Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast Nov 14, 7:30am, Dr. Keri Day, Assistant Professor of Social Ethics, Director of Black Church Studies, Brite Divinity School at Texas Christian University. $20. 789-2270. Hilton Springfield, 700 E. Adams.
National Philanthropy Day Awards Luncheon Celebration Nov 16, 11:30am-1pm, Speaker is Lt. Governor Sheila Simon. $18. Register 753-1216 or [email protected]. afpcapitalarea.afpnet.org. Sangamo Club, 227 E. Adams St, 544-1793.
Springfield Riverside Alpacafest Nov 12-13, 9am-6pm Sat, 9am- 2pm Sun, Judging, seminars, vendors. Sat. dinner at 6 p.m. with fashion show. Free to public except for dinner tickets. Exposition Building. 632-2590. Illinois State Fairgrounds, 801 Sangamon Ave.
Thanksgiving Day Volunteers Nov 10-23, 10am, Help pack and deliver meals to home-bound citizens on Thanksgiving morn. Contact [email protected] or 523-5212. First Church of the Brethren, 2115 Yale Boulevard.
Victorian Séance Nov 19, 7-8pm and 8:30-9:30pm, Noted stage magician and hypnotist Amye Scharlau of Minneapolis. $20. Register by Nov. 15, phone or [email protected]. Springfield Art Association, 700 N. Fourth St, 523-2631.
FOOD
Chilli Dinner Nov 13, 11:30am-6pm, B’nai B’rith Lodge presents award winning chilli by chef Les Eastep and crew. $6, $3 children. Temple B’rith Sholom, 1004 S. Fourth St, 525-1360.
Holiday Farmers Market Nov 19, 9am-1pm, Meats, eggs, cheeses, veggies, Illinois wine and more. Holiday gifts, lunch available for purchase. Illinois State Fairgrounds, 801 Sangamon Ave, 217-528-1563.
Illinois Products Showcase Nov 17, 4-7pm, Held at American Legion, sample and purchase Illinois goods. Free. Feeding Illinois collecting donations for Salvation Army Food Pantry. Jacksonville.
HISTORY
Decatur Genealogical Society Nov 16, 6pm, Dinner and guest Kent Newton, history of Decatur Brewing Company. $18. Tickets at society library before Nov. 2, 4:30 p.m. Scovill Banquet Facilities, 3909 West Main Street, Decatur.
Get in the LOOP Nov 10-12, 15-19, 22-23, 10am-3pm Tue-Sat, NOAA’s Science on a Sphere, newest movie released by NASA. National Museum of Surveying, Inc. 521 E. Washington, 523-3130.
Great War Encampment Nov 12-13, 9am-6pm Sat, 8am- 4pm Sun, Two days of World War I
re-enactors, indoor and outdoor exhibits, and lectures. Includes history of Illinois National Guard. 761-3910. Illinois State Military Museum, 1301 N. MacArthur Blvd.
Illinois Answers The Call: Boys In Blue Nov 10-23, 9am-5pm, Through Dec. 30 daily, temporary exhibit illustrates Illinois’ early, initial response to Civil War. Free. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, 112 North Sixth St, 558-8844.
Meet a Boy in Blue Nov 10-12, 14-19, 21-23, 11am, 1pm and 3pm, Through Nov. living history presenter union soldier. New themes each Sat. Old State Capitol, 1 Old State Capitol Plaza, 785-7960.
AUDITIONS
Chess Auditions Nov 12, 9am, Springfield Theatre Centre musical production in January. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St, 217- 523-2787.
Hairspray Nov 17-18, 5:30-7:30pm and 8- 10:30pm, Both singing and dance auditions required even with speaking role.
Sign up in lobby or 245-3451. Illinois College, McGaw Fine Arts Building, 1101 W. College Ave, Jacksonville.
Little Red Riding Hood Nov 20, 4-4:30pm registration, Children 7-17 years enrolled in any dance class for Feb. 25 performance. Details online. 494-8059. Springfield Dance, 5531
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