Four Dubliners, muddling through life’s hardships, briefly live under one delipidated roof and help each other to find some meaning and purpose in life. That is, until reality comes barreling down upon them.
Posts by Sarah Keim:
The Simpsons survive the apocalypse in Mr. Burns
After a nuclear fallout, it only makes sense to entertain one’s self with remembering quotes and episodes from The Simpsons.
New Poets + New Poems by Pyg Lit Writers
On Saturday September 24th at Memphis on Main,the Book Fort pop up event New Poets + New Poems will be from 1:15pm to 1:45pm. Caro Macon, C. Russell Price, Kathleen Rooney, and others will perform their poems and other works for lucky listeners.
Get Lit Up with small presses at the Book Fort
What is Book Fort? Sadly, it is not a literal fort made of books. The event is an interactive and roving book fair of select independent presses and publishers.
Urbana Arts Expo: showcasing C-U artists
Since 2008 the Urbana Public Arts Program and Commission have sought to engage everyone in the arts whether they be professional, amateur, emerging, or “non” artists. What better way to engage the community than by exhibiting some of the talented artists in our area?
The musical about the Boy who becomes Peter Pan
Peter and the Starcatcher may not have you clapping to save Tinker Bell’s life, but it will have you laughing and smiling.
Starting a conversation about migration and human rights through art
On Friday August 26, the art exhibition Borderland Collective: Northern Triangle opened at the Krannert Art Museum. The exhibition provides plenty of material for a dialogue about the issues of migration and human rights, but navigating the renovation and exhibit itself may prove daunting for some.
Parkland College’s faculty art exhibition impresses
At Parkland Community College’s Giertz Gallery, the 2016 Art and Design Faculty Exhibition highlights the department's strengths. The exhibition also drives home to me that a number of the faculty members are incredibly talented working professionals.
Dada, punk, tea, eggs, soul, and art
Spontaneous. Irreverent. Gritty. Electric. Underground. Unrefined. Different. Raw. These are just some of the words synonymous with Dada and Punk, two cultural movements with a lot in common. When embraced by an artist, something unique emerges from these two movements that makes art fun and engaging.
Cicadas in Hamlet‘s Denmark
For its 39th season, the Illinois Shakespeare Festival brings an amazing cast together to perform one of the Bard’s most famous plays. Directed by Leda Hoffmann, Hamlet finds a balance of the comedic within the tragic.