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            December 2007                                  
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             Dec. 2-8 
            
			Festival of Trees 
			SPONSOR: 
			
			
			Friendship Manor 
			
			WHO: 
			
			
			Public 
			DETAILS: 
			
			
			Silent auction on Saturday. All proceeds go to Lincoln and Logan 
			County charities. 
			WHERE: 
			
			
			925 Primm Road 
			WHEN: 
			
			4-8 pm 
			Friday, Dec. 7 
            
			Blood drive 
			WHO: 
			Public 
			DETAILS: 
			For an appointment, call 947-2702 or 
			schedule online at
			www.cicbc.org. 
			(See 
			article.) 
			WHERE: 
			Elkhart Christian Church, 113 S. Gillett, Elkhart 
			WHEN: 
			1:30-5:30 pm 
            
			Blood drive 
			WHO: 
			Public 
			DETAILS: 
			For an appointment, call 1-866-GIVE-BLD (1-866-448-3253), ext. 56, 
			or schedule online at
			www.cicbc.org. 
			(See 
			article.)  
			WHERE: 
			St. Clara's Manor, 200 Fifth St. 
			WHEN: 
			2-6 pm 
			
			 Traditional madrigal dinner 
			DETAILS: 
			Tickets available by calling 732-2204. 
			WHERE: 
			First United Methodist Church, 302 Broadway 
			WHEN: 
			
			6:30 pm seating 
            Friday-Saturday, Dec. 7-8 
Central Illinois Hope Conference 
			SPONSOR: 
			
Comeback 
Ministries International 
			
			WHO: 
			By registration 
			DETAILS: 
			
Nov. 30 
registration deadline. For more information, call Larry at 309-830-0461, Wendy 
at 309-830-0573 or the Comeback Ministries International office at 217-648-5461 
			WHERE: 
			
CPR Center. 1377 
1200th St., Lincoln 
			WHEN: 
			
Opening session, 
7 pm Friday 
Activities Saturday begin at 8:45 am 
            	
            Saturday, Dec. 8 
            
			Santa's Workshop 
			SPONSOR: 
			
			The 
			Christian Village 
			
			WHO: 
			
			
			Children ages 4-11 
			DETAILS: 
			
			
			Special shopping day for children. All gifts only a dollar. Limit 
			five per child. Elves will help children as needed. Plus free 
			on-site gift-wrapping. Mrs. Claus will be handing out cookies to the 
			children when they are finished shopping. 
			(See 
			article.) 
			WHERE: 
			
			1507 
			Seventh St.  
			 
			WHEN: 
			
			8 
			am-noon 
            
            
			 Christmas cookie and bake sale 
			SPONSOR: 
			
			
			Humane Society of Logan County 
			
			WHO: 
			
			
			Public 
			DETAILS: 
			
			The 
			Humane Society of Logan County will sell cookie trays and other 
			baked items to raise money to build a no-kill shelter in Lincoln. 
			Get your Christmas treats. 
			WHERE: 
			
			
			Graue Inc. 
			WHEN: 
			
			9 
			am-5 pm 
            
			  
            Traditional madrigal dinner 
			DETAILS: 
			Tickets available by calling 732-2204. 
			WHERE: 
			First United Methodist Church, 302 Broadway 
			WHEN: 
			
			6:30 pm seating 
            Sunday, Dec. 9 
            
			Lincoln
			Christmas Parade  
			SPONSOR: 
			
			
			
			Main Street Lincoln 
			
			WHO: 
			
			
			Public 
				(See
				
				article.) 
			WHERE: 
			
			
			Downtown Lincoln 
			WHEN: 
			
			1 pm 
				
				LCHS madrigal dinner 
			SPONSOR: 
			
				
				LCHS Music Department 
			DETAILS: 
			
