Lovie Smith and the Illini Football team opened up with a shellacking of their opponent, Murray State.
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At the Pens to Lens gala, the audience also wins
After attending this year's gala, Smile Politely can confirm that this festival is still worth an entire Saturday.
Dancing design
Shalayne Pulia profiles fashion design professor Susan Becker before the show on May 7th.
Ebertfest 18 preview
Be prepared for this year's slate of movies with plot summaries, a schedule, and personal biases put together for you by multiple voices from the Arts staff writers.
The Great Cover Up 2016 in review, part two
Another memorable year of The Great Cover Up finished up this past weekend over at The Accord.
The Great Cover Up 2016 in review, part one
Check out our recap of the first weekend of The Great Cover Up.
Valuing creative types: Taylor Studios
A passel of Smile Politely writers interview and take a tour of a local company that makes both museum exhibits and a habit of hiring theatre majors.
The Pygmalion Festival 2015: Sunday in review
Pygmalion went out with a lunar eclipse and a bang.
The Pygmalion Festival 2015: Thursday in review
Maddie and Nishat recap their nights at Cafeteria & Company, SIlvercreek and The Iron Post.
ELLNORA 2015 in review
We caught some highlights of the always-amazing ELLNORA Festival at Krannert Center over the weekend, which we're sharing with you here.