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40 North/88 West collects and distributes a wide array of information about the people, organizations, and enterprises in Champaign County which constitute its arts, culture and entertainment community. But, 40 North can't succeed in its mission to inform without your input. We hope you will contribute an item to our ever-growing News pages by submitting information on your arts-related stories to 40 North Executive Director Jennifer Armstrong: jennifera@40north.org.

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Classes, Networking, Auditions, Grant Opportunites and Professional Development

This year’s National Arts Marketing Project Conference will focus on strategies for earned income and audience development that have gotten big bang for the buck. Sessions will highlight strategies and tactics in branding, high-tech e-marketing, guerilla tactics on a budget, researching diverse audiences, and collaborations of all kinds from organizations of all art forms and all sizes.



The YEA Program has two annual deadlines: The upcoming deadline is July 1, 2005 for programs occurring between September 1, 2005 - August 31, 2006.

The second deadline is January 15, 2006, and will be for programs occurring between March 15, 2006 - August 31, 2006.

A full program description, guidelines, and application are available at the IAC website: www.state.il.us/agency/iac. Printed copies are available upon request. Questions about the YEA program can be directed to Marissa Hockfield, Acting Director, Arts-in-Education Programs, at 312/814-6765 or marissa@arts.state.il.us.



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CALL TO ARTISTS
Opportunities in Visual Media and Performance

  • July 12, 2006
    2006-2007 Call to Arts Open Critique Series Announced
    40 North | 88 West and Krannert Art Museum have announced the schedule for the 2006-2007 A Call to Arts series.

  • July 3, 2006
    IAC Announces Call for Events Taking Place During Illinois Arts Week
    The Illinois Arts Council (IAC) invites artists and arts venues of all kinds to celebrate Illinois Arts Week 2006, to take place October 8–14. To be included in IAC printed materials for Illinois Arts Week, submit your information electronically no later than July 10, 2006.

  • June 29, 2006
    CUperStar Announces a Call to Youth Musicians
    Organizers at the Champaign-Urbana Area Project (http://www.cuapweb.org/) have announced CuperStar, the Champaign-Urbana Music Competition for youth artists, to begin this Summer.

  • June 23, 2006
    Savoy Orchard Days Celebration Issues Call for Vendors
    The Village of Savoy has announced plans to hold an inaugural festival in Savoy, IL - Savoy Orchard Days - during the weekend of October 21-22, 2006.  This inaugural festival coincides with the 50th anniversary of the formation of the village of Savoy. Festival organizers are now seeking vendors for the 2006 Orchard Days Festival. Participating vendors will be set up throughout the grounds during the weekend.

  • June 13, 2006
    OPENSOURCE Announces Call to Artists
    OPENSOURCE Art is looking for works of art which question the historical concepts and conventions of “drawing.

  • May 30, 2006
    Cinema Gallery Announces Call for Entries
    Cinema Gallery has announced a Call for Entries for a Summer show. Illinois artists of color are invited to submit 2D and 3D work for a juried group show and sale: A Brave and Startling Truth, July 15 - August 19, 2006.

  • May 26, 2006
    A Call to Arts - Open Critique Summer Schedule Announced
    For the second year in a row, the Open Critiques have been extended - by popular demand - through the Summer months.

  • May 24, 2006
    Call for Entries for "Destination Anywhere," National Exhibit for Young Artists with Disabilities
    VSA arts and Volkswagen of America are seeking artwork from young artists with disabilities, ages 16-25, living within the U.S. "Destination Anywhere" challenges artists to consider the picture plan as a destination, a place where the viewer might take a trip they never expected.

  • April 20, 2006
    Cinebana: Announcing a Call for Film Submissions for WUF 3
    Announcing a call for film submissions for WUF 3. Deadline for entries: May 5, 2006. The World Urban Forum (WUF) was established by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing issues facing the world today: rapid urbanisation and its impact on communities, cities, economies and policies.

  • March 26, 2006
    5th Annual Street Theater Festival Announced
    The Prompting Theater is pleased to announce the 5th Annual Street Theater Festival.  The Festival will take place this year on Saturday, April 22, running all day in downtown Urbana.  It will take place along side the Boneyard Arts Festival.

