Visual Art | Thursday, October 20,2005

Giving fellow artists a boost

Rob and Michele DeLong open a new downtown gallery

When Rob and Michele DeLong ventured downtown for the celebrated Old Capitol Art Fair, they saw something that sparked their interest: a “For Lease” sign. After some thinking, th

Books | Wednesday, October 5,2005

The joys of community

Lola Lucas has been chronicling the ups and downs of Enos Park since the early '90s

By Marissa Monson

It took a broken leg to get Lola Lucas moving on her book A Home in the Park: Loving a Neighborhood Back to Life, a collection of columns originally published in the Banner, the newslet

Feature | Thursday, September 1,2005

All that’s fall

Fall Guide Calendar

By Marissa Monson

A quick guide to some of the festivals, celebrations, and other events that make fall special in Springfield and Illinois. Look for additional information in weekly editions of Illinois Time

Performing Art | Thursday, July 21,2005

theater

By Marissa Monson

Eric Thibodeaux-Thompson moved to Springfield three years ago to help build a theater program at University of Illinois-Springfield with his wife, Missy Thibodeaux-Thompson,

Music | Thursday, June 30,2005

A circus of soul

By Marissa Monson

Victor Wooten picked up the bass at the age of 3 and never looked back. “Back then, it was a chance to be like my brothers,” Wooten says. “All my brothers

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, June 16,2005

The life of a mad cowboy

By Marissa Monson

When Howard Lyman approached his banker about starting an organic farm, his banker laughed. After Lyman made the change from chemical-based farming to organic and became a