Event Calendar

Tuesday

24

Apr

Drury University Jazz Ensemble II & Jazz Combo II Concert

Event Time: 7:30 p.m.
Dates: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Location: Clara Thompson Hall - Drury University - 900 N. Benton Avenue - Springfield, MO 65802
Admission: FREE

The Drury University Jazz Ensemble II and Jazz Combo II will present their fall concert, featuring a variety of jazz standards as well as newer jazz favorites

http://www.drury.edu
417 873-7276

 

 

 

Casting Crowns

Event Time: 7pm
Dates: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Location: JQH Arena - 685 South John Q Hammons Parkway - Springfield, MO 65897
Admission: Ticket Prices: $45.00, $35.00, $25.00, and $15.00 plus handling fees. - Tickets available at the Chevy Tickets Pick-up Window at JQH Arena, charge by phone at 836-7678 or 1-888-476-7849 or online at www.missouristatetix.com

Multi-platinum selling, Grammy, AMA, and 2010 Dove Award-winning Artist of the Year CASTING CROWNS will bring their Come to the Well Tour to JQH Arena on Tuesday, April 24. Performing with Casting Crowns will be specail guests Matthew West and Royal Tailor along with Christian music newcomer Lindsay McCaul.

http://jqharena.missouristate.edu/ViewEvent.aspx?ID=81
1-888-476-7849

Thursday

26

Apr

Drury University Jazz Ensemble I & Jazz Combo I Concert

Event Time: 7:30 p.m.
Dates: Thursday, April 26, 2012 - Thursday, April 26, 2012
Location: Clara Thompson Hall - Drury University - 900 N. Benton Avenue - Springfield MO 65802
Admission: FREE

The Drury University Jazz Ensemble I and Jazz Combo I will present their fall concert, featuring a variety of jazz standards as well as newer jazz favorites.

http://www.drury.edu
417 873-7276

Saturday

28

Apr

Kelly McGuire to perform at the Grand Opening of DiVentures

Event Time: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Dates: Saturday, April 28, 2012 - Saturday, April 28, 2012
Location: DiVentures - 5225 S. Campbell Avenue - Springfield, MO 65810
Admission: call for details

Award-winning singer/songwriter, performer, and national recording artist Kelly McGuire long time resident of Springfield/Joplin will be returning to the area to perform with his band.

http://www.redfishisland.com
713-857-1346

 

 

 

C-Street Market Kickoff Celebration

Event Time: 8am-1pm
Dates: Saturday, April 28, 2012 - Saturday, April 28, 2012
Location: Commercial Street Historic District
Admission: Free

“The Sweetest Little Market in Town” offers up fresh goods and handcrafted item and features local musicians from 10am to noon. At noon, C-Street Market vendors will be joined with live traditional music & dance, streetwide sidewalk sale, fun kids activities in the district's first annual Rhythm & Boom celebration of the coming of the railroad to Springfield on nearby tracks.

www.itsalldowntown.com/cstreet
417 839-0119

Sunday

29

Apr

Ozark Festival Orchestra Young Artists Concert

Event Time: 3-4:30 p.m.
Dates: Sunday, April 29, 2012 - Sunday, April 29, 2012
Location: Monett City Hall Auditorium, Fifth and Bond, Monett
Admission: $5 for adults, children high school age and under free of charge

Classical music concert featuring J.C. Bach's Sinfonia in D, and a suite for strings from "Abdelazar" by Purcell; plus finale to Haydn's Piano Concerto #2 with soloist Harry Kime, 12, of Rogersville, and opening movement to Piano Concerto #13 by Mozart with soloist Emily Campbell, 16, of Mt. Vernon. Reception for soloists follows concert.


417-626-8194

Monday

30

Apr

Drury University Choral Ensembles Concert

Event Time: 7:30 p.m.
Dates: Monday, April 30, 2012 - Monday, April 30, 2012
Location: Stone Chapel D - rury University - 900 N. Benton Avenue - Springfield, MO 65802
Admission: FREE

The Drury University choral ensembles, including concert choir, chamber choir, show choir, and the Drury Singers will present their fall concert, featuring a wide variety of beautiful choral music.

http://www.drury.edu
417 873-7276

Tuesday

01

May

Hellyeah / Clutch

Event Time: 7:00 p.m.
Dates: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 - Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Location: Gillioz Theatre - 325 Park Central East - Springfield, Missouri 65806 - -
Admission: $27

Maryland rockers CLUTCH are teaming up with HELLYEAH for a North American Co-Headlining Tour. Clutch is one of the most consistently inventive riff factories in heavy music. Early salvos focused on sludgy, hardcore-fueled ferocity, but the band's sound has evolved to embrace psych, blues, gritty funk, and Southern-rock swagger.

http://www.gillioztheatre.com
417 863-7843

 

 

 

Springfield-Drury Civic Orchestra Concert II

Event Time: 7:30 p.m.
Dates: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 - Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Location: Evangel Chapel Auditorium - Evangel University - 1111 N. Glenstone Avenue - Springfield, MO 65802
Admission: FREE

The Springfield-Drury Civic Orchestra will present the final concert of its 2011-2012 season.

http://www.drury.edu
417 873-7276

Wednesday

02

May

Michael Lomax in Concert

Event Time: 12:10pm - 12:50pm
Dates: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Location: University Heights Baptist Church - 1010 S. National at Grand - Springfield, MO 65804
Admission: Free.

