IT Picks

Each month the Paul Mickey Learning Series features a different topic and speaker that are free and open to the public.  A film screening of The Guardians is featured this month. Shot over three years, this intimate documentary takes viewers on a cinematic journey through the butterfly-dense mountaintops of Michoacán as the community works to […]

The University of Illinois Springfield Visual Arts Gallery is hosting a curatorial walk-through for its current exhibition, The Magnificently Mundane, a group exhibition that presents works selected from the field of graphic design by designers from throughout the country. Brytton Bjorngaard, UIS assistant professor of digital media and curator of this exhibit, will lead the […]

The Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum (AAHM) will host a grand opening for the exhibit The Middle Passage. The Middle Passage refers to the part of the slave trade where Africans were transported across the Atlantic to the West Indies under dire, crowded conditions. The exhibit includes a replica of a slave […]

American Association of University Women’s research on the gender pay gap shows that one year out of college women are already paid significantly less than men. Women who work full time take home 80 cents for every dollar a full-time male worker is paid. Over a lifetime, those lost potential earnings add up. Women who […]

Springfield’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been an annual event since 1985.  That year the grand marshal was William “Pinky” McHenry who was instrumental in the revitalization of St. John’s Breadline and Friends of Brother James Court.  This year the honor goes to Share the Spirit Foundation.  The Foundation was formed in 2003 with the […]

The Friends of the Chatham Area Public Library was founded in 1986 and is a volunteer nonprofit organization dedicated to raising funds to supplement the library’s annual budget for materials and programs and supporting literacy initiatives in the Chatham community. Along with other activities, the group sponsors the teen and adult summer reading programs, provides […]

If you are interested in drinking tea, eating cake and discussing death, an opportunity for you to do so is forthcoming.  The Chiara Center is hosting a Death Café on Tuesday, March 12. As strange as such a gathering might seem, the objective is to increase awareness of death in order to help people make […]

The Illinois Horse Fair is the largest all-breed horse event in the state. It is full of educational opportunities with world and national champion trainers and exhibitors, and up and coming clinicians who cover a variety of topics. Activities on horseback are showcased throughout the weekend and can include trick riders, drill teams, breed and […]

The Academy of St Martin in the Fields is one of the world’s greatest chamber orchestras, renowned for fresh, brilliant interpretations of the world’s greatest classical music. This performance is an opportunity to see them on their first U.S. tour of 2019 – the orchestra’s 60th anniversary year. Formed by Sir Neville Marriner in 1958 […]

The Amazing Max, Max Darwin, first appeared on stage before he could walk.  He loves theater, magic, ninjas and the sound of children laughing.  He has been a featured artist on National Geographic’s “Brain Games” and magic consultant for Fox’s “Gotham” and NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.” The Amazing Max is known for his extraordinary skills […]

Friends of the Sangamon Valley is a charitable membership organization dedicated to the preservation of our natural heritage by acquiring, restoring and protecting ecologically significant lands in the Sangamon River watershed. Led by executive director Vernon LaGesse, the group owns or helps maintain properties such as Knuppel Wildlife Sanctuary near Petersburg, Adams Wildlife Sanctuary in […]

The University of Illinois Springfield and Lincoln Land Community College will co-host the 2019 Career Connections Expo. The Expo takes place each February on the UIS campus. The event is free for attendees and it is a great way to connect students, alumni and community job seekers with employers who are looking for candidates for […]