Calise Hawkins comes to Donnie B’s Comedy Club Mon., Feb. 3, 7:30pm. PHOTO BY ANYA GARRETT If anyone felt that the end of January, first of February time span would leave us Springfieldians desperate for music entertainment, just check that feeble feeling at the door. There’s plenty to do and more besides. Here are just […]
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Refreshing reds and whites
Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association and Downtown Springfield Inc. offer Art of Illinois Wine Festival both Saturday, May 19, and Sunday, May 19. Open to anyone over 21 years of age, admission includes a wine glass and five samplings from Illinois wineries. You can also buy wine by the glass, bottle or case. Once […]
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Turning green
Lincoln Land Community College’s Green Center is hosting the 10th Annual Central Illinois Composting Symposium, Feb. 20, noon to 5 p.m. in the Trutter Center. This year’s theme is Composting for a Sustainable Community and businesses and individuals can learn how to compost organic materials. Radio host, award-winning columnist and Chicago Recycling Coalition President Mike Nowak […]
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Hauntingly festive
Lincoln Land Community College presents a mystical production of the classic holiday tale. With a cast of 20 performing almost 60 roles, a flying bed, sound effects and a beautiful underscore, you’ll enjoy the original Dickens story with a little something added to emphasize the ghost story in the play. Produced in association with Theatre in […]
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Tuning in to others
Lincoln Land Community College presents Hootenanny with Ken Bradbury, Barry Cloyd and friends. This is a free and fun evening of music and sing-a-longs to benefit the Jacksonville Area Community Food Center. In lieu of an admission charge, bring nonperishable food items or a monetary donation. All money and goods received go to this great […]
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WWI up close
The Illinois State Military Museum hosts a Great War Encampment to tell the story of the First World War.Experience trench warfare and a day in the life of the men who lived in the trenches during WWI. Reenactors in uniforms will demonstrate raids and skirmishes each day. Indoor and outdoor exhibits will amaze you if […]
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Run to remember a special veteran
When Brian McMillen walked into her office at Lincoln Land Community College in 2002, Jenny Gietl knew there was something special about him. McMillen had just returned from his second year of active duty in the U.S. Air Force, where he was stationed in Saudi Arabia and Romania, and was looking for a job in […]
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Literary eats
It’s free to enter and free to sample the entries. Lincoln Land Community College Library invites you to participate in its Edible Book Festival. Create your best book or book-related item out of food. Use your imagination and make a cake or sandwich or sushi or cheese display and give it a fitting name, such […]
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Man on fire
J.R. Martinez says he used to worry that his appearance would frighten children. Now he proudly embraces the rippled burn scars that cover much of his face, hands and other body parts. In 2003, the former Army infantryman, now 28, was badly burned by a landmine in Iraq. Martinez survived the injury and overcame the […]
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Vital visions
Many local institutions are celebrating African-American History Month with activities in February. The Vachel Lindsay Home offers viewings of two films, Hallelujah!, one of the first MGM all-black films, on Feb. 4; and The Scar of Shame, a 1927 crime drama from the Colored Players Film Corporation, on March 3. Both shows start at 2 […]
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Immigrant intergration
Coalition to Promote Human Dignity and Diversity, Liberty Brew and View and Lincoln Land Community College present free screenings and discussions of the documentary Welcome to Shelbyville at LLCC on June 23 and Lincoln Library on June 27. Filmed for a year in 2008, the film explores attitudes and adjustments of a small Tennessee town […]
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Star-crossed lovers
Theatre in the Park, Over the Moon Productions and Lincoln Land Community College present the classic Shakespeare play about love gone wrong in the outdoor amphitheater at Lincoln’s New Salem State Historical Site for two weekends. Directed by Kevin Purcell, the stage combat is choreographed by LLCC associate professor and Society of American Fight Directors […]
