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The big top comes to Athens with trapeze artists, elephants, tigers and more. Tickets purchased in advance at Athens City Hall, Boar’s Nest or Athens State Bank are eligible for giveaways of two children’s 20-inch bicycles and two $50 bills for adults. Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for children under 12. Organizers also […]

Throw a tomahawk, learn the secrets to black powder shooting, watch expert Chris Camp crack his whip or enter to win a side of beef. These are just a few of the activities happening at Clayville, an old stagecoach village located only 10 miles west of Veterans Parkway. There will also be dulcimer and banjo […]

Springfield photographers are the focus of Access 4 Producers Group’s next fundraiser United for the Arts. View and buy the work of exhibitors: Sarah Chatham of New Beginnings Photography, Jake Lieberman, Jennifer Burke-Davis, Ginny Lee, John Muchow, Felicia Olin, Jim Edgecomb, J.R. Bye, Michael LaFrance, Deb Perschbacher, Tony Moyer, Laura Coffey, Mandy Magill (pictured, left), […]

Country songster Gary Allan performs in Springfield this weekend, one stop on the road in his “Get off the Pain” tour, also the title of his latest album. He’s a Nashville singer/songwriter with gold and platinum songs and albums that inched and inked their way up the charts including three songs that reached the top, […]

Pack a chair or blanket in your car and head out to Washington Park for the Celtic sounds of local bands Exorna, Elks Pipes and Drums and The Emerald Underground as the Springfield Park District and Foundation presents a free afternoon of music. Some concessions are available. Music in the ParkSunday, Sept. 26, 4-7pmWashington Park […]

The International Route 66 Mother Road Festival rolls out three days of cool cars, food, music and car-related activities in downtown Springfield. Bands play classic hits on the Hot Rod Stage, there’s a poker run, a marketplace for restoration enthusiasts, a commemorative exhibit to the late Route 66 artist Bob Waldmire, including his cars and […]

The public is invited to hear Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., environmental business leader and advocate, speak on his vision for energy alternatives and a healthier environment. His lecture is titled, “Green Gold Rush: A Vision for Energy Independence, Jobs and National Wealth.” Kennedy was named one of Time Magazine’s Heroes for the Planet. He serves […]

More than 80 booths will be set up, juried art displayed and good weekend-weather prayers whispered for the 22nd Annual Edwards Place Fine Art Fair. Exhibitors include the likes of Cynthia and Kirby Pringle’s photographs of humans with dog heads and the fun and colorful glasswork of Faith Wickey from Michigan. To see a complete […]

An Academy Award nominee tops the list of film shorts by filmmakers from 19 states and seven countries during this year’s Route 66 International Film Festival. Attendees can meet filmmakers and vote for their favorite films. Concessions are available. Day passes are $30 and two-day passes are $50. $60 gets you into each screening and […]

Pete Ellertsen, Ph.D., retired English/Journalism/Cultural Studies professor at Benedictine University, presents, “The Music Behind the Poetry: Vernacular Traditions in Vachel Lindsay’s and Edgar Lee Masters’ Writing.” Ellertsen’s presentation spotlights the music that inspired both central Illinois poets including gospel and fiddle music. He accompanies his chat playing the dulcimer, of which he studied Appalachian dulcimer […]

On the eve of the International Day of Peace, three panelists discuss nonviolence in the Carnegie North Room at Lincoln Library. Panelists are: Kathy Kelly, internationally recognized coordinator for Voices for Creative Nonviolence; Robert Blackwell; and UIS Professor Emeritus Proshanta Nandi. This important dialogue is sponsored by Pax Christi Springfield and Springfield Society of Friends. […]

Welcome to the world of craft beer. A taste awaits you. Members of the Prairie Schooners Home Brewing Club are putting on a celebration where you can sample brew from both large and small breweries that produce craft beer – a beer that uses traditional and natural ingredients and methods, though sometimes processing it in […]