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ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields is coming to Krannert to preform Beethoven’s greatest hits! Check it out now if you’re a fan of dogs that talk.

MUSIC Check out a new Records We Missed and a new Playlist, and take a look at our Q & A with Isaac Arms of Withershins, who will release their second LP at Mike ‘N’ Molly’s Friday.

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EDITOR’S NOTE SAMANTHA BAKALL

If there were prizes given out for gluttony, I would win first place. Once you have eaten to the point where thinking has even become laborious, please, give me a call.

We can swap stories.

I chose to eat myself into oblivion with my mom this past weekend at Baconfest in Chicago. Yes, an entire festival dedicated to the most wonderful, delicious, unctuous and satisfying cured meat on the planet. Some would say I’m a tad obsessed. I prefer the word “overzealous.”

The purpose of the festival was to celebrate bacon, obviously. Over 50 restaurants in the city participated in the event, each creating a dish or two that used bacon or pork belly as their main ingredient. And I’m not talking bacon and eggs or other simplistic dishes. The chefs and bartenders (oh yes, bacon cocktails exist) pushed the envelope to incorporate bacon into pretty much everything — from bacon beignets with bacon sugar and bacon, walnut and bourbon infused maple caramel to sous vide pork belly with popcorn pudding, pickled ramps, spicy chicharrón and bacon to vanilla-bacon-bourbon milkshakes (which are unbelievably righteous, if you ever get curious). There was even bacon-themed merchandise! You can be sure I have new porcine additions to my closet.

For a few days before the fest, my mom attempted to coordinate our “plan of attack,” as she liked to say, which really translated into, “How can we eat everything we want to eat in as timely a manner as possible?” I, on the other hand, was busy being a nudge, exclaiming and using #TGYBVIPT (Thank God You Bought VIP Tickets) as many times as I could. VIP tickets got us in the door early which proved to be crucial in our attempt to try everything.

Sadly, we were ultimately unsuccessful. After 50 plates of bacon dishes, booze and desserts, I was tuckered out and diabolically sated.

I still can’t figure out what was better: eating so much bacon to the point of being grievously full, or eating so much bacon that I started to exude bacon smell from my pores. Interested in irritating your vegan friends? I’ll be here all week.

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Things aren’t always looking pretty for the future of our beloved planet, but at least it gets one day every year all to itself. This Sunday, April 22, is Earth Day, a day we set aside every year to appreciate our shared home and to spread awareness about protecting the environment.

San Franciscans created the original Earth Day, first observed in 1970. Since then, it has grown in popularity and importance. In 2009, the United Nations declared April 22 “International Mother Earth Day,” appropriately designating it as a day that all nations should share in celebration and observation.

The University plans several events every year for the week of Earth Day. These have been in full swing all week, and there will be a few more this weekend. On Friday, April 20, students will gather on the Quad at noon for a “coal-free summer celebration” of Abbott Power Plant’s decision not to burn coal over the summer (and to encourage reduced dependence on coal in general). On Saturday, there will be a community electronics collection at the Atkins Building parking lot from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. On Sunday, student groups have planned a work day at the Florida Orchard Prairie Site.

It’s important to remember that just as the Earth is always our home, there is no reason not to appreciate the Earth and to consider one’s environmental impact all of the time. The website of the Office of Sustainability on campus lists many tips for “green living” and ways to get involved in reducing environmental impact.

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» Smitten Kitchen. This website is a godsend, filled with beautifully photographed food and very articulate, humorous writing that has singlehandedly filled up my favorites bar with recipes that I am itching to try out. I’m slowly wading my way through all the delectableness, including an amazing lemon-y chickpea salad that turned out to be more hummus than salad (which, honestly, just made me love the recipe even more), and an oatmeal cookie recipe that I am now keeping close to my side because it’s awesome and my roommates love me whenever I make them. The site has also gotten me — oddly enough, considering I used to have a column purely devoted to reusing the insides of my refrigerator — making me more aware that there’s a much more satisfying payout when cooking and eating in than just blithely picking up the phone and ordering takeout that will spend the next three days in the fridge because I still haven’t learned the art of self-restraint.

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» The Anti-jort Movement: There’s a certain stigma attached to jorts and those who choose to wear them. “Nice jorts,” people sneer sarcastically as they sit in their ivory tower wearing pants of the finest imported silk. Don’t you people have bigger fish to fry? Crocs? Cargo pants? Brimmed beanies? Jorts are comfortable, functional and easy to produce even for an amateur craftsman (see page 7). That’s not to say they can’t be sexy — I like to roll mine up to the inner thigh and show a little of that creamy white. Drives the ladies nuts.

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» Dolphin Rape: 14 people every year are raped by dolphins. Sure, that’s not a lot — but isn’t it too many? At first, I thought most dolphin rape happened at Sea World. Not true. In fact, dolphins have a specific type of penis that allows them to use their reproductive organ as an extendable arm. When a sex-crazed dolphin sees a human swimmer, he grabs the swimmer’s ankle, pulls them underwater, drowns them, and brings them to a dolphin rape cave to rape and eat their corpse. This is serious. The Discovery Channel even called them Dolphin Rape Caves. The adorable aquatic animal full of majesty, the one we put on folders and pencil toppers, is a terrible rapist. Dolphins even rape each other — sometimes in the blow hole.

