Last month, The Pygmalion Festival announced lineups for MUSIC and LIT, with eyes on the final three components for round two in July. Well, we’re here now, and that brings those announcements, below.
Not to be overlooked — a few additions have been made to Music and Lit, so go take a look at those pages as well. Remember, Future Islands, Vince Staples, Wolf Parade, Louis The Child, Frightened Rabbit, and Alvvays headline for Music, plus many more. For LIt, Jean Thompson, Tyhembia Jess, Eula Biss, Neil Steinberg and more are featured on that side — plus other components such as Book Fort, Human Library (just announced), Literary Death Match, and more.
Festival passes and single day tickets are on sale now. Be on the lookout for the full festival schedule in August.
In its second year, the festival has announced the slew of TECH speakers for the festival, as well as a full slate of hands-on demonstrations for the DEMO component at Krannert Center on Thursday, September 22nd. TECH programming will take place throughout the week of September 16-24 — some events taking place on weekend one, and others on weekend two. Full schedule to be announced in August.
- Dr. Robert Sapolsky, Science Writer, Biologist, Neuroscientist, and Stress Expert
- Larry Smarr, Founding Director, California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology
- Donna Cox, Director of Advanced Visualization Laboratory, NCSA
- Chris Kaskie, President, Pitchfork
- Nancy Einhart, Executive Editor and VP, POPSUGAR
- Ed Seidel, Director, NCSA
- Lori Gold Patterson, CEO and Founder, PIXO
- Alan Craig, Research Scientist, NCSA
- Niala Boodhoo, Host/Executive Producer, The 21st, Illinois Public Media
- Robert Patterson, Scientific Visualization Expert, NCSA
- Anna Yershova, Lecturer in Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Joaquin Viera, Assistant Professor of Astronomy and Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Naira Hovakimyan, W. Grafton and Lillian B. Wilkins Professor of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Eric Arnold, Principal Programmer, Deep Silver Volition
- Danielle Rommel, Director of Outreach and Communication, Wolfram Research
- Aaron Wagener, Senior VP of Product Services, Agrible
- Deborah Frank Feinen, Mayor, City of Champaign
- Derek Hoiem, CTO, Deconstruct
- Rebecah Pulsifer, Culture Editor, Smile Politely
- Peter Adshead, Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Ryan Singh, Lead Coordinator, iVenture
- Joshua Schiff, New Product Specialist, Hobbico
- Leslie Looney, Professor of Astronomy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Michael Smeltzer, Director of Community Projects, Urbana-Champaign Big Broadband (UC2B)
+ More to be announced
TECH DEMO
- Agrible
- Beckman Institute Illinois Simulator Lab
- Beckman Institute Self-Healing and Sustainability
- Cast21
- Champaign-Urbana Community Fab Lab
- Deep Silver Volition: Agents of Mayhem
- Drone Ballet: Tristan and Isolde
- Hobbico
- HTC Vive Data Exploration Lab
- MakerGirl
- Oculus Motion Strategy Lab
- Petronics
- Psyonic
- Rithmio
- Robotics Team 4096 CTRL-Z
- Space Telescopes
- Wolfram Research
Back and better than ever, the MADE Fest component of Pygmalion returns with dozens of vendors ranging in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Check out the vendors below, and note that MADE takes place on Friday, September 23rd and Saturday, September 24th. Mark your calendars, yo.
- Ariasedbanner
- Argaman&Defiance
- Artery Ink
- ArtofZen Designs
- Brianna Lawrence
- Camelot’s Finest
- OTF Illinois (9 Muses Art Gallery)
- Dear Home
- Digikatie
- Evelyne’s Intentions
- The ExCB
- Existitchialism
- Glamrocks Jewelry
- Half Hazard Press
- Hopscotch
- Judiee
- Lastcraft
- Lisa Kesler Studio
- Lollieeeepop Weaving
- Lydia Puddicombe and Bob King
- Miller Woodworks
- Minima-Maxima
- Mrs. Emily
- Nathan Westerman/Project of Sorts
- Neurotik Art
- Norden at Home
- Old Town Flowers
- Pegheads
- Pen, Paper, & Fabric
- Poppy & Pinecone
- Real. Soaps
- Rosalynne Love
- Rumours Hat Shoppe, Inc.
- Same Street Textiles & Scrap Yard
- Sophie McMahan
- Sunshine Design
- This Loves That
- Weiskamp
- Westmoreland Place
- Works Press & Publication
- XXM
In the festival’s inaugural FOOD component — Pygmalion has added a two-day outdoor Food Festival on the first weekend, Friday, September 16th and Saturday, September 17th. The festival will feature the following restaurants, set up and serving curated dishes, complete with beer and cocktail pairings:
- bacaro
- Big Grove Tavern
- Black Dog Smoke & Ale House
- Farren’s Pub
- Maize Mexican Grill
- Watson’s Shack & Rail
Full menus are still to come, so stay tuned for more information on this newest component to the festival. Oh, and it is completely FREE to attend.
The main lineup for Music and Lit came a while back, but here are a few additions to each of those respective lineups:
MUSIC
LIT
Full disclosure: The Pygmalion Festival is produced by the same company that owns Smile Politely.