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Theater & Comedy

Bob Jay: Man of 999 Voices Feb 5, 13, 8:30-10pm Fri, 8-9:30pm Sat. Chicago-based impressionist brings celebrities, cartoon characters to life and puts them in different comical scenarios. $12.50 cash only at club or prepay online at mclimits.com. Mason City Limits Comedy Club, 114 E. Chestnut, Mason City, 482-5233.

Music: General Events

As Lincoln Heard It Feb 6, 7pm Sat. Unveiling of the restoration of a square grand piano dating to c. 1835-40. Mr. and Mrs. Edwards host Mr. Lincoln and ticketed guests for an evening of Mr. Lincoln’s favorite songs and music from Mrs. Edwards’s 1850 songbooks. Wine, dessert reception to follow. $50. edwardsplace.org. Edwards Place, Springfi eld Art Association, 700 N. Fourth St., 523-2631.

British Regiments Feb 11, 7:30-9:30pm Thu. Featuring the Band of the Royal Marines with the pipes, drums and highland dancers of the Scots Guards. sangamonauditorium.org. Sangamon Auditorium, UIS, 1 University Plaza, 206-6160.

Dan Hubbard Feb 6, 8pm Sat. CD release concert for Illinois-based singer/songwriter. $15. atthelegacy.com. The Legacy Theatre, 101 E. Lawrence, 800-838-3006. Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra Feb 6, 7:30pm Sat. Guest conductor Dr. Martha Placeres, fi nalist for the position of music director and conductor of the MDSO. $13-$16.50. kirklandfi nearts. com. Kirkland Fine Arts Center, 1184 W. Main St., Decatur, 424-6318.

The Chosen Ones Feb 7, 6-8pm Sun. Gospel music. Free, love-offering taken. thechosenones.org. 217-525-1978. Edinburg Baptist Church, 416 Ricks St., 623-4437. Winter Soiree Feb 5, 6pm-12am Fri. Live band, dancing, auctions, more $25 each, $30 at door. 217-243-5678. Bob Freesen YMCA, 1000 Sherwood Lane, Jacksonville, 245-2141.

Dance

A Country Dance Feb 5, 7-10:30pm Fri. $5. pldc.org. Prairie Land Dance Club, 650 Matilda St., Illiopolis, 428-1560.

Bobby Remack Feb 5, 8-11pm Fri. Playing the Friday Night Dance. VFW Post #755, 2211 Old Jacksonville Road, 546-9515.

GROOVE West Coast Swing Dance Feb 6, 7pm-12am Sat. Prairie Land Dance Club, 650 Matilda St., Illiopolis, 428-1560.

Art & Architecture

Revelations by Glen C. Davies Feb 5, 5-7:30pm Fri. Davies will speak about his art at 6pm. Exhibit on display through Feb 27. Free. Anne Lloyd Gallery of the Madden Arts Center, 125 N. Water St., Decatur, 423-3189.

Blues Music Canvas & Cocktails Feb 5, 7pm Fri. Choose from a variety of blues album covers and create the image on a 12 x 12 canvas while listening to blues classics. BYO food and drink. $10 SAA members, $20 non. Reservations, springfi eldart.org. Springfi eld Art Association, 700 N. Fourth St., 523-2631.

Color with Friends Feb 10, 6:30-8:30pm Wed. Custom coloring pages drawn by local artists and other general pages for a wide range of interests. $5. Fulgenzi’s Trattoria, 214 W. Chestnut St., Chatham, 331-2027.

DEMO Project Opening: Of This Place Feb 5, 6-8:30pm Fri. Mixed-media installation works by Rachel Jennings and Corrin Smithson McWhirter. On display through Mar 5. Free. demoprojectspace. com. 217-523-2631. DEMO Project, 732 N. Fourth St., 206- 6506.

