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Don’t let the summer slide take hold – reading resources exist right here in our community

Every summer, something quietly happens to young readers. School lets out, routines shift and before long, the books get pushed aside. What follows is well-documented. Research consistently shows that students can lose up to two to three months of reading progress over the summer months – a phenomenon known as the “summer slide” or summer […]

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Bowling for hoots & hollers

Dixie’s Tupperware Party is a hilarious Drama Desk Award-nominated show written by Kris Andersson, who also stars as Dixie Longate, a fiery cross between Minnie Pearl and Dolly Parton with RuPaul. The production arrives in Springfield as the last stop on a 40-city national tour. Filled with outrageously funny tales, heartfelt accounts, product giveaways, audience […]

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Best beat

A diverse group of percussionists and musicians will descend on the Firefighters Postal Lake Club for DrumFest, a day of drumming, entertainment and clinics that anyone can participate in for free. Ben Sesar headlines the lineup of music that begins at 2 p.m. Sesar, who has played or recorded with the likes of Dolly Parton, […]

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