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FAIRS & FESTIVALS
Old Capitol Art Fair May 16-17, 10am-5pm, More than 150 artists’ original works in the form of jewelry, sculpture, photography, glassware, pottery, wood, metalwork, oils, watercolors, and other media. Further, relax and listen to six local bands while you indulge in a plethora of food/drink. Old Capital 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. Authentic Irish & Scottish food, beverages. Kids area. 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
Illinois Talent Competition Statewide talent search open to men and women of all ages and talents including individual and group acts for two-night competition at the Hoogland Center for the Arts, May 23-24. Prizes. For more info, call 815-207-3759.
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
Ren Draya Featured May 9, 2pm, Poets in the Parlor presents author, poet, and Professor of British and American Literature at Blackburn College. Vachel Lindsay Home, 603 S. Fifth St.
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.
The Lincoln We Know Now May 9, 7-9pm, Chicago actress Jennifer Shook, The Abe We Know Now: Abraham Lincoln in Contemporary Theatre and Popular Culture. American food and wine tasting available. Free. Free. Dr. Ugs Drugstore Cafe, 142 E. Beardstown Street. For more info, contact Clare Lynd-Porter at 473-2726 or visit www.imaginearts.org
THEATER & COMEDY
One Destiny Throughout May, Performances continue. Free with paid museum admission. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum. For more info, and dates and times, visit www.presidentlincoln.org.
The Wiz May 16, 6:30pm and May 17, 2pm, SE High School musical. SE auditorium, 2350 E. Ash. $5. For more info, call 525-3130 or email [email protected].
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
