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FRIDAY Get down to some spooky grooves: Tim Hayden's bringing his signature DJ skills to bear at Bentley's (419 N. Neil St., Champaign) tonight from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., with a focus on Halloween-themed songs. Chances are excellent that you'll hear plenty of macabre masterpieces that you never knew existed. Costumes aren't required, but they are strongly encouraged. Cover is $2. Old-school Halloween: Head over to the Heartland Gallery (112 W. Main St., Urbana) for spooky celebrations both pagan …
| Hey, maybe we'll get an hour or two of dry weather this weekend, and you can get out and enjoy yourself. What is this, goddamn Seattle? FRIDAY A Hip Hop state of mind: Krannert Center is presenting the "Hip-Hop Project: Insight into the Hip-Hop Generation" each night from Thursday to Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and again on Sunday at 3 p.m. From the event description: "The party will get cranking by a deejay in the theatre before dancers, poets, graffiti …
FRIDAY Get your thrills in Pesotum (just like every other weekend): Head south on I-57 and check out the second weekend of the Pesotum House of Horrors. Here's the basic info: it's in the basement of the old St. Joseph's Church at the corner of Madison and Church in Pesotum, admission is $13, and there's no admittance for children under 13. Hard up for some good pre-tailgating jazz music?: Slide on by the Indi Go Gallery at 9 E University …
FRIDAY Get your freak on: Head on over to Bentley's at 10 p.m. for some reasonably-priced entertainment. Tim Hayden will be spinning rock'n'roll, funk, R&B, freaky world, electro, punk, psychedelia, hip hop and reggae, and cover is just $2. We'd guess you won't find a more eclectic DJ in town, so make your way over there and get your consciousness expanded. All that Chief nonsense: It's getting to be a bit of a tired exercise, but here we go again: …
FRIDAY Don't forget about this one: Joy Harjo will be performing with Grammy-winning producer and collaborator, guitarist Larry Mitchell, at 7:30 p.m. in Room B at the Illini Union. It's free and open to the public, so if you're taking a break from Folk and Roots, head over to the Union. Trippy, dude: No matter how many times you try to deny them, Pink Floyd will likely always be at the top of your favorite bands list. The Canopy Club …
Like a phoenix from the ashes, so rises the Weekender... FRIDAY Never forget: What better way to remember our fallen brethren than by tieing on some skates and pouring out a 40? Grab a buck to donate and head to Skateland at 208 W. Curtis Rd. in Savoy from 7 to 11 p.m. for the "September 11th Remembrace (sic) Skate." Your cash goes to Families of September 11th, Inc., and you get an American flag. You've got twenty seconds — …
FRIDAY Orchestrate the viper: Of all the band reunions that take place in Champaign-Urbana on an annual basis, few ever really hold much meaning. The generally range from the "not meaningful" (Lorenzo Goetz reformed to "reunite" just a year after calling it quits) to "not very meaningful" (HUM has reunited 12 times in the name of charity... and beer) to "kind of meaningful" (Don Gerard playing bass is still kind of sexy, and you know it). But for lots of …
FRIDAY Take back the streets: It's been a rough month for cyclists in Champaign-Urbana, with one fatality and two significant injuries as a result of car-bike crashes. It's a good time for some solidarity. Critical Mass meets at 5:15 p.m. at the Alma Mater. Come on out and show support for the bike community. Or, if you happen to see them out, make sure to give them the ultimate gesture by slowing down and carefully passing. In the end, we …
FRIDAY Demolish your weekend: If there is one thing at the annual County Fair that is definitely head and shoulders above the rest of it, it's the Demolition Derby — the annual slugfest that pits beat up cars against beat up cars, barely running but with just enough juice to still wreck the shit out of each other. In recent years, the event's popularity has risen, and as such, they have increased the amount of Derby's you can attend. This …
FRIDAY Spend an evening under the stars with music: There is little doubt that Krannert Center is continually providing us with a wide variety of options when it comes to the performing arts. And one of their greatest talents is convincing those with deep pockets in town to hand it over for the common good. And that's exactly what they did with their series Outside at Research Park. Tucked in between a few of the newer buildings on First and …
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