Circus paintings, Louise Woodroofe, Champaign mural
Episode number: 403
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Alison highlights the life and work of a local artist who became famous for her circus paintings, and at the history of circus performers who used Bloomington-Normal as a base. She also looks at the creation of a community mural in Champaign.
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Vietnam Mural, Allerton Park History, Fort Massac, Mary Todd Lincoln
Episode number: 1401
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WILL travels to Chicago to see the Vietnam Mural; we learn the history of Allerton Park and its artworks; we learn the centuries-spanning history of Fort Massac; we learn about the life and times of Mary Todd Lincoln
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Ship Model Museum, Baseball Museum, Popeye Creator and Superman Museum, Taylor Studios
Episode number: 1398
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WILL travels to Sadorus to see a museum devoted to model ships (some in bottles; some not in bottles); we learn about America's pastime at the Nokomis Baseball Museum; we learn about the life of Elzie Crisler Segar, creator of Popeye in Chester, Illinois and visit the Superman Museum in Metropolis; we travel to Rantoul to see the artworks created at Taylor Studios.
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15th Anniversary Special
Episode number: 613
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Host Alison Davis Wood is joined by former host Jeff Cunningham for a look back at Prairie Fire's 15 years of telling central Illinois stories. Jeff's favorite story: following teenagers who are detasseling corn. Alison's favorite stories include the Coney Island Restaurant in Springfield and the World Free Fall Convention in Rantoul.
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Champaign band Desafinado; Mark Rubel of Pogo Studio; Kilborn Alley blues band
Episode number: 612
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Prairie Fire explores the sounds of Brazil with the Champaign band Desafinado; we meet a record producer who’s worked with Alison Krauss, HUM and Adrian Belew when we visit with Mark Rubel of Pogo Studio; we hear from a band that plays gritty Chicago blues and Southern-fried soul -- the Kilborn Alley blues band.
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Orpheum Science Museum; First Lego League; Great Pumpkin Patch; Cave-In-Rock
Episode number: 611
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WILL has fun and learns something about science at the Orpheum Children's Science Museum in Champaign; we watch some amazing kids designing and building robots and structures out of Legos; we travel to Rockome to meet the Condill family and walk through their pumpkin patch; we travel to Cave-In-Rock State Park and see the natural wonders there
