There are new stop signs at the intersection of John Street and McKinley Avenue in Champaign, making the intersection a four-way stop. This is the third traffic adjustment in the area; in October the intersections …
Posts by Jessica Hammie:
The CU International Film Festival is Saturday, March 2nd
The second annual CU international Film Festival returns to the Knight Auditorium at the Spurlock Museum on Saturday, March 2nd. This free event features short films from around the world. Doors open at 6 p.m. …
Jessica Hammie
Editor-in-Chief
Check out the spring lineup of screenings for the U of I’s Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies
The Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies in the College of Media at the University of Illinois will screen a bunch of really interesting films this semester. Here are the events: February 29, 7PM: Train …
Jessica Hammie
Editor-in-Chief
Inaugural UI Con is not to be missed
In the last decade and a half, comics and comics-adjacent culture have become mainstream. Even if you don’t know what anime is, or the names of indie comics publishers, you’ve probably seen a Marvel Cinematic …
Jessica Hammie
Editor-in-Chief
Five things in arts: February 2024
February, the shortest month of the year, has an incredible amount on offer in our twin cities with regard to the arts. Even with an extra day in this leap year, there’s hardly enough time …
Jessica Hammie
Editor-in-Chief
A look at February Dance 2024
Dance at Illinois’ annual February Dance program returns this weekend with the work of five choreographers: Elliot Reza Emadian, Jaymes Crowder-Acres, Banafsheh Amiri, Sojung Lim, and Anna Peretz Rogovoy. You’ll be able to view the …
Jessica Hammie
Editor-in-Chief
Meet rising literary stars at Lions in Winter
Lions in Winter is a literary festival at Eastern Illinois University. Each winter, three authors are invited to campus to share their work and their practices with students and community members alike. We’ve previously covered …
Jessica Hammie
Editor-in-Chief
The Urbana Arts & Culture Program wants to support you
The Urbana Arts & Culture Program, the arts and culture commission of the City of Urbana, has applications open or about to open. Urbana’s Poet Laureate application is open through 11:59 p.m. on January 21st. …
Jessica Hammie
Editor-in-Chief
Parkland’s men’s basketball team is number one in NJCAA rankings
Parkland College’s men’s basketball team is ranked number one this week in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II group. The team is currently undefeated, their best start in the program’s history (12-0); …
Jessica Hammie
Editor-in-Chief
Here is Twin City Theatre Company’s 2024 season schedule
Twin City Theatre Company has announced its 2024 season, with performances at Alto Vineyards, Parkland College Theatre, and Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center: Learn more on the Twin City Theatre Company website.
Jessica Hammie
Editor-in-Chief