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Arts News April 25, 2025

By Jimmy Rea

Published April 25, 2025 at 10:53 AM CDT

Jin J. X Group releases an Afro-Futurist Odyssey aka a country album, Narnia Faire invites folks to step through the wardrobe with a local immersive event, Springfield Contemporary Theatre opens the production POTUS with an all female cast, a rural symphony orchestra concert, dance music, casting call for senior actors, and more!

Comedy

Matty Ryan
Blue Room Comedy Club
April 25
Clark Jones
Blue Room Comedy Club
April 26
Comedy Open Mic
Billiards
Every Thursday

Comedy Open Mic
Blue Room Comedy Club
Every Sunday

Poetry

Poet's Corner
The Third Place
Every 2nd and 4th Friday
Bards of Moon City
Moon City Pub
Friday April 25

Theatre

7 Ancient Letters
Stained Glass Theatre
Through May 3
Springfield Little Theatre: Little Mermaid
Landers Theatre
Through May 11
Springfield Contemporary Theatre: POTUS
Through May 4

Music

Friday

Pappys BBQ
Papa Green Shoes
Tie & Timber
Sister Lucille
Wire Road Brewery
Allie & Grace

Saturday

Earth Day Festival
Sierra Hull, Casey & The Atta Boys, Ambience Band, & more
The Creamery
Jin J. X album release
Moon City Pub
Guinevere Goodwin & The Good Man Underground
Tie & Timber
City Girls: An Eagles Tribute

Arts News

Jimmy Rea

Jimmy Rea is a proud Ozarkian with deep ties to the music community. With 2 decades of creative entrepreneurship underfoot, Jimmy has toured coast to coast and around the world with acoustic acts The HillBenders and Keller Williams. Spearheading numerous musical groups, recording projects, and live music events, Rea’s work in the Springfield music scene is a passion and lifestyle. Happily married to wife Melissa and father to Archie, they enjoy life together with 2 dogs and a cat. In his downtime you can find Jimmy fishing for bass in the crisp rivers, creeks, and streams of the Ozarks.<br/>

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