Judicial Circuit” and “DAR 8th Judicial Circuit Markers.” Reservations and pre-payment $17.99 required by July 12. Elkhart Hill, chapel tours and organ recital July 17. www.elkharthistoricalsociety.org. Elkhart.
Living History Program Jul 14, 21, 5:30pm, Free public mansion and garden tours 5:30 p.m.; Lincoln Troubadours indoor at 6 p.m.; President Lincoln; hot dogs and lemonade for purchase. Vintage Brass Band on July 21. Bring blankets or chairs. Illinois Executive Mansion, 410 E. Jackson .
Living History Program Jul 08, 15, 5:30-7pm, Cold Stone Creamery ice cream for purchase in back yard. Meet Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln as they visit Anne Smith. Lincoln Troubadours perform at 6 p.m. Home tours. Vachel Lindsay Home State Historic Site, 603 S. Fifth St.
HEALTH
2010 Health Care Forum Jul 15, 7:30-10am, Business owners and managers learn what the new health care legislation means for local businesses in 2010 and 2011. $15 $10 members. $20 after July 9. Register 525-1173 or gscc.org. Hilton Springfield, 700 E. Adams.
Diabetes Education Night Jul 12, 5:30-8:30pm, Exhibits and three presentations for patients with diabetes and their families about approaches to treatment. 545-8065. Dove Conference Center, Prairie Heart Institute, 619 E. Mason St.
AUDITIONS
Mature Mob Auditions Jul 08-21, 10am-3pm, Singers, instrumentalists, backstage help needed for variety show, Oct. 28-31. 891-5565 or [email protected]. Springfield Senior Center, 701 W. Mason St.
FAITH & PHILOSOPHY
Governmental Ethics: Always a Challenge Jul 11, 10:30am, Bernie Schoenburg, political writer and columnist for SJR, talks about how hard it is to do the right thing in government. Abraham Lincoln Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 745 Woodside Rd, 585-9550.
Two Unitarian Women and Mental Illness Jul 18, 10:30am, Jeff Bennett and Rodd Whelpley explore the work of Dorothea Dix and Sylvia Plath, two Unitarian women whose experiences with mental illness leave us with models of creative compassion and empathy for the plight of people who are struggling with inner turmoil. Abraham Lincoln Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 745 Woodside Rd, 585-9550.
SPORTS & FITNESS
Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament Jul 10-11, 8am-7pm, Hosted by the Boys and Girls Club of Central Illinois. Horace Mann Plaza. For more info go to www.macker.com.
Springfield Long Nine Game Jul 10, 1pm, Springfield’s vintage baseball team takes on Hunington, Indiana. springfieldlongnine.com. New Salem State Historic Site, 15588 History Lane, Petersburg, 632-4000.
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