minute ride through the campground with scares along the way. Concessions available. $7. 217-502-0975, 217-891-4228 or 309-208-6936. NSPOA Campground, 19168 Jellystone Rd, Petersburg.
Pike County Fall Color Drive Oct 16-17, Atlas, Barry, Pittsfield and twenty other Pike County communities provide events, activities, vendors, crafts, food and exhibits, all to stop at during your cruise of the autumn countryside. pikecolordrive.com.
Sugar Creek/Cotton Hill District Bus Tour Oct 17, 1pm, Sangamon County Historical Society Historian invites you along as Dick Hart provides details of Sangamon‘s earliest settlements as you view over five 19th century farm houses and family cemeteries where actors portray early settlers buried there. Meet at Meijer parking lot. Reservations required. Seating limited. 522-2500.
Fiddler on the Roof Oct 17, 5pm, Broadway in Springfield brings the official Broadway tour and Tony Award winning musical to town. 888- 512-2929. Prairie Capital Convention Center.
Prairie Grapevine Concert: Dan Keding Oct 19, 7:30pm, Concert by one of the best Illinois, and worldwide, storytellers and folk musicians, Dan Keding. Abraham Lincoln Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 745 Woodside Rd, 217-454-0178.
Timely Talk about Timeless Topics Oct 20, 11:30am-1:30pm, Enjoy buffet lunch followed by panel discussion: Our Digital Age: The Future of Books, Newspaper and Libraries. $50 for lunch series; $20 per session; program-only, no charge. 206-7395. UIS Public Affairs Center (PAC).
Mid-America Mane Event Horse Show Oct 21-24, 8am-10pm, American Saddlebred Horse Show Association Regional Championship. Free. Artisans Building Coliseum Livestock Center. Illinois State Fairgrounds, 801 Sangamon Ave. 630-557- 2575
Haunted Nights of History Oct 21-22, 7-9pm, Bring the family to Edwards Place after nightfall for some spooky fun with a historic twist. Tours begin every 15 minutes. $4. 523-2631. Springfield Art Association, 700 N. Fourth St.
Dave Rudolf Halloween Spooktacular Oct 22, 6:30pm, Free family event open to public. Ghoulishly delightful, but not too scary interactive musical show with sound effects, props and more. Student Union. 786-2241. Lincoln Land Community College, 5250 Shepherd Rd.
Illinois Symphony Chamber Orchestra Oct 22, 7:30pm, “Bach Rocks.” All Bach, all Brandenburg. Delightful masterpieces; the rocks of the Baroque repertoire. St. Agnes Parish Hall, 245 N. Amos St.
David Sedaris Oct 22, 8pm, NPR Humorist and Bestselling Author, Sedaris has a new book coming out in October 2010, a collection of fables entitled Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary (with illustrations by Ian Falconer). Sangamon Auditorium, UIS. 206-6160.
Chuck Prophet Oct 22, 8pm, Prolific rock ‘n’ roll classicist with razor-edged oneliners camouflaged in a slackjawed drawl and songs about heartbreak and everyman heroism. $20. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St, 217- 523-2787.
Raising the Dead at Clayville Oct 22-23, 29-31, 8-11pm, Haunted house and hayride at the historic old stagecoach stop. Friendly haunts for kids on Oct. 23 and 30 5-7 p.m. $5. Clayville, Route 125, Pleasant Plains.
The Heidi Chronicles Oct 22-24, 28-30, 7:30pm Thu- Sat, 2pm Sun, Play humorously and historically traces Heidi Holland’s coming of age from the late 60s to the late 80s - mirroring a generation’s coming of age through various political and social movements. UIS Assistant Professor of Theatre Missy Thibodeaux-Thompson directs, UIS Studio Theatre, 206-6160.
Prairieland Classic Dog Show Oct 22-25, 8am-6pm, $3-$1. Exposition Building, Foodarama, Tech Town. For info call 618-238- 4865. Illinois State Fairgrounds, 801 Sangamon Ave.
Elkhart Little Village Big Stories Tour Oct 23, 9:30am and 1:30pm, Guided wagon ride tour through the village with humorous folklore. Registration required. elkharthistoricalsociety.org.
Old Settlers Day Oct 23, 10am-4pm, Tour the Strawbridge-Shepherd House, talk to restoration specialists, tour native tall-grass prairie, period music, impersonators, demonstrators, craftsmen, exhibits, games and crafts for all ages. Meals and snacks, fall baked goods and produce. Free. 652- 7302. Strawbridge Shepherd House (between LLCC and UIS south entrance).
The Raven, the Witch and the Bookstore Oct 23, 11am-12pm, Barnes & Noble storytime for October features costumed members of Springfield Poets and Writers and Witches Who-Ha reading classic works by Edgar Allen Poe and others. Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 3111 S. Veteran’s Pkwy, 546-9440.
Third Floor Music Festival Oct 23, 12pm, Local bands play in Theatre II while art is exhibited in the Club Room. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St, 217-523-2787.
Halloween Poetry Masque and Stories from the Darkside Oct 23, 2-4pm, Free open mic
reading of poems to make you shiver and stories that will go bump in the night as Springfield Poets and Writers gather in Halloween garb in the costume area to enchant, amuse, and yes, scare you. All ages welcome, but not a children’s event. The Party Tree, 3425 Freedom Drive, 217-793-5030.
Springfield Illinois Zombie Walk Oct 23, 5-8pm, Dress in your best undead attire and win awards and prizes offered in many categories. Free registration. All ages encouraged to attend, first 100 registrants win a free twinkie. Adult Zombie pub crawl to follow. Proceeds to benefit United Cerebral Palsy and Epilepsy Resource Center. For info e-mail [email protected]. Washington Park Gazebo, South Grand and MacArthur.
Zoolie Ghoulie Oct 23-24, 30-31, 1-5pm, Bring your little ones dressed in costume for safe trick-or-treating inside zoo grounds. Contest each day at 4 p.m. $3/trick-or-treater, $2/non-trick-or-treater. Henson Robinson Zoo, 1100 E. Lake Shore Dr. 753-6217.
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