Spamalot the Musical Ticket Giveaway
Enter to win a pair of tickets to see Spamalot the Musical at UIS Sangamon Auditorium on November 8th, 2018.
Gosling, Chazelle Tackle the Neil Armstrong Story with “First Man”
The piece of advice that actor Ryan Gosling and director Damien Chazelle must be following is, “Make no small plans.” It seems fitting as their second collaboration, after coming off the Academy Award winning La La Land is First Man, an adaptation of James R. Hansen’s massive biography of astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man…
A rush to judgment?
Another troublesome email has surfaced between U.S. District Court Judge Colin Bruce and the U.S. attorney’s office headquartered in Springfield. Attorneys for Jason Gmoser, a convicted child pornographer sentenced to life in prison by Bruce in 2017, last week asked for a new trial based on an email the judge sent to a prosecutor in…
Poverty is over!
Listen to the eerie “sound of silence” from the Trumpeteers and congressional Republicans who so loudly cheered themselves just a year ago for bestowing a trillion-dollar tax giveaway on corporate elites. “Trickle-down Economics 101,” said Trump & Company, explaining that giving more money to elites would spark “an immediate jump in wage growth” because CEOs…
Why Rauner opposes a graduated income tax
J.B. Pritzker was recently endorsed by Crain’s Chicago Business. The state’s premiere business magazine endorsed a candidate whose biggest promise is to raise taxes on the publication’s well-off subscriber base.Gov. Bruce Rauner has called Pritzker’s graduated income tax proposal “a green light to raise taxes on everyone.” Pritzker has infamously dodged hundreds if not thousands…
How LaHood and Davis voted on issues that matter to me
I like to write about issues to inform people who can then write letters to try to influence legislator votes. However, in an election year it is important to look at how those who represent us voted on those issues to decide if a change is needed or not. Rodney Davis represents Springfield in the…
A high-tech haunt
On Friday and Saturday evenings in October and the first Friday and Saturday nights of November, see why the Boo Crew Haunted House and Trail of Lost Souls are rated as one of the top five haunted house attractions in Illinois. This high-tech theatrical haunt, owned and operated by the Rochester Lions Club, is no…
Craft beer and Springfield history
Explore Springfield’s burgeoning craft beer scene during the Drinkin’ Lincoln Craft Beer Walk. These three-hour tours, hosted by Springfield Walks, are open to participants ages 21 and up and feature three stops in Springfield’s historic downtown Levy District. At each stop, brewers will explain the tasting notes and backgrounds of their beers and provide insight…
Hi, Anxiety!
I’m a 29-year-old woman. My boyfriend of a year is a wonderful guy. I’ve always been a jealous person — very insecure about whether a guy really cares and is being faithful. I ruined my last relationship (with a nice, decent guy) by snooping in his email — finding nothing. I’ve started seeing a therapist…
Echoes of yesteryear
Where are Elmer, Herman, Bert, Tom, and CharleyAll, all are sleeping on the hillOne passed in a fever,One was burned in a mine,One was killed in a brawl,One died in a jail,One fell from a bridge, toiling for children and wife-All, all are sleeping, sleeping, sleeping on the hill So wrote Edgar Lee Masters in…
Edwards family’s trash becomes treasure
If the backhoe had dug just one foot to the east, it might have missed the feature altogether. As it was, archaeologist Floyd Mansberger and the crew of Fever River Research got lucky the day they put an exploratory trench into the yard behind historic Edwards Place: they caught the edge of an 1850s, brick-lined…
The secret life of secrets
“It’s beautiful to see the transformative power of secrets,” said Frank Warren, who will host the multimedia “PostSecret Live” presentation at the University of Illinois Springfield Student Union on Oct. 17. PostSecret is the brand name encompassing an oddball media empire overseen by Warren, consisting of anonymous personal secrets shared by strangers from all over…
MAYHEM AT THE MUNI
Spooky, Halloween-themed acts, pop-up performances and a haunted maze backstage are just the beginning of the fun at “Muni Mayhem,” happening Oct. 11-13 at the Muni Opera. An official announcement promises everything from “ballet zombies to Jack Skellington and the Addams family” will be present for the fundraising event. “You can spend the entire evening…
TRIBUTE TRAIN
The Monticello Railway Museum, the Illinois State Military Museum and Monticello Main Street will team up to honor Monticello, Illinois’ first casualty in World War I on Saturday, Oct. 20. Pvt. Roy W. Hamm was just 20 years old when he boarded a steamship for France in May 1918 – and he was killed Sept.…
Intimate look at space race propels First Man
I was speaking to a friend the other day about how we take the age we live in for granted. We punch 10 numbers into our cellphones and talk to people thousands of miles away and don’t give it a second thought. We have cures for diseases that were once fatal. And space travel? Well,…
The ins and outs of music
The early- to mid-October weather can be lovely, though sometimes too crisp and sometimes a bit toasty. With a weekend forecast calling for a big-time cooling off, be prepared to enjoy the last of our outdoor music festivals while wearing winter wear. For inside happenings, come hang out with Square of the Roots as they…
The Mazed
Conceived in the fall of 2016, organized as a band in 2017 and releasing their first CD in 2018, The Mazed is on the move and playing all-original music all the time. Originating as a collaboration between songwriters Shane Bumgarner (guitars and vocals) and Tim Lacy (guitar, percussion and vocals), after musicians Steve Clark (drums…
Tahini’s benefits and uses
For a long time, an old jar of tahini has resided in a lonely corner in the back of the fridge. It was one of those ingredients that I had purchased for one purpose only – making homemade hummus, which I rarely made. I’ve always felt that the appeal of grocery store hummus was due…