  • March 16, 2006
    Call for Youth Art Announced by Whirlwind
    Organizers of the Whirlwind Project have announced a Call for Entries. The Whirlwind Project invites school age youth (age 5–18 years) to submit up to 3 photographs that respond to the theme The Art of Being Neighbors.

  • February 28, 2006
    Announcing a Call for Proposals for the Boneyard Arts Festival
    The Urbana Business Association is seeking creative proposals from artists & creatives to invigorate the downtown Urbana during the Boneyard Arts Festival that will take place April 21-23 of 2006.

  • February 23, 2006
    Announcing a Call to Artists for the 2006 Artists Against AIDS Exhibition / Sale
    The 14th annual Artists Against AIDS exhibition and sale, featuring the work of more than 200 local artists, will be held in downtown Champaign from Friday, April 28 through Monday, May 1. Organizers have announced a Call to Artists for items to be exhibited and sold at the event, whose proceeds go directly to the Greater Community AIDS Project (GCAP), a local non-profit agency providing support services for those affected by HIV/AIDS

  • February 18, 2006
    UofI YMCA Announces Call for Entries for Women in Art Show
    This March the YWCA of the University of Illinois is holding a "Women in Art" exhibit to commemorate Women's History Month. They are now looking for women artists and/or art that depicts women to display in the show. 

  • February 18, 2006
    Announcing a Call for Student Playwright Entries and Teacher Nominations
    VSA Arts announces the 22nd Annual Playwright Discovery Award. The competition is open to all students in grades 6-12.

  • February 17, 2006
    Early American Museum Announces Call to Artists
    The Early American Museum and Prairie Boatworks are sponsoring an Art Contest on the theme of “Between Fences."

  • February 17, 2006
    National Society of Arts and Letters Dance Competition
    The Illinois Chapter of the National Society of Arts and Letters reminds dancers ages 17-23 that they are eligible to win $1000 and a free dance filled trip to Florida through the group's 2006 competition.

  • February 6, 2006
    Call for Entries Announced for 44th Annual Peoria Fine Art Fair
    A Call for Entries has been announced by organizers of the Peoria Art Guild's 44th Annual Fine Art Fair, which will be held September 30-October 1, 2006.

  • February 3, 2006
    Applications for Peoria Artists Showcase Now Accepted
    The Peoria Art Guild is accepting applications to the Local Artists Show at Junction City.

  • January 19, 2006
    Call Announced for Stepping Dance Team Videos
    Rainforest Films is requesting taped submissions of Greek and Non-Greek Step teams from across the country to be a part of a new Hollywood movie about Stepping.

  • January 16, 2006
    "Real Talk" Talent Search Announced
    Urbana - A talent search has been announced for a new, independent television series called "Real Talk." 

  • January 16, 2006
    Runway Model Tryouts Announced
    Runway model tryouts for Power n Soul Pro's 70s Fashion Show have been set for two days in late January.

  • January 13, 2006
    Open Auditions Held for Topdog/Underdog
    Open auditions have been announced for the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Topdog/Underdog, by Suzan-Lori Parks, directed by Jason McCain.

  • December 8, 2005
    Call for Entries Announced for 2006 Boneyard Arts Festival Image
    40 North/88 West, the Champaign County Arts, Culture & Entertainment Council, invites local artists to submit work to be considered for use as the 2006 Boneyard Arts Festival promotional image. The selected work will be used on festival posters, buttons, billboards, and on the cover of the News Gazette Map insertion - the Official Boneyard Guide distributed throughout the County.

  • November 22, 2005
    Annual Design Review Issues Call For Entries
    I.D. invites you to enter the 2006 Annual Design Review. Winners will be featured in the August 2006 issue of I.D.

  • November 7, 2005
    S.P.E.A.K. Cafe Announces a Call for Artists
    Organizers for S.P.E.A.K. Cafe are seeking talent for their next show, scheduled to take place at Krannert Art Museum on November 17.

  • November 3, 2005
    Announcing a Call for Entries at Verde Gallery
    Verde Galley in downtown Champaign has announced calls for entries for two shows to be held in Spring 2006.

  • October 24, 2005
    Parkland Announces Open Auditions
    Open auditions for upcoming theatre student production "Play On!" by Rick Abbot is the hilarious story of a theatre group trying desperately to put on a play in spite of maddening interference from a haughty authoress who keeps revising the script.

