Check out our Holiday Calendar each week until January for holiday events and activities. Events are subject to last minute changes, so we suggest phoning prior to attending. See more events in our online calendar at www.illinoistimes.com. Submit your events to calendar@illinoistimes.com.
ONGOING
Old Capitol Holiday Walks Dec 21, 5-8pm, Free entertainment, horse-drawn trolley rides, lighted holiday tree, extended shopping hours, kids activities, Santa House and more. 544- 1723. Downtown Springfield.
Holiday Hall Exhibition and Sale Through Dec 17, 10am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-3pm Sat, Unique exhibition of than 45 regional artists. Springfield Art Association, 700 N. Fourth St. 523-2631.
Angel Tree: Hope Institute Through Dec 21, 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, Pick a school bus from tree, shop, wrap and return present for a child. (Info on back of bus.) Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, 112 N. Sixth St. 558-8844.
Winter Holiday Floral Show Through Dec 22, 12-4pm Mon- Fri, 12-5pm Sat-Sun, Conservatory filled with poinsettias for stunning holiday display.
Free. Washington Park Botanical Garden, 1740 W. Fayette Ave. 753-6228.
Mini O’Beirne Crisis Nursery Children‘s Holiday Store Through Dec 23, 4-8pm Tue-Fri, 10am-5:30pm Sat 1, 12-5pm Sun (Closed Mondays), Kids shopping with help of volunteers. Holiday Store, 3251 W. Iles Ave. 525-6800.
Adopt A Family Through the holiday season, help a family in need by purchasing clothing and other gifts. Phone Mini O’Beirne Crisis Nursery, 525-6800.
Xmas ARTicles Gift Shop Through Dec 30, 8:30am-4pm Mon-Fri, 12-4pm Sat-Sun, Original art from over 50 artists. (Open 10am-2pm Christmas Eve.) Anne Lloyd Gallery, Madden Arts Center, 125 N. Water, Decatur.
Historic Christmas at the Mansion Through Jan. 07, 9:30-11am Tue, Thu, Sat, and 2-3:30pm Tue, Thu, 21 unique holiday trees. (Meet the Governor at open house Dec. 17, 3:30-5 p.m.), Illinois Executive Mansion, 410 E. Jackson.
Holiday Lights at the Zoo Dec 15- Dec 23, 5-8pm, Thousands of lights and displays. Bring new unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots, get in free. Admission. 753-6218. Henson Robinson Zoo, 1100 E. Lake Shore Drive.
DECEMBER
CAIBA Holiday Party Dec 15, 5-7pm, Members and their guests invited. $15. Cash/check at door. Reserve tickets at info@localfirstspringfield.com. Pasfield House, 525 S.
Pasfield.
Christmas Concert Dec 15, 7:30pm, Capital Chamber Singers and the Sangamon Brass Quintet. $10 donation suggested. 364-4475. Laurel United Methodist Church, 631 South Grand Ave W.
The Holly and the Ivy Dec 16-18, 8pm Fri, 2pm Sat-Sun, Over the Moon Productions presents play reading about widowed vicar who learns lesson about taking care of self as much as others. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St. 523-2787.
Christmas Killing in Killarney OR When Irish Spies Are Dying Dec 16-17, 6pm, Nov 18, Mystery theater includes dinner and play. $45 per person. 635- 9900 for tickets. Hill Prairie Winery, 23753 Lounsberry Rd, Oakford.
Christmas Movie Classics Dec 16-17, 8-11pm, It’s a Wonderful Life (Fri.) and White Christmas (Sat.) shown on grand screen. $10. The Legacy Theatre, 101 E. Lawrence.
Senior Center Holiday Cookie Walk Dec 17, 8am-1pm, Support the center. Also looking for cookie donations. Info and donations, call 528-4035. Jerome Civic Center, 2901 Leonard St.
Breakfast with Santa Dec 17, 8:30-10:30am, Incredible Pizza Company, 2744 S. Sixth Street, 217-553-0174.
Edwards Place - An Historic Christmas Dec 17, 1-5pm, Civil War Christmas at the Italianate mansion. 4:15 p.m. Abraham and Mary Lincoln greet guests, Sound Celebration Chorus. Springfield Art Association, 700 N. Fourth St, 217-523-2631.
Iles House - A Historic Christmas Dec 17, 1-5pm, Costumed docents, cookie decorating, ornament and keepsakes making. Sound Celebration Chorus 2:15 p.m. 652-7302. Elijah Iles House, 628 S. Seventh St, 217- 492-5929.
