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Tags: Music Features, Tom Irwin, Now Playing, Illinois Times, Springfield, Pub Crawl, central Illinois, Illinois State Fair, Homespun Republic, Donnie’s Homespun, The Atrium, The Spot, Pizza Machine, Neill Dresen, Anni Piper, Walnut Street Winery, Gaelic Storm, Theresa O’H, Music - Tom Irwin

Tags: Band Spotlight, Tom Irwin, Illinois Times, Springfield, Pub Crawl, Band Spotlight, 2nd Chance Band, Doug Bernet, Marc Camp, Ralph Carbonell, Tom Jackson, Jeff Rocco, Bud Tent, Illinois State Fair, Budweiser True Music Series, Band Spotlight

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Tags: IT Picks, Springfield, Illinois Times, Nan Bulli, calendar, Sangamon River Audubon Society, Hummingbird Festival, Illinois, Rufous, Broad-billed, Allen’s. During the festival, Sangamon River Audubon Society members, hummingbird banding, IT Picks

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