Health and fitness events

Bolster your strength, stamina and well-being

Springfield Bicycle ClubLearn about the club’s local and out-of-town rides and events for all skill levels. Each ride meets at a different location, time and day of the week. Visit spfldcycling.

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IT Picks | Thursday, January 10,2013

Breaking the ice

By Anita Stienstra

January is national skating month and the Springfield Figure Skating Club, Springfield Youth Hockey and the Springfield Park District are hosting a It’s Great to Skate event Saturday, Jan. 12. W

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IT Picks | Thursday, January 10,2013

Heartfelt musical

By Anita Stienstra

The Fantasticks is a funny and romantic musical playing at the Hoogland Center for the Arts, Jan. 11-13 and 18-20. The world’s longest-running musical, The Fantasticks, by Tom Jones and Harvey S

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IT Picks | Thursday, January 10,2013

Dynamic duo

By Anita Stienstra

The Springfield Classical Guitar Society hosts its next concert at Faith Lutheran Church on Saturday, Jan. 12. Featured are local favorites Kamen Petkov and Russel Brazzel on violin and classical guit

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IT Picks | Thursday, January 10,2013

Rocking musical

By Anita Stienstra

Only 50 seats are available for each showing of the critically acclaimed off-Broadway rock musical hit, Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Limited seating includes a unique onstage view of each performance in

Visual Art | Thursday, January 3,2013

The Stories Behind the Faces

Springfield Art Association adds biographies to new portrait exhibit

By Anita Stienstra

The Springfield Art Association has an interesting new exhibit planned to open Friday, Jan. 4, that includes images and stories of local people. The Stories Behind the Faces, features a combination of

IT Picks | Thursday, January 3,2013

High flying

By Anita Stienstra

Don’t miss the world-famous basketball team, the Harlem Globetrotters, when they come to the Prairie Capital Convention Center on Wednesday, Jan. 9, at 7 p.m. High-flying dunks … eye-popp

IT Picks | Thursday, January 3,2013

Climate change

By Anita Stienstra

The next Paul Mickey Science Series lecture will to be held in the Illinois State Museum Thorne Deuel Auditorium on Jan. 9. Dr. Eric Grimm, ISM curator and chair of botany, will present, “The Sc

IT Picks | Thursday, January 3,2013

Royally rockin’

By Anita Stienstra

Celebrate the King of Rock ’n’ Roll’s 78th birthday with two nationally known performers Elvis Himselvis, aka Rick Dunham, and Steve Brandes and The Elvis Himselvis Band at the

IT Picks | Thursday, January 3,2013

People portraits

By Anita Stienstra

The Springfield Art Association has an interesting new exhibit planned to open Friday, Jan. 4 that includes images and stories of local people. “The Stories Behind the Faces,” features a c