40 North | 88 West presents
The 8th Annual Boneyard Arts Festival
Venues and Artists
Sponsored by Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
and The News-Gazette
Thursday, April 15, 2010 | DOWNTOWN CHAMPAIGN
Friday, April 16, 2010 | U OF I CAMPUS
Saturday, April 17, 2010 | DOWNTOWN URBANA
Sunday, April 18, 2010 | OUT & ABOUT CHAMPAIGN COUNTY
(Bondville, Mahomet, Rantoul, Sidney, St. Joseph, Urbana-Champaign)
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Thursday, April 15
DOWNTOWN CHAMPAIGN
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
presents:
- 4:30pm: Elizabeth Simpson, performance artist, throughout downtown
- 5:00pm: Shakespeare on Love @ Taylor Street Courtyard, by Dandelion
- 5:30pm: Global Sounds, Creative Ryhthms @ Walnut and Chester, by 10,000 Villages
- 6:30pm: Soul Premier @ One Main Plaza, by Jim Gould
- 7:30pm: The Gypsy Hips, throughout downtown
- 8:30pm: Elizabeth Simpson, fire spinning @ One Main Plaza, by Jim Gould
- 9:00pm: Hedwig & Friends @ Taylor Street courtyard, by Dandelion
- 9:30pm: Metropolitan Video Project @ Neil and Main
Click here for additional details.
SIGHT SPECIFIC
storefront exhibitions presented by 40 North | 88 West
- 57 East Main (old Trader’s World, next to Memphis on Main): Illuminated mixed media pieces by Kirsten Pauli
- Art Theater Ticket Booth: Kinetic sculpture by Matt Rispoli
Sight Specific is a pilot program supported in part by the City of Champaign.
DOWNTOWN CHAMPAIGN VENUES
209 W UNIVERSITY AVE, SUITE 101
Thurs 12pm-12am: exhibit and sale of a wide variety of works including “All Things That Move” – acrylic and multi-media paintings by David Kopacz; “Chakras in Glass” – stained glass suncatchers and tea lights that suggest the chakras of traditional Indian medicine as depicted in the film “Slumdog Millionaire,” by Julie Hoetker; multi-media sensory event by Sara Holmes featuring photography and collage with companion botanicals and essential oils to stimulate memories associated with experiences in the garden; photography (international scenes, landscapes and more) by Jerry Sims; interactive computer media and prints by Scott Wennerdahl.
312 WALNUT ST
Thurs 6-9pm (subject to change, with performances throughout the night): senior thesis show of Fine and Applied Art students Hanako O'Leary, Alison Rigell, Allison Van Pelt and Kate Lamy. The show - featuring performance, sculpture, painting, video and installation art - is a culmination of the students’ work completed during four years of study at the U of I. Pieces on sale will be clearly marked and prices will be negotiable.
AROMA CAFE
118 N Neil St
www.aroma-cafe.com
Thurs 7am-10pm: display of pieces by Centennial High School’s Advanced Drawing Class, instructor Shannon Batman Percoco. Advanced art students were asked to interpret and create a multi-media assignment based on their personality and identity: “A Map of YOU.” Each student placed a piece or pieces of recycled maps on their board and created a rich environment for description of self. Students also used charcoal, graphite, colored pencil, acrylic paint and collage to create a cohesive message. Each student included text as part of their overall imagery. The students were able to create a diverse and unique group of mixed media art which represents the special qualities of teenagers that are engaging, creating and emerging into our society.
Also featuring works by local artist Melody Bilbo. Melody has a background in working with a wide variety of media; including photography, reduction sculpture, and painting. However, her favorite thing to do is simply sketch with a pencil. Melody’s inspiration mostly comes from a mix of environment, music culture, and raw emotion; exploring contour of geometrics and organics combined with the boundaries set in logic versus abstract. She prefers working with a cooler pallet and enjoys exploring the power of text. Melody uses the pseudonym Mella D. as her signature on finished pieces.
THE ART THEATER
126 W Church St
www.theCUart.com
Thurs 5-10pm; Fri-Sun all day; Mon-Tues 7:30pm. The New Art Film Festival. CU Confidential teams with The Art Theater to present a new collection of locally-made cinema showing exclusively during the Boneyard Arts Festival! Thursday’s program is free admission and will feature a 1-hour loop of short features and trailers – audience members are welcome to come and go! Regular admission fees apply for features and shorts playing April 16-20. Concessions will be for sale throughout. Visit C-U Blogfidential and www.TheCUArt.com for complete schedule.
B. LIME, A GREEN STORE
12 E Washington St
www.blimegreen.com
Thurs 11am-6pm; Fri-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 12-4pm. Paintings in encaustic on wood panel by Christina Nordholm. Christina’s work (on sale from $50-$500) is imagery based upon abstracted landscapes - clouds, water and fire - with the most recent pieces dedicated to Spring.
B. Lime also features recycled handbags and totes by local artisan Leslie Kimble, pottery by Tracy Thomas, vintage napkins by Anna B. and the greeting cards of Umeeta.
BEEMI GALLERY
53 E Logan
beemigallery.wordpress.com
Thurs-Fri 4-11pm; Sat 12-11pm. BeeMi Gallery is an eclectic mixture of artists and musicians crafting a love letter to counter-culture through various art forms. With paintings, photographs, hand-made leather goods and much more by artists Amanda “Mimi” Bickel, Rebecca Reid, Adam Marshall, Randall Plankenhorn, Matt Freden, Elise McAuley, Aaron Grote, Josh Wolf, Jason Dunovan, Brandon Roberts, Cody Pruitt, Ralph Roether and Tristan Bolen.
DJs will be there to spin beats ranging from popular music to dupstep and industrial, featuring Brian Mertz (DJ Mertz), Douglas Layne (DJ DeLayne) and Derrick Stembridge (Drifting In Silence). CDs available for purchase.
BLIND PIG
120 N Walnut St
www.blindpigco.com
Thurs 6-9pm: public readings of original works by writers from the Red Herring Fiction Workshop, featuring Aimee Dearmon, Casey Diana, Gary Doherty, Maureen Holtz, Elaine Fowler Palencia and Scott Solomon.
Founded in 1980, the Red Herring Fiction Workshop is a forum for writers to critique one another’s work in fiction, creative nonfiction and play/screenwriting. The workshop is community-based and open to the public, welcoming writers of all backgrounds and experience levels.
BOLTINI LOUNGE
211 N Neil St
www.boltinilounge.com
Thurs 4pm-2:30am: paintings by Ben Maffit and Lisa Hettinger. Maffit’s 3' x 5' female nudes - acrylic latex on canvas with pastels and chalk - express ambiguity and social distortion in a polarized, playful way. Pieces are available for $1200 each. With Lisa Hettinger’s red high heeled cocktail collection of acrylic paintings.
CAFÉ KOPI
109 N Walnut St
www.cafekopi.com
7am-12 midnight, seven days a week: mixed media pieces by artists Amy Lin, Chelsea Fields and Tyler Bergfield. Works can be purchased by contacting the artists directly. Exhibit up throughout the month of April, during regular cafe hours.
