2011 Baby Day Aug 28, 12-4pm, New and expecting parents and childcare providers invited to expo sponsored by SIU HealthCare and ABC NewsChannel 20. $2. Crowne Plaza, 3000 S. Dirksen Pkwy.
1800s Craft Fair Aug 28, 10am-4pm, Meet Abe and Mary Lincoln, watch craftspeople demonstrate variety of trades, live period music, tours and more. Free. Postville Courthouse State Historic Site, 914 Fifth Street, Lincoln, 217- 732-8930.
Cooperative Bar-B-Cue Aug 28, 12-7pm, DJs playing 50s and 60s dance music, DJ the Clown, Bob Remack Band Big Band dance music, free swim, food and more. Knights of Columbus Hall Council 364, 2200 S. Meadowbrook Road.
Juvae Jazz Society Mini Fest Aug 28, 2-7pm, Bob Draga, Danny Coots, Dave Tatrow, Cody Henry, Jay Hungerford, Randy Morris, Kevin Turner Trio, Bob Havens. Indoor picnic. $35 in advance. juvaejazz.com. Decatur Conference Center & Hotel, 4191 US 36 West, Decatur.
Music in the Park Aug 28, 4-7pm, Mojo Cats and Justin Kesterson and Mother Road Rocker. Bring a chair or blanket. Iles Park, Sixth St and Ash Street. 544-1751.
Summer Concert in the Park Aug 28, 6pm, Jacksonville Pilot Club sponsors free music at the bandstand every Sunday through August. 478-2015. Jacksonville Community Park, 1201 S. Main, Jacksonville.
Jubilee Regional Championship Morgan Horse Show Aug 31, Sep 01-03, 8am-12am, Free four-day horse show at the Coliseum. 781-760-1270. Illinois State Fairgrounds, 801 Sangamon Ave.
SEPTEMBER
Back to School Party Sep 01, 5:30-7:30pm, Open to alumni, community, staff, students and faculty. $18 includes hors d’oeuvres and soft drinks. Reservations by Aug. 25, 206- 7395 or www.uiaa.org/uis. Island Bay Yacht Club, 76 Yacht Club Road, 217-529-5418.
Pittsfield Fall Festival Sep 01-03, 6pm Thu-Fri, 9am Sat, Food vendors, crafts, carni val and many activities. Parade on Saturday beginning at 1 p.m. 370-9846. Pike County Courthouse, 100 E. Washington Street, Pittsfield.
Prairieland Chautauqua Sep 02-05, Historical re-enactments like Mark Twain and Walt Whitman, storytelling, lectures, music and dance. 243-2423. Jacksonville Community Park, 1201 S. Main, Jacksonville.
Abstractions Art Opening Sep 02, 5-7:30pm, Work in various mediums by Prairie Art Alliance artist members. Drinks, five minute art for five dollars, hors d’oeuvres, live music. Free. Prairie Art Alliance Gallery II, 221-223 S. Sixth St, 544- 2727.
Budweiser Illinois Blues Festival 2011 Sep 02-03, 6pm Fri, 12pm Sat, Internationally known blues artists on three stages. Bring a lawn chair. $20-$25. RiverFront Festival Park, Water Street, South of RiverPlex, Peoria.
Macbeth Sep 02-03, 7:30-9pm, Rob Clare (formerly of Royal Shakespeare Company) and Reiko Aylesworth (off-Broadway actress, star of Golden Globewinning TV show “24”) perform scenes and speeches at Theatre in the Park. Tickets, 632-5440. Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site, 15588 History Lane, Petersburg.
