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CMN New Book Sale

July 17, 10am - 6pm; July 18, 7am - 4pm

Carol Jo Vecchie Women and Children's Center at St. John's Hospital. Old Tea Room

Books R Fun! Inspirational, Fictional, How-To, Children's books and various gift items available. 

NEW!  Kung Fun Panda Workshops

at John Geyston’s Premier Martial Arts

FREE  Call for weekly updates on the next workshop! 

Details here.

 

Day Out With Thomas™ 2008:

The Great Discovery Tour, Thomas the Tank Engine™ to visit The Illinois Railway Museum

August 15, 16, 17, 23 & 24, 2008

Union, IL (east of Rockford)

Tickets on sale now, more here.

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Illinois State Fair Grounds

Grandstand Line up

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Illinois Products Farmers’ Market

June 26-October 30 (except August 7 and 14)

Every Thursday from 4 p.m.-7 p.m.

Families welcome FREE

White Oaks WITO

July 26, 2008, Lake Springfield

Registration Form 

*Specialized Fishing/Boating Event*— "Ladies on the Lake"

10 Area Locations to Serve You

Your LOCAL Hardware Store

Back to Campus Sale

Stock up!  July 16-21st 

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Springfield Youth Performance Group

Summer Showcase

July 26, 2:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Princess Party at 1:00 Flier here.

Hoogland Center for the Arts

Details & Ticket info here

 

Summer Movie Festival

Tuesdays and Wednesdays

in June and July at 10:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M.

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Art Spectacular at the Carillon

Juried Fine Art & Fine Craft Fair

FREE Admission

Kid’s Place $1/child

September 13, 14

Washington Park

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July 2008
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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The Elephant Man

Student Art Show now-August 20

West Side Story

History Live!

Midwest Primitive Rendezvous at Rockome - July 11 – 20

Antone DeRocchi Classic Rock, Folk, Blues

The Little Engine That Could Rail Tour

Underground Railroad Tour

Lincoln Library Summer Reading Program thru August 2

Faces of Abe: The Jim and Carole Shay Collection - Now through 9/21

Stories by Brian Ellis

 

Ace Hardware Sale July 16-21st 

Flier with savings here.

Portraying Lincoln: Man of Many Faces - Now through 7/31

Musicians in the Park

Woodcarver & Leatherworks - Old State Capitol

Independent Silver Band

Safe Sitter

Henson Robinson Zoo Member Mondays

Drawing Made Easy

 

Ace Hardware Sale July 16-21st 

Flier with savings here.

"Safe Sitter" Babysitting Classes

Rochester Reads! Book Discussion Group

"Surgical Discovery" Pre-op Tour 

SIDS Support Group

Summer Film Fest - Backyard Safari: That's My Baby & Cartoon

Springfield Muncipal Band Outdoor Concerts

Babytalk Lap-Sit

First Steps Mothers' Support Group

Gypsy

Douglas Park Band Shell

Kerasotes Summer Movie Festival:  ALvin & the Chipmunks

"Safe Sitter" Babysitting Classes

Safe Sitter

Out of the Blue Support Group

Wild About Reading Small Furry Mammals

Coffee Hour

Toddle On Over

Summer Film Fest - Backyard Safari: That's My Baby & Cartoon

Barnes and Noble Storytime

New Healthcare Provider CPR Class

Refresher Healthcare Provider CPR Class

The Elephant Man

Springfield Sliders Baseball Game

Asthma Parent Support Group

History Live!

Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight

Kerasotes Summer Movie Festival:  ALvin & the Chipmunks

Gypsy

Illinois Products Farmers’ Market

Abraham Lincoln in Song

Civil War Musical in the Park

Barnes and Noble Storytime

Family Evening Storytime

Breastfeeding Class

The Elephant Man

Murder Mystery Dinner Theater

Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight

History Live!

Gypsy

Festival Days at Girard

Coast to Coast Hot Tubs Show

Movie in the Park Summer Series - Charlotte’s Web

Civil War Musical in the Park

Preschool Storytime

Springfield Youth Performance Group Summer Showcase

The Elephant Man

Preschool Storytime

History Live!

Springfield Sliders Baseball Game

Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight

 

Lincoln Library Storytime

 

Underground Railroad Tour

Morgan Horse Demonstration

Coast to Coast Hot Tubs Show

Women In the Outdoors

Gypsy

Festival Days at Girard

SummerFest

Springfield Amateur Women’s City Golf Tournament

Civil War Musical in the Park

 

Lullaby University

 

Springfield Tri-Fest

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Bourbon Bluegrass Band Contemporary Bluegrass

Springfield Tri-Fest

History Live!