  • October 18, 2005
    2006 Best in Show Photographic Print Competition Announced
    The Champaign County Camera Club has announced their fifth annual competition, taking place at Lincoln Square Village February 18-26, 2006.

  • September 27, 2005
    Festival of Trees Organizers Issue Call to Designers
    Organizers for the Champaign-Urbana Festival of Trees are looking for designers to decorate and design evergreen trees and wreaths that will be auctioned off at their annual event, November 10 through 13, 2005.

  • September 20, 2005
    Calls for Proposals Announced
    OPENSOURCE Art in Urbana, IL, has announced that it is seeking work for two upcoming engagements.

  • September 9, 2005
    Illinois Committee for the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) Announces Call for Entries for Third Annual Awards Exhibition
    The Illinois Committee for the NMWA has announced a Call for Entries for their Third Annual Awards Exhibition to be presented at the Gage Gallery of Roosevelt University in Chicago.

  • September 7, 2005
    Wine-Tasting and Silent Auction to Benefit the Shawna Morrison Memorial Fund
    Radio Maria will host this benefit for the Shawna Morrison Memorial Fund on Monday, September 12th from 7 to 9pm, at the restaurant, located at 119 N. Walnut in Champaign . 

  • August 12, 2005
    A Call for Fine Art and Crafts Donations
    Announcing a call for fine art and crafts donations for the Hands of Hope Art Auction to benefit the Illinois Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, sponsored through Team in Training, an endurance race fundraising program.

  • August 8, 2005
    A Call to Arts - Open Critique Schedule Announced
    The 2005-2006 schedule for A Call to Arts - Open Critiques has been announced.  Performance, visual, and literary artists are invited to come together to present work and participate in open critiques at locations throughout Champaign County.

  • July 27, 2005
    Krannert Center Announces A Call For Musicians
    Krannert Center for the Performing Arts has announced a call for musicians to perform at Krannert Uncorked beverage tastings the first Thursday of each month. These are paid gigs which run from 5-7pm. If you are interested in performing at Krannert, submit a tape or CD with at least three songs. Please include your name, day and evening phones, and email address. Acts should be acoustic or low-tech. Musicians will be selected to perform during dates ranging from September 2005 through August 2006. Drop off or send your materials by 5pm, August 1, 2005 to:

    Melinda Craig
    Krannert Center
    500 S. Goodwin Ave.
    Urbana, IL 61801

  • July 26, 2005
    Call for Arts Events Information
    October is National Arts & Humanities Month, and the Illinois Arts Council (IAC) has announced that the third week of that month, October 16-22, is Illinois Arts Week. The IAC is planning to celebrate by lending a hand with promotion of area arts events and activities which take place during that week.

  • July 26, 2005
    Announcing a Call for Artists for the 30th Annual Urbana Sweetcorn Festival
    Announcing a Call for Artists for the Sweetcorn Festival Arts Boulevard, August 27th, 2005.

  • July 8, 2005
    Stencil Art: Call for Submissions and Workshop Announced
    OPENSOURCE Art has announced a Stencil Art Workshop and a Call for Submissions.

  • June 23, 2005
    Call for Entries - Verde Gallery
    Announcing a call for Entries @ Verde Gallery for their Fall 2005 Exhibit, 
    Into the Mystic: An Exploration of Art & Spirituality.

  • June 23, 2005
    Call For Submissions
    Whether 1 x 1 or 1,000,000 x 1,000,000,  OPENSOURCE ART seeks works that strive to transform, alter, convert, metamorphose, mold, mutate, revolutionize, switch, transfigure, translate, transmogrify, transmute, or transpose a grid or pattern.

  • June 22, 2005
    Call for Entries
    Champaign - OPENSOURCE Art has announced a Call for Entries for a special summertime art display. Artists are encouraged this Summer to submit trinkets, photos, postcards--things you’ve found or things you’ve made during your travels.  Put submissions in the mail (yep, in the mail--with a stamp) addressed to OPENSOURCE Art (see below for details). Ask the people you meet on your Summer travels to participate and have them ask their friends, and so on, and so on. OPENSOURCE will display the pieces as they arrive. Send your work/found objects to OPENSOURCE; they would love to know what you’re up to!  

