“A few weeks ago we started talking about how moving into the new year we all felt hopeful about the future for the first time in a while. We wanted to share the feeling and see if we could keep it going, so we came up with the CU Haiku Hope Project.”
Posts by Debra Domal:
Celebrate the new City of Urbana Poet Laureate on January 21st
After you’ve fully enjoyed next week’s inauguration, save some Champagne to toast Ashanti Files, the new City of Urbana Poet Laureate, who will be celebrated at a virtual reception on Thursday, January 21st starting at …
You can share your favorite hobby with others thanks to the new Urbana hobby webinar series
Hobby Webinars, a new series co-sponsored by the Urbana Arts and Culture Program and the Urbana Park District will “explore our friends and neighbors’ hobbies and also share our own.” These Zoom-based meetings will take …
Get to know Urbana’s new poet laureate Ashanti Files
“I believe that the role of the poet laureate is above all to bring people together,” says Ashanti Files. “It is to expose our neighbors to our hidden talents.”
Kids learn to DJ at January 24th Young Artist’s Studio
If you have a little music lover in your life, here’s a chance for them to learn to DJ at the January 24th (virtual) installment of Young Artist’s Studio with local artist Ja’Naea Modest AKA …
Marc-Anthony Macon talks about his debut collection of absurdist plays
According to Urbana-based artist and author Marc-Anthony Macon, the best part of working in the Absurdist style is that “no one can tell me I’m doing it wrong. Just get to skip that step altogether.”
Krannert Center to present illusionist-performance artist Scott Silven in February
Scott Silven’s The Journey is the magical and unique performance experience to cure your winter blues. Brought to us courtesy of Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, which has joined co-commissioners from around the globe, …
Five things in arts this month: January 2021
How can local arts experiences help cultivate inspiration and relieve stress for the year ahead?
Pick up your free family craft kit from the Urbana Free Library
Family craft night just got better thanks to the Urbana Free Library’s free Family Craft Kit Program. January’s kit has everything you’ll need to make a smiling snowman. Just call 217-367-4057 to order your kit …
Get your copy of Ninth Letter‘s latest volume
A new year deserves some new reading material. And there’s no better placew to start than with our very own locally-grown literary journal, Ninth Letter. Volume 17, no. 2, Fall/Winter 2020-21 features new work from: …