Illinois Country Living Datebook February 2011


January 2011 Issue: Feature • Commentary • Currents • Safety • Garden • Energy Solutions • Finest Cooking • More

Previous Datebook Months: December 2010 • January 2011

1-13, Burn The Floor in Chicago. 312-922-2110 or www.broadwayinchicago.com

1-28, Chicago Winter Dance in Chicago. 312-567-8500 or www.explorechicago.org

2, Broadway at the Coronado: Grease in Rockford. 815-968-0595 or www.coronadopac.org

2-18, Big Muddy Film Festival, SIU, Carbondale, 618-453-7703 or www.bigmuddyfilm.com

2-27, Les Miserables in Chicago. 312-977-1700 or www.broadwayinchicago.com

4, Celebrate Reagan’s Birthday at the Dixon Historic Center in Dixon. 815-973-0931.

4-6, Central Illinois Jazz Festival in Decatur. 217-422-8800 or www.juvaejazz.com

5-12, The Last of the Red Hot Lovers in Freeport. 815-232-6718 or www.winneshiek.org

5, 9, 12 & 16, A Day in Eagle Country, Alton Square Mall, Alton

6, Greater Alton Concert Association: Sisters of Swing in Godfrey. 618-468-4222 www.AltonConcerts.org

7, Riverdance - The Farewell Tour in Waukegan. 847-782-2366 or www.geneseetheatre.com

10-13, Alton Little Theater presents a one-character play, Shirley Valentine, in Alton. 618-462-3205 or email altonlittletheater@charterinternet.com

11-13, Singles in Agriculture State Chapter Annual Meeting and Valentine Dance in Bloomington. 815-284-6732

11-13, Cosi fan tutte in Decatur. 217-424-6318

11-13, Blithe Spirit in Decatur. 217-423-2107 or www.theatre7.net

11-20, Chicago Auto Show in Chicago. 312-791-7000 www.chicagoautoshow.com

11-20, Married Alive in Sullivan. 217-728-7375 or www.thelittletheatre.org

12, Beethoven’s 2nd Symphony - Rockford Symphony Orchestra in Rockford. 815-965-0049 or www.rockfordsymphony.com

12, Ricky Nelson Remembered in Schaumburg. 847-895-3600 or www.prairiecenter.org

12-13, Decadent Chocolate Affair, a Relay For Life Benefit at The Gathering Shop in Gilman. 815 383-6841 or www.thegatheringshop.com

17-19, Big Dam Film Fest in Quincy. 217-223-8380

17-20, Quad Cities Outdoor Show in Rock Island. 309-788-5912 or www.qccaexpocenter.com

18-27, Big Muddy Film Festival at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. 618-453-7703 or www.bigmuddyfilm.com

19-21, Masters of the Sky in Alton. 618-462-6979 or www.mvs.usace.army.mil/Rivers

24-27, The 44th Annual Elmhurst College Jazz Festival in Elmhurst - DuPage County. 630-617-3400 or http://ecjazzfest.org

25-26, Murder Mystery Dinner in Galena. 888-459-1847 or www.bestofgalena.com

26, CLC’s 27th Annual Salute to Gospel in Waukegan. 847-782-2366 or www.geneseetheatre.com

26, KHQA Bridal Extravaganza in Quincy. 217-223-1000

26-27, It Had To Be You, Sound of Illinois Shows, Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts. www.soundofillinois.com, www.cityblm.org/bcd/ or 866-686-9541

26-27, Winter Carnival in Galena. 815-777-1320 or www.chestnutmtn.com

To be considered for inclusion, please submit events in the format used above. Preference is given to events sponsored by non-profit entities. Submitting an event is not a guarantee of publication. Photos are welcome, but will not be returned unless a self-addressed and stamped envelope is provided. Events are subject to change, so please contact the event sponsor for confirmation.

Deadline: January 15 for April Events.

Mail to: Illinois Datebook, PO Box 3787, Springfield, IL 62708.

E-mail to: lrigoni@aiec.coop

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