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If you haven’t done so already, take some time to check out Jay Rosenstein’s 1997 documentary In Whose Honor?, which is streaming on Vimeo for a limited time. Check it out below, and the recent feature on …

Illinois’s 68-60 loss at Iowa on Wednesday was pretty bad. The Illini knew going in they needed to win three of their last four to essentially secure an NCAA Tournament selection — yet they still …

For over three decades, families, students, and faculty have gathered at the University YMCA for the International Dinner & Performance Night. Each year, participants can expect to enjoy an evening of great food and live …

From the Facebook event: You’ve seen their alphas. You’ve seen their betas. Now, play the finished games at the CUDO Plays Season 2 Grand Exhibition! Come and support all of the teams at the Urbana …

Awesome vintage store Dandelion accidentally put up a post on Facebook early in the week mistakenly suggesting that a former employee was a cast member on Freaks and Geeks. I racked my brain trying to …

From a press release: C4A is very pleased to offer a special session of our popular circus camp while schools are on spring break. This is a perfect way for active kids, ages 8 to …

From the email invite: Wednesday, March 4 Noon-1:00pm Guest Speaker: Mannie L. Jackson Venture capitalist and philanthropist NCAA’s 2015 Theodore Roosevelt Award Honoree Please join us for a complimentary networking luncheon.  Enjoy great food, interact …

Hatch, a Creative-Reuse Art Festival, returns this weekend, and tonight’s show will give you the chance to hear all about it. Hatch is produced by The I.D.E.A. Store, a reative-reuse marketplace and social earned-income enterprise …

PechaKucha Night Champaign-Urbana Volume 17 is just around the corner! Shake off those winter blues and come out to The Canopy Club for a wonderful evening of inspiration, laughter and art! Topics and perspectives vary …

The News-Gazette is doing god’s work and offering a scientific poll to see which mayoral candidate is going to get the most local support. I’m a little disappointed there’s not a write-in option because I …

C-U Comedy is back at Big Grove this Thursday, February 26th with special guests Kristen Toomey and Joe Roderick. $15 tickets available at the door or call to reserve your seat at (217) 239-3505. 7 …

From a press release:  Champaign-Urbana’s most prestigious independent art gallery the Outhaus is honored and proud to be hosting Blaque Lyte Bubbly, the most recent installment of a roving art exhibition of exclusively black light …

Do you love Urbana’s Market at the Square so much you want to work there? The market folks are hiring for seasonal staff. The job description and application can be found here.    Post by …

A press conference will be held on Friday at the University YMCA to show residents how the University of Illinois has failed to fulfill its land grant mission to provide accessibility to all residents of …

There’s a pretty interesting project happening in Urbana called Urbana Boulders, where Alex Bragg and Kris Schmarr have plans to build an indoor rock climbing space. They currently have an Indiegogo campaign in the works, …

What’s happening with Iowa basketball this season is kind of, sort of, exactly like what is happening with Illinois. Despite some signature wins (North Carolina, Ohio State twice, Maryland), the Hawkeyes have dropped some ugly …

SUCCESS= going from failure to failure without loss of Enthusiasm, Energy & Effort.#OSKEE15 pic.twitter.com/9v8ntmzCPv — Mike Ward (@mkeward) February 25, 2015 Well, having the 109th ranked defense in the NCAA is starting to make a …

You may be sitting at your desk right now thinking about how your back is bugging you. It could be from shoveling snow over the weekend or from strenuous activity at the gym, but according …

The Urbana Business Association has announced the next installment of Urbana Restaurant Week, happening March 2-8. Be on the lookout for some coverage from our end soon enough. Check out the information below from the …

The Station Theatre has announced its cast for Appropriate, a play by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, to be directed by Mike Prosise. The play will run April 23rd through May 9th. Per a Station press release, the …

Next week, a series of film screenings titled “Screening Memories: A Documentary Film Series” kicks off with Watchers of the Sky (2014), which is about Raphael Lemkin’s quest to establish the UN’s Genocide Convention and his lasting influence …

Seven Saints is now offering a steak dinner on Monday nights — that’s tonight! You can treat yourself to a 10 ounce Old Time Meat & Deli ribeye grilled to your liking, served with smashed …

The next show in Smile Politely’s ongoing show series features three local bands:  Tractor Kings, Mutts, and Lanterna, the ambient project of Henry Frayne, for which the event will be a record-release show—their first LP …

