Artists and arts educators, I’m coming for you. Art Works is a new series of profiles with working artists in Central Illinois. I’ll be chatting up everyone from graphic designers, painters, sculptors, dancers, actors, photographers, …
Posts by Amy Penne:
Wade into Anastasia Lindsey’s poetic Ocean
Decatur poet Anastasia Lindsey will be on hand at Champaign’s Barnes and Noble this Sunday to read from her new collection of poems, Ocean. This collection explores grief, transformation, and the revitalizing power of love. …
Five things in arts: June 2024
Ahhh. June. If you’re a student, a teacher, or in the family circle of most school-aged students, early June feels a bit like one big month-long Friday afternoon. Time to relax. Take a breath. Take …
Flyover Film Studios is an economic game-changer for Central Illinois
By now, most of us have heard that Flyover Film Studios has set up shop in part of the former Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul. Back in February, it was announced that Governor Pritzker …
The Champaign school of mid-century architecture evokes beauty and simplicity
Architectural photography, writes Phillip Kalantzis-Cope, “is a genre unto its own.” Kalantzis-Cope is the photographer responsible for the stunning images in Immaterial Books’ newest publication, Mid-Continent Modern: The Champaign School of Mid-Century Architecture. Together with …
Flyover Studios holds info session for potential vendors
Flyover Studios will hold an information session tomorrow night, Thursday, May 23rd, for local businesses including hotels, restaurants, catering, truck and mobile home rentals, and anyone else who might be curious about the impact of …
Virginia Theatre’s getting more fly just in time for Ebertfest 2025
My heart went numb for a hot second when I saw the Virginia Theatre will close in January, 2025. The Virginia is going dark to upgrade the technology powering the fly space above the stage …
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts’ 24-25 season celebrates the joy of live performance
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts just released the 2024-2025 season and it’s fire. From Renée Fleming to a feminist reworking of Dracula to some phenomenal dance and unique magic-meets-performance art pieces, your calendar will …
Under a Milk Moon opens at Springer Cultural Center
I’m so looking forward to diving into the newest exhibit at the Springer Cultural Center. Under a Milk Moon opened on May 4th and will run through June 15th. Featuring the work of artists Paula …
Station Theatre’s Describe the Night explores the darkness
At the end of Rajiv Joseph’s Describe the Night, we are left exploring the boundaries between truth and fiction, and, in fact, whether such boundaries exist. The authentically “real” characters and the “fictional” ones are …