Larry Calhoun Reception Feb 6, 6-8pm Sat. Art by local artist Larry Calhoun. Prairie House Custom Frames, 2833 S. Sixth St., 523-4415. Mid-Central Illinois Scholastic Art Feb 4-6, 8-13, 16-17, 9am- 5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-3pm Sat. Springfi eld Art Association, 700 N. Fourth St., 523-2631.

Opening Reception for TROPICALAMERICAN Feb 4, 5:30-8pm Thu. Immersive installations and site-specifi c work by Chicagobased artist and Puerto Rican native Edra Soto. On display through Feb 25. uis.edu/ visualarts/gallery. UIS Visual Arts Gallery, HSB 201, One University Plaza, 206-6506.

refleXions exhibit Feb 4-7, 9-14, 16-17, 12-7pm Tue-Sat. Woodwork by Brian Allen, photography by Ginny Lee and paintings/drawings by Greg Walbert. Also new art in various mediums from PAA’S 85 exhibiting artist members. Free. prairieart.org. Prairie Art Alliance Gallery in the Hoogland, 420 S. Sixth St., 544-2787.

The Pharmacy Group Exhibit Feb 4-6, 11-13, 12-6pm Thu- Sat. The Pharmacy Gallery & Art Space, 711 S. 5th St., 801- 810-9278.

Watercolor Paintings by Mary Selinski Feb 6, 6-8pm Sat. Opening reception and gallery talk. On display through Feb 28. Free. David Strawn Art Gallery, 331 W. College Ave., Jacksonville, 243-9390.

Film & Television

Molly Schlich Film Series Feb 7, 9, 1pm, 4pm Sun, 7pm Tue. Film is Phoenix, a smart post-World War II fi lm about a disfi gured woman whose looks have changed completely after reconstructive surgery. $8 adults, $4 students.springfieldart.org. AMC Parkway 8, 3025 Lindbergh Boulevard, 888-262-4386. Children’s Corner Civil War Tech - Ironclads Feb 6, 10-11am Sat. Ages 8-12 build their own Civil War-style “ships” and put them to the test. Free. presidentlincoln. illinois.gov. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, 112 N. Sixth St., 558-8844.

Lap Sit Stories Feb 8, 15, 11am Mon. For babies 0-18 months and their parents. Free. lincolnlibrary.info. Lincoln Library, 326 S. Seventh St., 753-4900.

Loop-de-Loop and Backpack Improvements Feb 10, 12:30-3pm Wed. A “Make Space” workshop. K through 1st graders learn the basics of sewing. 2nd through 6th graders jazz up their own backpacks with littleBits ideas. $15, $12 museum members. Registration, CMofIL.org/events. Children’s Museum of Illinois, 55 South Country Club Road, 423-KIDS.

Saturday Stories Feb 6, 13, 11am Sat. Every Saturday. For kids of all ages and their parents. Free. lincolnlibrary.info. Lincoln Library, 326 S. Seventh St., 753-4900. Thursday Stories Feb 4, 11, 10:30am Thu. For kids of all ages and their parents. Free. lincolnlibrary. info. Lincoln Library, 326 S. Seventh St., 753-4900.

Zoo Babies Feb 6, 1-3pm Sat. A Zooper Edventures program for ages 5-6. Theme-related games, crafts, zoo discovery walk and fun learning. $11 residents, $13.50 non. hensonrobinsonzoo.org. Henson Robinson Zoo, 1100 E. Lake Shore Dr., 585-1821.

Environment

NWTF Central Illinois Fantails Annual Banquet Feb 4, 5:30pm Thu. Hunting Heritage Banquet hosted by the National Wild Turkey Federation’s Central Illinois Fantails Chapter. Live, silent auction, more. $50 individual, $60 couple. 741-7441. 217-741-7441. Knights of Columbus 364, 2200 S. Meadowbrook Road, 787- 2360.

Lectures & Meetings

Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday Banquet Feb 12, 6-10pm Fri. Speaker Dr. Bernice King, CEO of the King Center and daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. Tickets, $85. abrahamlincolnassociation. org. 866-865-8500. President Abraham Lincoln Hotel & Conference Center, 701 E. Adams, 544-8800.

