For almost a quarter century the Springfield Art Association has hosted a fine art fair the third weekend in September on the Edwards Place Historic Home lawn. This year it promises to be just as ench]]> THEATER | Outdoor performances If you visit or work downtown, here’s a free noon hour program you should catch at some point during your daily dallying or labor. The Springfield A]]> Memorial weekend sees the return of the annual Wine and Music Festival at Hill Prairie Winery in Oakford. Sunday, May 27 is Bluegrass Day with the music of Resonation Station and River Ramblers altern]]> Though March 23, view a series of large silk-screen prints by artist and writer Carlos Francisco Jackson, assistant professor of Chicana/Chicano Studies at the University of California at Davis, and d]]> The Illinois State Museum houses a new exhibition through Jan. 6, 2013, titled Luminous Ground: Artists with Histories. These 11 Illinois artists have histories because they are 78 to more than 90 yea]]> The Illinois Central Blues Club is helping to put together Blues Hawgfest, a special concert held May 26 at Capital City Bar and Grill in benefit of The Rutledge Youth Foundation. The evening kicks of]]> Clayville Spring Festival is May 19-20 at the Clayville Historic Site, just east of Pleasant Plains on Route 125, and not far outside of town following Jefferson Ave. west. The old stage coach stop vi]]> Make sure to visit Robert Morris Gallery, downtown, in the next month or two as local legend Jeff Williams exhibits new paintings dealing with a range of subject matters such as automatons, bike aware]]> The University of Illinois at Springfield passes another milestone as a new school spirit song has been commissioned and will be presented for the first time by the UIS Concert Band with the composer,]]> The longest continuously running stage production, The Mousetrap, will be performed at the Hoogland Center for the Arts Club Room the weekend of May 4-6. The story follows a group that becomes snowed ]]> You’ll start seeing motorcycles in numbers the next two weekends. The Illinois Motorcycle Dealers Association TT (Tourist Trophy) and Springfield Mile Motorcycle Races take place at the Illinois]]> An off-Broadway and international hit sensation, Menopause the Musical makes its way onto the stage of Sangamon Auditorium, UIS, for two shows, Feb. 22-23. Funnier than funny, the musical takes place ]]> Classical guitarist Francois Fowler performs Feb. 19 at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church for the Springfield Classical Guitar Society. He has impressed numerous audiences in Canada, the United States]]> Rock band Hinder comes to the Prairie Capital Convention Center on Monday, Feb. 21. You probably heard these guys on the radio with their hit single, “Lips of an Angel.” The band proclaims]]> Matthew T. Dearing (Mitch Albom) and Barry Weiss (Morrie Schwartz) play the leads in the moving drama Tuesdays with Morrie. Tuesdays with Morrie centers on Mitch, an accomplished journalist driven sol]]> Your family doesn’t need to be horse lovers to love the prancing, dancing, marching, leaps and maneuvers of the Lipizzans – a rare and unique breed of horse – made even more famous b]]> The public, especially families, are invited to the Springfield Riverside Alpacafest Nov. 12-13 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. All weekend you can watch the competitive show as over 150 alpacas fr]]> Untitled Document More than gore Titus Andronicus, one of William Shakespeare's earliest and bloodiest tragedies, opens this weekend at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival. ]]> The Springfield Classical Guitar Society welcomes California-based voice and guitar duo Chanson du Soir on Saturday, March 24, at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church. You are in for a treat. Soprano Che]]> Join hundreds of other ale aficionados and those looking for a good party at the Springfield Jaycees International Beer Festival held Saturday evening, May 19, at the Illinois Building on the Illinois]]>