Today Springfield radio station WUIS based on the campus of the University of Springfield is launching a new weekly segment called “Art Beat.” The segment is of Scott Faingold (The Illinois Times, Epsom) and Rachel Otwell (WUIS) going over music and art events that are happening around town in the upcoming weekend. From the WUIS website:

With my focus also being on the arts world here in Springfield, and Illinois – we’ll tell listeners about our favorite things to check out in the area. We’ll be learning about new artists and musicians right along with you.

You can check out the very first segment streaming on the WUIS site right here. In the segment the two touch up on a good handful of events coming up in Springfield this weekend, including the big Dumb Records one year anniversary show happening tomorrow. You can also listen to 91.9 fm on your radio dial every friday to catch WUIS’s “Art Beat.” Don’t forget The Black Sheep Radio Show also airs every Friday on 88.3 WQNA fm from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm. Today there will also be another episode of The Black Sheep Radio Show airing at its usual time.