IT Picks

Springfield Theatre Centre presents their take on the Tony award-winning hilarious musical about six overachieving geeky adolescents, overseen by grownups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learning that winning isn’t everything and that losing doesn’t necessarily make you a loser. Directed by Donna Ragan and produced by Patty Lanser. The 25th Annual Putnam County […]

The Frontier International, Springfield Club once again hosts a Martin Luther King, Jr. breakfast with this year’s keynote speaker The Honorable Thelma Wyatt Moore, retired judge of the Superior Court of Fulton County Georgia. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased by phoning 787-8373 or 529-0767. There is also a service Jan. 16 at 6 […]

One of Springfield’s most popular annual events, the Molly Schlich Springfield Art Association Film Series, begins Jan. 16 and 18 and runs through April. Seven independent, international films cover the big screen each month at the Parkway Pointe Cinema. The Secret In Their Eyes, last year’s Academy Award winner for best foreign language film (Argentina), […]

The legendary Harlem Globetrotters pass through Springfield Jan. 6 with a time out at the Prairie Capital Convention Center to play an amazing game of basketball. Full of all the skill and silly antics on court they are known for, there are no fouls here, just fun for the entire family. To find out more […]

The Springfield Figure Skating Club hosts a free skating clinic for the public on Jan. 8 as part of U.S. Figure Skating’s National Skating Month. The clinic includes a 30-minute skate lesson from professional coaches, an exhibition from skaters of various levels, demonstrations, refreshments, games and prizes. Participants have a chance to win a 12-week […]

Several seldom-displayed collection pieces of art and artifacts from the early days of the Springfield Art Association will be on display in the Gallery of Art through Jan. 26. The new exhibit, Art are Not a Trifle: The Springfield Art Association and its Collections, 1914-1930, includes the first SAA exhibited artist C. Arnold Slade; Ethel […]

The Paul Mickey Science Series Lecture Jan. 12 is the finale to the L. Brent Kington: Mythic Metalsmith exhibition. Dr. Jonathan Reyman, ISM Curator of Anthropology, will present “Heavy Metal: Brent Kington’s Toys and Akan Asante Goldweights.” Dr. Reyman will discuss some of the Asante influences on Kington’s toys in the context of a wider […]

Reservations are required for this favorite children’s hour story time at the Dana-Thomas House. Three separate times have been made available for little ones to enjoy the fun of the mansion in much the same fashion as would have taken place during the days of Susan Lawrence Dana when she would invite children to the […]

The Springfield Area Arts Council plans a slew of musical, dance, theatrical and arts-related performances on New Year’s Eve at seven locations in downtown Springfield. There’s something for everyone in the family. Free activities for kids are planned from 1-4 p.m. at Springfield High School. The evening kicks off with fireworks at 6:30 p.m. at […]

“A Symphonic Suite of Music History,” presented by Richard A. Haglund, assistant conductor of the Illinois Symphony Orchestra and adjunct professor at Blackburn College, is the first in a four-part series that begins this year at the Hoogland Center for the Arts. Music aficionados, novices or anyone in between can learn more about the history […]

Each year members and community volunteers at the First Church of the Brethen open their hearts a little wider and give of themselves on Christmas Day by preparing and delivering meals and holiday hellos to 200 fellow citizens who are alone and unable to leave their homes. Cooking starts at 8 a.m. with meals packaged […]

Washington Park Botanical Garden is a peaceful and delightful place to seek refugee from the holiday bustle. Stroll through the domed conservatory and back room, warm and enclosed from the chill of winter outside. Feast your eyes upon the fine-looking displays of poinsettias and holiday decorations. Return Dec. 29 as Springfield Park District employees tear […]