IT Picks

Expressions in the Dark celebrates seven years with a special red-night celebration featuring hosts Explicit and Dj76Kid, a surprise guest, prizes and gifts. Since 2003, droves have descended downtown the first Friday of each month to recite their poetry or spoken word, sing, play an instrument or showcase their talent. Open mic soars to a […]

Feb 6, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at Abundant Faith Christian Center, learn little known stories of ethnic group diversity and their roles and achievements in Lincoln-era Springfield. Monday, Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. in SIU School of Medicine’s south auditorium, Dr. Sonja Boone, M.D., speaks about health disparities among underrepresented minority groups. Feb. 4 through Feb. […]

The facts are sobering. Heart disease kills more women than any other disease. 450,000 women die each year, that’s about one each minute. One in three women have some form of cardiovascular disease. In Illinois, more than 55 percent of women are overweight and obese. But, 80 percent of cardiac events in women could be […]

WUIS Bedrock 66 Series presents the Missouri-based rock band featuring Brian Henneman (guitar, vocals), Mark Ortmann (drums), John Horton (guitar) and Keith Voegele. These songwriter musicians’ sound has been likened to Woody Guthrie’s folk style in spirit, smarts and satire, rocking stories out about the average Joe. Considered to be the godfathers of the 90s […]

Friday night see two documentaries, Baking Bread, about a Korean-American family who invites an Iranian friend to prepare a final meal for their dying father; and Fresh, a film focused on the production and distribution of healthy food that is good for people and good for the planet. A panel discussion follows with Marty and […]

Based on the true story of the friendship between Cline and her devoted fan, Louis Seger, this production takes its name from Cline’s signature on her letters to Louis. Lori Ann Mitts stars as the legendary singer while Sandra Fritz plays Louise. Musical support provided by Doug Hahn, Gary Davis, Mary Myers and Robb Stark […]

The Japanese drama Still Walking tugs at the heart-strings as it studies the emotional and relational dynamics of three generations of a family assembling back home on the 15th anniversary of the oldest son’s death. Springfield Art Association in cooperation with Kerasotes Showplace Theaters presents this independent foreign film, second in the series of seven […]

SIU Medical School offers the public a five-week series of 10 presentations by SIU faculty physicians for only $10. What a deal to learn more about breast cancer, childhood obesity, chronic diseases, colon cancer, health care reform, influenza, preventive medicine, and new treatments for depression, infertility and stroke. Those completing the program receive a diploma. […]

Springfield Classical Guitar Society ‘s current concert season resumes with a performance by Angelo Favis. Favis has won several international and national solo competitions, taught master classes in New York, Ohio and the Philippines, and is currently assistant professor of guitar at Illinois State University. Future concerts are March 20 with John Johns, and May […]

Middle-class gal Sally Bowles from Chelsea, London, works as a singer at Berlin’s seedy Kit-Kat Club in 1929, trying her best to live the decadent life that the city is known for. In comes new lover Cliff Bradshaw, a young American writer, colorful boarding house characters, a pregnancy and Nazism. Sally refuses to acknowledge the […]

Ralph’s World bops into the capital city Saturday with an assortment of fun songs and a good time for you and your family. Ralph Covert is the man behind the World, a writer and singer of popular children’s music, including Grammy-nominated songs “Green Gorilla” and “Monster and Me,” and a handful of CDs including, “Bad […]

Guest speaker next Monday for the Frontiers International Springfield Club’s 35th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Memorial Breakfast is Joseph A. Brown, S.J., Ph.D. Brown is a Catholic priest, professor and director of the Black American Studies program at Southern Illinois University, published poet and author. Dr. Martin Luther King Memorial BreakfastMonday, Jan. 187:30amSpringfield Hilton […]