Category Scene & Heard

Mister Wizard ends BMD with a jam

COTTAGE GROVE – Almost everyone had heard the rumors. Financial woes had become such a burden for the organization to bear, that it might no longer be able to host the annual Bohemia Mining Festival. Judging by the reaction of the crowd Saturday night as…

Sunshine makes for strong July art scene

SPRINGFIELD — Summer weather always encourages larger crowds during the Second Friday Springfield Art Walk. The sun will be sizzling during the upcoming art walk on Main Street, with nine participating venues with local artists showing their art. The Emerald Art Center is accepting entries…

ElkBLUESington a roaring good time

SPRINGFIELD – It wasn’t quite like seeing Joliet Jake and Elwood Blues, but still, the Roaring Rapids Pizza Company was the place to be on a gorgeous Thursday night as ElkBLUESington put on a Blues Brothers-themed performance in front of a packed house.  Sometimes you…

Music for a good cause on the Fourth

The fireworks won’t start until the evening, but there will be plenty of live music lighting up the stages in Springfield and Creswell on the Fourth of July. Springfield gets the ball rolling with two stages at Island Park for the Light of Liberty 2023,…

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