The premier arts venue has been closed this season as a major plumbing project continues in the building. But it's also brought an opportunity for a needed refresh.

Hailing from Louisville, Illinois, Bailey Zimmerman’s performance at the Illinois State Fair will mark a home-state celebration for an artist whose meteoric rise has captured national and global attention.

Matt Vala returns to the Springfield theatre scene as the theatre director at Rochester High School. His first production is Newsies with senior Holden Nichols in the lead role.

Tickets for Matchbox Twenty will go on sale Friday, February 13.

Tyler Caraballo-Pisani and Jim Leach stop by to preview The Addams Family. The production will take place at the Hoogland Center for Arts, February 6-8 and 13-15. Tickets are available at HCFTA.org.

A preview the Valentine's weekend performances featuring Valentin Kovalev and Aiwen Zhang with Carr's Concerto for Two Saxophones, Bernstein from On the Town, and Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony.

Ryan Napier and Clifton Jones talk gospel music and preview their Feb. 28, performance at the Hoogland Center for the Arts, The Good News Experience: A Journey Through Gospel Music.

Vondra Social House is one of the newest businesses to open its doors in downtown Springfield. Owners Sierra and Eric Ferrell stop by to discuss their new restaurant.

The Citizens Club forum features a discussion of the history, role, and the impact of the Hoogland with Gus Gordon, along with how it almost didn't make it. This includes a theatre of the mind tour.

Mahogany Knight, entertainer, Mara Morken, development and fundraising, and Teresa Silva, executive director of The Phoenix Center share the Ozian drag event for kids at Pole Barn Chic Jan. 31, 4 p.m.