CAKES ON WALNUT
114 N Walnut St
www.cakesonwalnut.com
Mon-Thurs 12-9pm; Fri-Sat 12-10pm. “abCU,” a collaborative show featuring silkscreen prints by local designers and artists – with each print in the show based on a different letter of the alphabet. Prints are reasonably priced and standard frame size.
Organized by CUDO (Champaign Urbana Design Organization) and produced with the support of Weiskamp Screen Printing. Show runs April 12-May 8.
CARMON’S
415 N Neil St
www.carmonsrstaurant.com
Thurs-Fri 11am-9pm; Sat-Sun 10am-9pm. DriveByArt (Eric Burton) - hangings composed of acrylic, hardwood, lacquer and oil. This collection of recent pieces explores ideas of space, security, family and the home. Its mixed forms and materials, from scrap hardwood to derelict machinery, make up compositions that represent Eric's changing outlook towards life, growing older and the creation of art.
CARRIE’S FABULOUS TO FUNKY
204 N Neil St
Thurs 10am-8pm; Fri 10am-7pm; Sat 10am-6pm; Sun 11am-5pm. Showing and sale of outsider art paintings by K. Wilson Fisher and Treasured Trinket Necklaces crafted from small objects by Carrie Jo Homann.
CHRISTOPHER’S FINE JEWELRY DESIGN
124 N Neil St
www.christophers-finejewlery.com
Thurs 6:30pm, 7pm and 7:30pm: storyteller Camille Born, “Of Gems and Dragons,” folk tales for adults and families.
CIRCLES BOUTIQUE
114 N Neil St
Thurs-Sat 11am-7pm; Sun 11am-5pm. Deborah Fell Art Quilts, with new works available for purchase amidst the beautiful setting of Circles Boutique.
CLASS ACT INTERACTIVE EDUCATION AND EVENTS
114 S Neil St
www.classactinteractive.com
Thurs 7pm: Class Act presents “CU Theatresports,” live comedy improv suitable for all ages. Tickets $5.
Free Open House from 2-7pm, featuring the photographs of Kelly Kirchhoefer and an exhibit by the students of Stratton Elementary School under the guidance of their art teacher, Jill Lagerstam. Guests of all ages are invited to have fun dressing up in items from our costume collection and make their own photo art!
DANDELION VINTAGE BOUTIQUE
9 E Taylor St
Thurs 11am-6pm; Fri 11am-9pm; Sat 11am-6pm; Sun 12-5pm. Landscapes in pastel, all for sale, by Gary Schirmer, The artist will also be doing portrait drawings in graphite in the courtyard on Friday from 2-6pm (weather permitting, otherwise inside Dandelion), $15 each for approx. 15 minutes.
Opening Reception for the artist on Friday from 7-9pm, with refreshments served.
ENTERPRISE BUILDING
34 Main St
Thurs-Sun. Window display of recent paintings and drawings by Robin Riggs, Judy Dethmers, Robert Horvath and Suzanne Leochl.
EXILE ON MAIN STREET
1 Main St, Suite 108
www.exilemain.com
Thurs-Sun 10am-9pm: works by silk screen artist Jillian Nickell (www.jilliannickell.com), a freelance illustrator whose band poster designs will be familiar to fans of Elsinore and the Pygmalion Music Festival.
Record Store Day 2010
Saturday, April 17: Exile on Main Street and The Shadowboxer Collective present Record Store Day 2010, with live music and DJs in store from open to close. Come check out your favorite local acts, grab a bite to eat from grill masters Jeff and Ryan (that's right...BBQ!), and pick up one of the incredible limited edition releases coming out exclusively to indie record stores that Saturday.
Saturday Schedule:
- 10-11am: DJ Mertz
- 11-11:30am: Kirkwood West
- 11:35am-12:05pm: Elsinore
- 12:20-50pm: Delta Kings
- 12:55-1:25pm: DJ LEGTWO
- 1:30-2:00pm: The Palace Flophouse
- 2:15-2:45pm: Take Care
- 3-3:30pm: Kayla Brown
- 3:35-4:05pm: Vapor Lanes
- 4:20-4:50pm: Beat Kitchen
- 5:05-5:35pm: My Werewolf Diary
- 5:40-6:10pm: DJ Belly
- 6:10-6:40pm: S.Words w/ DJ Belly
- 6:45-7:15pm: Santah
- 7:30-8pm: Tractor Kings
- 8:05-8:35pm: DJ Tim Hayden
- 8:40-9:10pm: Rice the Sound Transmitter
- 9:15-9:45pm: Epilep[c]
FORMER ILLINOIS CENTRAL STATION
116 Chestnut St, back entrance
Thurs: “Not for Prophet,” an exhibition that questions American trust and devotion to the ‘healing institutions’ of Medicine and Religion. Using subversive humor and the semiotics, materials and conventions of these fields the artists claim authority and personal control while encouraging viewers to do the same. Features selected works – paintings, drawings, stencils, sculpture, mixed media, video, interactive, installation and photographs - by BFA candidates Sean Brice and Andrea Jennings.
GLASS FX GALLERY
202 S First St
www.glassfx.com
Thurs 10am-7:30pm; Fri 10am-5:30pm; Sat 9am-4pm. “Religion and Glass,” an exhibition of traditional and contemporary designs of ecclesiastical glasswork. With works for sale by Marilyn Pollard, Justin Behnke and Richard Taylor.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY RESTORE
119 E University Ave
www.cuhabitat.org
Thurs-Sat 10am-5pm. ReArt 2010, a display of original works created from ReStore materials. Pieces are being sold via a silent auction offered at the store starting Tuesday, April 13 and ending Saturday, April 17. Proceeds benefit Habitat for Humanity of Champaign County.
INDI GO ARTIST COOP
9 E University Ave
www.indi-go-art.com
Thurs 12-11pm; Fri-Sat 12-9pm; Sun 12-5pm: Featuring works by Jason Patterson (www.jasonpattersonart.com); watercolors by Shoshanna Bauer (www.shoshannabauer.com); jewelry and drawings by Julia Maher; and Ping Wu of Ping Wu Design Studio (www.pingwudesignstudio.com) and Project Runway fame – with her hand-made postcards, necklaces and hand-knitted fashion accessories of wool, cotton, mohair and more.
Wed 6-9pm: opening show for Shoshanna Bauer, whose abstract and expressionist paintings, fine art giclee prints, gift and note cards will be for sale.
Thurs 12-5pm: Children's activities - playing movies, selling popcorn, and craft projects run by the U of I’s VIP Arts Outreach group. Includes watercolor demonstrations with Shoshanna Bauer.
Thurs 8-11pm: Indi Go Birthday Party, with music by The Freak Brothers (http://www.myspace.com/freakbros). Ping Wu will be in attendance to meet with fans. Drinks and appetizers served.
Fri 10am-2pm and 6-9pm: Gallery open, with musical performances by Rob Jacobs (myspace.com/robjacobsisquadulant) and Dr. Responsible, 8-10pm.
