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Riverton’s FOE Auxiliary- Christmas Bazaar Oct 30, 9am-3pm, Twenty-five plus vendors with homemade baked items, crafts and more, Eagles Club, Riverton, 1146 E. Lincoln St, Riverton, 217-494- 3064.

Spfld. Jaycees Haunted House Oct 28-31, 6:30-9pm weekdays, 6:30-11pm weekends Grandstand. Free parking. $6. (Kids Days on Sat-Sun 12-3 p.m. $3 kids $1 adults.) Advance tickets at Sunrise Cafe, Recycled Records and Qik N EZs. Illinois State Fairgrounds, 801 Sangamon Ave.

Terror on the Square Oct 29-31, 7-11pm Fri-Sat, 7- 10pm 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 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.

Halloween Party Dinner 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.

FAIRS & FESTIVALS Craft Show Nov 06-07, 10am-5pm Sat, 10am-4pm Sun, Crafts and more. Illinois Building. $2, children under 12 free. For more info call Cara Severit at (618)539-3395. Illinois State Fairgrounds, 801 Sangamon Ave.

Harvel Woman’s Club Craft Fair Nov 05, 3-8pm, Harvel

Community Center, Main St, Harvel.

Veterans Day Parade Nov 06, 11am, Parade will travel from Dewey Park to Community Park. Dewey Park, Dewey Dr, South Jacksonville.

BOOKS & AUTHORS Book Signing and Discussion: 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, 217-782-5764.

Book Signing/Lecture: Arjia Rinpoche Nov 05, 6-8pm, Director of Indiana’s Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center, and one of most important religious leaders to escape Tibet since the Dalai Lama, Rinpoche presents 45-minute lecture, question and answer session, book signing of his book, Surviving the Dragon. President Abraham Lincoln Hotel & Conference

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Center, 701 E. Adams , 414- 8609.

Poetry Reading: Rosina Neginsky Nov 02, 5pm, Readings from Neginsky’s new book, Juggler, performed by Neginsky, UIS associate professor of liberal and integrative studies, and Missy Thibodeaux-Thompson. Reception and book signing follow. UIS Mary Jane’s Cafe, Brookens - Level 1.

Vachel Lindsay 131st Birthday Celebration Open House Nov 06, 10am-4pm, Join the free celebration of Springfield’s most well-known poet of all time with live entertainment and refreshments. Vachel Lindsay Home State Historic Site, 603 S. Fifth St, 217-524- 0901.

SPOKEN WORD Expressions in the Dark Nov 05, 9:30pm, Poets, comedians, musicians open mic.

$10. Route 66 Hotel & Conference Center, 625 E. Saint Joseph St.

THEATER & COMEDY Chorus Line Nov 02, 7:30pm, Award-winning musical. Sangamon Auditorium, UIS, 1 University Plaza, 217-206-6160, 800- 207-6960.

Comedian Don Reese Nov 05-06, 8pm Fri, 7:15pm & 9:30pm Sat, Friendly ghoulishness mixed with sparks-flying timing, creates comedy that is uniquely and utterly his - “The Cleveland Plain Dealer.” Mason City Limits Comedy Club, 114 E. Chestnut, Mason City, 482- 5233.

Comedian Larry Reeb Oct 29-30, 8pm Fri, 7:15pm & 9:30pm Sat, Larry Reeb’s pungent wit and exceptional delivery makes him one of the top comedians in Chicago, “Chicago Magazine.” Mason City Limits Comedy Club, 114 E. Chestnut, Mason City, 482- 5233.

Comedian Steve Hurst Oct 29-30, 7:30pm and 9:30pm Fri-Sat, Hurst from England, the perfect comic for Halloween weekend. Donnie B’s Comedy Club, 2937 W. White Oaks Dr, 391-joke.

Comedy Open Mic Nov 03, 8pm, The best up and coming comedians from

Central Illinois and the Midwest. Mason City Limits Comedy Club, 114 E. Chestnut, Mason City, 482-5233.

Dear Edwina Junior Nov 05-07, 7pm Fri-Sat, 2pm Sun, Nov. 5-7, 12-14, Springfield Theatre Centre presents a musical featuring advice-giver extraordinaire, Edwina Spoonapple. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St.

Mature Mob’s Seasons of Life Oct 28-31, 7pm Thu-Fri, 2pm Sat-Sun, Mature Mob, Senior Center group, variety show production. $15. 528- 8001, ex 118. Knights of Columbus Hall Council 364, 2200 S. Meadowbrook Rd. (See p. 47)

No Exit Nov 05-07, 8pm Fri-Sat, 2pm Sun, LLCC Theatre Program presents a ground-breaking existentialist drama in which characters find themselves in a comfortable room for eternity. Features 3D installation by LLCC art department. Trutter Center. 786-4942. Lincoln Land Community College, 5250 Shepherd Rd.

Rocky Horror Show Live Oct 28-30, 9pm Thu-Sat, and 11:59pm Sat , Rowdy rock musical about a Transylvanian transvestite and the naive couple ensnared in his erotically evil web. $16-15. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St.