Ed Asner appears in “A Man and His Prostate” at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, Feb. 24. (Photo courtesy of BCPA)

FEB.  22

Food Evolution Film Screening
Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
Braden Auditorium, Bone Student Center, Illinois State University, Normal
Free

Join in the screening of the documentary ‘Food Evolution’ with a panel
discussion to follow. For more information, call (309) 663-6497.

FEB. 22-26

‘Dead Man’s Cell Phone’ Performed at Bradley
Thur.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun. 2:30 p.m.
Hartmann Center, 1423 St. James, Peoria
$15; $5 for students

“Dead Man’s Cell Phone” is a play that explores the paradox of modern technology’s ability to both unite and isolate people in the digital age. For more information or tickets, call (309) 677-2650.

FEB.  23

Challenger Learning Center Fundraiser
Friday, 6-9 p.m.
Campus Cafe, Heartland Community College, 1500 W. Raab Rd., Normal
$25

Local amateur comedians will offer a night of laughs plus food, cash bar, silent auction and a people’s choice award. For more information, call (309) 268-8110.

Carbon Leaf & Sister Hazel
Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, 600 N. East St.
$30-$40

Carbon Leaf’s independent spirit brings folk, Celtic, bluegrass and Americana music to the performance. For more information, call (309) 434
-2777.

IWU Symphony Orchestra Concert
Friday, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Second Presbyterian Church, 404 N. Prairie, Bloomington
Free

Illinois Wesleyan musicians will offer a variety of music and musical groups at the concert which will be followed by a reception. For more information, email jsheetz@iwu.edu.

FEB.  24

Ed Asner: A Man and His Prostate
Saturday, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, 600 N. East St.
$25-$35

Ed Asner stars in a comedic reading, written by and about Ed Weinberger that takes one on a journey of pain, anatomy, and laughter – not necessarily in that order. For more information, call (309) 434-2777.

Archaeological Fieldwork Report
Saturday, 1 p.m.
McLean County Museum of History, 200 N. Main, Bloomington
Free

Dr. G. Logan Miller will present a program about last summer’s archaeological findings at the Noble-Wieting Site. For more information, call (309) 827-0428.

FEB.  27

The Green Pathway to Invasion: Ornamental Invasive Plants
Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.
McLean County Office, U of I Extension, 1615 Commerce Pkwy., Bloomington
Free

Chris Evans, forestry research specialist, will show how some ornamental

plants have become invasive in Illinois. For more information, call (309)
663-8306.

–McLean County Calendar of Events Feb. 22 – Feb. 27–