University Heights Baptist Church’s first Wednesday concert series closes this season with a presentation by Michael Lomax, clarinetist. Currently in his 25th year with the Springfield Symphony, Michael is a master craftsman and is known internationally for his hand-crafted clarinet and saxophone mouthpieces.

uhbc.org
417-862-0789

Thursday

03

May

Drury University Composers Recital

Event Time: 7:30 p.m.
Dates: Thursday, May 03, 2012 - Thursday, May 03, 2012
Location: Clara Thompson Hall - Drury University - 900 N. Benton Avenue - Springfield, MO 65802
Admission: FREE

The Drury University student composers will premier their newest works, performed by the Drury University Department of Music student musicians.

http://www.drury.edu
417 873-7276

 

 

 

Eric Church 'Blood, Sweat & Beers' Tour 2012

Event Time: 7:30pm
Dates: Thursday, May 03, 2012 - Thursday, May 03, 2012
Location: JQH Arena
Admission: $34.75 - $42.50

.SPIN Names CHIEF No. 1 Best Country & Americana Album of 2011. With special guests Brantley Gilbert & Blackberry Smoke.

http://www.missouristatetix.com
417 836-6776

Friday

04

May

Switchfoot with special guests Company of Thieves

Event Time: 8:00 p.m.
Dates: Friday, May 04, 2012 - Friday, May 04, 2012
Location: Gillioz Theatre - 325 Park Central East - Springfield, Missouri 65806 -
Admission: $22.50-$24.50

Switchfoot's roots can be traced - back to the beaches of San Diego in the mid-'90s, when they connected as surfers. They decided to form a band and chose the name Switchfoot, a surfing term. After putting themselves through months of sweaty garage band workouts, they hit the road. After just 20 gigs, they signed a deal and released Legend of Chin in 1997, then released three more albums before making their major label debut in 2003. Switchfoot has released four more studio albums since that time, including the latest Vice Verses, which include the singles "Dark Horses" and "Restless." -

http://www.gillioztheatre.com
417 863-7843

Saturday

05

May

Big Smith Farewell Tour

Event Time: 7:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Dates: Saturday, May 05, 2012 - Saturday, May 05, 2012
Location: Gillioz Theatre - 325 Park Central East - Springfield, MO
Admission: $16.50 - $24.50

These shows will be the last performances in Springfield, Missouri for the highly acclaimed local group who recently announced their retirement after 15 years of performing together. They plan to have many special guests present for both shows who have had a special meaning to the group and with whom they have collaborated with throughout their career. - -

http://www.gillioztheatre.com
417 863-7843

Sunday

06

May

President’s Concert – HAYDN: THE CREATION

Event Time: 4:00 PM
Dates: Sunday, May 06, 2012 - Sunday, May 06, 2012
Location: Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts - 525 S. John Q. Hammons Parkway - Springfield, MO 65806
Admission: Admission to the concert is FREE!

Franz Joseph Haydn’s oratorio The Creation is considered his greatest work. Depicting and celebrating the creation of the world as described in the biblical book of Genesis and in John Milton’s Paradise Lost, the oratorio has three parts: first, devoted to the elements; second, to animals and man; and third, to an earthly paradise. Composed for soloists – personifying Archangels in the first two parts, Adam and Eve in the third – a four-part mixed chorus and large classical orchestra, this performance of Haydn’s masterwork, directed by Dr. Guy Webb, will feature the Missouri State University Music Department’s combined choirs; soloists Carol Chapman (soprano), Sean Spyres, (tenor) and Chris Thompson (bass); and the MSU Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Robert Quebbeman.

www.HammonsHall.com
417.836.7678

 

 

 

Big Smith Farewell Tour

Event Time: 7:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Dates: Sunday, May 06, 2012 - Sunday, May 06, 2012
Location: Gillioz Theatre - 325 Park Central East - Springfield, MO
Admission: $16.50 - $24.50

These shows will be the last performances in Springfield, Missouri for the highly acclaimed local group who recently announced their retirement after 15 years of performing together. They plan to have many special guests present for both shows who have had a special meaning to the group and with whom they have collaborated with throughout their career. - -

http://www.gillioztheatre.com
417 863-7843

Wednesday

09

May

The Fresh Beat Band Live in Concert!

