Special Events

WSEC  Fourth of July Celebration 2011

WSEC/PBS Springfield hosted its annual Fourth of July Celebration at the Pasfield House Inn, 525. S. Pasfield St., in Springfield. 

Festivities began at 6:30PM,  and included a holiday buffet of all beef hot dogs, roasted corn on the cob, watermelon, iced tea and lemonade.  

Special events included viewing of the fireworks over the capitol grounds at dusk, a tour of the historic Pasfield House Inn given by innkeeper,

Tony Leone - PLUS a dramatic presentation by Don & Linda Schneider.  A GOOD TIME was had by all!

The 15th Annual WSEC Golf Scramble 2011

The 15th Annual WSEC Golf Scramble was held at the Rail Golf Course in Springfield.  This event was sponsored by Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport.  Lunch was provided by Maldaner's Restaurant & dinner was provided by County Market.  We would like to thank all who participated and volunteered their time.   This year's golf scramble raised over $17,000 in support of the children's educational programming on WSEC/PBS.

 "Illinois Stories Bus Tour"

Illinois Stories host Mark McDonald revisited some of the sites where his favorite Illinois Stories were shot.  This one day bus trip departed from Quincy on Wednesday, May 26th.  We toured sites in Quincy, Ursa, Carthage, Colchester and Golden.  These stops focused on our agricultural heritage, architecture and historical landmarks.