THE CALENDAR
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Calendar P.O. Box 5256 Springfield, IL 62705 Deadline is Friday at noon prior to when the paper comes out on newsstands.
Dates, times and locations are subject to last-minute changes, so we suggest calling before attending the event.
HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS
Greening the Holidays Nov 13, 9am-3pm, Make your holidays simpler, more sustainable, more sane. Lunch provided. Registration required. Jubilee Farm, 6760 Old Jacksonville Rd, 787-6927.
Holiday Bazaar Nov 06, 9am-1pm, Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Our Lady of Fatima Court #2555 presents baked goods, handmade items, crafts, refreshments, sandwiches, soups and more available for purchase. St. Mary’s Hall, Route 104, Pawnee.
Holiday Hall Exhibition and Sale Nov 13, 15-17, 10am-5pm M-F, 10am-3pm Sat, Through Dec 18, a unique exhibition featuring more than 50 regional and local artists. Handmade jewelry, ceramics, wood, fiber, glass and much more. (Closed Thanksgiving Day.) For more info call 523-2631. Springfield Art Association, 700 N. Fourth St.
Holiday Market at Lincoln Memorial Garden Nov 13-14, 9am-5pm Sat, 1-4pm Sun, Charming and eclectic gifts include hand-crafted items, garden gifts, jewelry, decorations, toys and books at the Garden Shop. Lincoln Memorial Garden, 2301 E. Lake Shore Dr.
Hope For The Holidays Fine Art & Craft Fair Nov 06-07, 9am-5pm Sat, 12-4pm Sun, Features several area well known artisans in many mediums. Also kids area and silent auction. Hope Presbyterian Church, 2211 Wabash Ave, 546-6951.
FAIRS & FESTIVALS
Greater Downstate Indoor Bluegrass Festival Nov 12-14, 2:30 & 7pm Fri; 10:30am, 1 & 7pm, Showcase of bluegrass bands, talent show, workshops, guitar show and more. $55 weekend pass, $10-$25 individual shows. 243-3159. bluegrassmidwest.com. Crowne Plaza, 3000 S. Dirksen Pkwy.
Veterans Day Parade Nov 06, 11am, Parade will travel from Dewey Park to Community Park. Dewey Park, Dewey Dr, South Jacksonville.
Veterans Day Parade Nov 11, 10am, Starts at Seventh and Capitol and ends at Howlett Building with a ceremony in the auditorium. 585-9133.
Veterans Day Salute Nov 11, 7-8pm, Steve Holden, US Emergency Chaplains Corps Executive Director. Lincoln Theater, Decatur.
BOOKS & AUTHORS
Book Signing Nov 13, 2-4pm, Tara McClellan McAndrew, award-winning Springfield writer, signs copies of her book, Stories of Springfield Life in Lincoln’s Town. 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 45minute lecture, question and answer session, book signing of his book, Surviving the Dragon. President Abraham Lincoln Hotel & Conference Center, 701 E. Adams , 414-8609.
Jeff Biggers Nov 10, 6pm, Sierra Club hosts awardwinning journalist and author for dramatic reading from his book, Reckoning at Eagle Creek, and discussion of human and environmental costs of our reliance on coal. Lincoln Library, 326 S. Seventh St, 753-4900.
Mark Winne: Closing the Food Gap Nov 16, 5:15pm, Author of Closing the Food Gap and new title, Food Rebels, Guerrilla Gardeners, and Smart Cookin’ Mamas. SLB Gym. University of Illinois at Springfield, 206-6245.
Millikin University Literary Festival Nov 05-06, Readings and sessions with featured writers Kirsten Lunstrum and Rusty Morrison and more. 362- 6473. Millikin University, 1184 W. Main St, Decatur.
