Here's a list of some of the attractions coming to Central Illinois in the upcoming weeks. The list is by no means all-inclusive, but there should be some items to appeal to everyone.

September

5: American English, 7 p.m.; the popular Beatles tribute band in a free outdoor show, Lakeview Museum lawn, Peoria

5: Grupo Fantasma, 7 p.m.; orchestral funk/Latin band kicking off the season with a $5 lobby show, Krannert Center

6: The Fab Four, 7:30 p.m.; another Beatles tribute band, Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts

6: Vance Gilbert, 8 p.m.; singer-songwriter returns, Blue Moon Coffeehouse

6 and 7: Traditional Music Festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: demonstrations and performances of 19th-century music, New Salem State Historic Site, Petersburg

7: The Avett Brothers, 8 p.m.; cult folk-rock-bluegrass quartet, Canopy Club

9: Cross Canadian Ragweed, 7 p.m.; Riverfront Festival Park, Peoria

9: Punch Brothers with Chris Thile, 7:30 p.m.: the Nickel Creek mandolin man and his side band, Canopy Club

10 to 13: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus' Boom A Ring, various times, U.S. Cellular Coliseum

13: Craig Morgan, 7:30 p.m.; Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts

13: DBR, 7:30 p.m.: classical-rock violinist and composer Daniel Bernard Roumain world-premieres his new work, "Darwin's Meditation for the People of Lincoln," Kirkland Fine Arts Center

13: The Infamous String ;dusters, 8 p.m.; ISU Center for the Performing Arts

13: pureNRG, 7 p.m.; youthful Christian pop trio and Radio Disney mainstays, Eastview Christian Church, Bloomington

13: Second City's DeFace the Nation, 8 p.m.; Virginia Theater, Champaign

13: A Tribute to Dan Fogelberg, 2 to 9 p.m.; daylong love fest for the late Peoria native headlined by Lovin' Spoonful alum John Sebastian, Glen Oak Park Amphitheater, Peoria

16: Chicago, 8 p.m.: U.S. Cellular Coliseum

17: Aasif Mandvi, 7:30 p.m.: correspondent for "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," Eureka College Cerf Center

17: Motion City Soundtrack, 6 p.m.: Minneapolis pop-punk quintet; Canopy Club

18: Ron White, 7:30 p.m.; Peoria Civic Center

19: Rascal Flatts and Taylor Swift, 8 p.m.; Peoria Civic Center

20: John McDermott, 8 p.m.; Peoria Civic Center

20: SONia, 8 p.m.; Blue Moon Coffeehouse

20: Yo La Tengo, Grampall Jookabox and High Places, 7:30 p.m.; Krannert Center

20 and 21: Scrap Arts Music Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. and 2 p.m., performers on industrial scrap materials, Kirkland Fine Arts Center

21: Blues Blowtorch Society Blues Festival, 1 to 6 p.m.; new blues fest at Bloomington's Tri-Lakes, with Lil' Dave Thompson and Black Magic Johnson

21: Monte Montgomery, 7 p.m.: one of Guitar Player magazine's "50 Greatest Guitarists of All Time," Canopy Club

21: Seether, Saving Abel and Black Stone Cherry, 7:30 p.m.; Peoria Civic Center

23: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m.; Krannert Center

25: Ruthie Foster, 7:30 p.m.; the Austin folk-blues sensation kicks off the downstairs "Underground" series, Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts

27: Bang On a Can All-Stars with Glenn Kotche & Lee Ranaldo, noon to midnight; rock-classical-jazz ensemble is joined by Wilco's Kotche and Sonic Youth's Ranaldo for a 12-hour rock marathon, "give or take a few hours"; Krannert Center

27: The Capitol Steps, 7:30 p.m.; Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts

27: Dennis Stella & The Blue Suede Shoes, 5 p.m.: Elvis tribute band, Pells Park, Paxton

27: Tab Benoit, 8 p.m.: New Lafayette Club, Bloomington

28: Lipizzaner Stallions, 2 and 6 p.m.; U.S. Cellular Coliseum

October

2: Carrie Underwood and Little Big Town, 7:30 p.m.; Assembly Hall

2: Sphinx Chamber Orchestra and The Harlem Quartet, 7:30 p.m.; string ensembles featuring black and Hispanic music competition winners, Krannert Center

5: Saxton's Cornet Band, 2 p.m.; re-creation of a Civil War and antebellum-era brass band presents "Lincoln and Liberty, Too!" Kirkland Fine Arts Center

6: Anne-Sophie Mutter and Camerata Salzburg, 7:30 p.m.; Krannert Center

7: Blind Boys of Alabama and Preservation Hall Jazz Band, 7:30 p.m.; Krannert Center

7-8: The Backyardigans Live! The Tale of the Mighty Knights, 7 p.m.; Assembly Hall

9: Alan Jackson and Trace Adkins, 7:30 p.m.; U.S. Cellular Coliseum

9: Randy Newman, 7:30 p.m.; Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts

10: Sones de Mexico, 7:30 p.m.; Mexican folk song-and-dance troupe, Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts

