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Sanford Hess, operator of the Art Theater, has confirmed that the Art will be hosting The New Art Film Festival (NAFF) in conjunction with the Boneyard Arts Festival and C-U Confidential. The festival will run …

Friday, April 9 • 6:00–9:00 p.m.at The Urbana Free Librarya special after-hours event! Hear ye! Hear ye!You are cordially invited to a gala 210 West Green Street • Urbana, Illinois 61801 • 217-367-4057 • urbanafreelibrary.org …

Date: Thursday, April 8, 2010Time: 7:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.Location: Independent Media CenterStreet: 202 S. BroadwayCity/Town: Urbana, IL Turn it UP! is a (mostly) acoustic concert and variety show fundraiser for The UP Center, Champaign County’s new …

Smile Politely is giving away a pair of tickets to Monday night’s Bassnectar show at the Canopy Club. These would normally run you $17 per person, but send an email to music[at]smilepolitely.com with “Bassnectar” as …

Champaign based Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwich Shop opened its 1,000th store in Beaverton, Oregon earlier this week.  Good for them.   Random article with slightly more information.

Yes, it’s quite an unbelievable suicide story. But it’s true:  http://www.news-gazette.com/news/courts-police-and-fire/2010-04-01/man-dies-after-surgery-following-jump-upper-floor-burnham-310

Smile Politely has obtained an advance copy of a report to be released next week confirming that your neighbor has a lot of fucking orange shit. A team of twelve researchers spent months observing your …

Local band Elsinore is one of ten finalists with a chance to win free hotel rooms while on tour in Motel 6’s “Rock Yourself to Sleep” competition.  You can vote here: http://www.rockyourselftosleep.com/ To vote you …