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Thursday, July 10
Coffee and a Craft: Beginner Knit for Adults
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Douglass Branch Library, Champaign, IL
Details: Monthly summer workshop. This session focuses on basic knitting skills and starting simple projects.
Art in the Parks: Plein Air Watercolor
Time: 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Location: Porter Park, Champaign, IL
Details: Learn basic outdoor watercolor painting techniques. All materials provided.
Friday, July 11
Reds, Whites, & the Blues
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location: Gatehouse Lawn, Allerton Park, Monticello, IL
Details: Performances by Billy Galt & the Blues Deacons and Shawn Holt & the Teardrops.
Reefer Madness: The Musical
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: The Canopy Club, Urbana, IL
Details: A satire of the 1930s anti-marijuana propaganda film.
Also showing: Sat 7/12 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., Sun 7/13 at 2:00 p.m.
More info
Clint Black – Back on the Blacktop Tour
Time: 8:30 p.m. (Doors at 7:00 p.m.)
Location: Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater, Decatur, IL
Details: Country music legend Clint Black in concert.
Saturday, July 12
40th Annual Mattoon Bagelfest
Location: Mattoon, IL
Details: Runs July 12–19. Includes food, vendors, games, live music, and more.
exploremattoon.org
Auditions: *The Shadow Box*
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location: Champaign Public Library
Details: Auditions for Tony- and Pulitzer-winning play about the lives of three terminal cancer patients and their families. Casting 9 roles including one teen-aged boy.
twincitytheatreco.org
Sunday, July 13
16th Annual Mahomet Auto Fest
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Downtown Mahomet, IL
Details: Over 275 classic cars, music, food trucks, and more.
visitmahomet.com
Healing and Herb Honey Infusions
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: The Honey Hive Beetique, Mahomet, IL
Details: Learn about the medicinal benefits of honey and make a custom herbal honey infusion to take home.
Workshop info
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