The new “All Lit Up” Arts and Humanities Festival starts today, Monday, Sept. 25!  The event kicks off with an open mic and exhibit: “All Lit Up: Art Inspired by the Written Word” from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the James S. Murray Gallery, Menard Hall.

With the theme of “Arts bringing light into the darkness,” the festival will feature a number of events from Sept. 25-28 on the Springfield campus and at LLCC-Jacksonville in conjunction with Banned Books Week, a national observance celebrating the freedom to read. See the full schedule of events and biographies of the featured authors at www.llcc.edu/all-lit-up.

After 16 years of hosting a banned books reading on campus, Dr. Deborah Brothers, professor of English, decided to expand the observance and host a multi-day festival. She is assisted by Leslie Stalter, professor of art; Dr. David Leitner, professor of English; Mark Hardiman, professor of theatre; and LLCC student Terrelle Jackson.