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Springfield Junior Blues kick off their 2013-14 season this weekend! Learn more and see their full schedule here.

 

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October 10, 2013
What a great time of year! Our What's Happening Calendar is exploding with options to fill your evenings and weekends with a variety of Fall adventures around the area.
Our Facebook page has grown to more than 3,800 "likes." It's so fun to connect with everyone and get to see the faces of our readership. Our email list is up to 4,300, and we still average 11,000 unique visitors to our website each month! Quality content is what matters, so keep sending us your ideas of what you need to know!
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We loved the Date Night Ideas from our readers, and now we're looking for your Fall and Holiday Family Favorite Recipes to feature. All recipes sent in to [email protected] will be entered into a drawing to win four tickets to the Taste of Home Cooking School on November 7!
Enjoy the outdoors while you can!

Cheers,
Kim Leistner 
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Oct. 11 SteveSongs Concert at UIS/Sangamon Auditorium 

  

 

Oct. 12 Kids' Night Out at the downtown YMCA

 

Oct.12-13 Indian Summer Festival at Lincoln Memorial Garden
 
Oct. 16 National Fossil Day at the Illinois State Museum
 
Oct. 18 Free Fall Family Festival at the downtown YMCA
 
Oct. 19 A Spooktacular Evening with Abe at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum   
 
Thursdays 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Illinois Products Farmers' Market


Saturdays and Wednesdays from 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Springfield Old Capitol Farmers' Market.  


Get your tickets now for:
- Oct. 25 Conscious Discipline Parenting Workshop - a life-changing philosophy

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10/25 Halloween Hoopla Family Fun Night at Children's Discovery Museum

 

10/26 Halloween at the Market and our annual Kids' Costume Contest in partnership with Downtown Springfield Inc. 

 

10/27 Trick or Treat Street at Southwind Park

 

11/9 Girls on the Run 5K at Lincoln Land Community College


We've gathered a list of dozens of haunted houses, haunted hayrides and more. Check it out, and report back to us your family's "Scare Factor" rating!
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If your family craves less scare and more wholesome daytime fun, check out our listing of pumpkin patches, corn mazes and apple orchards. From nearby farms to daytrip-worthy destinations, we've got it listed!
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Often it's very hard to find a sitter, and it's even more difficult to feel confident that you've asked the right questions and found the perfect person for your child. The American Red Cross offers tips on how to find a great babysitter. Read more here. 
 
Looking for food to fill you up, not out? Everyone knows that eating fresh, whole foods in season is the key to good nutrition. But what's best to eat right now? Fitness Together shares five super-nutritious foods to fill up your plate while curbing your waistline. Read more here!
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