Wednesday, February 22 | Submitted by The Irish Festival Association | Downtown Central
Roseann Bentley Selected as Grand Marshal of the 2012 Springfield St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Springfield’s Irish Festival Association and the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee are pleased to announce Roseann Bentley as Grand Marshal of the 32nd annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Celebration, Saturday, March 17, 2012. Bentley’s Irish heritage can be traced to [...]
Read MoreWednesday, February 15 | Submitted by Stephanie Cramer | Downtown Central
The Springfield Regional Arts Council, in partnership with the Southwest District Art Teachers Association (SDATA) and the Missouri Art Education Association (MAEA, District 10), present “Art is Monumental II”, the second annual K-12 student art exhibit at The Creamery Arts Center on display now through March 29, 2012. The exhibit will also celebrate National Youth Art [...]
Read MoreMonday, February 13 | Submitted by Brenda Raynor | Downtown Central
To follow The Monroe, Miller O’Reilly Real Estate Developers have two exciting new apartment developments, “Deep Elm” and “The Jefferson,” opening their doors to the area students in August. To meet the rising demand for quality student housing, Miller O’Reilly built “The Monroe,” which opened for the 2011 fall semester. Students can anticipate the same [...]
Read MoreMonday, January 30 | Submitted by Paige Deragowski | Downtown Central
The highly anticipated gallery opening of Sweetheart Art premieres Friday, Feb. 3, at 6 p.m. in the Drury on C-Street Art Gallery. Sweetheart Art showcases paintings, sculptures, jewelry and more by talented local artists. New artwork will be on display and Drury students have been decorating the gallery to capture the essence of Valentine’s Day! “I’m most excited [...]
Read MoreMonday, January 23 | Submitted by Jeff Jenkins | Downtown Central
Sunset Comedy Club will be moving to The Skinny Improv starting Jan. 25, 2012, at 9 p.m. Sunset Comedy Club might be getting a new name soon but is most definitely moving to a new location: THE SKINNY IMPROV (306 South Ave) above Nonna’s Italian Cafe in beautiful downtown Springfield. Sunset Comedy Club is excited [...]
Read MoreThursday, January 19 | Submitted by Louis Schaeffer | Downtown Central
Drury University Co-Produciton to Combine Student and Community Cast Springfield Contemporary Theatre and Drury University Theatre announce community auditions for the final production of the season, Enron. Written by twenty-eight year old English playwright Lucy Prebble, Enron is a theatrical epic event that tells the story of one of the most infamous scandals in financial [...]
Read MoreThursday, January 19 | Submitted by Stephanie Cramer | Downtown Central
Bidding is now open featuring seventy-one heart-themed original, local artworksfor the Springfield Regional Arts Council’s (SRAC) 4th annual “Hearts for the Arts”, a fundraising exhibition and silent auction. All bids start at $10, are accepted in $5 increments and can be made online at SpringfieldArts.org or in person atThe Creamery Arts Center. Now in its 4th year, “Hearts for the Arts” has raised thousands in auction sales thanks [...]
Read MoreThursday, January 12 | Submitted by The City of Springfield | Downtown Central
The City of Springfield is working with the community to create a new future for the College Street Corridor. The planning area is defined as College, Olive, and Walnut Streets between Grant Avenue and Kansas Expressway. The emphasis for the plan will be along College and Olive Streets. The Springfield Department of Planning and Development [...]
Read MoreWednesday, January 11 | Submitted by Lindsey Neddenriep | Downtown Central
Springfield–Greene County Library patrons can exchange Food for Fines this month! Through the third annual Food for Fines food drive, Jan. 22–28, library patrons can receive a 50-cent credit on their library fine balance for each donated item of non-perishable food. Food can be dropped off during regular business hours at the checkout desk of [...]
Read MoreFriday, January 6 | Submitted by Tiffany Frey | Historic C•Street
Last year James River Basin Partnership and the City of Springfield were proud to present Storm Drain Reveal to our community. This unique and engaging educational event, patterned off the successful Rain Barrel Reveal, utilized art to communicate the function and importance of our local storm drains. The project was featured by several local media [...]
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