SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – “Is Springfield America?”  The answer could be found this Saturday, in this Springfield, thanks to three of the writers of “The Simpsons” — one of whom is a presidential candidate.

Writers Bill Odenkirk, Josh Weinstein, and Dan Greaney will discuss the question in Brookens Auditorium at the University of Illinois Springfield Center for the Performing Arts (UIS PAC).  Admission is free, and the discussion begins at 6 p.m.

According to a promotional e-mail for the event, the three “take the off-ramp to Springfield to ask whether America’s favorite fictional town is really a mirror of the country.”

Greaney is currently running for President in the 2028 election, as a Republican, hoping to replace current President Donald Trump.  Whether Greaney is successful depends on his success in the 2028 primary elections across the country, and whether he’s formally nominated at the 2028 Republican National Convention.

According to UIS PAC, you can “expect stories from the writers’ room, a few predictions that came true, and an honest look at what the show gets right about American and what it gets wrong.”

Also in the UIS PAC Saturday will be “Golden Girls – The Laughs Continue.”  That will be in Sangamon Auditorium at 7 p.m., and for which tickets are still available.

After all, “The Simpsons” once described Springfield as “the entertainment capital of this state.”