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FAIRS & FESTIVALS
Barbeque, Blues and Cruise May 30, 10am-11pm, National barbeque cook off, Stacy Mitchhart headlines at 7pm, arts and crafts show, kids zone, skydiving show, model airplane show. $5. Christian County Fairgrounds. visit downtowntaylorville.com
Greenview AMVETS AmFest May 16, 5pm, Benefit for the Greenview AMVETS Post 179 held by the Greenview AMVETS Auxiliary. $5 donation includes food and music from Cabin Fever, Ala Mode, and The Greenview. $5 Donation. Greenview AMVETS Hall, State Route 29
Old Capitol Art Fair May 16-17, 10am, More than 150 artists’ original works in the form of jewelry, sculpture, photography, glassware, pottery, wood, metalwork, oils, watercolors, and other media. Old Capitol Square Downtown Springfield. For more info, call 391-0140.
Springfield Highland Games and Celtic Festival May 16, 8am-10pm, Celtic entertainment with competitions including Highland dance, bagpipes & drums, and ancient athletics. Illinois State Fair Track Infield, Illinois State Fairgrounds. $10 adults, $5 students and seniors. Free, children under 6. For more info, call 793- 8355 or see central-illinois-celts.org.
Summer Jamboree May 16, 11am-5pm, Free activities for kids and the family all day long. Free. Lincoln Park, Fifth St and Sangamon Ave. For more info, call 753-2800.
AUDITIONS
Dance Auditions May 15, 6-7pm, Springfield Youth Performance Group holds auditions for children ages 7 and older for Summer Showcase at the Hoogland. Registration 5:30pm. Springfield Dance, 5531 International Pkwy. For more info, call 494-8059.
Open call for Mature Mob Jun 6, 12:30-3pm, 2009 theme is vaudeville—sing, dance, juggle, mime, funny skits, etc. Springfield Senior Center, 701 W. Mason St. For more info, call 546-1507.
BOOKS & AUTHORS
Sherlock Holmes Society May 15, 6:30pm, Dinner meeting to discuss The Adventure of the Retired Colourman. Muggsy’s, 230 S. Mauvaistarr, Jacksonville. For more info, call 546-8387.
Wens Book Signing May 16, 10am-2pm, Molly Wens signs copies of her first book, Shelter from the Storm. For more info, call 391-0101. Trout Lily Coffee Cafe, 218 S. Sixth St.
THEATER & COMEDY
Dessa Rose May 9, 15, 16 and 20-23 8pm, May 10, 17, 24, 2pm, Story of friendship between a pregnant runaway slave and a white woman abandoned by her husband on an isolated Alabama farm. $13 adults, $12 seniors. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St. For info, call 523-2787.
Little Women May 22-24 and 28-30, 8pm, Story follows four sisters through the growing pains of sisterhood. $12 adult, $10 seniors, $7 children under 12. Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site. Petersburg. For more info, call 632-4000 or go to www.lincolnsnewsalem.com.
Comedian Eric Hunter May 15, 8pm and May 16, 7:15pm & 9:30pm, $12.50 cash / $13.00 cc / VIP add $2. Mason City Limits Comedy Club,
