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FALL
Events Guide
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The State Journal-Register
Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007
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Springfield, Illinois
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THE STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER/FALL EVENTS GUIDE
August
Events in the Fall Events Guide
are subject to change. Please call
to confirm dates and times.
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Funshop fall session offers interactive
early childhood education for parents
and children together. Children ages 14
months-5 years. Morning, evening and
Saturday classes available. $75
Springfield Park District residents, $85
out of district. Call Sharon Entwistle or
Linda Berberet for program description,
tour of facility. Lincoln Park, North Fifth
Street at Sangamon Avenue. 753-6234,
www.springfieldparks.org.
31-Sept. 2 — Ethnic Fest. 3-11 p.m.
Friday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday,
Sunday. Food, music, entertainment. Free
admission. 629-7871.
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31-Sept. 2 — Nauvoo Grape Festival.
Food, auto show, pageant, concert, more.
(877) 628-8661, www.beautifulnauvoo.
com.
Springfield Art Association fall classes. Sept. 14-Nov. 17; register by Sept.
14. Daytime, evening, weekend classes
for youth and adults. Fees vary. 700 N.
Fourth St. 523-2631, www.springfieldart.org.
31-Sept. 3 — Edinburg Labor Day Picnic.
Festivities begin 5 p.m. Friday. Contests,
carnival, shows throughout weekend.
Evening entertainment by Poprocks, Lost
Boys, Legends Entertainment, Danny
Russell’s Traveling Hillbilly Circus. Free
admission, charge for various events.
Veterans Memorial Park, Edinburg.
Schedule: 623-5523.
Prairie Art Alliance fall classes. Sept.
17-Nov. 15; registration due a week
prior to each class. Daytime, evening
classes for children and adults. Fees
vary. Prairie Art Alliance, Hoogland
Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St.
544-2787, www.prairieart.org.
31-Sept. 3 — Kincaid Labor Day Picnic. 6
p.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Monday. Carnival,
contests for kids and families, live bands,
more. Kincaid Park. Schedule: 237-2297.
31-Sept. 3 — Midwest Big Band Dance
Festival. Nightly dances Friday-Monday;
morning dance Sept. 3. Dance $70 couples, $40 singles. Rates available for
dance, meals, lodging. Decatur Hotel &
Conference Center, Route 36, Decatur.
422-3733, www.bigbanddancefestival.
com.
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1 — Family Fun Fest. 2-7 p.m. Pig roast,
corn boil, homemade ice cream, face painting, children’s games. Homemade pies and
cakes auctioned at 5 p.m. Food tickets
$6.50 adults, $3.50 children. Carry-out
available. Zion Lutheran School, 1600
Woodlawn Road, Lincoln. 732-3977.
1-800-252-8924
PO Box 4241, Springfield, IL 62708
September 14 Black Hills Autumn………………………..… $1269 / 8 Days
(Pioneer Village / Custer State Park / Crazy Horse / Mt. Rushmore /
1880’s Train / Badlands National Park / gold mine tour)
September 21 Maine Fall Foliage…………………….….....$1929 / 11 Days
(Mystic Seaport / Shaker Village / Kennebunkport / Penn Dutch Country
Squam Lake Nature Center / Hershey’s Chocolate World)
October 8 New York / Washington DC………………..…$1899 / 10 Days
(Gettysburg / Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island / NYC guided tour / DC tour
of all monuments & memorials / Penn Dutch dinner and much more)
October 9 Kentucky Dinner Train………………………....….$579 / 3 Days
(The Old Stable dinner / Shaker Village / My Old Kentucky Dinner Train)
October 12 Feast of the Hunters’ Moon………………...…$509 / 3 Days
(For Bare Feet Factory / Nashville, IN / Conner Prairie / 40 th Annual Feast
of the Hunters’ Moon, Lafayette, IN / Beef House)
October 13 Smoky Mountain Fall Foliage…….……….…..$899 / 6 Days
(Museum of Appalachia / Great Smoky Mountain Ntl Park /
Dixie Stampede / Oconaluftee Indian Village / Crisson Gold Mine)
October 19 Grand Ole Opry Birthday……………………..…$699 / 3 Days
(Opryland Hotel / General Jackson Showboat / Ryman Museum /
Birthday Bluegrass Show / Grand Ole Opry Birthday Show )
One Day Tours – Call for complete Schedule of One Day Tours
31-Sept. 3 — Prairieland Chautauqua celebrates “Voices for Freedom and Justice”
under the big tent in Jacksonville’s
Community Park. Presentations, reenactments, music, communal supper. Schedule,
directions: 243-2423, www.jacksonvilleil.
org.
September
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1, 2 — Once Upon a Prairie Storytelling
Festival. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, noon
to 5 p.m. Sunday. Megan Wells, Momma
Kemba, Jim May share original stories and
songs in the Old State Capitol. Free. No. 1
Old State Capitol Plaza, downtown. 7857960.
Departing from Springfield & 29 other cities in IL, IN, IA, MO!!
1 — Children’s Art in the Park Day. 1-4
p.m. Ages 5 to 12 years. Dickson Mounds
Museum, 10956 N. Dickson Mounds Road,
Lewistown. Fee, advance registration, information: (309) 668-2362, www.museum.
state.il.us.
Great
Fall
Travels
Trips depart
various central
Illinois locations
Call (217) 768-3531
617435
to be added
to our mailing list.
Timi’s Tours
Moweaqua
1, 2 — Argyle Antique Gas Engine Show.
Plowing and pulling demonstrations,
games, tractor and auto parade, AC tractors, Hercules engines, crafts, foods, more.
No golf carts, alcohol or drugs allowed. Free
admission. Argyle Lake State Park, two
miles north of Colchester. Directions,
schedule: 572-3839.
1, 2 — Sangamon Valley Woodcarvers
show and sale. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday,
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Hand and chainsaw carving demonstrations, soap carving
for kids of all ages, sales, prizes, more.
Illinois Building, Illinois State Fairgrounds,
Sangamon Avenue at Peoria Road. 4452505, www.svwoodcarvers.org.
1-3 — Amish Country Cheese Festival.
Opens 8 a.m. daily. Ice cream social, free
cheese samples, entertainment. Arthur.
Schedule, program information:
www.IllinoisAmishCountry.com.
1-3 — Meredosia 175th anniversary celebration. Homecoming opens 9:30 a.m.
Saturday; includes parade, dedication of
Musical Skinner Family Mural, burgoo on
Monday, more. Free admission. Route 104
on the Illinois River. 584-1356.
Museum, 10956 N. Dickson Mounds Road,
Lewistown. (309) 668-2362, www.museum.state.il.us.
2, 3 — Greenview 150th anniversary celebration. Food, car show, various contests,
music, more. Schedule: 968-5323.
3 — Dave Sinclair Labor Day Celebration.
1 p.m. ice-cream social at Virginia square
bandstand, bring lawn chair; 1:30 p.m.
music by Nathan Carls & the Upstandard
Citizens. Virginia. 452-7786.
4 — Antique appraisal show. 4-8 p.m. No
jewelry, firearms, large furniture. Macoupin
County Historical Society grounds, 432
Breckenridge St., Carlinville. (618) 8365890.
6 — Central Illinois World War II Stories.
7-9 p.m. Oral history program. Free admission. Union Theater, Abraham Lincoln
Presidential Museum, 212 N. Sixth St. 5588844, www.alplm.org.
6-8 — Mount Pulaski Fall Festival. Parade,
carnival, activities, displays, music, art
gallery, cemetery walk, Abraham Lincoln
trial reenactment, more. Schedule, program
information: 796-3519.
6-9 — Atlanta Fall Festival. Music, carnival, car show, arts and crafts. Throughout
Atlanta. Times, locations: 732-8687.
7, 8 — Arenzville burgoo. Kettle service
and by the bowl, games, carnival, music,
crafts, sandwiches, pies. 50 miles west of
Springfield, between Jacksonville and
Beardstown. www.burgoo.org.
2 — Chicken dinner at Camp CILCA.
Meal 11:30 a.m., family activities and
camping all weekend. 487-7497, www.
cilca.org.
7, 8 — Midwest Charity Cruise.
Registration 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday,
Lincoln Park. Park n’ Peek 6-11 p.m.,
Illinois State Fairgrounds. 7 a.m. to 10:30
p.m. Saturday, all events downtown
Springfield. Free admission, fee to register
cars and poker run. Details, schedule: 4672800, www.midwestcruise.com.
