Fairs & Festivals
BBQ Festival Jul 23-24, 4-10pm Sat, 1-6pm Sun, Celebrate Hill Prairie’s 100th birthday. Enjoy McCormics Smokehouse BBQ & Ribs and live music. Hill Prairie Winery, 23753 Lounsberry Rd, Oakford.
BBQ, Blues & Cruise Festival Jul 29-30, 5-11pm Fri, 10am- 11pm Sat, Pro BBQ cook-off sanctioned by Kansas City Barbecue Society, amateur BBQ cook-off, blues music, Classic Car Cruise and Show, Bring Your Hog to Taylorville Motorcycle Ride and Show and more. Christian County Fairgrounds, 700 W. Spresser St, Taylorville.
Girard Festival Days Jul 29-31, Three days of good ole fashioned fun in the city park. Girard.
Logan County Fair Aug 02-03, Tickets will be on sale for the concert through the Logan County Fair Office at 217-732-3311. Logan County Fairgrounds, 1408 Short 11th St, Lincoln.
Macoupin County Fair Jul 21-23, Country singer Josh Gracin
performs July 23, tractor pull, demolition derby, livestock competition, food and carnival. $3 per car. Macoupin County Fairgrounds, 21368 Rte. 4, Carlinville.
Menard County Fair Jul 21-24, Menard County Fairgrounds, 18450 Fairgrounds, Petersburg.
Books & Authors
Book Presentation and Signing Jul 21, 5-7pm, Hugh Moore, local poet, artist and host of The Flyover Zone, presents his new book of poetry, Beaming on Dreamsville. Trout Lily Cafe, 218 S. Sixth St, 217-391-0101.
Contemporary Fiction Group Jul 27, 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.
Theater & Comedy
Barefoot in the Park Jul 22-24, 29-31, 8pm Fri-Sat, 2pm Sun, Neil Simon classic directed by Rich McCoy and produced by Gus Gordon. $16. Hoogland Center for the
Arts, 420 S. Sixth St.
Best of Summer Stock Performances Jul 29-31, 7pm Fri-Sat, 2pm Sat-Sun, Enjoy the talents of Decatur area youth in grades 1-9 as they sing, dance and bring a musical to life. $7. Reservation starting July 11, 422-5911. Decatur Civic Center, 1 Gary K Anderson Plz, Decatur.
Comedian Christine Stedman Jul 22-23, 7:30pm & 9:30pm Fri, 8:30pm Sat, Headliner from some of the top clubs in the country. Donnie B’s Comedy Club, 2937 W. White Oaks Dr, 391-joke.
Dan Tessitore & The Tuttle Twins Jul 22, 8pm, This show is Rated R. Mason City Limits Comedy Club, 114 E. Chestnut, Mason City, 482-5233.
Footloose July 28-31, Aug 4-7, 7:30pm Thu-Sat, 2pm Sun, Jacksonville Theatre Guild. $13-$8. 245-1402 or www.jaxtg.com. Sophie Leschin Theatre, 1201 S. Main St, Jacksonville.
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