Terror on the Square Oct 22-24, 29-31, 7-11pm Fri- Sat, 7-10 Sun, Weekends through October, Unique professional haunted house with Disney-style ghost illusions and ghost holograms set in 1930s funeral home. Ranked 3rd best haunt in Illinois. $8 adults, $7 kids. Petersburg Square, N. Seventh St at W. Douglas Ave, Petersburg.
The Haunted Dead Walk Oct 22-23, 29-30, 7-10pm, Walking tour of Springfield sites that many believe are haunted. 2 1/2 hours for mature audiences only. Reservations and admission required. 502-8687. Springfield Walks HQ, 113 N. Sixth St.
FAIRS & FESTIVALS
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 entrance to LLCC and UIS south entrance.), University of Illinois at Springfield, 206-6665.
Halloween Party Oct 29, 5:30pm, Join the Knights of Columbus for a homemade spaghetti dinner and Haunted Halloween Party! Come in costume and make sure kids bring their Halloween candy buckets. Knights of Columbus Hall Council 4179, 141 N. Lakewood Dr, Chatham, 217- 483-3013.
BOOKS & AUTHORS
Author James L. Swanson Oct 21, 8pm, Swanson speaks about new book, Bloody Crimes: The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln’s Corpse. 299-9306. Brookens Auditorium, 1 University Plaza.
Book Signing: Nora Titone Oct 28, 7pm, Nora Titone, former researcher for Doris Kearns Goodwin, My Thoughts Be Bloody: The Bitter Rivalry between Edwin and John Wilkes Booth That Led to an American Tragedy. Reservations required, 558-8934. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum, 212 N. Sixth St.
Book Signing: Bonnie Barnett Oct 23, 11am-2pm, Daughter of iconic circus clown, Bobo, licensed marriage and family therapist and author presents latest memoir, Bobo’s Daughter, Haines & Essick Co. 150 E. William St, Decatur, 217-429- 4374.
Book Signing: Cindy Ladage Oct 23, 11:30am-1:30pm, Local author Cindy Ladage’s new book, Fairy Tales are Fragile, 2009 winner of the Timeless Romance contest by Oak Tree Press. The Sly Fox Bookstore, 123 N. Springfield St (Route 4), Virden, 217-965-3641.
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. Sangamon Auditorium, UIS, 1 University Plaza, 217-206-6160, 800-207-6960.
Poetry Parnassus Oct 27, 12pm, Join Springfield Poets and Writers poetry critiquing group. Bring poems to share. www.pwlf.com. Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 3111 S. Veteran’s Pkwy, 546-9440.
Quiddity Reading Series Oct 21, 7pm, Poets David Bertaina and Tracy Zeman read, along with exhibited work of Croatian painter Magda Osterhuber. Brinkerhoff Home, Benedictine campus.
THEATER & COMEDY
Chorus Line Nov 02, 7:30pm, Award-winning musical. Sangamon Auditorium, UIS, 1 University Plaza, 217- 206-6160, 800-207-6960.
Comedian Jamie Kennedy Oct 22-23, 7:30pm and 9:30pm Fri-Sat, Comedian and actor who has appeared on “Ghost Whisperer,” “Scream One and Two” and on “MTV.” Donnie B’s Comedy Club, 2937 W. White Oaks Dr, 391-joke.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Oct 22-24, 8pm Fri-Sat, 2pm Sun, Oct 15-17, 22-24, Springfield Theatre Centre play based on the
1988 film centering on two con men living on the French Riviera.
Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St.
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