Arts & Culture
WILL Call: What’s Happening in Champaign – Urbana May 01 – May 04
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WILL Call: What’s Happening in Champaign – Urbana Apr. 24 – Apr. 27
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Playing the Changes: How jazz music helped unite a South African university
Darius and Catherine Brubeck visit CU this week to discuss their work creating a jazz program in apartheid-era South Africa.
WILL Call: What’s Happening in Champaign – Urbana Apr. 17 – Apr. 20
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Virginia Theatre raises its curtain after three months of going dark
Renovations have been completed at the Virginia Theatre, which is officially reopening for Ebertfest on April 23rd.
WILL Call: What’s Happening in Champaign – Urbana Apr. 10 – Apr. 13
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WILL Call: What’s Happening in Champaign – Urbana Apr. 03 – Apr. 06
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The Japanese Paper Film Project brings forgotten film back to life
The Ebert Center for Film Studies is set to host The Japanese Paper Film Project on Friday night at the Spurlock Museum in Urbana.
WILL Call: What’s Happening in Champaign-Urbana Mar. 27 – Mar. 30
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CUDO Plays sparks creativity with unique board games in annual design competition
The Champaign Urbana Design Organization (CUDO) cultivates a wealth of creativity in its annual board competition, CUDO Plays, from tabletop games about corgis having parties to color-coded Jenga to Globetrotting, a recently published game where you plan three vacations around the world.
WILL Call: What’s Happening in Champaign-Urbana Mar. 20 – Mar. 23
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Jazz Composer, Terence Blanchard, talks elevating Black Culture via opera, Super Bowl 2025, and African Americans’ impact on society
In films, such as Spike Lee’s Malcolm X or Gina Prince-Bythewood’s The Woman King, music is used as an underlying tool to draw emotions from viewers.