2 — Craft and bazaar show. 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Lunch served. Sponsored by Flower
City Chapter 152, Order of the Eastern Star
of Illinois, 1020 Rickard Road. 546-3046.
7-9 — Arcola Broom Corn Festival. Events
throughout weekend. Country music by
Andy Griggs 1 and 3 p.m. Sunday. Details:
268-4602, www.arcolachamber.com.
2 — Dulcimer Gathering at the Mounds.
Noon to 4 p.m. Accomplished Illinois dulcimer players, folk musicians and Dickson
Mounds Museum staff host free public concert on museum’s outdoor stage. Featured:
Mike Anderson, Nancy Lippincott, Neal
Peck, Prairie Aires, Any Old Tyme String
Band, Steve Endsley. Dickson Mounds
7-9 — Greene County Days. Tours, food,
demonstrations in several county locations.
Details, schedule: 589-5251.
7-9 — Pekin Marigold Festival. Displays,
entertainment, art, more at “Marigold
Capitol of the World.” Schedule, map:
www.pekin.net.
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1 — Junior Zoo Keepers. 9 a.m. to noon
Saturdays. Ages 13-17. Learn the daily routines of the animals and zoo operations.
Zoo members $75, nonmembers $80.
Henson Robinson Zoo, 1100 East Lake
Drive. 753-6217, www.springfieldparks.org.
Thursday, August 30, 2007
8 — Bicycle Tour of Historic Sites. 1 p.m.
Sponsored by Springfield Bicycle Club. Visit
Abraham Lincoln’s home and tomb and
other historic sites by bike. Free. Meet at
Capitol Complex Visitors Center, College
Street, west of the Capitol Complex. 4383959, www.spfldcycling.org.
3959, www.spfldcycling.org.
8 — Brinkerhoff Home Fall Arts & Crafts
Fair. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. More than 80 vendors, food, home tours, silent auction,
more. Rain or shine. 1500 N. Fifth St., 4143123.
9 — St. Cabrini Church Fall Festival. 11
a.m. to 5 pm. Food available for purchase.
Music: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. St. Andrews
Society of Central IL Pipes & Drums; noon
to 2 p.m. Sisters of the Son; 2-5 p.m. CJ
the DJ. Free admission. 1020 N. Milton Ave.
899-1951.
8 — Flea Market. 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Sponsored by Senior Services of Central
Illinois. Antiques, crafts, collectibles, clothing, foods, books, more. 701 W. Mason St.,
parking lot. Rain date: 7:30 a.m. Sept. 9.
528-4035.
9 — Celebrate the Morgan Horse. Noon to
4 p.m., free. Demonstrations, parade, food,
tours. Brunk Horse Museum, 7206 East
Lake Services Road. 529-4623,
www.brunkmuseum.com.
12-23 — Illinois Senior Olympics. Seniors
50 and older compete in more than 60
events at several Springfield locations.
Event details: 753-2700, www.springfieldparks.org.
8 — Illinois Secretary of State Antique
Vehicle Show and Swap Meet. 10 a.m.
judging. Includes classic, antique and sport
vehicles and antique motorcycles. Antique
tractors display and demonstration.
Downtown Springfield, next to the Old State
Capitol Building. Entry fees, details: 5577629, www.cyberdriveillinois.com.
14 — Birdie Fore the Zoo. 12:30 p.m.
shotgun start. Golf outing benefits Henson
Robinson Zoo. Lincoln Greens, East Lake
Drive. Registration, directions: 753-6217.
14, 15 — Harvest Fest. Crafts, antiques,
more. Petersburg square. Directions, schedule: 632-7363.
8 — Super Saturday at the Illinois State
Museum. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thematic activities in A Place for Discovery, lower level.
Activities ongoing and take 30 to 45 minutes to complete; take-home crafts featured. Ages 4-8. Free. 502 S. Spring St. Call
for monthly theme: 782-6044. www.museum.state.il.us.
14-16 — Abraham Lincoln National
Railsplitting Contest. Bluegrass concert 69:30 p.m. Friday, events 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
at the Logan County Fairgrounds. Civil War
Ball 7-10 p.m. Saturday at Lincoln College;
church service and closing events Sunday.
Rail splitting, corn chucking, tomahawk
throwing, pioneer village, antique vehicles,
crafts, games, foods, more. $3 per day, $5
for the weekend ages 13 and older. Free
parking. Schedule, directions: 732-8687.
www.railsplitting.com.
8 — The Play Festival: Celebrate 25 Years
of Discovery at Illinois State Museum. 11
a.m. to 3 p.m. Jugglers, clowns, treats, Play
Zone; help make a Play Museum mural.
Free. 502 S. Spring St. 782-5507,
www.museum.state.il.us.
14-16 — Riverfest. Opens 5 p.m. Friday,
continues through weekend. Music by Still
Kickin’, Imagine That. Fireworks 9 p.m.
Saturday. Free admission. Center Park,
1313 Adams, Riverton. Program information, directions: 629-7680.
8, 9 — Fall Indian Art Show. 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Indian artists display and sell fine
arts, paintings, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry,
more. Cahokia Mounds Interpretive Center,
30 Ramey St., Collinsville. (618) 3465160, www.cahokiamounds.com.
14-Oct. 31 — Great Pumpkin Patch. Open
daily 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pick-your-own or
select from wide variety of pumpkins,
squash and gourds on the boulevard.
Seasonal displays, mums, Indian corn,
straw bales, cornstalks, more. Arthur.
www.illinoisamishcountry.com.
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8, 9 — Art Spectacular at the Carillon. 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday. Features more than 50 juried
artists from across the country. Washington
Park, West Fayette Avenue at Chatham
Road. 787-3532, www.Carillon-Rees.org.
8, 9 — Cedarhurst Craft Fair. 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. More than 130 crafters, children’s
area, entertainment by Peter Tork and Shoe
Suede Blues. Admission $3 adults, free for
10 and younger. Preview night: 5 p.m. Sept.
7, $20. Mount Vernon. Directions: (618)
242-1236, www.cedarhurst.org.
8, 9 — Traditional Music at Lincoln’s New
Salem State Historic Site. 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Impromptu demonstrations and performances of early 19th-century music and
dancing throughout the pioneer village.
Free. 15588 History Lane, Petersburg. 6324000. www.lincolnsnewsalem.com.
9 — Capital City Century. 7-11 a.m. start
times. Rides 12 to 100 miles. Ride through
Springfield, Chatham and Auburn at own
pace. Party follows. $8-$20 based on ride
length, early registration and family rate.
Meet at Beach House, Center Park, Lake
Springfield. Details, registration, fees: 438-
15 — Saturday Morning at 603, Vachel
Lindsay Home. Doors open 9:30 a.m. Light
refreshments, home tours and 45-minute
“Yesterday’s Voices” program of early 20thcentury phonograph recordings presented
by Bud Bartlett. Free, reservation recommended. 603 S. Fifth St. 524-0901.
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15 — Route 66 Cruisers Cruise-in. 6-9
p.m. Rock ‘n’ Roll Hardee’s, 2502
Stevenson Drive. Registration $4. Details:
496-3137, www.route66cruisers.com.
15 — Voices of the Past Oakland
Cemetery Tour. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Five local
actors portray the lives of former
Petersburg residents. After dark, participants will walk the candle-lined Oakland
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Cemetery streets. Donations accepted.
Directions: 632-4000.
15, 16 — A-Maze-ing Corn Festival. 10
Sunday for all flea markets and garage
sales. Food and family fun, free area for
youth, “Noah’s Ark” corn maze. No alcohol
permitted. Free admission to festival, children’s activities; $5 admission to corn
maze children 6 and older. Auburn United
Methodist Church, on the Route 4 curve in
Auburn. Directions: 438-6767, 438-3126.
SEPT 14-16
Annual Abraham Lincoln
National Rail Splitting Contest and Craft
Festival - Logan County Fairgrounds, on
Route 66 in Lincoln, IL. Bluegrass Concert
- Abe Lincoln Presentation - Civil War Ball
- Route 66 Tours
www.railsplitting.com
SEPT 23 1-5PM Guided ag tours at several locations, featuring Mt. Pulaski Round
Barn and Fall Fun at Gail’s Pumkin Patch Tour Tickets $2.00 - Call 217-732-8687 for
reservations or more information
Abraham Lincoln Tourism Bureau of Logan County
217-732-8687 • www.abe66.com
617993
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8 — Hit the Road Jack. 5:30-7:30 p.m.
exhibit opening reception. Free. Exhibit continues through Oct. 26. Prairie Art Alliance,
Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth
St. 544-2787, www.prairieart.org.
time. Register 7:30-9 a.m. at Second
Street and Capitol Avenue for 9:30 a.m.
walk. Central Illinois Recovery Coalitionsponsored walk benefits families in recovery from variety of concerns. $10 includes
T-shirt, entertainment, refreshments, more.
