On Wednesday, September 28th, the Bread and Puppet Theatre will be coming to Cannonball Hill in Urbana’s Crystal Lake Park. A recent release from the School for Designing a Society noted that “believing theater is …
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Azuki: Manga as a Bridge Between Cultures opens at University YMCA this week
A recent press release from the University Y shared the following preview of this new exhibit from Kofi Bazzell-Smith, which opens at the Murphy Gallery on Thursday, September 22nd. “The exhibit is an action-comedy about …
Here’s a photo recap of the inaugural West Side Arts festival
Maddie and Debra went to the first West Side Arts festival on September 17th. Here's what they saw and learned.
See the Parkland Art & Design Faculty Exhibit before it closes
The annual Parkland Art & Design Faculty Exhibition is a great opportunity to get to know the faculty as artists. If you haven’t been to Giertz Gallery to see it yet, you have until September …
C-U Theatre Company’s Penguin Project launches Pure Imagination
The Champaign-Urbana Theatre Company’s Penguin Project makes community theatre accessible to special-needs youth. Opening this weekend, Pure Imagination, is a family-friendly musical revue featuring music from Seussical, Shrek :The Musical, Beauty and the Beast, Frozen and more. Come out …
Here’s a sneak peek at PYGMALION’s arts offerings
This year's PYGMALION arts offerings are all about the complex, and sometimes humorous, intersections of art and identity.
Illinois Rare Book Library exhibit to spotlIght its Conde de Montemar collection
The University of Illinois Rare Book and Manuscript Library’s fall exhibit will feature letters from its extensive Conde de Montemar collection, along with other books about the Spanish conquest and colonization of Perú. If you …
PechaKucha Night CU returns on October 28th
PechaKucha Night CU is back and its coming to Urbana’s Broadway Food Hall on October 28th with a spooky stories theme. Stay tuned for more details here. Top photo from the Facebook event page.
Get your arts on at these fall fests and fairs
Fall festivals and fairs aren't just for pumpkins. Find out how to satisfy your arts cravings at these upcoming events.
Healing Hearts Community Collage to be revealed on September 30th
Back in June, I interviewed Katie Snyder of the Museum of the Grand Prairie about the upcoming Healing Hearts Community Collage project, featuring community created images and text to be assembled by artist Cindy Blair Sampson. …