The 19th Annual Juneteenth Celebration June 16-17 features a slam dunk contest and the Gus Macker Tourney, with 120 teams registered to play games starting at 8:30 a.m. The weekend kicks off with Movie in the Park on Friday, June 15, at dusk with a viewing of Puss ‘n Boots. A Saturday parade from King Drive […]
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Fit for a kid
Looking for an activity for your younger ones this weekend? Put on those sneakers and join generation Healthy (genH) Coalition, The Parent Place, American Cancer Society, St. John’s Children’s Hospital and Kohl’s Cares for Kids at the Route 66 Kids Walk/Run/Roll and Health Expo. The free program at the Hope Picnic Shelter, Southwind Park, makes […]
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Exclusive excursion
The Prairie Art Alliance offers an exclusive and interesting peek inside five of its members’ studios and their gardens. Sites include a ceramics and firing studio, a glass studio, and painting and pastel studio. You can see the sites in any order you’d prefer and work will be available for purchase. The locations along this […]
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Renowned rockers
Legendary rock band Chicago plays in Springfield for one night on Wednesday, June 13 at Sangamon Auditorium, UIS. Sited as #13 on Billboard Magazine’s Top 100 artists of all time, Chicago has won a Grammy Award, multiple American Music Awards, a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, a Chicago street named after them, and so […]
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Biblical musical
The popular musical, Josepeh and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, opens a summer season of theater at The Muni. Set to an engaging cornucopia of musical styles, from country western and calypso, to bubble-gum pop and rock ’n’ roll, this production of the Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors, will deliver you […]
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Talent trove
MacART Fest features two new fine art events from the folks at The MacArthur Boulevard Association set to double your weekend pleasure Friday, June 8 and Saturday, June 9. Art in Action, a Friday night fundraiser for MacArthur redevelopment, boasts some of the tastiest Springfield food, Brazilian jazz from Samba Llamas and 21 of the […]
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Good vibrations
The International Carillon Festival rings out June 3-5 and 7-9 at the prestigious Thomas Rees Memorial Carillon. The fifth largest carillon in the world at 132 feet with 67 bronze-cast bells, Rees will host free concerts by carillonneurs from around the world. Playing are: Carlo van Ulft, from Centralia; Dick van Dijk, from the Netherlands; […]
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World-class experience
Seven-time Grammy award winning drummer, Paul Wertico, formerly of the Pat Metheny Group, joins local musicians David Cain & Senses, including David Hoffman, formerly with the Ray Charles Orchestra, at the Hoogland Center for the Arts on June 2. You’re in for a genuine treat on many levels. A Feast for the Senses features a […]
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Wedding daze
Theatre in the Park at Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site starts its summer season with the comedy Father of the Bride by Caroline Francke. Set in the early 1950s, the play is about a father coping with his daughter’s upcoming wedding. Directed by Leona Edwards, the production boasts a cast of 16 locals. A […]
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Country and bluegrass
Memorial weekend sees the return of the annual Wine and Music Festival at Hill Prairie Winery in Oakford. Sunday, May 27 is Bluegrass Day with the music of Resonation Station and River Ramblers alternating two sets. May 28 is Country Day with Prairie Rose Band playing two hours, followed by Southern Cross. The featured entre […]
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Harley raffle
The Illinois Central Blues Club is helping to put together Blues Hawgfest, a special concert held May 26 at Capital City Bar and Grill in benefit of The Rutledge Youth Foundation. The evening kicks off the 2012 RYF’s Harley Raffle. The lineup of bands includes: Lady Carole and Her Knights (pictured), The Mojo Cats, Tombstone […]
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Masters of art
The Illinois State Museum houses a new exhibition through Jan. 6, 2013, titled Luminous Ground: Artists with Histories. These 11 Illinois artists have histories because they are 78 to more than 90 years old. Each was selected as exemplars of older individuals who have remained vital and productive. They have a lifelong body of the […]
