w/ DJ Marilyn Ferry Mar 26, Apr 02, 7-9pm, Mondays, Line and Swing Dancing with lessons. Parquet Room, RTUC. Millikin University, 1184 W. Main St, Decatur, 836- 1438.

ART & ARCHITECTURE

Amateur Photography Contest Deadline April 20 for May display. Call or stop by for entry form. Washington Park Botanical Garden, 1740 W. Fayette Ave. Beyond Words Mar 23-25, 30-31, Apr 01, 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. Call for Artists Deadline is April 13 for fine art show and sale to be held June 9 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at MacArthur and South Grand. www.macartfest.com. MacArthur Boulevard Business Association. Call for Entries Two ways to participate in Art in the Garden. Deadline April 1. Details and form at lincolnmemorialgarden.org. Lincoln Memorial Garden, 2301 E. Lake Shore Dr. Gallery Exhibit Mar 22-24, 26-29, 8am-4pm Mon-Fri, Through Mar. 29, Kevin Veara’s paintings. LLCC James S. Murray Gallery, Upper level, Menard Hall. Great Expectations Mar 22-24, 27-31, 10am-5pm Tue-Fri, 10am-3pm Sat, Katie Davis, painting, photography; Clyde Sims Jr. acrylic, oil. H.D. Smith Gallery, 420 S. Sixth St, 544-2787. Lincolnland Depression Era Glass Show Mar 31, Apr 01, 8:30-10am Earlybird, 10am-, Twenty-six dealers from across several states. Illinois building. Illinois State Fairgrounds, 801 Sangamon Ave, 546-4790. Mandalas: Attempting the Divine Mar 22-24, 26-31, 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-3pm Sat, Matthew Schultz’s newest body of work. Springfield Art Association Gallery of Art, 700 N. Fourth St.

Photographer Amy Stein Mar 22, 26-29, Apr 02-04, 11am-6pm Mon-Thu, through April 19, Internationally recognized NY photographer. Lecture Mar. 22, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Artist Reception Mar. 22, 6:30-8 p.m. UIS Visual Arts Gallery, HSB 201, One University Plaza, 217-206-6506. Sangamon Watercolor Society Meeting Mar 22, 7pm, Fourth Thursday of month in third floor boardroom. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St. Summer In The French-Italian Riviera Mar 22-23, 27-30, 10am-2pm Tue-Fri, Through March 30, photo exhibit by students who studied abroad. Robert Morris Gallery, 607 E. Adams, 522- 8977.

Tree Huggers - Decatur, IL Mar 22-31, Apr 01-04, Decatur Area Arts Council presents 14 creations by local artists, crafters and businesses. Through April 13, text or email your favorite to [email protected]. Decatur Central Park, Decatur.

Youth Art Exhibit Mar 22-23, 26-29, 8am-4:30pm Mon- Fri, Artwork by Enos Elementary School students in main lobby, second floor. SIU School of Medicine, 801 N. Rutledge.

FILM & TELEVISION Iron Jawed Angels Mar 28, 2-4:30pm, Defiant young activists take the women’s suffrage movement by storm. R.H. Stephens Room, Menard Hall. 786-2789. Lincoln Land Community College, 5250 Shepherd Rd, 217-786-2200.

Molly Schlich Film Series Apr 01, 03, 1pm and 4pm Sun, 7pm Tue, “The Princess of Montpensier,” directed by Bertrand Tavernier, France. French with English subtitles. $8-$4. AMC Parkway 8, 3025 Lindbergh Boulevard.

Romanza Mar 25, 12:30 and 2:30pm, Dana- Thomas House Foundation presents free viewings of 87-minute film with intro and Q&A with film producer and director Michael Miner. Illinois State Museum, 502 S. Spring St, 217-782- 7386.

CHILDREN’S CORNER Breakfast with the Easter Bunny Mar 31, 8-10am, Kids 12 and under. Food, photo-ops, egg hunt. $9-$7, $10- $8 per child. Pre-registration and prepayment required, 753-6217. Henson Robinson Zoo, 1100 E. Lake Shore Dr. Easter Egg Hunt Mar 31, 10am, Hunt and also magician Richard Landry, real farm animals, games, prizes and snacks. Sugar Creek United Methodist Church, 1022 New City Rd, Chatham, 483-2270. Nature Story Adventures Mar 22, 29, 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 Star Parties Mar 23, 30, 8-10pm, Popular free observatory (SE corner) learn and look. 206-8342. UIS Brookens Library, One University Plaza.