Sat 8am-10pm: Tango night with accompaniment by Armand Beaudoin and Dorothy Martirano
Sun 3-5pm: Michael LaDue poetry reading
IPPATSU SALON
122 N Neil St
www.ippatsusalon.com
Thurs-Sat 10am-8pm. Featuring “Portraits of Second Life Avatars,” enlarged, signed and numbered prints originally painted on glass (most are on sale for $195), by Phil Strang, and digital art prints inspired by European gothic artwork, by Baub Alred.
JANE ADDAMS BOOK SHOP
208 N Neil St
www.janeaddamsbooks.com
Thurs-Fri 10am-7pm; Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 1-5pm. Acrylic paintings, photographs, CDs and hand-made leather goods on display and for sale by Rebecca Reid, Amanda “Mimi” Bickel, Derrick Stembridge and Adam Marshall. With electronic ambient beats by Drifting in Silence, from 5-6pm Thurs.
JIM GOULD RESTAURANT
1 E Main St
www.jimgoulddining.com
Thurs 11am-10pm; Fri 11am-11pm; Sat 7am-11pm; Sun 10am-2pm. New oils on canvas and giclee prints by Patrick Harness will be available for purchase. With face painting for children and adults by artists from Harshbarger Homestead Retreat Center: Kathy Harshbarger, Judie and Rachel Spencer, 2-6pm Thurs.
JOSEPH KUHN & CO.
33 E Main St
Thurs-Sun: storefront exhibit of paintings by RJ Karlstrom.
KESSLER OPTICAL
44 E Main
www.kessleroptical.com
Thurs 9am-7pm; Fri 9am-5pm; Sat 9am-2pm. Display/sale of paintings by Lisa Strassheim, with selected hand-crafted works by students of the Metal and Jewelry program at the University of Illinois.
LAW OFFICE OF BETSY PENDLETON WONG
115 N Neil St, #101
Thurs 11am-4pm: featuring the oil paintings by Kam W. Wong.
LINCOLN BUILDING
44 E Main St, Suites 418 and 518
Thurs 4-9pm: working studio exhibitions where you can tour the artists' work spaces and see new pieces in progress.
Original works for sale include:
Suite 418: oil paintings, watercolor and contemporary drawings on mylar by Judy Dethmers, Jamie Kruidenier, Suzanne Leochl and Robin Riggs.
Suite 518: landscape and still life oil paintings, contemporary acrylic paintings, linoleum block prints, 3D mixed media art and mixed media assemblages by Beth Darling, Lisa Kesler, Robert Chapman and Ellen Thomas.
LUNA
116 N Chestnut St.
www.luna-cu.com
Thurs-Fri in Luna’s north room: Gathering of the Arts, a CommonMind Production, featuring DJ and dubstep performance, poetry, dance, visual art, live interpretive painting and video performance, live bands, graffiti artists and more with Ryan Michael Fraser, Matt Harsh, Adrienne Downing, Harshil Patel, Julian Henry, Jillian Martin, Angie Heaton and Take Care.
ORPHEUM CHILDREN’S SCIENCE MUSEUM
346 N Neil St
www.orpheumkids.com
Thurs-Fri 10am-4pm; Sat-Sun 1-5pm. Special activities throughout the weekend to celebrate the Boneyard Arts Festival. Admission is $3 for children, $4 for adults.
Thurs 3-8pm: exhibit with paintings by Suzanne Loechl. Suzanne is an Illinois artist who has exhibited regionally in solo and group shows for over ten years. In addition, we'll have many exciting art activities for the whole family. Explore the museum's many interactive exhibits. Children's activities include making a post-it note mural, sidewalk painting, and many exciting DIY activities. Free admission to the museum on Thursday, from 3-8p.
PARKLAND CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER
2400 W Bradley Ave, Bldg G
Sat 12-2pm: display and sale of artwork by children who attend the Child Development Center.
PARKLAND COLLEGE ART GALLERY
2400 W Bradley Ave
Mon-Fri 10am-3pm; Mon-Thurs 6-8pm; Sat 12-2pm. Annual Art & Design Student Juried Exhibition, featuring pieces produced in Parkland’s Art and Design classes in the past year. Works were selected from over 400 submissions by Parkland art faculty. Exhibit includes photography, painting, drawing, digital imaging, metals, sculpture, 3-D and 2-D design, color theory and ceramics.
PEKARA BAKERY
116 N Neil St
www.pekara-bakery.com
Thurs-Sun 7am-9pm. Display of visual graphics and art by Judy Lee.
PILATES CENTER LLC
44 E Main St, Suite 102
www.pilatesctr.com
Thurs 5-10pm: exhibit and sale of acrylic paintings in three distinct series - dancers, florals and sunsets - by Cassandra Clark, with 30-minute sets of operatic singing by Hannah Kramer at the top of every hour.
RATIO ARCHITECTS
10 E Chester St
www.ratioarchitects.com
Thurs-Fri 9am-5pm. Unit 4 Schools Art Program, with select student artwork from three schools represented - Booker T. Washington, Barkstall and Centennial. Featuring clay sculptural pieces, paintings, graphic design works and photographs.
Thurs 4-7pm: sidewalk chalk activities.
STUDIO HELIX
324 N Neil
www.studiohelix.net
Display and sale of photographs by Nicole Semmler.
WEISKAMP SCREEN PRINTING
312 S Neil St
www.weiskamp.com
Thurs-Fri 9am-5:30pm; Saturday 10am-4pm. Display of posters from Weiskamp’s poster printing workshops along with original works created by staff members. Some pieces for sale.
Friday, April 16
U OF I CAMPUS
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
presents:
- 4:00-8:30pm: Robert E. Brown Center for World Music Spring Concert outside @ the Krannert Center Amphitheater and inside the Krannert lobby @ Stage 5
- 6:30pm: Duke of Uke @ 616 Green Street (Panera Courtyard)
- 8:45pm & 9:30pm: “They're in There” site-specific dance piece in a campus building stairwell - view from the Krannert Center west stairs & patio
Click here for additional details.
U OF I CAMPUS VENUES
ALLEN HALL/UNIT ONE
1005 W Gregory Dr
Fri-Sun 5pm-?, with a music recital at 7:30pm Friday night. Display of original works by students of Allen Hall art classes, featuring video, photographs, ceramics and more.
ART-EAST ANNEX STUDIO 2
1301 S Goodwin Ave
Fri 8pm: showing of women’s work by Kirstie Simson, Sarah Haas, Liliana Carrizo and Anne Clark. Two musicians and two dancers join forces to perform for world peace and equality for all women. They will share their stories and reflections through word, song, music and dance. Come join them!
ASIAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER
1210 W Nevada St
go.illinois.edu/aacc
Fri 8:30am-9pm, with a reception from 7-9pm: “Celebrating Asian American Heritage Through Art.” In recognition of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (observed nationally every May), the Asian American Cultural Center is honoring the diversity of Asian and Asian American cultures through art.
This exhibit showcases mixed media by a wide variety of local artists and runs April 12-June 30, Mon-Fri 8:30am-5pm.
