FRIDAY, JANUARY 13
Gruesome Playground Injuries at the Station Theatre, Fri/Sat/Sun 8 p.m., $15 Fri/Sat, $10 Sun
Jason Brown recently interviewed the cast and director, and you can read Daniel Wolff’s review here. (TN)
Trailer:
U of I Wrestling vs. Minnesota at Huff Hall, 7 p.m., $?
Psychic Twin, Common Loon, and Pat Hull at Mike ‘N’ Molly’s, 9:00 p.m.–12:00 a.m.
Cover is $5, and doors open at 9:00 p.m.
For information on the performers:
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy at the Art Theater, Fri/Sat/Sun 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. with additional 1:30 show on Saturday, $6.50 before 5 p.m., $9 afterward
Tinker Tailor is a smart movie that will actually challenge you as a viewer. It’s technically sound and well-acted. It’s a slow burning fuse that you’ll watch inch towards its imminent destructive end. Check out the full review here. (JS)
Trailer:
A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas at the Art Theater, Fri/Sat 10:30 p.m.
I haven’t even seen the White Castle one yet! (TN)
SATURDAY, JANUARY 14
Todd Barry at the Canopy Club, 7:00 p.m.–2:00 a.m.
Doors: 7pm.
Show: 9pm.
Age: 18+
Tickets are available in advance for $12 at the Canopy Club, Manolo’s Pizza and Empanadas, Exile on Main Street, by phone at 1-800-514-ETIX or can be bought online.
Just a Walk in the Park by Champaign Park District at Market Place Mall, 9 a.m. to Noon, $5 for residents
Cognitive dissonance to ensue. Kinda like those billboards of Shrek and other animated film characters encouraging kids to go outside.
Illini Open Indoor Track & Field Meet at Armory, 10 a.m. (track) and 12 noon (field), $?
Winter Animals at Champaign Public Library, 2 p.m., Free
Escape a weekend of hibernation and check out the active animals of winter. Naturalists from Anita Purves Nature Center talk about owls and other furry critters on hand. (JS)
U of I Women’s Gymnastics vs. Minnesota at Huff Hall, 4 p.m., $?
SUNDAY, JANUARY 15
UFLive! featuring Robin Kearton, Tom Faux and Michael Shapiro at Urbana Free Library, 2 p.m., Free
“MLK Commemoration: A Service of Celebration Event” at Krannert Center, 5 p.m., Free
Words of Peace at Champaign Public Library, 5 p.m., Free
You may have seen the “Peace is not the absence of war” posters around town. Everyone loves Spinoza, but then can he truly be reconciled with the radical, divine otherness of Levinas? How objective is your violence? These and more questions are unlikely to be answered here.
Instead you will fine the first in a series of screenings of talks by Prem Rawat, internationally recognized expert on peace. On January 15th there will be a showing Prem Rawat’s 2010 address in Padova, Italy: http://www.wopg.org/en/webcasts/event-videos/1498-padova-italy-2010-video The screening will be held at the Champaign Public Library, room C at 5:00 p.m. Free admission — all are welcome! To learn more about Prem Rawat, visit http://www.wopg.org/
Indy Invades Champaign, 11:00 p.m.
“The bitches are back,” with your hostess, Marci Dupree. And rumour has it that Ceduxion Carrington will also be in the house. The show begins at 11:00, and the line-up is sure to please:
- Prince
- Stevie Alexander
- Sizzlin Sondra
- Brandi Ice
- Veronica Stone
- Marci Dupree