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Buddy Guy – Damn Right Farewell Tour
Rialto Square Theatre 102 North Chicago Street, Joliet, ILMulti-Grammy Award winning blues icon Buddy Guy celebrates his seventh #1 album THE BLUES DON’T LIE, released via Silvertone/RCA Records. Along with it, he bids adieu to extensive touring, with the upcoming 2023 Damn Right Farewell Tour, February 18 & 19, 2023 at Rialto Square Theatre. Guy’s Damn Right Farewell tour will see The Americana…
Women Who Rock Illinois
115 Bourbon Street 3359 W. 115th Street, Marionette Park, ILThe Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66 presents the second annual WOMEN WHO ROCK ILLINOIS on Friday March 3rd at 115 Bourbon Street 3359 W. 115th Street Marionette Park IL. Doors open at 6:30, first performance starts at 7:00PM. Your MC for the evening is Hannah Brummer from STAR 96.7 Featuring Cathy Richards…
Abe for All: World Hearing Day
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum 212 N 6th St, Springfield, ILSPRINGFIELD, Ill. – As part of its commitment to accessibility, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will offer special services for the Deaf community on the afternoon of March 9. From 4-6 p.m., sign-language interpreters will be on hand to assist any visitors who are deaf or hard of hearing. Theatrical presentations will include interpreters. Labels throughout the museum will describe sound effects that enrich the visitor experience, and closed captioning will…
Springfield St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Downtown Springfield #1 Old State Capitol Plaza, Springfield, ILThe 2023 Springfield St. Patrick's Day Parade starts at 12:00 noon in Downtown Springfield, Illinois. Springfield's St. Patrick's Day weekend is well known for being quite festive! The parade starts on Jefferson & 6th heading west to 5th; Heading south on 5th to Capitol; Heading North on 6th to the Reviewing Stand, (this is our…
Several Springfield stories featured in ‘Here I Have Lived: Home in Illinois’ ALPLM exhibit
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum 212 N 6th St, Springfield, ILSPRINGFIELD – A major new exhibit opening next week at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will explore the elusive idea of “home” and the many different ways Illinoisans have made this state their home over the centuries. “Here I Have Lived: Home in Illinois” will also introduce visitors to Black Hawk, the Sauk leader…
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