Featured Artists:
- Hermia Soo: Chinese brush paintings
- Hua Nian: paper tearing and collage
- Lei Zhang Shanbhag: paintings
- Siti Mariah Jackson-Sullivan: photographs
- Dennis Roberts: woodcuts
- Daniel Smith: paintings
- Ian Wang: red soil and red tea paintings
- Annie Sit: paintings
- Rajni Shinghal: paintings
- Kuldeepa Vartak Mehta: paintings
- Mei Ling Johnston: painting, collages
- Sujata Dey-Koontz: paintings
- Rashmi Kapoor: paintings
BELLA MIA BOUTIQUE
1422 S Neil
www.bellamiaboutique.com
Thurs-Sat 9am-8pm; Sun 11am-5pm. Hand-painted silk (scarves, ties, framed paintings and women's clothing) by Loba C. Chudak.
CANOPY CLUB
708 S Goodwin Ave
www.canopyclub.com
Fri 7-11pm: PechaKucha Night Champaign-Urbana, hosted by CUDO (Champaign-Urbana Design Organization). Cover charge $5 in advance, $7 at the door. Doors open at 7pm with music by DJ Mertz. Show starts at 8:20pm. After party with sketch comedy troupe Fishing with Dynamite, 11pm.
PechaKucha Nights are informal, fun gatherings where creative people get together for a live, high-energy event to share their ideas, works, passions, holiday snaps – just about anything really – in the PechaKucha format: 20 images x 20 seconds each. Drawing its name from the Japanese term for the sound of “chit chat,” PechaKucha was devised as a place where creative people could meet, network and show their work in public. It has evolved into a massive movement, with PK Night events in over 290 cities worldwide.
FAT CITY BAR AND GRILL
505 S Chestnut St
www.fatcitybarandgrill.com
Fri 10pm-2am: DJ Mondo, hip hop dj, and Miss Bri, hip hop female vocalist. With sound and effects provided by Knox Array Event Production.
ILLINI EYECARE EXPRESS
518 E. Green St
www.illinieyecare.com
Fri: photographic prints by Hector Mandel, some framed and others matted, various sizes.
ILLINI MEDIA BUILDING
512 E Green St
www.the217.com
9am-5:30pm: exhibit highlighting the collaborative film and digital efforts of members of UIUC Vintage/Analogue/Manual Photographers (VAMP), a registered student organization. VAMP strives to put a contemporary spin on traditional film and digital work. Exhibit available for viewing Thurs-Sat.
JSM STOREFRONT
W Oregon St near corner of S Gregory St
Fri 6-8pm: Big Bluestem String Band - Jose Agusti, Becki Grosser, Drew Phillips, Rebecca Grosser and Kathleen Everingham – with their eclectic styles of traditional tunes & songs from America, Ireland, French Canadian, Cajun, more.
KRANNERT CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
500 S Goodwin Ave
www.kcpa.illinois.edu
Fri 4-8:30pm: Robert E Brown Center for World Music Spring Concert, featuring visiting artists and Center for World Music student ensembles as well as guests from C-U and around the world. With music from Bali, Guinea, India, China, Japan, Ghana, Russia, Eurasia and the Caribbean.
Begins at 4pm with short performances by gamelan students from Southside Elementary and West African dance and drumming students from Garden Hills Elementary. Following that, from about 4:20pm on, performances by Center for World Music and guest ensembles.
LUTHERAN CAMPUS CENTER, ST ANDREWS LUTHERAN CHURCH
909 S Wright St
www.lutherancampuscenter.org
Fri 7:30-10pm: Champaign Arts Showcase, featuring a display of visual arts/architecture and a series of musical performances in 2 rooms. Also includes samples of cooking and poetry readings.
NOODLES & COMPANY
528 E Green
www.noodles.com
Fri 2-8pm: come to Noodles & Company and create noodle art - jewelry, drawings and more!
RARE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPT/MAP AND GEOGRAPHY LIBRARY
1408 W Gregory, Rooms 346 & 418
www.library.illinos.edu/rbx and /max
Fri 9am-5pm, with a gala reception at 3pm: Rare Book and Manuscript Library (room 346) exhibit, “The Mysterious Stranger: The Marketing of Mark Twain,” to mark the 175th anniversary of Mark Twain's birth and the 100th anniversary of his death.
Fri 9am-4pm: Map and Geography Library (room 418) exhibit, “Meet the Atlas,” celebrating the library’s acquisition of “Earth Atlas,” the world’s largest limited edition atlas ever produced and exploring various contemporary award-winning atlases, 19th- and early 20th-century atlases and beautifully crafted facsimiles of renowned 16th-century atlases.
ROSATI’S PIZZA & CATERING
701 S Gregory Place, Suite H
Fri: Christopher Logan GraFX Airbrush Art. Airbursh art on shirts, canvas and other surfaces.
SOUSA ARCHIVES AND CENTER FOR AMERICAN MUSIC
1103 S Sixth St
www.library.illinois.edu/sousa
Thurs-Fri 8:30am-5pm; Sat 12-5pm. Exhibit of original oil paintings of flowers by Audra Ziegel, part of the Center’s series “Beyond the Home: Women Redefining American Musical Life.” Ms. Ziegel received her Master’s in flute performance from the U of I and currently performs with Yang Ying, a Chinese/Jazz/Rock fusion group. All purchases of the artist’s work will be handled exclusively through her website at audraziegel.blogspot.com/2010/01/etsy-shop.html.
Open Saturday for special tours of historical instrument and sound recording collection, with musical demonstrations on some of the Center's instruments. Visitors can play the SalMar Construction, the first musical instrument to generate dynamic improvisatory electronic music using circuits from the U of I’s early Illiac supercomputer.
The University’s British Brass Band will provide a special concert of traditional 20th-century brass band music at 1pm in the Harding Band Building rehearsal hall.
SPURLOCK MUSEUM
600 S Gregory St
www.spurlock.illinois.edu
Thurs 9am-5pm; Fri 9am-9pm; Sat 10am-4pm; Sun 12-4pm. Special exhibit in the Campbell Lobby – “International Art” by the Half-Day 4’s Class at the U of I Child Development Laboratory. A display of creative work by children after their viewing of art and prevalent visual patterns associated with the cultures and countries of families from the Laboratory’s classroom community.
Film Showings in the Museum’s Knight Auditorium:
- Fri 1:45pm, 4:30pm and 6pm: “Through the Lens of History: Teaching, Learning, and Using History in the 21st Century,” 2009 documentary, 58 min. A work by U of I History graduate Anne Lukeman and faculty member Dr. Carol Symes that looks at how students and teachers interact with and learn from history, using the U of I as a case study. Interviews of students and professors and clips from a variety of films and other programs are used to examine the educational experience and the impact of history on popular culture and vice versa.
- Fri 7:30pm: “Stuck Like Chuck” (not suitable for children, mature content). Feature length film by Jerry Cavallaro is a dialogue-heavy romantic comedy about two college students – an awkward filmmaker and a hot film geek - thrown together for a night. Pop culture is discussed, life is observed and love spends the night in.
UNIVERSITY YMCA
1001 S Wright St
www.universityymca.org
Fri 4-6pm: “Strategic Planning for Activists: Personal Maps for Social change,” an open workshop presented by the University YMCA and Change of State Performance Project. Many want large-scale social change but don’t understand how to make the leap from ‘big picture’ to daily life. In this workshop, participants will create personal maps that connect today's individual actions to tomorrow's social movements. For more, write info@changeofstate.org.
