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
Breakfast with Local Authors Mar 26, 9am-12pm, Meet authors and see and buy their books. Coffee, tea and breakfast treats. Big Read in Central Illinois event. Lincoln Library, 326 S. Seventh St, 217-753-4900.
Classics Book Group Mar 21, 12-1pm, Meets October through May in the Bicentennial Room. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers. Lincoln Library, 326 S. Seventh St, 217-753-4900.
Contemporary Fiction Group Mar 23, 6-7pm, Group discusses popular fiction and nonfiction meets fourth Wednesday of month in Carnegie Room South. Lincoln Library, 326 S. Seventh St, 217-753-4900.
Doug Peterson Book Signing Mar 19, 12-2pm, Author signs new book, The Disappearing Man. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum, 212 N. Sixth St, 217-558- 8974.
Kate Masur Book Signing/Discussion Mar 22, 7-8:30pm, Author of An Example for All the Land: Emancipation and the Struggle over
Equality in Washington, D.C. Free. Reservations required, 558-8934. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum, 212 N. Sixth St.
Poetry Parnassus Mar 30, 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 Mar 19, 6:30pm, View and discuss episodes of 1854/1955 Ronald Howard “The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.” Westwood Terrace homes. For directions or info call 546- 8387 or 620-0042.
THEATER & COMEDY
Anything Goes Mar 24-27, Sacred Heart Griffin High School musical-comedy. $10-$8. Reserve tickets at 787-1595 ext. 153. Sacred Heart-Griffin High School, 1601 W. Washington.
Come to the Cabaret - Basket of Hope Benefit Mar 26, 7pm, Music from your favorite Broadway musicals. Free. 523-9927. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St, 217-523-2787.
Comedian Billy D Washington Mar 18-19, 7:30pm and 9:30pm Fri- Sat, Touring dynamo who incorporates music in his act. Donnie B’s Comedy Club, 2937 W. White Oaks Dr, 391joke.
Comedian Tim Cavanagh Mar 18-19, 8pm Fri, 7:15pm Sat, Famous for his One Minute Songs on Bob & Tom. No late show this Saturday. Mason City Limits Comedy Club, 114 E. Chestnut, Mason City, 482-5233.
Four Places Mar 18-20, 8pm Fri-Sat, 2pm Sun, Darkly humorous play about a weekly family outing that takes some unimaginable turns. $12-$15. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St.
Jay Leno Mar 26, 7:30pm, Comedian and host of ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.’ $25. Kirkland Fine Arts Center, 1184 W. Main St, Decatur, 424-6318.
MUSIC: GENERAL EVENTS
2: Piano and Harp Duo Mar 25, 7:30pm, Peter H. Bloom, flute, and Mary Jane Rupert, piano and harp, have garnered consistent acclaim for creative programming and compelling performances.
Illinois College Rammelkamp Chapel, 1101 W. College Ave, Jacksonville, 245-3048.
