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AUDITIONS
Illinois Talent Competition Statewide talent search open to men and women of all ages and talents including individual and group acts for two-night competition at the Hoogland Center for the Arts on May 23-24. Prizes. For more info, call 815-207-3759 or www.missillinois.org/talent.htm.
BOOKS & AUTHORS
Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think Mar 30, 7;30-9:30pm, Co-author Dalia Mogahed, senior analyst and executive director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies, speaks about the culmination of a multiyear polling effort in 35 countries that disproves Western myths about Muslims. Free. UIS Brookens Auditorium. For more info, call 206-6245.
Book Signing Mar 25, 11am-2pm, Isaac Morris signs his book, The Absence of Goodness,. LLCC Bookstore, Menard Hall. For more info, call 891-1943.
Poets in the Parlor Mar 28, 2pm, Joanna Beth Tweedy, author and Springfield College-Benedictine University Associate Dean presents selections from her debut novel, The Yonder Side of Sass and Texas. Refreshments and tours of the home follow. Vachel Lindsay Home, 603 S. Fifth St.
THEATER & COMEDY
The Odd Couple, Female Version Mar 13, 14, 20, 21, 8pm, Mar 22, 2pm, Directed by Kelly Bassett, a mismatched pair try to cope with their living arrangement without drving each other crazy. $13 adult, $12 senior and children. Springfield Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St. For info, call 523-2787.
Come to the Cabaret Musical Mar 28, Includes 25 songs from 17 Broadway musicals. Fundraiser for Basket of Hope. Free admission, donations accepted during evening. Theatre 3, Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St.
Nunsense Mar 27-19, and April 3-5, 8pm Fri -Sat, 2pm Sun, A comedic musical about a fundraiser put on by the Little Sisters of Hoboken to bury three sisters poisoned by the convent cook. $16 adults, $15 children/seniors. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St. For more info, call 523-2787.
Room Service Mar 20-22 and 27-29, 7:30pm Fri-Sat, 2pm Sun, Hit Broadway comedy, later made into a Marx Brother movie, offered by the Jacksonville Theatre Guild. $10 adults, $6 children 12 and under. Sophie Leschin Theatre, Community Park. For info, 245- 1402 or www.jaxtg.com.
Comedian Dwight York Mar 20, 8pm and Mar 21, 7:15pm and 9:30pm, Rated R. $12.50 cash, $13 cc, $2 vip. Mason City Limits Comedy Club, 114 E. Chestnut St. For more info, call 482-5233 or go to www.mclimits.com.
Eric Rivers & Fellas Mar 20, 9pm, N Yo’Face Comedy with Eric Rivers & Fellas. $10. Charles & Limey’s.
Murder Mystery Dinner Theater Mar 21, 6pm, “Unlucky In Love”, cocktails and dinner to benefit SIU Department of Psychiatry. $100. Camelot Banquet Center, 1550 Recreation Drive. For info, call 545-7657.
Untamed Shrews Mar 20-21, 7:30 and 9:30pm, Funny Bone Comedy Club. For info or reservations, call 391-5653.
MUSIC: GENERAL EVENTS
Ben Bedford and Tom Irwin Mar 21, 7:30pm, Folk musicians perform their own best songs in Prairie Grapevine Folklore Society concert. Donations $10 adults, $9 seniors, $8 members, $5 students 6-18. $25 family. Abraham Lincoln Unitarian Universalist Church, 745 Woodside Road.
Dewey Decibel- Music from the Stacks Mar 27, 7pm, St. Andrew’s Society of Central Illinois Pipes and Drums will perform with Irish dancers. Carnegie Rm, Lincoln Library, 326 S. Seventh St. For more info, call 753-4900.
Swing into Spring Mar 20, 7-10pm, Springfield High School Jazz Bands present Big Band music for dancing and listening. Swing dance lessons, 7pm. $6 adults, $4 students. SHS Commons, entrance is behind SHS, off S. Parker St, between Washington and Monroe. For info, call 787-2906.
