Coverage of entertainment in Springfield focuses on live events, the arts, media and popular culture. This page reports on cultural happenings in the city and the entertainment business behind them.
Springfield residents voted on winning chefs and dishes after dining at participating restaurants during the month-long challenge.
Live Poll
Would you try a vegan dish at a local restaurant this month?
The second annual Vetstock event brought hundreds of veterans and families together at the Salvation Army Community Center.
Live Poll
Do you believe your local community would respond to a major crisis by supporting stranded strangers?
The production highlights the community response to stranded passengers after the September 11, 2001, tragedy.
Live Poll
Do you support the use of large public guarantees to secure major acts for local fairs?
The band earned a $1 million guarantee for their August 22 performance at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield.
Springfield reporting spans concerts and theater productions, film and streaming releases that draw local audiences, and the arts organizations that program the city's stages. Coverage reaches across the city and into the communities around it wherever a cultural event or entertainment business story crosses the line. Live events and touring schedules generate as many stories as releases and awards do. Venue operations and the economics of attracting touring acts shape much of what happens on the local scene.
