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On Wednesday, September 28th, the Bread and Puppet Theatre will be coming to Cannonball Hill in Urbana’s Crystal Lake Park. A recent release from the School for Designing a Society noted that “believing theater is …

October 6th and 7th is the Chancellor’s Call to Action to Address Racism and Social Injustice Research Symposium, part of a “commitment by our university to put the need to address systemic racism and generationally embedded …

Flying Machine Coffee, perhaps now best known to everyone as Flying Machine Avionics, turns nine today, September 22nd. Once upon a time, nine years ago, Flying Machine opened in Downtown Urbana. For a brief time, …

Perkins Home Improvement just posted some photos of the stage at Rose Bowl Tavern during their renovation of it a year ago.  As someone who doesn’t know the first thing about woodworking or construction, it’s …

The Humanities Research Institute research theme for this year is Un/Doing, “un/doing the status quo that threatens us all — to abolish and defund, to decolonize, divest, decriminalize, dismantle, and de-center.” There are a few …

You still have time to submit your artwork for consideration by Busey Wealth Management. They are looking for pieces to be featured at their headquarters in Urbana from October 2022 to July 2023. The deadline …

Open houses at U of I give us an opportunity to peek behind the scenes at all of the amazing work and research that is happening on campus. There’s a new one added to the …

The Arthouse Experience film series will partner with Illinois Public Media and the Virginia Theater for the 2022-23 season. This series features artistic films and post-screening discussions with directors, producers, and other special guests.  The …

The U.S. Department of Energy just committed $25 million over five years to the Argonne National Laboratory and community and academic leaders to study the effects of climate change in urban settings. Steve Nesbitt, associate head …