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The Springfield Area Arts Council will host the Poetry Out Loud Central Illinois Regional Contest on Thursday, February 9, at 4:00 P.M. in Theatre Three at the Hoogland Center for the Arts.  There is no admission cost, and all are welcome.  The venue is accessible.

Poetry Out Loud is a national arts education program that encourages the study of great poetry by offering free educational materials and a dynamic recitation competition for high school students across the country.  This program helps students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about literary history and contemporary life.  It is a partnership of the National Endowment for the Arts, Poetry Foundation, and state and jurisdictional arts agencies.

Spencer Theatre Company presents The Mousetrap
February 17th, 18th, 24th, 25th @ 7pm
February 19th, 26th @ 4pm
Hoogland Center for the Arts – Peggy Ryder Theatre
$20 Adults General Admission | $18 Seniors General Admission (60 & up)
To order tickets: visit our box office (open weekdays 10am-5pm), visit www.hcfta.org/tickets, or call 217-523-2787

“This thrilling West End production is THE genre-defining murder mystery from the best-selling novelist of all time… case closed!  

As news spreads of a murder in London, a group of seven strangers find themselves snowed in at a remote countryside guesthouse. When a police sergeant arrives, the guests discover – to their horror – that a killer is in their midst! One by one, the suspicious characters reveal their sordid pasts. Which one is the murderer? Who will be their next victim? Can you solve this world-famous mystery for yourself? 

For almost 70 years, AGATHA CHRISTIE’S “THE MOUSETRAP” has kept millions of people from every corner of the globe on the edge of their seats. Spencer Theatre Company is proud to present this production at the Hoogland Center for the Arts, directed by Joe-Michael Jackson & Ginny Racette and produced by Julie Staley.”

Springfield Theatre Centre presents Heathers The Musical
February 17th, 18th, 24th, 25th @ 7:30pm
February 19th, 26th @ 2pm
Hoogland Center for the Arts – LRS Theatre
$20 Adults | $18 Seniors (60 & up) & Students
To order tickets: visit our box office (open weekdays 10am-5pm), visit www.hcfta.org/tickets, or call 217-523-2787

“Heathers The Musical is the darkly delicious story of Veronica Sawyer, a brainy, beautiful teenage misfit who hustles her way into the most powerful and ruthless clique at Westerberg High: the Heathers. Heathers The Musical is a hilarious, heartfelt, and homicidal cult classic based on one of the greatest teen comedy movies of all time. With its moving love story, laugh-out-loud comedy, and unflinching look at the joys and anguish of high school, Heathers will be the talk of the town this season. Are you in, or are you out?”