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This page is a Monthly Archive of entries from February 2008 listed from newest to oldest.
The University of Illinois hosts the registered-to-capacity Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conference this weekend, beginning Friday and running through Sunday.
While it's too late to participate in conference workshops (or see any of the keynote speakers, including Eric Alva, TJ Jourian, and Angela Davis), consolation can be found in what the registered will accomplish: Conference organizers and attendees will be working to organize for and promote LGBTQA activism and awareness (and diversity in general) on Midwestern college campuses.
Outside, but near, the conference, there's still at least one opportunity to get involved – the Illini Union will host Spit Fire, a competitive poetry slam organized for conference attendees and community members alike.
Author Ray Elliott and five local war veterans discuss the perils of war tonight in a conversation ranging in topics from World War II and Korea to Vietnam and the current conflict in Iraq. Elliott served in the Marines before penning his 2006 book Iwo Blasted Again.
The panel of local vets includes Dan Perrino and Tom Henderson, both stationed in the Pacific during World War II; Robert Henderson, who served in Korea; American Legion Post #24 commander and Vietnam veteran George Flowers; and Iraq veteran and injured soldier advocate Garrett Anderson. Moderated by Elliott, the panel's experience stretches through a long history of United States conflicts, and tonight the military men reflect on their experiences during wartime.
On Aug. 28, 2007, Champaign-Urbana only had an opportunity to see half of a lunar eclipse. Since the eclipse began in the early morning hours, the sun came up before the eclipse was over. This Wednesday evening, however, we'll get another chance. A total lunar eclipse will happen at 7:30 p.m. and the members of the Champaign-Urbana Astronomical Society, with help from the William M. Staerkel Planetarium staff, are offering up their own personal telescopes for a free viewing of the rare event.
Riddle me this – which is more deadly, a gun or a swimming pool? Ask economic scholar Steven D. Levitt and journalist Stephen J. Dunbar, co-authors of Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores The Hidden Side of Everything, a book answering questions about everyday life.
Tonight, Levitt presents “Freakonomics: The Hidden Side of Everything” in University of Illinois' Foellinger Auditorium at 7 p.m. in anticipation of his new, yet to be released, collaboration with Dunbar, a sequel to his 2005 bestseller dubbed SuperFreakonomics.
There has been a great deal of talk about the environment, sustainability, and "green" issues. When it comes to building design, many are saying it would be silly not to include sustainable environmental elements in this day and age. What about historic rehabilitation projects, though? In more progressive communities, redevelopment of historic buildings is considered hip and trendy. Original fixtures, vaulted ceilings, and the coolness and charm that often come with acquiring a unique, older space intrigue visionaries and creative types. But in smaller communities, more often than not, without the necessary resources at their fingertips, there is an impulse to do away with the old and build new — or worse, build nothing. This wasn't the case for the New Holland Apartments, located at the cusp of downtown Danville.
Now in it's fifth year, UC Hip-Hop Congress proudly hosts the 2008 date auction, Spin the Record, in all of it's break-beat glory tonight at the Courtyard Cafe. The fine men and women of the local club take to the stage to sell themselves to affections, lusts, and most of all, to win support and funds for Hip-Hop Awareness Week 2008. The week encompasses a variety of events that celebrate hip-hop as a culture and increase awareness of issues and elements within the culture.
Thursday nights are wine nights when you’re wiling the evening away at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. Sponsored by a rotating cast of local businesses (Bacaro, the Corkscrew, Friar Tuck, jim gould and Sun Singer) who know a thing or two about top-quality inebriants, the “Krannert Uncorked” tastings offer the opportunity to spend your happy hour sampling new wines and taking in some live music.
Tonight’s featured wines, selected and supplied by Sun Singer, all come from South Africa: a 2006 Bon Cap “The Ruins” white; a 2005 Bon Cap Pinotage; and a 2006 Bon Cap "The Ruins Red." Sips are free and glasses are available at a discounted price.
Local jazz ensemble, the Darden Purcell Quartet, will provide the music. The event kicks off at 5 p.m. in the lobby of the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 500 S. Goodwin Avenue on the University of Illinois campus.
Painting courtesy of Elin Pendleton
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