Lectures & Meetings
Breakfast Optimist Club Dec 23, 30, Jan 06, 7am, Every Friday. Visitors welcome. For more info 546-5021. Atonement Lutheran Church, 2800 W. Jefferson St.
Lincolnland Depression Era Glass Club Jan 09, 6-8pm, Program: Fenton Christmas Glass. Carnegie room. Lincoln Library, 326 S. Seventh St, 546-6795.
Sex Addicts Anonymous Dec 22, 7:30pm Mon and 6:30pm Thu, For those seeking freedom from addictive sexual behavior. Meeting info, springfieldsaa@gmail.com. Confidentiality assured. Various locations.
Bulletin Board
APL Pet Adoptions Dec 31, 11am-2pm, Dogs and cats available. Green Hyundai West (White Oaks Mall), W. Wabash.
First Fridays Downtown Jan 06, 5-8pm, Stroll, shop eat downtown. Exhibitions, live music, great deals and fun surprises. Every first Friday. 544-1723. Downtown Springfield.
Trivia Night Dec 28, 6-8pm, Sponsored by Denney Jewelers to help the Hoogland meet their $1.2 million fundraising goal. $10. RSVP by phone or michelle@denneyjewelers.com. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St, 217-370-6518.
Vigil for Peace Dec 24, 12pm, Each Saturday at noon on corner of Sixth and Monroe, outside Federal Building. All are welcome. 544- 3997. Downtown Springfield.
Politics
Drinking Coffee Liberally Dec 31, Jan 07, 9am, Every Saturday. Have coffee, breakfast and conversation with fellow progressives. springfieldil@drinkingliberally.org . Edgar’s Coffee House, 2001 Wabash Ave.
Drinking Liberally
Dec 29, Jan 05, 6:30pm, Every Thursday, informal political discussion and socializing with fellow progressives. springfieldil@drinkingliberally.org. Bar None, 245 S. Fifth St.
History
Christmas at the Front Dec 22, 6-9pm, Experience a soldier’s Christmas in the trenches of WWI at the Military Museum. Bring a Toy for Tots. Illinois State Military Museum, 1301 N. MacArthur Blvd, 217- 761-3910.
Civil War Santa Dec 22-23, 26-27, 29, 10am- 2pm, Lee Shafer portrays historic St. Nick. Available for photos. Museum admission required. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum, 212 N. Sixth St.
Get in the LOOP Dec 22-24, 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.
