The Story of Harness Racing by Currier & Ives
Through August 31
ALPL, Free, Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., 558-8844
Illinois Stories: "How Vast & Varied a Field" The Agriculture vision of Abraham Lincoln
Now till August 31, 2010
ALPM, admission required, (217)558-8844
William Cook: Artist in Residence
Through September 25
Vachel Lindsay Home, Free, 524-0901
Springfield Walks
Through October
Walking Tours of Lincoln’s Springfield, 502-8687 or www.springfieldwalks.com
Lincoln Community Days
August
ALPLM, 50% off admin. residents of St. Clair, Madison and Monroe Counties
Old Capitol Farmers Market
May 19-Oct 31
Downtown between 5th & 3rd. Wed & Sat. 8:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m., 544-1723
First Fridays Downtown
Next First Friday = September 3rd
Businesses open downtown from 5 - 8 p.m. featuring Food and Drink Specials, Sales, Discounts,and Entertainment
Follow the flags to participating business, 544-1723
Participating Store List | PDF Map | Descriptions | Cover
PULP: Fact, Fiction & Fantasy
Through October 2, 5:00 to 7:00 pm
This juried exhibition of handmade paper art features 2-D and 3-D creations from artists across the country, including a poetic paper measuring tape, an installation of paper clothing for a wedding party where members wear their hearts on their sleeves, and several images painted entirely with paper pulp. Held at Springfield Art Association Gallery
Lincoln Home National Historic Site to Re-create Historic Photograph
August 28, 10:30 a.m.
. civilian re-enactors, along with Lincoln Home volunteers and staff in 1860-style clothing, will pose for a photograph in front of the Lincoln Home. This will be a re-creation of a photograph taken on August 8, 1860 during a political rally in Abraham Lincoln’s neighborhood. Those planning to be in the photograph should be at the Lincoln Home Visitor Center by 10:15 a.m.
Chicago
August 28 - 29 & September 3 - 5
HCFTA, $20 Adult, $18 Senior, Friday & Saturday 8:00p.m., Sunday 2:00 p.m.
Pied Piper Architectural Walking Tour
September 1
Lincoln Herndon Law Offices, Free, 5:30p.m., 544-1723
Uptown Friday Night: Michael Taylor Trio
September 3
Robbies; partnered with Springfield Area Arts Council, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
A Long Way Home
September 10 - 12
HCFTA, $20, $15 Veteran/Active Military, Friday/Saturday 7:00p.m., Sunday 2:00 p.m. , 523-2787
22nd Annual Edwards Place Fine Arts Fair
September 18 - 19
Springfield Art Association, Free, Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., 523-2631
Musical Theater Institute
September 11 - November 17
HCFTA, 5th - 12th grade, 10 week course $310, 523-2787 or www.scfta.org
Kid's Super Saturdays
September 11
ISM, A Place for Discovery, Free, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., 782-6044
Route 66 International Film Festival
September 18 - 19
HCFTA Tickets Range from $10 - $50, 10:00 a.m., 523-2787, www.csfta.org
International Route 66 Mother Road Festival
September 24 - 26
Downtown Springfield, Free, 9/24 6:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m., 9/25 11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m., 9/26 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., www.route66fest.com
Book Signing with Captian James Lovell
September 23
ALPM Book Store, Books available for purchase, 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., 558-8934 or www.alplm.com
Fall into Biodiversity
September 25
ISM, Free, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., 782-5993
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