SPRINGFIELD – The University of Illinois Springfield will hold its 53rd annual commencement during three ceremonies in the UIS Performing Arts Center’s Sangamon Auditorium on Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May 11. A total of 1,051 students will participate in the ceremony out of the 1,625 students who are eligible to graduate. The ceremony for graduates in the College of Health, Science and Technology will be held at 7 p.m. on May 10. College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and College of
SPRINGFIELD – The University of Illinois Springfield, Junior League of Springfield and the United Way of Central Illinois honored more than 40 Sangamon County volunteers, businesses and organizations during the 16th annual Good as Gold Ceremony on April 22 in the UIS Student Union. The Good as Gold Ceremony was started in 2008 to honor people, businesses and organizations who freely give their time and talents to make Sangamon County a better place to live. Distinguished Volunteer
The Illinois Symphony Orchestra announces that Music Director candidate Naomi Woo has withdrawn from the ISO’s Music Director search due to her recent appointments as Music Director of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, Assistant Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra and Artistic Partner of the Orchestre Métropolitain Montréal as well as her growing international guest conducting career. The ISO is excited to welcome back Alejandro Gómez Guillén, now as a finalist for the Music Director position.
Following the momentum from his U.S. Spring Tour and the ninth annual voyage of his KEEPING THE BLUES ALIVE AT SEA cruise, Joe Bonamassa has announced his U.S. Fall 2024 Tour, promising an extraordinary series of performances that underscore his unparalleled prowess and contribution to the blues-rock genre. Recognized globally as one of the most talented guitarists of his era and dubbed “the world's biggest blues guitarist” by Guitar World Magazine, Bonamassa continues to redefine blues-rock, bringing it