Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Joey McLaughlin talks with Michelle Ownbey from the Illinois Times for a look at things to do this weekend in the Springfield area

Beauty and the Beast
FRIDAY, SATURDAY
Springfield Dance Theatre brings the classic children’s tale to life.
Legacy Theatre

The Little Mermaid
FRIDAY, SATURDAY
The Muni

Dual Piano Goes to the Movies
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY
Music from the silver screen from the popular duo of Mark Gifford and Damian Kaplan.
Hoogland

Viewing Party of the Perseid meteor shower
MONDAY: 8:30 p.m.
Special star party hosted by the UIS Astronomy program, Sangamon Astronomical Viewing Society and Lincoln Memorial Garden. Bring lawn chairs or blankets.
Lincoln Memorial Garden

Springfield Had No Shame
WEDNESDAY: 6-7:30 p.m.
Film screening and panel discussion about the Aug. 14, 1908 race riot. Told using historical photographs, dramatic readings and re-enactments based on newspaper accounts.
Lincoln Library