Event Time: 6:00 p.m.
Dates: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 - Thursday, May 10, 2012
Location: Juanita K. Hammons Hall - 525 S. John Q. Hammons Parkway - Springfield, MO 65806
Admission: $25 - $115

Join The Fresh Beat Band – Kiki, Shout, Marina and Twist – Nickelodeon’s popular preschool music group and stars of the hit TV series of the same name, on their first-ever nationwide concert tour.

http://www.hammonshall.com
417 836-6776

Saturday

12

May

FREE MUSIC AT THE BATTLEFIELD

Event Time: 7:00 p.m.
Dates: Saturday, May 12, 2012 - Saturday, May 12, 2012
Location: Wilson's Creek National Battlefield - 10 miles southwest of Springfield, Missouri, at the intersection of Highway ZZ and Farm Road 182
Admission: FREE

Arts in the Park” at Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield will feature the group called Bob Hammons & Wildwood. This gospel group was voted 2012 Midwest Gospel Group of the Year by the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America. They play 50-80 engagements a year, including festivals, fairs, and churches.


417 732-6596, ext. 224

 

 

 

Stomp the Blues Out of Homelessness Blues Festival

Event Time: 2-11pm
Dates: Saturday, May 12, 2012 - Saturday, May 12, 2012
Location: 1315 E. Trafficway
Admission: $18 each or $15 each when purchasing two or more

Bands include Corey Stevens, Earl Cate with Earl and Them, The Mojo Roots and Steve Smith and the Sneakers. Proceeds benefit area nonprofits providing service to the homeless.

www.stompthebluesoutofhomelessness.com

 

 

 

Time for...The Magical Music of Disney

Event Time: Pre-Concert Music 7:00 p.m.; Concert 7:30 p.m.
Dates: Saturday, May 12, 2012 - Saturday, May 12, 2012
Location: Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts - 525 S. John Q. Hammons Parkway - Springfield, MO -
Admission: call for details

For our final concert of the season, we take a trip down memory lane through some of the most magical scenes from Disney classics such as Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King and many more. The great scores that brought these characters to life will be played while with images from the films are shown above the orchestra. It will truly be an enchanted evening! - -

http://www.springfieldmosymphony.org
417 864-6683

Tuesday

15

May

Ted Nugent, Styx and REO Speedwagon

Event Time: 6:45 p.m.
Dates: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Location: Drury University - O’Reilly Family Event Center - 935 N. Summit Avenue - Springfield, MO
Admission: $44 - $79

Prepare to relive your youth — or embrace it — when the Midwest Rock ‘n Roll Express tour puts all three legends on stage.


417-873-6389

Wednesday

16

May

Wednesday Noon in Founders Park

Event Time: 12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Dates: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Location: Founders Park - Corner of Jefferson Avenue and Water Street
Admission: FREE

Patrons are encouraged to bring a sack lunch and lawn chair.

http://www.springfieldmo.gov/founders
417-831-6200

Saturday

19

May

Free Motorcycle Show

Event Time: 12pm - 3am
Dates: Saturday, May 19, 2012 - Sunday, May 20, 2012
Location: 5484 West Sunshine Street Brookline STA, MO 65619
Admission: Free admission to motorcycle show. To get into the outdoor concert there is entry. More details about ticket prices on the website.

Are you ready for the rock festival you wont ever forget! Springfield’s 1st Annual Rock-N-Rubber will feature dozens of bands, the hottest motorcycles and choppers from around the area. Amazing national rock acts, local and regional rock bands as well as the motorcycle show! - - Get your tickets early for this all ages show. This show is a 2 day event starting on Saturday May 19th and going strong until Sunday May 20th. Gates open at 10am and the show starts at noon each day. Liquor will be served on Sunday. - - Check out the website for more info! - http://rock-n-rubber.com/

http://rock-n-rubber.com

Tuesday

22

May

INCUBUS

Event Time: 8:00 p.m.
Dates: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 - Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Location: O'Reilly Family Event Center - Drury University - 935 North Summit Street - Springfield, Missouri 65802 -
Admission: start at $26

American rock band INCUBUS will perform live. Incubus has received both critical acclaim and commercial success, reaching multi-platinum sales, as well as releasing several highly successful singles

http://www.drury.edu
417 873-7521

Wednesday

23

May

Wednesday Noon in Founders Park

Event Time: 12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Dates: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Location: Founders Park - Corner of Jefferson Avenue and Water Street
Admission: FREE

Patrons are encouraged to bring a sack lunch and lawn chair.

http://www.springfieldmo.gov/founders
417-831-6200

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