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Dates, times and locations are subject to last-minute changes, so we suggest calling before attending the event.
FAIRS & FESTIVALS
Logan County Fair Aug 03-04, Tracy Lawrence at the Grandstand Stage on Friday, August 6. Special guest will be the Still Kickin Band. The show begins at 7:00 p.m. Tickets will be on sale for the concert through the Logan County Fair Office at 217-732-3311. Logan County Fairgrounds, 1408 Short 11th St, Lincoln.
Macoupin County Fair Jul 22-24, Country singer Josh Gracin performs July 23, tractor pull, demolition derby, livestock competition, food and carnival. $3 per car. Macoupin County Fairgrounds, 21368 Rte. 4, Carlinville.
South Jacksonville Celebration Jul 31, Parade, Little Miss pageant, music, food and entertainment. 245- 4803. Dewey Park, Dewey Dr, South Jacksonville.
Tri-County A.B.A.T.E. Anniversary Party Jul 24, 12pm, Sled pulls for motorcycles and four wheelers. Registration at 11 a.m. $5 a pull. Grandstand seating. Free bike show with prize for People’s Choice. Vendors and food on site. Inda Groove plays at 7 p.m. Morgan County Fairgrounds, 110 N. Westgate, Jacksonville, 217-370-9766.
BOOKS & AUTHORS
JPL Book Club Jul 22, 7pm, Join the Jacksonville Public Library Book Club as they kick off the 2010-2011 year with “A Stroke of Insight” by Jill Bolte Taylor. Jacksonville Public Library, 201 West College Ave, Jacksonville, 217-243-5435.
Richard Hart Book Signing Jul 24, 1-3pm, Springfield attorney, historian and writer of The Colored Section of Oak Ridge Cemetery; Lincoln Springfield: The Early African American Population of Springfield, Illinois [1818- 1861]; The Spirit of Springfield Early African Americans; and Lincoln’s Springfield: The Underground Railroad. Zion Baptist Church, Sixteenth and Laurel St, 529-1974.
Tara McClellan McAndrew Book Signing Jul 24, 12-2pm, Award-winning Springfield history writer signs copies of her new book Stories of Springfield: Life in Lincoln’s Town. Prairie Trader Gift Shop, 113 N. Sixth St.
SPOKEN WORD
Broadway Beat Variety Show Jul 22, 29, 9pm, Open mic for music, comedy, poetry and spoken word. Hosted by Ted Keylon and Alan Perry. Broadway Nites, 210 Broadway St.
Summer Soiree Open Mic Jul 27, 6-8pm, Springfield Poets & Writers and Women Writers Association host this dinner open mic with Dave Tell playing the flute. RSVP [email protected]. Springfield Motor Boat Club, 17 Club Area.
THEATER & COMEDY
Altar Boyz Jul 22-25, 29, 7:30pm Thur-Sat, 2pm Sun, Foot-stomping, roof-raising, musical comedy about fictitious Christian boy band on last night of their Raise the Praise tour. $13. 245-1402. Sophie Leschin Theatre, 1201 S. Main St, Jacksonville.
Comedian Cowboy Bill Martin Jul 23-24, 7:30pm & 9:30pm Fri, 8:30pm Sat, Donnie B’s Comedy Club, 2937 W. White Oaks Dr, 217-391-5653.
Comedian Scott Long Jul 30-31, 8pm Fri and Sat, Writer for Frank’s Caliendo’s sketches for FOX’s NFL, who needs two microphones to demonstrate the light and darkness that seeps from his brain. Mason City Limits Comedy Club, 114 E. Chestnut, Mason City, 482-5233.
Jesus Christ, Superstar Jul 23-31, Aug 01, 8:30pm. For info visit themuni.org. The Muni, 815 East Lake Dr.
Prairie Voices Jul 24, 6pm, Music and poetry of central Illinois compiled by Kevin Purcell, staring actors Purcell and Aasne Vigesaa. Piano music by Sonja Brady. Old State Capitol, 1 Old State Capitol Plaza.
The Light in the Piazza Jul 22-25, 8pm. A young woman falls in love while visiting Italy with her mother in the summer of 1953. Tickets 217-632-5440 or 800-710-9290. Info 241-3241. New Salem State Historic Site, 15588 History Lane, Petersburg.
MUSIC: GENERAL EVENTS
Acoustic Lunch Jul 22-23, 26-30, Aug 02-04, 12-1pm,
