First Ebert, then Alma, and now — one of the headliners for this year’s installment of PYGMALION is Chicago’s Noname. She performs on Saturday night in Downtown Champaign with a variety of others — check …
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The Overture: September 18-24
PYGMALION has arrived — this week is the week. Check out what is lined up there, plus more around C-U, this week.
Unit 4 students’ scores for ACT and AP are exceeding state average
From the press release: ACT, AP scores for Unit 4 exceed state average CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — College readiness among Champaign Unit 4 School District students is higher than average, according to recent reports on ACT® and …
MTD awarded $1.45M FTA grant to add hydrogen fuel cell electric buses
From the press release: FTA GRANT AWARDED TO MTD TO ADD HYDROGEN FUEL CELL ELECTRIC BUSES Urbana, IL—A $1.45 million competitive Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant has been awarded to the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District …
Loren Tate is retiring from writing at The News-Gazette
Loren Tate has been a columnist for The News-Gazette for nearly half a century — and he’s decided to hang it up, turning 86 this year. You’ve likely seen his byline in a variety of ways …
Candlelight vigil being held Sunday to honor missing student Yingying Zhang
The tragic news of the kidnapping of student Yingying Zhang came a few months ago now, and an arrest has been made, but there is still an ongoing investigation about her whereabouts. Now, there will …
The Art Theater announces fifth annual Shocktober series
From the press release: THE ART THEATER TO PRESENT THE FIFTH ANNUAL “SHOCTOBER” SERIES Horror-themed programming throughout the month of October, featuring “scream queen” Linnea Quigley, All-Nite Horror Marathon, & more. CHAMPAIGN, IL — This …
Is Kit Harington (Jon Snow from Game of Thrones) coming to C-U?
We were tipped off about this billboard — which exists at Neil and Springfield in Champaign (directly next to Weiskamp and Melby Chiropractic) — so it raises the question: Is Kit Harington coming to Champaign-Urbana …
PYGMALION reveals Food Festival menus for 2017
PYGMALION kicks off next week, running September 20-24 around Champaign-Urbana, and the second annual FOOD component takes place Friday, September 22nd and Saturday, September 23rd in Downtown Champaign. And with that comes menus for the …
The Overture: September 11-17
ELLNORA has arrived, Strand of Oaks, plus more in live music this week.