Actress Amber Tamblyn Feb 8, 11am Mon. Amber Tamblyn presents “Hollyweird: Entertainment Business Realities, Successes, Pitfalls, Hardships, and Discoveries.” Free, open to public. Rammelkamp Chapel, Illinois College, 215 Park St., Jacksonville, 245-3000.

Actress Amber Tamblyn

Feb 9, 7:30pm Tue. Actress Amber Tamblyn discusses “Not Your Typical Poetry Reading: Poems and Musings on the Creative Life.” Free to public. Illinois College Icebox Theatre, Kirby Learning Center, Jacksonville, 245-3000.

An Evening with Mark McDonald Feb 5, 5:30pm Fri. Elkhart Historical Society Dinner Lecture features Mark McDonald, host of the “Illinois Stories” program on PBS. Reservations, elkharthistoricalsociety.org. 217-947-2238. Wild Hare Cafe, 104 Governor Oglesby St., Elkhart, 947-2100.

Breakfast Optimist Club Feb 5, 12, 7am Fri. Every Friday. Visitors welcome. 217- 546-5021. Atonement Lutheran Church, 2800 W. Jefferson St., 546-7646.

Central Illinois Numismatic Association Feb 11, 7pm Thu. Monthly meeting. Public invited. Knights of Columbus Hall Council 4175, 2801 West St., 528-5740 .

GriefShare Feb 9, 16, 6:30-8:30pm Tue. 13-week program utilizes video seminar series, workbook and sharing time as participants work through their stages of grief. Register, 899-9418 or j.oest@att.net. griefshare.org. Trinity Lutheran School, 515 S. MacArthur, 787- 2323.

National Alliance on Mental Illness Feb 6, 17, 1pm Sat, 7pm Wed. Meetings held each month on fi rst Saturday (1pm) and third Wednesday (7pm). For families, caregivers, friends and those with mental illness. First Christian Church, 700 S. Sixth St., 528-3407.

Single and Parenting Feb 6, 13, 6:30-8:30pm Sat. Single parents discover practical strategies in the areas of parenting, fi nancial management. relationship issues, emotional guidance, and more to make positive changes in their families. $20. singleandparenting. org. 217-685-8099. Trinity Lutheran Grade School, 515 S. MacArthur Blvd., 787-2323.

Speaker Jim Schultz Feb 4, 7:30pm Thu. Keynote speaker Jim Schultz, director of the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity. Part of Millikin University’s Institute for Science Entrepreneurship 2015-2016 Speaker Series. Lower Richards Treat University Center, Millikin University, 1184 W. Main St., Decatur.

The POWER of Native Plants Feb 11, 6:30-8pm Thu. Presentation by Bill Ruppert, owner and manager of the St. Louis offi ce of National Nursery Products. All levels of experience welcome. ill-inps. org. 217-971-1615. Adams Wildlife Sanctuary, 2315 E. Clear Lake Ave., 544-2473.

The Rotary Club of Springfield Feb 8, 5:30-7pm Mon. Presentation by Dr. Jennifer Gill, District 186 Superintendent of Schools. Complimentary to prospective Rotarians. springfi eldilrotary. org. 217-793-1710. Maldaner’s, 222 S. Sixth St., 522-4313.

What’s Wrong with White Talk Feb 9, 6pm Tue. Speaker Dr. Alison Bailey, director of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program at Illinois State University. Part of the UIS New Voices on Racial Justice Series. Free. uis.edu/speakerseries. UIS Brookens Auditorium, One University Plaza, 206-6073.

Bulletin Board

30th Anniversary Red Tie & Pearls Gala Feb 5, 5:30-10pm Fri. Cocktail hour, dinner, live and silent auctions plus a short program. $100 per person, $900 for table of 10. rmhc-centralillinois.org. 217-528-3314. Crowne Plaza Hotel, 3000 S. Dirksen Pkwy, 529-7777.

