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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Kelly White, Executive Director 40 North | 88 West – Champaign County Arts Council kwhite@40north.org, 217.351.9841 2014 Boneyard Arts Festival Highlights Boneyard Arts Festival – presented by 40 North, Champaign County …

On Sunday, April 6th at 7 p.m., at the Chapel of Saint John the Divine, 1011. S. Wright St., organist Scott Montgomery will perform the Sations of the Cross composed by Marcel Dupre. The music …

The Public Health Professional at the University of Illinois are hosting a National Public Health Week event on Tuesday, April 8th from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on the Main Quad. Should it rain, the event will …

Per The News-Gazette, it looks like longtime downtown Champaign music shop C.V. Lloyde will take their storefront elsewhere. Here are some portions of the N-G article with basic information: The store, at 102 S. Neil St., C, plans …

Do you love language? Rediscover your creativity at Poems on the Porch. The Champaign-Urbana Poetry group will be hosting a poetry writing workshop for the community Thursday, April 3rd, 2014 from 5–7pm. Prompts, pencils, and …

The greater Champaign-Urbana region is among the least sprawling in the country according to a new report out today from Smart Growth America — and that’s great news for C-U’s families. Measuring Sprawl 2014 examines development …

Emerging Artist at the Y presents: “Inside/Outside” Opening Reception: Thursday, April 10 from 5–7 p.m. Murphy Gallery at the University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright, Champaign Corner of Wright & Chalmers Always a highlight of the …

Our friends at Sleepy Creek Vineyards are holding a winemaking class Thursday, April 9 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 (plus $2.37 processessing fee). You can register here. That’s a sweet deal for all this …

From the press release:   2014 Sculpture Entry Form  Submission Deadline: June 6, 2014 5:00pm CST    The Public Art League (PAL) in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is seeking artists to display sculptures in our community. Selected …

Dateline April 1. This community is rich in its output of great music, and one of the highlights of the year is always The Great Cover-Up. Usually, the names of which acts are being covered …

Busey is expanding its annual initiative, Community Promise Week, and dedicating the entire month of April to service in celebration of National Volunteer Month. During Community Promise Month, each Busey associate is encouraged to volunteer …

Per a press release: Since 2006, when Books to Prisoners started keeping computerized records, volunteers have sent 93,811 books to 27,149 inmates in Illinois facilities. Books are sent in response to letters written by inmates. …

Oh, my! We’re 5! So, on Wednesday, April 2nd, from 5:30-7 p.m. at Pizza M (inside Cafeteria & Company) in Urbana, come celebrate the Champaign-Urbana Design Organization’s growth and accomplishments with our members and close …

Greetings, SP readers. We’re a magazine with a ton of possibility when it comes to photo/video content, and we’re in search of an engaged community member for our Photo Editor position. The ideal candidate will …

As a thank you to customers, Strawberry Fields is offering 15% off all purchases all day this Saturday, April 5. (The store is open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.) It might be best to get …

nettle panna cotta, olive oil, black pepper, micro greens smoke poached spring leek, pickled egg mimosa, butter vinaigrette, grilled ramp salsa verde carrot tagliatelle, spring peas, triple s farms bacon, parmesan seared bay scallops, pork …

Senior climatologist and meteorologist Steven Hilberg will present a program called “Signs in the Sky” on Monday, March 31st at 6:30 p.m. at the University of Illinois Extension Office, 801 Country Fair Drive, Champaign. This …

Illinois Public Media’s free Community Cinema screening for April follows the down-but-not-out Medora, Ind., high school basketball team, whose struggles parallel its town’s fight for survival. In Indiana, where communities love their high school basketball, …

From the press release: DOCHA, DOWNTOWN CHAMPAIGN’S FREE CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL, ANNOUNCES FIFTH SEASON APRIL 11–13, 2014 Champaign, IL — DoCha, downtown Champaign’s free chamber music festival, announces its fifth season, April 11-13, 2014. All …

The Urbana Business Association is hiring! We are looking for a fun, creative, out-of-the-box thinker to join our team as our Marketing Coordinator.  The Marketing Coordinator manages advertising and promotion of the UBA on a …

I’ve been sick with a wicked sore throat for 5 days. I’ve eaten enough popsicles to last 3 childhood summers. By the third day, I was willing to try just about anything. My massage therapist, Sara Curtis, …

Check out this video of Saru Ramen’s January pop up event, featured on Illinois Public Media’s Backyard Industry program. 

