Poets in the Parlor: Hugh Moore Nov 12, 2pm, Join local author and host of radio program The Flyover Zone as he signs copies of his new book and reads. Vachel Lindsay Home State Historic Site, 603 S. Fifth St, 217-524-0901.
Rebecca Skloot Nov 09, 7pm, Author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Free. Tickets through the auditorium. Book singing follows. Info, 206-8451. Sangamon Auditorium, UIS, 1 University Plaza, 217-206-6160, 800-207- 6960.
Vachel Lindsay Birthday Celebration Nov 05, 10am-4pm, Lindsay Repertory Group performs at 11:30 a.m. Tribute to the late Dennis Camp, VLA president, at 3 p.m. Vachel Lindsay Home State Historic Site, 603 S. Fifth St, 217-524-0901.
Wendy Swart Grossman Nov 06, 2pm, Reading from book, Behind the Wheel: A mother’s journal of a year on the road, question and answer session and signing. Lincoln Memorial Garden, 2301 E. Lake Shore Dr, 217-529-1111.
Writers Workshop Nov 10, 7pm, Second Thursday of the month at new artist coop. The Pharmacy, 401 South Grand Avenue West, 217-652-3273.
Spoken Word Poetry Open Mic Nov 16, 6-8pm, Bring poetry to read - or just sit back and listen. Springfield Poets & Writers. 725- 9058. Robbie’s, 4 S. Old State Capitol Plaza, 217-528-1901.
Theater & Comedy Chaser’s Comedy Showcase Nov 03, 10, 9pm, Every Thursday, Springfield’s best upand-coming comedians. Hosted by Buddy Redman. Free. Chaser’s Iron Horse Saloon, 3036 N. Peoria Rd, 481-4754.
Comedian Claude Stuart Nov 04-05, 7:30pm & 9:30pm Fri-Sat, National comedian who’s appeared on numerous television shows. Donnie B’s Comedy Club, 2937 W. White Oaks Dr, 391-joke.
Comedian Nikki Glaser Nov 04-05, 8pm Fri, 7:30 Sat, Seen on The Tonight Show and Last Comic Standing. Mason City Limits Comedy Club, 114 E. Chestnut, Mason City, 482-5233.
I Hate Hamlet Nov 03-05, 7:30pm, 2pm Sun, Play about actor playing a character he despises and a ghost claiming the young actor’s apartment. $12-$6 (plus $2-$4 fee). Tickets at Sangamon Auditorium ticket office or by phone 206-6613. UIS Studio Theatre, One University Plaza.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Nov 11-13, 8pm Fri-Sat, 2pm Sun, Popular Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice musical directed by Carly Shank and starring Matthew Vala and Elizabeth Eckert. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St.
My Fair Lady Nov 06, 7pm, Big League Productions Inc. presents sparkling new production of musical based on Shaw’s play. UIS Broadway Series. Sangamon Auditorium, UIS, 1 University Plaza, 217-206-6160, 800-207- 6960.
Pirates of Penzance - Young Adult Version Nov 04-06, 11-13, 8pm Fri-Sat, 2pm Sun, Springfield Theatre Centre’s wacky production with hilarious farce on sentimental pirates and other silly characters. $12. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St.
Snapshot Nov 03-06, 7:30pm Thu-Sat, 2pm Sun. Actors Theatre of Louisville decided to bring together 17 contemporary playwrights and have them each contribute a monologue or scene to a new play based on a single image: photographer Lee Friedlander’s Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, 1969. Illinois College Sibert Theatre, McGaw Fine Arts Center, Jacksonville, 245-3471.
UIS Class Acts Nov 03, 10am and 12:30pm, Aesop’s Fables and A Thousand Cranes. Teachers, administrators and home school parents reserve tickets by phone. Sangamon Auditorium, UIS, 1 University Plaza, 217-206-6160, 800-207-6960.
Music: General Events 25th Greater Downstate Bluegrass Festival Nov 11-13, 2:30 & 7pm Fri, 10:30am Sat, 10a, Award-winning artists from across the nation performing six concerts. workshops, guitar show, vendors, jam area. Daily/weekend fees. Crowne Plaza, 3000 S. Dirksen Pkwy, 243-3159.
Autumn’s Child Nov 03, 9-10:30pm, St. Louis instrumental music group plays mix of folk, jazz, classical and world music. Free. 206-6584. UIS Brookens Auditorium, One University Plaza, 217-206-6073.
Christmas Music of Mannheim Steamroller Nov 12, 8pm, 20-million Christmas records sold, and you’ll see why in sizzling mix of big sounds, spectacular ingenuity, lavish multi-media images, synchronized lighting and special effects. Sangamon Auditorium, UIS, 1 University Plaza, 217-206- 6160, 800-207-6960.
Dierks Bentley Nov 05, 7:30pm, Country and Cold Cans Tour with special guests Jerrod Niemann and Eli Young Band. $35. Prairie Capital Convention Center, 1 Convention Center Plaza, 800-745-3000.
Illinois Chamber Orchestra Nov 05, 7:30pm, “Innovative and Inspirational.” Kenneth Raskin, conductor. St. Agnes Church, 245 N. Amos St, 217-793-1330.
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra Nov 12, 7:30pm, Annual POPS Concert. Illinois College Rammelkamp Chapel, 1101 W. College Ave, Jacksonville, 217- 245-1181.
Jake Shimabukuro Nov 08, 7:30pm, Hawaiian musician mixes jazz, rock, classical, traditional Hawaiian music and folk on ukulele with comparisons to Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis. UIS Studio Theatre, One University Plaza, 217-206- 6160.
MacMurray College Choir Fall Concert Nov 04, 7:30pm, Musical theater selections from Broadway. Free, donations accepted. MacMurray College Annie Merner Chapel , College Avenue and Clay St, Jacksonville.
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