Vachel Lindsay Home State Historic Site, 603 S. Fifth St. 524-0901.
Urban Views: Two Perspectives of the Same Landscape Mar 18-20, 22-27, 29-31, 10am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-3pm Sat, Through Apr 10, new images from the Twin Cities by Chris Faust and Michael A. Shapiro from Minneapolis and St. Paul. 523-2631. Springfield Art Association, 700 N. Fourth St.
FILM & TELEVISION
Call for Film Entries Accepting films of all lengths and subjects for Route 66 International Film Festival held Sept. 17-19. Trophies awarded. For more info visit route66filmfestival.net.
SAA Film Festival Mar 28, 30, 1pm and 4pm Sun, 7pm Tue, “Summer Hours” (France). A sublime domestic drama about three adult sisters distracted by their busy lives, brought together by the task of disposing of their recently deceased mother’s belongings. $7, $4 students w/ID. Parkway Pointe Cinema, 3025 Lindbergh Boulevard.
Springfield/Central Illinois Film Commission Meeting Mar 18, 7-9pm, Free, but food purchase requested. For more info, call 816-2117. Route 66 Hotel & Conference Center, 625 E. Saint Joseph St.
SCIENCE
Expanding Your Horizons in Math, Science and Technology Mar 20, 8:45am-12:45pm, Exciting “hands-on” conference for 6, 7, and 8 grade girls. Learn about careers in math, science and technology from professional women. Parents welcome. UIS Public Affairs Center (PAC), 217-529-4165.
Star Parties Mar 26, 8-10pm, John Martin, assistant professor of astronomy/physics hosts this popular free observatory (SE corner) learn and look. 206-8342. UIS Brookens Library, One University Plaza.
NATURE
A Gardener’s Guide to Plant Propagation Mar 23, 25, 1pm Tue, 7pm Thu, Winter telenet program with Greg Stack, horticulture educator, University of Illinois Extension, who explains various ways plants can be propagated. $5. Reserve handout packet, pre-register at www.extension.uiuc.edu/sangamonmenard. For more info call 782-4617. Illinois State Fairgrounds, 801 Sangamon Avenue.
Garden 101: Awakening Your Garden Mar 20, 10am, Bring your garden to life and learn how to prepare it for a healthy and successful season. GreenView Nursery, 3000 W. Jefferson. 787-4700.
Illini Bird Fancier’s Bird Club Fair/Sale Mar 20, 10am-4pm, Vendors and breeders with varieties of birds from small to large. 522-9220. Route 66 Hotel & Conference Center, 625 E. Saint Joseph St.
Spring Floral Display Mar 27-31, 12-4pm Mon-Fri, 12-5pm Sat-Sun, Easter Lilies and lush tropical foliage fill the Exhibit Hall and
