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This was my first Unreliable Bestiary performance, and although I had seen photos and video clips from previous iterations, and even had the honor of interviewing co-directors Deke Weaver and Jennifer Allen, I still wasn’t entirely sure what to expect.…
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October is the final month of Champaign-Urbana's outdoor market season, but it's not over yet! We have four more Saturdays and five more Tuesdays (if we count today, and I definitely am) left to shop the goods by farmers, bakers,…
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Sometimes I like to write a longer introduction to give you, the reader, more background about my subject. My hope is that you'll feel like you know them as you read. For this article, there is no need. I met…
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Illinois State Senator Paul Faraci is about as townie as they get for someone who wasn’t born here. After moving with his family from the south side of Chicago, he graduated from Edison Middle School, Champaign Central, Parkland, and then…
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Artist, actor, and performer Deke Weaver has embarked on an incredible endeavor: create a performance representing a threatened animal or habitat for every letter of the alphabet. The first installment of this life-long project, The Unreliable Bestiary: Monkey, opened in…
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In many ways, John Milas is a product of Champaign-Urbana. He grew up in Champaign, attended public school, completed a year at Parkland before enlisting in the Marine Corps, and returned to complete his undergraduate degree at the University of…
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