URBAN OUTFITTERS
507 E Green St
www.urbanoutfitters.com
Fri 12-9pm: “Songbirds,” an exhibit of original pieces by S.J. Hart, courtesy of Kasia Kay Art Projects. Somehow out of their own space and time, the Songbirds are here. Allied with beast or bird, they are caught in a thorny, candy-colored dreamscape. The creatures - birds or nest raiders - shift in scale, their intent unclear. The forest itself, sweet and alluring, is an endlessly repeating, mutating space. Each of these highly composed scenes, each fragment of their story, alludes to traditions in Victorian portraiture, botanical illustration and printmaking. Their narrative is unfolding. Part animal, part child, the Songbirds live in a weird zone between imagination and reality, portraiture and decoration, grief and joy. For more, visit www.kasiakaygallery.com.
Saturday, April 17
DOWNTOWN URBANA
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
presents:
- 12pm: Puppet Bike, throughout downtown
- 12:30pm: Shakespeare on Love, in front of Mirabelle Fine Pastries on Main
- 1pm: Recycled Rythms @ the Busey Bank east parking lot
- 2:30pm: Ben Hay, throughout downtown
- 3:30pm: Elizabeth Simpson, performance artist, throughout downtown
Click here for additional details.
DOWNTOWN URBANA VENUES
88 BROADWAY
Lincoln Square, 300 S Broadway #138
www.fluidevents.org
Sat 10am-2am: various artists will have artwork for sale in booths, also featuring a variety show with performance art and more.
THEATER IN THE STREETS FESTIVAL
Downtown Urbana on Broadway Ave between Elm and Main
Sat 12pm-?: The Prompting Theater presents its 9th Annual Theater in the Streets Festival, a day-long showcase of a variety of theatrical styles – from comedy to improv and from experimental to musical - featuring all-local theater companies, including The Prompting Theater, Central High School Drama Department and Zoo Improv Troupe. A new show will begin at the top of every hour.
AMARA YOGA & ARTS
Lincoln Square, 300 S Broadway Ave, Suite 156B
www.amarayoga.com
Sat 10am-5pm: “Puzzle Painting Project,” the opening celebration and exhibition of ten deconstructed/reconstructed collaborative paintings. Large-scale famous paintings were cut into pieces, reconstructed and painted on by over 90 diverse community members, including young children and adults, students and seniors.
Paid for in part by an Urbana Arts Grant and the Urbana Business Association. Some of the paintings may be for sale with funds raised to be used in support of future community projects at Amara Yoga & Arts.
Sat 1-3pm: storytelling for all ages by Camille Born, every 15 minutes.
ANITA PURVES NATURE CENTER
1505 N Broadway Ave
www.urbanaparks.org
Sat 12-3pm: try your hand at nature journaling on the Busey Woods Boardwalk! Artists from the Illinois Prairie Chapter of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators will be there to conduct demonstrations and share ways to create your own nature journal. Try drawing exercises, sharpen your observation skills, and improve your hand-eye coordination. Pencils, paper and clipboards provided. Featured artists: Carrie Nixon, Jill Wallace, Heidi Richter, Ian Wang, Rachel Rugge, Lucy Synk and Joanne Brummett.
View works in the show by members of the Guild (runs March 4 to May 29) inside the Center.
ART MART
Lincoln Square, 300 S Broadway Ave, Suite 127
www.shopartmart.com
Sat 9am-6pm: Recent original contemporary acrylic paintings by Lisa Kesler on display and for sale.
BEADS N’ BOTANICALS
117 N Broadway Ave
www.beadsnbotanicals.com
Sat 2-3:30pm: “Rattle the Boneyard: A Community Drum Circle,” bring drums, rattles or other musical instruments to participate
Sat 3:30-4:30pm: Trikhala, a bellydance troupe made up of UIUC graduate and undergraduate students, will perform choreographed and improv bellydance pieces. The group’s Tribal Fusion dance style mixes American tribal-style bellydance with elements of traditional ethnic bellydance and contemporary dance styles such as hip hop.
With flameworked glass beads by Athan Chilton.
BLACK DOG SMOKE AND ALE HOUSE
201 N Broadway
Sat 11am-2am: mixed media drawings and bronze relief pieces by Cecilia Allen & Roger Blakley.
CINEMA GALLERY
120 W Main St
www.cinemagallery.cc
Thurs-Fri 10am-5pm; Sat 10am-9pm. “Pushing the Envelope,” a show of new studio furniture by artist Thomas Skaggs and a special show of acrylic paintings by Boneyard Arts Festival signature artist Glen C. Davies.
COMMON GROUND FOOD CO-OP
300 S Broadway
www.commonground.coop
Mon-Sun 9am-9pm. Paintings and ceramic tiles by Tanya Shur and Anna Maria Watkin, a kick off for a new series of exhibits by local artists taking place monthly at Common Ground. Artwork will be for sale by contacting the artist. This show runs April 15-May 15.
C-U POTTERS’ CLUB
900 S Race
www.cupotters.org
Sat 9am-5pm; Sun 9am-4pm. Open studio, ceramics display and sale, plus live demonstrations of throwing and hand-building throughout the day by members of the C-U Potters Club, a studio pottery cooperative with 45 members.
FLEURISH
110 S Race St
Thurs-Sun 10am-6pm. Showing of local private collection of pieces by Louise Woodroofe: collage, oils and pencil (all periods), along with oils, acrylics and watercolors on old windows and canvas - sign language mixed with flowers - by Kristine Fisher.
FURNITURE LOUNGE
126 W Main St
www.furniturelounge.net
Thurs-Fri 11am-5pm; Sat 11am-6pm; Sun 11am-4pm. “Araisedbanner: Artwork of B. Callahan,” a collection of high contrast and energetic realist/abstract paintings. And, “Case Study,” a collection of acrylic paintings by J.W. Martin that celebrate the development process of iconic products from the modern movement that helped shape the future of design. Exhibit runs through May 22nd, regular gallery hours are Tues-Sat 11am-5pm.
THE GREAT IMPASTA
156 C Lincoln Square
www.greatimpastarestaurant.com
11am-9pm Thurs; 11am-10pm Fri-Sat. Display of a series of paintings by Jess Beyler connected by theme and subject and entitled "Sky Path." In Ms. Beyler's words, "the subject matter of my painting comes from my fascination with the things we often think of as empty - sky, ocean, wind, light, the passing of time, the dreaming mind and the inarticulate longings of the heart. Arrangements may be made with the artist to purchase her work.
H2O SALON
109 N Broadway Ave
www.h2o-salon.com
Sat 10am-7pm: Jewelry, art, music and more! The artists of H2O salon will be giving free eyebrow waxing and free bang trims, with Ursa demonstrating formal up-do's from 2-3pm.
Featuring a display of pastel over charcoal pieces by Sergio Diego Juan. Juan’s works have an abstract yet surreal quality that mesmerizes, all strange lights above a looming landscape.
HEALTH IN HARMONY
115 W Main St, 2nd Floor
www.healthinharmony-cu.com
Thurs-Sun 9am-7pm. Exhibit of paintings by artist Wesley Cook. Works are for sale.
