Springfield area arts come alive in early 2004.
Here’s a listing of significant events through April.
Check the “Night & Day” section in Illinois Times each week for
the Springfield’s most complete guide to area events.
Dance
Chummy Chainers Square Dance Club
1022 New City Rd., Sugar Creek Methodist Church, Chatham,
793-0846. Dances from 7:30 to 10 p.m., $7, couples. $3.50, singles.
Dec 31, Don McConnell, caller. Dinner, 7 to 11 p.m. $14, couples.
Jan 17, Ed Edler, caller
Feb 7, Gary Eby, caller
Feb 22, Don McConnell and area callers, 2 to 5 p.m.
Mar 6, Tom Douglas, caller
Community Arts Center
1229 E. Monroe St., 789-6690
Classes January 1, classical ballet, lyrical modern dance, art, tumbling, voice,
Community Arts Center Dance Company performing throughout the year.
Center for the Arts
Springfield Ballet Company
Sangamon Auditorium, UIS campus, 206-6160
Apr 3, 4, Swan Lake, 2 & 7 p.m., 2 p.m.
Theater & Comedy
Funny Bone Comedy Club
2937 W. White Oak Dr. 7:30 & 9:30 p.m. every Friday and Saturday. 7 p.m.
Service Industry Night every Sunday. Comedy open mic, second Wednesday, every
month. 391-JOKE. www.funnyboneofspringfield.com Ticket prices vary.
Dec 26, 27 & 29, Al Ernst
Dec 31, Mark Sweeney.
Feb 6, 7, & 8, Alex Reymundo
Feb 13, 14, & 15, Peter Hefty
Feb 20, 21, & 22, Rocky Laporte
Feb 27, 28, & 29, Debi Gutierrez
Sangamon Auditorium
UIS campus, 206-6160, 800-207-6960, www.SangamonAuditorium.org Ticket prices
vary. *Class Acts are $5 and available through local school programs.
January
16, The Chieftains, 8 p.m.
30, 31, Jesus Christ Superstar, 8 p.m., 2 & 8 p.m.
February
1, Jesus Christ Superstar, 2 & 7 p.m.
4, *Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, 10 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
7, Second City, 8 p.m.
17, *Sojouner Truth, 10 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
20, *Hubbard Street Lecture/Demonstration, 10 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
20, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, 8 p.m.
27, *Murder by Poe, 10 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
27, Shakespeare’s Richard III, 8 p.m.
March
6, Teatro Lirico D’Europa in La Traviata, 8 p.m.
16, *Miss Nelson is Missing, 10 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
April
7, *And Then They Came For Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank, 10 a.m.
& 12:30 p.m.
10, Montana Repertory in A Streetcar Named Desire, 8 p.m.
17, Cubanismo!, 8 p.m.
27, *The Little Dragon, 10 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
May
1, Kiss Me Kate, 2 & 8 p.m.
6, *Writing Our World, 10 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
Springfield Theatre Centre
101 E. Lawrence Ave., 523-0878. www.springfieldtheater.comShows start
at8 p.m. Friday & Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. White Rabbit & ACTT
shows start at 7 p.m. Adults $9, Seniors and children $8, White Rabbit &
ACTT $5.
Season tickets and special school and group home arrangements available.
Jan 9-11 & 15-18, Annie, directed by Julie Davis
Feb 6-8 & 13-15, Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women, directed by Ed
Smith
Mar 5-7 & 12-14, Shakespeare’s As You Like It, directed by Michael
Savage
Mar 26-28 & Apr 2-4, Tommy, directed by Derry D. Dalby
Apr 16-18, Mother Hicks, directed by Matt Grant, Active & Creative
Teen Theater Productions (not included in season pass)
May 7-9 & 14-16, Louis Sacher’s Holes, directed by Phil Funkenbusch,
White Rabbit series
UIS Theatre
Studio Theatre, Public Affairs Center, UIS campus, 206-6738
$10, $6 UIS Faculty/Staff, $4 UIS students
Noel Coward’s Hay Fever
April 9-10 & 15-28, Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m.
Music & Words
Illinois Central Blues Club
The Alamo, Fifth Street, Mondays, 8:30 p.m. $1.
