The Interstate Center will host the Bloomington-Normal Home Builders Show this weekend, March 3-5. (Photo courtesy of Bloomington-Normal Home Builders Show)

MARCH 2 

IWU Gallery Walk 

Thursday, 5 p.m. 

Wakeley Gallery, Illinois Wesleyan University, 6 Ames Plaza West, Bloomington 

Free 

Master printer Jonathan Higgins will offer comments on recent prints and projects from Manneken Press. Also featured at IWU are the works of Bill Conger whose mixed-media pieces have garnered much praise. For more information, email univcomm@iwu.edu.

MARCH 3-5 

Bloomington-Normal Home Builders Show 

Friday – Sunday, all day 

Interstate Center, 1106 Interstate Drive, Bloomington 

$6 (18 and under free) 

For more information, call (309) 663-6612.

MARCH 4 

Zoo Stampede – 5k, 3k 

Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-noon 

Miller Park, 1020 S. Morris Ave., Bloomington 

$5/$25/$35 

The Miller Park Zoological Society’s (MPZS) 20th annual Zoo Stampede traverses mostly flat land with a few rolling hills. For more information, call (309) 434-2243.

Home, Lawn and Garden Day 

Saturday, 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. 

Central Catholic High School, 1201 Airport Road, Bloomington 

$50 

The registration fee includes workshops, vendors and exhibitors, lunch, door prizes and silent auction. Sponsored by the U of I Extension McLean County Master Gardeners. For more information, call (309) 663-8306.

Poetry is Normal Presents Janice N. Harrington 

Saturday, 1-2 p.m. 

Normal Public Library, 206 W. College Ave. 

Free 

Harrington will read poems, including excerpts from her new book, Primitive: The Art and Life of Horace H. Pippin. For more information, call (309) 452-1757.

Winter Ball Benefits the American Cancer Society 

Saturday, 6 p.m.-midnight 

The Chateau, 1601 Jumer Drive, Bloomington 

$50 single; $90 couple 

A semi-formal event that includes a sit-down dinner, silent auction and dancing all night. For more information, call (309) 706-5367.

MARCH 5 

Illinois Wesleyan Collegiate Choir Performance 

Sunday, 3 p.m. 

St. John’s Lutheran Church, 215 S. Lincoln St., Lombard 

Free 

The program includes music from the Renaissance, Baroque, Romantic and Contemporary eras. For more information, call (309) 556-3181.

Artist’s Reception and Awards Ceremony 

Sunday, 1-3 p.m. 

Brandt Gallery, McLean County Arts Center, 601 N. East St., Bloomington 

Free 

90th annual McLean County Amateur Art Competition and Exhibition. For more information, call (309) 829-0011.

MARCH 7 

Youth Mental Health First Aid Course Offered 

Tuesday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 

BroMenn Hospital, 1304 Franklin Ave., Normal 

$10 (includes lunch and snacks) 

The course is designed for adults who regularly interact with young people who are facing serious mental health issues. For more information, visit www.advocatehealth.com/bromenn.

MARCH 8 

Irish-American Autobiography with Jim Rogers 

Wednesday, 7 p.m. 

McLean County Museum of History, 200 N. Main, Bloomington 

Free 

Rogers seeks to answer the question “Is there still a distinct Irish identity in America?” For more information, call (309) 827-0428.