NATURE
2011 Garden Walk Jun 11, 9am, Walk through eight beautiful gardens. Strawberry Social at Christian County Historical Society, one stop. In partnership with U of I extension center’s Master Gardeners. Taylorville square, Taylorville. Illinois Herb Association SummerFest Jun 11, 9am-3pm, 8:30 registration, Luncheon with vendors, speakers and more. $30. Preregistration encouraged at ilherb.org. Questions, [email protected]. Washington Park Botanical Garden, 1740 W. Fayette Ave, 217-753-6228. World Ocean Day Jun 11, 10am-6pm, Learn the importance of our oceans. Regular zoo admission. 753- 6217. Henson Robinson Zoo, 1100 E. Lake Shore Dr.
LECTURES & MEETINGS
Dana-Thomas House Foundation Program Jun 12, 2pm, Ralls Melotte of
Melotte-Morse-Leonatti-Parker Architects discusses restoration of Dana-Thomas House stained glass. 788-9452. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, 112 North Sixth St, 217-558-8844. Haunted American Midwest Conference Jun 10-11, 5pm Fri and 8am Sat, Lectures and presentations on hauntings, haunted tours, ghost hunts, after-hours events and more. americanspookshows.com/midwest. Illinois College, McGaw Fine Arts Building, 1101 W. College Ave, Jacksonville, 1-888-446-7859. Springfield Area Plastic Model Club Jun 08, 6-8pm, Planes trains, autos, and figures, modellers of all subjects welcome. Hobby Lobby, 1987 Wabash Ave, 726- 9782. Women Entrepreneurs - Central Illinois Jun 08, 5:30-7:30pm, Sharon Whalen, Capital Area Independent Business Alliance, ‘I BUY SPI, The Importance of Buying Locally.’ $30 walk-ins. Register by Jun 3. 725-8500. [email protected]. Hilton Garden Inn, 3100 S. Dirksen Parkway.
BULLETIN BOARD
Adopt-A-Pet Adoptions Jun 04, 12-3:30pm, Rescued, homeless dogs and cats, spayed or neutered, microchipped and vaccinated. Petco, 2721 S. Veterans Parkway, 217-793-7387. Craft and Vendor Fair Jun 04, 8am-2pm, 50 booths in one location featuring local businesses and the Springfield Figure Skating Club. Nelson Center Ice Arena, Lincoln Park, 1601 N. Fifth St, 652-5226. Fiesta & Ice Cream Social Jun 12, 1:30-4pm, Foods of Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico and Venezuela prepared by St. Katharine Drexel Parish Latino members. Cake, ice cream, music and dancing. St. Katharine Drexel Parish, 722 S. 12th St, 217-523-5963. First Fridays Downtown Jun 03, 5-8pm, Stroll, shop eat downtown. Exhibitions, live music, great deals and fun surprises. Every first Friday. 544- 1723. Downtown Springfield. Midwest Charity Horse Show Jun 14-15, 11am and 6:30pm, One of the premier horse shows in the U.S. Free. Coliseum. midwestcharity.com. Illinois State Fairgrounds, 801 Sangamon Ave. Race Unity Rally Jun 05, 2pm, Celebrate diversity and youth contest winners.
Speaker, live music, dancers, cake, ice cream, magician. Rotunda. 553-5978. raceunityrally.org. Illinois State Capitol, Capitol and Second St.