The SP staff thinks you might just perish in amazement at the Pygmalion LitFest performance of Janaka Stucky. Rebecca asks them why, and then interviews the poet himself.
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PygLit and Spork Press made something beautiful
So I work for a library and a bookstore and over the course of 17 relocations, I have only added to my boxcount when it comes to books I own. I may have a problem …
A movie about art shown in an Art Museum? Genius. And it’s free.
Thanks to the cooperation of Krannert Art Museum and the Program in Jewish Culture and Society, C-U has one fewer boring Monday night. On Sept. 21st at 5:30 p.m., Woman in Gold, a true story of …
Krannert’s Steel Hammer is a true co-labor-ation
What do you get when you cross 2015’s Pulitzer Prize-winning composer with a world-class acting institute, an internationally renowned performance center, and the unique community of Champaign-Urbana? A night at the theatre that could only happen here.
The Gunns kill it, cabaret-style
And you still have time (if you run) to get to their 9:30 p.m. performance, which as of yet, has not sold out. Nathan and Julie Gunn are indulging their hometown (that’s us, C-U) in …
Renegade art pushes boundaries at IMC
Tomorrow, Friday, September 18th, the IMC opens a new exhibition featuring three local artists who specialize in Comics-style art. Subtitled “Storytelling in two dimensions”, you can be sure these three will be spinning visual …
CUDO Plays season 3 kicks off this week
Calling all gamers, designers, and makers — the well-established CUDO Plays competition is once again prompting the community to “Create the game you want to play”. The first informational meetings will be held this week. …
Urbana Arts Exposition exposed: Awesome attraction for artists and attendees alike
Local artists displayed works for many tastes and budgets Sunday in a successful expo.
Champaign installs again: new public art
In what seems like an unspoken, yet friendly competition to have the most public art, Champaign has installed another sculpture in the downtown area. Possibly a reaction to Urbana’s newest Murals on Glass, Shawn Morin’s …
Go daytripping with an art expedition
No, I didn’t say exhibition, these art lessons are adventures rather than rooms. Giertz Gallery at Parkland College holds several art-centric trips to regional curiosities that are good enough to make me want to play …