disability and his opposition to
the war. Capital City Bar & Grill.
www.bodyofwar.com
Movie Geeks Club
Last Tues, 7pm, Watch classic,
independent or foreign films
you’re not likely to see in other
theaters. Free. For info, call 391-
4503. Capital City Bar and Grill,
3149 Dirksen Pkwy.
moviegeeksclub.blogspot.com.
Springfield/Central Illinois Film
Commission Meeting
Every third Thurs, 7-9pm, The
Springfield/Central Illinois Film
Commission has their meeting.
Free, but food purchase requested.
Ginger Asian Bistro, 3100 W.
White Oaks Dr. For more info, call
816-2117 or go to www.springfieldfilmcommission.com.
SCIENCE

Natural Science
and History Lecture
Mar 11, 7pm, Dr. Vergil Noble,
archaeologist with the National
Park Service’s Midwest
Archeological Center in Lincoln,
Nebraska, will present
Archaeology at the Lincoln Home
National Historic Site. Free.

Illinois State Museum
Auditorium, Spring and Edwards.
For info, call 782-0061.
Paul Mickey Science Series
March 11, 7-8:30pm, Dr. Vergil E.
Noble will lead a discussion on
the restoration Lincoln Home
National Historic Site and excavations
from the site. Illinois
State Museum Research and
Collections, 1011 East Ash
Street. For more info, call 782-
0061.

CHILDREN’S CORNER

Expanding Horizons in Math,
Science and Technology
Mar 14, 8:45am-12:45pm,
hands-on conference for 6-8
grade girls and parents and
teachers. Advance registration
required, space is limited. PAC,
University of Illinois at
Springfield. For more info and to
register, call 529-4165 or go to
www.aauw-il.org/springfield.
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.
French Through Fun
Mar 6, 10:30am-12pm, Bonjour
Les Enfants new idioms, concentration
games, Disney short
films. Co-operative learning for
ages 4 to 11. Fashion Afrique,
318 E. Monroe St. For more info,
call 544-1289.
Super Saturday at the Illinois
State Museum
March 14, 10am-4pm, Find out
how skyscrapers are built, the
duties of an architect, and different
styles of buildings in Illinois.
Free. Illinois State Museum, 502
S. Spring St. For more info, call
782-6044.

NATURE

Rain Forest Festival
Feb 21-Mar 15, People of all
ages are welcome on guided
tours to learn about the rain forest,
its inhabitants, products and
more. Free. Washington Park
Botanical Garden, 1740 Fayette
Ave. For more info, call 753-
6228.

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