Joey McLaughlin talks about what’s going on this weekend with the Illinois Times’ Michelle Ownbey.

 

Comedy Fundraiser for The Parent Place
FRIDAY: 7 p.m.
Locals comics perform in this benefit for the child abuse prevention association. Diaper donations appreciated.
Arlingtons

Sangamon Songs: A Musical Play
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY
A folk musical written by singer/songwriter Tom Irwin based on a 1893 diary by a farm boy while he lived on what is now the Irwin Family Farm.
Salem on Seventh Theater, Petersburg

“Encanto”
FRIDAY: Dusk
Movies in the Park series
Veterans Memorial Pool (swimming 5-7 p.m.)

Back to School Bash
SATURDAY: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
A fun filled day of games and learning. Story time, hands-on activities, face painting, first responders and their vehicles and more.
Union Park

Book Talk: “The House of Lincoln: A Novel”
WEDNESDAY: 5:30 p.m.
Author Nancy Horan will discuss her book, which tells the story of Abraham Lincoln’s ascendance from lawyer to president through the eyes of a young asylum-seeker who arrives in Springfield from Portugal.
Lincoln Library