Images of Illinois Amateur Photography Contest Submissions being accepted for contest. All ages. Deadline Mar. 1. Details prairieart.org.
Mandalas: Attempting the Divine Mar 03, 05-07, 9am-5pm Mon- Fri, 10am-3pm Sat, Matthew Schultz’s newest body of work. Reception March 3, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Springfield Art Association Gallery of Art, 700 N. Fourth St.
New Members Exhibit Mar 02, 5-8pm, Celebration for new members’ art work from jury reception in Fall 2011. Free and open to public. Refreshments and h’oderves. Prairie Art Alliance Gallery II, 2 S. Old State Capitol Plaza, 544- 2727.
Summer In The French-Italian Riviera Feb 23-24, 28-29, Mar 01-02, 06-07, 10am-2pm Tue-Fri, Through March 30, photo exhibit
by students who studied abroad. Robert Morris Gallery, 607 E. Adams, 522-8977.
That’s Love, Baby - Allison Lacher Feb 23, 27-29, Mar 01, 05-07, 11am-6pm Mon-Thu, Feb 2-Mar 8, sculptural and installationbased works by UIS Professor of Visual Arts and Gallery Manager. UIS Visual Arts Gallery, HSB 201, One University Plaza, 217-206- 6506 .
Film & Television 500 Year Later Feb 29, 12-1:30pm, Free film in South Auditorium. 545-7334. SIU School of Medicine, 801 N. Rutledge, 545-2155.
Foreign Film Series: Life is Beautiful Mar 02, 7pm, Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Film in 1998 from Italy about a family shipped to Nazi camps. UIS Brookens Auditorium, One University Plaza, 206-6665.
Love and Valor Feb 25, 1pm and 7pm, Love story and chronicle of Civil War. Great, great grandson of characters, Charles Larimer shares experiences writing the book and making film. $5, $3. Springfield Art Association, 700 N. Fourth St, 217-523-2631.
Molly Schlich Film Series Mar 04, 06, 1pm and 4pm Sun, 7pm Tue, French film, “Incendies.” Nominated for Oscar as Best Foreign Film of 2010. $8-$4. AMC Parkway 8, 3025 Lindbergh Boulevard.
Unnatural Causes Feb 23, 6:30pm, Pax Christi Springfield screens film on how construct “race” negatively affects health outcomes for people of color. 698-9045. Sacred Heart Convent, 1237 W. Monroe Street, 217-787-0481.
Children’s Corner Celebrate Cultural Diversity Feb 25, 11am-3pm, Learn about heritage and traditions of world cultures through hands-on crafts, international displays, live performances and more. 782- 5993. Illinois State Museum, 502 S. Spring St, 782-5993.
Kids in the Kitchen
Feb 25, 10-11:30am, Junior
League of Springfield’s free nutrition and fitness event for ages 5-12
and their parents. Pre-registration required online or by phone. Lincoln
Land Community College, 5250 Shepherd Rd, 544-5557.
Nature Story Adventures Feb
23, Mar 01, 9:30-11am, Thursdays - story, hike and craft for kids ages
3-5 accompanied by adults. Different theme each week. $5-$10. Lincoln
Memorial Garden, 2301 E. Lake Shore Dr.
Science American Society of Civil Engineers Exhibition Feb
24, 10am-9pm, View the work of area high school students in this bridge
building contest. White Oaks Mall, 2501 Wabash Ave, 217-787-8560.
Nature Backyard Birdhouse Workshop Mar 04, 1-3pm, Wade Kammin, Wild Birds Unlimited. Determine correct birdhouse for your yard. How to make them functional and safe for birds. Adams Wildlife Sanctuary, 2315 East Clear Lake Ave, 217-544-2473.
Maple Syrup Time Feb
25-26, Mar 03-04, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm, Public demos four weekends in Feb.
and March. Dress warm. Begins with brief orientation in Nature Center.
Lincoln Memorial Garden, 2301 E. Lake Shore Dr.
Project Feederwatch Feb
24, 9am-12pm, Join Master Naturalists as they conduct bird count
surveys sponsored by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Adams Wildlife
Sanctuary, 2315 East Clear Lake Ave, 217-544- 2473.
Springfield Civic Garden Club Mar
05, 9-11:30am, Jim Schmidt, Extension Specialist, Home Horticulture,
University of Illinois. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 533 S. Walnut
Street, 217-522-4415.
Lectures & Meetings Citizens Club of Springfield Policy Breakfast Feb 24, 7:30am coffee, 8am program, “Increasing our Tourism
and Convention Dollars.” Club room, third floor. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St, 217-523-2787.
ECCE Speakers Series Feb
24, 7pm, ‘Bridging the Generations: Foot Soldier for Civil Rights’
civil rights leader and author Thomas Armstrong. UIS Brookens
Auditorium, One University Plaza, 217-206-6073.
ECCE Speakers Series Feb
23, 7pm, ‘Hair Raising Women: The Politics of Good Hair in Black
America’ Dr. De Anna J. Reese of California State University. UIS
Brookens Auditorium, One University Plaza, 217-206-6073.
Education Summit Feb
25, 8:30am-2pm, Addressing the needs of children in District 186.
Breakfast, lunch and childcare provided. Registration required at
faithcoalition-il.org or 544-2297.
Union Baptist Church, 1405 E. Monroe St, 753-4379.
Sangamon Valley Group of Sierra Club Feb 28, 6pm, Film ”Dirty
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