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Trio of exhibitions to open at U. of I.'s Krannert Art Museum

Author: Dusty Rhodes, Arts and Humanities Editor

Published Date:January 20, 2012

Three exhibitions open Thursday (Jan. 26) at Krannert Art Museum at the University of Illinois.

Published Date: January 20, 2012


Student's exhibition both playful and filled with deeper meaning

Author: Dusty Rhodes, Arts and Humanities Editor

Published Date:January 19, 2012

Unlike most art exhibition receptions, the one kicking off the spring semester at Figure One the University of Illinois art exhibition space in downtown Champaign wont involve wine and little cheese cubes speared on colorful toothpicks. Instead, patrons will nosh on milk and cookies, then skip over a bridge and watch TV in a fort.

Published Date: January 19, 2012


Musicians evoke Kyoto train station in telematic concert

Author: Dusty Rhodes, Arts and Humanities Editor

Published Date:December 5, 2011

Bass clarinetist Gene Coleman and Ensemble N_JP will perform Colemans composition Kyoto_Naigai with a film directed by Coleman Thursday (Dec. 8) at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. The performance, which is free and open to the public, can be viewed live in Krannerts dance rehearsal space at 8 p.m., or online by emailing ijpanproject@illinois.edu with Gene Coleman in the subject line and your name and contact information in the body of the message.

Published Date: December 5, 2011


Ukulele event features class designed to instill lifelong love of music

Author: Dusty Rhodes, Arts and Humanities Editor

Published Date:October 25, 2011

Music professor Matthew Thibeault and his "Designing Musical Experiences" class perform with their hand-made ukuleles.

Published Date: October 25, 2011


Passes for 14th Ebert film fest go on sale Nov. 1

Author: Craig Chamberlain, Social Sciences Editor

Published Date:October 13, 2011

Festival passes will go on sale Nov. 1 for the 14th annual Roger Eberts Film Festival, or Ebertfest, to be held April 25-29 at the Virginia Theater in Champaign, Ill., and at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Published Date: October 13, 2011