IT Picks

International Irish music phenomenon, Celtic Woman, graces Sangamon Auditorium for the second leg of the “Isle of Hope” tour. Named number one top world music artist by Billboard Magazine, the multi-platinum group consisting of four vocalists — Chlo, Lisa, Lynn, and Alex — perform, along with Celtic violinist Máiréad, their heavenly renditions of Irish standards, […]

More than 1,000 cool cars roll out on display along with hot music, free entertainment, festival of cars parade, International Classic Car Auction, swap meet and manufacturer’s midway for the restoration enthusiast. The festival powers up Friday with the Route 66 City Nights Cruise at Capital City Shopping Center. International Route 66 Mother Road FestivalFriday, […]

Two-time Grammy nominee and world-renowned guitarist, Tommy Emmanuel takes the stage Tuesday night at Sangamon Auditorium, UIS. Emmanuel was dubbed by guitar legend Chet Atkins as “Certified Guitar Player” for his lifetime contribution to the instrument, a rare honor shared by only three other people in the world. 91.9 UIS Public Radio cosponsors. Tommy EmmanuelTuesday, […]

Pick up and head northeast this Friday and Saturday to Urbana and a new folk festival that promises to be a Midwest favorite. The celebration combines the best of staged concerts, a family street carnival, a treasure hunt, a pub crawl, folk art show and a participatory music-dance camp with jam sessions and open mics, […]

Artist, author, Johnsonian Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Columbia University and critic for The Nation, Arthur C. Danto is considered one of the most important philosophers of art in the world. He discusses and shows his art at this UIS ECCE Speaker Series presentation followed by a reception at the Visual Arts Gallery located in […]

This weekend see an array of short films produced by independent filmmakers from around the world. View everything from animation to documentary. If you cannot make the entire two-day fest, drop in on a block of films beginning Saturday at 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 3:15 p.m., 6:30 p.m. or 8:45 p.m. (adults only for this […]

This is more than a premier fine art fair where over 85 artists present and sell their works on the grounds of the Art Association. Take a tour of Edwards Place Historic Home, where Lincoln entertained and now the oldest Springfield home on its original foundation. Find a book at the used book sale; listen […]

Saturday and Sunday, the main action takes place at the Logan County fairgrounds with good-ole fashioned rail-splitting, tomahawk throwing, log rolling and water boiling competitions. There’s so much more happening, too: antique car and tractor show, historical displays, flea market, children’s games, handmade crafts, storytellers, trap shooting, working crafts, tours, food, music, and on Sunday, […]

UIS Theatre and ECCE Speaker Series bring this interesting and moving documentary film to Springfield Wednesday night. In Hank Rogerson’s revelatory trip into and around this prison production, we embark on a year-long journey with the Shakespeare Behind Bars theatre troupe. Prisoners cast themselves in roles reflecting their personal history and fate. Their individual stories, […]

In an era when United States military expenditures are almost as great as all the military expenditures of all other countries combined, Retired Ambassador W. Robert Pearson makes the case for greater United States investment in diplomacy. Sponsored by the University of Illinois at Springfield Speaker Series and World Affairs Council of Central Illinois.  Crisis […]