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.
Books & Authors
Accepting Teen Poetry Submissions Accepting poetry and art from teens, grades 6-12, for international poetry anthology. Contributors receive two books. pwlf.com or www.adonisdesignspress.com. Springfield Poets and Writers.
Classics Book Group Feb 21, 12-1pm, Meets October through May in the Bicentennial Room. O Pioneers! by Willa Cather. Lincoln Library, 326 S. Seventh St, 753-4900.
Poetry Parnassus Feb 23, 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.
Pondicherry Lodge/ Sherlock Holmes Society Feb 19, 9am, Sherlock Holmes Society of Springfield and west central IL area meets in cafe to discuss The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone. Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 3111 S. Veteran’s Pkwy, 546-8387.
Quiddity Reading Series: Emma Bartholomew Feb 17, 7pm, Poet Emma Bartholomew from University of Edinburgh presents, “Poetry and Cartography.” Free, open to public. Hors d’oeuvres, wine, music. Brinkerhoff Home, Benedictine campus.
The Poetry of Langston Hughes Feb 19, 2pm, Dr. Wesley G.
Robinson-McNeese reads Hughes’ and Lindsay’s poetry. Ragtime-style piano music by Brock Gwaltney. Reception follows. Vachel Lindsay Home State Historic Site, 603 S. Fifth St, 217-524- 0901.
Theater & Comedy
Comedian Bob Zany Feb 18-19, 8pm Fri, 7:15pm & 9:30pm Sat, Famous from his many television appearances and is featured in the new movie, “Close But No Cigar.” Mason City Limits Comedy Club, 114 E. Chestnut, Mason City, 482-5233.
Comedian Cathy Ladman Feb 18-19, 8:30pm Fri-Sat, Top comedian, on Tonight Show nine times, along with many other TV appearances. Donnie B’s Comedy Club, 2937 W. White Oaks Dr, 391-joke.
From Behind the Curtain Feb 18-20, 8pm Fri-Sat, 2pm Sun, Springfield Theatre Centre presents Ken Bradbury and Roger Wainwright’s twoact musical where you get a sneak peak inside the heads of actors in the central Illinois acting community. $15- $12. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St.
Giggle, Giggle, Quack: Dallas Children’s Theater Feb 25, 7pm, Funny and colorful musi cal for young audiences teaches respect, compromise, and the value of friendship. $19 adult, $11 youth. Sangamon Auditorium, UIS, 1 University Plaza, 217-206-6160, 800-207-6960.
Incognito Feb 23, 12-1:30pm, Writer/performer Michael Fosberg tells the story of his discovery of being interracial. Trutter Center. Lincoln Land Community College, 5250 Shepherd Rd, 217-786- 2200.
Menopause The Musical Feb 22-23, Hilarious musical set in Bloomingdale’s store where four women meet with seemingly nothing in common but a black lace bra. $52. Sangamon Auditorium, UIS, 1 University Plaza.
The Vagina Monologues Feb 18-20, 7pm Fri-Sat, 2pm Sun, LLCC Feminist Activist Coalition. $15, $10 students. 786-2762. Pre-show: Fri-belly dancing troupe; Sat-Missing Muse; Sun- Rhythm Spirit. Proceeds to Prairie Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Sojourn Center. Lincoln Land Community College, 5250 Shepherd Rd.
The Vagina Monologues Feb 18-19, 7pm, Twenty-one IC students and faculty present play in effort to stop violence against women and girls through national V-Day movement. Illinois College Sibert Theatre, McGaw Fine Arts Center, Jacksonville.
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