HEARTLAND GALLERY
112 W Main St
www.heartland-gallery.com
Thurs 10am-5pm; Fri 10am-8pm; Sat 10am-9pm. Featuring new work for sale by Irish artists Honor Hales (acrylics and glass enamels), John Nolan (acrylics) and Hilary Nunan (acrylics with fibers). New ceramics from Ireland by Thomas Diem, Amanda Murphy and Ray Power. Oil paintings by Marty Maehr, formerly of Urbana.
Saturday Live Music Schedule:
- 12-2pm: John McMahon, acoustic guitar and vocals
- 2-4pm: David Howie, acoustic guitar and vocals
- 6-8pm: Samuel Foster, classical acoustic guitar
IGW ARCHITECTURE
114 W Main St
www.igwarchitecture.com
Storefront display promoting the 2010 Cunningham Children's Home Festival of Quilts debuts quilts stitched by area artists along with a special story about a youth and their new treasure - a quilt they received at Cunningham Children's Home.
The Festival of Quilts is being held in the Spiritual Life Center at Cunningham Children's Home, April 16-17. The Festival includes a quilt show, quilt auction and gift shop.
For more information, please visit www.cunninghamhome.org. IGW storefront exhibit runs April 1-17.
INTERNATIONAL GALLERIES
Lincoln Square
www.internationalgalleriesurbana.com
Thurs-Sat 10am-6pm. Featuring oil and mixed media on panel by Steven Hudson, offering unique interpretations of the landscape image constructed from whimsical juxtapositions of different styles.
IRON POST
120 S Race St
www.myspace.com/ironpostbar
Sat 4-6pm: an afternoon of songs and tunes with the Big Bluestem String Band, outdoors on the patio.
KALARTE GALLERY
112 W Main St
www.kalarte.com
Thurs 10am-5pm; Fri 10am-8pm; Sat 10am-9pm. Exhibit and sale of watercolor and mixed media pieces by Andrea Shields, along with folk art paintings, metal sculpture, ceramics, terracotta works, masks and other media from Latin America, India, Africa and elsewhere.
KLOSE KNIT
311 W Springfield Ave
www.klosekniturbana.com
Thurs-Fri 10:30am-5pm; Sat 10am-6pm. Display (with some pieces for sale) of lace knitted shawls and blankets by fiber artist Betsy Du Bois. Also featuring various works by other fiber artists.
LA GOURMANDISE BISTRO
119 W Main St
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Thurs-Fri 10:30am-8pm; Sat 8am-8pm; Sun 8am-2pm. Photographs by artist Craig Pessman, featuring landscapes, botanicals, nature and travel photography. Prints will be available for purchase. Craig’s interest started as a child with the family camera and grew through his participation in 4-H projects, in study at the U of I, and through various courses photographic opportunities through his travels.
LINCOLN SQUARE VILLAGE
201 Lincoln Square
www.urbanaparks.org
Sat 12-5pm: Urbana Park District presents the Kids’ Creation Station, a free art activity for kids filled with fun art supplies so young artists can create their own masterpiece!
MADELINE’S CONFECTIONARY ARTS STUDIO & GALLERY
122A W Main St
www.madelines-gallery.com
Sat 9am-8pm: display and sale of art with a pastry theme! Featuring mixed media pieces by Daniel Miske, Megan McNellis, Miriam Martincic, Rachel Drum, Elaine Oldham and Buffy Vance. With live acoustic guitar music, silk painting and sugar arts demonstrations, and display cakes of sugar art to view.
PIATO AT LINCOLN SQUARE VILLAGE
300 S Broadway Ave
Sat 11am-3pm: display and sale of framed photographs, calendars, greeting cards, postcards, drawings and unique gifts by Virginia Pinkston. Artist will be on site.
SHARED SPACE COOP/MAIN STREET PLAZA LOBBY
123 W Main St
www.sharedspacecoop.com
Sat 10am-dark: exhibit featuring watercolor paintings by Louise Audrieth and Kelly Eddington; charcoal and graphite works by Sergio Diego Juan; handcrafted jewelry made from recycled and reclaimed copper, sterling silver and gemstones by Susan Harbourt; jewelry by Diana Kinkelaar (Creative Dangles); mixed media collages by Casey Lowry; photographs by Hector Mandel, David Nolan and Valerie Oliveiro; with local photographs by Cheri Manrique; kinetic sculpture by Matthew Rispoli; and paintings and prints by Phil Strang.
SYLVIA’S IRISH INN
312 W Green St
Sat 12-4pm: display and sale of photographs of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England by Jan Chandler and craft pieces by Kim Morrison.
URBANA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
111 W Main St
www.urbanabusiness.com
Sat 10am-3pm: exhibit of paintings by Jason Rackow, with face painting for children and adults by artists from Harshbarger Homestead Retreat Center - Kathy Harshbarger, Judie and Rachel Spencer.
URBANA-CHAMPAIGN INDEPENDENT MEDIA CENTER
202 S Broadway Ave
www.shows.ucimc.org
Fri-Sun 8am-7pm: art exhibits
Sat 11am-2pm: free music in the IMC Lobby
Sat 11am-7pm: community-led skillshares workshop
Sat 12-3pm: Change of State Performance Project
Sat 12-5pm: Up Center
Fri-Sat from 7pm: Independent Media Center Festival (IMC Fest). Admission is required for IMC Fest, a 2 day music festival - $10/night or $15 for both nights. All other events held at the IMC during Boneyard Arts Festival are FREE.
Art Exhibits (open IMC hours all weekend long):
- Chris Evans: exhibit coordinator
- Leah Guadagnoli: oil paintings on canvas
- Kelly White: oil on canvas
- Up Center: high school student work on display
- Emilio Ruiz: oil on canvas
- Betsem Benjamin Atiback:, oil on canvas
- Atef Alaya: TBA
- Voices of Women Urbana Quilt Project (cloth, thread, and beading)
Change of State Performance Project: Future Hydrohistorians (Sat 12-3pm)
Time-travelling historians from 2070 survey festival-goers in downtown Urbana, collecting stories and speculations on Champaign Co., future and past. Phase one of AquaTown: a future hydrohistory premiering in June at the UC-IMC.
Free Music in the IMC Lobby (Sat 11am-2pm)
Flexible Fliers: Robin Kearton, Tom Faux, and friends play a lively mix of traditional dance music including old-time, Quebecois, romantic waltzes, and more!
John Elder: finger picking Piedmont Blues style guitar
Gored by A Buffalo: Old-Time String Band music, featuring tunes collected and played in Illinois
Activities in the Main Space:
Community-led skillshare workshops, Sat 11-7pm
Up Center, providing a social gathering space for the LGBTQA community; exhibit of acrylics on canvas by Evelyne Tardy and Trey Coppland, Sat 12-5pm.
