Fairs & Festivals

Matsuri Festival Feb 28, 6:30-8pm, Japanese food, demos, games and entertainment hosted by students from Ritsumeikan University Japan. Free. Illinois College Bruner Fitness & Recreation Center, Edgehill Rd, Jacksonville, 217-245-3000.

Books & Authors Accepting Teen Poetry Submissions Accepting poetry/art from teens, grades 6-12, for international poetry anthology produced by Springfield Poets and Writers. adonisdesignspress.com. Poetry Reading Feb 23, 7pm, Dr. Jim Kerbaugh, professor of English, reads. Illinois College Icebox Theatre, Kirby Learning Center, Jacksonville, 217-245-3000.

Rock-Wojcicki Book Signing Feb 29, 6-8pm, Former Senator Phil Rock and coauthor Ed Wojcicki, “Nobody Calls Just to Say Hello,” polit ical

memoirs of Senator Rock.

Maldaner’s , 222 S. Sixth St, 414- 7790.

Theater & Comedy Comedian April Macie Feb 24-25, 7:30pm and 9:30pm, Voted Funniest and Hottest comedian in America. Donnie B’s Comedy Club, 2937 W. White Oaks Dr, 391-joke.

Comedian Tim Cavanagh Feb 24-25, 8pm Fri, 7:15pm & 9:30pm Sat, Fast paced show with lots of audience interaction. Mason City Limits Comedy Club, 114 E. Chestnut, Mason City, 482-5233.

Creating Character Feb 25, 8:30am-4:30pm, Professionals share experiences and advice on oral interpretation for historical, cultural and nature sites. $69. Register, 786-2292 or llcc.edu/commed. LLCC Trutter Center, 5250 Shepherd Road, 217-786-2200.

Den of Thieves Feb 23-25, 8pm, Welcome to the world of UNorganized crime. For mature

audiences. $10. The Legacy Theatre, 101 E. Lawrence.

Heritage Feb 24-26, 8pm Fri-Sat, 2pm Sun, Presentational style play set in late 1790s to 1860s, sharing stories of women that may have influenced Lincoln. $12-$18. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St.

Overcoming Stage Fright and Speech Anxiety Mar 01, 7pm, William Mitchell, Personal Motivation Hypnosis Clinic. $20. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St, 217-523-2787.

Poets in the Parlor Feb 25, 2pm, Don and Linda Schneider in ‘Diaries of Adam and Eve.’ Limited seating. Vachel Lindsay Home State Historic Site, 603 S. Fifth St, 217-524- 0901.

Roger & Hammerstein’s South Pacific Feb 27, 7:30pm, Breathtaking new production of based on 2008 Tony Award winning Lincoln Center Theater production. UIS Broadway Series. Sangamon Auditorium, UIS, 1

University Plaza, 217-206-6160, 800- 207-6960.

Springfield Pride Drag Race Mar 02, 8-11pm, This event decides top six drag performers for Springfield PrideFest, May 19. $10. $30 VIP with extras. VIP party 6:30 p.m. The Legacy Theatre, 101 E. Lawrence, 1-800- 838-3006.

True West Feb 24-26, Mar 01-03, 7:30pm, 2pm Sun, Character study of relationship between Austin, a screenwriter, and his older bully brother Lee. $14-$8. Tickets at Sangamon Auditorium ticket office. UIS Studio Theatre, One University Plaza. 206-6160.

Music: General Events Eilen Jewell with Pokey LaFarge Feb 24, 8pm, WUIS Bedrock 66 Live. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St, 217-523-2787.

Hot Jazz and Java Feb 26, 2-4pm, Decatur Area Arts Council offers unique musical experience with four local musicians and gourmet coffee and other delights. $20. Madden Arts Center, 125 N. Water St, Decatur, 217- 423-3189.

Illinois Symphony Orchestra Feb 25, 8pm, “Ecstatic & Exotic.”

Rei Hotoda, conductor, and criticallyacclaimed harpist Bridget Kibbey. $6- $45. Sangamon Auditorium, UIS, 1 University Plaza, 217-206-6160, 800- 207-6960.

In His Hands Orphans Banquet Mar 03, 6:30pm, Featuring Mark Schultz, DOVE award winner. Banquet supports mission of orphan adoption and orphan homes both in US and overseas. Crowne Plaza, 3000 S. Dirksen Pkwy, 217-381- 6006.

