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SIUDr. Dana Crosby is chair, program director, and professor in the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at SIU School of Medicine. She is also Director of Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery as well as Director of Otolaryngic Allergy. She spoke to Community Voices about what drew her to this medical specialty, what all Otolaryngology encompasses, and how chronic issues with the senses impact quality of life. Dr. Crosby also talks about working with residents as they prepare to become surgeons. -
Salvation ArmyA staple of the holiday season, the Salvation Army’s red kettles are stationed at the entrance of numerous stores, but the organization is seeking more volunteers to draw attention to those kettles by ringing bells. Salvation Army Envoy Jeff Eddy and board member Michael Thomas spoke to Community Voices and explained how people can volunteer and how donations are distributed in Springfield.
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MERCY Communities is celebrating its 25th anniversary with an open house on Oct. 11 from 4-7:00 p.m. at MERCY’s Administrative Office at 1344 N. 5th St. in Springfield. Executive Director Amy Voils and Board Member Sister Marilyn Jean Runkel spoke to Community Voices about the organization and its roots with the Dominican Sisters in Springfield. They also shared how transitional and permanent housing reduces homelessness and leads to independent living.To learn more visit: https://www.mercycommunities.org/ -
Shawn McKinney is the owner of Terror on the Square in Petersburg which provides visitors a spooky experience throughout October. He spoke to Community Voices about his lifelong love of illusions and how he was inspired by the Haunted Mansion in Walt Disney World to create his own haunt. He also shared the history of the funeral home that is now home to Terror on the Square and how the haunt changes from year to year.For ticket information visit: https://terroronthesquare.com/ -
The Academy of Lifelong Learning is hosting the “Arts for ALL” series which are free, public presentations that feature the beauty and uniqueness of all people through the arts. On Oct. 2, Dorothy Paige Turner and Joel Ross will perform at the Trutter Center on the Lincoln Land Community College Springfield campus. Turner spoke to Community Voices about the performance which will explain the roots of jazz among enslaved Africans. She also talked about her love of the Great American Songbook and how she used music to reach students.For more information on Arts for ALL visit: https://www.llcc.edu/news/llcc-arts-for-all -
Gray, who came to Springfield in 1966, helped launched the club in 2005. -
Nirmala Rajesekar, veena player, discusseds100 Strings, her musical team of musicians coming to the UIS Performing Arts Center October 10, 2024. -
The Menard County Trails and Greenways is preparing for its annual fall float on the Sangamon river in Petersburg, Ill. Terri Treacy and Michael Wiant spoke to Community Voices about the event, as well as the cleanup effort made in Menard County and how the organization is removing invasive plant species.To learn more visit:https://menardcountytrailsandgreenways.org/ -
Dr. Deborah Brothers of Lincolnland Community College talks banned books, and a special event at LLCC Sept. 25. -
The band announced it will stop touring in January. -
Priyanka Deo is the new UIS Director of Student Media. She spoke to Community Voices about her experience as a journalist in India, how she uses digital media to reach young people and her plans for the student-ran paper at UIS. -
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum provides a number of ways for community members to be involved including their volunteer program. Director of Volunteer Services Jeremy Carrell and Volunteer Services Manager Melissa Blankestyn spoke to Community Voices about the importance of volunteers at the museum, their responsibilities, and their new VolunTEENS program which piloted this summer. They also talk about the training sessions the museum will be offering for new volunteers this fall.