Performances:
12:30-1pm: Jeremiah Beasley (2 songs); Ronnie L. Portis (2 songs); Jeremiah and Ronnie (1 duet) (urbana middle school students)
1:15pm: Jeanie Austin - spoken word (dusty witch shares her poetry)
3:30pm: Class Act presents Theatersports (local improv group)
4:15pm: Spoken Word with Cara Bailey
4:30: Zoo Improv
2010 IMC Fest, featuring:
- Zach May & Ensemble
- Mordechai in the Mirror
- ODDMUSIC
- My Dear Alan Andrews
- Sandunga
- Corn Desert Ramblers
- Elizabeth Simpson
- Mark Enslin & Kat Lieder: Health Care System Slapstick: microscopic scenes from the current snafu ... under a Gesundheit Institute lens
- Rob Scott, video
(Please check: http://shows.ucimc.org/ for a more detailed schedule of the day’s events)
URBANA CITY BUILDING
400 S Vine St
www.city.urbana.il.us/arts
Sat: all day display of pieces by artist Michael Fuerst. From realism to abstract, Michael Fuerst's artwork decks the halls of this new exhibition space in the Urbana City Building. Using diverse styles and media, Fuerst's work includes graphite drawings, watercolor paintings and photographs.
URBANA FREE LIBRARY
210 W Green St
www.urbanafreelibrary.org
Thurs 9am-9pm; Fri-Sat 9am-6pm; Sun 1-5pm.
Exhibit of Fairy Tale illustrations - collaborative paintings by art students of Gerber School and Circle Academy, Cunningham Children's Home, presented by Amara Yoga and Arts. Also featuring paintings by Sandra Batzli, presented by Cinema Gallery; Sculpture by Urbana High School Art 3 Students; a Young Artists exhibition by students of Hua Nian Art Studio; and a Young Artist display by students of Urbana School District #116.
Performance Schedule:
- Fri 4-5:45pm: Prairie School Dance Troupe
- Sat 1:30pm, Lewis Auditorium: The Little Theatre on the Square Educational Outreach Tours presents Schoolhouse Rock Live! Based on the Emmy Award-winning Saturday morning cartoon series, Schoolhouse Rock Live is a fast-paced, colorful 45-minute stage show for children and their families.
- Sun 2-2:45pm: Leal School Dance Students
- Sun 3-3:45pm: Leal School Chorus
- Sun 2-3:30pm: UFLive! presents The Duke of Uke & His Novelty Orchestra
V. PICASSO
214 W Main St
Sat 6-8pm: Jazz guitarist Wes Howard and vocalist Joanne Duitsman perform your favorite jazz standards and old tunes.
WIND, WATER & LIGHT GALLERY
161 Lincoln Square
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Sat 10am-6pm: Over 200 artists represented, with original drawings, oil painting, art prints, jewelry, clothing and cards available for sale. Featuring a display of 1000 paper cranes by 14 year-old artist Nora Marino from the 1000 Paper Crane Project for World Peace. With oils on panel and canvas, graphite on illustration board and colored pencil on Stonehenge paper by illustrator Michael Owen Thomas. Also works by Michael Zachay, who fuses and silk screens glass to create moving prairie scenes of distant and not so distant times; jewelry by Mahomet artist Janet Loomis; jewelry by Mary Tangora and paintings by Larry Steinbauer.
Saturday Schedule:
- throughout the day: meet artists Michael Owen Thomas, Michael Zachay and Janet Loomis
- 10-11am & 4-5pm: paper crane (origami) folding demonstrations by Nora Marino
- 3:30pm: “Prairie Moon,” historical storytelling by Camille Born about an Illinois woman in the 1850s
THE WOODEN HANGER
135 W Main St
www.awoodenhanger.com
Thurs-Sun. Display of mixed-media framed pieces by Zuzana Ruziakova, who works in bobbin lace, threads, glass beads, ornaments and metal. Bobbin lace is a textile made by braiding and twisting lengths of thread which are wound on bobbins.
XINH XINH CAFE
114 N Vine St, Suite H
www.xinhxinhcafe.com
Sat: display of artwork by Kelly Eddington, Emma Taufer, Hector Mandel, Cassie Clark, Sergio Diego Juan, and the UIUC VAMP club, featuring paintings, photographs, acrylics, charcoal drawings, and a large abstract expressionist painting inspired by the human form.
Sunday, April 18
OUT & ABOUT CHAMPAIGN COUNTY
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ARTISTS IN THE LANDSCAPE
307 W Chestnut (Rt 10)
www.theprariemonk.com
Sat 12-7pm; Sun 1-5pm. Showing of photographs, watercolors, silk screen prints, ceramics, sculpture and puppetry (Sunday only at 2pm) with artists David Monk, Charlotte Brady, Chris Berti and Miriam Larson. Live music on Sunday by Noiz Assembly, from 2-3pm.
MCGOWN PHOTOGRAPHY
5801 W Springfield Ave
www.mcgownphotography.com
Sunday only 12-5pm: exhibit of new photographs and oil paintings by Lawrence McGown, with drawings, watercolors, charcoal pieces, oils and more by the Monday Evening Life Drawing Group (MELD), presenting a wide variety of interpretations of the human form. Most works are for sale.
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GRANDVIEW GALLERY
1514 Grandview Dr (across from Hessel Park)
www.briansullivanart.com
Thurs-Sun 12-5pm: “From 2D to 3D,” a husband and wife exhibition and sale of fine arts by Brian J. Sullivan and Siti Mariah Jackson-Sullivan. Three floors of work, with new paintings (oils, watercolors and acrylics), jewelry (mixed media), sculpture (ceramic and metal) and prints. The show continues through the month of April, Monday through Saturday, 12-5pm and by appointment (call 217.359.4456 or email mrartist2@gmail.com).
KRANNERT ART MUSEUM
500 E Peabody Dr
kam.illinois.edu
Sat 9am-5pm; Sun 12-5pm: 18th Annual Petals and Paintings benefit to support the museum's upcoming exhibitions and related educational programming. Features floral arrangements created by award-winning regional designers in response to artworks from the permanent collection selected by guest curator (and Champaign florist) Rick Orr. With docent-led tours starting at 10am (Saturday only).
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Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
presents:
- Sun 1pm: The Schwartz Family Headin’ Home Band @ Main & Lincoln, by Busey Bank
- Sun 1:30pm and 3:30pm: Illini Juggling & Unicycle Club @ Rte. 150, by Chef Benjamin
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MAHOMET VENUES
CENTRAL ILLINOIS DANCE ACADEMY
410 E Main St
www.cidadance.com
Sun 1-5pm: grand opening for the Central Illinois Dance Academy's new Performance Company. CIDA Performance Company is committed to use dance (modern, jazz, creative movement) as a vehicle for social change and make it more accessible to our community.
Sunday Schedule:
- 1-2pm and 3-4pm: Outdoor dance happenings every 15 minutes
- 2-2:30pm and 4-4:30pm: Children’s Movement Activity
- 2:30pm: Company Performance
CHEF BENJAMIN & COMPANY
1002 Commercial Dr #1
www.chefbenjamin.com
Sun 1-5pm: display and sale of still life photographs by Heather Ball and jewelry by Nancy Whitehouse of White Designs.
CCFPD – EARLY AMERICAN MUSEUM
600 N Lombard St (IL-47)
www.earlyamericanmuseum.org
Sun 1-5pm: “Artists in the Garden and Museum,” with demonstrations of blacksmithing and various artisans displaying their art (some will be for sale) while working in and around the Museum garden. Talk with the artists as they create!
