Longtime rural Midwestern singer/songwriter Chris Vallillo headlines the Prairie Grapevine Folklore Society Concert on Tuesday evening, April 22. Known for his skillful guitar playing and singing, Vallillo’s 2008 Abraham Lincoln in Song, released by Gin Ridge Records, reached No. 10 on Billboard’s bluegrass album chart. Dirty Linen magazine described his music as “vivid, original story […]
Abraham Lincoln Unitarian Universalist Congregation
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Food for thought
Join The Jewish Federation of Springfield, Ill., in partnership with Bread for the World, Central Illinois Food Bank, Douglas Avenue United Methodist Church, Abraham Lincoln Unitarian Universalist Congregation and Slow Food to view A Place at the Table, a new documentary that highlights the stories of a few of the 50 million people in the […]
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Supreme Court decisions bolster same-sex marriage fight in Illinois
Two decisions handed down last week from the U.S. Supreme Court gave momentum to advocates of same-sex marriage in Illinois. But the broadness of the rulings means same-sex couples in Illinois won’t actually get any new rights immediately. And while an Illinois court considers a class-action lawsuit suing for same-sex marriage rights, proponents are pushing […]
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Awesome folk
Folk duo Tina and Her Pony play what promises to be a remarkable, intimate concert Sunday evening at Abraham Lincoln Unitarian Universalist Congregation. The couple’s original songs echo the sound of Appalachia, while creating new waves with radical, queer lyrics, uncommon instrumentation and tight vocals. Tina and Her Pony formed in Asheville, N.C., in 2009 […]
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New crop
Join individuals interested in healthier and safer foods at the 4th Annual Slow Food Springfield Film Festival held at Abraham Lincoln Unitarian Universalist Congregation on Friday, Jan. 27. The 50-minute film Grow! screens at 7 p.m. The documentary features 20 young sustainable farmers, many who left the city with dreams of working the land to live […]
