Raging Rivers Waterpark is gearing up to get this summer off to a roaring start with the new Sea Lion Splash Show from June 19-27.
Alton Little Theater's first agenda for 2021 is a "pay it forward" program, aimed at helping schools and theater and arts organizations get back on their (performing) feet in grand style.
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Illinois Regional Media announces five-time Grammy nominee and Christian Music Songwriter/Artist of the Year winner Matthew West as its headline performer for the inaugural We’re Blessed concert.
Alton Little Theater is taking a hiatus until mid-March, an unprecedented move in its 87-year history.
Nine new short stories by many Illinois and Midwestern writers are featured in the 2020 edition of Downstate Story, Peoria's only literary magazine for fiction. Downstate Story is now published only on the web at www.downstatestory.com.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Library and Information Services will soon be home to the 10-CD set, Ruth Slenczynska: Complete American Decca Recordings. On Nov. 13, Eloquence released the CD set featuring the internationally renowned concert pianist and former SIUE faculty member.
Alton Little Theater will adhere to the state's new guidelines for temporary closure of designated businesses and has ceased all rehearsals and production, with plans in place to resume production efforts in January and postpone the debut of “Sister Act” until Jan. 22-31.
The work of Lewis and Clark Community College art students is being noticed in the thriving local art scene.
Alton Little Theater and the chefs at Post Commons will host Seasons of Love, a special dining experience at 6:45 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13. Shea and Samantha Maples wanted to "cook up" an evening of gourmet dinner, signature cocktails and Broadway tunes as a fundraiser for the theater and a uniq…
An array of early works by famous composers will be the subject of an upcoming concert by Lewis and Clark Community College Music faculty, which will be livestreamed on YouTube at noon, Thursday, Nov. 12.
An easy-to-read, fact-filled new book that details Abraham Lincoln’s connections to Alton is being released in time for the holidays.
Principia College’s Theatre and Dance Department will perform Shakespeare’s "The Taming of the Shrew" Nov. 12–14. The production will be staged in the college’s recently renovated Robert Duvall Theatre in the McVay Center for the Performing Arts. The performance will be livestreamed through …
Lewis and Clark Community College’s annual Art Faculty Exhibition has gone online this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
In June 1864, President Abraham Lincoln and first lady Mary Todd Lincoln traveled to Philadelphia to help raise money for the care of wounded Union soldiers. There, the Lincolns attended a very large, educational and entertaining "sanitary fair," the Civil War name for voluntary, locally spo…
Participants are asked to submit photos for the parade of Halloween houses and costumes.
Actors perform at the final dress rehearsal for “The Miracle Worker,” a drama about the life of Helen Keller. The Tony and Academy Award-winning production will run through Nov. 1 at Alton Little Theater. For more information, call (618) 462-3205.
Guests must make a reservation for 10-11:30 a.m., noon to 1:30 p.m., or 2-3:30 p.m. Cost is $10 per child.
Retired radio newscaster Nick Howes has released “Amazing Monster Movie Trivia,” a Kindle ebook about monster movies.
Executive Director Lee Cox expanded the scope of her vision for the project as she witnessed the courage and dedication of so many of her colleagues in the arts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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