Chief funny man leads 'Barnum Bash' coming to the Assembly Hall
If you want to be a clown, it doesn't hurt to know how to dance. Dean Kelley, 32, has reached the pinnacle of clown success as the emcee and chief clown for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey...
View ArticleSpecial events listing, Oct. 19-27
A listing of special events, provided by the venues. In case of an error, please click here to email online editor Mike Howie. This weekend read more
View ArticleRich Warren: Reader needs repair on '60s-era stereo
This is the type of reader question with which I truly sympathize; it arrived via postal mail rather than email: "My wife and I need someone to repair our Packard Bell stereo that we bought in 1965...
View ArticleYouth news: Champaign 4-H club gets state honor
The Champaign Shamrocks 4-H Club is a recipient of a 2012 State 4-H Club Award in Environment and Natural Resources. read more
View ArticleC-U Haiku
Thunderous storm clouds shouted promises of rain whispering again. — Jan Hansen, Champaign read more
View ArticleTed Kooser: American life in poetry
Here's a delightful poem by Douglas S. Jones about a bicycle rider sharing his bike with a spider. Jones lives in Michigan, and spiders live just about everywhere. Centrifugal The spider living in the...
View ArticleMust-read materials
Each week, The News-Gazette offers a selection of events provided by area libraries: Champaign Public Library Main library, 200 W. Green St. Douglass Branch, 504 E. Grove St. read more
View ArticleTickets go on sale this week for monster truck show; Globetrotters also...
CHAMPAIGN — Tickets go on sale Wednesday for the Monsters & Magic Tour, a monster truck show coming Jan. 19 to the University of Illinois Assembly Hall. The 7:30 p.m. show will have more than...
View ArticleIllinois Ancestors: Genealogists face many challenges
Genealogists soon discover that tracing one's ancestors can be a challenging project. Facing dead ends or brick walls are obstacles to be expected but are usually far outweighed by pleasant findings...
View ArticleEntertainment listings, Nov. 1-10
A listing of special events, provided by the venues. In case of an error, please click here to email online editor Mike Howie. read more
View ArticleReluctant Townie: Out of Curiosity, who gets your vote?
The election was a tie. Half of the United States voted for this guy; half voted for that guy. Discontent had reached equilibrium, everywhere there was disagreement and the country lay paralyzed in a...
View ArticleLetter from Birdland: Seeing trees through the eyes of a forester
I heard it was a "Naked Tree Walk," but we were bundled in Gore-Tex and heavy wool against the autumn chill and possible showers. Actually, it was the trees that were supposed to be naked, but only one...
View ArticleC-U Haiku
The first cold nightLoudly announcing to allThat summer is gone— Tej Chajed, Champaignread more
View ArticleField Museum exhibit displays the finer things in life for rulers in a bygone...
Two or three feet inside the Field Museum's newest exhibit, you're fully struck by the opulence of the maharaja era in India.There's gold, sapphire and other precious gems on the chauri, not to mention...
View ArticleNovember Dance changes it up
URBANA — The annual November Dance concerts by Dance at Illinois usually feature faculty pieces. This week, the dance department is doing something a little different with November Dance, opening...
View ArticleEntertainment listings, Nov. 9-16
A listing of events, provided by the venues. In case of an error, please click here to email online editor Mike Howie.read more
View ArticleIndoor market starts Saturday at Lincoln Square Village
URBANA — The indoor Holiday Market at Lincoln Square Village will begin Saturday and continue for five more Saturday mornings through Dec. 15.All items sold at the market — which runs from 8 a.m. to 1...
View ArticleTed Kooser: American life in poetry
David Hernandez is a Californian who knows how to have a good time with his writing. Here's a delightful flight of fancy based on a negotiation with a postal clerk.At the Post OfficeThe line is long,...
View ArticleReluctant Townie: What is a millionaire Mormon businessman to do?
If there is one thing that the 2012 presidential election has taught us as a nation, it's that Mitt Romney's underwear is not as magical as we previously believed.read more
View ArticleC-U Haiku
In a bar of lightA glimmer of hope.Leaves keep falling.— Alesia Prakapenka,Urbanaread more
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