Speak on Holy Ground
First Sat mnthly, Beginning Oct
4, 7-11pm, Featuring special
guests, karaoke, open mic, poetry,
music, spoken word, and testimonies.
Free. Holy Ground
Coffee House, 304 W. Allen. For
more info, call 306-2592 or go
to www.cggm.org/events.
DANCE
Ballroom Dance Classes
Jan 8 thorugh Feb 12, Classes
run six weeks. Basic Ballroom 6-
7pm; Basic Cha Cha/Tango,
7:15-8:15pm; and West Coast
Swing I (Prereq: Basic West
Coast Swing) 8:30-9:30pm.
Sponsored by Springfield Park
District and Ron & Paula’s
Ballroom Dancing. For more info
or to pre-register, call 553-0446
BellyDance Free Open House
Jan 4, 2-2:30pm, Enjoy free lessons
in BellyDance, Yoga, Irish
dance, Dance as meditation,
Bollywood and more.
Refreshments. No experience
needed. All ages and sizes welcomed.
Free. Red School Mall,
1275 Wabash Ave. For more
info, call 280-0719 or go to
www.bellydancespringfield.com
Bellydance Mini-Workshop
Jan 3, 10-10:30am, For the
inexperienced dancer: we’ll start
with basic isolation movements,
progress to simple combos and
then set them to music. Free.
Karida’s School of Orientale
Dance, 1432 E Sangamon Ave.
For more info, call 241-8370 or
go to
www.karidazahava.com/workshops.
Irish Dance Lessons
Jan 4, 2-2:30pm, Experience
Irish Dance at the Dance-Yoga
Project Open House. Learn a traditional
country dance, laugh
and have fun. Free. Red School
House Mall,1275 Wabash Ave.
For more info, call 381-3822 or
go to
www.geocities.com/achillacademy.
ARTS & GALLERIES
145th Anniversary of the
Gettysburg Address
Through Jan 31, Mon-Fri 9am-
5pm, Celebrate the 145th
anniversary of the reading of the
Gettysburg Address at Sam
Fink’s The Gettysburg Address
exhibit. The exhibit will feature
art created for the book. Free.
Abraham Lincoln Presidential
Library, 212 N. Sixth St. For
more info, call 782-5764 or go
to www.alplm.org.
Across the Divide:
Reconsidering the Other
Through Jan 11, A contemporary
art exhibition, featuring works
from 16 leading artists, as part
of the community-wide collaborative
efforts to raise conscious-
ness at the centennial mark of
the Springfield 1908 Race Riot.
Illinois State Museum, 502 S.
Spring St.
Gifts to the Collection
Through Feb 1, The exhibition
includes objects gifted to the
Museum’s art, anthropology, and
natural history collections. Illinois
State Museum, 502 S. Spring St.
Blue Door Gallery
Offering 60 artists’ works,
including jewelry, paintings,
wood, florals, fiber art, etched
glass, and more. The Blue Door
Gallery, 627 E. Adams St. Gallery
hours M-Sa 10am-5:30pm, Su
11am-3pm. For info, go to
www.bluedoorart.com.
Call for Artists
Feb 3, The Imagine Foundation
is announcing a group exhibition
entitled “The Look of Love”.
Artists in all mediums are invited
to submit work expressing love
of all kinds. The exhibit will open
at the Imagine Gallery at Lincoln
Land from 5-7pm on February
6th during the Downtown Gallery
Hop. Submit work at Lincoln
Land Community College, 5250
Shepherd Rd. For more info, call
473-2726.
Morton Barker Paperweight
Collection
Large and prestigious collection
of paperweights, most of which
were created in post-Napoleonic
France. Illinois State Museum,
502 S. Spring St. For info, call
782-7386 or go to www.museum.state.il.us.
Prairie House Fine Craft
Gallery
Through Jan 7, 10am-6pm,
Mon-Sat. Prairie House fine craft
gallery is now featuring black
and white landscape photographs
by Aaron McKenzie of
Illinois. 3013 Lindbergh Blvd.For
more info, call 546-1770.
Springfield Art Association
Classes
Through Jan 5, Register for art
classes including photography,
pottery, jewelry making painting,
and drawing. Adult and children’s
classes. Fees vary.
Springfield Art Association, 700
N. Fourth St. For more info, call
523-2631 ext. 204 or go to
www.springfieldart.org.
Tattoo Artist Painting
Exhibition
Through Jan 23, 10am-2pm
Tue-Fri, Kevin Veara, tattoo artist
at Black Moon, creates paintings
based on nature and fantasy.
Free. Robert Morris Gallery,607
East Adams. For more info, call
522-8977.
FILM & TELEVISION
18th Annual Springfield
Art Association Film
Festival
Jan 11, 1pm and 4pm, Jan 13,
7pm, Get the best in foreign
film at the 18th annual
Springfield Art Association Film
Festival. The first film is Tell No
One, is a contemporary thriller
that holds your attention until
the end. $7 student tickets, $4
with ID. Free UIS students with
valid ID. $35 for six films.
Kersotes’ Parkway Pointe
Theatre, 3025 Lindbergh Blvd.
For more info, call 523-2631.
Liberty Brew & View
Jan 13, 6:30-9:30pm, A big
screen showing of “The Visitor”
will be followed by a guest
speaker on immigration reform.
Free. Capital City Bar & Grill,
3149 S Dirksen Pkwy. For more
info, go to
www.thevisitorfilm.com or email
[email protected].
CHILDREN’S CORNER
Baby Lapsit
Every Mon, 10-10:45am, Learn
bouncing, clapping, and lap riding
stories, songs and rhymes
designed to help babies develop
pre-reading skills. Registration
required. Lincoln Library, Youth
Services’ Story Room, 326 S.
Seventh St. For more info, call
753-4900.
Super Saturday at the Illinois
State Musuem.
Jan 10, 10am-4pm, Learn the
meaning of pop, minimalist and
abstract art and find out about
the artists behind the movements.
Illinois State Museum,
502 S. Spring St. For more info,
call 782-7386.
HEALTH
Asperger Syndrome Support
group
First Thu, 7 pm, Asperger
Syndrome Support and
Awareness of Central Illinois
meeting with Dr. Karen
Kirkendall. UIS, VPA Building,
rm. 153.
Clinic: STD Screening / HIV
Testing
Every second and fourth Tue, 4-
6pm, Receive STD screening
and HIV testing. Phoenix Center,
109 E. Lawrence Ave. For more
info, call 528-5253.
Free HIV Testing
Mon-Fri, 9am-3pm, Free HIV
testing available. Phoenix Center,
109 E. Lawrence Ave. For more
info, call 528-5253.
GROW
Every Th, 3pm, A 12-step mental
health group for coping with
life’s problems. People’s
Storefront Church, 1109 E. Ash
St. Free coffee and snacks.
Rides available, call 523-5433.
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