You might recall our feature on Autumn Berry Inspired in our first installment of Bonfire from last fall, which put Dustin Kelly and his project in focus. Now, they’re looking for some help from the community. …

Stories & Beer | Mike ‘n’ Molly’s | Saturday | 5 p.m. | FREE This Saturday at Mike ‘N Molly’s, Stories & Beer presents University of Illinois Professor and author of the collection OVERPASS, Steve …

JT Walker’s in Mahomet is teaming up with some local area sourced growers and producers for a Spring Beer Dinner on April 6th at 5 p.m.  4 courses of local grub for $50 with local …

This Thursday, March 27th, Champaign-Urbana Theatre Company (otherwise known as CUTC) will open their limited production run of the fan-favorite musical You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Revised). The show is directed by Stefanie Senior, with …

Here’s Big Grove Tavern’s menu for Sunday night’s themed dinner. Reservations are required. Call 217-239-3505, or make them here. 

Sitara Indian Restaurant and Lounge has just posted this information on its Facebook page: This week is spring break for a lot of people come on in during spring break and spend $50.00 and we …

From the press release: City of Urbana Announces 2014 Urbana Arts Grant Recipients The City of Urbana Public Arts Commission is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2014 Urbana Arts Grants. Created in 2009, …

What better way to start off this Monday morning then thoughts of sunshine, the paciffic ocean, and come movie trivia. This is for all you Shawshank Redemption fans. “[in a letter to Red] Dear Red. …

From the press release: 40 North | 88 West Announces Winners of the 5th Annual ERIC SHOW  Students from 14 area high schools compete at juried art show Champaign County — 40 North | 88 West …

Champaign-Urbana’s own American Football, the highly influential emo outfit made up of Mike Kinsella (Cap’n Jazz, Owen, Owls), Steve Lamos, and Steve Holmes, is reissuing their self-titled debut record in May on Polyvinyl. Pretty awesome …

MTD is reducing its services for Uof I spring break. Be sure to check the temporary schedule so you don’t pair swinging temperatures with being horribly late. 2 Red Express: Regular 2 Red Express service through …

Back in December, we posted about the upcoming David Foster Wallace biopic that would star Jason Segel as Wallace. Now photos of Segel are surfacing, giving us an idea of how he will look as …

From the press release: Call for Artists and Performers for the 2014 Art at the Market Urbana’s Art at the Market is now accepting applications to participate as an art workshop leader or performer during …

The Land Connection is hosting a series of workshops called Farm Dreams that introduce community members to the possibilities and necessities of starting their own farm business. As the demand for fresh, healthy foods produced …

These sweet tasting loaves of fresh-baked-Challah-goodness can be yours, but only on Fridays!

I completely missed this in the Overture for the week, so hopefully I can make up for that fault by posting this for all to see. Cursive’s Tim Kasher will be performing in C-U tonight, …

It does look like something straight out of Breaking Bad but its for making iced coffee. We swear. Stop by Columbia Street Roastery and ask us how it works. Spring is here. FINALLY! Time to …

It’s what we’ve been waiting for anxiously for quite somet time now, and here it is. Ebertfest 2014, folks, from the press release: 16TH ANNUAL EBERTFEST TO OPEN WITH STEVE JAMES’ LIFE ITSELF, FULL FILM …

Looking for something to do on a Thursday night? Go to Soap Box at Flying Machine Coffee. Local comedian Matthew Sylvain hosts this music showcase and comedy open mic. It’s a quick two hours, starting at 8 p.m., …

As you may recall, Pandamonium Doughnuts will have three pop-up events at [co][lab] in Urbana March 21-23, March 28-30, and April 4-6. Check out the menu and details below.  

The Krannert Center is hosting the North American Saxophone Alliance conference will perform at the Great Foellinger Hall Auditorium. This is the 20th anniversary of the bienniel conference. The conference will focus on the versaitlity …

Nano Days When: April 5th, 2014 Time: 1-5 p.m. Where: Orpheum Children’s Science Museum Cost: Free  The Orpheum Children’s Science Museum invites participants to imagine, discover and explore a world that’s too small to see! …

The long awaited return of the Alma Mater will finally happen next month. Since she first left the campus in August 2012, she has been undergoing a laser cleaning resortation in Forest Park. The Alma …

Champaign Cycle in Urbana is now open for business. Come by 110 S. Race St in Urbana and see our beautiful space. We are a full service shop that will cover all your cycling needs …

In case you missed it, Carol Ammons took down Sam Rosenberg in last night’s primary election. Thanks to Brian Dolinar for the photo.

His Kid’s Closet is a new local non-profit that takes donations of used clothing and redistributes them to those in need. His Kid’s Closet is currently serving at Kenwood, Bottenfield, Robeson, Westview and Garden Hills …