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The former post office building on State Street in Jacksonville is being renovated to house the new Jacksonville Area Museum. The museum will be dedicated to the collection, preservation, interpretation and appreciation of the cultural history and heritage of Jacksonville and the surrounding area, and will include interactive displays and interpretive objects. While it is […]

Join the Junior League of Springfield’s (JLS) Sanga-Run 45-mile challenge to help support their mission of addressing food insecurity in the Springfield community. The JLS, a 75-year-old local service organization, adopted an issue-based community impact model in 2014 in order to strengthen the skills of members and create more community impact. Since establishing food insecurity […]

The Springfield Art Association hosts a juried exhibition of liturgical and sacred art as part of the biennial, interfaith Liturgical Arts Festival. The exhibition offers education, inspiration and appreciation of the many forms of spiritual expression. With entrants from all over the nation, this juried exhibit includes ceramics, fiber, glass, jewelry, metal, mixed media, painting, […]

In the spring of 1891, the board of managers of Oak Ridge Cemetery set aside a plot of cemetery ground for the burial of Civil War Union Army veterans who did not have a family plot elsewhere. Known as the Grand Army of the Republic or GAR Mound, the plot received its first interment in […]

This promises to be a one-of-a-kind pop-up event bringing together the best Black fitness instructors, personal trainers and health professionals from around Springfield. You will be able to participate in the pop-up classes, learn about the latest fitness trends, meet with massage therapists and nutritionists and finish it all off with some great food while […]

The Springfield Park District is hosting a new day camp for children ages 5-12. The camp will provide a safe place for children to complete their remote school work, but also allow them to participate in fun recreational activities. The attendance options include full weeks, full days and half days and the fees are adjusted […]

The deadline for submissions to Lincoln Memorial Garden’s photography contest is approaching, but you still have time to visit the garden to capture an image which you believe best reveals its essence. Lincoln Memorial Garden is a woodland and prairie landscape with which Abraham Lincoln would have been familiar while growing up in the Midwest. […]

It is hard to sum up Mike Anderson. The Jacksonville resident is a former elementary school teacher who melded his experience in children’s education with his musical talents and clever storytelling to become an award-winning and much sought-after entertainer, author and folklorist. According to Mike, the integration of storytelling, folklore, the commonplace and the rhythms […]

Downtown Springfield Inc. is hosting an architectural walking tour of buildings which are of structural and design interest in Springfield’s downtown area. Led by Anthony Rubano of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, the tour discussion will be focused on architectural styles, materials and treatments that make up historic downtown Springfield. The tour will begin […]

Citizens and lawmakers have long called for re-thinking who is represented at the Capitol via portraits and statues. Earlier in the month, House Speaker Michael Madigan called for the removal of Stephen Douglas and Pierre Menard statues and other changes. Members of Black caucuses have asked for change as well, like a new statue of […]

Given the events of recent months, many people of good will are ready to earnestly engage others in a balanced and diverse dialogue where no one feels a sense of othering or feels expected to represent their racial group. According to Dan Frachey, program director at the Chiara Center, dialogue is an opportunity for people […]