    OPENSOURCE Art
    12 E. Washington
    Champaign, Illinois 61820

    P.S.  No videos or digital files please - keep it simple!



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CLASSIFIEDS
Job Opportunities, Arts Want Ads, Items for Sale, Items Sought

COMMUNITY PAGES
Local Feature Stories

  • July 7, 2006
    Team from Krannert to Participate in 2007 Prague Quadrennial
    Organizers of the international Prague Quadrennial (PQ) have announced plans for the group's next major exhibition, with a team from Krannert Center for the Performing Arts scheduled to participate.

  • June 22, 2006
    U of I School of Architecture Honors 101 Students
    One hundred and one undergraduate and graduate students in the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign were honored for scholastic excellence during the 2006 spring semester.

  • June 21, 2006
    Grant Will Improve Access to U of I Rare Book and Manuscript Library
    A top U.S. rare book and manuscript library has begun taking the embarrassment out of its embarrassment of riches by making all of its collection accessible.

  • June 18, 2006
    Support Requested for Central High Drama Program Trip
    The Champaign Central High School Drama Program, selected to represent the US at the 2006 Fringe Festival in Edinburgh Scotland, has raised over 130,000 dollars of the $140,000 the group needs to make the August trip.  Organizers are now asking for cash gifts to help with a final push to fund the program's journey to Edinburgh.

  • May 23, 2006
    Illinois Arts Council Soliciting Input on the Arts in Illinois
    The Illinois Arts Council (IAC) is asking for the public's input on the arts in Illinois. The IAC has posted a survey online to gather feedback on key themes discussed during the recent IAC Public Listening Tour.

  • May 22, 2006
    U. of I. Course Explores Using Technology to Encourage People to Walk
    These days, when people walk down the street “alone,” chances are they’re actually doing so in the company of remote others – connected by a cell phone. Or the tell-tale iPod cord extending from an ear means they’re otherwise focused, marching to the beat of their own personal soundtrack.

  • May 16, 2006
    40 North Announces Valuable Opportunities for Local Businesses and Organizations
    Businesses and organizations related to the arts and culture of Champaign County are invited to be listed in a new printed Cultural Guide as well as the 40 North | 88 West Online Resource Registry. Both listings are free of charge.

  • May 16, 2006
    40 North | 88 West Benefit Hosted at Home of UIUC President
    The first-ever 40 North | 88 West benefit event, Art on the Green, took place May 15, 2006 at the home of University of Illinois President and Mrs. B. Joseph White.

  • April 25, 2006
    Conference to Discuss Reconnecting Black Family, Schools, Community
    The public is invited to attend a thought-provoking session discussing the relationship between family, school and community and how these groups can work together to improve outcomes for African American children. "Making the Connection: Renewing the Family, Community and School Connection" will be held on Wednesday, May 17 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Parkland College, Room D244.

  • April 25, 2006
    Urbana Resident Wins Parkland Art Scholarship
    The Parkland College Fine and Applied Arts Department is pleased to announce that Urbana resident Maria Dorofeeva will receive the Underwood-Alger Scholarship for the 2006-2007 academic year. 

  • April 21, 2006
    UC-IMC Hosts Clothesline Project Display
    Urbana - Organizers have announced a unique art display at the Independent Media Center in Urbana, April 27-29. Called the Clothesline Project, the display is a collection of t-shirts that call attention to violence against women.

  • April 14, 2006
    40 North Celebrates Parkland College Commitment to the Arts
    40 North | 88 West members gathered in the Parkland College Art Gallery and Lounge on April 13 to celebrate the faculty, staff and students there who contribute so much to our creative community.  Guests were treated to a reception and a preview of the 2006 Parkland College Fine Art Student Juried Exhibition.

  • April 12, 2006
    U of I Course Teaching Students to "Harness Powers of Video and Writing"
    College students in a new composition course are mixing their metaphors, but that's their assignment this semester.

  • March 21, 2006
    Art Quilt Celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
    A quilt commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is to be displayed at the
    Illinois Terminal in Champaign during the Boneyard Arts Festival, April
    21-23.

  • March 13, 2006
    Twelve Win U. of I. Fellowships from Research Program in the Humanities
    Six professors and six graduate students have won fellowships for the academic year 2006-2007 from the Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The newly elected Fellows will spend the year on research projects that consider “Beauty,” IPRH’s theme through 2007.

