Jory McLaughlin visits with Michelle Ownbey with the Illinois Times to see what’s going on this weekend in the Springfield area.

WTAX events for April 21, 2023

99 and Counting
FRIDAY, SATURDAY: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Springfield Ceramics and Crafts Club is celebrating 99 years in the arts community. Craft sale and raffle, exhibits, luncheon.
2626 S. Pasfield St.

Newsies Jr.
FRIDAY, SATURDAY: 7:30 p.m., SUNDAY: 2 p.m.
Inspired by the true story of the newsboys in turn-of-the-century New York City.
Hoogland Center for the Arts

Orchid workshop
SATURDAY: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Members of the Prairie State Orchid Society will teach basic orchid care and repotting techniques.
Washington Park Botanical Garden

Club LaCage Drag Show
SATURDAY: 7 p.m.
An evening of drag, music, comedy and top-notch fashion featuring many of Springfield’s best performers.
Hoogland Center for the Arts

Underground Railroad Spring Bus Tour
SUNDAY: 1-4 p.m.
Join tour guides in 19th century attire on a tour of sites of the Underground Railroad. The tour starts at Illinois College and ends at Woodlawn Farm.