Copper Coin Ballet Company420 S. Sixth St.coppercoinballet@gmail.comcoppercoinballet.org The goals of the Copper Coin Ballet Company are to develop collaborative projects, to support the creative efforts of the region and to provide free and open experiences in which the art of dance may be shared and improved in partnership. CCBC stages annual performances of “Rockballet” and […]
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Best Live Theater Performance – Male Lead
BEST LIVE THEATER PERFORMANCE – MALE LEAD Gus Gordon – Peter Pan at The Muni BEST DIRECTOR OF LOCAL THEATERGus Gordon – Hoogland Center for the Arts It’s hard to imagine what theater life would be like in this town without the endearing and enduring work of Gus Gordon. Gus has done it all and […]
Best Original Music Band
BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC BAND Lick Creek Named after a local waterway, this six-piece band follows the stream to the river and on to the sea, taking their amalgamated sound of integrated individuals to places unknown, but soon to be discovered. Started by lead singer Lance Stone in December 2013 as a cover band with an […]
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Director Baz Luhrmann is one of the more polemic filmmakers working today. While many praise his modern take on the Bard with his Romeo Juliet (1996) and his radical musical Moulin Rouge (2001), others are equally adamant that he’s a stylistic hack who lets his elaborate visuals and seizure-inducing editing-style suffocate his innovative narratives. I […]
Small town charm
The Elkhart Historical Society is offering springtime activities throughout April in the small town of Elkhart, just 20 miles north of Springfield off I-55. Popular wildflower hikes are Saturday, April 6, 13 and 20. The 90-minute hike begins at 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Walkers will depart from the Birdsong Books […]
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Community Links
Government Federal President Barack Obama United States House of Representatives United States Senate Illinois Senators: Dick Durbin Mark Kirk State State of Illinois State Agencies Illinois General Assembly Governor Pat Quinn Illinois Department of Public Health County Sangamon County City City of Springfield City Council Mayor J. Michael Houston Education District 186 – Public (primary […]
Potential post office closures delayed until May 2012
The U.S. Postal Service announced Tuesday an agreement to postpone for five months numerous potential post office closings, including two in Springfield. The Postal Service previously announced plans to close about 250 postal facilities across the country and eliminate next-day delivery of first-class mail and periodicals. The service must cut $20 billion in operating costs […]
2011 Fall Calendar
A guide to the fall guide After the long, hot summer we’ve endured, we suspect everyone is ready for our annual Fall Guide and the chance to get outside in what many would say is by far the best season here in central Illinois. Each year for the last 25 or so we’ve compiled the […]
