Illustration of John Lewis speaking at the 1963 March on Washington from MARCH. ALL ILLUSTRATIONS ARE BY NATE POWELL “We are tired. We are tired of being beaten by policemen. We are tired of seeing our people locked in jail over and over again. And then you holler, ‘Be patient.’ How long can we be […]
Scott Faingold
Scott Faingold is a journalist, educator and musician. He has been director of student media at University of Illinois Springfield, founding editor of Activator magazine, a staff reporter for Illinois Times and co-host of Old School Bleep, a music-centered podcast.
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This Saturday: The Pharmacy presents Pharmaid
Art by Janet Sgro The artists of The Pharmacy Gallery & Art Space will be hosting Pharm Aid this Saturday, October 3, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.. It is the nonprofit group’s second annual fundraising event with all proceeds benefiting The Pharmacy, which is in the process of applying for 501c3 status. Money raised will […]
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Illinois Symphony’s Russian blockbuster
Alexander Toradze PHOTO COURTESY ILLINOIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Maestro Alastair Willis will conclude his tenure as musical director of the Illinois Symphony Orchestra at the end of the 2015-2016 season. The infectiously energetic conductor has asked to be released from his five-year contract early to accommodate an increasingly demanding international performance schedule. But that doesn’t mean […]
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This Saturday: The Pharmacy presents Pharm Aid
Art by Delinda Chapman The artists of The Pharmacy Gallery & Art Space will be hosting Pharm Aid this Saturday, October 3, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.. It is the nonprofit group’s second annual fundraising event with all proceeds benefiting The Pharmacy, which is in the process of applying for 501c3 status. Art by Bernie […]
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The Museum Museum, 2515
PHOTO BY PATRICK YEAGLE Eleven thousand years ago no human beings yet lived in the central Illinois river valley. The climate was cool and glaciers from the last great ice age still covered parts of the land to the north and the east. When the first people arrived, they hunted the long-extinct elk, white-tailed deer, […]
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Keeping it Downhome
NIL8 on stage at Downhome 2014. This year they perform on Saturday at 11pm at the 7th Street Stage. Photo by Seth Adams Photography The Downhome Music, Beer and Art Festival is in its fifth year and things are going like gangbusters. “It’s just grown exponentially for us,” says Downhome founder Josh Catalano. “We had […]
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Extinct
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ILLINOIS STATE MUSEUM, DOUG CARR, MUSEUM PHOTOGRAPHER There’s more to the Illinois State Museum than meets the average citizen’s eye. The exhibits on display at the museum’s main location at Spring and Edwards streets represent a tiny fraction of the riches maintained by the ISM. Few are aware that the staff […]
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Moments: Photographs by David Brodsky exhibition opening tonight
Two-time IT cover subject David Brodsky is a wonderful photographer with an eye for the odd and striking moment and an impeccable instinct for both composition and mood. Starting tonight and running through August 31, Sangamo Club will host an exhibition of his photos. Read about David here, look at some of his work online […]
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Navigating elder care options in Springfield
PHOTO FROM FIVESTARSENIORLIVING.COM There is an ever-increasing number of retirement communities and assisted living apartment complexes in the Springfield area, offering a variety of non-nursing home options with a variety of services, atmospheres and price ranges. Here are just a few of the options currently available. Brenden Gardens is a full-service independent community with an […]
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Summer reads:
As it happens, the next two items on my summer reading list are “Going Clear” by Lawrence Wright, the controversial tell-all about the Church of Scientology; and “Zone Theory” by Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, which was just released today by Grand Central Books, and is subtitled “7 easy steps to achieve a perfect life.” […]
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TONIGHT: Free all-star Bedrock show at Bar None
Robert Ellis will perform tonight at Bar None FOR FREE Robert Ellis’s second album Photographs was named one of the top 50 albums of 2011 by American Songwriter magazine. Matt Vasquez’s band Delta Spirit has had music prominently featured on both Friday Night Lights and Sons of Anarchy. Nashville’s Johnny Fritz (The Artist Formerly Known […]
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I was a wedding DJ (sort of)
This is nowhere near what it was like Not long ago, I had the honor of being asked to be the DJ at the wedding reception of some friends. OK, “DJ” might not be the most technically accurate description of my role. There was no turntable in the reception hall and therefore no vinyl “discs” […]
