Not long ago I was sitting on my grandma’s sofa, flipping through the pages of Women’s Day magazine. I stumbled upon an article about zero waste recipes that use up every part of an ingredient, and I was impressed at the progressive, forward-thinking attitude conveyed in this mainstream magazine. Food waste is a major issue […]
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On playing online
Here we are in week number three of Now Not Playing with at least another several weeks ahead of closed venues, social distancing and no way to see live music like the way we used to within the parameters established by those in the know. So with the lack of music made by those in […]
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Support local restaurants
Restaurants, caterers, breweries and wineries with delivery or curbside pickup. Here is the most recent list of “Open For Business” restaurants, caterers, wineries and breweries. CLICK HERE If you see something that needs to be updated or don’t see your location listed, email marketing@illinoistimes.com Please support the sponsors below. Be sure and ask for an […]
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Want to know what’s going on in the virtual world of events and activities?
Click here for an up-to-date list of online events and activities. Let us know and we will include it in the Illinois Times online calendar. Many organizations and businesses may have temporarily closed their physical doors, but they are opening the doors into their virtual events. From kid’s art contests to online learning resources to […]
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Lack of urgency trips up Invisible Man
In 2017, in an effort to replicate the success of Marvel Films, Universal Studios attempted to create their own shared universe featuring their seminal monsters in a series of movies in which they would all interact. Money was spent ($125 million), the biggest movie star in the world was hired (Tom Cruise) and the property […]
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Tim Neuman
A central Illinois farm boy, born and raised, this singer-songwriter-performer takes those well-engrained country roots and adds an “eclectic mix of rock and pop” to create his signature sound. Now based in the Indianapolis area, in the last decade Tim played over there with several bands before recently launching his own Tim Neuman Band. He […]
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Faulty CGI makes for a bland Wild
Gene Kelly doing the old soft shoe with Jerry the Mouse. That was the image I couldn’t shake while watching Chris Sander’s sanitized version of Jack London’s The Call of the Wild, in which the protagonist, the massive canine Buck, is not played by a real dog but is a computer-generated image. To be sure, […]
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Mardi Gras and more
Here we are at Mardi Gras time already with much more included in a week full of fabulous times, fun happenings and February at its finest. Shall we partake? Thursdays keep rolling on as a good night for live music and this week is no exception. Over at the Butternut Hut, Jeff Berendt (of The […]
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Mary Jo Curry Band
What can be said about Mary Jo Curry (vocals) and her band of Michael Rapier (guitar), Rick Snow (drums) and Chris Rogers (bass) that you don’t already know by hearing them play? Well, how about that the new CD just released this weekend has guest spots by some top blues cats, namely, Albert Castiglia, Tom […]
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Tad Derek O’Brien
Try experiencing something different this week and take a live listen to a classical guitarist, arranger and composer instead of the usual offerings. A Springfield native, Tad Derek O’Brien started his musical journey at age 13 with lessons from the late guitarist Tom Lewis, who obviously instilled a lifelong love of learning music in young […]
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Rhythm Section woefully out of tune
The great filmmaker Howard Hawks once said that one of the keys to making a successful movie is to make sure each scene moves the story along. When looking at the director’s works, whether it be Bringing Up Baby, His Girl Friday or Red River, you see this principle in action. His narratives move, sometimes […]
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Fun-filled February
Welcome to the first full weekend of February in 2020, and it’s chock full of fun fantastically formed to fulfill your most fabulous, not at all fallacious, fantasies of a fine time. Let’s get right to it as we have lots to cover. Thursday gives us a couple of stellar Springfield acts that surely set […]
