THE CALENDAR
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
Cabin Fever Craft Fair Feb 28, 10am-5pm, First annual Cabin Fever Craft Fair. Lots of crafts and food available. United Methodist Church, 501 S. Douglas Ave. For more info, call 522-7851.
Community Connections Volunteer Opportunities Fair Mar 3, 9am-3pm, To familiarize people who live, work and study in the Springfield community with local not-for-profit organizations and to incorporate volunteerism into their lives. Free. INB Conference Center, 421 S. 4th St. For more info, call 525-1173.
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.
BOOKS & AUTHORS
Call for Submissions Through Mar 6, Accepting teen poetry and artwork for annual anthology, The Maze. Send to P.O. Box 202, Chatham, IL 62629 [email protected]. For more info go to www.adonisdesignspress.com.
Kimberly Hutmacher Book Signing Feb 28, 11am-1pm, Kimberly Hutmacher of Illiopolis will sign copies of her first picture book, Paws, Claws, Hands and Feet. The Sly Fox Bookstore, Route 4, Virden. For more info, call 217-965-3641.
THEATER & COMEDY
Comedian Michael Finney Feb 27-28, 7:30 and 9:30pm, Laugh with comedian Michael Finney. $13, $15 VIP. Funny Bone Comedy Club. For more info, call 391-JOKE.
Comedian Sonya White Mar 6, 8pm and Mar 7, 7:15 and 9:30pm, Featured on CMT’s Southern Fried Chicks. $15 cash, $15.50 cc, $2 VIP. Mason City Limits Comedy Club, 114 E. Chestnut St. Mason City. For more info, call 482-5233 or go to www.mclimits.com.
Cop Turned Comedian Mike Armstrong Feb 27-28, 8pm Fri, 7:15pm and 9:30pm Sat. $15 or $17 VIP. Mason City Limits, Mason City. For info, call 482-5233 or go to www.mclimits.com.
Kismet In Concert Feb 27-28, 8pm; Mar 1, 2pm, Concert version of the tale Arabian Nights. $20 adults, $18 children and seniors. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St. For more info, call 523-2787.
MUSIC: GENERAL EVENTS
Dewey Decibel- Music from the Stacks Feb 27, 7pm, John T. Crisp, Jr.’s Chahrm jazz band will play both show tunes and some traditional jazz created by Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong, with vocals by Ada Lou. Free. Carnegie Rm, Lincoln Library, 326 S. Seventh St. For more info, call 753-4900.
The Spirit of Lincoln Mar 6-7, 7:30pm, A musical commissioned for the Bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln follows the lives of a slave, a former civil rights activist, a 14 year old drummer boy and the last man to shake Lincoln’s hand before he left for Washington and more. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St. For more info, call 523-2787.
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.
Afternoon’s Delight! Simon Tedeschi - Piano Mar 5, 2pm, Australian pianist Simon Tedeschi performs some of his favorite music, including Gershwin, in this special afternoon concert at Bothwell Conservatory on the Blackburn campus. $7. Carlinville. For more info, call 800-233-3550, ext. 5550 or go to www.blackburn.edu.
Benefit Concert Feb 26, 7:30pm, Acclaimed composer Henry Mollicone will conduct a performance of his Beatitude Mass to benefit the Jacksonville Food Bank. Donation or non-perishable food items. Illinois College Rammelkamp Chapel, Jacksonville. For more info, call 245-3030. Jacksonville.
Benefit Recital for SVYS Feb 28, 2pm, Benefit recital for the Sanagamon Valley Youth Symphony featuring violinist Michael Antonello. Free-will donation. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St. For more info, call 753-8000 or go to www.svys.org.
Capital City Sound Explosion Feb 28, 8am, 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].
Danny Schmidt at BluCat Cafe Mar 1, 5pm, A rare opportunity to catch this masterful songwriter. $5 advanced tickets, $8 door. The BluCat Cafe, Williamsville. For more info, call 652-8562 or go to www.dannyschmidt.com.
Handbell Concert Feb 28, 7pm, The Handbell Choir from William Jewell College will perform. Free. Elliott Avenue Baptist Church, 501 W. Elliott Avenue. For more info, call 528-2983.
Land of Lincoln Barbershop Chorus Every Tues, 7:30-10pm, Barbershop Chorus invites men who like 4-part harmony to join them. Rehearsals open to public. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St. Free. For more info, call 737-3359 or go to www.landoflincolnbarbershop.com.
Lincoln Trio Mar 10, 4-4:45pm, Lincoln Trio will perform in the gallery featuring the Museum’s Bicentennial Exhibition: From Humble Beginnings: Lincoln’s Illinois 1830 - 1861. Free. Illinois State Museum, Spring and Edward St. For info, call 782-7911.
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 Nights Feb 28, 9pm-12:30am, Dance the salsa with DJ Riq. Free lessons 9- 10pm. $3. Stella Blue, 221 S. Fifth St. For info or to sign up for notification of future dances, email [email protected].
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.
From Humble Beginnings Lincoln Exhibit Through Jan 10, From Humble Beginnings: Lincoln’s Illinois 1830- 1861 explores the Illinois Lincoln knew through the eyes of the people who lived in the Prairie Capital. Illinois State Museum, 502 S. Spring St. For more info, call 753- 4900.
Brown Bag Art Lecture March 6, 12pm, “Painting in the 21st Century” presented by Mike Miller, Associate Professor of Painting and Drawing in the Visual Arts department at UIS. Free. Michael Victor II Art Library, Springfield Art Association, 700 N. Fourth St. For more info, call 523-2631.
Prairie House Gallery Now featuring earrings and pendants made with seashells, flowers and herbs by Shari Dixon of Tennessee. Praire House Gallery, 3013 Lindbergh Blvd. For more info, call 546-1770.
Robert Morris Gallery Senior Exhibition Through Mar 20, 11am-6pm Mon- Thur, The public is invited to an opening reception of “Design is Beautiful,” a new exhibition featuring graphic design and fine art by Robert Morris students in Lake County Dupage County, Orland Park, Chicago and Springfield. Robert Morris Gallery, 607 E. Adams. For more info, call 793- 4245.
Ted Rall: Search and Destroy Feb 26-Mar 23, 11am-6pm Mon- Thurs, Exhibition of cartoons by syndicated columnist and political cartoonist, Ted Rall. UIS Visual Arts Gallery, Health & Sciences Building 201, One University Plaza. For more info, call 206-6506 or go to http://www.uis.edu/visualarts/Site/
