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.
FAIRS & FESTIVALS
Clayville Spring Festival May 21-22, 9am-5pm Sat, 10am-4pm Sun, Pioneer artisan and craftsman demonstrations, tours, craft vendors, pony rides and more in historic stagecoach stop village. $3- $1. clayville.org. Clayville, Route 125, Pleasant Plains.
Jacksonville Downtown Turn- A-Round Celebration May 21-22, Two day re-dedication event of downtown square. Parade, entertainment, children’s activities and more. 773-865-4981. Jacksonville square, 200 E. State , Jacksonville.
Springfield Area Highland Games & Celtic Festival May 21, 9am-7pm, Celtic themed dance, pipe/drum/bagpipe competitions, music, food, children’s area. $5, $3 kids 6-17. central-illinoiscelts.org. Chatham Community Park, S. Main St, Chatham, 971-5893. Wine and Music Festival May 29-30, 1pm, Features a whole hog roast by Hickory River Smokehouse and entertainment all afternoon. $5. Bring lawn chair. Hill Prairie Winery, 23753 Lounsberry Rd, Oakford.
BOOKS & AUTHORS
Author Adam Goodheart May 21, 11am-1pm, Brunch and book discussion with author and New York Times columnist. $20 includes museum admission. Reservations required, 558-8934. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, 112 North Sixth St.
Contemporary Fiction Book Group May 25, 6-7pm, Fourth Wednesday, Carnegie Room South. Christopher Ransom’s “The Birthing House.” Lincoln Library, 326 S. Seventh St, 217-753-4900. Poets in the Parlor: Lisa Higgs May 21, 2pm, UIS instructor reads from her first published chapbook, Lodestar. Vachel Lindsay Home State Historic Site, 603 S. Fifth St, 217-524-0901.
SPOKEN WORD
Spoken Word Contest May 20, 7-9pm, American Cancer Society accepting work from ages of 13 and 21. Sign up at musicsavedmylifeacs.com and email written pieces to [email protected] by May 13. 217-523-4503. Springfield Boys & Girls Club, 300 S. 15th Street.
THEATER & COMEDY
Comedian Doug Thompson and Chris May 20-21, 7:30pm and 9:30pm Fri-Sat, Rising star who has worked with some of the nation’s best comics. Donnie B’s Comedy Club, 2937 W. White Oaks Dr, 391-joke.
