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Lanxang, a new Thai-Lao restaurant, is open
Do you remember the Thai-Lao food truck? It had a relatively brief run here in C-U, pre-pandemic, but it was really quite good. The truck may be no more, but the owners have opened a …
Auditions for tick, tick…BOOM! are July 16th and 17th
Celebration Company at the Station Theatre will hold auditions for Jonathan Larson’s musical tick, tick…BOOM! on July 16th, with callbacks on July 17th. You may recall that this musical was recently made into a film …
Save the date for Krannert Art Museum’s Opening Night September 1st
Krannert Art Museum will open the exhibition Fake News & Lying Pictures: Political Prints in the Dutch Republic on September 1st (5 to 8 p.m.). The exhibition “explores the ways early modern Dutch printmakers used …
Dancing Dog is closing permanently by July 8th
Dancing Dog, the vegan restaurant in Urbana, will close for good by the end of next week. It’s been open for nearly eight years. Per the Facebook post (read text below; emphasis ours), the restaurant …
Violet lemonade from Art Mart is a perfect way to cool down
I was recently shopping in Art Mart for some desserts, and I walked by the cafe and noticed a sign for summer drink specials, including a violet lemonade. I’m a sucker for all floral food …
Bevier Café is open for lunch
Bevier Café is open this summer, Monday through Friday. You can even order your food ahead of time and just pick it up — very convenient if you’re short on time. Lunch is served from …
Learn to make TV and movies this summer
Shatterglass Studios and the Illinois Film and TV Workforce Development Program are hosting a production course called Central Illinois Film & TV Production Training. This eight week course will teach the basics of television and …
Horsch Radish will be a new German restaurant in Gibson City
Per reporting in the News-Gazette today, Sam Horsch and Matthew Ertel plan to open a farm-to-table German restaurant in Gibson City, in the space previously occupied by the beloved Bayern Stube. The restaurant will be …
Austin’s Sportswear is closing
The store in Downtown Champaign mostly known for its dance attire has been open for 91 years under three different generations of owners. Owner Autumn Bates confirmed the closure, but not a set closing date, …