Nan Kording

Celebrate Edwards Place on Saturday, Aug. 18, with a traditional garden party from 1-4 p.m. Attendees will enjoy live entertainment from Peaches and Bacon (1 p.m.) and Wild Columbine (2 p.m.), photographs with Ulysses S. Grant (3 p.m.), plus lawn games and crafts that were popular during the 19th century as well as peach desserts, […]

On Saturday, Aug. 18, enjoy an evening of live jazz music and refreshments in support of the education and preservation programs of the Dana-Thomas House Foundation. “Jazz in Bloom,” an event held in the tradition of Susan Lawrence Dana’s summer cocktail parties, will feature live jazz music by the Rob Killam Quartet, tours of the […]

Celebrate National Farmers Market Week at Springfield’s Old Capitol Farmers Market at Fourth and Adams streets on Saturday, Aug. 11. Special features and activities include yoga under the mural with Ashley Krustolovich at 9 a.m., a food recovery demo with Chef Denise Perry from 9-11 a.m., live music by Tim Garman at 10 a.m., and […]

On Monday, Aug. 13, from 8:30-11 p.m., join the University of Illinois Springfield Astronomy-Physics Program, Lincoln Memorial Garden and the Sangamon Astronomical Society for a special star party in honor of the Perseid Meteor Shower. The Perseid Meteor Shower occurs annually in August when the earth passes through a debris steam crossing its orbit from […]

The Muni kicks off their fourth and final show of the 2018 season with Annie, directed by Carly Shank. The Tony Award-winning musical originally opened on Broadway in 1977 and is based off the “Little Orphan Annie” comic strip written by Harold Gray. Annie is the story of a spunky 11-year-old girl living in a […]

Celebrate the residents of Springfield and neighboring communities during the second annual Blacks, Whites and Blues Festival. The two-day event will feature family activities, health education, live music, food, drinks, entertainment and more. The festival entry, live music and youth and family activities are free; food and beverage items will require ticket purchases. Free family […]

Elementary and middle-school age children are invited to ease back into education with complimentary back-to-school activities for children at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library on Saturday, Aug. 4 from 10 a.m. to noon. The activities are designed for children in grades first through eighth, and some activities, such as a giant game of Operation, a […]

On Thursday, July 26, join Illinois Times, the Springfield Art Association’s SAA Collective and other sponsors in congratulating the adult, youth and teenage winners of the 2018 Images of Illinois photography contest during the exhibition’s closing reception from 5–7 p.m. at the SAA Collective Gallery, located in the Hoogland Center for the Arts at 420 […]

This weekend, visit the Legacy Theatre and take in the regional premiere of Mamma Mia!, the charming, feel-good musical set to the music of ABBA. Mamma Mia! is the story of 20-year-old Sophie, a Greek bride who is set to be engaged to the man of her dreams. The only problem is, Sophie wants her […]

Celebrate the 50th birthday of the Decatur Area Arts Council with a birthday celebration titled “Half-Century Hullaballoo! A Birthday Bash” on Saturday, July 28. This event, open to adults ages 21 and older, will feature typical birthday party elements with a timely twist, as all three floors of the Madden Arts Center will be decked […]

The biggest show and sale of political campaign memorabilia in the nation, hosted by the American Political Items Collectors, will take place at the Crowne Plaza Springfield on Saturday, July 21, and Sunday, July 22. The Political Memorabilia Show and Sale offers attendees the opportunity to shop from 200-plus dealer tables featuring more than 500,000 […]