WILL Call: What’s happening in Champaign-Urbana Aug. 31-Sept. 4?
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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 House. Offerman, who is widely known for his role as Ron Swanson in the NBC comedy “Parks and Recreation,” has a connection to the Japan House that goes back decades….
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 the Savoy 16 theater for a local premiere. Focusing on parents who have trouble stepping back from their kids’ lives, “You’re OUT!” tells the story of two dads who will…
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 being hunted down by a masked killer, intended as a love letter to the classic horror films of the 1980s and featuring a local cast and crew. After premiering a…
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 Andronicus” by playwright Don Zolidis, a troupe of friendship-loving ponies gathers together to put on a play that’s often called Shakespeare’s bloodiest tragedy as a gift for their princess. “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 weekend belonged to the horses, with three different horse shows on the schedule. The horse show on the fair opening day (Friday, July 21) was organized by 4-H, and featured…
‘Ride the Cyclone’ raises questions about worthwhile lives
URBANA — The Station Theatre in Urbana is preparing for the opening of its next musical: “Ride the Cyclone.” In the show by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell, a roller coaster accident kills five students, and a magical fortune-telling machine offers to bring one of them back to life. However, the teens must compete for…
Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96
Tony Bennett often said his lifelong ambition was to create “a hit catalog rather than hit records,” which he accomplished through more than 70 albums.
Sinfonia da Camera hosts piano institute, announces season 40
The University of Illinois Summer Piano Institute returns during the week of July 24.