I love Urbana’s Independent Media Center. I love love it. It’s one of my happy places. The return of the Greater Community AIDS Project’s Artists Against AIDS art fair filled the IMC with everything that …
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Engage in curated conversation at the Giertz Gallery
Curation is an art. Selecting works for exhibits, or stories and poems for a collection, or putting together a playlist is an expression of who we are. The star of The Distance Between now showing …
Donate art supplies to Developmental Services Center
Spring cleaning season is upon us. Like many spring breakers, I’m home cleaning out my closets instead of partying on a beach. Not your idea of spring break? Wait until you see how organized my …
Color and craft at EIU’s Tarble Arts Center
The stars of the Artists-in-Residence exhibit at Eastern Illinois University’s Tarble Arts Center were the artists in residence producing art in real time. Studio space became gallery space. Sadly, I missed that part. What’s left …
Urbana’s Market at the Square seeks mural artists
We are inching closer to the May 4th opening of Urbana’s weekly Market at the Square. Ahead of that, the City of Urbana seeks a new artist/designer to work on and plan a mural set …
Five things in arts: March 2024
Punxsutawney Phil announced our early spring back on Groundhog Day. Savvy little rodent, but we’ll all be cursing him if we get a random snowstorm in April. For now, it’s a great time to come …
Ebertfest announces opening night and centerpiece films
Hold onto your hats, especially your bowler hats, because Bob Fosse’s final film, the controversial Star 80, will open Ebertfest’s 25th annual film festival at Champaign’s Virginia Theatre. The festival, which runs April 17-20, never …
The magic of summer under the stars at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival
Amy captures the magic of the Illinois Shakespeare Festival and encounters some familiar C-U thespians along the way.
Champaign-Urbana’s Glass Room Poets build community one word at a time
Virtual readings provide an intimate space for poetry.
Nautical nonsense grants your wish at Parkland’s The SpongeBob Musical
Get your Broadway fix right here at home with Parkland Theatre's The Spongebob Musical.