Local events scheduled for Feb. 5 through Feb. 8

Monday

Community

- Register by Feb. 12 for Fired Up, a paint-your-own-pottery workshop hosted by Eureka Public Library; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 20, Memorial Hall, Maple Lawn Homes, Eureka, Cost: $20. Call (309) 467-2922.

- Tickets available for Illinois State University's Black History Month cultural dinner; 5 p.m. Feb. 20, Old Main Room of Bone Student Center, Normal. Keynote speaker: Mary Frances Berry. Cost: $6.95 plus tax. Available at Watterson, Vrooman and Southside residential dining centers on campus.

- Tickets available for Illinois State University Black Student Union Black Heritage Ball, "A Red Carpet Affair: Celebrating ISU Stars"; 6 to 10 p.m. Feb. 24, Brown Ballroom of Bone Student Center, Normal. Tickets: $15 at the Bone Student Center box office.

- Enter Lincoln College second annual trivia night; 7 p.m. Feb. 24, Meyer-Evans Student Center, Lincoln College, Lincoln. Entry fee: $10 per person or $80 for table of eight. Forms available at Lincoln College's McKinstry Library. Call (217) 732-3155, ext. 204 or 215.

- Reservations required for McLean County Republican Women meeting; 11:30 a.m. Feb. 27, state Sen. Bill Brady's office building, 2203 Eastland Drive, Bloomington. Speaker: Guy Fraker on "The Lincoln and McLean County Connection." Cost: $11 per person. Call (309) 838-0461.

- Register for Melt and Pour Soap Making class; 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 28, Deer Creek District Library. Cost $10 per person. Class size limited to 10 people. Call (309) 447-6724.

w Friends of Milner Library monthly mini book sale; 1 to 3 p.m., main floor of Illinois State University's Milner Library. Call (309) 438-7402. Also March 5, April 2 and May 7.

Tuesday

Community

- Jacques Fuqua, director of international engagement and protocol at University of Illinois, to talk on North Korea's nuclear weapons program; 7 p.m., Rooms 1406-1407, Community Commons Building, Heartland Community College, 1500 W. Raab Road, Normal.

- "Pandemic Influenza: Preparedness Prevents Panic," 2007 Scholar in Health Education lecture by Audrey R. Gotsch; 7 p.m., Bone Student Center Circus Room, Illinois State University, Normal.

For kids

- Registration starts for Normal residents for Lapsit Storytimes for children up to 23 months old; five-week program starts Feb. 19 at Normal Public Library. Residents outside Normal register on Friday. Call (309) 454-4668.

- Registration starts for Normal residents for story hours for 2-year-olds; five-week program starts Feb. 20 at Normal Public Library. Residents outside Normal register on Friday. Call (309) 454-4668.

- Olympia North Elementary School screening for children through 5 years old; Danvers Presbyterian Church. Call (309) 963-4514.

Wednesday

Community

- Self-governance in China topic of Emerson Niou talk; noon, Room 401, Stevenson Hall, Illinois State University, Normal.

- Origami class led by Sally Hackney and Lucy Gilbert; 6 to 8 p.m., Deer Creek District Library. Cost: $10. Call (309) 447-6724.

- Author Emory Elliott to speak on cultural diversity; 6:30 p.m., Room 101, Stevenson Hall, Illinois State University, Normal.

- Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago; 7 p.m., Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall, Illinois State University, Normal. Free master class at 4:15 p.m., Room 104, McCormick Hall.

For kids

- Olympia West Elementary School screening for children through age 5; St. John's Church, Minier. Call (309) 392-2671 ext. 6010.

Thursday

Community

- Heartland Community College's talk show, "Hear & Know"; 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Campus Cafe, 1500 W. Raab Road, Normal. Topic: "Invasion from the South? The Illegal Immigration Issue."

- Share Foods of Central Illinois signup day; 2:30 to 4 p.m., The Salvation Army, 611 W. Washington St., Bloomington. Pickup day, 7:30 to 9 a.m. Feb. 24. Cost: $16.50 for box of meat, fruits and vegetables; or $9.50 for only fruits and vegetables.

- Barn Keepers meeting; 7 p.m., McLean County Farm Bureau auditorium, 402 N. Hershey Road, Bloomington. Third in four-part series. Topic: "Saving Your Barn - Money Matters."

- Illinois Wesleyan and Illinois State universities head to head in 2007's Bowl for Kids' Sake; 9:30 p.m., Pheasant Lanes, 804 N. Hershey Road, Bloomington. Fund-raiser for Big Brothers, Big Sisters of McLean County.

For kids

- Olympia South Elementary School screening for children through age 5; United Methodist Church, Atlanta. Call (217) 648-2302. Also Feb. 9.

- Teen Advisory Council; 4 p.m., Normal Public Library Community Room. Open to all teens. Call (309) 452-1757.