The Asian Indian Women’s Organization (AIWO) will host “a vibrant evening of music, dance, elegant Indian fashion and fine cuisine,” in the form of its 11th India Night, which will be Friday, Sept. 28, at the Crowne Plaza. Attractions will include a bazaar featuring ethnic items and a live auction. All proceeds from the event […]
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INVENTOR, MUSICIAN WITH A STORY
Vibraphonist- drummer-bagpiper-composer-inventor-writer-educator and Springfield native John Mark Piper will be appearing at Casey’s Pub, 2200 S. Meadowbrook Rd., on Friday, Sept. 14 from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. for an informal mixer followed by a solo performance on the Piper Vibraphone, his own invention. In addition to his wide-ranging creative endeavors, Piper spends most of […]
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U OF I ENROLLMENT GROWS
Total enrollment increased to nearly 85,600 students across the University of Illinois System this fall, up 2.7 percent and rising to a record high for the sixth straight year, according to President Tim Killeen. Combined enrollment at the system’s universities in Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Springfield grew to 85,597 from 83,321 a year ago, based on […]
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HOSPITALS BOOST COMMUNITY HEALTH
The American Hospital Association presented a national award last week to both HSHS St. John’s Hospital and Memorial Medical Center for their work to improve the health and quality of life in the Enos Park neighborhood. The two nonprofit hospitals received the NOVA Award, which recognizes hospitals and health systems across the nation for their […]
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CLIMATE MARCH IN DECATUR
Macon County activist group SONA (Save Our National Areas, a subcommittee of the nonprofit Community Environmental Council of Macon County) will lead the “RISE for climate, jobs and justice march” on Sept. 8, part of a nationwide RISE initiative of demonstrations in hundreds of communities that day to encourage local leaders to “invent strategies and […]
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AUTHOR AT NEW SALEM
Jan Jacobi, author of a new young adult historical novel called Young Lincoln, will be appearing at the Railsplitter Gift Shop inside Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site to sign copies of the book during the New Salem Music Festival on Sept. 8 at 10 a.m. The book is said to “bring Abe to life in […]
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Quitters wanted
Employees at the State Journal-Register this week received an offer from the paper’s owner that many, most likely, will want to refuse. Gatehouse Media, the paper’s corporate parent, has invited employees at all of the company’s properties in Illinois to resign their positions in exchange for severance packages. Employees who sign up to quit will […]
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REMAINS FROM THE RIOT
Excavated remains of homes burned during the 1908 Springfield race riot could be destroyed or buried by city government and railroad officials. According to Jerry Jacobson of the nonprofit organization Save Old Springfield, the remnants – discovered in 2014 near the corner of 10th and Carpenter streets by an archaeological crew working on the high-speed […]
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T-SHIRTS FOR PEACE
Freshly energized by commemorations of the 110th anniversary of the 1908 race riot and the one-year anniversary of the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Dr. Steve Jackman of Springfield is using T-shirts to spread a message of peace. “What keeps the world spinning?” the shirt asks and answers on the front, “Respect!” The […]
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LINKING UP
We never quite understood why University of Springfield Illinois ended up where it did, on the outskirts of town where easy access to Wendy’s and Taco Bell on Toronto Road is about the best thing one can say about a sprawling campus that too often can be a world unto itself. On Saturday, however, city […]
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HAPPY HOOKAHS
More than a decade after hookah lounges started springing up in college towns and big cities across the land, the capital city, at last, stands at the precipice. The Springfield City Council has before it a proposal to grant a liquor license to The Field Bar and Grill and Hookah Lounge (not that that’s a […]
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“Art Meets Writing” at SAA Collective
The SAA Collective will host a free public reception for In Black and White: Art Meets Writing, an international, interdisciplinary exhibition from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 3. The collaborative exhibition will showcase creative writing inspired by black and white artwork. The artwork was selected by a panel of judges from over 300 submissions. “We […]
