SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY

Every June the hills of Southern Illinois come alive with the sounds of music. The Southern Illinois Music Festival brings world class musicians to communities from Carbondale to Cairo.

June 6-27, 2010
www.sifest.com
Phone: 618-453-2776

OUTSIDE ARTISTS

April showers never seem to put a damper on the hundreds of artists who come together in a carnival of creativity for Champaign-Urbana’s Boneyard Arts Festival. It’s dedicated to the idea that art can be found anywhere and everywhere - from the University of Illinois campus, to downtown Champaign, downtown Urbana, and beyond.

April 15- 18, 2010
www.40north.org/events/festival.html
217-351-9841

FAIR & SQUARE

The excitement of spring isn’t just found in nature. It’s also the season of art fairs in the Midwest. One fast growing favorite is Art on the Square, which takes place the weekend after Mother’s Day in the town of Belleville, twenty minutes east of St. Louis.

May 14-16, 2010
www.artonthesquare.com
618-416-3390

ALL THAT JAZZ

Saxophonist Ernest Dawkins is no stranger to great music, or to the underserved South Side Chicago neighborhood of Englewood. For the last ten years he’s brought internationally acclaimed artists together for the Englewood Jazz Festival, celebrating the living legacy of jazz in this South Side community.

http://livethespiritresidency.org/