David Rosenboom — post-genre composer-performer-interdisciplinary artist — is currently the George A. Miller Visiting Professor at the University of Illinois. Rosenboom is headlining an almost two-week long program this October. The first event, which is …
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The Urbana Free Library needs your poems
Editor’s Note: The June 15th workshop at The Urbana Free Library has been canceled. The Urbana Free Library is trying to cover Urbana in poems, and needs your 2-4 line submissions by July 5th. Submitted poems …
The Ice House will reopen this summer
According to the News-Gazette, the owners of the Ice House, the bar at 703 N Prospect Avenue, have plans to reopen this summer. Marty Petry and Dianne Bennett have owned the bar since 2009; it’s …
What are your National Doughnut Day plans?
The answer is obvious: you have to eat some doughnuts today, National Doughnut Day. We have plenty of doughnut options in town so head to the closest or your favorite shop and order some yummy …
Spend some time with Rochelle Sennet’s Bach to Black project
University of Illinois professor of piano (and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the College of Fine and Applied Arts) Rochelle Sennet’s Bach to Black project takes the music of Johann Sebastian Bach …
University of Illinois Press’ fall catalogue offers some very interesting reads
UI Press just released its fall catalogue, and there are a lot of really interesting and compelling titles. Some books are authored (and edited) by University of Illinois folks, including New Media Futures: The Rise …
Here is Eastern Illinois Foodbank’s Foodmobile Program distribution schedule
Eastern Illinois Foodbank’s Foodmobile Program distributes food across East Central Illinois. The truck will be across the region this summer; the soonest it will be in Champaign is June 25th. If you haven’t already registered …
Urbana School District is offering free breakfast and lunch to kids under 18 this summer
Urbana School District #116 will offer free breakfast and lunch to any child under the age of 18 June 6th through July 15th (no meals on Mondays June 20th and July 4th). Anyone over the …
The second annual Mahomet Soda Festival is June 4th
Mahomet is hosting its second Soda Festival from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 4th. Soda tasting tickets are $5 for nine tickets, $25 for an unlimited tasting band and a glass, or …
Caribbean Grill is closing for the entire summer
Caribbean Grill will be closed June, July, and August, citing staffing shortages and the need for rest and recuperation. Read the entire press release on the restaurant’s website. You can still pick up your favorite …