Anita Stienstra

You may have seen her paintings around town of the queen and king of hearts, diamonds, spades or clubs. Local artist Felicia Olin’s recent acrylics and mixed media pieces, including the work above titled, Love and Poetry #4, are on exhibit and for sale through August at the Robert Morris Gallery. Using materials or ideas […]

Remember those photographs of celebrities wearing milk moustaches? Here is your chance to snag your best milk mustache smile in a photograph while sampling local dairy milk from Deans Foods and Prairie Farms. As part of a national campaign and tour, you can also get a free health assessment from a local registered dietitian, a […]

Fried oyster poor boys, BBQ shrimp, pulled pork horseshoes, Mediterranean tofu salad, ribeye sandwiches, West African gumbo, grilled chicken portabella, risotto, gourmet desserts and more. If you think your mouth is watering now, wait until you try these delicious entrees prepared by downtown Springfield restaurants. While you eat, enjoy the sounds of a dozen different […]

This isn’t just a festival – this is a big party honoring the 200th birthday of Springfield’s most famous resident, Abraham Lincoln, in concurrence with Independence Day. Twelve blocks of activities will be staged on streets radiating out from the Old State Capitol and at Lincoln’s Home and Neighborhood, Union Park, Illinois State Museum and […]

In conjunction with the Capitol Bicentennial Celebration, the Jaycees present several bands and activities including rock climbing, mazes and inflatables. Perhaps the most unusual and exciting, Wii-rock, is the Recycled Records/Game Crazy Wii Rock Band Contest. From 5-8 p.m. on Friday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, teams of four can sign up at Recycled […]

Feast your eyes on the Fourth of July night sky as it fills with explosions of color and light. The Capital City Bicentennial Celebration concludes with fireworks above the Capitol building at 9:30 p.m. simulcast to music on radio station ABE 93.9. Knight’s Action Park puts on its display of skyart, called Fireworks Extravaganza, at […]

Cassie Poe and Rick Dunham, of Springfield, star as Milly and Adam in the musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Set in the 1800s Oregon wilderness, Milly marries Adam only to discover that life with Adam includes living with his six rowdy brothers. When the brothers kidnap six women to be their brides who become […]

A parade at 10 a.m. along Martin Luther King Drive kicks off this community-wide celebration and party. Besides good music and food, a variety of vendors participate and a basketball tourney takes place. Saturday, Jagged Edge takes the stage at 5 p.m., with Kapitol Sound Band performing at the same time on Sunday. Juneteenth is […]

Only 14 percent of U.S. men, ages15-49, make a sexual health visit annually, according to a 2002 Guttmacher Institute study. A 2007 report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that chlamydia cases between 2003 and 2007 increased by 42.9 percent among men compared to a 17.3 percent increase among women. Planned […]

Fasten your harnesses. This horse show will capture your breath, even if your tastes toward horses are expressed in sentences such as, “They walk in parades,” rather than “I love them.” The display of animal beauty and grace is stunning, as is the skill displayed by old and young equestrians alike. Sit back in the […]