From Capitol Avenue to Lincoln Park. 6988110, www.cilrc.org.
617680
15 — Belle of Springfield: An Intimate
Look at Mary Lincoln. 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Tour and luncheon featuring author Jean H.
Baker. Tour, lunch $35; lunch only $25; purchase autographed book $13. Abraham
Lincoln Presidential Museum, 212 N. Sixth
St. Reservations: 558-8934, www.alplm.org.
15 — Curran Days. 7 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Free admission. Food, games, auction;
music by Bustin Loose Band. 6425 Old
Route 54 West, Curran. 483-8585.
15 — IBEW 193 Charity Ride. Noon start
from Stadium Bar, Peoria Road. Benefit for
Computer Banc. Registration $20 (includes
T-shirt). Details: 528-9506, www.computerbanc.info.
15 — Prairie Grapevine Folklore Society
Presents: Judy Cook. 7:30 p.m. American
songs/ballads. $8 adults, $7 seniors and
students 6-18 years, $6 members.
Unaccompanied performance. Abraham
Lincoln Universalist Unitarian Church, 745
Woodside Road. 364-4858,
www.prairiegrapevine.org.
15 — Recovery Walks! One step at a
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15, 16 — Edwards Place Fine Arts Fair.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Sunday. Sponsored by Springfield Art
Association. Fine arts and crafts of more
than 80 artists from across the country.
Artists’ demonstrations, live entertainment,
free tours of Edwards Place historic home,
concessions, used book sale, more. Free
admission. 700 N. Fourth St. 523-2631,
www.springfieldart.org.
15, 16 — Fall festival. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Featured entertainer: Chris Vallillo. More
than 150 crafts. Macoupin County
Historical Society grounds, 432
Breckenridge St., Carlinville. (618) 8365890.
ed prairie environment. Plants, animals
and people of past Illinois prairie lands.
Free. 1740 W. Fayette Ave., off Chatham
Road. 765-6217, www.springfieldparks.
org.
16 — Children’s Arts Festival. Noon to 4
p.m. Springfield Area Arts Council offers
free arts activities, demonstrations, entertainment. Rain or shine. Boys & Girls Clubs
of Springfield, 300 S. Fifteenth St., 7533519.
16 — Illiopolis Car & Motorcycle Cruise.
1-4 p.m. Includes demonstration by
Prairieland Dance Club. $5 entry fee for
participants, free to attend. Wabash Park,
Illiopolis. 486-6029.
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15, 16 — Railroad Days, Monticello
Railway Museum. Trains depart frequently
from museum depot, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
both days. Ride vintage passenger and
freight trains on the former Illinois Central
and Illinois Terminal track. Exhibits, presentations, more at various locations. All-day
tickets $10 adults, discounts for seniors
and children. Off I-72, exit 166, Market
Street, Monticello. www.mrym.org.
15, 16 — Route 66 Film Festival. Noon to
11 p.m. Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Sunday.
See winners of international competition of
independent documentaries, dramas,
comedies, animated films. Meet filmmakers, vote in audience favorite contests.
Festival pass $30, $5 per session.
St. 793-3572. Schedule: www.route66filmfestival.net.
15-Oct. 8 — Prairie Festival. Noon to 4
p.m. Monday-Friday, noon to 5 p.m. weekends. Washington Park Botanical Garden
exhibit hall is transformed into a simulat-
16 — Music in Iles Park. 4-7 p.m. Free
outdoor concert. Country Classics and Still
Kick’n Band. 544-1751, www.springfieldparksfoundation.org.
20-22 — Athens Heritage Festival. 4-10
p.m. Thursday, 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, 10
a.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday. Carnival, food,
beer truck, crafts, games, demonstrations.
Music: White Lightning 8 p.m. to midnight
Friday, F-5 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday.
871-5036.
21 — Movie in the Park. “Bridge to
Terabithia.” Dusk at Rotary Park. Iles Avenue
and Archer Elevator Road. Free.
Concessions available. 544-1751,
21-23 — Mason City 150th anniversary
celebration. Friday: Bluegrass music, pork
chop dinner, more. Saturday: Parade, car
and tractor shows, scarecrow building contest, amusement park attractions, quilt
show, more. Sunday: Sweet Adelines, ice
cream social, more. Junction routes 10
and 29, 10 miles north of Greenview.
Schedule, details: 899-9433, www.
mason-city.com.
21-23 — Pirates of Penzance. Hoogland
Center for the Arts fundraiser gala with 6
p.m. start, pirate-themed dinner 6:30 p.m.,
performance 8 p.m. Show stars Rex Smith
and featuring Jennifer Dow and cast of
local singers, dancers, and musicians. $80
dinner and show, $50 show only. Additional
performances 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2
p.m. Sunday. $20. 523-2787, www.scfta.
org.
22 — Autumn Equinox Celebration. 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. Celebrate autumn with activities, hand-crafted prizes for kids, pottery
and craft sales, labyrinth and trails walk,
bakery items. Free admission. Jubilee Farm,
3.8 miles west of Veterans Parkway on Old
Jacksonville Road. 787-6927.
and live auctions. $50. To be held at private residence. Tickets, event location:
757-6025.
22 — Leaf Identification Hike. 10 a.m. to
noon. Collect 50-plus specimens of leaves
for school leaf collection project. Bring spiral notebook and pencil. Dress for outdoors. Free. Advance reservations requested. Washington Park Botanical Garden,
1740 W. Fayette Ave. 753-6228,
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22 — Chatham Community Bazaar. 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Arts, crafts, food, children’s activities. On the square, Chatham. Details: 4836450.
22 — Shop ’n’ Crop Scrapbooking Fair. 9
a.m. to 6 p.m. shop, $3; 8 a.m. to midnight
crop, $20 or $35 with meals. Orr Building,
Illinois State Fairgrounds. 467-2866.
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22 — Elkhart Fall Festival. 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. Crafts, food, raffles, farmers market,
music, activities for kids, more. Free
admission. Governor Oglesby Street,
Elkhart; 15 minutes north of Springfield
off I-55 at exit 115. 947-2349, www.
elkhartillinois.com.
22 — Fourth Saturday Southern/Country
Gospel Sing. Doors open 6:30 p.m. for 7
p.m. show. Featured: Vickie Lynn of
Effingham. Hosted by New Jerusalem
Singers. No door charge, offering accepted.
Coffee, soda, snacks available for purchase. Holy Ground Coffeehouse, 304 W.
Allen St. 652-0423, http://newjerusalemsingers.tripod.com.
22, 23 — A-Maze-ing Corn Festival. 10
Sunday for all flea markets and garage
sales. Food and family fun, free area for
youth, “Noah’s Ark” corn maze. No alcohol
permitted. Free admission to festival, children’s activities; $5 admission to corn
maze children 6 and older. Auburn United
Methodist Church, on the Route 4 curve in
Auburn. Directions: 438-6767, 438-3126.
22 — Fur, Feather and Fin Frontier Style.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Learn how New Salem
resident Jack Kelso made his living hunting,
fishing and trapping in the 1830s. Free.
Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site
near Petersburg. 632-4000, www.
lincolnsnewsalem.com.
22, 23 — Autumn Gems Quilt Show. 10
Sunday. Quilts all sizes and styles, wearables, home decor sponsored by Gems of
the Prairie Quilters. Quilts for sale, auction,
raffle, lunch, workshops, more. $5 admission, $1 for ages 12 and younger. East
Peoria Event Center, 4200 E. Washington
St., Peoria. (309) 369-7044, www.gemsoftheprairie.com.
22 — Harvest of Dreams. 6 p.m.
Fundraiser sponsored by Elizabeth Ann
Seton Program. Cocktails, buffet, silent
22, 23 — Broom Orchard Apple Festival. 9
a.m. to 6 p.m. Packed or pick-your-own
apples, cider, apple specialties for sale,
corn and straw mazes and playground,
wagon rides, more. Music: Uptown String
Band 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Blue Mountain
Tradition 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Carlinville. 8543514.
