It appears that Corkscrew in Urbana will be going “underground” for a bit, according to their manager, Todd Fusco: Greetings from the Corkscrew in Urbana, The jig is up. By jig I mean our lease and …
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Plant Mode hosting Valentine’s gift pop-up
Plant Mode is still in pop-up mode here in February, and it’s good timing for those looking to get something for Valentine’s Day for a friend, family member or significant other. Starting today at 2 …
Beehive Design Collective to exhibit “The True Cost of Coal” artwork this Sunday
From the press release: Beehive Design Collective to Exhibit “The True Cost of Coal” Artwork Innovative and detailed graphic is a visual exploration of the life cycle of coal as an energy source; artists will …
New Art Film Festival 2014 calling for entries
From the Facebook page: Call for Entries in effect for 5th annual New Art Film Festival! (Champaign, Illinois) February 10, 2014: Festival number five is very alive as the New Art Film Festival once again …
Twin City Derby Girls host Prairieland Punishers in 2014 season opener
From the press release: Champaign-Urbana’s Twin City Derby Girls welcome Decatur’s Prairieland Punishers to TCDG’s opening home bout for their 2014 roller derby season. Doors open at Skateland Savoy, 208 West Curtis Road on Sunday, …
The Overture: February 10-16
A bit slower of a week in C-U live music, but still some quality shows happening in our cities.
Champaign makes The Onion for Girl Scout Cookie article
The Onion strikes again — this time with Girl Scout Cookies and a man’s shame. “Man Swells With Shame After Entering Zip Code Into Girl Scout Cookie Locator” CHAMPAIGN, IL—Shortly after conducting a Google search …
Urbana’s Taylor cancels school …
… “with style”? I’ll leave this one to the comment section.
Art Theater paying tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman with double-feature
We all lost the great Philip Seymour Hoffman last week much earlier than we should have, and the Art Theater is paying tribute to him in a few weeks. On Thursday, February 20th, they’re planning …
Yahoo breaks ground for new facility near Research Park today
Earlier today, we were invited to attend the ground-breaking event for a new state-of-the-art facility for Yahoo, located near the University of Illinois Research Park and the iHotel. They’re preparing for a 40,000 square foot …