Nan Kording

On Feb. 6 and 7, join Ryder and the Paw Patrol pups for an unforgettable live-action adventure during Paw Patrol: Race to the Rescue at Sangamon Auditorium. The show is set on the day of the Great Adventure Bay Race, where Adventure Bay’s Mayor Goodway and Foggy Bottom’s Mayor Humdinger are scheduled to face off. […]

See Mark Nizer, one of the greatest entertainment comedians and jugglers of today, on Saturday, Jan. 27, 7:30 p.m., at Kirkland Fine Arts Center in Decatur. Mark’s one-man show has been astounding audiences around the world with feats such as juggling laser beams at 1,000 RPM, throwing ping-pong balls 20 feet in the air using […]

If you’ve ever wanted to learn more about the people, places and history behind the food you eat, this film festival is for you. The 10th Annual Slow Food Springfield Film Festival will run from 5 through 9 p.m., on Saturday, Jan. 27, inside Foundation Hall at Springfield’s Old State Capitol State Historic Site. The […]

Hear a presentation by St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny on Saturday, Jan. 27, 7:30 p.m., inside the Sherman Gymnasium at Illinois College’s Bruner Fitness and Recreation Center. Matheny, who is about to enter his seventh season of management with the St. Louis Cardinals, will share stories from his career as a player and coach, […]

On Saturday, Jan. 20, take in an evening of stories and songs from songwriters Sally Barris, Amy Benton and Tom Irwin. Sally Barris is a sought-after Nashville songwriter who has penned music for Martina McBride, Kelli Pickler, Lee Ann Womack, Trisha Yearwood and others. Amy Benton, the organizer of this event, is a Taylorville native […]

Join the Vachel Lindsay Association on Saturday, Jan. 21, from 2-4 p.m., for the first “Poets in the Parlor” event of 2018. The featured poet will be Tim Hunt, author of three poetry collections (Poem’s, Poems & Other Poems, The Tao of Twang, and Fault Lines) as well as an assortment of chapbooks. Hunt’s accolades […]

Warm up on Friday, Jan. 26, with a hearty meal paired with a captivating presentation by Dr. Karl Luthin, a veterinarian who is experienced in training horses for film and television. Luthin has trained animals for Gods and Generals (2003), Glory (1989), Cold Mountain (2003), Gettysburg (1993), as well as HBO’s 2008 mini-series “John Adams” […]

The keynote speaker for the 43rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast, hosted by Frontiers International of Springfield, is W.J. Michael Cody, a practicing attorney in Memphis, Tennessee, with Burch, Porter & Johnson PLLC. During the Memphis sanitation worker strike of 1968, Mr. Cody was part of a small group of lawyers who […]

This weekend, take in a performance of Deathtrap, a nerve-wracking thriller by Ira Levin, author of Rosemary’s Baby. The play is a joint production between Hoogland Productions and Playhouse on the Square. The story centers on Sidney, a playwright who hasn’t penned a hit in years. When a young author introduces Sidney to a new […]

Beginning Jan. 8 and continuing on the first Monday of each month through May 2018 is the new Mystery Movie Monday series at The Legacy Theatre. The series will feature films spanning a variety of decades from a wide mix of genres, ranging from comedy, drama, suspense, musical, western, romance or documentary. Films created prior […]

Film fans, rejoice, for the Springfield Art Association has added an additional event to the annual Molly Schlich Film Series, the SAA Film Series Preview Party. Held on Wednesday, Jan. 10, at 7 p.m., in the Springfield Art Association, the preview party provides an advance opportunity for guests to purchase or pick up season passes. […]

Celebrate the 200th birthday of Illinois with themed crafts and activities that teach children about the prairie state and its state symbols, such as plants, animals and food. Super Saturday events are hosted by the Illinois State Museum on the first Saturday of each month. All Super Saturday activities are geared towards children ages 5 […]