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Events for Jan. 30 – Feb. 13

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Open Mic Poetry Reading

Time: 7:15 – 8:30 p.m.

Date: Thursday, Feb. 7

Place: Altgeld Hall Room 315, Northern Illinois University

More information: 815-753-1936 or hgreen2@niu.edu

Readers are invited to read favorite or original poems on the themes of vice and virtue. Those planning to read are asked to register in advance.


Blues Gone Wild

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Date: First Thursday of each month; next, Feb. 7

Place: The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway

More information: 815-787-9547 or http://thehousecafe.net

Monthly blues jam. Come to listen or to play. All-ages show.


Brian Posehn

Time: 9 p.m.

Date: Friday, Feb. 8

Place: Otto's Niteclub, 118 E. Lincoln Highway

Tickets: $20

Stand-up comedy by Brian Posehn. This performance is rescheduled from a postponed show scheduled for Oct. 8, 2010; tickets purchased for that performance will be honored. Posehn traveled on the Comedians of Comedy tour, and his television appearances include Mr. Show, the Sarah Silverman Program, Seinfeld, Friends, Just Shoot Me, Reno 911 and Aqua Teen Hunger Force.


Barnabas Caregiver Training

Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Date: Saturday, Feb. 9

Place: Trinity Lutheran Church, 303 S. Seventh St.

More information: 815-761-7285

Free, one-day training offering personal growth and skills to care for people in every setting.


Egyptian Theatre Haunted Tour

Time: 10 p.m.

Date: Saturday, Feb. 9

Place: Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St.

Cost: $42 before Feb. 4; $50 after

More information: 815-758-1215 or www.egyptiantheatre.org

Explore the theater late at night with paranormal investigators.


Sen. Dave Syverson Reception

Time: 5 – 6:30 p.m.

Date: Monday, Feb. 11

Place: Kishwaukee Country Club

More information: 815-381-0006 or maryw@senatordavesyverson.com

Congressman Adam Kinzinger, State Rep. Robert Pritchard and Doug Whitley, president and CEO of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce will speak. RSVP by Feb. 7.


Basic Bike Clinic

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Date: Monday, Feb. 11

Place: North Central Cyclery, 534 E. Lincoln Highway

More information: 815-758-2403 or www.northcentralcyclery.com

Learn to do basic bike maintenance, including making basic adjustments, cleaning, lubricating and fixing a flat tire, at this free clinic. RSVPs are requested.


Caring for Your Heart

Time: 6:30 – 8 p.m.

Date: Monday, Feb. 11


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