11: Mike Super, 7:30 p.m.: the winner of NBC's "Phenomenon" magic reality series, who promises to make a locally produced Mitsubishi car disappear before our eyes; Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts

12: Death Cab for Cutie, 7:30 p.m.; Assembly Hall

14: Cross Canadian Ragweed, 6:30 p.m.; Canopy Club

14: k.d. lang, 7:30 p.m.; Krannert Center

15: NBC's "Last Comic Standing" Live Tour, 7:30 p.m.; finalists from the sixth season, Assembly Hall

15: Skating for Life Benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure Starring Sara Evans, 7:30 p.m.; live taping of an NBC-TV special hosted by Peggy Fleming and sporting a dozen-odd skating champs and country singer Evans; U.S. Cellular Coliseum

16: Ian Moore, 7:30 p.m.; Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts

17: Lucky Boys Confusion, 9 p.m.; Canopy Club

18: Melissa Ferrick, 8 p.m.; Blue Moon Coffeehouse

22: GWAR, 8 p.m.: Canopy Club.

23: Richard Goode, 7:30 p.m.: classical pianist, Krannert Center

23: Yonder Mountain String Band, 8 p.m.; Canopy Club

24: Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra and The Pied Pipers, 7:30 p.m.; Swing Era icons unite, Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts

24: Larry the Cable Guy, 8 p.m.; Peoria Civic Center

25: Creation Festival: The Tour, 7:30 p.m.; touring edition of the Christian rock-pop music fest, sporting Kutless, Thousand Foot Krutch, Pillar, Fireflight, Run Kid Run and more, U.S. Cellular Coliseum

25: Los Lobos, 7:30 p.m.; Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts

26: David Crosby and Graham Nash, 7 p.m.; Sangamon Auditorium

29: Atmosphere, 9 p.m.; Canopy Club.

30: Guarneri String Quartet, 7:30 p.m.; the 45-year-old quartet is on its farewell tour, Krannert Center

31: The Capitol Steps, 8 p.m.; Sangamon Auditorium

November

1: Paul Rodriguez, 7:30 p.m.; Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts

5: 2008 Tour of Gymnastics Superstars, 7 p.m.; the Team U.S. Olympic gymnast tour with Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin, Chellsie Memmel, Paul Hamm and others, Assembly Hall

6: Anthony Brown's Asian-American Orchestra, 7:30 p.m.; eclectic orchestra led by the son of an African-American/Choctaw serviceman and his Japanese war bride, Krannert Center

7: Song and Dance Ensemble of West Africa, 8 p.m.; Sangamon Auditorium

12: Song and Dance Ensemble of West Africa, 7:30 p.m.; Krannert Center

15: Krista Detor, 8 p.m.; Blue Moon Coffeehouse

15: Staatskapelle Dresden, 7:30 p.m.; centuries-old German orchestra, conducted by Fabio Luisi and featuring cellist Jan Vogler, Krannert Center

17 and 18: Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular, various times; Peoria Civic Center

19: Takacs Quartet and Muzsikas with Marta Sebestyen, 7:30 p.m.; Krannert Center

21: Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh, 6:30 p.m.; Prairie Capital Convention Center

22: Bjorn Again, 7:30 p.m.; ABBA tribute band; Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts

22: Cherryholmes Christmas, 8 p.m.; Sangamon Auditorium

22: Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh, 1:30 p.m.; Assembly Hall

December

6: Ellis Paul, 1 and 8 p.m.; the popular troubadour performs a kid-friendly matinee show, then regroups that night for his regular performance; Blue Moon Coffeehouse

6: Bob & Tom Comedy All-Stars Tour, 7:30 p.m.: among them, Drew Hastings, Bob Zany, Larry Reeb, Patti Vasquez, Dwight Slade, Ralph Harris and Donnie Baker; Peoria Civic Center

13: Ira Glass' Radio Stories and Other Stories, 8 p.m.; Sangamon Auditorium

13: Cherish the Ladies' A Celtic Christmas, 7:30 p.m.; Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts

20: Rockepella's A Rockepella Holiday, 7:30 p.m.; Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts

Contact information and locations:

Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts: 1-866-686-9541

Canopy Club, Urbana: 1-800-514-3849 or www.etix.com

Blue Moon Coffeehouse, Illinois Wesleyana University, Bloomington: (309) 556-3815

Kirkland Fine Arts Center, Millikin University, Decatur: 424-6318

New Lafayette Club, Bloomington: www.ticketweb.com

Peoria Civic Center: (309) 673-3200

Prairie Capital Convention Center, Springfield: 788-8800

Sangamon Auditorium, Springfield: 1-800-207-6960

TicketMaster: (309) 454-5500

Virginia Theater, Champaign: 356-9063

Assembly Hall, Champaign: 333-5000

U of I Foellinger Auditorium, Urbana: 333-5000

Krannert Center, University of Illinois, Urbana: 333-6280

U.S. Cellular Coliseum, Bloomington: 1-866-891-9992

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