McLean County events

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The Sugar Creek Arts Festival will be held in Uptown Circle in Normal the weekend of July 9-10. (Photo courtesy Uptown Normal)

JULY 7

 

Persistent Pain Discussed

Thursday, 5:45-7 p.m.

OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, 2200 E. Washington St., Bloomington

Free

Persistent joint pain can be debilitating. Dr. Paul Naour will discuss types of joint pain, possible causes, and relief options. For more information, call (309) 661-5153.

 

JULY 8

Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night Performed

Friday, 8 p.m.

Ewing Cultural Center, 48 Sunset Road, Bloomington

Tickets range from $10-$49

Bittersweet comedy of love lost, love found and love imagined. For more information, call (309) 428-2535.

 

JULY 9

 

Rodeo! Presented by Illinois Shakespeare Festival

Saturday, 10-11 a.m.

Community Room, Normal Public Library, 206 W. College Ave.

Free

Illinois Shakespeare Festival will present this free show that blends Western and Shakespearean shenanigans into a rootin-tootin’ comedy. For more information, call (309) 454-4668.

 

Shakespeare’s Hamlet Performed

Saturday, 8 p.m.

Ewing Cultural Center, 48 Sunset Road, Bloomington

Tickets range from $12-$49

Deborah Staples, who captivated ISF audiences in 2014, returns to play the title role in this timeless masterpiece. For more information, call (309) 428-2535.

 

JULY 9-10

 

Sugar Creek Arts Festival

Saturday & Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

11 Uptown Circle, Normal

Free

Fine art and fine craft show with 130 exhibitors. For more information, call (309) 829-0011.

 

JULY 10

 

Shakespeare Festival Presents ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’

Sunday, 7:30 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.

 

David Davis Mansion Mechanical Tour

Sunday, 1 and 3 p.m.

1000 Monroe Drive, Bloomington

$15

Mechanical operations in the 1872 mansion explained. For more information, call (309) 828-1084.

 

JULY 12

 

Ceramics with Grace Sheese

Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.

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

$125 for 6 sessions

No experience necessary to learn the art of ceramics from experienced instructor. For more information, call (309) 829-0011.

 

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