VETERANS DAY
DAV Mobile Service Office Nov 12, 9am-3pm, Disabled American Veterans and Harley- Davidson Foundation offer counseling and claim filing assistance free to all veterans and their families. 312-980- 4242. Coziahr Harley-Davidson, 150 West Marion Avenue, Forsyth, 217-877- 7115.
Stuff the Truck Nov 11, 12-5pm, Fifth Street Renaissance seeking donations for new shelter for homeless/disabled veterans. Detailed list online or 544- 5040. Fifth Street Renaissance construction site, Northwest corner, Scarritt and Spring St.
Veterans Day Celebration Nov 11, 11am-7pm, Sample Butch Stowes’ famous chili, available as long as it lasts. American Legion Post 809, 1800 E. Capitol Avenue, 522-2110.
Veterans Day Ceremony Nov 11, 12pm, Veterans are honored. Guest speakers and small reception follows. Outside A. Lincoln Commons. Lincoln Land Community College, 5250 Shepherd Rd, 786-2241.
Veterans Pay Parade Nov 11, 10am, Starts at Seventh and Capitol and ends at the Howlett Building with a ceremony in the auditorium. 585-9133. Downtown Springfield.
BOOKS & AUTHORS
Classics Book Group Nov 21, 12-1pm, Meets Oct. through May in Bicentennial Room, third floor. “Bell Jar” by Sylvia Plath. Lincoln Library, 326 S. Seventh St, 217-753- 4900.
Jackie Hogan and Harold Bush Book Signing Nov 19, 2-4pm, Lincoln, Inc.: Selling the Sixteenth President in Contemporary America. Lincoln in his own time: biographical chronicle of his life, drawn from recollections, interviews, and memoirs by family, friends, and associates. Free. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum, 212 N. Sixth St, 217-782- 5764.
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.
Pondicherry Lodge/ Sherlock Holmes Society Nov 19, 9-11am, Discussion of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Mystery of Marie Roget. Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 3111 S. Veteran’s Pkwy, 546-8387.
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 10, 17, 9pm, Every Thursday, Springfield’s best up-and-coming comedians. Hosted by Buddy Redman. Free. Chaser’s Iron Horse Saloon, 3036 N. Peoria Rd, 481-4754.
Comedian Debbie Gutierrez Nov 11-12, 7:30pm and 9:30pm Fri- Sat, Whirlwind of energy on a mission to improve relationships “one laugh at a time.” Donnie B’s Comedy Club, 2937 W. White Oaks Dr, 391-joke.
Comedian Open Mic Nov 16, 7pm, Register by 6:30 p.m. Free to public. The Doghouse, 2937 W. White Oaks Drive, 698-0918.
