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Labors of love

Exorna performs Sunday at The Celtic Festival, outside the Celtic Mist Pub. As the Labor Day weekend approaches, the common calendar says to bade the summer season goodbye and begin our autumn adventures. Labor Day proper, always the first Monday in September, falls on the first day of the month in 2014, so we are […]

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Cultural experiences

A weekend of cultural experiences awaits you at the popular Ethnic Festival, held at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Ethnic Village. Admission is free during the three days of exotic cuisine and invigorating music and dance from local ethnic groups. Saturday, Sept. 1, listen to the Springfield Municipal Band, 1-2:30 p.m.; watch Middle Eastern Dancers, 3:30-5:30 […]

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Great taste

The Ethnic Festival has a reputation as a place for fun and great food in central Illinois, with the chance to sample world culture. All Labor Day weekend taste the food, listen to the sounds and watch entertainment from other countries at the Ethnic Festival. Food from eleven different countries will make your palette water. […]

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