Joey McLaughlin chats with Michelle Ownbey about things to do this weekend that aren’t at the Illinois State Fair.
Perseid Meteor Shower Star Party
FRIDAY: 8:30-10 p.m.
John Martin, UIS professor of astronomy and physics will guide you through a tour of the sky.
Lincoln Memorial Garden
Dual Piano
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY
The best of the 60s, 70s and 80s, starring Mark Gifford and Damien Kaplan
Hoogland
Inherit the Wind
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY
A fictionalized account of the 1925 Scopes Trial
Theatre in the Park
Making up Funny: My life in Improv
SATURDAY: 8 p.m.
Members of Capital City Improv share their improv memories and play their favorite games.
Hoogland
Springfield Comic Book Convention
SUNDAY: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Comics, comic-related toys and sports card.
Route 66 Hotel and Conference Center