23 — Evening with Rex Smith. 7 p.m.
“Inside the Actors Studio”-style interview
with Gus Gordon moderating. $10.
Hoogland Center for the Arts, LRS Theatre,
420 S. Sixth St. 523-2787, www.scfta.org.
23 — Fall Farm Day. 1-5 p.m. Face painting, farm machinery, candle making, honey
extraction demonstration, pumpkin painting, tour, more. Gail’s Pumpkin Patch,
1709 2000th Ave., Beason, seven miles
east of Lincoln. Pumpkin patch open
through Oct. 31. Directions: 447-3409,
www.gailspumpkinpatch.com.
23 — Glenn Miller Orchestra. Doors open
4:30 p.m., music and dancing 5-8 p.m.
$44 per person. Reservations required.
Cash bar. American Center, 1501 E. Griffiths
Ave. 529-9421.
23 — Whisper in Time Cemetery Walk. 1-4
p.m. Sponsored by Rochester Historical
Preservation Society, Features recreation of
Abraham Lincoln’s temperance speech
there in 1846 and stories of early residents. Free, donations welcome. South Fork
Church of Christ Cemetery, southeast of
Rochester. Follow signs from Route 29. In
case of rain, performance 1:30 p.m. in
church pavilion. 793-6389.
28 — Brown Bag Art Talk: Art Deco
Architecture, Saving Miami. Noon.
Presented by Larry Shiner. Free. Springfield
Art Association, 700 N. Fourth St. 5232631, www.springfieldart.org.
28, 29 — AAUW Used Book Pre-sale and
Sale. Preview 3-5 p.m. Friday, sale 8:30
a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Proceeds provide
scholarships for women at University of
Illinois at Springfield and St. John’s College.
$5 preview admission. Westminster
Presbyterian Church, 533 S. Walnut St.
585-0507.
29 — Ann Stewart & Banjo Buddies
Dixieland Band. 5-8 p.m. Sponsored by
Juvae Jazz Society in Decatur. $20.
Directions, details: 546-1353, www.juvaejazz.com.
29 — Fall Craft and Food Festival. 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Amish quilt and afghan raffle,
country cupboard and bakery, demonstrations, more. Free admission, parking.
University of Illinois Extension Building,
Illinois State Fairgrounds. Enter Gate 8 or
11. 483-5997.
29 — Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Masterworks I. 8 p.m. Sangamon
Auditorium, University of Illinois at
Springfield. $18-$40, $10 for students with
I.D. Program information: 522-2838.
Tickets: 206-6160, www.ilsymphony.org.
29 — Neighborhood Walk through Vachel
Lindsay Home/Old Aristocracy Hill. 911:30 a.m. Guides present history, restoration information throughout. Wear comfortable shoes for uneven sidewalks. Concludes
with iced tea and cookies in Lindsay Home
garden. Noon tour of Lindsay home optional. Free. 603 S. Fifth St. 524-0901. Stormy
weather cancels.
29 — Route 66 KidArt Zone. 1-4 p.m.
Springfield Area Arts Council offers free arts
activities for kids on the south Old State
Capitol lawn downtown. 753-3519.
618135
29 — Southern/Country Gospel
Singspiration. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for
7 p.m. show. Featuring New Jerusalem
Singers and variety of local and regional
artists. No door charge, offering accepted.
Coffee, soda, snacks available for purchase. Holy Ground Coffeehouse, 304 W.
Allen St. 652-0423, http://newjerusalemsingers.tripod.com.
6 — Fall Open House at The Farm. 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Garden displays, pumpkins,
Clydesdales and chickens, refreshments,
more. Free admission. 21648 Old Farm
Ave., 11/2 miles north Salisbury, off Route
97. 632-2888, www.visit-thefarm.com.
29, 30 — Beardstown Fall Fun Festival.
Entertainment by Cook and Belle, Steve
Bobbitt’s Tribute to Rod Stewart, Kent Sorrell,
Nathan Carls, more. Free entertainment.
Crafts, food both days. Show schedule,
details: 323-9476, www.beardstownil.org.
29, 30 — Hill Prairie Winery Harvest
Festival. Opens 11 a.m. Saturday; music
by Robert Sampson and Mudbugs
Unplugged 1 to 8 p.m. Opens at noon
Sunday; music by Dan Rivero Trio 2-5 p.m.
Food vendors both days. Bring lawn chair.
$5. Oakford. Details, directions: 6359900, www.hillprairiewinery.com.
4 — Downtown Springfield Art Walk. 5-8
p.m. Extended hours at art venues, galleries, shops, restaurants. 544-2787,
www.prairieart.org.
5 — Double Click Open. 1 p.m. shotgun
start. Nine-hole golf outing to benefit
Computer Banc. $70 per golfer. Long
Bridge Golf Course. 528-9506, www.
computerbanc.info.
5 — Tee for Two Golf Outing. 11 a.m. registration, 12:30 p.m. shotgun start. $125
per golfer includes golf, cart, lunch, dinner.
The Rail Golf Course, 1400 S. Clubhouse
Drive. 622-3808.
5, 6 — Candlelight Tour of New Salem.
7-9 p.m. Experience New Salem homes
and village life after dark. Interpreters in
period clothing welcome visitors into the
reconstructed log homes of the historic
village where Abraham Lincoln lived for
six years. New Salem State Historic
Site near Petersburg. 632-4000, www.
6 — Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show. 10
Sunday. Sponsored by the Lincoln Orbit
Earth Science Society. Special exhibits:
Elvis the Dinosaur, Thunder Egg Rocks.
Member and guest exhibits, jewelry, gemstones, minerals, fossils, demonstrations,
how-tos, silent auction, a fossil dig, food,
more. Free parking. Admission $2, $1 senior, free for Scouts in uniform, 4-H groups,
12 and younger with an adult. Illinois
Building, Illinois State Fairgrounds.
6 — Ghoul’s Night Out! 6:59 p.m. concert.
Sound Celebration Chorus of Sweet
Adelines International features ghoulish
songs, stories, more. All-ages costume contest (family-friendly costumes only, no
masks), refreshments. $10 adult, $5 ages
12 and younger. Prairie Heart Institute
Auditorium, 619 E. Mason St. 523-4363.
6 — Illinois Presbyterian Home Bazaar. 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. Baked goods, handcrafted
items, plants, furniture. 2005 W. Lawrence
Ave. 546-5622.
6, 7 — Knox County Scenic Drive. 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. both days. Historic sites, displays,
demonstrations, country cooking. Also visit:
Galesburg Scarecrow Festival. 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Standish Park Arboretum, downtown
Galesburg. 289-9643.
6, 7 — Broom Orchard Pumpkin Festival.
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Apples, pre-picked
or pick-your-own pumpkins from five-acre
pumpkin patch. Cider and lunch items
available, corn and straw mazes, wagon
rides, more. Music: Uptown String Band 1-4
p.m. Saturday, Blue Mountain Tradition 1-4
p.m. Sunday. Carlinville. 854-3514.
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5, 6 — Scarecrow Festival on Mulberry
Street. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Daily displays,
entertainment, games, free food sampling,
Chatham. Outdoor scarecrows on display
through Oct. 31. 483-5140, www.
mulberrysinchatham.com.
5,6 — Terror on the Square Haunted
House. 7-11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays,
7-10 p.m. Sundays and Halloween. $8
adults, $7 kids. West side of the square,
Petersburg. www.terrorontheweb.com.
6 — Epilepsy Walk for the Cure. 9 a.m. registration, 10 a.m. walk. Sparc provides conti-
6, 7 — Historic Surveying at Lincoln’s
New Salem State Historic Site. 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. 1830s surveying party surveys
a road through the village using period
instruments and interpreting their function.
Free. Petersburg. 632-4000, www.
6, 7 — Spoon River Scenic Drive Fall
Festival. Historic, scenic stops in 15 Fulton
County locations. Food, music, crafts.
Map, participants: (209) 647-8980, www.
spoonriverdrive.org.
7 — Christian concert. 5 p.m. Includes
silent auction and food. Auburn United
Methodist Church building, between
Casey’s and intersection of routes 4 and
104. Free admission. Details, directions:
438-6767.
7 — ChiliFest. 2-6 p.m. Sponsored by St.
