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event and spend the day filled with beautiful blooming hydrangeas and informative seminars. Free and open to the public. Green View Nursery, 3000 W. Jefferson St or visit www.greenview.com.

Introduction to Permaculture Jul 11, 9:30am, Food Not Lawns presents program by Don Smith Moorman on Permaculture, a design method to create sustainable human habitats. Free. Lincoln Public Library, Seventh & Capitol. For more info, contact Carey at 753-0057.

Springfield Bonsai Society Every second Mon, 7-8 pm, Learn to style and grow your own trees with hands-on instruction from local bonsai artists. Washington Park Botanical Garden. For more info, call 652-9619 or go to www.geocities.com/springfieldillinoisbonsai.

BULLETIN BOARD

2009 Corndog Kickoff Jul 11, 5:30-9pm, Live/silent auctions, activities, entertainment and fair food. Orr Building, Illinois State Fairgrounds. $50, $40 in advance. For more info, contact Marilyn Raney at 652- 9544 or visit www.statefairmuseum.org.

APL Pet Adoptions Jul 11, 11am-2pm, Dogs and cats for adoption at Ace Hardware, Wabash Ave. Dogs for adoption at Gizzy Lu, White Oaks Mall. For info, call 544-7387 or visit www.apl-shelter.org.

Backgammon Tournament Every Wed, 6pm, Capitol Teletrack, 1764 Wabash Ave. First-time entry is free, thereafter $5.

Basic Photography Course Jul 13 and 20, 5:30-7:30pm, Two-day class, “Make Your Point and Shoot Camera Work for You,” led by John Evans of Photographic Communications. $45. Class size limited. LLCC’s Capital City Training Center, 130 W. Mason. To register or for more info, call 524-6749.

Got Milk? Drink Well. Live Well Tour Jul 14, 12-3pm, Local dairy milk samplings, souvenir milk mustache photos, health assessments, massages and year supply of milk sweepstakes. Free. Washington Park Botanical Gardens, 1740 W. Fayette. Second event at Shop N’ Save, 1501 S. Dirksen (tentative date Wed-Thu). For more info, contact Sydney at 312-988-2380 or visit www.whymilk.com

Call for Bands Jul 15, Deadline for bands to enter the Illinois Central Blues Club Blues Challenge to be held at the Blues and BBQ Festival, downtown Springfield Aug 29. For rules and entry forms visit www.icbluesclub.org.

Call for Quilts for Peace & Applique’s Annual Charity Quilt Show Jul 10-11, 10am-4pm, Both old and new quilts. Activities in basement. Anyone wishing to hang a quilt call 498-6771 or visit Applique’s, 145 E. Main, Rochester. Free, donations for Rochester Historic Preservation Agency. Rochester Masonic Hall, 875 E. Main St.

Cruise-in and Car Show Jul 10, 4-10pm and Jul 11, 8am-3:30pm, LLCC MotorSports Club hosts with free park-n-peek Friday. Entries on display, vendors, door prizes, 50/50 drawing, food, music and Circuit Rider Abraham Lincoln tribute motorcycle. LLCC’s main campus, 5250 Shepherd Road. For more info or to register, call Dick at 786-2417 or visit www.llccfoundation.org/llcccarshow.html.