Springfield Youth Performance Group. PHOTOS COURTESY SPRINGFIELD AREA ARTS COUNCIL The Springfield Area Arts Council’s annual First Night celebration is a year-end smorgasbord of art, music, dance, fireworks, friends and fun. It is also a fundraiser to benefit the various programs and services provided by the Springfield Area Arts Council, such as grants and resources […]
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Classical Christmas
Unwind on Friday, Dec. 19 at The State House Inn with a free Holiday Piano Concert featuring pianist Zakia Hart. Zakia, accompanied by Chris Warren on drums, Tom Myers on bass, Artie Logan on saxophone and Nathan Albrecht on violin will be performing some of her holiday favorites in a casual, lounge-style setting. Zakia’s love […]
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Star-studded seasonal showcase
For one weekend only, The Hoogland Center for the Arts hosts the sights and sounds of Springfield’s favorite local celebrities and the Hoogland Teens, Kids and Juniors. This annual event showcases classic holiday tunes, contemporary Christmas songs and beautiful, sacred music. Hosted by Julie Staley, this dazzling show will highlight local favorites such as Josh […]
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Celebrate the sacred journey
This Saturday, Dec. 20., travel back in metaphorical time with Edge of Perception and the Trailhead Healing Arts Center for a Yule Winter Solstice Celebration. The Winter Solstice Celebration is the fourth in a series of “sacred journey” events. It is a celebration in the style of our Nordic ancestors who traditionally celebrated the Winter […]
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A truce for tradition
Christmas at the Front – 100th Anniversary Celebration On Saturday, Dec. 13, let the Illinois State Military Museum’s living historians take you back 100 years to Christmas in No-Man’s Land, France, as they present a picture of Christmas 1914, a time when our soldiers were deep in the throes of World War I. Christmas at […]
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Festive flora
Winter Holiday Floral Show For two weeks in December, the Washington Park Botanical Gardens morph from a tropical paradise into a festive holiday forest. During Dec. 6 through 21, gather your family and friends and stop by the Exhibition Hall from noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday or noon to 5 p.m. Saturday or […]
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Share your sketches
A Community Sketchbook From Dec. 1 through 18, community members of all ages and abilities have the opportunity to put their art on display during the A Community Sketchbook exhibition in the Lincoln Land Community College James S. Murray Gallery. Sketches, poetry, prose and other works of visual art are welcome contributions. The gallery has […]
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Pancake party
Pancakes, Paws and Santa Claus is the perfect opportunity to enjoy a special breakfast with zoo animals and the big guy himself. Children and their parents are invited to join the Henson Robinson Zoo and Lincoln Greens Golf Course on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. The event kicks off with a delicious […]
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Cabaret Christmas
This Friday and Saturday, Dec. 5-6, join the Land of Lincoln Barbershop Chorus at the Little Flower School Activity Center for a fun-filled, cabaret-style holiday show. The vocal styling of this years show is a tribute to the work of 20th century composer Irving Berlin, one of the greatest songwriters in American history. Berlin’s repertoire […]
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All aboard the Polar Express
Don your favorite Christmas jammies and climb aboard the Polar Express. The famed, fictitious train will stop in Springfield for a series of film showings and holiday pajama and hot cocoa parties at the Legacy Theatre Friday, Dec. 5, through Sunday, Dec. 7. Attendees are to arrive up to an hour and a half before […]
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Walking in a winter wonderland
Memorial’s Festival of Trees For the past 24 years, Memorial Medical Center has transformed the Illinois State Fairgrounds Orr Building into a winter wonderland at the annual Festival of Trees event. This year will be no different, as the 2014 festival runs Nov. 22 through 30. The main attraction features more than 150 trees, wreaths […]
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Distinguished documents
Undying Words: Lincoln 1858-1865 Abraham Lincoln is widely recognized as one of the best public speakers of all time. Through his speeches, Lincoln inspired citizens to vote him into the White House, abolish slavery, reject war and promote and perpetuate a government by and for the people. Undying Words: Lincoln 1858-1865, the newest exhibit at […]
