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We are excited to partner with Krannert Art Museum to present PechaKucha Night C-U Vol. 15! In addition to nine unique speakers, PKN C-U Vol. 15 will include free admission, music by DJ Wisconsin beginning …

Local author (and once upon a time SP Editor and writer) Donald Mabbott has a new book out, Wing Man Jesus. You can check out the cover art to the right there, and the book is …

Krannert’s Studio Theatre From the Advertising and Publicity Director of The Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: The New Short Play Festival Selections Evening News by Aaron Carter Seward, Kansas by Matthew-Lee Erlbach Pigeons, Sharks, and …

You may have seen the term #Dufnering around the internet due to the craze last year surrounding this photo of pro golfer Jason Dufner. Just the other day, the Parkland golf squad qualified for nationals, …

AudioFeed Music Festival is back again this year — after the inaugural event last summer — happening on July 2-6 at the Champaign County Fairgrounds. Check out the lineup below, as well as information from the …

Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery has announced a new series of events to be held at the farm. Per the PFF Facebook page: We are starting our Third Friday Pop-Up Events! On the 3rd Friday …

Stop by bacaro at 6 p.m., Thursday, May 15 for a wine tasting. For $20, you’ll sample wine imported by Robert Houde of Robert Houde Wines, and Thad Morrow, owner of bacaro. Bar snacks provided.  …

There will be two pretty exciting new plays at the Station Theatre in Urbana, this summer, and here’s your chance to be a part of the action. From a Station press release: SUMMER SEASON AUDITIONS …

Murphy’s Pub in Campustown has been featured on Thrillist‘s list for “The 33 Best College Bars in America” this week. Check out the full list, which features bars from across the country, high and low. Most …

Here’s an interesting event that’s happening at the beginning of June. Women who are football lovers might be interested in something like this, and you can request more information from Nicole Anderson at andrsn03@illinois.edu.  You …

When in doubt, don’t throw it out! On Dump & Run: May Collection Days, the University YMCA collects reusable items from move out and spring-cleaning. Bring accepted items to the University YMCA from May 12-23.  Each …

Pretty cool trio of businesses partnering up for all-things-collaborative, and they’re celebrating with a ribbon cutting ceremony in Downtown Urbana on Friday afternoon. Check it. From the press release: URBANA BUSINESSES CELEBRATE COLLABORATION WITH JOINT …

The Red Herring has new and extended hours through the summer: Lunch: Wednesday through Friday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vegan Fusion Dinner: Wednesdays 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Farm to (turn)Table Dinner: Saturdays 5 …

Miles Nielsen and the Rusted Hearts will be returning to Sleepy Creek Vineyards this Saturday, May 10th at 8 p.m. They are a favorite at the winery and always put on a great show. You’ll …

C-U CitizenAccess has posted restaurant failures from the first part of this year (January through March). Firehaus and Cactus Grill were forced to temporarily shut down as a result of several significant health code violations. …

Chris and Anne Lukeman, two local filmmaking wizards, have announced a Kickstarter campaign to help fund Season Two of their “weird transistorpunk webseries” (their description), ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE 1970s. You can check …

Urbana Free Poetry will be held this Sunday, May 11th, at 2 p.m. at the Urbana Free Library. Three local poets will read six sets in one hour—half original work, half poems from books that …

Joe Petry is kicking off his campaign for mayor of Champaign this Thursday at 10 a.m. He’ll be chatting with press and invited guests in the mezzanine lobby of the Virginia Theatre about his views and …

Some unsettling news that’s being investigated at Booker T. Washington Elementary has come our way, which involves an 8 year-old student who was carrying a loaded 9mm magazine. Check out the news release below. From …

The newest of Champaign Park District’s events, the Mariposa Music Festival will take place in Downtown Champaign on July 12th. They’ve just unveiled the lineup, which features Braid (who recently announced their new record, No Coast), …

Who doesn’t like free things? Well, just by simply visiting First Federal Savings Bank in Champaign-Urbana over the next few days, you’ll be able to take home one of these tomato plants. Seems easy enough …

Pitchfork recently released (and has been updating) their Guide to Festivals, as music festival season is upon us. The Pygmalion Festival has been featured in the guide, and you can check out the screen shot …

You might remember our piece on emcee BeeKay from a short while back, but he’s released a new video for one of his tracks, “Saul Goodman”. Check it out below.

