The Ewing Cultural Center in Bloomington will host two productions by the Shakespeare Festival on the evenings of July 16-17. (Photo courtesy Bloomington-Normal Visitors Bureau)

JULY 15-17

Stanford Good Old Days Festival

Friday-Sunday, all day

Alin Township Park, Corner of Grant and School streets

Free

Saturday includes a parade at 2, a cruise-in from 5-8 p.m. and ends with fireworks. Sunday begins with a pancake/sausage breakfast and includes an antique tractor pull at 11 a.m. For more information, call (309) 824-8592.

JULY 16

Abraham Lincoln in McLean County

Saturday, 2:30 p.m.

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

Free

Museum Librarian Bill Kemp will give an illustrated talk on Abraham Lincoln’s opposition to slavery’s expansion. Bloomington served as a key stage for Lincoln during this pivotal time in American history. For more information, call (309) 827-0428.

Medici Craft Beer & Jazz Street Fair

Saturday, 4-10 p.m.

1. North Street, Normal

$5 donation

The festival will feature more than 30 craft beers and a line up of jazz on the stage. Proceeds will benefit the Children’s Discovery Museum and Uptown Normal Business Association. For more information, call (309) 454-9557.

Shakespeare Festival Presents Peter and the Starcatcher

Saturday, 8 p.m.

Ewing Cultural Center, 48 Sunset Road, Bloomington

Tickets range from $12-$49

An imaginative and hilarious origin story for the beloved character Peter Pan, his arch-nemesis Captain Hook, and a brilliant young Starcatcher named Molly Aster. For more information, call (309) 428-2535.

JULY 17

Shakespeare Festival: Twelfth Night

Sunday, 7:30 p.m.

Ewing Cultural Center, 48 Sunset Road, Bloomington

Tickets range from $12-$49

Shakespeare’s bittersweet comedy of love lost, love found, and love imagined. For more information, call (309) 428-2535.

JULY 19 

Terrific Tuesday at the Amphitheatre

Tuesday, 10 a.m.

Connie Link Amphitheatre, 621 S. Linden St., Normal

Free

Family fun in many different forms. For more information, call (309) 454-9540.

Stanford Quarter Auction for a Cause

Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.

Stanford Township Building, 203 S. Blackstone Ave.

The event will benefit Stanford’s Good Old Days. Bring school supply items and you will receive a free door prize ticket. For more information, call (309) 622-1290.

JULY 20

Funk’s Grove Little Gardeners program

Wednesday, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Sugar Grove Nature Center, 4532 N. 725 E. Road, McLean

$8 per child of non-members

Kids and their adult chaperones will discover the wonders of nature in a hands-on, interactive class. A snack will accompany story time. For more information, call (309) 874-2174.

Downs Village Market

Wednesday, 4-6 p.m.

Southwest edge of Downs, 103 W. Franklin St.

Free admission

Locally grown and select regional produce, meat, baked goods and honey, plants and flowers, quality crafts and handmade items. Master Gardeners are available. The market has weekly music/entertainment. For more information, call (309) 378-4396.

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