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Arts News June 13, 2025

KSMU

Part two of our series on fiddle music in The Ozarks, multiple theatre productions kick off this weekend including Disaster! from Springfield Contemporary Theatre, an acoustic Grateful Dead tribute, music by Brian Martin, Dandelion Heart, and more!

Comedy

  • Shane Torres
    Blue Room Comedy Club
    June 13-14
  • Beth Domann - I Get A Kick Out Of You!
    Springfield Little Theatre-Landers Theatre
    June 17
  • 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

  • Disaster!
    Springfield Contemporary Theatre
    June 13-29
  • Oklahoma!
    Springfield Little Theatre-Landers Theatre
    June 13-29
  • The BFG
    Crowder College-Elsie Plaster Auditorium
    June 13-15

Visual Arts

  • SMAC Art Center
    Symphony of Color-The Work of Mary Arneson
    June 6-28

Music

Friday

  • The Domino Kings
    Pappy's Place BBQ
  • The Lacewings
    Tie & Timber Beer Co.
  • Vic Vaughn & Souled Out
    Carrie's

    Saturday

  • The Dead Roots: An Acoustic Celebration of The Grateful Dead
    Tie & Timber Beer Co.
  • White Line Fever w/ Leinad Byrd and Chris Blades
    Moon City Pub
  • The Southern Bandit
    Wire Road Brewing

Sunday

  • Open Jam
    Lindbergs
  • Rags to Rich's
    Tie & Timber
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/>