April is typically thought of as the big month for the arts in Champaign-Urbana, thanks to both Ebertfest and Boneyard Arts Festival. But as May ushers in better weather and the end of the school …
Posts by Serenity Stanton Orengo:
Dark fusion dance with Amanda “Daewen” Garion
Stygian Dance is a metal and dark fusion dance collective founded by former Champaign resident and University of Illinois alum Amanda Garion, who goes by the stage name Daewen. Aptly named after the river Styx …
The Minor Aesthetics Lab is staging a reading of Fefu and Her Friends
The Minor Aesthetics Lab at the University of Illinois is staging a reading of Fefu and Her Friends on Sunday, April 30th. The event is being held in conjunction with Celebrando Fornés, an initiative by …
Check out the closing night of the World of Wonders Art Show this weekend
Artists Clara de la Fuente, Teresa Ellis, and Jennifer Lask will be participating in the closing night of the World of Wonders Art Show this Saturday. The exhibition is about the “healing effect of nature …
Upcoming events at the University of Illinois to showcase Czechoslovak and Italian films
Two upcoming events on the University of Illinois campus will showcase international films. Thursday April 20th sees the return of the International and Area Studies Library’s International Film Night. They will be showing the Czechoslovak …
An interview with Ebertfest organizers Chaz Ebert and Nate Kohn
Ahead of this year’s Ebertfest, I corresponded with Co-Founder and Producer, Chaz Ebert, and Festival Director, Nate Kohn, to learn more about this year’s lineup, past Ebertfests, and how the festival has changed – or …
Spend an evening with Latrelle Bright, Jason Finkelman, and Deke Weaver at Meadowbrook Barn
In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Wandell Sculpture Garden at Meadowbrook Park, the Urbana Park District is hosting “An Evening with Latrelle Bright, Jason Finkelman, and Deke Weaver” on April 19th. Bright, …
Award-winning artist and author John Jennings will be giving a lecture on April 20th
John Jennings, University of Illinois grad and former University of Illinois Professor, will be giving a lecture at the Krannert Art Museum on Thursday, April 20th as the last lecturer in the Black on Black …
The Shadow and Light project to show at Artists’ Alley
An art collection and archive to honor assassinated Iraqi academics will be showing at Artists’ Alley as part of the Boneyard Arts Festival. Shadow and Light: Honoring Iraqi Academics, Photographs of Witness, Memory, and Solidarity …
Champaign native Ryan Mondak will be featured on the soundtrack for the new film Sweetwater
The soundtrack for an upcoming film about one of the first African American basketball players in the NBA, Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton, will feature Champaign Central High School graduate Ryan Mondak (class of 2015). Mondak plays …