LLCC Recital Series Jan 29, 4pm, “Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?” The Riverboat 5+1 Dixieland Band. Free. 786- 2319. Lincoln Land Community College, 5250 Shepherd Rd, 217-786-2200.
Music Under the Dome Jan 29, 4pm, Harpist Devon Carpenter Haupt.
Jacksonville Public Library, 201 West College Ave, Jacksonville, 243-5435.
Singers Sought Jan 29, Capital City Men’s Chorus is open to males with musical interest who are 18 years of age or older. tccmc.org. Laurel United Methodist Church, 631 South Grand Ave W.
DANCE
Ballroom Dance Jan 21, 7-11pm, Soup and Sandwich Potluck. Prairie Land Dance Club, 650 Matilda St, Illiopolis, 217-428-1560.
Warm Winter Wishes Dance Jan 20, 7-11pm, Open Country Dance. Collecting hats, gloves, scarves for needy. Prairie Land Dance Club, 650 Matilda St, Illiopolis, 217-428-1560.
ART & ARCHITECTURE
Art at the Creek Jan 19-22, 10am-6pm Fri-Sat, 12-5pm Sun, Janice Chan watercolors on display. Artist reception Thursday, Jan. 19 from 5-8:30 p.m. Coldwater Creek Store, The Gables, 2941 Plaza Drive, 217-726-8912.
Gallery Hours Jan 22, 24, 29, 4-6pm Tue-Sat, 1-3pm Sun, Sue Sommers watercolors. David Strawn Art Gallery, 331 W. College Ave, Jacksonville, 243-9390.
On and Of Paper: ISM Selections Jan 19-31, Feb 01, 8:30am- 5pm Mon-Sat, 12-5pm Sun, Through April 2012, exhibit of all things paper. Illinois State Museum, 502 S. Spring St.
Restoration and Conservation Exhibit Opening Jan 19-21, 23-27, 10am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-3pm Sat, Through Jan. 27, Paintings and objects original to the Edwards family. Springfield Art Association, 700 N. Fourth St, 523-2631.
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter Jan 19-21, 24-28, 31, Feb 01, 10am-5pm Tue-Fri, 10am-3pm Sat, Through Feb 1, Mary Miller, ceramics/painting; Sheri Ramsey, Pastel. Reception Jan. 14, 5:30-7:30 p.m. H.D. Smith Gallery, 420 S. Sixth St, 544- 2787.
Third Thursday Art Show Jan 19, 5pm-3am, New artists and musicians come out of the winter woodwork to share their trade. Stella Blue, 221 S. Fifth St, 217-789-8988.
FILM & TELEVISION 5th Annual Slow Food Film Festival Jan 27, 6:30-9pm, GROW! looks at new generation of young sustainable farmers, many leaving city life and wanting to grow
clean, fair food. Abraham Lincoln Unitarian Universalist Congregation,
745 Woodside Rd, 217-968-5583.
