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FAIRS & FESTIVALS
Barbecue, Blues and Cruise Festival Jun 05, 10am-10pm, Pro BBQ cook-off sanctioned by Kansas City Barbecue Society, amateur BBQ cook-off, blues music, Classic Car Cruise and Show, Bring Your Hog to Taylorville Motorcycle Ride and Show, skydivers, exhibition and vendor area and more. Christian County Fairgrounds, 700 W. Spresser St, Taylorville.
Blue Ridge Summerfest 2010 Jun 05, 3-11pm, Music, food, drink and fun on the lake. Live band, Ransom, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Variety of food from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. 3/$100 drawings and 50/50 drawing 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. Blue Ridge Club, 411 E. Lake Shore Dr, 529-1431.
Little Flower Heritage Days and Summerfest Jun 04-06, 5pm Fri, 2pm Sat, 11am Sun, Kids games, entertainment by local bands and great food. Church of the Little Flower, 800 Stevenson Dr.
Macon County Fair Jun 08-09, Carnival, fireworks and more. 877-8941 or maconcountyfair.com. Macon County Fairgrounds, Route 121 NW, Decatur.
Wine and Music Festival May 30-31, 1pm, Bluegrass day on Sunday. Blues day on Monday. Hill Prairie Winery, Oakford. 635-9900.
BOOKS & AUTHORS
Christina Kim Jun 08, 7pm, LPGA star known for her colorful wardrobe and personality, signs her book. Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 3111 S. Veteran’s Pkwy, 546-9440.
SPOKEN WORD
Expressions in the Dark Jun 04, 9:30pm, Poets, comedians, musicians open mic. Route 66 Hotel & Conference Center, 625 E. Saint Joseph St.
THEATER & COMEDY
Alan Perry Comedy Showcase Jun 02, 9pm, Weekly show on Wednesdays. Broadway Nites, 210 Broadway St. 523-0210.
Apartment 3A Jun 04-06, 8pm Fri-Sat, 3pm Sun, All the Pigeons presents feel-good play about public tv employee who looses her faith in God, men and PBS. $8. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St.
Comedian Mary Mack May 28-29, 8pm Fri, 7:15 & 9:30 Sat, Mack and her mandolin sing-alongs featured on Bob and Tom & XM Radio, credits include HBO, Last Comic Standing. Mason City Limits Comedy Club, 114 E. Chestnut, Mason City, 482-5233.
Cowgirls Jun 04-09, 8pm, Jo is in a pickle: She has twenty-four hours to save Hiram Hall-her father’s once-famous countrywestern saloon in Rexford, Kansas-from foreclosure. For tickets call 217-632- 5440. 800-710-9290. For info call 241- 3241. New Salem State Historic Site, 15588 History Lane, Petersburg.
Open Mic for Comedians Jun 02, 8pm, The best up-and-coming comedians from central Illinois as well as Chicago, St. Louis and Indianapolis. Mason City Limits Comedy Club, 114 E. Chestnut, Mason City, 482-5233.
The Yellow Wallpaper Jun 04-05, 6pm and 8pm, Back by popular demand, story of a woman, played by Aasne Vigesaa, whose physician husband has confined her to the bedroom. Not suitable for children. Directed by Kevin Purcell. Free. Reservations required (accepted on voice mail), 524-0901. Vachel Lindsay Home State Historic Site, 603 S. Fifth St.
MUSIC: GENERAL EVENTS
Acoustic Lunch May 27-28, 31, Jun 02-04, 07, 09, 12- 1pm, Missing Muse (Mon), Jessica Jolly (Wed), Matt Eck (Thu) and Dennis Darling (every other Fri beginning May 28). 391-0101. Trout Lily Cafe, 218 S. Sixth St.
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