Latest Arts & Culture News From The Illinois Newsroom Team
CETACEAN: Whales and the world we live in
URBANA -Deke Weaver’s The Unreliable Bestiary is a performance series about animals, their environments, and how humans interact with them. His life-long project has a performance for each letter of the alphabet and so far includes Monkey, Elephant, Wolf,
WILL Call: What’s happening in Champaign-Urbana Aug. 31-Sept. 4?
Listen to Kimberly Schofield and Owen Henderson talk about weekend events on IPM News AM 580 and FM 90.9 – Wednesdays at 6:45 and 8:45 a.m., and Thursdays at 5:44 p.m.
Trumpeter James Vaughen spreads joy with music
James Vaughen is a professional trumpet player who grew up in Champaign.
WILL Call: What’s happening in Champaign-Urbana this weekend?
Our calendar of arts and entertainment events in central Illinois.
Offerman returns to CU for Japan House fundraiser
URBANA – Actor and University of Illinois alum Nick Offerman will perform a show this weekend in Champaign-Urbana to raise money for the University’s Japan
IPM Clef Notes Editor Katie Buzard sings on ‘Great Performances’
Kimberly Schofield spoke with IPM’s Clef Notes writer and editor Katie Buzard about her featured singing role on Great Performances, which airs on Monday, August 21 at 9pm.
Baseball comedy premieres in Savoy
The movie “You’re OUT!” is a road trip comedy of errors, much of it filmed in Champaign County. And on Aug. 12, it’s coming to
Champaign Clippers is a throwback to vintage baseball
On August 26, the Champaign Clippers will host a vintage base ball game at Weaver Park.
DJ Casper, the Chicagoan who created the ‘Cha Cha Slide,’ dies at 58
Casper was known to music and dance fans around the globe for the hugely popular line dance/song.
CU slasher film returns home
“Final Summer” is a Champaign-Urbana-made indie slasher film about a group of counselors at a summer camp who find themselves fighting to stay alive while
Shakespeare and ‘My Little Pony’ meet in upcoming play
Shakespearean tragedy and “My Little Pony” might seem completely unrelated, but the Twin City Theatre Company’s next play combines the two. In “My Little Titus
CUTC brings The Music Man back to the Virginia Theatre for its fourth run
The Champaign Urbana Theatre Company is bringing a familiar production to the area next week. Illinois Newsroom’s Kimberly Schofield has more from the people who are bringing River City, Iowa back to life…for the fourth time.
Young people and their horses opened the Champaign County Fair
URBANA – Cattle, sheep and swine are being shown off in agricultural competitions this week at the Champaign County Fair in Urbana. But this past