Also includes “Try an Artform” and children’s activity stations.
Acoustic duet Road Song (John McMahon and Ann Schuldt) will perform from 2-4pm.
There is also an Artist's Gallery in the museum gift shop. Volunteer docents will be on hand to answer your questions.
Featuring works by Becky Simon, Marilee Hoffswell, Flood Plain Forge, Sally Walsh, Hugh Bridgeford, Don Briskin, George Wissmiller, Dale C. Evans and Kathleen Jennings.
FISHER NATIONAL BANK
1501 E Oak St
www.fishernational.com
Mon-Thurs 8am-4pm; Fri 8am-6pm. Come to Fisher National Bank on Thursday April 15, from 6-8pm, for an after-hours wine & cheese social and preview several of the artists’ works being featured around Mahomet during the Boneyard Arts Festival. Select pieces will be on display at the Bank during the week prior to the Festival.
THE GLENWOOD
1709 S Division
www.theglenwoodcommunities.com
Sun 1-2pm: Big Bluestem String Band - Kathleen Everingham, Becki Grosser and Jose Agusti – performs an eclectic blend of traditional and new tunes & songs, including folk, bluegrass and old timey. The band’s roots stretch out to include a wide array of styles: Appalachian, Celtic and French Canadian melodies, swing, blues and ragtime.
Sun 1-4pm: reception with refreshments, featuring visual art by Kelly Eddington.
JT WALKER’S
401 E Main St
www.jtwalkers.com
Sun 12-5pm: display of local contemporary art by Jackie Taylor, Nick Taylor and Anna Schweig with Fighting Illini sports photography by Craig Pessman. Open mic featuring spoken word, poetry readings and acoustic performances by local musicians. Restaurant is open Sundays from 10am-11pm.
MAHOMET IGA
202 Eastwood Dr
Display of photographs by James Ryan Hamilton, April 17-May 1.
MAHOMET PUBLIC LIBRARY
512 E Main St
www.mahometpubliclibrary.org
Sun 2-5pm: Display of hand-crafted greeting cards and scrapbook pages created by Brandi Katrein and Amy Webb. “Stories for Kids of all Ages from 1 to 100” by Camille Born at 4:15pm.
MAHOMET-SEYMOUR HIGH SCHOOL – CELEBRATE ART!
302 W State St
mssf.yolasite.com/celebrate-art.php
Sun: 10th annual celebration of the arts in the Mahomet-Seymour schools, with each student in grades K-8 displaying a piece of artwork.
A juried show for grades 1-12 (as submitted by teachers) is also featured. An Open House with music and performance art by M-S students, exhibits by guest artists - Laurie Hogin, Emily Price and Emily Yarger - puppetry by Ginger Lozar, craft tables for children, storytelling and more!
Sunday Schedule:
1-4pm: Open House, craft tables, exhibits, music and performance art by M-S students
1:30 and 2:30pm: Storytelling by Camille Born
1:15pm: Storytelling by M-S students
2:00 and 2:50pm: Puppet Show by Ginger Lozar
3:15pm: Awards Ceremony
MANUEL LAW FIRM
1501 E Oak St, Suite 1
Sun: “3rd Career Art Glass,” a display by Sandy Manuel featuring gorgeous hand-blown pieces, including paper weights, bowls, vases, ornaments and more. With a glass blowing demonstration outside, weather permitting.
WALK CHIROPRACTIC & ACUPUNCTURE
1501 E Oak St
www.walkchiropractic.com
Sun 1-5pm: photographs by Craig Pessman. Pieces are available for purchase and feature children, animals and scenery from Craig’s recent trip to South Africa. Enjoy FREE massages from 1-3pm along with refreshments, giveaways and children’s activities throughout the afternoon.
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PRAIRIE VILLAGE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
200 International Ave
www.prairievillagerc.com
8am-6pm, April 14-June 7: a multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural exhibit curated by Dr Ian Wang and featuring photographs, pottery, drawing, painting, doll house craft, needle art, tea painting, and quilt art.
Artist reception with light refreshments on Sunday, from 2-4pm.
The artists are Mia Conner, Bob Booth, Wade Lester, Shea Campbell, William Guyogle, Jie Wang, Martha Wong-Carlos, Christine Boma, Geil Butler, Lucille Gibbons, Mary Krause, Martha Zasimovitch, Katy Zaphel, Ian Wang, Matthew Pacunas, Mary Bird, Dan Barrett, Sharon Davie-Barrett, Maude Rubenacker and Selena Wang.
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SIDNEY ARTISTS GUILD AT SIDNEY TOWNSHIP HALL
102 E Byron St
www.sidneyarts.org
Fri-Sun: large, family-friendly exhibit and sale of artworks in all media – oils, pastels, acrylics, watercolors, photographs and more - by members of the Sidney Artists’ Guild, students from Unity High School’s Advanced Art Program, Alvin Decker, Kuldeepa, Cassandra Clark, Sue Jones and Fay Stark. Also featuring artisan crafted jewelry and live bluegrass music. With barbeque by Greg’s Ribs and ice cream from the Sidney Dairy Barn!
Schedule:
- Fri 4-8pm: visual arts exhibit and sale, with an artists’ reception and refreshments at 6:30pm.
- Fri 6:30-8pm: live bluegrass with Grass Roots Revival
- Sat 1-8pm: visual arts exhibit and sale.
- Sun 1-8pm: visual arts exhibit and sale
- Sun 2-4pm: live Bluegrass with Grass Roots Revival
- Sun 4-6pm: live Bluegrass and More with Big Bluestem
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PRINCE OF PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH
802 E Douglas St
communityartsresource.org/jazz.php
Sun 3-4pm: join us for a lively concert of jazz music performed by the carTunes Jazz Band. A great event for all ages! This will be the jazz band's final performance in the 2010 season. Don't miss out!
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DRAGONFLY PRESS
2108 S Vine St
www.rosalindweinberg.com
Sun 12-5pm: display and sale of drawings, paintings and limited edition intaglio prints by Rosalind Faiman Weinberg.
GLASS LAKE STUDIO
2908 E Main St
www.soltec.net/glasslakestudtio/
Sun 10am-5pm: showing of decorative and functional blown glass. Gallery and studio will be open all day for sales and tours. Sign up for lessons. All work is for sale. See what's new and save on specially priced pieces!
HUA NIAN ART STUDIO
1308 S Race St
www.huanianartstudio.com
Sun 11am-5pm: featuring works by Hua Nian - originals and reproductions of acrylic paintings, pen and ink drawings and paper-tearing artworks. Prices range from $10-$3000.
KENNEDY’S AT STONE CREEK
2560 Stone Creek Blvd
www.kennedysatstonecreek.com
Sun: watercolors by Barbara Ryan displayed throughout the restaurant, also photographs and watercolors by Mabel Thurmon and Mei Johnston. Complete price list available. Restaurant hours: Sunday Brunch Buffet 11am-1:30pm; Lunch 1:30-4pm; Dinner 4-8pm.