Comedy show Saturday
CHAMPAIGN — The Champaign-Urbana Folk & Roots Festival will present a live music and comedy show at 7 p.m. Saturday at Techline Studio, 307 S. Locust St.The performers will be humorists Lou and...
View ArticleFor the retirees March 3, 2013
For information about services available to older adults, contact Karen Bodnar, director of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) and Helen Mary Stevick Senior Citizens Center, 48 E. Main...
View ArticleDance thesis works will be presented
URBANA — The masters of fine arts candidates in dance at the University of Illinois will present on Thursday, Friday and Saturday Studiodance One, an experimental 60-minute concert that will feature...
View ArticleNews-Gazette Photo Boot Camp
The News-Gazette teamed up with Allerton Retreat Center and hosted a Photo Boot Camp for 11 aspiring photographers on Saturday, March 2, 2013. Assignments required the photographers to work in teams...
View ArticleBoltini gets new owner
CHAMPAIGN — Joe McNamara has bought controlling interest in the Boltini martini and tapas bar in downtown Champaign.McNamara said the bar's concept won't change, but he is introducing Sunday hours.read...
View ArticleEntertainment listings, March 7-14
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 ArticleIllinois military museum displaying war flags
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — War flags and banners from conflicts dating back to the Civil War will be on display at the Illinois State Military Museum in Springfield.read more
View ArticleReunited with Squirt — for good
Shanna Brus of rural Homer never forgot her first love. When she chanced to find him again eight years after parting company with Squirt, she knew they would never part ways again. And she took him...
View ArticleMattoon Arts Council to sponsor workshop
MATTOON — Urbana artist Deborah Fell will lead a workshop on business for artists from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 23 at the Mattoon Area Family YMCA, 221 N. 16th St. The cost is $50 and will include...
View ArticleDance event to benefit Relay for Life
CHAMPAIGN — Sisters with Attitude will present "Relay for Life Dances with the Stars" at 6 p.m. April 6 at Hawthorn Suites, 101 Trade Center Drive.Proceeds from the event will benefit Relay For Life of...
View ArticleSPEAK Cafe sets theme
CHAMPAIGN — The SPEAK Cafe from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the Palette Caf inside Krannert Art Museum will have the theme "Killing Me Softly."read more
View ArticleCuts ground 2 performers in Chicago air show
CHICAGO (AP) — One of Chicago's summer events highlights, the Air and Water Show, will lose two of its star attractions this year because of federal budget cuts.read more
View ArticleJameson tasting set for Urbana gallery
Three Irish-themed local businesses — Dublin O'Neil's, Heartland Gallery and Sylvia's Irish Inn — have teamed up to co-sponsor a Jameson Irish Whiskey tasting from 6 to 9 p.m. March 26 at Heartland...
View ArticleRare baby goat born at Bloomington zoo
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — There's a new baby goat at the Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington.read more
View ArticleUrbana organization chooses 23 arts projects for funding
URBANA — The city Public Arts Commission has selected recipients of the 2013 Urbana Arts Grants.Among them is the Common Ground Food Co-op at Lincoln Square Village, which will receive a total of...
View ArticleEntertainment listings, March 21-28
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 ArticleField Museum exhibit shedding light on a living world
Glowing can get you dates, hide you from a predator or snare you prey — depending on which species you hang out with.read more
View ArticleDance company ready for first performances
URBANA — Armed with a master's of fine arts degree in dance, Kate Insolia last summer founded a dance company of a different kind.Her auditions were open to people of all ages and ability — or lack of...
View ArticleTeam putting movements under the microscope
URBANA — Art and science will interact this week in the Consilience Project, which will feature several events including a performance, open jams and open studio sessions.Using motion-capture and other...
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