Visual Art
ARTIFICATION of Springfield
A mural project is set to bring beauty to downtown
By Scott Faingold“It used to be scary down this way.”Barry Friedman, owner of the Alamo, 115 N. Fifth St., is reminiscing about conditions in downtown Springfield prior to the 2005 opening of the Abraham L
Film - Chuck Koplinski
Fitzgerald’s Gatsby survives Luhrmann’s grandiose approach
By Chuck KoplinskiDirector Baz Luhrmann is one of the more polemic filmmakers working today. While many praise his modern take on the Bard with his Romeo Juliet (1996) and his radical musical Moulin Rouge (2001), oth
Food - Julianne Glatz
The goodness of young garlic
By Julianne GlatzRecipes that call for lots of garlic are always best when they’re made with new crop garlic, which is making its first appearance at farm stands and local farmers markets. New crop garlic’
Music - Tom Irwin
From Perkins to Presney
By Tom IrwinJohn Michael Presney spent the better part of the last two years on the road in the first national touring production of the Tony award-winning musical Million Dollar Quartet portraying the “fat
Band Spotlight
ZZ Tripp
By Tom IrwinSpringfield’s ZZ Tripp with Brad Alan (as Billy Gibbons on guitar), Dan Kress (as Dusty Hill on bass) and Tom Summerlin (as Frank Beard on drums) gives ZZ Top a tremendous tribute treatment. Wit











