At a time when knowledge of how government works may be most important, Issue Media Group launches an online game event to engage and educate the public-at-large.
The farmers markets in Springfield and New Carlisle will be starting up for their summer season this month. But, they'll both have altered layouts to meet social distancing requirements set because of COVID-19.
Locally owned LWS Tax & Accounting Services has created a T-shirt fundraiser to support Clark County food banks. "Feed the Field - Feel the Love" shirts are available to purchase online through Sunday, May 10.
Springfield native Griffin House took to Facebook to livestream a concert as an effort to raise funds for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Clark, Champaign, and Logan Counties.
Springfield students Eleni Lenardos and Tim Compston created the production Sticky Note to be performed by the Springfield Arts Council's Youth Arts Ambassadors. To maintain social distancing, tryouts will be online, including audition videos and teleconferencing.
While the first round of Paycheck Protection Program grant money didn't reach most small businesses, there are still options for owners to seek support for the hardships caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Project Jericho has introduced its Art from Apart initiative, a month-long program that encourages participants to practice creativity and self-expression every day.
COVID-19 is not stopping the Westcott House staff from devising new ways to deliver their unique brand of creative and cultural programming and developing informative webinars and methods to supplement their earned income stream, which has been all but decimated by the public health crisis.
The idea came as staff found unused promotional materials for past exhibitions, namely art prints on posters and postcards, which they sent to senior living facilities.
For the Youth Arts Ambassadors, the (virtual) show must go on.
