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which were created in post- Napoleonic France. Illinois State Museum, 502 S. Spring St.

New Juried Artists Exhibit Aug 12-14, 16-21, 23-25, 10am-5pm Mon-Sat, Twelve new juried members work on display. Prairie Art Alliance Gallery II, 221-223 S. Sixth St.

Play Ball Exhibit Aug 12-14, 16-21, 10am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-3pm Sat, Through August 21, Play Ball: The Art of America’s Favorite Pastime. Springfield Art Association, 700 N. Fourth St.

Splashes of Color Aug 12-14, 16-21, 23-25, 9am- 4pm Mon-Fri, 10am-2pm Sat, Paintings of Springfield artist, John Hayes. Anne Lloyd Gallery of the Madden Arts Center, 125 N. Water, Decatur.

Summer Art Show Aug 14-15, 21-22, 12-4pm Sat and Sun, Watercolor, woodcarving, photography and more. All art marked down. Prairie Palette Art Gallery, on the square, Petersburg.

Whimsical Art Exhibit Aug 12-14, 16-19, 10am- 5:30pm Mon-Sat, 10am-3pm Sun, Featuring Peggy Keeshin’s funky, beaded, embellished forks, glasses and mirrors through August 19. The Blue Door Gallery, 214 South 6th St, 217-753-0262.

Film & Television

The Edge of Dreaming Aug 24, 9pm & Aug 25, 7:30am, 1:30pm, 6:30pm, 11:30pm, Scottish filmmaker Amy Hardie documents her year’s investigation into prophetic dreaming via neuroscience experts and eventually a shaman. WILL-TV.

Children’s Corner

Little Turtle Storytime Aug 12-14, 11am, Tuesday through Saturday free Little Turtle Story Hour is specially designed for children. 524-0901. Vachel Lindsay Home State Historic Site, 603 S. Fifth St.

Little Turtle Stroller Tour Aug 12-14, 10:30am, Tuesday through Saturday throughout historic downtown. Interpreters will present a free morning stroller tour for families with young children. 785-7960. Old State Capitol, 1 Old State Capitol Plaza.

Super Saturdays at the Museum Aug 14, 10am-4pm, Compare prehistoric bugs with bugs that you see everyday. Recommended for kids 4-8. Illinois State Museum, 502 S. Spring St, 782-6044.

Nature

Prairie Hike Aug 14, 6:30pm, Join the Sangamon Valley Group of the Sierra Club for a hike around the Ostermeir Prairie (just south of main entrance, meet at shelter behind old barn). [email protected], Lincoln Memorial Garden, 2301 E. Lake Shore Dr.

Environment

Building a Voice in Local Environmental Issues

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