Dec 30, 7-11pm, Large floating hardwood dance floor, music by request. Prairie Land Dance Club, 650 Matilda St, Illiopolis, 217-428-1560.
Country Open Dance Dec 28, 7-10pm, Dancing all night, no lessons. Prairie Land Dance Club, 650 Matilda St, Illiopolis, 217-428-1560.
Line Dance & Swing w/ DJ Marilyn Ferry Dec 22, 29, Jan 05, 8-10pm, Every Thursday open dancing. (Line dance lessons, 7-8 p.m.), The Doghouse, 2937 W. White Oaks Drive, 836-1438.
Art & Architecture
Featured Artist - Judy Shutt Dec 22-24, 26-31, Jan 02-04, 10am-5:30pm Mon-Sat, Floral arrangements. The Blue Door Gallery, 214 South 6th St, 217- 753-0262.
Gallery Hours Jan 09-10, 4-6pm Tue-Sat, 1- 3pm Sun, Sue Sommers Watercolors. Opening reception
is January 7, 6-8 p.m. David Strawn Art Gallery, 331 W. College Ave, Jacksonville, 243- 9390.
Gallery Opening and Exhibit Dec 22, 4-6pm Tue-Sat, 1-3pm Sun, Adam Long, sculptor and Sherrie Jaudes, sculptor. David Strawn Art Gallery, 331 W. College Ave, Jacksonville, 243- 9390.
Manning After 20 Long Years Dec 22-23, 10am-2pm Tue-Fri, Through Dec. 23, retrospective collection of brightly colored pastels by well-known artist. Robert Morris Gallery, 607 E. Adams, 522-8977.
On and Of Paper: ISM Selections Dec 22-31, Jan 01-11, 8:30am-5pm Mon-Sat, 12-5pm Sun, Through April 2012, exhibit of all things paper. Illinois State Museum, 502 S. Spring St.
Film & Television
Movie Geeks Club Dec 29, 7pm, Last Thursday each month, watch movies selected by voting. moviegeeksclub.blogspot.com. Charley’s Club at Cafe Andiamo,
206 S. Sixth St, 303-2052.
Science
Paul Mickey Science Series Lecture Jan 11, 7-8:30pm, Dr. Jonathan Reyman, ISM Curator of Anthropology, “The End of Time: Maya, Aztec, Pawnee, and Pueblo Views of the “End of the World.” Illinois State Museum Research & Collections Center, 1011 E. Ash St, 785-0037.
Nature
New Year’s Day Outing - Stone Soup Hike Jan 01, 10am, Join the Sierra Club for a hike and soup meal. Bring ingredients for soup pot (one for meat pot and one for veggie pot). Bring own bowl and silverware. Free. Carpenter Park Nature Preserve Pavillion, Cabin Smoke Trail at North Business Route 55, 217-544-1751.
Winter Workshop Jan 08, 1-3pm, Wade Kammin, Wild Birds Unlimited, backyard bird feeding info and tips on winter bird identification. Free. Adams Wildlife Sanctuary, 2315 East Clear Lake Ave, 217-544-2473.
