Something Rotten!continues its run June 4-7 at the Springfield Muni. Performances start at 8:30 p.m. and tickets are available at TheMuni.org or at The Muni box office beginning 90 minutes before each performance. Something Rotten! premiered on the Muni stage as a boisterous, splashy and somewhat inappropriate parody that gleefully skewers both Shakespearean comedy and […]
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A taste of Ireland
Dancing at LughnasaThe play will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 6; 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 7; and 2 p.m. Sunday, June 8., plus 2 p.m. Sunday, June 8. Tickets are $22 for adults or $20 for seniors over 60 and students. Call 217-523-2787 or go to hcfta.org to reserve tickets. […]
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Step back in time to golden era of rock ’n’ roll
Pasfield House Sock HopSat., June 7, 7-11 p.m. | 525 S. Pasfield St. | info@pasfieldhouse.com DANCE | Step back in time to golden era of rock ‘n’ roll It’s not often one gets a chance to “step back in time and groove to the golden era of rock ‘n’ roll,” but that opportunity is on […]
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To a spider
When I reach at end of day The hostel where I always stay A haven in Ohio woods I find you among my goods This time I ease you carefully Onto a nearby buckeye tree Check to see no thread attached Your colors are completely matched I can’t restore you to your home But you’re […]
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The many connections between immigrants and the U.S. health care system
These days, mention of the word “immigration” often conjures up issues related to politics, the law, culture, economics and even whether getting a speeding ticket makes a person a criminal. As a retired primary care physician with no special expertise in immigrant health care who was invited by a friend to join the Springfield Immigrant […]
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Harnessing the Spirit
The Netflix movie The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, based on the memoir of William Kamkwamba, is an inspiring story about a young boy’s ingenuity and determination to overcome adversity. William Kamkwamba was born in 1987 into a Christian family in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was a mystery. It was […]
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Quotes From Ron
My dad, aged 21, is about to set off overseas with his father’s blessing. Writes his younger brother who is contemplating Northwestern “Katherin Redson is okay. She is really a Princess. You would approve she is S, S & G: Sweet Simple and Good” Thus, Ronald leaves Northwestern and is off to the Continent, flinging […]
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The secret life of Pvt. Albert Cashier
Pvt. Albert Cashier fought in the 95th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. A favorite of those he fought with, he was hiding a secret that didn’t come out until he was in his 60s, when he applied for his Civil War pension – that Cashier was really born Jennie Hodgers. Cashier’s life […]
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Chautauqua-style event returns to Petersburg
In the 1870s, an educational meeting at Lake Chautauqua, New York, grew into a popular adult education and social movement that swept the U.S. The movement’s events, named after the lake, featured entertainment and culture “with speakers, teachers, musicians, showmen, preachers and specialists of the day.” Illinois had its share of Chautauquas, including one near […]
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Bring Her Back is violent, emotional; Fountain of Youth fun but predictable adventure
Unflinching Back pushes viewer to the limit The Philippou Brothers’ Bring Her Back is likely to be a divisive film, primarily because it’s so well-made. Like their impressive 2022 debut, Talk to Me, it pulls no punches where its violent content is concerned, yet what makes it resonate is its emotional pull. A bracing examination of […]
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A crisis of conscience
How can he say that? Why can they say that? Why do they do that? What happened to their consciences? Conscience! Conscience? What is conscience? What is so important about conscience? What role does it really play in everyday life? What happens when conscience is applied? What happens when conscience is abandoned? What happens when […]
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Mission Impossible cast saves final installment, Last Rodeo heavy on moral messages
Final Mission Impossible stays aloft thanks to cast Throughout Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning, Ethan Hunt is reminded that the result of every decision he has made has led him to the dire situation he finds himself in. Sitting through the eighth installment of the franchise, one can’t help but draw the same correlation regarding […]