NATURE Cachet Club of Springfield Geranium Sale By Apr 9. $2.25. Proceeds to Camp Coco, Camp Care-a-Lot, United Cerebral Palsey, Pioneer Shoe Program for Children. 787-2882. Little Flower School Activity Center (south of school), Stevenson Dr. Jefferson Park Community Garden Mar 22, 10ft x 20ft plots reserved for $10 for season. Water on site. Register online springfieldparks.org. Jefferson Park Community Garden, Oxford Ave and McCarthy Dr. Land of Lincoln Water Gardening Society Mar 22, 6:30pm, ‘Opening Your Pond for the Year’ with Steve Wolf of Buckley’s Landscaping. llwgs.org. Douglas United Methodist Church, 501 S. Douglas Avenue. Sangamon Valley Group, Sierra Club Mar 27, 6:30-8pm, Upper Mississippi River Restoration: Izaak Walton League of America. Free and open to public. Lincoln Library, 326 S. Seventh St, 217- 753-4900. Spring Floral Show Mar 24-31, Apr 01-04, 12-4pm Mon- Fri, 12-5pm Sat-Sun, Beautiful lily show through April 8. Free lily give-away Apr. 10, 12-3 p.m. or while supplies last. Washington Park Botanical Garden, 1740 W. Fayette Ave. Spring Seminars Mar 31, 10am, 11:30am, 1pm, 2:30pm, “Setting your Table for Spring,” “Vertical

Gardening,” “New Spring, New Garden,” “Easy Garden Structures.” Register by phone. GreenView Nursery, 3000 W. Jefferson, (217) 787-4700.

ENVIRONMENT Go Green Jacksonville Mar 24, 10am-2pm, All Green Contractors Inc. discusses how to make your home more efficient. Jacksonville Community Park, 1201 S. Main, Jacksonville.

LECTURES & MEETINGS Annual Showcase of Speakers Mar 29, 8am-4pm, Speakers, trainers and corporate entertainers from across country each make 20-minute presentation on current issues and hot topics.

Crowne Plaza, 3000 S. Dirksen Pkwy, 217-544-8552.

Citizens Club of Springfield Policy Breakfast Mar 23, 7:30am coffee, 8am program, “Thinking Beyond Transit: Transit Oriented Development in Springfield.” Club room, third floor. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St, 217-523- 2787. ECCE Speakers Series Mar 22, 12pm and 5pm, ‘Trouble Online: Campus Computing and the Law’ C.L. Lindsay III, nationally recognized expert. UIS Brookens Auditorium, One University Plaza, 217-206-6073. Friends of Lincoln Library Annual Meeting

Mar 26, 7pm, John Lynn presents ‘Life on the Appalachian Trail.’ Lincoln Library, 326 S. Seventh St, 217-753- 4900. Humanist Discussion Group Mar 26, 7pm, Biologist Stu Jacobson reviews, Darwin’s Dangerous Idea by Daniel Dennett. Discussion follows. Abraham Lincoln Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 745 Woodside Rd, 585- 9550. Jonathan Kozol Mar 29, 7pm, Educator and social justice advocate. Free, no tickets required. Kirkland Fine Arts Center, 1184 W. Main St, Decatur, 424-6318. Sangamon Valley Group of Sierra Club Mar 27, 6pm, Film - ”Dirty Business: Clean Coal and the Battle for our Energy Future.” Carnegie Room. Lincoln Library, 326 S. Seventh St. Springfield Social Club Mar 29, 5:30-8:30pm, Collecting granola bars, bottled water, cheese crackers, bags of apples and oranges for Central Illinois Community Blood Bank. Kiku Japanese Steak and Seafood House, 3325 Robbins Road, 217-698- 5458.

BULLETIN BOARD Business Connections 2012 Mar 28, 9am-7pm, Chamber’s annual trade show features over 100 Springfield area businesses. Prairie Capital Convention Center, 1 Convention Center Plaza, 800-745-3000.

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