Jan 5, Rich McDonough Band
Jan 12, Blues Deacons
Jan 19, Springfield Shaky
Jan 26, Bottoms Up Blues Gang
Feb 2, Kilborn Alley
Feb 9, Blues Quarry
Feb 16, Mighty Mudbugs
Feb 23, Coco Montoya
Illinois Symphony
524 1/2 E. Capitol Ave., www.ilsymphony.org ISO Sangamon Auditorium tickets
at 206-6160. All other events, 522-2838.
Jan 15-16, Choral Concert, All in the Family, First Presbyterian Church,
7:30 p.m.
Feb 7, Miles Hoffman, Center for the Arts, 7:30 p.m.
Feb 15, Martini Cabaret, Illini Country Club, 4:30 p.m.
Feb 28, Illinois Symphony Orchestra, Masterworks III, Sangamon Auditorium, 8
p.m.
Mar 7, Peter & the Wolf, Center for the Arts, 2 p.m.
Mar 11-12, Illinois Chamber Orchestra 3, First Presbyterian Church, 7:30 p.m.
Mar 27, Illinois Symphony Orchestra, Masterworks IV, Sangamon Auditorium, 8
p.m.
Apr 24, Illinois Symphony Orchestra, Masterworks V, Sangamon Auditorium, 8 p.m.
Live Poets’ Society Open Mic
Every Friday, the space, 830 S. College. www.livepoets.info
LLCC Recital Series
Stephens Room, Menard Hall, Lincoln Land Community College, 5250 Shepherd Rd.
4 p.m. 786-2218. Free.
Jan 18, The Voice of the Piano, Maria Horvath, piano.
Feb 22, “The Telephone,” Melinda Pitt Kaye, soprano; Brett Rutherford, baritone;
Alice Edwards, piano.
Feb 29, Rhythm Beyond, Millikin University’s Classical Music Percussion
Ensemble, Brian Justison, director.
Mar 21, The International Classical Guitar, Russel Brazzel, guitar
Apr 4, Applied Bass con Ensemble, Andrew Tinge, string bass; Heather
Baker Moberly, bandonion; Laura LaCombe, violin.
Apr 25, Strings and Things, Laura LaCombe, violin; Bill Zimmer, viola;
Sue Anders, cello; Beverly Holmes, piano & flute.
MICE Musical Events
Music in Communities and Education, Ambassador Room, Hilton Springfield, 700
E. Adams St., 787-3316. $15 non-members, $10 members.
Jan 24, 8 p.m. Eric Bibb
Feb 15, 7 p.m. Otis Taylor
Apr 25, 7 p.m. John Renbourn
Nashville North, USA, Taylorville
Intersection of Routes 104 & 29, Taylorville. Tickets vary. 287-2103 www.nvnusa.com
Dec 31, Hager Twins, 8:30 p.m.
Jan 24, Confederate Railroad, 7 p.m.
Feb 7, Darryl Worley, 6 & 9:30 p.m.
Feb 14, Jimmy Fortune, 7:30 p.m.
Feb 21, Earl Thomas Conley, 7 p.m.
Feb 28, Trace Adkins, 6 & 9:30 p.m.
Mar 6, Buddy Jewell, 7 p.m.
Mar 13, Neal McCoy, 6 & 9:30 p.m.
Mar 20, Bill Anderson, 7 p.m.
Mar 27, Riders in the Sky, 7 p.m.
Apr 13, Ray Stevens, 5 & 8:30 p.m.
Apr 17, Trick Pony, 6 & 9:30 p.m.
Poets & Writers Literary Forum
IMO’s Pizza, 751 S. Durkin, 7 to 9 p.m. every other Wednesday open mic and a
featured poet. www.pwlf.com
Jan 7, open mic.
Jan 21, readings from Brews Muse II.
Sangamo Club Literary Circle
Ballroom, Sangamo Club 277 E. Adams St., 544-1793. Noon-1:30 p.m. Lunch &
talk. $15.
Jan 13, Shakespeare’s The Winter Tale, Dr. Lori Newcomb.
Feb 10, Abraham Lincoln’s Legal Career, John Lupton.
Mar 9, The Everlasting Stream, Walt Harrington.
Apr 13, Capital Murder, Rodd Whelpley.
May 11, William Maxwell, Dr. Barbara Burkhardt.
Sangamon Valley Roots Revival
Underground City Tavern, Hilton Springfield, 700 E. Adams St., 789-1530, 9 p.m.
Tickets prices vary, available at Recycled Records, 625 E. Adams St., 522-5122.
