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We know the C-U is pretty great, and at Smile Politely, at least, we do our best to highlight the best (and sometimes the worst) of what this area has on offer.  The Thrillist article …

The Champaign-Urbana Theatre Company’s Penguin Project makes community theatre accessible to special-needs youth. Opening this weekend, Pure Imagination, is a family-friendly musical revue featuring music from Seussical, Shrek :The Musical, Beauty and the Beast, Frozen and more. Come out …

The Champaign Urbana Public Health District has the new bivalent COVID booster, targeting the BA.4 and BA.5 versions of the Omicron strain, for anyone 12 and up. You can schedule your appointment online. If CUPHD’s …

The University of Illinois Rare Book and Manuscript Library’s fall exhibit will feature letters from its extensive Conde de Montemar collection, along with other books about the Spanish conquest and colonization of Perú. If you …

The Literary is hosting movie nights one Friday a month, featuring book-ish and adjacent films. This Friday, September 16th, you can watch one of the greatest movies of all time, The Princess Bride. The 1987 …

PechaKucha Night CU is back and its coming to Urbana’s Broadway Food Hall on October 28th with a spooky stories theme. Stay tuned for more details here. Top photo from the Facebook event page.

Back in June, I interviewed Katie Snyder of the Museum of the Grand Prairie about the upcoming Healing Hearts Community Collage project, featuring community created images and text to be assembled by artist Cindy Blair Sampson. …

It’s that time, people! Ready your yard waste bags and rakes, and save the dates for the City of Champaign’s Fall Yard Waste collection: Fall Yard Waste Collection CHAMPAIGN – The City of Champaign Fall …

Maize is hosting a celebration party for El Grito De Independencia, Mexico’s Independence Day, on Friday, September 16th. There will be live music, arts vendors, and folklorico dancers in addition to delicious Mexican food and …