Dec 03 Tuesday
During the holidays, we often find ourselves fondly recalling the past. This year, add remembering when you first tuned into 91.9 FM. Come January, we’ve been on the air for 50 years!
We wove the station’s golden birthday into our year-end drive: With “Hear, Here! 50 Years of Service” as our theme, we’re focusing on the half-century of public radio goodness NPR Illinois has brought to this region.
Over the years, listeners like you have been a part of our mission to keep our region accurately informed by financially supporting our work. Please continue to advance our mission of informing and bringing together to community by making a gift during the year-end drive.
Support for NPR Illinois comes from the Day Sponsorship of Dr. Victoria Nichols Johnson comgratulating the Springfield Choral Society on its Messiah Concert, Friday, Dec. 7 at Blessed Sacrament Church with Jacobson Wollen and the Illinois Symphony Orchestra. More at SpringfieldChoralSociety.org
Dec 05 Thursday
The quarterly meeting of the NPR Illinois advisory board.
Jan 03 Friday
Support for NPR Illinois on its 50th Anniversary comes from Day Sponsor Barbara Ferrara in honor of the dedicated staff and volunteers during the station's 50 years on the air.
Dec 14 Saturday
In conjunction with our new exhibit, “Freedom in Form: Richard Hunt,” you’re invited to join Ross Stanton Jordan, the curator of the Richard Hunt collections, and ALPLM exhibits director Lance Tawzer for a special tour of the exhibit and talk about Richard Hunt’s career and importance on Saturday, December 14, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the ALPLM’s Illinois Gallery.
Ross Jordan is a curator interested in the confluence of American politics, visual culture, and artistic production. He’s also made himself a vital presence in Chicago’s art community curating various independent exhibitions in several of Chicago’s tenacious arts venues. Ross holds a Bachelors of Arts in Studio Arts from Connecticut College and dual Masters Degrees in Art History and Arts Administration and Policy from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Ross’s essay, "A Needful Thing,” is included in ALPLM's exhibition catalogue for the Freedom in Form exhibition.
This special gallery talk with Ross Stanton Jordan and Lance Tawzer is included with your regular museum admission.