Music Under the Dome Feb 26, 4pm, Illinois College Chamber Singers. Jacksonville Public Library, 201 West College Ave, Jacksonville, 243- 5435.

Pleasant Plains HS Variety Show Feb 25, 7pm, Piano, singing, guitar, comedy and dance by students. Also school instrumental groups, D.J. Schultz and Jim Leach hosts. Pleasant Plains High School, 2000 Championship Dr, Pleasant Plains, Patti 787-7405.

Ryan Kuster Feb 25, 7:30pm, Prestigious Adler Fellow with the San Francisco Opera, Jacksonville’s own returns home to give recital of old and new songs. $15. 245- 3069. Illinois College Rammelkamp Chapel, 1101 W. College Ave, Jacksonville, 217-245-3000.

Skibbereen CD Release Concert

Mar 03, 7-11pm, Celtic selections from new release TUS, plus prizes, professional dancers, special musical guests and more. $7. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St, 523-2787.

United States Army Field Band & Soldiers’ Chorus Mar 03, 6pm, Internationally acclaimed group presenting free concert. Tickets required. Sangamon Auditorium, UIS, 1 University Plaza, 217-206-6160, 800- 207-6960.

Violin Students Feb 23, 10am, Northern Illinois violin students, ages 5 to 17. Paid admission to museum. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum, 212 N. Sixth St, 217-782-5764.

Dance Little Red Riding Hood Feb 25, 2pm and 6:30pm, Springfield Youth Performance Group. $11-$7. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St, 217-523-2787.

Men in Tights Mar 02, 7pm, Local men of community don tights and dance for you in support of Springfield Ballet Company. $10. 544- 1967. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St, 217-523-2787.

Old Time Barn Dance Feb 25, 7-10pm, Ozzie Pearl calls variety

of dances such as waltzes, two-steps. No experience necessary. $5. Reservations required. 732-8687. railsplitting.com. Lincoln Park District, 1400 Primm Rd, Lincoln, 732-8770.

Art & Architecture After 5 Live: Anna Niebrugge Mar 02, 5-8pm, Paintings by Millikin student. Refreshments by Lock, Stock, and Barrel. Blue Connection, 117 N. Water St, Decatur, 428-0112.

Beyond Words Feb 24-26, Mar 02-04, 12-4pm-Fri-Sun, Through April 15, Best of the Best in Illinois art circles. Prairie Palette Art Gallery, on the square, Petersburg, 632- 3216.

Brown Bag Art Talk Feb 24, 12pm, Rosina Neginsky, “Odilon Redon.” Free. Springfield Art Association, 700 N. Fourth St, 217-523-2631.

Call for Entries Two ways to participate in Art on the Garden. Deadline April 1. Details and form at lincolnmemorialgarden.org. Lincoln Memorial Garden, 2301 E. Lake Shore Dr.

Call for Entry Art Exhibition Feb 23-25, 27-29, Mar 01-03, 05-07, Juried show featuring work of over 20 local artists. Chatham Area Public Library,

600 E. Spruce, Chatham.

Central Illinois Scholastic Exhibition Feb 23-24, 10am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am- 3pm Sat, Through Feb. 25, gallery filled with artwork of 7-12th grade students from 21 Illinois counties. Springfield Art Association, 700 N. Fourth St.

Decatur First Friday Gallery Walk Mar 02, 5-8pm, Artist talks, music and art at Anne Lloyd Gallery Madden Arts Center, Blue Connection, Gallery 510, RCC Art Department at Theatre 7 Headquarters.

Esquisser Feb 23-24, 27-29, Mar 01, 8am-4pm Mon-Fri, Figurative studies by local artists Joseph Ciaccio and Michael Baier. LLCC James S. Murray Gallery, Upper level, Menard Hall.

Gallery Hours Feb 23-26, 4-6pm Tue-Sat, 1-3pm Sun, Jeff Coultas - Photography. David Strawn Art Gallery, 331 W. College Ave, Jacksonville, 243-9390.

Great Expectations Feb 24-25, 28-29, Mar 01-03, 06-07, 10am-5pm Tue-Fri, 10am-3pm Sat, Katie Davis, painting, photography; Clyde Sims Jr. acrylic, oil. Reception Feb. 25. H.D. Smith Gallery, 420 S. Sixth St, 544-2787.

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