A new local novel, Springfield Little Theatre kicks off the 90th season, a bike and music festival, and music by The Cleverys, Jenna English and Seth Darby.

First Friday Art Walk, Brandon Moore, Japanese Fall Festival, Ozarks Lyric Opera, KSMU turns 50, HERmonious Festival celebrating female musicians and benefiting Women in Need

Comedy from Chad Harris, Sculpture Walk's new Spidertag Interactive Neon Mural, Bad Art by Good People and more!

New comedy album by Chad Harris, Slam Poetry with Topaz Winters, Buster Cliton Davis' new single, the Messiah Project call for choir members, the C-Street Jamboree, and more!

Nikki Glaser comes to Hammons Hall, the Park Board Movies in the Park finale, K-Pop DJ Imyoonotyou live in SGF, singer-songwriter Michael Stanton Armstrong, bluegrass from Casey & the Atta Boys and lots more

Molly Healey musical delegate for the Ozarks in Sister City Isesaki Japan, new music from folk rocker Brett Miller, family fun at the art museum, and August artist residency at the Tea Bar.

Springfield's bustling First Friday Art Walk tradition; new local music radio show, Local Radar; Bluegrass on C-Street Friday night with Drifters Mile; and Seth Darby talks about Western Swing music and his Lonesome Express show rolling in on Saturday at Tie & Timber!

Randy Bacon's upcoming photography exhibition on C-Street, Landon Rolfe's monthly collaborative jazz residency at Tie & Timber, The HillBenders in the Queen City & the Grand Ole Opry, theatre, comedy and more!

On the July 19 show, an interview about the DOTS' Fringe Festival. Barak Hill talks about his new music video, and you'll hear about The Shoe Tree Listening Room.

Here's Arts News for July 12 with new KSMU Producer/Host Jimmy Rea.