Art and Commerce of Chicago Portrait Company Sep 03, 10am, 9:30am doors open, Presentation about products, technology, and sales techniques used in artist renderings from family photographs. Vachel Lindsay Home State Historic Site, 603 S. Fifth St, 217-524-0901.
Historic Bicycle Ride Sep 10, 1-3pm, Join Springfield Bicycle Club on free, 10-mile bicycle tour of Lincoln-related and other Springfield historic sites. Capital Complex Visitors Center, 425 S. College St. Springfield, IL 62704, 698-7626.
Mr. U.S. Grant: A Man and a Patriot Sep 03, 2pm, Acclaimed actor Daniel F. Haughey. Theater 1, Vistor Center. Lincoln Home National Historic Site, 413 S. Eighth St, 217-391-3221.
Spirits of the Civil War Sep 10, 9am-12pm and 1-4pm, First-person accounts of men who fought in the four branches of the armed services. Encampments. Free. Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site, 1500 Monument Ave, 782-2717.
Stone House Open House Sep 04, 1-4pm, Step back into the 1830s. Sponsored by Rochester Historical Preservation Society. Rain cancels. 498-9497. Rochester Historical Village, W. Main St, Rochester.
Faith & Philosophy
Buddhist Ethic/Vinaya Sep 04, 10:30am, Guest speaker Bhikkhu Mahinda. Abraham Lincoln Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 745 Woodside Rd, 585-9550.
Sports & Fitness
39th Annual Capital City Century Sep 11, 7am-5pm, Springfield Bicycle Club annual recreational bicycle ride. spfldcycling.org. Lake Springfield Beach House, 100 Long Bay Dr, 793-9622.
Springfield Mile & Short Track Races Sept 2-4, Motorcycle races in Milti-Purpose Arena. Gate 11. Illinois State Fairgrounds, 801 Sangamon Ave, 217-753-8866.
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