Rebecca tries to make up new words to describe awesome local filmmakers' butterfly conservation event at the Virginia Theatre. Her first attempt is awful.
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Looking for “Healing Works” (of art)
Each year, Rape, Advocacy, Counseling, and Education Services (R.A.C.E.S) of Urbana puts on an art show, accepting submissions from survivors of sexual violence and the people who support those survivors. True to the spirit of validation …
A lot of work went into Game
With any youth program, beit sports, arts, or academic, one goes in expecting variations in skill level and talent. All that said, there are some truly great reasons to go see Urbana Park District’s The …
Grab some local art from Around the Block
Giertz Gallery at Parkland University has made it known that most of the works displayed at their current exhibition, Around the Block are for sale. Gallery monitors have price sheets, just ask if something catches your …
Prairie Fruits farm to host free book signing, tasting
Prairie Fruits farm has announced that the book signing this Saturday, featuring agricultural columnist Alan Guebert and his daughter Mary Grace Foxwell, is now free to the public, and will still include a tasting of …
Pens to Lens tickets on sale today
The Pens to Lens competition gives young screenwriters from East Central Illinois the chance to have their scripts turned into short films by area directors. This year’s gala will take place at the Virginia Theatre …
Obsolete ideas make The Fantasticks rather… less than
Rebecca experiences SP's first encounter with Bah Humbug productions, and leaves muttering the company's name under her breath.
Redface: C-U, are we still having this discussion?
A musical opened this weekend, featuring a character dressed in redface. Honestly, C-U, I feel like we have the same argument over and over. It’s not OK. It’s really not OK. Sure, the play is …
Your library card gets you rare performance footage
Urbana Free Library has announced a new resource available to its patrons: Music Online. Logging in from a computer located inside the library or using your UFL card number from your computer or mobile device gets …
2015 Murals On Glass artists revealed
The City of Urbana Public Arts Program recently announced the artists for the new cycle of Murals On Glass, where works of local artists are displayed as enormous vinyl decals taking up entire windows of …