Triptych will start canning select brews, starting with Little Secret (scheduled to be available as early as next month).  Per Triptych’s Facebook page: We’re happy to announce that we will soon begin canning a few …

92.5 The Chief has been hacked on the internet by REAL LIFE HACKERS and they are making outrageous demands! According to listener Bloodbath Hitchens, the hackers have been hacking away at the internet and data …

The I.D.E.A. Store‘s Hatch, their creative re-use arts festival, is happening soon: February 26th-March 14th. The schedule of events was just released, which you can check out below. Thursday, February 26 7:30 – 8:30 pm  Lecture: …

It’s been cold, and snowy, and generally unpleasant to walk around outside for days (weeks?) now. If you’re like me and you need a GOOD REASON to leave the warmth of your home, tonight’s Market …

Suburban Express is at it again with awful decision making (and insanity, really) — this time where they’ve chosen to write some pretty uncool things about Black Sheep. Dennis Toeppen has a history of these …

From the Facebook event: Join us for an afternoon discussion with Patrick Earl Hammie and Chris Kienke. Both artists are represented in the Painting Is Dead?! exhibition and are Illinois faculty members in the School …

After a week’s rest, the Illinois men’s basketball team is back at it on Sunday when Michigan State comes to the State Farm Center. It was just two weeks ago the Illini went to East …

From a press release: Children in Champaign County are invited to the 15th Annual Read Across America Community Celebration!  The theme this year is Oh, the Places You’ll Go, when you read! The event is …

Join Cara Cummings for an evening workshop on botanical painting. Learn a little bit about botanical illustration and food in art. You will work on your own watercolor painting in the dining room at Prairie …

Tonight on Smile Politely Radio we’re going to get creepy and crawly with the organizers of the Insect Fear Film Festival. The Insect Fear Film Festival has been a long-standing tradition of the Department of Entomology …

This is super cool. Rowan Hansen, a fifth grader from Champaign wrote a letter to DC Comics explaining that she would enjoy their comics and stories more if girls and women were represented better. After …

The democratic process is alive and well this week as the University of Illinois’ Campus Student Election Commission seeks student signatures to place questions on the upcoming March 2015 election ballot. The Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit …

There are like 15 different styles of these socks. They look a bit short to be full-on men’s dress socks, but I think you could make it work. Especially wearing the “I used to give …

From the press release: Caterpillar Celebrates Grand Opening of Data Innovation Lab Company builds upon successes at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Caterpillar Inc. today announced the grand opening of its …

What can you say about artists who take their inspiration from comic books, strip shows, shop windows, and the seemier side of urban life in Chicago? Sounds hip, current, relevant. But in the 60’s, an era …

Next Tuesday, Democratic State Senator from the 52nd District Scott Bennett will hold a town hall meeting. Here are the details: Town Hall Meeting, February 25 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Robeson Pavilion Room …

On Thursday, February 26th, as part of the Robert and Catherine Carr Reading Series, the Illini Union bookstore will host author Andre Dubus III.  Per the Carr series webpage: Andre Dubus III is the author …

In a city that is known for having played host to the landmark trial defending the 1st Amendment right to the Separation of Church and State (McCollum v. Board of Education), it is with a …

Well this is a bit of great news for local figure skating and hockey programs, as well as students and local residents. The University of Illinois Ice Arena will remain open throughout the summer months …

The City of Urbana I.D.O.T. Traffic Stop Data Task Force invites the public and the minority driving population to come out and share their stories about how traffic stops have impacted them. The City of Urbana …

JT Walker’s in Mahomet is doing a giveaway that you should definitely pay attention to: They’re giving away a $100 gift card to a lucky reader, and you can enter here. Remember when we ate …

Presently Absent, a collection of paintings by Tom Berenz, will be on display through March 31st at Parkland College’s Giertz Gallery. From Parkland’s press release: Tom Berenz blurs the lines between realism and abstraction, beauty …

Per an Eastern Illinois University press release: Two local poets will come together for a reading Thursday, Feb. 19 at 6 p.m. in the Doudna Fine Arts Center Lecture Hall on the campus of Eastern …

The University YMCA has a new monthly program called Cosmo Coffee Hour, which celebrates different cultures each month. This Saturday’s event is all about celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year: Date: Saturday, February 21st, 2015 Time: …

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