Nan Kording

Tour a family farm near Rochester and enjoy a hands-on lesson on flower arranging during this installment of the “Women Who Farm Field Day” series, brought to you by The Land Connection. This event will be led by Violet Veenstra, a former high-school teacher turned full-time farmer. Violet manages the flower side of her family’s […]

Enjoy safe recreation with minimized vehicular traffic in Washington Park now through the end of September during the Springfield Park District’s annual “Bike and Hike Days.” “Bike and Hike Days” will occur on Sundays from 8 a.m. through 4 p.m., and “Modified Bike and Hike Days” will take place on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings […]

Take in a fun-filled afternoon of art and science activities during the Illinois State Museum’s “Backyard Art and Science Family Event” on Saturday, June 16, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The rain-or-shine event showcases a variety of educational activities and demonstrations that kids ages 5 and up can recreate with their families in their […]

Celebrate dad during the “Wild West Festival” on Sunday, June 17, at Indian Creek Farmstead and Pumpkin Patch. The live entertainment, food and fun begins at 11 a.m. and features the Dan Barth Medicine Show, The Whip Guy, music and rope tricks by Cowboy Randy and the Running Wild Drill and Trick Riding Show. Admission […]

On Saturday, June 9, visit Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site to attend a book signing in celebration of Young Lincoln, a historical fiction novel for readers of all ages. Young Lincoln is written by St. Louis-based middle-school humanities teacher and author Jan Jacobi and has been described as “a cracking good story – one […]

Don’t miss the Springfield Youth Performance Group’s production of Alice in Wonderland on Saturday, June 9 at the Hoogland Center for the Arts. The engaging and energetic ballet will feature new choreography by SYPG artistic director Caitlin Helton Scherer plus more than 55 local, young performers. “Alice in Wonderland is an ideal production to appeal […]

In 2016, Our Vibrant Community and genHkids teamed up to design a community garden mural to compliment the community garden located on the west side of the Gus and Flora Kerasotes YMCA. The community garden is made possible by genHkids and the Kerasotes YMCA, and the mural was made possible by the Springfield Area Arts […]

The Legacy of Giving Music Festival, a two-day charitable festival that donated more than $23,000 in proceeds to local charities in 2017, will once again offer Springfield the opportunity to enjoy more than 60 local, regional and national music acts spread out across five stages, as well as a vendors’ fair, children’s area, food and […]

For someone who wasn’t around during the Civil War, playwright John Woodruff must know it pretty well. Of course, it helps to have family members who fought in that conflict. That’s part of the inspiration for Drummer Girl: A Civil War Journey, the play he wrote. In Drummer Girl, the main character, Lorena, starts out […]

Children ages 5-13 are invited to enjoy a morning of fishing alongside members of the Springfield Police Department on Sunday, June 3, at Southwind Park in Springfield. Registration will take place from 9-9:15 a.m., and fishing instruction will begin at 9:30 a.m. All fishing equipment will be provided, and all participants will receive a souvenir […]

Mark Gifford and Damien Kaplan’s popular Dual Piano show returns to the Hoogland Center for the Arts May 25-27 at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. While Mark and Damien are very different musicians, this dynamic duo has found a place together by playing, singing and inviting others to have […]