Joseph’s Home of Springfield. Chili meal
10-2
7 — Oak Ridge Cemetery Walk. Tours noon
to 4 p.m., last tour begins at 3 p.m.
Costumed actors portray several people
buried in the original section of the cemetery. 1441 Monument Ave. 522-2500.
12 — Mozart: Illinois Chamber Orchestra.
7:30 p.m. $23, $10 students with I.D. First
Christian Church, 700 S. Sixth St. Program
information: 522-2838. Tickets: 206-6160,
www.ilsymphony.org.
12, 13 — Boo Crew Haunted House, “The
Morgue.” Rochester Lions Club storybased, high-tech, theatrical haunted house.
$6 per person, $10 speed pass. Rochester.
Schedule, directions: www.boocrew.com.
12, 13 — Craft bazaar. Noon to 5 p.m.
Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p .m. Saturday. Free
admission. Calvary Baptist Church, 1001
Rountree, Hillsboro. 537-3402.
12, 13 — Haunted hayrides. 7-11 p.m. $7;
cash only, no refunds. Carter Brothers, across
from The Rail Golf Course on Peoria Road,
north of Carter Bros. Lumber. 753-9028.
12, 13 — Terror on the Square Haunted
12-14 — Lincolnshire Renaissance Faire.
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. History reenactment featuring professional performers, village characters, artisan merchants on park grounds
behind Decatur Conference Center and
Hotel, off Route 36. Details:
greg@festint.com, (641) 357-5177.
13 — Girard Pumpkin Festival. All day in
the Girard Square. Includes haunted corn
maze, kids games, foods, more. Free admission. 627-3441, www.girardilusa.com.
13 — Jerome Craft Sale. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Crafts, baked goods. Free admission.
Jerome Civic Center, 2901 Leonard St.
546-2203, www.villageofjerome.com.
13 — October FunFest. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Inflatable bounce house, crafts, cake walk,
games, costume sale, silent auction, foods.
Tickets required for games, food, activities.
Cathedral Grade School, 815 S. Sixth St.
523-2652.
13 — Poets in the Parlor. 2:30 p.m. program and refreshments. Vachel Lindsay
Home, 603 S. Fifth St. 524-0901.
Activities ongoing and take 30 to 45 minutes to complete; take-home crafts featured. Ages 4-8. Free. 502 S. Spring St.
Call for monthly theme: 782-6044.
13 — Youth Discovery Challenge. 4-8:30
p.m. Head outside in the fresh air to play
kickball and then watch a movie. Free.
Chamberlain Park, 319 S. McCreey Ave.
753-0700, www.springfieldparks.org.
Art Spectacular
at the Carillon
Free juried fine art and craft sale
Benefits the Rees Memorial Carillon
September 8 - 9, 2007 | Saturday 10-5 • Sunday 10-4
On the grounds of Washington Park
Chatham Rd & Fayette St, Springfield
Original artwork by 35 artists from 7 states in 16 mediums
Kids' Place will feature artist Charles Houska Saturday only
from 11-4. Admission to Kids' Place is $1 per child.
Books for Kids - Donate new and gently-used books for
K-6th grade kids. Details at www.springfieldparks.org
Musicians, Gift Basket Raffle, Silent Auction, Door Prizes, Food Vendors
1st Annual Souvenir Print by watercolorist Shirley Caldwell Smith
www.carillon-rees.org or 217-787-3532
Nickorbobs Craft Mall
Fall Festival
Sat. & Sun. Sept. 8 & 9
COME WALK AMONG THE Witches
Vote and Win a $50.00 gift certificate.
Outdoor festival with live music, painted pumkins, outside
vendors, demonstrations & much more!
Food concessions & kettle corn. Fun for the whole family.
The newest in crafts for the Fall Season.
Nickorbobs Craft Mall
Central Illinois Finest Craft Mall
Over 130 crafters. 16,000 sq. ft. of selection.
Located 10 miles south of Springfield on
I55 & Rt. 104. Exit 82 (217) 628-9191
''Frightfully Enticing Special''
Saturday & Sunday
10% Off mall wide
All Day Long
Come home to Nickorbobs!
617233
5-7 — Youth Charity Horse Show. 8 a.m. to
10 p.m. Free. Illinois State Fairgrounds. 4963282, www.youthcharityhorseshow.com.
7 — Oktoberfest. 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Food and fun for all ages. $8 adult, $4
child, game tickets 50 cents each. St.
Johns Lutheran Church, 1225 N. Main St.,
Chatham. 483-2612.
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6 — Grace United Methodist Church Golf
Outing. Benefits Kumler Neighborhood
Ministries, which provides food, clothing
and medical assistance to those in need.
Bergen Golf Course, 2900 Clear Lake Ave.
Times, registration: 523-3335.
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2701
617496
4 — Lincoln Presidential News
Conference. 6 p.m. reception, 7 p.m. news
conference. Lincoln impersonator George
Buss fields questions about Abraham
Lincoln’s presidency from present-day central Illinois media personalities.
Representative Hall, Old State Capitol State
Historic Site, downtown. 785-7960.
6 — Fur, Feather and Fin Fall Fling. 10
a.m. to 6 p.m. Games, vendors. Free
admission. Henson Robinson Zoo, 1100
East Lake Drive. 753-6217, www.
springfieldparks.org.
$6.50, hot dog meal $4.50. Carry-out
available hot or frozen. Gifts and gift certificates available, 50/50 drawing. Little
Flower Parish Center, 3306 S. Sixth St.
529-5596, www.saintjosephshome.org.
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29 — Youth Discovery Challenge. 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Free. Lincoln Park, North Fifth
Street at Sangamon Avenue. 753-0700,
October
nental breakfast, prizes, games, music, rally.
Free. 726-1839, www.spfldsparc.org/ERC.
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Washington Park, West Fayette Avenue at
Chatham Road. 753-6219, www.CarillonRees.org.
13, 14 — Carve for the Carillon. Noon to
4 p.m. Bring favorite scoopers, carving
tools and ideas to help carve pumpkins for
upcoming Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular.
Meet at the carillon, Washington Park,
Fayette Avenue at Chatham Road. 4941949, www.carillon-rees.org.
19, 20 — “The Last of Mrs. Lincoln.” Tonyaward winning drama sponsored by Illinois
Historic Preservation Agency and Abraham
Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation.
Spans 17 years of Mary Todd Lincoln’s life
following the assassination of her husband.
$12. Union Theater, Abraham Lincoln
Presidential Museum, 212 N. Sixth St. 5588934, www.alplm.org.
13, 14 — Indian Summer Festival at
Lincoln Memorial Garden. Crafts, games,
entertainment, food. Music by Kevin Hart
Jazz Trio, Kraig Kenning, and an afternoon
of bluegrass music. $3 per person, $8 per
family. Schedule: 529-1111.
19, 20 — Haunted hayrides. 7-11 p.m.
$7; cash only, no refunds. Carter Brothers,
across from The Rail Golf Course on Peoria
Road, north of Carter Bros. Lumber. 7539028.
13, 14 — Knox County Scenic Drive. 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. Historic sites, displays, demonstrations, country cooking.
289-9643.
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13, 14 — Spoon River Scenic Drive Fall
Festival. Historic, scenic stops in 15 Fulton
County locations. Food, music, crafts. Map,
participants: (209) 647-8980, www.
spoonriverdrive.org.
18 — Lou and Peter Berryman Folk Music
Concert. Doors open 7:30 p.m. for 8 p.m.
show. Sponsored by St. John’s Center for
Living. $15. Hoogland Center for the Arts,
420 S. Sixth St. 523-2787, www.scfta.org.
18 — Where Have All the Leaders Gone?
8 p.m. Jim Edgar lecture series presents
guest speaker David S. Broder. $10.
Sangamon Auditorium, University of Illinois
at Springfield. 206-6160, (800) 2076960.
19, 20 — Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular. 610 p.m. View carved pumpkins around the
Thomas Rees Memorial Carillon. Includes
trick-or-treating for ages 11 and younger,
food vendors, park-and-ride trolley service
from Sacred Heart-Griffin High School’s
West Campus lot. Proceeds benefit Rees
Carillon Society. $5 adult, $3 ages 4-11.
19-21 — Boo Crew Haunted House, “The
19-21 — Terror on the Square Haunted
14 — Music for Missions: Tenor John W.
Moore. 6:30 p.m. Freewill offering accepted. Parkway Christian Church, 2700
Lindbergh Blvd. 624-3218.
