As per tradition, the Illinois Shakespeare Festival puts on two Shakespeare plays, reserving a third slot for someone else. Now playing at Ewing Cultural Center, Lauren Gunderson's "Book of Will" is the true story of how Shakespeare's friends banded together to posthumously publish the Bard's works.

There's rain ahead in the forecast, but weeks of drought increase fire risk for communities preparing their July 4 fireworks displays. WGLT talked to officials from the Town of Normal Parks and Recreation and Fire Departments to get the skinny on how they mitigate risk.

WGLT catches up with V8 Vast Change ahead of his Saturday set at Make Music Normal. A new album, "The Melanin King," is scheduled to drop this summer.

A modernized version of the Gilbert and Sullivan 1879 operetta kicks off MIOpera's new partnership with the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts. A previously-planned July run of "Romeo and Juliet" has been postponed until next February.

Atlanta, Illinois is ramping up tourism efforts, anticipating an influx of travelers for the Route 66 centennial. Visitors to the J.H. Hawes Grain Elevator can now view a decommissioned mine shaft on the grounds. The Atlanta Coal Mining Company Museum tells the story of Atlanta's 40 years of failed attempts at sourcing its own black gold. A nearby American Giants Museum is scheduled to open in July.

Juneteenth has been celebrated in Bloomington off and on for 30 years. Last year's move to Miller Park came with a boost of city support. The 2023 Juneteenth promises to be bigger than ever, with V.I.P. the Little Mermaid making an appearance.

The weather should be perfect for the 2023 Old House Society Tour of Homes, returning to Normal for the first time in over a decade.

WGLT's inaugural Highway 309 LIVE event features rising star Jaimee Harris, whose sophomore album "Boomerang Town" reflects on her life growing up in Waco, Texas.

emily the band is the opener for Highway 309 LIVE presented by CEFCU on June 12. Band members Abbey Haste, Cami Proctor, and Emily Antonacci talk about how the band wants to be perceived by its audience, and about being based in Peoria.

In a rare Bloomington performance at Illinois Wesleyan University on Saturday, the Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana share music by Bonds, Burleigh and Boulanger.