From the press release: Rabbi Rogerio Cukierman, Executive Director of the UIUC Hillel/Cohen Center, will discuss the role of prayer in activism, exploring the process of praying to be shocked and to deepen our thoughts …
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The Rainbow Connection: April 22–28
This week’s Rainbow Connection is dedicated to everyone in the country except Westboro Baptist Church.
2013 Dump & Run: A community event with an environmental focus
From the press release: What: University YMCA’s Dump & Run environmental recycling program and annual garage sale. Who: University YMCA at the University of Illinois and International Student and Scholar Services. Where: May collections are …
Take Back the Night community march to end sexual violence
From the press release: The 34th annual Take Back the Night march and rally to end sexual violence will be tonight, Thursday, April 18. Take Back the Night is an event aimed at raising awareness …
“Mastering the mess”: In the Family
Patrick Wang’s first directorial debut screens Thursday at Ebertfest.
“Everything seems so strange”: Review of Spring Awakening
The Department of Theatre is closing its season with an award-winning rock musical that’s well worth seeing.
The Rainbow Connection: April 15–21
This week’s Rainbow Connection is dedicated to Roger Gorley and Allen Mansell.
U of I School of Music Opera Program presents The Threepenny Opera
From the press release: With music by Kurt Weill and book by the famous German playwright Bertolt Brecht, The Threepenny Opera is a revolutionary part of the 20th-century musical theatre genre. Director Tom Mitchell, conductor …
Exhibition of paintings by distinguished Chinese artist Liu Jungang
From the press release: The City of Urbana invites the public to a special exhibition of traditional Chinese landscape paintings by artist Liu Jungang of the city of Shenzen, Gaungdong Province, China. Mr. Liu is …
More city council drama
Well, here we go again. More claims of bad behavior by a C-U official at a public event. And a hearing has been set.