Wednesday Morning Pickup Party May 25, Jun 01, 9-10am, Weather permitting every Wednesday, help clear trash. Garbage bags and long handled pickers provided. Bring gloves. Adams Wildlife Sanctuary, 2315 East Clear Lake Ave.
ENVIRONMENT
Glass Recycling Collection May 21, 8am-12pm, City of Springfield Glass Recycling Collection. Parking Lot #21. 789-2327. Illinois State Fairgrounds, 801 Sangamon Ave.
High Speed Rail Presentation May 24, 6:30pm, Sierra Club Sangamon Valley Group hosts presentation on economic development potential of high speed rail. Joe Shacter, IL Department of Transportation’s Director of Public and Intermodal Transportation, and Chris Koos, Normal, Illinois mayor. Lincoln Library, 326 S. Seventh St, 217-753-4900.
Shred Day May 21, 8am-12pm, Free paper shredding service sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Elm City Center, 1314 W. Walnut, Jacksonville, 243-5435.
LECTURES & MEETINGS
ABATE Chapter Meeting May 19, 7pm, ABATE Lincoln Land Monthly Chapter Meeting. All motorcycle enthusiasts welcome. Third Thursday of every month. Northender’s VFW, 2349 Stockyard Rd.
Citizens Club of Springfield Policy Breakfast May 27, 7:30am reception, 8am program, The Honorable John Cullerton, President, Illinois Senate. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St, 217-523- 2787.
Humanist Discussion Group May 23, 7pm, Presentation on and discussion of Sam Harris’s book, The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values. Abraham Lincoln Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 745 Woodside Rd, 585-9550.
Illinois Policy Institute May 24, 12-1pm, Pollster Scott Rasmussen discusses intersection of public opinion and free market principles, and “big ideas” trending nationally. $35- $25. RSVP, illinoispolicy.org/springfieldrasmussen. Sangamo Club, 227 E. Adams St, 544-1793.
Illinois Women in Leadership May 19, 11:30am, “Emily Post is Dead...Now What.” $18, $23 walk-ins. Register by May 13. iwil.biz. Sangamo Club, 227 E. Adams St, 544-1793.
Luncheon Optimist Club of Springfield May 23, 11:45am, Diamond’s Buffet, 2441 S. MacArthur Blvd.
BULLETIN BOARD
Art of Illinois Wine Garden May 21-22, 11am-6pm Sat, 12-5pm Sun, Sample Illinois wine on southwest corner of Fifth and Jefferson. $10, wine glass and five sampling tickets.
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