20 — Auburn Harvest Festival and Car
Show. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Crafts, antiques,
food, as well as more than 200 cars competing for awards. Proceeds benefit Auburn
fire and rescue team. Town square. 4389455, www.auburnctnet.com.
20 — Barbary Coast Dixieland Show
Band. 5-8 p.m. Sponsored by Juvae Jazz
Society. $20. Decatur. Directions, details:
546-1353, www.juvaejazz.com.
20 — Christmas in the Village. 8 a.m. to 3
p.m. Candles, florals, baskets, pottery,
scrapbooking, stamping, kitchenware,
more. Williamsville Community Center, 141
W. Main St., Williamsville. 566-3357.
20 — Mary Todd Lincoln tea party. 2 p.m.
Includes three-course tea. $25 includes
viewing of exhibit, “Mary Todd Lincoln: First
Lady of Controversy” after party. Abraham
Lincoln Presidential Museum. 212 N. Sixth
St. Tickets: 558-8934, www.alplm.org.
Presents: Paddy Lynn. 7:30 p.m. Lynn tells
“Chillers” ghost stories. Fun filled frights
and flesh crawlers. $8 adults, $7 seniors
and students 6-18, $6 members.
Springfield Art Association, Condell Studio,
700 N. Fourth St. 364-4858,
www.prairiegrapevine.org.
20 — Walk to D’Feet ALS Walkathon. 9
a.m. registration, 10 a.m. walk. Washington
Park. (888) 873-8539, www.alsa-stl.org.
20, 21 — Ghost Train. Ride through Camp
Creek Hollow with stop at Cemetery Road.
Child-friendly option. $6 per person.
Monticello Railway Museum, off I-72, exit
166, Market Street in Monticello. Schedule,
details: www.mrym.org.
21 — Route 66 Cruisers Cruise-in. 1-4
p.m. $4 registration fee. Rock ‘n’ Roll
Hardee’s, 2502 Stevenson Drive. Event info:
496-3137, www.route66cruisers.com.
25, 26 — Haunted Evening of History at
Edwards Place. 7-8:30 p.m. with tours on
the hour and half-hour. Costumed interpreters discuss the home and residents of
1843-1909. $6 adults, $4 ages 12 and
younger. 700 N. Fourth St. 523-2631,
www.springfieldart.org.
Monticello Railway Museum, off I-72, exit
166, Market Street in Monticello. Schedule,
details: www.mrym.org.
26-28 — Terror on the Square Haunted
26, 27 — Haunted hayrides. 7-11 p.m.
$7; cash only, no refunds. Carter Brothers,
26-28 — Boo Crew Haunted House, “The
26-28 — Ghost Train. Ride through Camp
Creek Hollow with stop at Cemetery Road.
Child-friendly option. $6 per person.
Gospel Sing. Doors open 6:30 p.m. for 7
p.m. show. Featured: Phyllis Proctor of
Decatur. Hosted by New Jerusalem Singers.
No door charge, offering accepted. Coffee,
soda, snacks available for purchase. Holy
Ground Coffeehouse, 304 W. Allen St. 6520423, http://newjerusalemsingers.tripod.
com.
27 — Kids costume contest. Registration
10 a.m., judging 11 a.m. Springfield Moms
and Downtown Springfield, Inc. sponsor
contest, award prizes. Held during
Halloween at the Market, the last day of the
Old Capitol Farmers Market. Register at
Springfield Moms booth, on Adams Street,
between Fifth and Sixth streets. 698-4097,
www.springfieldmoms.org.
27 — Music of America. 6:30 p.m. Ken
Bradbury performs. Crossroads Center, 125
W. Jefferson St., Pittsfield. $20 per person
includes dinner and show. 285-6995.
27 — Spooktacular Parade. 5 p.m.
Assemble at Taylorville Post Office, parade
around Courthouse Square. Free. Costume
prizes: best, prettiest, scariest and group.
Taylorville. 287-2232.
27, 28 — Zoolie Ghoulie. 2-6 p.m. Trick-ortreat at Henson Robinson Zoo. Costumes
welcome. $2 per trick-or-treater, $1 non
trick-or-treater. 1100 East Lake Drive. 7536217, www.springfieldparks.org.
28 — Chili Supper and Paw Paw Patch
Bazaar. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sponsored by
Animal Protective League. Includes crafts
and adoptions. $6 eat-in or drive-thru.
Sacred Heart-Griffin High School West
On the grounds of Washington Park
Chatham Rd & Fayette St, Springfield
Original artwork by 35 artists from 7 states in 16 mediums
Kids' Place will feature artist Charles Houska Saturday only
from 11-4. Admission to Kids' Place is $1 per child.
Books for Kids - Donate new and gently-used books for
K-6th grade kids. Details at www.springfieldparks.org
217-285-2971
Musicians, Gift Basket Raffle, Silent Auction, Door Prizes, Food Vendors
1st Annual Souvenir Print by watercolorist Shirley Caldwell Smith
www.pikecolordrive.com
www.carillon-rees.org or 217-787-3532
617723
31 — Haunted hayrides. 7-11 p.m. $7;
cash only, no refunds. Carter Brothers,
31 — Terror on the Square Haunted
House. 7-10 p.m. $8 adults, $7 kids. West
side of the square, Petersburg. www.terrorontheweb.com.
31-Nov. 4 — Quilt show. Noon to 4 p.m.
Sponsored by Sew Many Friends and
Postville Courthouse. Tour historic site and
see beautiful quilts of many styles. Free.
116 Kickapoo, Lincoln. 732-8930.
November
Oct. 31-Nov. 4 — Quilt show. Noon to 4
p.m. Sponsored by Sew Many Friends and
Postville Courthouse. Tour historic site and
see quilts of many styles. Free. 116
Kickapoo, Lincoln. 732-8930.
1-18 — Blessings of the Table,
Thanksgiving at Clover Lawn. Holiday tours
of the David Davis Mansion feature table
decorations, bountiful foods, family celebrations, and charitable customs of the 1870s.
Closed Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11. Bloomington.
Directions, times: (309) 828-1084,
www.daviddavismansion.org.
2, 3 — CU Spinners & Weavers Guild
annual show and sale. 4-9 p.m. Friday, 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Fiber arts garments, baskets, more. Hessel Park Christian
Reformed Church, 700 W. Kirby Ave.,
Champaign. www.prairienet.org/cuswg.
617496
or info@pikeil.org
31 — Boo Crew Haunted House, “The
Morgue.” Rochester Lions Club storybased, high-tech, theatrical haunted
house. $6 per person, $10 speed pass.
Rochester. Schedule, directions: www.
boocrew.com.
2 — Holiday in the Village fine crafts sale.
4-8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday,
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday for general public. Pre-sale event 3-4 p.m. Friday for seniors and disabled. Thirty-two artists from
seven states. Free admission. Knights of
Columbus Hall, 2200 Meadowbrook. 5460769.
Free juried fine art and craft sale
Benefits the Rees Memorial Carillon
September 8 - 9, 2007 | Saturday 10-5 • Sunday 10-4
For more information, contact the
Pike County Chamber of Commerce
30 — Monster Mash. 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Halloween costume party for people with
developmental disabilities, includes DJ,
dancing, costume contests. Nelson Center,
Lincoln Park, North Fifth Street at
Sangamon Avenue. Free. 753-0700,
2 — Harvel craft fair. 4-8 p.m. Sponsored
by Women’s Club of Harvel in the Harvel
Community Center. Free admission.
Directions, details: 229-3463.
Art Spectacular
at the Carillon
A family weekend full of food,
fun, and beautiful colors
signifying the changing season.
28 — Where Are the Wild Things? Noon to
4 p.m. Family Halloween event at the
Illinois State Museum. Spooky activities,
entertainment, treats for ages 12 and
younger. Costumes encouraged. $2 trick-ortreaters, $1 accompanying adults; no
advance ticket sales. 502 S. Spring St.
782-5507, www.museum.state.il.us.
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27 — Craft fair. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Washington Park Botanical Garden, 1740
W. Fayette Ave. 753-6228.
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26 — Comedy in the City. 7 p.m. Buffet
dinner, silent and live auctions, comedy by
Rik Roberts. Sponsored by Pregnancy Care
Center of Springfield. $50. Cash bar. Christ
the King Parish Center, 1930 Barberry
Drive. Reservations: 525-5630, www.
springfieldpregnancycare.org.
