Apr 19 Friday
2024 Table Setting Luncheon Fri., April 19, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and Sat., April 20, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Springfield Ceramics and Crafts Club2626 S. Pasfield St., Springfield
Celebrating 100 years in the making: Springfield Ceramics and Crafts Club is excited to celebrate 100 years as a leader in the arts & crafts community and charitable programs, by hosting a luncheon and craft exhibit. Tickets are $15 and are available at the door or from club members. Members’ items made in classes provided by the club will be on display. Creative tablescape settings will be on display continuing our annual tradition.
Apr 20 Saturday
The City of Springfield, in partnership with the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, present the 32nd Annual Earth Awareness Fair at Union Square Park on Saturday, April 20, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This is the longest running Earth Fair in Illinois and it's FREE for everyone to attend! Come early and take advantage of the final Winter’s Famers Market for the season next door in historic Union Station before the regular market begins in May.
Over two dozen vendors with activities and information on protecting the planet will be on throughout the park. Among the activities are…
• Apiary Program about Bees• Artifacts from Pillsbury• ASL Interpreting Service• Composting with Grow Springfield• Free seeds from Enos Park Community Garden• Games with Illinois EPA• Recycled arts and crafts station with Creative Reuse Marketplace• Vermicomposting with U of I extension Master Gardeners• Water Conservation with Westminster Presbyterian Church
Plus, the Springfield Bicycle Advisory Board will provide a FREE bicycle valet. This will be a secured spot at the Earth Awareness Fair so all bike riders have a chance to be green and enjoy the fair!Sangamon Mass Transit District, SMTD, has four different bus route that have a stop within 3 blocks of Union Square Park!
• The Route 1 bus stops at 5th St and Jefferson• The Route 4 bus stops at 6th St and Washington• The Route 7 bus stops at 4th St and Jefferson• The Route 12 bus stops at 4th St and Madison
For a full schedule of vendors, activities, and bike and bus route maps to downtown Springfield, please go to the City of Springfield’s Earth Awareness Fair Website.
Apr 23 Tuesday
What do we love to read about? Dinosaurs, dragons, and monsters...oh my! Join the ALPLM’s Education Team on Tuesday, April 23rd at 10:00 AM at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library as we share stories and activities that celebrate gigantic dinosaurs, soaring dragons, and wacky monsters of all shapes and sizes.
This is a free program, but advance registration is required.
May 04 Saturday
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is on a mission to make a visit to the Presidential Museum an experience everyone can enjoy. We also want to give back to groups that support our community. Abe Appreciation is a series of such events, and we want to recognize teachers the week of May 4-10. All teachers, teacher aides, and school administrators will receive free admission. Please present a school-issued ID card or other proof of employment. Advance registration is not required.
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