Dr. Ama Oforiwaa Aduonum to showcase a journey into slave dungeons and African ancestry in “Walking with My Ancestors”
Dr. Ama Oforiwaa Aduonum, a professor at Illinois State University, an award-winning playwright, and a Queen Mother in Ghana, spent months in African slave dungeons to get a better understanding of her ancestors’ experiences. Her time there helped inspire her performance piece Walking with My Ancestors: Cape Coast Castle coming to the Spurlock Museum in […]
WILL Call: What’s Happening in Champaign-Urbana Feb. 8 – Feb. 11
Listen to Kimberly Schofield and Owen Henderson talk about weekend events on IPM News AM 580 and FM 90.9 – Wednesdays at 6:45 and 8:45 a.m., and Thursdays at 5:44 p.m. CU Folks & Roots Festival Winter Weekend 2024 Date & Time: Thursday, February 8th – Saturday, February 10th, 5:00 p.m. – […]
Victoria Vincent gets serious about her comedy
Victoria Vincent is a rising star in the Chicago comedy scene and is performing at the Illini Union this Friday, February 9th at 7pm. Vincent, who started her career as a healthcare worker and still holds her medical license, was named one of the Just for Laughs New Faces in 2022 and is a regular […]
New exhibit examines Midwestern Black lesbian experience
CHAMPAIGN — Archival photos are the centerpiece of a new display at the Krannert Art Museum focusing on the Black lesbian experience in the Midwest. The new solo exhibition by Jen Everett, “Could You Dim the Lights?” opens February 1 and runs through October 2024. Powell noted the universal appeal of Everett’s work, saying, “She’s […]
WILL Call: What’s Happening in Champaign-Urbana Feb. 1 – Feb. 4
Listen to Kimberly Schofield and Owen Henderson talk about weekend events on IPM News AM 580 and FM 90.9 – Wednesdays at 6:45 and 8:45 a.m., and Thursdays at 5:44 p.m. Every Brilliant Thing at Heartland Theatre Date & Time: Thursday, February 1st, 7:30 p.m. Location: Heartland Theatre, Normal […]
Illinois Public Media launches Black focused music and news audio service: Illinois Soul FM 101.1
Illinois Soul began airing February 1, 2024 on WILL-FM 101.1 and 90.9 HD2. It streams on illinoissoul.org.
Branford Marsalis scales jazz back to the basics
The Branford Marsalis Quartet is coming to Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, January 27 at 7:30 p.m.
WILL Call: What’s Happening in Champaign-Urbana Jan. 25 – Jan. 28
Listen to Kimberly Schofield and Owen Henderson talk about weekend events on IPM News AM 580 and FM 90.9 – Wednesdays at 6:45 and 8:45 a.m., and Thursdays at 5:44 p.m. EQ’s First Benefit Event at The Space Date & Time: Thursday, January 25th, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. […]
Mary Chapin Carpenter brings her best with latest music
Update: This story was originally published on October 13th, 2023. The performance was rescheduled to January 25th, 2024. URBANA- Grammy Award-winning artists Mary Chapin Carpenter and Shawn Colvin are performing at the Foellinger Great Hall in Urbana on Thursday, January 25th. Morning Edition host Kimberly Schofield spoke with Carpenter about discovering her path to finding […]
How a National Music Museum full of treasures made its home in the Midwest
The National Music Museum has one of the world’s largest and most significant collections of historical instruments — a sort of musical Smithsonian.
WILL Call: What’s Happening in Champaign-Urbana Jan. 18 – Jan. 21
Listen to Kimberly Schofield and Owen Henderson talk about weekend events on IPM News AM 580 and FM 90.9 – Wednesdays at 6:45 and 8:45 a.m., and Thursdays at 5:44 p.m.
“Pride of the Illini” showcases LGBTQ+ stories and art at UIUC
URBANA — Before graduating from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in winter 2023, Lindsay Peters created a senior project that combined her passions for sound editing and LGBTQ+ community advocacy. Peters wanted to combat the underrepresentation of the queer community in media, so she recorded and produced a series of original songs, poems and short […]
WILL Call: What’s Happening in Champaign-Urbana Jan. 11– Jan. 14
Illinois Public Media News Presents: Will Call – What’s Happening in Champaign-Urbana January 11th to January 14th Event Guide Thursday, January 11th Live Jazz and Tarot Readings at Gallery Art Bar, Urbana Jazz Performance: Nathaniel Ruiz and Friends, 8 PM – 10 PM Tarot Readings: Azul Celeste, 7 PM – 9 PM Friday, January 12th […]
Illinois Public Media launches Illinois Soul: a new platform amplifying Black voices and music
On February 1, 2024, Illinois Soul will launch on FM 101.1 here in Champaign-Urbana. And outside of the twin cities, you can tune it in on a high definition radio at FM 90.9. HD 2.
Black ministers and scholars discuss the state of the Black Church in Central Illinois
More than 200 people came to The Virginia Theatre to learn the history and current role of the Black Church in Central Illinois. The event showcased a panel of Black church and community leaders discussing the evolving role of pastors, the diminishing influence of predominantly Black churches, and the overall journey and significance of the Black Church through the years.
