From WEFT press release: On Sunday, September 23, singer-songwriter Michael Kammin, Corstalkers Cajun Band featuring Tom and Matt Turino and friends, and the local blues band, The Painkillers will perform for WEFT-FEST 2012, live from …
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SP Radio Podcast: The Co-op on Church Street
This Friday, over 1,200 (mostly) local people take over as the owners of The Art Theater. We talk to the new GM and a Board Member about what it all means.
Today on SP Radio: The Art Theater Co-op Rises
On tonight’s episode of Smile Politely Radio, we will be joined by the Art Theater co-op’s new General Manager, Austin McCann, plus a TBD board member. The Theater announced just this week that the co-op …
SP Radio Podcast: C-U Pride Fest 2012
We talk to Kevin Bowersox-Johnson about the plan for the ever-expanding event, now featuring foam.
Crave Truck hanging up its wheels
We’ve extensively covered the Crave Truck over the last two years; some may argue a disproportionate amount considering it was just a waffle truck. But hey, it was a cool project by a high schooler. …
Today on SP Radio: CU Pride Fest 2012
Today on SP Radio, we’ll be talking to Kevin Bowersox-Johnson from the UP Center of Champaign County about CU Pride Fest 2012. The festival, which takes place in just two short weeks on Saturday, September …
Today on SP Radio: Coed Pageant and their seasonal EP series
Today on SP Radio we’ll be talking with local band Coed Pageant. The band is releasing their Sundry Summer EP this weekend. The EP is the third in their four part seasons series that kicked …
Today on SP Radio: Laurel Prussing, a book, and you walk into a bar . . .
Today is the official launch party for Smile Politely Anthology: 2007–2011. So you should all come by Mike N’ Molly’s after work and hang out for a while. If you get there early enough, we’ll …
SP Radio Podcast: Museums at the Crossroads
We talk to the Champaign County consortium about connecting the programs, purpose, and educational outreach of a diverse batch museums.
Today on SP Radio: Museums at the Crossroads, Champaign County’s museum consortium
Today on SP Radio, we will be talking with Erica Schneider, President of Champaign County’s museum consortium, Museums at the Crossroads. Erica will discuss the consortium and its role in promoting awareness, encouraging visitation, and …