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Sound of music
Music fans flood downtown’s streets this
Saturday for an evening of swinging jazz and soulful blues by local and
national practitioners of these genres. This year’s lineup, hosted by
Springfield Area Arts Council, starts with performances by the Beatniks (6
p.m.) and the Pauline York Band (7 p.m.). Bob Katt and the Missing Lynx hit
the stage next (8 p.m.), followed by the Memphis blues band Delta Highway
(9 p.m.). Baritone saxophonist Glenn Wilson (10 p.m.) and Pleasure Chest, a
central-Illinois-based blues band featuring Robert Sampson (11 p.m.), close
out the festival. Proceeds from the evening will be used to match funds for
the Community Arts Access grant program, which benefits local arts
organizations. The event will be held rain or shine.
Saturday June 28
Washington Street Jazz & Blues Fest Washington Street between Fifth & Sixth streets www.springfieldartsco.org 6 p.m.-midnight $10
March on
The Stephen Vincent Benét musical John Brown’s Body, named
for the Union marching song, tells the tale of abolitionist John Brown from
the perspectives of Jack Ellyat, a Union soldier, and Clay Wingate, a
Confederate. The stories of the two men’s lives and loves are
intertwined — sometimes in song — with Brown’s raid on
Harper’s Ferry, his execution, and the Civil War. Theatre in the Park
veteran John Woodruff, in his first stint as a director, takes the helm of
the performance. John Brown’s Body continues next weekend.
Fri.-Sun. June 27-29 (Also July 3-6) John Brown’s Body Theatre in the Park, Lincoln’s New Salem
Historic Site, Petersburg www.theatreinthepark.net 8 p.m. $12; kids $7
Country girl
Loretta Lynn climbed to iconic status in the
country-music world in the quintessential rags-to-riches story, chronicled
in the popular 1980 biopic Coal Miner’s
Daughter. She isn’t one to rest on her
laurels, though: Her 2004 collaboration with garage-rocker Jack White of
the White Stripes, Van Lear Rose, garnered two Grammy Awards. Lynn, known for her soulful
voice and sassy sensibilities, makes a stop at Sangamon Auditorium this
weekend to sing her classic tunes.
Saturday June 28
Loretta Lynn Sangamon Auditorium, University of Illinois at
Springfield campus www.sangamonauditorium.org 8 p.m. $44 & $54
Fashion police
This Saturday, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential
Library and Museum celebrates ladies’ fashions of yore with
“From Corsets to Cloaks.” Those who attend will enjoy an
afternoon tea, along with readings of comedic writings about the
ill-fitting garments of the 1800s. Nancy Torgerson, an expert in period
clothing, discusses the characteristics of clothing from the era. The
afternoon event is held in conjunction with the Historic Preservation
Agency’s program “Stitches in Time.”
Saturday June 28 From Corsets to Cloaks Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, 112 N. Sixth
St. 217-558-8934 2 p.m. $35
This article appears in Jun 19-25, 2008.
