Community Voices
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Community Voices is events you might have missed and conversations with neighbors, artists, and area businesspeople. Get to know your neighbors with Community Voices.
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Community Voices on NPR Illinois is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a State of Illinois agency
Latest Episodes
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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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
Stephanie Kamel and Larry Golden share why the Illinois Innocence Project started, its history and achievements, and how it is working to reduce the number of people who are wrongfully convicted. -
A coalition of Springfield proponents have come together to create a marketing campaign, My Heart's Downtown, to highlight the positive developments. Leah Wilson, Karen Conn and Jay Shanle share more. -
Jessica chats with Elizabeth Wake about her business and her career journey. -
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. -
Sara Vanhala shares tips on how the SBA 504 loan program works and how these loans can elevate a small or medium sized business. -
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.