Acoustic Lunch Mon-Fri, 12-1pm, Hear the sounds of local musicians Jaigh Lowder, Kathyrn Raistrick, Ben Bedford, Dennis Darling and Lucas Westcott (Dennis and Lucas alternate Fri) Trout Lily Cafe, 218 S. Sixth St. For info, call 391-0101.
Arianna String Quartet Mar 24, Arianna String Quartet performs. $15. Illinois College Rammelkamp Chapel, 1101 College Avenue. For more info, call 245-3248 or go to www.ic.edu/fas.
Brown Bag Concert Apr 1, 12:15-12:45pm, Agnes Wan, Piano. Includes Bach’s French Suite No. 5 in G major, Schubert’s Sonata in A, K. 664, and Chopin’s Bolero, Op. 19. Free, $5 lunch available. First Presbyterian Church,321 S. Seventh St. For info, call 528-4311 or go to lincolnschurch.org/Concerts.
Disney Keys To Excellence Mar 27, 7:30am-4pm, One day event showcasing the strategies and business models of Disney. $399 per person includes lunch, $349 before Mar 1, $319 Chamber of Commerce members. Crowne Plaza, 3000 S. Dirksen Pkwy. For more info, call 529-7777.
Emerald Underground Mar 22, 4pm, Celtic band plays modern fusion of jigs, reels, ballads and rock-based tunes. LLCC Trutter Center. Free. For info, call 786-2219.
Everyone’s Drumming Class Mar 23-Apr 6, 6-8pm, Beginning hand drum class. Learn the basic techniques of the djembe, conga and ashiko style drums. $60 four weeks. LLCC. For info, call 971- 2645 or go to www.rhythmspirit.com.
Illinois Symphony Orchestra Mar 20, 7:30pm, Tall Tales and American Legends: Stravinsky, Holst and Copland. St. Agnes. For info, call 522-2838 or go to www.ilsymphony.info.
Live Music at Hoogland Center Mar 28, 8pm, Sea Life, Good Night and Good Morning, Sleeping Cranes, Tony Colantino, and The Dub Tones. Hosted by Jim Smiley. $6. Hoogland Center Club Room, Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St. For more info, call 523- 2787 or 341-0897.
Pete Sander Every Sat, 9am-12pm, Pete Sander plays at Cafe Moxo, 411 E. Adams. For info, call 788-8084.
The Revolution Music and Art Festival Through Apr 20, Now looking for bands to fill slots and silent auction artwork for event Apr 25, 11am-7pm, $5-$7. Feitshans Academy Elementary School, 1101 S. 15th. For info, 816-1999 or see www.myspace.com/therevolutionsyou.
DANCE
Big Band Dance Mar 21, 7pm, Refreshments, music by Judy Kaye and Friends. $5. Yatesville School (just West of Prentice) For info, call 652-3499.
Celtic Dance Concert Mar 28, 3pm, St. Andrew’s Society of Central Illinois Celtic Dancers annual concert featuring traditional Scottish and Irish dance and music. $8 Adult / $5 Kids & Seniors. Springfield High School Auditorium, 1010 S. Lewis St. For more info, call 741-2989 or go to www.central-illinois-celts.org
Fourth Annual Bellydance Student Showcase Mar 20, 7-9pm, Features students of all levels plus guests from the Springfield bellydance community. Free. Karida’s School of Orientale Dance, 1432 E. Sangamon Ave. For more info, call 241-8370 or go to www.karidazahava.com.
Senior Swing Mar 22, 6pm, Judy Kaye and Friends. Jacksonville Amvets. For more info, call 652-3499.
Springfield Ballet Company’s Swan Lake Mar 21-22, 2pm, Swan Lake involves a beautiful princess, a passionate prince and a really major obstacle to their happiness.
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