9th Annual Stomp The Blues Out of Homelessness Benefits Area Charities
Blues enthusiasts in the Springfield area will be busy the next two weekends. Tonight it's a concert by Anthony Gomes. Next Saturday May 18 is the 9th annual "Stomp The Blues Out of Homelessness" music...
View Article9th Annual Stomp The Blues Out of Homelessness Benefits Area Charities
Blues enthusiasts in the Springfield area will be busy the next two weekends. Tonight it's a concert by Anthony Gomes. Next Saturday May 18 is the 9th annual "Stomp The Blues Out of Homelessness" music...
View ArticleJeanette Bair Talks About The Rock House's 15th Annual Summer Music Festival
“We’ve been going at it for 15 years, and each year grows a little bigger and gets a little better and more organized. So yeah, we’re ready to do it.” That’s Jeanette Bair of the Rock House Center for...
View Article"Footloose: The Musical" Wraps Up Little Theatre's 2018-19 Season
There is a time to weep. There is a time to mourn. And there is a time to dance! “Footloose – The Musical,” based on the hit 1984 movie that launched the careers of Kevin Bacon and Sarah Jessica Parker...
View ArticleMichael Cochran Kicks Off New Evening Series Of "Music Monday Of The Ozarks"
For the past five years Music Monday of the Ozarks has presented talks by local musicians, and those involved in the production and promotion of local music, the first Monday of the month at University...
View ArticleSpotlight On Joplin For June 2019
Emily Frankoski, Community Arts Director for Joplin’s arts agency Connect2Culture, joined me once again for a “Spotlight on Joplin” segment focusing on arts events as well as arts camps and classes for...
View ArticleSpringfield Sister Cities Promotes Appearances By Musicians From Mexico
Springfield Sister Cities Association invites you to the C-Street City Market, 321 E. Commercial Street at Jefferson, on Saturday June 8 at 10:00am (weather permitting) for a free concert by Grupo...
View ArticleSpringfield Contemporary Theatre's 25th Season Opens With "The Mystery Of...
Springfield Contemporary Theatre's 25th season opens with the winner of the 1986 Tony Award for Best Musical, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood," at SCT Center Stage in Wilhoit Plaza. Performances are June...
View ArticleDr. Todd Payne And Student Singers Headline SRO 40th Anniversary Opener
Springfield Regional Opera is about to celebrate its 40 th season—the company’s official debut was a production of Verdi’s “La Traviata” at the Gillioz Theatre in the summer of 1980. The year before...
View Article2018 "Stomp the Blues Out of Homelessness" Concert Hopes to Raise $50,000
The 8th annual Stomp the Blues Out of Homelessness concert is Saturday May 19th at the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks, 220 W. Plainview Road at Campbell. The concert's mission and purpose is to...
View ArticleCredo Dance Academy Tells Creation Story Through Dance
When Ryan Bogart--who, with his wife Ronnie, is one of the directors of Messiah Project's Credo Dance Academy, arrived at KSMU this morning, he knew he had a busy day ahead of him. Credo Dance Academy...
View ArticleSounds of Summer Concert Series at the "Peace Through People" Pavilion
Central Bank/Central Trust Company presents "Sounds of Summer," a free concert series at the Peace through People Pavilion located within the Dogwood Garden in the Springfield Botanical Gardens at...
View ArticleMSU Tent Theatre Presents Three Recent Hit Shows for 56th Season
(Due to a technical glitch [mine!], I missed recording the first minute or so of Sarah Wiggins' live interview.) Missouri State University's Tent Theatre presents its 56th season in the big tent behind...
View ArticleElvis Meets Shakespeare in SLT's Season-Closing Show
The story is all new. The hits are all Elvis. Featuring the songs of Elvis Presley, based on the book by Joe DiPietro and inspired by Shakespeare’s "Twelfth Night," "All Shook Up" concludes Springfield...
View ArticleIt's "A Grand Night for Singing" at SCT Center Stage
Springfield Contemporary Theatre at SCT Center Stage in Wilhoit Plaza (corner of Pershing and Robberson downtown) opens its 2018-19 season TONIGHT (Fri June 8) with "A Grand Night for Singing," a...
View ArticleShakespeare at the Columns Presents "Much Ado About Nothing"
Since 2013, Actors Theatre of Missouri has presented the works of William Shakespeare at the Springfield Art Museum with their "Shakespeare at the Columns" series at the Art Museum's outdoor...
View ArticleSpringfield Ballet's 7th Annual Young Choreographers Showcase
Springfield Ballet presents its 7th annual Young Choreographers Showcase Thursday, June 28 at 6:30 PM in the Springfield Art Museum auditorium. This student-produced production includes original...
View ArticleColleges, Universities Help Returning Veterans Continue their Educations
After returning home from active duty, many military veterans choose to attend college, whether it’s a community college, trade school, or a full-fledged university. And there are people and programs...
View ArticleEvery Veteran Has a Story--Veterans Writing Workshops Help Bring them Out
As part of their mandate to provide programming that encourages family reading and literacy, since 2011 the non-profit Missouri Humanities Council has also provided opportunities for military veterans...
View ArticleMeet the "Drowsy Chaperone" Herself, Tracy Bidleman
This morning on “Arts News” we got to meet one of the professional Equity actors appearing during this 56 th season of Missouri State University Tent Theatre. Tracy Bidleman has already been seen as...
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