Campus, 1601 W. Washington St. 5447387, www.springfield-illinois.com/apl.
2-4 — Holiday open house. 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Free viewing and refreshments at
Prairie Art Alliance, Hoogland Center for the
Arts, 420 S. Sixth St. Schedule, details:
544-2787, www.prairieart.org.
Harvest Moon Ball.” 6 p.m. Thursday and
Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
$18.50 for show, chicken dinner. KC Hall,
Meadowbrook and Iles roads. Tickets, info:
523-2587.
3 — Christmas Bazaar. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sponsored by Ladies Auxiliary of Riverton
Fraternal Order of Eagles Club 4361.
Crafts, food, embroidery, more. 1146 E.
Lincoln St., Riverton. 629-7680.
9-11 — Country Lace Shoppes Country
Christmas Festival. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Home and holiday decor, foods, prizes, discounts. I-55 south 10 miles of Springfield,
exit 82. 753-2955.
3 — Holiday Bazaar. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
noon lunch. Sponsored by Catholic
Daughters of the Americas, Our Lady of
Fatima Court 2555. Christmas items, crafts,
gifts, baked goods. St. Mary Hall, Route
104, Pawnee. 625-7319.
9-11 — Greater Downstate Indoor
Bluegrass Music Festival. Five concerts,
starting 2:30 p.m. Friday to noon Sunday.
$20 per day. Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dirksen
Parkway at Stevenson Drive. Schedule:
243-3159, www.bluegrassmidwest.com.
3 — Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Masterworks II. 8 p.m. Sangamon
Auditorium, University of Illinois at
Springfield. $18-$40, $10 for students with
I.D. Program info: 522-2838. Tickets: 2066160, www.ilsymphony.org.
10 — Army National Guard Band
Veteran’s Day concert. Free. No. 1 Old
Capitol Plaza, downtown. Times: 785-7960.
3 — Illinois Valley Blacksmith Association
Hammer-In. Macoupin County Historical
Society grounds, 432 Breckenridge St.,
Carlinville. Times: (618) 836-5890.
3 — Next to New Sale. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
early birds 8-9 a.m. Junior League of
Springfield sells household items, children’s
clothes, baked goods. Free admission; $2
for early birds. Fraternal Order of Eagles
437, 2700 E. Ash St. 787-7802,
www.jlsil.org.
3 — Taste of Chocolate. 3-7 p.m. Peter
Cartwright United Methodist Church serves
chocolate desserts from local shops and
homemade desserts in room decorated
with Christmas trees and scenes. $7.
Community Center, 205 West Church St.,
Pleasant Plains.
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4 — AAUW Centennial Celebration. 3-5
p.m. Tea at the Executive Mansion. Fifth
and Jackson streets. 793-0573.
4 — Fine arts and crafts fair. 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Sponsored by Firefighters Lake Club.
Featuring numerous local artists. Free
admission. 940 West Lake Shore Drive.
522-9180.
8 — IDOT Employee Art & Craft Show. 7
a.m. to 3 p.m. Illinois Department of
Transportation employees sell candles, jewelry and art, clay ornaments, crocheted and
sewn items, more. Free admission. 2300
Dirksen Parkway. 299-2335.
22nd Annual
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on the Square
Downtown Taylorville
Saturday, Oct, 13th 9-6
Sunday Oct, 14th 10-5
2 Entertainment Stages
KIDS & ADULTS
2 Sanctioned Chilli Cookoffs
“Enjoy Some
Chamber Chilli!”
University of Illinois at Springfield,
Sangamon Auditorium, 1 University
Plaza. 206-6160, www.uis.edu/sangamonauditorium/onstage
◆ Sept. 14 — Marvin Hamlisch, 8 p.m.
◆Sept. 30 — Hairspray, 7 p.m.
◆ Oct. 3 — Georgia State Dance
Company, 7:30 p.m.
◆ Oct. 5-6 — Defending the Caveman,
8 p.m. Oct. 5; 5 and 8 p.m. Oct. 6.
◆ Oct. 12 — Cashore Marionettes,
Simple Gifts, 7 p.m.
◆ Oct. 15 — Jethro Tull, 7:30 p.m.
◆ Oct. 23 — STOMP, 7:30 p.m.
◆ Oct. 28 — Yamato Drummers of
17 — Christmas in Greenview. 8 a.m. to 2
p.m. Crafts, gifts, homemade candies, vendors in homes and businesses in and
around Greenview. Lunch available. Maps at
all sale locations. 20 minutes north of
Springfield on Route 29. 414-8979.
17 — Collector’s Day at the Illinois State
Museum. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Collectors from
across the state display and discuss their
treasures. No buying, selling or appraisals
allowed. Free. 502 S. Spring St. 782-0061,
10 — Mary Martha Ladies Guild Bazaar.
10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Barbecue and vegetable soup luncheon, candy, cookie walk,
crafts, kitchen knives, more. St. John’s
Lutheran Church, corner of Olive and
Gibson streets, New Berlin. 624-2921.
17 — Dancing with the Starz. 7-11:30
p.m. Prairie Art Alliance fundraiser features
Springfield celebrities in dance contest,
Kevin Turner Trio, champagne, hors d’oeuvres, art auction. $50 and $65 with
advance reservation. Hoogland Center for
the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St. 544-2787,
www.prairieart.org.
Activities ongoing and take 30 to 45 minutes to complete; take-home crafts featured. Ages 4-8. Free. 502 S. Spring St.
Call for monthly theme: 782-6044.
Presents: Dennis Stroughmatt et L’Espirit
Creole. 7:30 p.m. Fiddler and accordion
band offer musical tour of French settlements in North America. $8 adults, $7 seniors and students 6-18 years, $6 members.
St. 364-4858, www.prairiegrapevine.org.
10 — Vachel Lindsay 128th birthday open
house. 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Performances,
tours, cake, spiced cider, coffee. 603 S.
Fifth St. 524-0901.
17 — Youth Discovery Challenge. 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Head outside for a nature hike,
orienteering lessons, horseback riding
basics. Dress for the weather. Free.
Riverside Park. 4700 Peoria Road. 7530700, www.springfieldparks.org.
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10, 11 — Little Flower craft bazaar. 10
Sunday. Eighty handmade bazaar item
exhibitors, holiday kitchen and bake sale,
kids crafts. Canned food in lieu of admission charge. 900 Stevenson Drive. 6226594, www.little-flower.org.
10, 11 — Persimmon Party. Noon to 4
p.m. Celebration of persimmon foods and
lore. Frozen pulp, baked goods, cookbooks,
lunch items available for sale. Free admission, free tastes of baked goods. Christian
County Historical Museum, routes 129 and
48, Taylorville. 824-6922.
17, 18 — Christmas on Vinegar Hill. 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, noon to 4 p.m.
Sunday. Twenty-six craft, antique and
food locations open in Mount Pulaski.
Historic courthouse where Abraham
Lincoln practiced law open for tours.
Routes 121 and 54, maps available at
each location and the courthouse. 7925655, www.mtpulaskiil.com.
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12-Dec. 15 — Holiday Hall Fine Art and
Craft exhibition and sale. 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, some evening hours. Springfield
Art Association Gallery of Art, 700 N. Fourth
University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, Assembly Hall, 1800 S.
First St. 333-5000, www.uofiassemblyhall.com
◆ Sept. 20 — Gypsy, 7:30 p.m.
◆ Sept. 22 — WWE RAW Live 7:30 p.m.
◆ Oct. 5 — Steven Curtis Chapman with
Sanctus Real and Bethany Dillon, 7:30
p.m.
◆ Oct. 8 — Annie, 7:30 p.m.
◆ Oct. 13 — Blue Man Group, How to
be a Megastar, 8 p.m.
◆ Nov. 29 — Hairspray, 7:30 p.m.
Humphrey’s
17 — Craft fair. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Holiday
decor, jewelry, bath and body items, baked
goods, more. Free admission. Wedgewood
Terrace, Round House, 3725 N. Peoria
Road. 971-7104.
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15-17 — Rudolph’s Express. 10 a.m. to 8
p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Annual crafts fair.
Hickory Glen Senior Center, 1700 W.
Washington St.
Japan, 7 p.m.
◆ Nov. 5 — Gypsy, 7:30 p.m.
◆ Nov. 9 — Diavolo, 8 p.m.
◆ Nov. 30 — Riders in the Sky,
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8-11 — Mature Mob, “Remembering the
9, 10 — Country Cupboard Craft Show. 10
a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday. St. Jude’s Church, Rochester.
