The Springfield Area Arts Council has produced summertime concerts downtown for over thirty years. The outdoor performance series is called <i>Artist on the Plaza</i>, and it features local talent. Funding this year comes from local businesses.<br/><br/><b>When:</b> Every Friday between Memorial Day and Labor Day (June 2 – September 1)<br/><b>Time: </b>12:00 – 1:00 P.M.<br/><b>Where:</b> On the Old State Capitol Plaza, Springfield, IL 62701<br/><br/>Free! Family-friendly. Accessible. Sensory-friendly. Bring lawn chairs. All are welcome.<br/><br/><b>June </b><br/><ul><li>02 LuHi Band – instrumentalists</li><li>09 Monica Hay – vocalistt</li><li>16 Tom Irwin –Americana</li><li>23 Amy Benton – country</li><li>30 Fourth Dementia – barbershop</li></ul><b>July</b><br/><u
A year after finishing in second place in the state’s first Poetry Ourselves contest, Thad Bergschneider of Franklin High School has finished in first place.