Jan 9, El Orbit’s
March 18, Tarbox Ramblers
Springfield Classical Guitar Society
First Presbyterian Church, 321 Seventh St.
8 p.m. $12, $9 students and seniors, 726-8991
Jan 24, Russel Brazzel
Feb 20, Dimitri Illarionov
Apr 17, Javier Calderon
Variety
Prairie Capital Convention Center
1 Convention Center Plaza, 788-8800, Ticketmaster locations or 544-9400.
Jan 10, Harlem Globetrotters, 3 p.m.
Jan 28-Feb 1, Disney on Ice, Toy Story 2, varying times.
Feb 19 Alabama. Farewell America Tour. 8 p.m.
Arts & Galleries
Art Association of Jacksonville
David Strawn Art Gallery, 331 W. College, Jacksonville. 243-9390.
Tuesday through Saturday 4-6 p.m. Sunday 1-3 p.m.
Jan 10-25, Marion “Billie” Scott, watercolor paintings
Feb 7-29, Jim Hill, photography
Mar 6-28, Students of the Strawn, youth
Apr 3-25, Discovered Treasures, Russian & Soviet paintings from the
Pearson Collection
May 1-23, Pat Anderson, pastels. Debbie Megginson, watercolors.
Illinois State Museum
Upstairs gallery, Monday through Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, 12 to
5 p.m. Spring & Edwards.
Through Feb 29. John James Audubon: The Birds of America
Prints From the Collection of the Illinois State Museum.
Peoria Art Guild
203 Harrison (at Washington). Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday
& Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 309-637-2787, www.peoriaartguild.org
Jan 16-Mar 20, Marsha S. Glazier Collection.
Prairie Art Alliance
Jan 9, 5 to 8 p.m. Grand Opening of the H.D. Smith Art Gallery, Center for the
Arts
Art work by Hazen Folse, pastels and Roland Folse, wood furniture and ceramics.
Juried Members Exhibit “The Subject Matters”
Music by the Jane Hartman Trio. Ribbon Cutting 5:30 p.m.
“Sitting Pretty” 6:30 p.m. Auction of chairs originally from the Center for
the Arts, painted by local artists. $30 in advance, $35 at the door. 544-2787
Springfield Art Association
700 North Fourth, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. 523-2631, www.springfieldart.org
January
10, Winter classes begin at the SAA School of Art
25, 1 and 4 p.m.-2004 Film Festival – L’Auberge Espagnole (White Oaks
Cinema)
27, 12 p.m.-Brown Bag Lunchtime Lecture, “Christo” presented by Michael Houser
27, 7 p.m.-2004 Film Festival – L’Auberge Espagnole (White Oaks Cinema)
February
6, 5:30-7:30 p.m.-Opening reception for Apron Strings exhibition (Edwards Place)
6, Apron Strings exhibition opens and runs through Saturday, April 10
8, 1 and 4 p.m.-2004 Film Festival – The Son (White Oaks Cinema)
10, 7 p.m.-2004 Film Festival – The Son (White Oaks Cinema)
22, 1 and 4 p.m.-2004 Film Festival – James’ Journey to Jerusalem (White
Oaks Cinema)
24, 7 p.m.-2004 Film Festival – James’ Journey to Jerusalem (White Oaks
Cinema)
27, 12 p.m.-Brown Bag Lunchtime Lecture, “Robert Natkin and Howard Hodgkin”
presented by Jonathan Perkins
March
7, 1 and 4 p.m.-2004 Film Festival – To Be and To Have (documentary)
(White Oaks Cinema)
9, 7 p.m.-2004 Film Festival – To Be and To Have (documentary) (White
Oaks Cinema)
21, 1 and 4 p.m.-2004 Film Festival – The Cuckoo (White Oaks Cinema)
23, 7 p.m.-2004 Film Festival – The Cuckoo (White Oaks Cinema)
30, 12 p.m.-Brown Bag Lunchtime Lecture, “William Morris” presented by Marty
Sumner
April
3, Spring Classes begin at the SAA School of Art
4, 1 and 4 p.m.-2004 Film Festival – My Architect (documentary) (White
Oaks Cinema)
5, 7 p.m.-2004 Film Festival – My Architect (documentary) (White Oaks
Cinema)
Visual Arts Gallery UIS
Health & Sciences Building, Room 201, UIS.
Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 206-6506.
This article appears in Dec 18-24, 2003.
