THE CALENDAR
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FAIRS & FESTIVALS
Greenview CIA Chocolate Sunday Feb 22, 2-4pm, 14th annual Chocolate Sunday Tasting and Contest. Come taste chocolate samples, bingo, chocolate trivia and gift/food basket auction. Free. Greenview Community Building, Greenview. For more info, call 691-0114.
AUDITIONS
American Girl Fashion Show Auditions Feb 23 and Mar 1, 6pm, All girls ages 5-12 who wear size 6x or 10 audition open for The American Girl Fashion Show. Applications are due Feb 20. Bun Auditorium, St. John’s Children Hospital, 800 E. Carpenter St. For more info, call 544-6464 ext. 45722.
Auditions for Dinner with the Mafia Feb 21, 11am-4pm, Casting call for local actresses, actors, interns, understudies and models for the up and coming movie, stageplay and dinner theatre production of Dinner with the Mafia. Ginger Asian Bistro 3100 W. White Oaks Dr. For more info, call 670-1080 or go to www.dinnerwiththemafia.com.
Theatre in The Park Auditions Feb 21, 9am, Audition for the upcoming Theatre in The Park season will be held. Old Porta Middle School, Petersburg. For more info, call 241-3241 or go to www.theatreinthepark.net.
BOOKS & AUTHORS
Fiction Faction Feb 19, 7pm, Discuss to Kill A Mockingbird, a story about prejudice and injustice in the South following the trial of a young black man accused of rape. Carnegie Rm South, Lincoln Library, 326 S. Seventh St.
Sherlock Holmes Society Meeting Feb 21, 9am, The Sherlock Holmes Society will meet and discuss The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot. Barnes & Noble Bookstore, 3111 S. Veterans Pkwy. For more info, call 546- 8397.
THEATER & COMEDY
Comedians Jesse Nutt and Mark Fradl Feb 20-21, 8pm Fri, 7:15pm and 9:30pm, Jesse Nutt and Mark Fradl coheadline. $5 Fri, $6.25 Sat. Mason City Limits Comedy Club, Mason City. For more info, call 482-5233 or go to www.mclimits.com.
Donnie B’s Funny Bone Comedy Show Feb 20-21, 7:30pm and 9:30pm, Straight from Texas Donnie B’s presents Cowboy Bill Martin. $13 general admission, $15 VIP. Donnie B’s Funny Bone, 2937 White Oaks Dr. For more info, call 391-JOKE.
Kismet In Concert Feb 27-28, 8pm, Mar 1, 2pm, Concert version of the tale Arabian Nights. The story of a old Baghdad poet who becomes rich overnight set to a full orchestra. $20 adults, $19 children and seniors. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St. For more info, call 523-2787.
Theatre 7 Presents You Can’t Take It With You Feb 20, 7:30pm, “You Can’t Take it With You” voted by the Theatre 7 membership as their favorite comedy production to present again in their 45th anniversary year. $12. Decatur Civic Center Theater, Decatur. For more info, call 422-6161.
MUSIC: GENERAL EVENTS
Acoustic Lunch Mon-Fri, 12-1pm, Hear the sounds of local musicians Jaigh Lowder, Kathyrn Raistrick, Bill Laymon, Ben Bedford and Lucas Westcott. Trout Lily Cafe, 218 S. Sixth St. For more info, call 391-0101.
Benefit Recital for SVYS Feb 28, 2pm, Benefit recital for the Sanagamon Valley Youth Symphony featuring violinist Michael Antonello. Free. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St. For more info, call 753-8000 or go to www.svys.org.
Black History Month Music Recital Feb 22, 4pm, A music recital titled “A Jazz Informance” performed by Virgil Rhodes and the Footprints. LLCC, Trutter Center, 5250 Shepherd Rd. For more info, call 786-2218.
Capital City Sound Explosion Feb 28, 8am, The SSE High School Sensations Show Choir
will host the Capital City Sound Explosion, a show choir competition. $10 admission. Southeast High School 2350 E. Ash. For more info, call 525-3130 or email [email protected].
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.
Movie Karaoke Night Feb 21, 6:30pm, Join us for dinner and sing along to “The Beatles Help!” for a unique night of entertainment. Don your best 60s attire. $25 single tickets/$20 for groups of 8 or more. Capital City Bar & Grill, 3149 S. Dirksen Pkwy. For more info, call 725-1554.
Music at Lincoln Library Feb 27, 7pm, John T. Crisp, Jr.’s Chahrm with Ada Lou. Chahrm is a jazz band, playing both show tunes and some traditional jazz created by Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong, with vocals by Ada Lou. Lincoln Library, 326 S. Seventh St. For more info, call 753-4900.
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.
Wynton Marsalis at UIS Feb 28, 8pm, Acclaimed perfomer/composer Wynton Marsalis leads the Jazz Lincoln Center Orchestra. $52 and $47. Sangamon Auditorium, UIS. For more info, call 206- 6160.
DANCE
Salsa Champions Give Lessons Feb 19, 1-2pm, Abel Pena and Zulmara Torres, three-time world champion Salsa dancers demonstrate salsa dancing and give info on the African- American roots of Salsa. Free. LLCC Student Union, Menard Hall, 5250 Shepherd Rd. For more info, call 786-2232.
ART & GALLERIES
4th Annual Art Stars Through Feb 28, Artwork by elementary school students from District 186 will be highlighted in a display. RMD Gallery, 210 S. Sixth St. For more info, call 525-4006.
Blue Door Gallery Offering 60 artists’ works, including jewelry, paintings, wood, florals, fiber art, etched glass and more. The Blue Door Gallery, 214 S. Sixth St. Gallery hours Mon-Sat 10am-5:30pm, Sun 11am-3pm. For info, go to www.bluedoorart.com.
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