Once again, the Vintage Vinyl Sale will return on October 3rd, per this Facebook event. It’ll take place at Fluid Events Center from 8 a.m.-6 p.m., and all proceeds from the sale will benefit Illinois Radio …
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Psychic Twin joins Fort William Management
Erin Fein, and her project Psychic Twin, has been away from C-U for a few years now, but she and the bands she’s been a part (Absinthe Blind, Headlights, etc.) of will always hold a place …
2016 Illinois Marathon registration now open
As I just noticed, there are only 276 days until the next Illinois Marathon, which could be more significant to some of you than myself. However, if you’re interested in signing up for 2016’s race, …
Shades launches Shady Dawgs Kickstarter campaign
Mark Hartstein, aka Shades, aka Rhizome Productions, has launched a Kickstarter campaign for Shady Dawgs. His plan is to have a pop-up hot dog cart in time for the first annual Craft Beer Festival. There aren’t many …
In Case You Missed It: July 20-24
We publish Monday through Friday here at Smile Politely, and between features, articles, and SPlogs, there are a bunch of things to take a look at and read. Sometimes, things slip through the cracks, which …
U of I holding open casting call for PA announcers for Illini Athletics
Perhaps the next Public Address Announcer for U of I Athletics could be you? Per their website, they’ve opened things up to the public across Illini Athletic programs. Check out the information below. What I …
Boycut debuts new video for “Wave”
Boycut is a pretty awesome new duo of Emily Otnes (Tara Terra) and Joe Meland (Feral States, Church Booty), and they’ve debuted a new video for their song “Wave” which you can see below. This …
Urbana Business Association seeking Marketing & Events Assistant
Each year, the Urbana Business Association presents to our community the Urbana Sweetcorn Festival — a two-day celebration of eclectic foods, arts and crafts, live music and of course, delicious, locally grown sweet corn. It all began in 1975, …
Reminder: Rodney Davis still doesn’t want women to have basic freedoms
On this Independence Day weekend, let us think about the simple freedoms that we have in this country. Most of us have things pretty great here, though of course, as a white man, I don’t …
CU Woodshop and Habitat Humanity partner to help community
From the press release: CU Woodshop – Habitat for Humanity Tool Donation, Sale and Swap Saturday, August 1 from 9 am – 3 pm CU Woodshop is partnering with Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore to host …