  • March 3, 2006
    2nd Annual WPGU-Buzz Local Music Awards Happening April 6
    Organizers have announced the 2nd Annual WPGU-Buzz Local Music Awards show, to be hosted by the Highdive on Thursday, April 6th, in downtown Champaign, IL.

  • February 21, 2006
    liveUP Campaign Launched
    liveUP, a campaign for campus safety, was launched this month on the University of Illinois campus. The initiative, aimed at increasing students' awareness of key safety issues, takes a novel approach at reaching University of Illinois students by pairing with local bands to offer free podcasts and MP3s of local music, as well as practical, everyday safety tips.

  • February 9, 2006
    Research Project Spotlights African-American Architects from U. of I.
    Graduate Student Rodney Howlett has devoted countless hours to collaborating on the design of a Web site which focuses on the noteworthy, but little known, achievements of the U. of I. School of Architecture’s African-American alumni.

  • February 7, 2006
    "Illinois Creates" Offers Arts Education Community Forum at Virginia Theatre
    40 North | 88 West invites the public to join a critical dialogue sparked by the first statewide study of arts education in Illinois K-12 schools.

  • February 7, 2006
    Noodles & Company Hosts Benefit for 40 North | 88 West
    A good meal, plus a good deed were offered to the public Monday night by the Champaign Noodles & Company restaurant.

  • February 5, 2006
    Imagining Krannert Center North Exhibit open until February 20
    The leadership of Krannert Center for the Performing Arts is envisioning a new initiative to extend the capabilities of the original facility through the addition of a new structure.

  • February 1, 2006
    Architecture Students Honored for Academic Excellence
    Fifteen undergraduate and graduate students in the University of Illinois School of Architecture were honored for scholastic excellence during the 2005 fall semester.

  • January 26, 2006
    Creative Architectural Projects Subject of Two New I Space Exhibitions
    Innovative architectural projects will be featured in two new exhibitions on view Feb. 3-25 at I space, the Chicago gallery of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

  • January 24, 2006
    UC-IMC Announces Slam-Jam Romp-Stomp Fundraiser
    The Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center has announced a cultural showcase to benefit the IMC / Books 2 Prisoners program.

  • January 24, 2006
    Rep. Naomi Jakobsson and 40 North | 88 West Host Arts Grant Awareness Event with Illinois Arts Council
    State Rep. Naomi Jakobsson teamed up with 40 North | 88 West and the Illinois Arts Council on January 23 for an Arts Grant Awareness Event to help local organizations, institutions and artists understand the Council's grant process and other resources available.

  • January 20, 2006
    Local Graphic Design Team Makes National List of "People to Watch in 2006."
    For more than 40 years, Graphic Design USA has tracked trends in the design community. Each January, the publication's highly anticipated "People to Watch" edition throws the national spotlight on new design talent emerging on the national scene. And this year, the spotlight has landed on Champaign.

  • January 19, 2006
    'Stinky Stern Forever' Wins 2006 Gryphon Award for Children's Literature
    The winner of the 2006 Gryphon Award for Children’s Literature is Michelle Edwards for her easy-to-read book, “Stinky Stern Forever.” Edwards also illustrated the book, published last year by Harcourt.

  • January 19, 2006
    Whirlwind Community Outreach Dinner Announced 
    The Friends of the Whirlwind Project have announced plans for a dinner and brainstorming session to take place at Douglas Branch Library, 504 E. Grove Street, Champaign, on Tuesday, January 24, from 5-7:30pm.

  • January 19, 2006
    Volunteers Needed for big. small. all. Workshop
    Organizers are seeking volunteer facilitators to handle the expected 350 - 400 attendees at a Stakeholders Workshop scheduled for January 27, 8am-12pm.

  • January 18, 2006
    Illinois Arts Alliance Reports on Arts Education Disparities
    Recently the Illinois Arts Alliance and the Illinois Creates initiative released new research on the status of arts education in Illinois public schools.

  • January 17, 2006
    UIUC Exhibition to Spotlight Artist Hedda Sterne
    She exhibited with the surrealists in Paris in the 1930s and with the abstract expressionists in New York in the 1940s and 1950s.

