We went to Ebertfest 2022 and here’s what happened
The Smile Politely writers and editors share their 2022 Ebertfest experiences.
The Smile Politely writers and editors share their 2022 Ebertfest experiences.
Debra talks with Neverland director Madeline Sayet about her revolutionary reimaginging of a problematic classic.
Debra shares her list of must-see art experiences for the month.
Smile Politely editors and writers share their Boneyard 2022 experiences in words and images.
Debra talks with Anna Gutsch of NORDEN Design, Pipapo, and now, this year's Boneyard Art Market (BÄM!).
Debra shares a recap of 8 to Create's return to an in-person event format, held at the Link Gallery on Saturday, March 26th.
Debra talks with Phillip Kalantzis-Cope about new Boneyard Arts Festival venue Immaterial Gallery.
Meet Boneyard Arts Festival artist Clara de la Fuente who will be exhibiting work in a new medium at a new venue.
In her new book Love Letter to Who Owns the Heavens, author Corey Van Landingham immerses readers into the complexities of their own humanity and their closeness to an ever-changing history and technological society.
Get to know Kim Curtis, the artist behind Boneyard's 2022 signature image.
Champaign Urbana Theatre Company's Tempest dispels our darkness with sprites and magic.
“The most profound skill that I’ll be taking with me is being able to direct something that I’ve written,” says writer, and now, filmmaker, Madeline Blair.
Debra shares her list of March must-see arts experiences
Benjamin Gailey’s 10 out of 12 exposed the nerve-wracking beast that is the theater tech rehearsal.
Colorful apocalypse meets quiet form in Steven Hudson’s exhibit, Better Angels.
For Ashanti Files, poetry is a call to action, a medication for ailments, and an essential form of expression.
Jorge takes us on a visual journey through Shannon Percoco's exhibition Finding Beauty at the Illini Union Art Gallery.
This VOICES reading was the first open mic Kathleen attended “that began with a speed dating icebreaker, ostensibly to 'get in the Valentine’s Day mood' after the fact.”
Paul talks with Sanford Hess, the curator of The Virginia Theatre's Arthouse Experience series, about the advantages of in theatre viewing, what's ahead for this season, and what makes a film an arthouse film.
Genesee Spridco’s Varslaren showcases the journey of fighting for truth in the face of opposition.
Director BJ Gailey tells us what to expect from the upcoming Parkland production of Anne Washburn's 10 out of 12, which opens on February 17th.
A timely and provocative exhibit will open this Friday, February 11th at Krannert Art Museum: Reckless Law, Shameless Order: An Intimate Experience of Incarceration.
Debra suggests five ways to love the arts this month.
Debra Domal’s Confessions by Numbers is a pure gift for the soul.
February Dance 2022 concert director Rachel Rizzuto shares a preview of this week's performances.
February Dance 2022 concert director Rachel Rizzuto shares a preview of this week's performances.
Get to know illustrator and designer Justin Klett, who also happens to be the new president of the Champaign Urbana Design Organization.
Kathleen recaps The Literary's recent evening with Hood Feminism author Mikki Kendall.
“I find sharing my poetry is a political move, says trans, nonbinary poet River Andres. “I am writing myself into history “
Debra shares her list of five things to start your year off artfully.
A 100-year-old production of a classic whodunit and the genesis of a comic book icon is given fresh, energetic life.
These five art exhibitions are closing this month. Here's why you shouldn't miss them.
What were the best arts ventures of 2021? Here's what we suggest.
Law shares their experience at The Celebration Company at the Station Theatre's opening night performance of Feeding the Dragon.
Debra shares her list of must-see arts events for December 2021.
After visitng the Literary, Kathleen says “sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your books.”
In her new book, The Truth About Elves, Champaign-based author Ekta R. Garg posits a surprising answer to the age-old question of “what if holiday magic was real?”
Come for the Steam-Punk Buddha and revel in Vulnerabilities.
If there is a theme that ties all of the four dances of November Dance together, then it’s a longing for connection.
Here's what you need to know about the Festival of Writers, the the two-day, talent-packed wordfest coming to Krannert Center for the Performing Arts this weekend.
Origin Story director Lisa Gaye Dixon says, “It is an oft-repeated truism that stories and plays reveal us to ourselves…No matter our status in life, we humans are always in need of connection—brief, sustained, calm, or chaotic—we need to know we matter, that we are seen.”
Julie reviews Fun Home, the latest offering from Lyric Theatre at Illinois.
Alyssa reviews Parkland's She Kills Monsters, a play set in 1995 in Athens, Ohio, which features a strong cast, slapstick comedy, sword-fighting, and young love. The show runs through November 14th.
Debra shares her list of “don't miss” arts events for the month of November.
Author and illustrator, Daniel Charles Wild, takes you on an emotional journey with Stories For Imaginary Friends: 50 Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi Stories, and Essays
In Z Macabre's second book inThe Witch book series Marisa's magical journey includes the return of an old lover, who just so happens to be a nonbinary vampire.
Head to Charleston for this outburst of feminist images, sounds, and landscapes.
PHILANDANCO! is bringing their “miracle of skill and energy” to the Krannert Center on October 28th.
On the appeal of zines, Will Arnold observes, “You can can fold some paper and call it a book, and it can go live in the world that way.”