'Ladies and gentlemen: The Weekend!' 6 things to do while out and about in Springfield
From music to athletic competitions, a variety of events are on tap this weekend in Springfield.
Looking for something to do? Here are six upcoming events:
Liturgical Arts Festival of Springfield
Spoken word and musical performances will be featured at the Liturgical Arts Festival of Springfield when it continues Friday.
The Springfield-based festival is hosted every two years and is an interfaith celebration of the arts that draws on the diversity of faith traditions within the local community. Services showcase dance, drama, visual art presentations and more aimed to connect and worship the Divine.
Leigh Steiner and Phil Funkenbusch will star in a theatrical presentation called “In the Blink of an Eye”: Celebrating Life’s Journey, at 6 p.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church.
Celebrations will continue through the weekend with a music and poetry reception held at Staab Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday. A parade and concert will also be held as part of the festival at 6 p.m. Sunday at First Christian Church.
All events are free and open to the public. For more information, go to http://www.lafspringfield.org/.
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Springfield Area Highland Games
Kilts and cabers will be on display Saturday at the Springfield Area Highland Games.
The St. Andrew's Society of Central Illinois will host the games from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Sangamon County Fairgrounds in New Berlin.
Highly-competitive athletic events will be featured along with pipe bands, food vendors and activities that showcase the Scottish heritage.
Admission is $15 for adults and $8 for seniors and children.
Arabian Horse Show
Love horses? This event could be a must-see.
The Northern Illinois Arabian Horse Activity Club's annual Arabian Horse Show begins at 10 a.m. Friday at the Illinois State Fairgrounds.
The show takes place daily at the Coliseum with judging in various categories.
Showtimes are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.
Candy Larsen, NIAHAC secretary, said this is the club's 60th year of putting on the show. Besides Illinois, the show attracts horses from all of Illinois' neighboring states and sometimes farther.
'Miscast Cabaret'
The Springfield Theatre Centre this weekend will present "Miscast Cabaret," a show in which cast members perform outside of preconceived roles.
According to the STC, "This is your chance to listen as some of STC’s finest performers breathe new life into some new and classic Broadway songs. The result of our experiment is certain to be humorous, breathtaking, and spectacular."
Shows are set at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St. Tickets are $20 for adults and $18 for seniors and students.
For more tickets and information, visit www.hcfta.org, http://springfieldtheatrecentre.com or call 217-523-2787.
Documenting COVID-19
A Sangamon County Historical Society program Tuesday will focus on documenting COVID-19 from a historical perspective.
The free event is set for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in Carnegie Room North of Lincoln Library, 326 S. Seventh St.
According to the historical society, the program will feature representatives from three major history organizations who will talk about how they are compiling information about the pandemic.
The panelists include:
* Anne Moseley, who will talk about the “UIS COVID-19 Project;”
* Amanda Riggenback, project manager for the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, who will detail its “Tumultuous 2020” oral history project.
* Amanda Bryden, registrar for History and State Historic Sites for the Illinois State Museum, who will provide insight into the agency’s “Illinois Stories-COVID” collection.
For more information, contact the Sangamon County Historical Society at www.sangamonhistory.org or 217-525-1961.
Fishing Has No Boundaries
The Capital City Chapter of Fishing Has No Boundaries will host its Children's Fishing Event at Southwind Park in Springfield from 9 a.m. until noon Saturday.
Children ages 6 through 12 with disabilities will be paired with experienced guides who will teach them how to fish.
Fishing equipment will be provided.
All participants will receive a T-shirt, hat and award. Registration forms can be found on the organization's website, www.CapitalCityFHNB.org.
This article originally appeared on State Journal-Register: 6 things to do while out and about in Springfield, Illinois
