IT Picks | Thursday, December 13,2012

Home sweet homes

See the brick Italianate governor’s mansion or the Italianate home of the Edwards family or the Greek Revival-style Elijah Iles home or the Georgian-Revival home where the prominent family the P

IT Picks | Thursday, December 13,2012

Chiming in

By Anita Stienstra

Join the 31st Annual Caroling around the Carillon at Washington Park this Sunday, Dec. 14, starting at 4:30 p.m. The Park District’s new carillonneur, Robin Austin, will be playing the carillon,

IT Picks | Thursday, December 6,2012

Country Christmas

By Anita Stienstra

Martina McBride comes to the Prairie Capital Convention Center to spread some holiday joy through her music on Wednesday, Dec. 12. One of the hottest country music stars around, McBride will feature C

IT Picks | Thursday, December 6,2012

Holiday humor

By Anita Stienstra

Make a list and check it twice to see The Santaland Diaries Dec. 7-9 at the Hoogland Center for the Arts. Written by the great American humorist David Sedaris, the play follows one out-of-work actor w

IT Picks | Thursday, December 6,2012

Dreamy ballet

By Anita Stienstra

Springfield Ballet Company’s 38th annual production of The Nutcracker is Dec. 8-9 at the Sangamon Auditorium, UIS. One performance is slated for each day with an additional evening show on Satur

IT Picks | Thursday, November 29,2012

Hauntingly festive

By Anita Stienstra

Lincoln Land Community College presents a mystical production of the classic holiday tale. With a cast of 20 performing almost 60 roles, a flying bed, sound effects and a beautiful underscore, yo

IT Picks | Thursday, November 29,2012

Miniature mangers

By Anita Stienstra

Chiara Center will host its annual Franciscan Nativity Festival Nov. 30-Dec. 2. More than 100 miniature nativity sets will be on display including a set made from automobile spark plugs, connecting ro

IT Picks | Thursday, November 29,2012

Yuletide treasure

By Anita Stienstra

Over the Moon Productions presents The Holly and the Ivy, an award-winning 1950 British drama by Wynyard Browne, Nov. 30-Dec. 2 at the Hoogland Center for the Arts. Browne’s play, set in 1940s E

IT Picks | Thursday, November 29,2012

Downtown delight

By Anita Stienstra

Mayor Mike Houston helps Downtown Springfield, Inc., kick off its annual Old Capitol Holiday Walk, Dec. 5 at 5:30 p.m. with a tree lighting ceremony on the Old State Capitol Plaza at the corner of Six

IT Picks | Wednesday, November 21,2012

Serving the community

By Anita Stienstra

For the 27th year, Central Baptist Church will serve free Thanksgiving meals to the public on Thanksgiving Day. On the menu is all the tasty classic fare: roasted turkey breast, homemade dressing