  • January 17, 2006
    Lorenzo Goetz Announces New CD, Performance Schedule
    Lorenzo Goetz has announced that they are completing a new CD entitled The Heavy EP.

  • January 17, 2006
    U. of I. Renames Rare Collection Library, Creates Book-Collectors' Club
    The new year has brought two changes for the Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: a name change and the creation of a bibliophiles’ club.

  • January 16, 2006
    Central High School Theater Program Achieves International Recognition
    Young people from Central High's drama program triumphed in early January at the Illinois State Theater Festival in Normal, where their production of The Laramie Project played to standing-room-only audiences and won standing ovations.

  • December 22, 2005
    Winter Book Drive to Benefit Local Elementary School Children
    Representative Naomi Jakobsson has announced that her office has teamed up with area bookstores to collect and distribute children's books to local youngsters this winter.

  • December 14, 2005
    U. of I. Guide Recommends Best Children's Books
    Creatures ugly, endearing and dangerously curious are among hundreds of protagonists book experts are recommending kids get to know this year, and they all appear in the 2005 edition of the “Guide Book to Gift Books.”

  • December 13, 2005
    English Department Celebrates New Journal, New Scholars, New Honors
    American literary history is being made at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - literally, figuratively and frequently.

  • December 12, 2005
    New Radio Program to Celebrate African American Culture from a Woman's Perspective
    A new local radio show has been announced by host Kiah Morris. Called "Mariama" (an African name meaning "gift of god"), the program is designed to celebrate African-American culture and the greater African Diaspora from a woman's perspective. 

  • December 9, 2005
    Documentary, Book Explore Icons of 20th Century American Art
    You won't need a Ph.D in art history to appreciate a new documentary and companion book on 20th-century American art by Jonathan Fineberg and John Carlin. The only prerequisite required of those tuning in or turning the pages of "Imagining America: Icons of 20th Century American Art" is a genuine interest in the American experience.

  • November 16, 2005
    A talk on the Creative Class given by author Richard Florida during the 2004 Planning Institute -     sponsored by the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, UIUC -  is now being streamed on video on the UIUC Continuing Education web site. Go to www.urban.uiuc.edu/ce  to view (scroll down to the bottom of the page, then click on the "Richard Florida" link).

  • November 10, 2005
    SpinLight Dominates American Graphic Design Awards
    They're not in L.A., New York or Chicago. They've only been in business for five years, and their largest client is a bank with operations in five states. And yet Spinlight  walked away from the 2005 American Graphic Design Awards with 12 awards, the most won by a single agency in this year's competition.

  • Friday, November 4, 2005
    40 North/88 West Members Only Event Held at UIUC President's House
    Members of 40 North/88 West came together this evening to celebrate the organization's third birthday and to honor those who help to create and support a vibrant arts, culture and entertainment community in Champaign County.

  • October 25, 2005
    Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalism Professor Gives Papers to U. of I. Library
    An author and Pulitzer-prize winning journalist has given his professional papers to the Library of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

  • October 20, 2005
    ACE AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
    40 North/88 West is proud to present the winners of its first annual ACE Awards to celebrate and recognize outstanding contributions to the cultural life of Champaign County. The winners were announced and the awards given out at a special event held Thursday evening, October 20, 2005, in downtown Champaign's Soma Ultralounge. Acclaimed actress and educator Mindy Manolakes hosted the proceedings before a standing-room-only crowd.

  • September 27, 2005
    Women's Glee Club "Work Days" Fund Raiser Announced
    The University of Illinois Women's Glee Club has announced their annual "Work Days" fund raiser.

  • September 27, 2005
    Champaign Drama Program Wins Opportunity to Represent U.S. at European Arts Festival
    Champaign Central High School Drama Program has won the opportunity to  represent the United States at the 2006 Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland.

  • September 13, 2005
    New Terminus Victor Album Set for Release
    A new album by band Terminus Victor is set for release on September 27, 2005.

  • September 12, 2005
    Champaign County Hurricane Relief Efforts
    The arts community came together after the events of 9/11, so it is not surprising that once again, artists are organizing across the country to help their own communities, as well as those directly affected by Hurricane Katrina.  

  • September 1, 2005
    A Call for ACE Award Nominations
    40 North/88 West has announced a call for nominations for its 1st annual Ace Awards to celebrate outstanding contributions to the cultural life of Champaign County.

