IT Picks | Thursday, November 29,2012

Yuletide treasure

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

IT Picks | Wednesday, November 21,2012

Interactive showing

By Anita Stienstra

Warm up your vocal chords, cut up those chintz curtains and parade, bike or skip on down to the Hoogland Center for the Arts for the Sing-a-Long-a Sound of Music. On Nov. 23 and 24, watch the classic

IT Picks | Wednesday, November 21,2012

Tuning in to others

By Anita Stienstra

Lincoln Land Community College presents Hootenanny with Ken Bradbury, Barry Cloyd and friends. This is a free and fun evening of music and sing-a-longs to benefit the Jacksonville Area Community Food

IT Picks | Thursday, November 15,2012

R&B soul

By Anita Stienstra

Glenn Leonard, former lead singer from The Temptations, brings his nationally touring Motown review, Hitsville Live, to The Legacy Theatre Friday, Nov. 16. You will be transported back to the 1960s wh

IT Picks | Thursday, November 15,2012

Modern Romeo and Juliet

By Anita Stienstra

Broadway comes to Sangamon Auditorium, UIS with the Tony Award-winning Arthur Laurents musical West Side Story, recreated for tour by David Saint. Don’t miss this one night of amazing dance, son

IT Picks | Thursday, November 15,2012

Strong sass

By Anita Stienstra

Get ready to be wowed by a blues singer Elmore Magazine called the “modern-day, female version of Louis Armstrong.” Another awesome WUIS Bedrock 66 Live concert takes place Nov. 17 at the

IT Picks | Thursday, November 15,2012

Christmas extravaganza

By Anita Stienstra

One of the best places to go in Springfield to feel the joy of the holiday season (30,000 people thought so last year), the Festival of Trees is a nine-day Christmas extravaganza. Decorated trees, swa

IT Picks | Thursday, November 8,2012

American-roots masters

By Anita Stienstra

If you hanker for bluegrass music, the Greater Downstate Indoor Bluegrass Festival is where you’ll want to be the weekend of Nov. 9-11. Award-winning artists from across the nation perform six c