Previews

Julie previews the C-U Black and African Arts Festival, happening this weekend at Lincoln Square Mall. 

Debra previews the Pygmalion Poetry Marathon, which kicks off on Friday night at the Bread Company in Urbana. 

Debra chats with poets Mark Halliday and Jill Rosser in preview of their Saturday reading at Pygmalion. 

Julie chats with Director of Research Park Laura Frerichs about PYGHACK, happening this weekend at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. 

Debra previews the 2019 Made Fest, happening this Friday and Saturday as part of PYGMALION. 

Debra chats with director and actor Aaron Polk about the surprising road to No Exit, which opens this Friday at the SoDo Theatre. 

With the 15th edition of PYGMALION only a couple days away, it’s time for our breakdown of what’s what as the interdisciplinary festival sets up for a jam-packed weekend in Champaign-Urbana.

Debra talks with Dana Overman of Her Creative Collective in preview of its grand opening this Saturday. 

Cope offers a glimpse of In Her Closet: How to Make a Drag Queen, an exhibit opening at Spurlock Museum this Sunday.