  • August 4, 2005
    A Call for Volunteers
    Krannert Center for the Performing Arts will participate in this year's Downtown Festival of the Arts (DFOTA) taking place the weekend of August 20-21 in Champaign's Westside Park. Krannert Center is now asking for volunteers to sign up to work at their activity tent for two-hour shifts that weekend.

  • July 27, 2005
    Nominations Sought for Champaign County's "Most Valuable Citizen"
    The Champaign County Chamber of Commerce has announced that nominations are currently being accepted for its annual Champaign County's Most Valuable Citizen Award. Nominations Sought for Champaign County's "Most Valuable Citizen"

  • July 15, 2005
    MTV to Film Proposed Reality Show at UIUC
    University of Illinois graduate Alex Hedlund's proposal for a reality television program has been accepted by MTV, and Hedlund and is now a finalist for a possible new reality show on the network.

  • June 28, 2005
    40 North Director at Americans for the Arts Annual Convention
    Jennifer Armstrong, 40 North/88 West Executive Director and Chair of Americans for the Arts Emerging Leader Council, just returned from Austin, Texas, where she joined over 800 colleagues from across the country to demonstrate how the arts can be used to solve problems and strengthen communities.

  • June 21, 2005
    IMC - Urbana Post Office Update
    Work continues on the transition at Urbana's downtown post office, purchased by the Independent Media Center in early May. Danielle Chynoweth, chief negotiator for the purchase by the IMC, has provided an update for the project.

  • May 19, 2005
    Champaign Area Students Awarded During Digital Media Juried Exhibition
    The Parkland Art Gallery has announced the 2005 Parkland Student Digital Media Juried Exhibition and Award winners. A jury of professionals in animation and graphic design selected the year's best student work in graphic design, web design, and computer animation.

  • May 10, 2005
    IMC Purchases Urbana Landmark
    The downtown Urbana post office building is being transformed into a community media and arts center, with the post office services remaining at their current location. On Thursday, May 5th, the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center (IMC) closed on the purchase of the post office building as its new home.



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EVENTS
Champaign County Happenings

  • June 23, 2006
    Savoy Orchard Days Celebration Issues Call for Vendors
    The Village of Savoy has announced plans to hold an inaugural festival in Savoy, IL - Savoy Orchard Days - during the weekend of October 21-22, 2006.  This inaugural festival coincides with the 50th anniversary of the formation of the village of Savoy. Festival organizers are now seeking vendors for the 2006 Orchard Days Festival. Participating vendors will be set up throughout the grounds during the weekend.

  • June 15, 2006
    Summer Festival Season Now in Full Swing
    Champaign County - Enjoy the warm weather at one of the following special annual events.

  • May 1, 2006
    40 North Surveys Participants in 2006 Boneyard Arts Festival
    40 North | 88 West, the Champaign County Arts, Culture and Entertainment Council, is soliciting reponses to the 2006 Boneyard Arts Festival, held April 21-23 throughout Champaign County.

  • April 22, 2006
    Parkland Pops to Perform "Modern Rock" Concert
    Enjoy "Stayin' Alive," "Smells Like Teen Spirit," and many other classic rock tunes when the Parkland Pops community choir performs its "Modern Rock" concert on Sunday, May 7 at 3 p.m. at Parkland Theatre. 

  • April 7, 2006
    Lunafest Comes to Boardman's Art Theater
    Boardman's Art Theater proudly presents the Lunafest film festival, beginning April 15, at 2pm. Lunafest, which celebrates its fifth anniversary this year as the only national touring festival of films by, for, and about women, is a film festival that features a variety of genres, including documentaries and animated shorts.

  • February 14, 2006
    Scholar to Lecture on African-American Children's Literature
    The second annual Gryphon Lecture will be given by a pioneer in children’s literature, Rudine Sims Bishop.

  • February 8, 2006
    Carr Authors Series to Feature Honored Writers Across Genres
    Five prize-winning writers of fiction, nonfiction and poetry will read from their works this semester at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

  • February 5, 2006
    Parkland College Celebrates Black History Month with Scheduled Events
    "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Looking Back, Empowering Today" is the theme for Parkland College's Black History Month observance.

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