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Tuesdays with Morrie Feb 18-20, 25-27, 8pm Fri-Sat, 2pm Sun, Moving play about accomplished journalist who visits a former professor with Lou Gehrig’s Disease and gets a lasting lesson in life. $16- $15. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St.

Music: General Events

Acoustic Lunch Feb 18, 21-23, 25, 28, 12-1pm, Fri - Dennis Darling or Hippie Viejo; Mon - Matt Eck; Tue - Kathryn Raistrick; Wed - Thistle and Thyme. Trout Lily Cafe, 218 S. Sixth St.

Augustana College Choir Feb 19, 7:30pm, Winter tour concert under direction of Jon Hurty. Includes sacred and secular music as well as arrangements of folk songs and traditional songs. St. John’s Lutheran Church, 2477 W. Washington St, 793-3933.

Fastest Dummer Competition Feb 25-26, 10am-6pm Fri and 10am-5pm Sat, See how many single strokes you can do in 30 seconds. FREE entry. Winner receives Yamaha Signature Snare!, Samuel Music, 3730 Wabash Ave, 217-787-7788.

Hinder w/ Saving Abel, My Darkest Days, Kopek Feb 21, 7-11pm, Hard rock act, Hinder, headlines. Bands Saving Abel, My Darkest Days and Kopek also on stage. Prairie Capital Convention Center, 1 Convention Center Plaza, 800- 745-3000.

LLCC Recital Series Feb 27, 4pm, “Guitarra! Music from Around the Globe” featuring Michael Chatara-Morse, on classical guitar. Free. 786-2319. Lincoln Land Community College, 5250 Shepherd Rd, 217-786-2200.

Millikin Vocal Jazz Festival Feb 19, 9am, Millikin University School of Music hosts this 22nd annual festival showcasing Midwest’s top high school vocal jazz ensembles. Free. 420-6636. Kirkland Fine Arts Center, 1184 W. Main St, Decatur, 424-6318.

Sangamon Valley Community Orchestra Feb 23, 7:30pm, ‘Music from the Movies’; concert by Springfield’s own community adult orchestra. $5, kids free. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St, 217- 523-2787.

Sound Explosion 2011 Feb 26, 8am-11pm, Statewide Show Choir Competition. Student from all over the country complete for best show choir. Southeast High School, 2350 E. Ash, 217-299-2188.

Springfield Classical Guitar Society Feb 19, 8pm, Francois Fowler, Youngstown State University. $12 adults, $9 students. 726-8991. Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2313 Whittier Ave, 217- 522-7331.

Springfield Youth Performance Group Feb 26, 2pm, Children’s ballet Alice in Wonderland featuring vivid costumes and inventive professional set. $11 adult, $7 child. 523-2787. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St, 217-523-2787.

The King’s Singers Feb 26, 8pm, Grammy Award winners who have put forth the highest caliber of a cappella performance since their formation at King’s College, Cambridge. $47, $28. Sangamon Auditorium, UIS, 1 University Plaza, 217-206- 6160, 800-207-6960.

Dance

Central IL Singles/Couples Dance Feb 18, 8-11pm, Bobby Remack plays. VFW Post #755, 2211 Old Jacksonville Road, 217-546- 9515.

P.O.L.K. of A. Dance Feb 20, 2-5:30pm, Dynamic Duo plays. $10, $9 members. illinoischapterpolkofa.org. Riverton KC Hall, 401 S. Fourth St, Riverton.

Special Carnaval Salsa Nights Dance Feb 19, 9pm-12:30am, Costumes welcome - masks provided at door with paid admission. $3. Dress to impress. 529-5511 or 217-585-0117. Southside Pub, 3751 S. Sixth St.

Square and Round Dance Feb 20, 2:30pm, Jim Davis, caller with Judy, Lois & Friends playing. Judy Kaye and Friends - big band, swing, Latins. $15 a couple. Jacksonville Moose Lodge, Jacksonville.

West Coast Swing Dance Feb 23, 6:30-10pm, Contemporary music 75% West Coast Swing, 25% other. Professional sound system. Salsa workshops in February. Aqua Club, 1 Club Area.