				
				Step back in time and celebrate the season while enjoying 
				theater and the music of times past as Lincoln Community High 
				School Music Department presents “Ye Olde Madrigal Dinner.” 
				Tickets may be purchased at the State Bank of Lincoln, 111 N. 
				Sangamon St. branch, or call Kim Peterson-Quinn at 217-732-4131, 
				ext. 232. Tickets for the Sunday performance include dessert 
				only: pumpkin cake. 
				(See
				
				article.) 
			WHERE: 
			
				
				Maple Club, 1458 Route 121, east of Lincoln 
			WHEN: 
			
				
				2:30 pm; doors open at 2 pm 
            
			 Monday, Dec. 10 
LCHS madrigal dinner 
			SPONSOR: 
			
				
				LCHS Music Department 
			DETAILS: 
			
				
				Step back in time and celebrate the season while enjoying 
				theater and the music of times past as Lincoln Community High 
				School Music Department presents “Ye Olde Madrigal Dinner.” 
				Tickets may be purchased at the State Bank of Lincoln, 111 N. 
				Sangamon St. branch, or call Kim Peterson-Quinn at 217-732-4131, 
				ext. 232. Tickets for the Monday performance include dinner with 
				roasted pork loin entree and pumpkin cake for dessert. 
				(See
				
				article.) 
			WHERE: 
			
				
				Maple Club, 1458 Route 121, east of Lincoln 
			WHEN: 
			
				
				6:30 pm; doors open at 6 pm 
            
			Tuesday, Dec. 11 
LCHS madrigal dinner 
			SPONSOR: 
			
				
				LCHS Music Department 
			DETAILS: 
			
				
				Step back in time and celebrate the season while enjoying 
				theater and the music of times past as Lincoln Community High 
				School Music Department presents “Ye Olde Madrigal Dinner.” 
				Tickets may be purchased at the State Bank of Lincoln, 111 N. 
				Sangamon St. branch, or call Kim Peterson-Quinn at 217-732-4131, 
				ext. 232. Tickets for the Tuesday performance include dinner 
				with roasted pork loin entree and pumpkin cake for dessert. 
				(See
				
				article.) 
			WHERE: 
			
				
				Maple Club, 1458 Route 121, east of Lincoln 
			WHEN: 
			
				
				6:30 pm; doors open at 6 pm 
				
Lincoln Writers Club meeting 
			SPONSOR: 
			
				
				Lincoln Writers Club 
				WHO: 
			
				
				Anyone interested in writing 
				Watch for more information in Lincoln Daily News. 
			WHERE: 
			
				
				Lincoln College dining hall, Alumni Room 
			WHEN: 
			
				
				6:30 pm 
				
            Through Dec. 15 
            
			Youth quilt show 
			SPONSOR: 
			Main Street Lincoln 
			 
			WHO: 
			Public 
			(See
			
			article.) 
			WHERE: 
			Action Rentals 
			and Sales, 101 S. Kickapoo St. 
			 
			WHEN: 
			Regular store hours 
            Saturday, Dec. 15 
            
			Christmas cookie walk 
			SPONSOR: 
			
			
			Harvest of Talents for World Hunger 
			 
			WHO: 
			
			Open 
			to the public 
			DETAILS: 
			
			
			Delicious holiday cookies sold by the pound or wrapped collection. 
			All proceeds go to world hunger relief.  
			WHERE: 
			
			
			Lincoln Christian Church 
			Enter through north parking lot canopy door. 
			WHEN: 
			
			8-11 
			am 
            Sunday, Dec. 16 
            
			Christmas caroling at the 
			carillon 
			SPONSOR: 
			
			Rees 
			Carillon Society and the Carillon Belles 
			 
			WHO: 
			
			Public 
			DETAILS: 
			
			
			Gather around a roaring bonfire and sing Christmas carols from a 
			souvenir songbook, accompanied by the beautiful music of the bells, 
			followed by cookies and hot cocoa. Free. Handicapped-accessible.
			www.carillon-rees.org   
			 
			WHERE: 
			
			Rees 
			Memorial Carillon in Washington Park, Chatham Road and Fayette 
			Street, Springfield 
			WHEN: 
			
			
			4:30-5:30 pm 
              
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