Country gold

Country music superstar Alan Jackson takes the Prairie Capital Convention Center stage this Saturday, Nov. 10. Admired for decades for his classic country sound and hunk-of-burning-lovely looks, Jacks

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IT Picks | Thursday, November 1,2012

Humor licentiously

By Anita Stienstra

Dynamic Patterns Theatre presents three performances at the Hoogland Center for the Arts of the comedy Last of the Red Hot Lovers by Neil Simon. Middle-aged Barney Cashman has a wife, three kids, a Bu

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IT Picks | Thursday, November 1,2012

Poetic party

By Anita Stienstra

The public is invited to hear award-winning poets Allison Joseph and Jon Tribble at Quiddity’s fifth anniversary celebration. Held Nov. 7 in the historic Brinkerhoff Home on the campus of B

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IT Picks | Thursday, November 1,2012

Vote for funny

By Anita Stienstra

Get ready to cast your ballot for funny. March on down to the Hoogland Center for the Arts Nov. 3 for Second City for President. It has our vote, and we’re sure it will have yours, as Chicago&rs

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IT Picks | Thursday, November 1,2012

Fantastic flicks

By Anita Stienstra

The Route 66 International Film Festival presents some of the best independent films from around the world. Submissions are reeled in from every continent except Antarctica and many are nominated for

IT Picks | Thursday, October 25,2012

Comedy of heir-ors

By Anita Stienstra

Tartuffe opens at University of Illinois Springfield Studio Theater Oct. 26 igniting the 2012-2013 season for the UIS theater department. Six performances showcase this comedy by Moliere, twice banned

IT Picks | Thursday, October 25,2012

Awe-inspiring tribute

By Anita Stienstra

Organ music and electronic lighting that are dramatic, evocative and perhaps a little eerie, accompanied by expressive dance, work together to commemorate All Saints’ Day. Award-winning organist

IT Picks | Thursday, October 25,2012

Out-of-this-world tryst

By Anita Stienstra

Halloween in Springfield is not complete without the Rocky Horror Show. Director Mac Warren, Producer Gus Gordon, Hoogland Center for the Arts and ADHD Productions once again help you get wildly lost

IT Picks | Thursday, October 18,2012

Head over heals

By Anita Stienstra

LEO will be performed at 8 p.m. Oct. 19 at Sangamon Auditorium, UIS, as part of the Visiting Artists Series. With no spoken words, the one-man show relies on physical theater to portray the story

IT Picks | Thursday, October 18,2012

Pumpkin party

By Anita Stienstra

Rain or shine, meander through the Halloween splendor of 2,012 hand-carved, illuminated jack-o-lanterns surrounding the Carillon and Botanical Garden in Washington Park. This family-friendly even