Submit calendar listings at www.illinoistimes.com or e-mail to [email protected] or send them to: Calendar P.O. Box 5256 Springfield, IL 62705 Dates, times, and locations are subject to last-minute changes, so we suggest calling before attending the event.
FAIRS & FESTIVALS
Decatur-Macon County Fair Jun 9-14, Carnival, fireworks and more. For info, call 877-894 or visit www.maconcountyfair.com. Macon County Fairgrounds, 3700 N. Westlawn
Farmersville Irish Days Jun 11-13, 4pm-12am, Rides, kiddie parade, Little Miss Irish Days, Cabin Fever. Hillbilly Golf Tournament, foot and bike races, Dirty Ernies. Irish Days Parade, antique tractor show, Super Mario Speedwagon. Free.
Pawnee Prairie Days Jun 11-12, 5pm-12:30am and Jun 13, 8am-12:30am, Food, concessions, live music, games and carnival rides. Pony rides, car, tractor show & parade on Saturday. Village Square, Pawnee.
Washington Street Jazz and Blues Festival Jun 13, 6pm, Features six bands on two stages and presents the best in local and national jazz and blues bands. Washington between Sixth and Fifth. Visit www.springfieldartsco.org
AUDITIONS
Call for Guys and Dolls - In Concert Jun 6, 1-4pm, August shows feature chorus, orchestra and actors with Gus Gordon directing and producing. Show off range with show song or classic musical comedy number. Leading roles will read from script. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 South Sixth Street. For more info email [email protected].
Open call for Mature Mob Jun 6, 12:30-3pm, 2009 theme is vaudeville - sing, dance, juggle, mime, funny skits, etc. Springfield Senior Center, 701 W. Mason St. For more info, call 546-1507.
BOOKS & AUTHORS
Author David O. Stewart Jun 9, 7-10pm, Book discussion with author. Impeached: The Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln’s Legacy. Tickets free, reservations required. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum, 212 N. Sixth St. For more info, call 558-8934 or e-mail [email protected] or visit www.presidentlincoln.org.
Friends of the Library Book Sale Jun 12, 8am-6pm and Jun 13, 8am- 4pm, Lincoln Library, 326 S. Seventh St. For more info, call 753-4900 or visit www.lincolnlibrary.info.
Historical Fiction Reading Group Jun 10, 12pm, The group discusses A Good Woman by Danielle Steel. Lincoln Library.
Meet the Authors Jun 6, 4-5:30pm, Civil War medical history book authors Dr. Gordon Dammann and Glenna Schroeder-Lein book signing and roundtable discussion. Old State Capitol Civil War Weekend Event. Free. Old State Capitol, Sixth & Adams.
THEATER & COMEDY
Leaving Iowa Jun 12-20, 7:30-9pm, In this heartwarming comedy, a middle-aged writer relives the summers he spent in the back seat of a station wagon on crazy family vacations. Decatur Civic Center Theater, #1 Gary Anderson Plaza or visit www.jedemi.org.
