Five things in music: May 2024
As the winter chill fades and those first warm breezes start rolling in off the prairie, there’s an extra sense of excitement and renewal in the air around Champaign-Urbana. Sure, the students have largely returned …
As the winter chill fades and those first warm breezes start rolling in off the prairie, there’s an extra sense of excitement and renewal in the air around Champaign-Urbana. Sure, the students have largely returned …
Spring is here! The peonies are in bloom, outdoor live music returns, and there’s plenty of parking in and around Green Street eateries.
After a long, long wait, things are finally happening at the spot for our very own H Mart grocery store. Even in the yesterday’s rain, there were construction vehicles and workers starting to renovate Urbana’s …
Huzzah, National Barbecue Day is tomorrow, May 16th. Thankfully, we have a lot of barbecue options in Champaign, Urbana, Savoy, and beyond. Our local barbecue joints offer different takes on American barbecue, each with special …
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 …
There are many pieces of interesting architecture in our community, some of which I was reminded of after reading Amy Penne’s preview of what is to come in the arts this month. Mid-Continent Modern is …
Gallery Art Bar located in Downtown Urbana has a great Urbana vibe! I recently went there to try some libations and check out the atmosphere. Before I continue, I must disclaim that I went with …
Downtown Urbana’s curbanas are back in time for patio season. These temporary structures are enclosed seating areas on raised deck structures next to the sidewalks of Main Street. Find outside seating now in front of …
The Black Joy Project’s Florence Adibu and Dr. Ruby Mendenhall (Urbana’s current Poet Laureate) hosted an open mic last Friday (May 10th) at Urbana’s Gallery Art Bar. In coordination with Epsilon Epsilon Omega Chapter of …
A special weekend for moms and graduating University of Illinois students. If you are not interested in those activities, our editors have plenty more suggestions.