The Beat returns to downtown Champaign
The Beat kicks off this Saturday at 8pm in downtown Champaign.
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Making a comeback: The Fray’s guitarist discusses band’s music and current tour
The Fray is performing at the Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater this weekend as part of its 2025 tour.
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Incoming Urbana mayor DeShawn Williams hopes to unite the city
Williams will be sworn in on May 3. IPM’s Kimberly Schofield asked him what it means for him to be Urbana’s first Black mayor, how he hopes to bring the city together and why he plans to spend a lot of time with youth.
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Playing the Changes: How jazz music helped unite a South African university
Darius and Catherine Brubeck visit CU this week to discuss their work creating a jazz program in apartheid-era South Africa.
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Virginia Theatre raises its curtain after three months of going dark
Renovations have been completed at the Virginia Theatre, which is officially reopening for Ebertfest on April 23rd.
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Tradition and Triumph: Christie Clinic Illinois Race Weekend celebrates its sixteenth year in April
Tradition and Triumph is the theme for the 2025 Christie Clinic Illinois Race Weekend.
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Deadline extended for Pens to Lens competition, giving students a chance to bring ideas to the big screen
Students have until March 9 to submit a script to the Pens to Lens Student Screenwriting and Filmmaking Competition.
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NPR’s Student Podcast Challenge open for students to share their stories
NPR’s Student Podcast Challenge is open through May 2nd, for students in grades 4-12.
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Guitarist Isaiah Sharkey to close out Uncorked with Illinois Soul for Black History Month
Renowned guitarist and singer Isaiah Sharkey closes out Uncorked with Illinois Soul for Black History Month.
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NPR Tiny Desk Contest taking music submissions from artists
NPR’s Tiny Desk contest is open through February 10th.
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A Champaign agency’s design is a finalist for the Illinois new state flag contest
CHAMPAIGN — Nearly 5,000 designs were submitted for Illinois’ state flag contest, and Champaign-based Clanin Creative‘s design has made it as one of the top ten finalists. Morning Edition host Kimberly Schofield spoke with Clanin Creative’s director Scott Clanin and graphic designer Colleen Hayes about the design process — and why they feel Illinois could…
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There’s a new Piano Man in town
Andrew Simek is taking over the role of the Piano Man at the Canopy Club in Urbana.
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Experience CU kicks off the year promoting non-alcoholic beverages with the Mocktail Trail
Experience CU has launched the CU Mocktail Trail, highlighting businesses with alcohol-free drinks to kick off “Dry January,”
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White Christmas opens at Parkland College to celebrate the holiday season
White Christmas, the stage musical adaption of the 1954 film, runs for the next two weekends in Champaign.
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Local theater holding auditions for actors to explore race and the American dream
The Station Theatre in Urbana is holding auditions for Skeleton Crew this weekend. The play tells the story of four Black characters working at an auto plant that’s at risk of going under.
