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GRIEFSHARE grief recovery and support group will meet at the Parish Hall at Trinity Lutheran School, 515 S. MacArthur Blvd., Springfield. The fall session will begin on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm and meets weekly for 13 weeks. GriefShare features nationally recognized experts on grief recovery topics including "Is This Normal?," "The Challenges of Grief," "Grief and Your Relationships," "Why," and "Guilt and Anger." Thanks to a grant from Thrivent Financial, the workbook fees for this session will be waived.
This event is free and open to the public, but pre-registration is required to ensure there are enough materials for everyone.
For more information or to pre-register, please call 217.899.9418 or register at trinitygriefshare@yahoo.com.

French for "the ephemeral" or "the fleeting," "L'Éphémère" presents a series of paintings that hover between presence and absence. "L'Éphémère" is a meditation on transience. These paintings ask us to pause and reflect on the shifting nature of beauty and perception. These are paints to linger with. In a time when so much feels uncertain, Schwartz's work offers a quiet and beautiful space for reflection.
For a Campus Map and Visitor Parking Information, visit our website.

Peoples National Bank of Springfield was referred to as the first integrated bank in downstate Illinois. Dr. Edwin A. Lee, Sr. and E. Winfred "Doc" Helm created it in 1970 to serve African Americans on the east side of Springfield, who were often financially discriminated against. It operated for decades at 2136 E. Cook St., with the motto "where people make the difference". They employed African Americans at all levels and offered checking and savings accounts, loans, stocks, and drive-thru services. Created by Mary Frances, director of the nonprofit Untold Histories, this exhibit includes black-and-white photos from the 1970s, architectural plans, telephone directory advertisements, artifacts, newspaper articles, certificates, awards, letters, and oral histories by Edwin A. Lee, Jr., Beverly Helm-Renfro, Jon Gray Noll, and Carmen Turner McCombs. The exhibit runs for two months.

On Saturday, September 6th, kids will get the experience of a lifetime . . . a chance to ride and operate heavy construction equipment! The event runs from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm at the McLean County Fairgrounds in Bloomington.

In 20 years, more than 12,000 kids have attended this one-of-a-kind event here in Illinois! On this day, the kids will be in the driver's seat and actually drive dozers, excavators, and other heavy equipment with a professional operator at their side.

Additional farming, construction, trucking, and Emergency vehicles will be on exhibit, plus the world's largest sandbox and other kid friendly activities. Food, refreshments, and souvenirs will be available. It's a great day for good dirty fun!

Join us for our summer discussion series, "Who's on First?": What's Up with the First Amendment? Each week we'll focus on one of the freedoms enumerated in the Constitution. We'll talk about various Supreme Court decisions and the different ways these rights have been interpreted, in the past and in the present. We'll hash them out for ourselves, and decide what the Supreme Court got right and what they got wrong. Level up your citizenship game with us at Lincoln Library.
*The August event will be on the third Tuesday of the month, August 19th.*

GRIEFSHARE grief recovery and support group will meet at the Parish Hall at Trinity Lutheran School, 515 S. MacArthur Blvd., Springfield. The fall session will begin on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm and meets weekly for 13 weeks. GriefShare features nationally recognized experts on grief recovery topics including "Is This Normal?," "The Challenges of Grief," "Grief and Your Relationships," "Why," and "Guilt and Anger." Thanks to a grant from Thrivent Financial, the workbook fees for this session will be waived.
This event is free and open to the public, but pre-registration is required to ensure there are enough materials for everyone.
For more information or to pre-register, please call 217.899.9418 or register at trinitygriefshare@yahoo.com.

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum wants to give back to groups that support our community. Abe Appreciation is a series of such events, and we want to recognize our first responders on Wednesday, September 11, 2025. First responders will receive free admission with presentation of employer ID at the ticket counter. All responders are welcome: police, fire, medical, military, etc. Advance registration is not required.

Crafters’ Treasures Sale

Calling all crafters, artists, paper crafters, up-cyclers, DIYers, fiber artists, needleworkers, and quilters, to the CRAFTERS’ TREASURES SALE! You’ll have your choice of a vast array of reusable materials for arts, crafts, education, and beyond. All items are donated by our members. Fill-a-bag for $20 cash!

Sale Date: Saturday, September 13th, 8 am-2pm, at Springfield Ceramics and Crafts Club, 2626 Pasfield, Springfield, IL 62704.

Springfield Ceramics and Crafts Club is a 501c3 non-profit organization in the pursuit of the teaching of ceramics and crafts in their various phases, and through such teaching, to become involved in charitable projects and programs that will benefit the community. The purpose is educational and community service.
Crafters' Treasurers Sale has art and craft supplies for everyone!

North America's largest interactive comedy murder mystery dinner theatre show is now playing in Springfield, IL! Solve a hilarious true crime murder mystery while you feast on a fantastic dinner. Just beware! The culprit is hiding in plain sight somewhere in the room, and you may find yourself as a Prime Suspect before you know it!

Join us for an event that is very different from a traditional mystery dinner show. Our actors are not dressed in costume and are hidden in the audience! This results in a fun, social and interactive evening suitable for all adults.

Each ticket includes our signature award-winning mystery dinner theatre show, along with a full plated dinner, waitstaff gratuity, and plenty of surprises during the show.

Happens on the following Dates:
Sep 13, 2025, 6:00pm to 9:00pm Timezone: CDT
Sep 27, 2025, 6:00pm to 9:00pm Timezone: CDT
Oct 4, 2025, 6:00pm to 9:00pm Timezone: CDT
Oct 17, 2025, 7:00pm to 10:00pm Timezone: CDT
Oct 31, 2025, 7:00pm to 10:00pm Timezone: CDT