Join us on a morel mushroom hunt and take a look behind-the-scenes in the creation of museum exhibits at Taylor Studios in Rantoul, IL. We also visit an old-school gaming paradise called Arcadia in central Illinois. Plus, Charles Dickens shares his thoughts on the Illinois prairie and the Mississippi River.

Well, we know Charles Dickens didn't like the Illinois prairie, but what did he think of the Mississippi River?

Tonight at 7:00 on the Evening Concert” on FM 90.9 we pre-empt the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast” to bring you two holiday specials: “A Paul Winter Solstice Celebration” and the iconic Jonathan Winters’ reading of Dickens “A Christmas Carol”.