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Arts News May 16, 2025

By Jimmy Rea

Published May 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM CDT

High Tide Theatrical opens their production of Hair; we hear from Tiny Desk musicians, a youth bluegrass competition, a Bob Marley tribute; we talk with the president of the Ozarks Film co-op, and the Springfield Symphony Orchestra wraps their 90th season.

Comedy

Blair Socci
Blue Room Comedy Club
May 15-16
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

Theatre

Hide Tide Theatrical: Hair
Lightroom Lounge
May 23-31

Dance

Springfield Ballet
Swan Lake Act II & Peter and The Wolf
May 16-18

Music

Friday

Georgia Macs
Dallas Jones
The Gillioz
Silver Springs: A Fleetwood Mac Tribute
Tie & Timber Beer Co.
Stir It Up: Music of Bob Marley
Saturday
Tie & Timber Beer Co.
Michelle Gillam Band
Live From Downtown
Jake Stringer & Clifton Boone
Wire Road
Brian Pitts

Sunday

Tie & Timber
Kristi Merideth Quintet
Lindbergs
Open Jam
Gigs in the Garden
Nathaniel Greene Park

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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