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Calendar P.O. Box 5256 Springfield, IL 62705 Deadline is Friday at noon prior to when the paper comes out on newsstands.

Dates, times and locations are subject to last-minute changes, so we suggest calling before attending the event.

FAIRS & FESTIVALS

Convoy for Kids Truck Show Jun 19, 11am-10pm, 50-75 big rigs on show (vote for your fav), food vendors, games, activities, Truckers Convoy Parade at 7 p.m. from park to school, Smokey and the Bandit movie shown on side of semi van trailer at dark (bring lawn chairs). Mason City.

General Grierson Days & Historic Celebration Jun 18-20, Largest mounted Civil War reenactment in the Midwest. Also, tours of historic homes. 243-4003. Jacksonville Community Park, 1201 S. Main, Jacksonville.

Irish Days Festival Jun 10-12, 5pm-12am Thu, 2pm- 12am Fri, 7am-12am Sat, 100 years of music, chili cook-off, Irish Days Queen, Hillbilly Golf Contest, Walk/Run and Bike, parade and more. Farmersville Square, Farmersville.

Macon County Fair Jun 10-13, Carnival, fireworks and more. 877-8941 or maconcountyfair.com. Macon County Fairgrounds, Route 121 NW, Decatur.

Pawnee Prairie Days 2010 Jun 10-12, 5-9pm Thu, 5pm-12am Fri, 10am-12am Sat, Queen contest, air guitar contest, oldlywed game, baby contest, bands, 5k run/walk, parade Sat 5pm. Pawnee town square, Pawnee, 217-899-6669.

Sangamon County Fair Jun 16-20, Carnival, contests, enter tainment, exhibits and more. $5-$15. 488-2685. sangcofair.com. Sangamon County Fairgrounds, northwest edge of town, New Berlin.

BOOKS & AUTHORS

Friends of Lincoln Library Book Sale Jun 18-19, 8am-6pm Fri, 8am-4pm Sat, The library plaza fills with books and more for all to browse and buy. Lincoln Library, 326 S. Seventh St. 753-4900.

Joel Fox Book Signing Jun 14, 7pm. National opinion piece author Fox discusses and signs copies of his novel set in Springfield, Lincoln’s Hand: A Zane Rigby Mystery. Third Floor, Lincoln Library. 326 S. Seventh St. 753-4900.

SPOKEN WORD

Poetry Open Mic Jun 16, 6-8pm, Public invited to read poetry or sit back and listen. Thea Chesley hosts. pwlf.com. Norb Andy’s, 518 E. Capitol, 725-9058.

THEATER & COMEDY

Alan Perry Comedy Showcase Jun 16, 23, 9pm, Broadway Nites, 210 Broadway St.

Bark! The Musical Jun 11-13, 18-20, 7:30pm Fri-Sat, 2pm Sun, Imaginative glimpse into a dog’s day where a puppy learns to bark, a poodle sings opera and canines have human behavior figured out. $20 at APL or 544-PETS. Shilling Auditorium, Richland Community College, Decatur.

Comedian Jereme Nunes Jun 11-12, 8pm Fri and Sat, Dawson, Illinois native Jereme Nunes headlines, Marques Bunn features. Mason City Limits Comedy Club, 114 E. Chestnut, Mason City, 482-5233.

Comedian Kenny Smith Jun 11-12, 7:30pm and 9:30pm Fri, 8:30pm Sat, Two shows Friday, one Saturday. Donnie B’s Comedy Club, 2937 W. White Oaks Dr, 391-5653.

Cowgirls Jun 10-13, 8pm, Jo is in a pickle: She has twenty-four hours to save Hiram Hall-her father’s once-famous countrywestern saloon in Rexford, Kansasfrom foreclosure. For tickets call 217- 632-5440. 800-710-9290. For info call 241-3241. New Salem State Historic Site, 15588 History Lane, Petersburg.

Lily Tomlin Jun 13, 7pm, America’s foremost comediennes, Tomlin brings more than a dozen of her famous characters to life. $64, $55, $40. 206- 6160. Sangamon Auditorium, UIS, 1 University Plaza.

Prairie Voices Jun 12, 6-7pm, Music and poetry of central Illinois compiled by Kevin Purcell, staring actors Purcell and Aasne Vigesaa. Piano music by Sonja Brady. Reservations required. Vachel Lindsay Home State Historic Site, 603 S. Fifth St, (217) 524-0901.