One of the best — and earliest — of the artsy concert films, Jonathan Demme’s classic 1984 Stop Making Sense revels in the majesty of the Talking Heads. David Byrne’s classic vocals and stylized moves …
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Ja Nelle Davenport-Pleasure journeys through poetry at Urbana Free Library
Davenport-Pleasure invites you to an evening filled with poetry, movement, and plenty of heart. She is a multi-talented poet, spoken word performer, avid dancer, and a jewelry and recycled clothing designer. Davenport-Pleasure was selected as …
Open call for local artists at EIU’s Tarble Arts Center
Eastern Illinois University’s Tarble Arts Center has issued a call for local professional artists to submit work for an engaging upcoming exhibition. If you’ve got art that displays well flat and you want it to …
Tim Abel’s quilted community on view at Illini Union’s Art Gallery
Tim Abel’s artist statement is too brilliant not to quote directly: lookforpattern Accumulate. Revise. Contain. In the making, I can see my place within this large network; I can impose my own order, which exists …
Mr. Rogers returns to our neighborhood
Just re-watching the trailer for this masterpiece makes my heart leap and my eyes well up with tears. Since I first saw his 2018 documentary about Fred Rogers, Won’t You Be My Neighbor? at Ebertfest …
Art Works: An interview with Hua Nian
Walking into Hua Nian’s beautiful Urbana home, classroom, studio, and garden is like entering Narnia. There’s a kindness to all that beauty. Nian, a private studio art teacher in Urbana, has been teaching art to …
Flesor’s Candy Kitchen open despite challenge
The bricks are coming down and the work continues at Tuscola’s Candy Kitchen. Third generation Greek candy maker and businesswoman extraordinaire Devon Flesor Story said she “hopes this gives encouragement to other small businesses who …
Under Milk Moon is a meditation on wonder at Springer Cultural Center
May’s actual milk moon has passed but you still have a couple more days to experience the colorful, and practical, art of Paula McCarty and Liza Wynette on display now at the Springer Cultural Center …
MTD’s Juneteenth bus will drive your curiosity to learn more
Blackmau artists Stacey “BLACKSTAR” Robinson and Kamau “DJ Kamaumau” Grantham teamed up to design this year’s Juneteenth bus for MTD and it is stunning in all the best ways. Every inch of the bus combines …
Beneath a Midwest Sky opens Monday at Parkland’s Giertz Gallery
I’m excited to visit the new exhibit at Parkland’s Giertz Gallery starting next week. We’ve had gorgeous spring weather so far, but summer’s coming and I love the open and cool indoor space of Parkland’s …