Lunch served both days at Rochester High
School to benefit Band Boosters.
Directions, lunch menu:544-3782.
St. 523-2631, www.springfieldart.org.
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3 — Opening reception, “There’s No
Place Like Home.” 5:30-7:30 p.m. Music,
wine, hors d’oeuvres. Featured artists: Eda
Mae Shaffer (watercolor) and Katherine
Pippin Pauley (mixed media) represent
places that inspire memories of home.
Exhibit continues through Dec. 22. Hours:
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Prairie Art
Alliance, Hoogland Center for the Arts,
420 S. Sixth St. 544-2787, www.prairieart.
org.
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November
17-25 — Festival of Trees. 10 a.m. to 8
p.m., open 2-8 p.m. Thanksgiving Day,
closes 5 p.m. Nov. 25. Memorial Medical
Center display of more than 100 decorated Christmas trees, wreaths, centerpieces
and gingerbread. $4 adult, $1 ages 3-11;
seniors $2 Nov. 20. Orr Building, Illinois
State Fairgrounds, Peoria Road at
Sangamon Avenue. 788-3293, www.
MemorialsFestivalofTrees.com.
23-Dec. 31 — Christmas at Clover Lawn.
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays.
Daytime holiday tours of the David Davis
Mansion feature Victorian decorations, 14
rooms filled with heirloom Christmas treasures, vintage ornaments, and traditional
sweet treats of the 1870s. Bloomington.
Directions, details: (309) 828-1084,
www.daviddavismansion.org.
23-25 — Festival of Trees, holiday walk
and parade. Entertainment, Christmas marketplace, sidewalk sales, more. Litchfield.
Schedule, events info: 324-5253, www.
cityoflitchfieldil.com.
23-25 — Indian Market Days. Noon to 5
p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday. Vendors and American Indian
artists sell jewelry, paintings, crafts, clothing, weavings, carvings, baskets, pottery,
sculpture, more. Cahokia Mounds, 30
Ramey St., Collinsville. (618) 346-5160,
www.cahokiamounds.com.
24 — Beaux Arts Legacy Ball. 5:30 p.m.
Event recognizes Springfield Art Association
supporters. $100. Crowne Plaza Hotel.
523-2631, www.springfieldart.org.
24 — Christmas in the Country Craft Tour.
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. More than 20 home,
church, school locations in the Athens area
sell crafts, baked goods. Details: 6368415.
Gospel Sing. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for
7 p.m. show. Hosted by Dan Wilson of
Mechanicsburg, and friends. Featured:
Phyllis Proctor of Decatur. No door charge,
offering accepted. Coffee, soda, snacks
available for purchase. Holy Ground
Coffeehouse, 304 W. Allen St. 652-0423,
http://newjerusalemsingers.tripod.com.
24 — Pride of the Prairie Folk Art and
Craft Show. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Juried artisan
and craftsman show includes primitives,
watercolors, folk art, iron sculptures, furniture, country collectibles, quilts, jewelry,
stained glass, rag rugs, woodworking, more.
Lincoln Park District, 1400 Primm Road,
Lincoln. 732-8770, www.lincolnparkdistrict.com.
30 — Candlelight Concert: Handel’s
p.m. Sunday. Enjoy lunch with Santa on the
vintage Wabash train with authentic
Pullman cars. $9.50, ages 2 and younger
free. 762-7921, (800) 952-3396.
“Messiah.” 7:30 p.m. Performed by
Illinois Chamber Orchestra. $23, $10 for
students with I.D. Blessed Sacrament
Catholic Church, 1725 S. Walnut St.
Program info: 522-2838. Tickets 2066160, www.ilsymphony.org.
30, Dec. 1 — Holiday bazaar and luncheon. Friday: bazaar 6:30-8:30 p.m.; halfprice children’s books, holiday items, gourmet table. Saturday: chicken salad luncheon with seatings at 11 a.m. and 12:30
p.m. $8 per person with advance reservation. Trinity Episcopal Church, corner of
Church and State streets, Jacksonville. 2432636, 243-4219.
30, Dec. 1 — Virden Country Christmas.
Noon to 8 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday. Evening lighted Christmas parade,
breakfast with Santa, lane of trees, gingerbread houses, cookie decorating, more.
Free admission to most events. Downtown
Virden. 965-5496.
December
1 — Christmas at the Mansions. 4-9 p.m.
Evening tours of the David Davis, Vrooman
and Broadview mansions. Costumed
guides, period music, Victorian parlor
games, vintage decorations, seasonal
refreshments. $8 advance, $10 at the door.
Bloomington. Directions, parking information, details: (309) 828-1084, www.daviddavismansion.org, www.vroomanmansion.
com.
7 — Winter Ball, Rockome Gardens
Conference Center. 7 p.m. to midnight.
Silent and live auctions, music by Captain
Rat and the Blind Rivets. $30 per person,
$50 couples. Reservations by Dec. 1.
Arcola. 268-4530,
www.arcolachamber.com.
2 — Christmas Pottery Sale at LaCasa.
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free admission. Jubilee
Farm, 3.8 miles west of Veterans Parkway
on Old Jacksonville Road. 787-6927.
5 — Candlelight Tours of the Old State
Capitol and Lincoln Herndon Law Offices.
6-8 p.m. Free. No. 1 Old Capitol Plaza,
downtown. 785-7960.
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1 — Christmas Open House at Postville
Courthouse State Historic Site. Noon to 4
p.m. Viewing of Christmas tree decorations,
interior of courthouse and front lawn.
Refreshments and 19th-century music. 116
Kickapoo, Lincoln. 732-8930.
1 — Stars in the Night, The Search for
Light in Winter. 7 p.m. Springfield Choral
Society concert. $10 unreserved seating.
First Christian Church, 700 S. Sixth St.,
523-8810.
1, 2 — Lunch With Santa on the Train.
Train leaves Wabash Depot downtown
Monticello four times 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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1-31 — Winter Holiday Show. Noon to 4
p.m. Monday-Friday, noon to 5 p.m. weekends. Washington Park Botanical Garden
conservatory adorned with poinsettias and
decorated evergreens. Free. West Fayette
Avenue at Chatham Road. 753-6228,
1 — Christmas in Wonderland Ballroom
Dance. Doors open 7:30 p.m. for 8-11
p.m. dance. Music by 18-piece orchestra
Sentimental Journey. Snacks and Christmas
treats provided, cash bar. Reservations
required. $25. The American Center, 1501
E. Griffiths Ave. 529-9421.
1 — Pancakes, Paws & Santa Claus. 8-10
a.m. Pancake breakfast with Santa and
Henson Robinson Zoo animal visitors. $8
adult, $6 child; advance reservation and
payment required. 1100 East Lake Drive.
753-6217, www.springfieldparks.org.
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Aug 31 - Sept 3
A re-enactment focused on life
in the early 1800’s and the
people who settled our country.
Featuring Buffalo Hunters,
Mountain Men, Indians, and
French Explorers.
Oktober Fest at Rockhome
Remeber When
Sept 1 - 3
Old Fashioned games, fair-style
competitions, Old Time Fiddlers,
State Fiddle Championship and
much, much more!
39th Horse Farming Festival
Sept 14 & 15th
Farming the way it used to be!
See horses harvesting and
operating equipment the
way it used to be.
Oktober Fest at Rockhome
Sept 7 - Oct 28
A festival featuring many of the
traditional events of Oktoberfest with
a central Illinois flavor.
Birds of Prey
Oct 4 - 14
An outdoor educational event featuring birds native to the area and
from around the world. Be amazed as magnificent Birds of Prey soar
over your head!
Ren Faire
Sept 21- Oct 14
A Renaissance festival featuring Knights, jousting and various other era
crafts and foods for the whole family!
Heartland Cloggers
Sept 15
Whether your in step or just keepin’ time, these folks are sure to get
your toes a tappin!
Makin Track Model Railroad Show
Sept 22 & 23
All Aboard! Everything and anything to do with model trains will be on
display.
Wine and Cheese Festival
Sept 29 & 30
Illinois wineries, cheese and jazz made this one of our most popular
events last year!
Rockhome Pumpkin Fest
Oct 3-31
The corn maze, haunted cave, pumpkin tossing and other games
make this a great family event. Kids come pick your favorite pumpkin,
carve it for fun and see all the great food available.
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