• Good golly, Miss Molly, it’s the ol’ Tutti-Frutti king himself, whooping
it up at Millikin University’s Kirkland Fine Arts Center in Decatur at 2 p.m.
Sunday. Yes, it’s Little Richard still out proving to the world that he invented
the musical art form all by his lonesome. Don’t believe him? He will convert
you. Tickets are available from the box office at 424-6318.
• Come, gentle listeners, let’s take a trip through time and space with
Russel Brazzel, our resident genius on classical guitar. The charming Mr. Brazzel
is presenting a music recital spanning four centuries and traversing five countries.
As always, he will explain in fascinating detail the origins of the works, including
stories of the composers and their places in history. Be transported for free
at 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 26, in Room 212 of Menard Hall on the campus of Lincoln
Land Community College; call 726-8991 for information.
• Your attention, please. Next Thursday, Sept. 30, at 7:30 p.m., Ravi
Shankar, one of the world’s most influential and inspiring musicians, performs
at the Foellinger Great Hall of the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
on the campus of the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. Get your tickets
to experience the octogenarian sitarist at 333-6280, 800-KCPATIX, or www.krannertcenter.com.
• We’re always on the lookout for ways to expand your shopping experience,
so here’s a tip for you: The good folks at MICE (Music in Communities and Education)
are sponsoring Music at the Market at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, in lovely
downtown Springfield. Midlife Crisis, featuring vocalist Patti Deneer, provides
classic tunes from an R&B, R&R, and blues songlist while you check out
the mushrooms and melons, soaps and candles, and cakes and cookies available
from the local producers lining Adams Street. And be on the lookout for all
things Route 66 — the International Mother Road Festival is also taking place
all around the market.
This article appears in Sep 23-29, 2004.
