IT Picks

You’ll be wowed by the sounds of Get the Led Out band as they rock Sangamon Auditorium, UIS. This Led Zeppelin band, hailing from Philadelphia, is composed of six musicians who are all accomplished crafters of sound. They’ll bring the rock and roll classics of Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham and John Paul Jones […]

Don’t miss this four-piece bluegrass band from Raleigh, North Carolina who have played for sold-out crowds internationally and here in the U.S. and were featured on the World Café Live as well as many other radio and television venues. Lead singer/songwriter Dave Wilson’s smooth voice blends with the band’s instrumental and harmonizing sounds like wind […]

Tango Buenos Aires sizzles on the Sangamon Auditorium stage Jan. 28. The Argentinean dance company was created in Buenos Aires by renowned composer and tango director Osvaldo Requena. Its reputation has grown throughout the world as one of the most authentic and uncompromising representatives of the tango. Emilio Kauderer is its present music director. Tango […]

Need to relax on Saturday, Jan. 29? Head out in costume and share some space with other dudes and Lebowski lovers. They will view the 1998 film staring Jeff Bridges, try their brains at trivia, bowl and listen to the Joe Frew band (while bowling), sing some karaoke and more. You can buy your way […]

City Nights Theatre at Capital City Bar and Grill hosts the third PechaKucha Night in Springfield. Be wowed by the talent and creativity of 9 locals as they take to the stage and comment on 20 wall-filling frames of slides for a total six-minute and 40-second presentation each. Among the talent is Springfield Art Association’s […]

Slow Food Springfield, Abraham Lincoln Unitarian Universalist Congregation and the University of Illinois Extension show the documentary, Dirt! The Movie, followed by a panel discussion with USDA-NRCS district conservationist Hal Pyle; environmental scientist and consultant for State Farm, Paul Lee; and Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant, extension specialist, small farm and sustainable agriculture. Narrated by Jamie Lee Curtis, […]

Celebrate January-born Elvis Presley and shake on downtown Jan. 21-22 to the Midwest Tribute to the King Competition. Fifteen Elvis tribute artists from six states entertain and compete for prize money in one of the country’s largest Elvis impersonator contests. Special guests are Michael Jackson tribute artist, Rico, and World’s #1 Rock ’n’ Roll Elvis, Kavan […]

“Cosmopolitan Classics” is the name of the next Illinois Symphony Chamber Orchestra concert under the direction of Maestra Karen Lynne Deal held Jan. 21 at St. Agnes Church.  Hear famous symphonies, including Haydn’s theater-inspired Symphony No. 63, “La Roxelane,” continuing with Prokofiev’s beloved Classical Symphony and concluding with Schubert’s youthful masterpiece, his First Symphony. Tickets […]

Make sure to visit Robert Morris Gallery, downtown, in the next month or two as local legend Jeff Williams exhibits new paintings dealing with a range of subject matters such as automatons, bike awareness and environmental issues. Artist first, inspired at a young age by Springfield Art Association art lessons and a graphic designer grandfather […]

Small town waitresses (and want-to-be country songsters) all want to save the bar they work at by singing up lots of cash. Jo, the owner’s daughter, has her head focused on a group that will bring in a crowd, but mistakenly books a band of classical musicians. Who will save the day? This entertaining “classic […]

The latest art exhibit of the Art Association of Jacksonville at the stunning David Strawn Art Gallery includes the work of artists Kevin Veara of Springfield and Toni Freesen of rural Scott County. Veara holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from SIU Carbondale, and his paintings and illustrations have been displayed around the country […]