THE CALENDAR
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AUDITIONS
Auditions for As You LIke It Jan 25-26, 7pm, Auditions open to anyone with or without experience. Anyone interested in working stage crew should also attend on audition night. Studio Theatre, lower level of PAC, UIS. For more info, call 206-6613.
Auditions for Opening Act Jan 31, 9am, Opening Act is praise and worship vocalist competition for contestants 13 years of age and up. The auditions include a series of accapella performances, alive vocal elmination and audience voting and elimination through three weeks of online voting. The four finalist will travel to Nashville to record a demo. iWorship, 3200 Shaler Rd. For more info, call 800-707-9191.
Auditions for the Odd Couple Jan 24, 10am-12:30pm, The Springfield Theatre Center is holding auditions for The Odd Couple, Female Version. Any necessary callbacks starting at 2pm. Roles for six women ages 30 and up and 2 Men ages 30 and up. Cold readings will be used at the time of auditions. For more information- please contact director Kelly E Bassett at [email protected]
BOOKS & AUTHORS
Literacy Fair Jan 31, 9:30am-12:30pm, The Jr. League of Springfield Literacy Fair. Lincoln Library, 326 S. Seventh St. For more info, call 753-4900.
THEATER & COMEDY
Comedian Steve Hofstetter Jan 30 8pm, Jan 31 7:15 and 9:15 pm, Steve Hofstetter headlines comedy show. $12.50. For more info or to purchase tickets, call 482- 5233 or go to www.mclimits.com.
Comedy by Denis Donohue Jan 24, 7pm, Comedian Dennis Donohue brings in the laughs. $7 in advance, $10 at door. Riverside Rock n' Roll, 6111 Mechanicsburg Rd. For more info, call 498- 7625.
Dave Lippman Political Satirist Jan 24, 8-10:30pm, Dave is a veteran satirical songster, using gut busting political comedy, moving commentary, high-end pop parodies, and some very wise cracks to entertain and inform his audiences. $12 at the door. Independent Media Center, Urbana. For more info, call 493-4654 or go to www.davelippman.com.
Donnie B’s Funny Bone Comedy Show Jan 23-24, 7:30 and 9:30pm, Donnie B’s Funny Bone presents SAILESH. $13 general admission, $15 VIP. Donnie B’s Funny Bone, 2937 West White Oaks Dr. For more info, call 391-JOKE.
Donnie B’s Funny Bone Comedy Show Jan 30-31, 7:30 and 9:30pm, Donnie B’s Funny Bone presents comedian Mike Armstrong. Donnie B’s Funny Bone, 2937 West White Oaks Dr. For more info, call 391- JOKE.
MUSIC: GENERAL EVENTS
A Night of Mayhem Jan 31, 6:15-11pm, After the Peoria based Fear of Clowns wakes the dead, A Midwest Haunting will lead a paranormal investigation of the Orpheum Theatre. $15 and $25. The Orpheum Theater, 250 E. Main St. For more info, call 309-333-4133 or go to www.amidwesthaunting.com. Galesburg, Tim Weaver, .
Beautiful Classics presented by the Illinois Chamber Orchestra Jan 23, 7pm, Illinois Chamber Orchestra’s own concertmaster, Julieta Mihai, will perform Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D Major. The concert program will also include Mozart’s Overture to *Bastien* and* Bastienne* as well as Schubert’s Symphony No. 6, *Little C Major*. $23 general admission, $10 students. St. Agnes Catholic Church, 245 N Amos Avenue. For more info, call 206-6160.
Land of Lincoln Barbershop Chorus Every Tu, 7:30-10pm, Land of Lincoln Barbershop Chorus singing for all male singers who like 4-part harmony. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St. Free. For more info, call 737-3359 or go to www.landoflincolnbarbershop.com
Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles Jan 24, 8pm, Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles will perform as a part of the WUIS Bedrock 66 Live! Series. The opening act will be the Damwell Betters. $15 presale, $20 at door. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St. For more info, call 523-2787.
Sound Celebration Chorus Every M, 7-10pm, For women who like to sing. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St. For info, call 523- 4363 or go to www.soundcelebration.org.
