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Winner of the 2013 Atlanta Blues Challenge, Timo Arthur has spent the past thirty years working as a professional musician. Arthur currently lives in Springfield after stops around the world. His piano ballad "Sing Me Into Heaven (for Eva Cassidy)" won a Runner Up award in the 2017 Song of the Year contest. Timo visited the NPR Illinois studios to discuss his art on Community Voices.

The ten-week lineup kicks off Thursday evening with the Lilli Lewis Project.

This year's fair runs August 10-20.

Dave Mizeur is a local musician who has been working to produce his second album, the newly released Well City - After the Storm.

Greg "Lucky" Patterson and Patrick Bruce Miller of local band Wolf Crick Boys discuss their second album, central Illinois venues, and recollect the Bedrock concert series.

Josh Catalano and Patrick Bruce Miller join Randy Eccles to preview their second album and its first single, Beauty Queen.

Charlotte Kane and Alissa Ohashi of the Springfield Art Association join Randy Eccles to discuss the Art Synergy program which pairs local volunteers with professional artists to create art. The program culminates in a fundraising event and auction featuring Mary Jo Curry Band on April 1.

Musician Ben Bedford shares his new album, Valley of Stars, and talks about Springfield as a base of operations.

Bob Boilen and Bobby Carter or NPR's Tiny Desk Concert encourage central Illinois musicians to enter Tiny Desk Contest by March 13, 2023.

Amy Battles, Karen Rhodes, and Jamie Merideth make up the Rhodes and Battles Trio. One of the many bright lights of the central Illinois music scene.