Nan Kording

On Tuesday, Mar. 6, join Debbie Olson, Ph.D., assistant professor of English at Missouri Valley College, for an ECCE Speaker Series presentation that examines the depiction of African American children in the media against the ways in which African American children in the U.S. are prone to violence and criminality, and the ways in which […]

Take in the final film of the Molly Schlich Film Festival on Sunday, Mar. 4, at 1 p.m. or 4 p.m., or on Tuesday, Mar. 6, at 7 p.m. The 2017 film titled The Midwife stars French actresses Catherine Frot and Catherine Denueve and tells the tale of the unlikely friendship that develops between Claire, […]

Hosted annually by the Springfield Area Home Builders Association, the 2018 Home Expo showcases the latest trends and designs in the home building and remodeling industry. The multi-day exposition takes place Feb. 23-25 at the Bank of Springfield Center, offering attendees the opportunity to visit with more than 120 local vendors and exhibitors and take […]

Celebrate the wines of winter on Friday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m., in the Crowne Plaza Springfield, during the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association’s annual Winter Wine Festival. The festival offers the opportunity to taste the offerings of more than 15 Illinois wineries, features live entertainment by the Debbie Ross Band, and highlights food […]

Hoogland Productions is proud to present the final three performances of A Little Night Music, directed by Joe-Michael Jackson. A Little Night Music is the four-time Tony Award-winning musical written by Stephen Sondheim, Hal Prince and Hugh Wheeler, based off Ingmar Bergman’s comedy of manners titled Smiles of a Summer Night. The story, set in […]

On Thursday, Feb. 15, from 6-8 p.m., join Twelve Winters Press for an open mic session and reading by local novelist and journalist Scott Faingold. Faingold, who received his bachelor’s in semiotics from Sangamon State University, worked as a clerk at Springfield’s Appletree Records and sang for local alternative band Backwards Day before relocating to […]

This Sunday, join the Academy of Lifelong Learning at Lincoln Land Community College and the Illinois State Museum for the first of nine Bicentennial Speaker Series programs in honor of the Illinois Bicentennial. The series kicks off with a presentation by Illinois State Historian Dr. Samuel Wheeler titled “Two Centuries to Celebrate: Illinois at the […]

Orchids are beautiful house plants that produce lush, blooming flowers when bathed in enough sunlight. This weekend, view and shop from a selection of beautifully grown orchids and talk with Prairie State Orchid Society members, who will be able to recommend plants that will best fit your growing space and assist with the repotting of […]

On Sunday, Feb. 11, 3 p.m., take in an unforgettable performance by Vitaly Beckman, an innovative Russian illusionist who views magic as a form of art and strives to bring art to life using magic. Vitaly appeared on Penn and Teller’s British-American television show titled “Fool Us,” in 2016, where he successfully fooled the famous […]

On Thursday, Feb. 1, from 7-9 p.m., hear former white supremacist Joseph Pearce chronicle his life from racist revolutionary to his rejection of that ideology. Pearce, a former leader of the National Front, a British-nationalist, white supremacist group, is now a well-known college literature professor, currently serving as the Tolkien and Lewis chair in literary […]

On Saturday, Feb. 3, at 7:30 p.m., catch a hilarious performance by professional stage hypnotist Jeff Harpring. Jeff’s comedy hypnosis shows offer an interactive brand of humor where volunteers from the audience join Jeff onstage to experience hypnosis and become the stars of the show. This is a clean, family-friendly show, suitable for all ages, […]