From the press release: CITY OF URBANA LAUNCHES NEW TALK SHOW It’s All About U is a monthly video and audio series recently launched by the City of Urbana and Urbana Public Television intended to connect …

A new application has recently launched — founded by Champaign’s Kerris Lee — called Storyboard Cafe. Here’s some information about it from their site: Storyboard Café is a grassroots based company that built an online …

You probably know how congested Green Street in Campustown can get, regardless of whether or not students are around. Well, there’s a petition worth checking out that is bringing up the point of making this …

bacaro participated in Chicago’s Baconfest last weekend, and was a finalist for Saturday’s lunch. Baconfest saw 164 restaurants cook nearly 8,000 pounds of bacon.  bacaro’s almost-winning dish—smoky graham cracker, bone marrow fudge, chocolate bacon, savory …

A few components were added to the Pygmalion Festival last year — Pygmalion Lit Fest and The Made Fest. The Made Fest (taking place September 27-28) has now opened things up to accept applications for …

Champaign Public Library Wins Prestigious National PR Award The Champaign Public Library has won a 2014 John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award for the Library Foundation’s “Show Some Library Love” fundraising campaign. The honor …

Class Act at SoDo Theatre has announced some schedule updates for its Class Act Summer Theatre Camp: “Our summer theatre training programs are filling up, and we’ve made some schedule changes due to popular demand!” …

2014 Prizes Awarded at Illinois for $200k Cozad Competition and $20k Illinois Innovation Prize Wearable Device Technology & Projection Mapping Startup Win Top Prizes at Cozad New Venture Competition The 14th Annual Cozad New Venture Competition …

Valerie Hotchkiss, the director of the Rare Book and Manuscript Library, holds the only known copy of a children’s book printed in 1536; photo by L. Brian Stauffer Hymnals and children’s books don’t last too …

A new student musical production will be coming your way (if you’re around Lincoln Hall, that is) this week. In Progress: A Broadway Revue is a snapshot of four friends who, after falling out of …

Longtime local staple Braid has just announced they’re releasing their first full-length record in 16 years on July 8th of this year (after some news of them working on it previously), and they’re calling it No …

The Urbana Police Department will be giving away free bicycles on Thursday, May 8th from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at 704 South Glover Street, Urbana. They’ll be offering one bike per person in as-is condition, so show …

We’ll have some coverage of the Market coming your way at the end of the week, but here is some information about the upcoming opening of Urbana’s Market at the Square this weekend. From the …

Indie feature film Food is coming to town this summer and looking for locations, cast members and extras. Food, directed by Daryl Wein, and starring CBS’ Friends With Better Lives actress Zoe Lister-Jones, follows a young …

Menu 50 USD asparagus salad, grilled broccolini, raisins, almonds, leek salsa verde bacon mousseline, pickled ramps, jalapenos, pea tendrils, olive oil tagliatelle, stone crab claws, triple s farms bacon, green garlic chicken fried sweetbreads, beet …

Einstein Bros Bagels is throwing down a pretty great deal happening on Friend Appreciation Day on April 30th (this Wednesday). You can take advantage of this by heading to this link and printing out your …

Seven Saints will celebrate its seventh birthday on Saturday, May 10th. There will be a variety of specials, including a 7 malt, 7 hops, 7% ABV brown ale specially made by Triptych Brewing. There will …

Figure One announces its open call for submissions to this summer’s Artists-in-Residence Program (AIR). Each summer, Figure One has two artists in its AIR program. “These individuals are invited to turn its galleries into their …

Members of the Urbana Adult Education graduating class of 2014 who have earned their Urbana High School Diploma will celebrate their accomplishment on Sunday, June 1st, 2014 at 3 p.m. at the Urbana High School …

From the press release:    Krannert Center for the Performing Arts 2014 Debut Artists Announced: Samuel Gingher, piano Alexandra Nowakowski, soprano The dual roles of Krannert Center as a professional performing arts center and a …

The Champaign Urbana Symphony Orchestra is playing at Foellinger Great Hall tonight at 7:30. A Russian Festival, conducted by Stephen Alltop and featuring Wendy Warner on cello, is at The Krannert Center for the Performing …

Yesterday, Kraft drivers got some news that was unfortunate but not entirely out of the blue. At the Urbana Holiday Inn, roughly 60 drivers were told they will be let go, starting as soon as …

Some interesting stuff coming from former Illini basketball star Stephen Bardo has surfaced via Twitter, where he criticizes the arrest of current Illini basketball player Darius Paul for underage drinking and resisting arrest. Here are …

On Saturday, University of Illinois students/artists Sean Tierney and William Blake will be hosting a punk show at Figure One gallery in order to promote different outlets for art. Local bands Bookmobile, Chain’s Gang, Mouthsex, …

Mark your calendars, people. Synchronize your watches. Triangulate some satellites if you have to. There are plans to be made. Pitch Perfect will be the late night show (10 p.m.) at The Art Theater Co-op …