Avenue Association Meeting Feb 4, 6:30-7:30pm Thu. North Grand Improvement Association monthly meeting. Free. avenueassociation.com. Goodenow (Former Lincoln Library), 719 N. Grand Ave. E., 638-1938.

Dinner with Mr. Ken Bradbury Feb 6, 5:30pm Sat. Hosted by Morgan-Scott CEO Class. Five-course buffet dinner, production directed by Ken Bradbury at 7pm. Single ticket $40, $70 for two, $300 for table of 8. Hamilton’s, 110 N. East St., Jacksonville.

Greater Springfield, IL Garage Sale and Marketplace Feb 6-7, 9am-6pm Sat, 10am-4pm Sun. Shop more than 400 booths. $4 singleday ticket, $6 for 2-day pass, kids 12 and under free. GarageSaleAndMarketplace. com. 317-236-6515. Prairie Capital Convention Center, 1 Convention Center Plaza, 800- 745-3000.

PechaKucha Night Feb 4, 7:20pm Thu. Doors at 6pm, presentations begin at 7:20pm. $8. hcfta.org. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St., 523-2787.

Totally 80s Trivia Night Feb 5, 6-10pm Fri. Ages 21+. Cash bar with beer, wine, soda, water. Tables $200 each or $20 a person. Reservations, reavy@ shg.org. SHG’s West Campus, 1601 W. Washington, 787-9732.

Voter Registration Day Feb 8, 11am-1pm Mon. Sponsored by the LLCC Black Student Union. A. Lincoln Commons, Lincoln Land Community College, 5250 Shepherd Road, 786-2200.

History

Soup & Stories: NAACP ? Walk from the Past to the Present Feb 10, 11:45am-1pm Wed. Presenter Teresa Haley, Elected President of Illinois NAACP Chapter, discusses the history of the NAACP. Free to students with ID, $3 non. Robert H. Stephens Room, Menard Hall, Lincoln Land Community College, 5250 Shepherd Road, 786-2200. Stepshow Feb 12, 7pm Fri. A showcase of student talent. Learn the role Greek organizations play in society and higher education. Free. uis.edu/diversitycenter. Student Life Building, University of Illinois at Springfi eld, 206- 6073.

Health

Cancer Companions: Bringing Hope to the Journey Feb 8, 15, 6:30-8pm Mon. Our Savior?s Church and School, 2645 Old Jacksonville Road, 546-4531.

Faith & Philosophy

Ash Wednesday Feb 10, 12:10pm, 6:30pm. 20-minute service at 12:10pm, service with Sacrament of Holy Communion at 6:30pm. trinitylutheran.com. Trinity Lutheran Church, 220 S. Second St., 522-8151.

Singing Saves! Feb 7, 10:30-11:30am Sun. Presentation by Pam Blevins Hinkle. Free. aluuc.org. Abraham Lincoln Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 745 Woodside Road, 585-9550.

Storytelling: Remembering What Matters Feb 5-7, 12am Fri-Sun. Intergenerational retreat led by renowned spiritual director and retreat leader, Mark Yaconelli of Oregon. wpcspi. org. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 533 S. Walnut St., 522- 4415.

Sports & Fitness

MMRD/CCH Fresh Meat Program Feb 9, 16, 7-9:15pm Tue. Skateland South, 1500 Recreation Dr., 546-4543. Springfield Junior Blues Feb 5, 7:05-9:30pm Fri. Springfi eld Junior Blues versus Kenai River Brown Bears. Promotion is Catholic School Night. Admission. jrblues. com. Nelson Center Ice Arena, Lincoln Park, 1601 N. Fifth St., 525-2589.

Springfield Junior Blues Feb 6, 7:05-9:30pm Sat. Springfi eld Jr. Blues versus Kenai River Brown Bears. Healthcare Professionals Night. Admission. jrblues.com. Nelson Center Ice Arena, Lincoln Park, 1601 N. Fifth St., 525-2589.