Festival Days at Girard

Coast to Coast Hot Tubs Show

Underground Railroad Tour

Student Art Show now-August 20

Gypsy

Lincoln Library Summer Reading Program thru August 2

Springfield Sliders Baseball Game

Faces of Abe: The Jim and Carole Shay Collection - Now through 9/21

Springfield Amateur Women’s City Golf Tournament

Portraying Lincoln: Man of Many Faces - Now through 7/31

Civil War Musical in the Park

Safe Sitter

Henson Robinson Zoo Member Mondays

Drawing Made Easy

"Safe Sitter" Babysitting Classes

Joy of Grandparenting

Rochester Reads! Book Discussion Group

Fall 2008 Funshop Open Registration

Gypsy

Summer Film Fest - Magic School Bus Blows Its Top & Cartoon

Springfield Muncipal Band Outdoor Concerts

Babytalk Lap-Sit

First Steps Mothers' Support Group

Gypsy

Kerasotes Summer Movie Festival: Dr. Seuss Horton Hears a Who! 

Summer Film Fest - Magic School Bus Blows Its Top & Cartoon

"Safe Sitter" Babysitting Classes

Safe Sitter

Coffee Hour

Y-Me Illinois Breast Cancer Support Group

Barnes and Noble Storytime

Illinois Products Farmers’ Market

Gypsy

Kerasotes Summer Movie Festival: Dr. Seuss Horton Hears a Who! 

Oklahoma!

Barnes and Noble Storytime

Family Evening Storytime

   
August 2008
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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          Gypsy

Oklahoma!

Preschool Storytime

Zoolympics

Happy Tails Clearance Sale

Springfield's 13th Annual World Breastfeeding Walk

Springfield Men’s City Golf Tournament

Springfield Sliders Baseball Game

Gypsy

Stitches In Time Presentations

Lincoln Library Storytime

 

Underground Railroad Tour

Fabric of Life in a Country at War: Original Civilian and Military Clothing, 1861 to 1865

Underground Railroad Tour

Women In the Outdoors

Central Illinois Daylily Society - Sale

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Hipbone Sam & Bad Bill Fun Standards

Gypsy

Underground Railroad Tour

Student Art Show now-August 20

Springfield Sliders Baseball Game

Faces of Abe: The Jim and Carole Shay Collection - Now through 9/21

Springfield Men’s City Golf Tournament

Henson Robinson Zoo Member Mondays

Springfield Sliders Baseball Game

Drawing Made Easy

Rochester Reads! Book Discussion Group

Springfield Muncipal Band Outdoor Concerts

Babytalk Lap-Sit

Pied Piper Architectural Tours

All Shook Up

Women In the Outdoors

Coffee Hour

First Steps Mothers' Support Group

SHARE Support Group

Barnes and Noble Storytime

Illinois State Fair - Twilight Parade

All Shook Up

Barnes and Noble Storytime

Family Evening Storytime

Two by Two

All Shook Up

2008 Illinois State Fair - FERGIE

Pinocchio

Springfield Sliders Baseball Game

Preschool Storytime

Lincoln Library Storytime

All Shook Up

 

Underground Railroad Tour 

 

Super Saturday

 

Springfield Men’s City Golf Tournament

 

Pinocchio

 

Two by Two

 

Springfield Sliders Baseball Game

 

2008 Illinois State Fair - WEIRD AL YANKOVIC

 

Hummingbird Festival in Menard County

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Angela Star & Small Change Music of 60's to 90's

Springfield Men’s City Golf Tournament

Two by Two

All Shook Up

2008 Illinois State Fair - HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS W/ JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS

Underground Railroad Tour

Student Art Show now-August 20

Faces of Abe: The Jim and Carole Shay Collection - Now through 9/21

Henson Robinson Zoo Member Mondays

2008 Illinois State Fair - ILLINOIS SYMPHONY (FREE)

Drawing Made Easy

Rochester Reads! Book Discussion Group

2008 Illinois State Fair

All Shook Up

Pinocchio

"Surgical Discovery" Pre-op Tour

Babytalk Lap-Sit

2008 Illinois State Fair

Coffee Hour

All Shook Up

First Steps Mothers' Support Group

Out of the Blue Support Group

Pregnancy After Loss (PAL) Support Group

Barnes and Noble Storytime

Paul F. Mickey Monthly Program in Archaeology and Natural Sciences

Two by Two

2008 Illinois State Fair

All Shook Up

Pinocchio

Barnes and Noble Storytime

Family Evening Storytime

Day Out With Thomas™ 2008

Two by Two

2008 Illinois State Fair - ZZ TOP/ BROOKS AND DUNN

All Shook Up

Pinocchio

Preschool Storytime

Day Out With Thomas™ 2008

Music in Nature Concert Series

2008 Illinois State Fair - NATASHA BEDINGFIELD W/ VANESSA HUDGENS

All Shook Up

 

