The Inauguration Celebration for Urbana Poet Laureate Ja Nelle Davenport-Pleasure is from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, February 26, 2023 at the Spurlock Museum. There will be poetry readings, music by the New Souls, and …
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Celebrate Jewish community advocacy, activism, and fellowship in Central Illinois
The University of Illinois Library’s Illinois History and Lincoln Collections has an exhibit up through May called “Pulling It All Together”: Jewish Community Advocacy, Activism, & Fellowship in Central Illinois, 1959-1984. The exhibition draws from …
Jessica Hammie
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Watch The Magic Stump at The Virginia Theatre on February 19th
The Magic Stump, a documentary that “tells the story of an Illinois tree stump that’s attracted a phenomenal variety of wintering raptors through the years, including two rare Prairie Falcons,” will be screened — for …
Jessica Hammie
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Learn about “Experimental Intercultural Collaboration” with Lukas Ligeti
Lukas Ligeti is a composer and percussionist who will be giving a lecture at the Spurlock Museum at the University of Illinois at 4:30 p.m. on February 14th. His lecture, “Experimental Intercultural Collaboration: Composing and …
Jessica Hammie
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Here’s the 2023 Boneyard Arts Festival signature image
Artist EKAH’s Salmagundi (graphite and digital painting) will be the signature image for 40 North’s 2023 Boneyard Arts Festival. You can read up about EKAH and the image on the Boneyard website. Boneyard Arts Festival …
Jessica Hammie
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Joan Stolz’s Skin in the Game opens at the Champaign County History Museum February 9th
Joan Stolz, artist and professor of art at Parkland College, has an exhibition up at the Champaign County History Museum this month. Skin in the Game is a collection of portraits of politicians, closely cropped …
Jessica Hammie
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Submit your artwork to the Town & Country Amateur Art Show
The Champaign Park District is currently accepting submissions for the annual Town & Country Amateur Art Show. Are you a hobbyist who wants to start exhibiting? This is a good place to start. Here’s a …
Jessica Hammie
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Submit your script to the Station Theatre
The Station Theatre is accepting suggestions for scripts and future productions, specifically from playwrights and directors. You can submit your own script or make a suggestion for one you’d like to see produced. Use this …
Jessica Hammie
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CU Folk and Roots Winter Weekend starts Thursday, February 2nd
CU Folk and Roots has a weekend-long mini festival starting this Thursday. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday will feature nine different performances and two jam sessions at the Rose Bowl in Urbana. There are suggested donations …
Jessica Hammie
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Davy Rothbart is on the U of I campus all week; pick his brain at these workshops
Emmy winner Davy Rothbart, creator of Found Magazine, author, storyteller, and contributor to This American Life is in residence at the University of Illinois’ Unit One / Allen Hall through Thursday, February 2nd. Rothbart will …
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