The Revolution Music and Art Festival Through Apr 20, Looking for bands and silent auction artwork for event Apr 25, 11am-7pm, $5-$7. Feitshans Academy Elementary, 1101 S. 15th. Call 816-1999. www.myspace.com/therevolutionsyou.
Wabash Run Apr 19, 2-5pm, Hill Prairie Winery. Oakford.
DANCE
Ballroom Dance Classes Apr 16-May 21, Six-week classes sponsored by Springfield Park District and Ron & Paula’s Ballroom Dancing. Nelson Center, Lincoln Park. For info or to register, call 553-0446 or visit www.RonAndPaulaDance.com.
Central Illinois Singles/Couples Dance Apr 10, 8pm, Judy Kaye and Friends. $10 each. LaForce V.F.W. Old Jacksonville Rd.
Hubbard Street Dance Company Apr 16, 7:30pm, $37 and $42. UIS Sangamon Auditorium. For info, call 206-6160 or visit sangamonauditorium.org.
Themed Dance Apr 8, 15, 22, 29, 6:45-10pm, Aqua Club workshop/lesson 6:45-7:30pm, dance 7:30-10pm. 1st Wed- ballroom workshop, 2nd Wed- Latin, 3rd Wed- country, 4th Wed- hustle/swing. $7. Aqua Club, Lake Springfield. www.dancingdates.com
West Coast Swing Dance Every Wed, 7-10pm, DJ Claude. 75% west coast, 25% other. Aqua Club, 1 Club, close to Firefighters Club (East Lake). www.dancingdates.com
ART & GALLERIES
A Room with Many Views Mar 6-Apr 24, 10am-5pm Tues- Fri,10am-3pm Sat, Debbie Megginson and Inga Schweska. Prairie Art Alliance, 420 S. 6th St. For info, call 544-2787.
From Humble Beginnings Through Jan 2010, 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.
Art Auction Apr 18, 6pm, Preview begins for 7pm Fifth Street Renaissance/ SARA Center live auction featuring over 150 custom framed and matted works of art; lithographs, etchings, serigraphs, watercolors and sports memorabilia. Opening bids generally 50% less than traditional framed gallery prices. $10 includes wine and cheese social with hors d’hoeuvres. Ansar Shrine, 630 S. Sixth St. For tickets or info, call 544-5040.
Art Exhibit and Sale Mar 12-Apr 16, 8am-4pm Mon- Fri, Artwork display and sale by Springfield College-Benedictine University art students and faculty for the Children’s Miracle Network. Free. Springfield College in Illinois. For info, call 494-6434.
Blue Door Gallery 10am-5:30pm Mon-Sat, 11am- 3pm Sun, Offering 60 artists’ works, including jewelry, paintings, wood, florals, fiber art, etched glass and more. The Blue Door Gallery, 214 S. Sixth St. www.bluedoorart.com.
Ed Martin Art Exhibit Through Apr 30, 12-4pm, Local glass artist on exhibit in the Washington Park botanical dome with collaborations in metal from Darrin Miller and other metal artists. Free. Washington Park Botanical Dome, 1740 W. Fayette Ave. For info, call 652-2873 or go to www.edmartinart.com.
Morton Barker Paperweight Collection Large and prestigious collection of paperweights, most of which were created in post-Napoleonic France. Illinois State Museum, 502 S. Spring St. For info, call 782-7386 or go to www.museum.state.il.us.
Pat Kreppert Exhibits Through Apr, Mixed media on display. Trout Lily Cafe, 218 S. Sixth St. www.troutlilycafe.com.
Prairie House Fine Craft Gallery Apr 9-15, 10am-6pm Mon-Sat, Now featuring hand-crocheted sterling silver and 14 kt gold filled pendants and earrings by Keren Peled of California. Prairie House, 3013 Lindbergh Blvd, Gale Myers, 546-1770.
Spring Adult Art Classes Marketing Your Art, George King; Acrylic or Oil Painting, and Drawing‚ Back to Basics, Toni Wrightsman; Intermediate Digital and Beginning Digital Photography, Aaron Green; and Intuitive Color Theory: Part III, Jeff Garland. Prairie Art Alliance, Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St. www.prairieart.org
The Leaf and the Page Through Aug 9, Features eleven contemporary Illinois artists with works such as giant stainless steel plants, weeds made from trash and mushroom books growing out of the wall. Illinois State Museum.
Thomas Trausch Workshop Limited openings still available for May 13-15 workshop with renowned watercolor and oil painter teaching all media painting to students of all skill levels. Prairie Art Alliance, Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St. www.prairieart.org
Three Waubonsee Potters Mar 17-Apr 9, 8am-4pm, Joe Hernandez, Michelle Coakes and Shane Harris on exhibit. LLCC James S. Murray Gallery. Free. For info, call 786-2218.
Vogele Print Collection Mar 30-Apr 22, 11am-6pm, Mon-Thur. More than 20 prints by Jim Dine, Sol LeWitt and Philip Pearlstein among others.Opening reception Apr 17, 5:30- 8pm. Free. UIS Visual Arts Gallery, Health and Sciences Building, Rm 201. For info, go to www.uis.edu/visualarts or call, 206-6506.
FILM & TELEVISION
Flow Apr 20, 6pm, Film followed by presentation from Citizens for Sensible Water Use. Free. Carnegie Room, Lincoln Library.
A Child of the Sun Apr 19, 1-2pm, Story of Florida Southern College, the largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture. Sponsored by the Dana-Thomas House Foundation and AIA IL Springfield. Illinois State Museum, 502 S. Spring St, 788- 9452. www.dana-thomas.org
Montoneros: Una Historia Apr 13, 6-9pm, View and discuss the film in this Political Art and the Public Sphere forum with special guest Dr. Adriana Crocker. The Montoneros Movement was an Argentine left-wing guerrilla group. Free, open to public. UIS Brookens Library Auditorium, 206-8328.
The Passion of the Christ Apr 10, 6-8pm, Delta Church’s Good Friday film. Hoogland Center for the Arts dining hall, 420 S. Sixth St., Delta Church, 544-8661. www.deltachurch.net
Books Into Movies Day Apr 17, 12pm, Duchess. Bring a lunch and the library provides chips, cookies and water. 2pm, Kite Runner. 7pm, Twilight. Dress in character, popcorn and candy. Lincoln Library Carnegie Room, 326 S. Seventh St.
Food Fight Apr 22, 6:30-9:30pm, “Revolution Never Tasted So Good.” Film followed by program from the Illinois Stewardship Alliance. Capital City Bar & Grill, 3149 S. Dirksen, Will, www.foodfightthedoc.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
Pluto Presentation Apr 10, 7pm, Dr. Mercedes Richards, professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Penn State University, presents‚ “Pluto and the New Dwarf Planets.” UIS PAC Room F. For more info, call 206- 6721 or email [email protected].
Science Research Symposium Apr 17, 9am-4pm, Features presentations on applied or theoretical research by graduate and undersgraduate students and
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