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Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday through Oct. jaxfresh.org. Lincoln Square, Jacksonville.Speaking in DecayAug 24-25, 9am-5pm. Exhibition curated by Robert Mazrim and Corrin Smithson McWhirter features local and national artists working in a variety of 2D and 3D media. Free. springfieldart.org. Springfield Art Association, 700 N. Fourth St., 523-2631.Route 66 QuartetAug 24, 12-1pm. Part of the Artist on the Plaza outdoor concert series presented by the Springfield Area Arts Council. Free. springfieldartsco.org. Old State Capitol Plaza, between Sixth and Fifth streets at Adams, 753-3519.Washington Park Historic Photography DisplayAug 24, Sep 1-3, 12-4pm Mon-Fri, 12-5pm Sat-Sun. Annual photo display features images of Washington Park dating back to the park’s creation in 1902. Free. springfieldparks.org. Washington Park Botanical Garden Exhibit Hall, 1740 W. Fayette Ave., 546-4116.Illinois Products Farmers MarketAug 24, 31, Sep 7, 14, 21, 28, Oct 5, 12, 4-7pm. Every Thursday. Shopping, health and wellness information, special focuses and more in a street party atmosphere. SNAP cards accepted. Free. agr.state.il.us/nightmarket. Illinois State Fairgrounds, The Shed, 801 Sangamon Ave.Dare to Be DifferentAug 24, 5-8pm. Red carpet, trunk show, runway show and more in support of downtown revitalization and the Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault. $15-150 in adv; $35 at door. President Abraham Lincoln Hotel & Conference Center, 701 E. Adams, 544-8800.Loose Lips Sink ShipsAug 24-26, 8pm. Musical follows a group of young men in Wisconsin’s Sturgeon Bay who enlist in the U.S. armed forces following the attack on Pearl Harbor and the women in their lives. $15 adults, $13 seniors, $10 children under 12. theatreinthepark.net. Theatre in the Park, Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site, 15588 History Lane, Petersburg, 632-5440.My Abstract LifeAug 24-31. Art exhibition by Jan Sorenson Hill. Sangamo Club, 227 E. Adams St., 544-1793.Lincoln Balloon FestivalAug 25-26. Hot air balloon... (Illinois Times)

VVA Park on Starrett Avenue; 9:15 a.m. at VFW Park. Units and parade participants will assemble around the flagpole at 9:45 a.m. at Silver Lake Cemetery, with ceremonies beginning at 10 a.m. The parade will proceed down Silver Lake Street to Crescent Street. There will be a brief stop at the bridge over the Millers River to throw the Anchor Wreath into the river to honor veterans lost at sea, followed by a gun salute. The parade will continue down Main Street to Athol Veterans Park at Main and Exchange streets for the conclusion of the program. If it rains, ceremonies will be held at 11 a.m. in Memorial Hall.AuburnSunday: Veterans’ Memorial Church Service at 8:30 a.m. at North American Martyrs Church, 8 Wyoma Drive, Auburn.Monday: The Chester P. Tuttle American Legion Post 279 will host the annual Memorial Day Parade. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. at the corner of Auburn Street and Bryn Mawr Avenue, proceed up Central Street to Hillside Cemetery, where a ceremony will be held immediately after the parade.BrimfieldSunday: Entertainment by Time Stretchers at 12:45 p.m.; Official ceremonies begin at 2 p.m. A parade will begin on North Main Street after the ceremony, making three stops before returning to the Common. For veterans and others who want to join, but are unable to march the route, Village Green Campgrounds has provided a parade float. Children are invited to patriotically decorate their bikes and doll carriages and join in.Brookfield:Monday:  The parade starts at 10 a.m. at Brookfield Elementary School, 35 Central St.; assembly at Brookfield Cemetery at 10:30 a.m.; assembly at Town Common, Memorial Square at 11:30 a.m. If it rains, the assembly will be at the Brookfield Elementary School cafeteria and gymnasium.CharltonSunday:  Post 391 will assemble at 9:30 a.m. to attend a church service at the Charlton City United Methodist Church, 74 Stafford St. Following the service, they will place wreaths and conduct rifle honor salutes at each cemetery and at the Vietnam... (Worcester Telegram)