Pinocchio

 

All Shook Up

 

Lincoln Library Storytime

 

Underground Railroad Tour

Two by Two

Historic Washington Park Photography Display - Now through 9/1

Arthur's Downtown Craft Markets

Park Play Station at the Illinois State Fair

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Day Out With Thomas™ 2008

Ken Carlyle Country, Country rock, Originals

Historic Washington Park Photography Display - Now through 9/1

Parent/Child Golf Tournament

All Shook Up

Student Art Show now-August 20

Two by Two

2008 Illinois State Fair - TRACE ADKINS W/ TRENT TOMLINSON

Underground Railroad Tour

Faces of Abe: The Jim and Carole Shay Collection - Now through 9/21

Henson Robinson Zoo Member Mondays

Rochester Reads! Book Discussion Group

Babytalk Lap-Sit Wild About Reading Birds

Coffee Hour

First Steps Mothers' Support Group

Barnes and Noble Storytime

Illinois Products Farmers’ Market

Barnes and Noble Storytime

Family Evening Storytime

Friends of Taylorville Library Lecture Series

Birdie fore the Zoo

Anne of Green Gables

LINCOLN ART & BALLOON FESTIVAL

Preschool Storytime

Day Out With Thomas™ 2008

 

Lincoln Library Storytime

 

Underground Railroad Tour 

 

LINCOLN ART & BALLOON FESTIVAL

 

Anne of Green Gables

 

Women In the Outdoors

 

Blues & BBQs

 

Prairie State Orchid Society - Orchid Symposium

 

Music in the Park - Dreamland Park

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Day Out With Thomas™ 2008The Mudbugs Unplugged Acoustic Rock, Beach, & Blues

Anne of Green Gables

LINCOLN ART & BALLOON FESTIVAL

Underground Railroad Tour

Faces of Abe: The Jim and Carole Shay Collection - Now through 9/21

Historic Washington Park Photography Display - Now through 9/1

Henson Robinson Zoo Member Mondays

Rochester Reads! Book Discussion Group

SIDS Support Group

"Surgical Discovery" Pre-op Tour

Babytalk Lap-Sit

Jubilee Morgan Horse Show

Coffee Hour

First Steps Mothers' Support Group

Y-Me Illinois Breast Cancer Support Group

Barnes and Noble Storytime

Jubilee Morgan Horse Show

Anne of Green Gables

Illinois Products Farmers’ Market

Barnes and Noble Storytime

Family Evening Storytime

Murder Mystery Dinner Theater

Jubilee Morgan Horse Show

Springfield Short Track 

Anne of Green Gables

2nd Annual Allerton Music Barn Festival

Nelson Center Pool Customer Appreciation Day

Youth Discovery Challenge

Movie in the Park Summer Series - Ratatouille

Preschool Storytime

Rendezvous at Rockome

Jubilee Morgan Horse Show

Springfield Short Track

Lincoln Library Storytime

 

Underground Railroad Tour

Anne of Green Gables

2nd Annual Allerton Music Barn Festival

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Rendezvous at Rockome

Historic Washington Park Photography Display - Now through 9/1

Dan Rivero Trio Jazz, Blues, & Pop

Springfield Mile

Dog Agility Trial

Underground Railroad Tour

2nd Annual Allerton Music Barn Festival

Faces of Abe: The Jim and Carole Shay Collection - Now through 9/21

           

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September 2008
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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  Historic Washington Park Photography Display

Dog Agility Trial

2nd Annual Allerton Music Barn Festival

Rendezvous at Rockome

Rochester Reads! Book Discussion Group

Babytalk Lap-Sit First Steps Mothers' Support Group

SHARE Support Group

Barnes and Noble Storytime

Barnes and Noble Storytime

Family Evening Storytime

Preschool Storytime

Abu Arabian Horse Show

Lincoln Library Storytime

 

Underground Railroad Tour

 

Henson Robinson Zoo Members' Picnic & Auction

Abu Arabian Horse Show

 

Traditional Music Festival

 

Round the Town Golf Tournament

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Underground Railroad Tour

Round the Town Golf Tournament

Traditional Music Festival

Abu Arabian Horse Show

Faces of Abe: The Jim and Carole Shay Collection - Now through 9/21

Robert Sa