ARTIST TALK—5 p.m. Discuss artwork and life behind the scenes of the exhibit of “Artists of Glimmerglass,” featuring the artwork of people in all phases of The Glimmerglass Festival. 25 Main Collective, 21 Main Street, Cherry Valley. 25maincollective@gmail.com or https://www.facebook.com/25maincollective…
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Something for everyone” is a tall order, but this season’s Glimmerglass Festival surely has it. What a season so far—spectacular sets, first-class storytelling, all-out dramatic performance and, above all, hauntingly beautiful singing that rings out across all the splendid arc of human emotion.…
The Glimmerglass Festival officially opened its 2026 season this past weekend with one of the most memorable opening nights in recent memory—hard to imagine, given the success of last season’s 50th anniversary celebrations!…
For anyone that has actually ever been to Oklahoma, there is one rather glaring omission. Based entirely on a Dust Bowl-era play about settlers, neither Rodgers nor Hammerstein had a clue about life on the prairie when they adapted the play as a musical. What they left out was a lot: Cherokees, Choctaws, and Comanches.…
Springfield will mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with a full day of festivities on Saturday, July 4. Events begin at 11 a.m. with the 112th annual Fourth of July Parade, themed “America250.”…
Fourth of July events at Hanford Mills Museum, a botanical survey of Goodyear Swamp Sanctuary and the opening of an exhibit of the works of artist Rhea Nowak are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
The project, officials say, is meant to capture a snapshot of Cooperstown in 2026 while inviting local organizations to share their hopes for the community’s future. Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh said the idea emerged during the planning meeting for this year’s Welcome Home Cooperstown events.…
The Springfield Fourth of July Committee announced on Friday, June 5 that Patrick Shirey and Stewart David, both Springfield Fire Department and EMS first responders, will be this year’s Fourth of July Parade grand marshals.…
Cherry Valley Artworks enters its sixteenth season of programming at The Star Theater, 44 Main Street, with an exciting array of events extending the performance season into October.…
...we’ve created opportunities for people to gather, celebrate and experience Glimmerglass in entirely new ways.…