Dolphins have a vast language of communication, but clearly they don’t have a word for “No.” Someone needs to make a Lifetime movie to raise awareness about this. buzz

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Record Store day: shining a light on small business Free shows and rare releases at Exile On Main Street

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n an ordinary Friday afternoon, Champaign’s Exile on Main Street has a steady flow of customers, but come Saturday, April 21, owner Jeff Brandt knows that his shop will be packed to capacity.

That’s because Saturday is Record Store Day. For those unaware, Record Store Day is an international event promoting and celebrating those record stores that have stuck it out until today in the changing music industry. Exclusive releases, promotions and in-store shows can be found in record stores across the country and abroad. Conveniently, area music buyers can experience the event right here in town at Exile On Main Street.

“We sell a lot of stuff that day,” said Brandt.

“When we’ve opened up the last several years, there’s been an increasingly large line – like there were probably 30 to 50 people waiting to get in last year.”

Those are the people who come in hoping to get one of many limited edition Record Store Day releases that labels put out. A boxed set of hardto-find Stacks singles, an Uncle Tupelo 7” boxed set, another one from nineties hip-hop group The Pharcyde, an unreleased live Devo album from 1981 and a Flaming Lips record on vinyl that will supposedly include the human blood of the artists they collaborated with on it: these are among the limited releases that can be found at Exile on Main this Saturday, at least until they are snatched up by eager collectors.

“The first two hours are kind of a feeding frenzy of the people who are really here to get those collectible things,” Brandt said. “I already know certain things we’re not getting enough of that I know I’m going to watch customers not fight over, but almost.”

Record Store Day is not simply about buying music. It’s about collector’s items – bands releasing really cool stuff. “With collectors, it’s all about the packaging and about something being in there that they’re not going to be able to get somewhere else at another time,” Brandt said. “People like to show off the stuff they bought. A part of Record Store Day is getting all the things that you want so you can show your friend that didn’t get that one thing.”

The excitement isn’t over after the die-hard collectors have made their choices.

“The rest of the day kind of goes along where everybody who wants to see the bands or people who don’t want to deal with quite that crowd at the beginning come in, but I mean there were points where we couldn’t get people in the store last year depending on who was playing,” Brand said.

In addition to stocking a collection of limited releases and running sales, Exile on Main becomes a music venue for the day.

“This year we have twelve straight hours of music,” Brandt said.

That includes a show by Champaign Mayor Don Gerard and his daughter performing as Chloe Rose & the Exiles, as well as a showcase of local bands including Withershins, Take Care, Coed Pageant, The Dirty Feathers, Elsinore and more. Local DJs 4

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Students browse through records at Exile on Main. Photo by Katie Rau

will also be doing sets in-store.

“They lend their talent all for free every year and I’m really, really grateful for that,” Brandt said.

Some local bands also have new music in the works for Record Store Day. “Take Care is putting out a limited edition tape that they only made 25 copies of,” Brandt said.

Withershins and Hathaways are also both releasing music around Record Store day, and The Dirty Feathers plan to debut a song during their set.

This year will be the fifth that Record Store Day is celebrated, and it grows each year with more new releases and more record store participation.

“This is really the fourth year we’ve totally participated in it, and I think this is the third year when we’ve really had a ton of stuff going on,” Brandt said.

“Each year gets a little bit bigger.”

For Brandt, Record Store Day is like a reward for all the work and dedication he’s put into Exile on Main Street.

“It’s that one day of the year where it seems like it could all work indefinitely. The struggles through the whole year to do all the little things to keep the store in business — that’s the payoff. Record Store Day,” Brandt said.

Brandt says he considers Record Store Day a celebration of both music and small business.

“It was created by people who were already in the industry who were trying to get at least one day a year where there was national attention focused on the fact that there are still hundreds and thousands of record stores, even though

it’s fractional compared to 10, 15, 20 years ago when there were a lot more,” said Brandt.

You could go buy a CD at Walmart or download music to your computer from the comfort of home, but the action of purchasing a record from your local record store is something you can’t get without going out and experiencing it.

And what better day to try it out than on Record Store Day? “These kind of events can’t really happen anywhere other than independent stores,” said Brandt.

This Saturday, flocks of Champaign-Urbana’s biggest music fans will head to Exile On Main St. to see a show or pick up some new vinyl. Check it out and you might take home a once in a lifetime release. » Here is the full schedule of bands and DJs playing (from Facebook): 11-11:50 DJ Mertz (first live DJ set since October!)

11:50-12:20 Chloe Rose & the Exiles on REO Speedwagon Way (Mayor Don Gerard, Chloe Rose and Isaac Arms) 12:20-12:40 DJ Mertz 12:40-1:10 Duke of Uke 1:10-1:30 DJ mingram 1:30-2:00 Deathtram 2:00-2:20 Otacon 2:20-2:50 An Evening with Your Mother 2:50-3:10 Space Police 3:10-3:40 Take Care 3:40-4:00 DJ Delayney

4:00-4:30 RedLeg 4:30-4:50 DJ Delayney with Jay Moses 4:50-5:20 Elsinore 5:20-5:40 DJ Belly with Swords 5:40-6:10 Curb Service 6:10-6:30 DJ Belly 6:30-7:00 Megan Johns 7:00-7:20 DJ mingram 7:20-7:50 Kate and James Hathaway 7:50-8:10 Kirkwood West 8:10-8:40 The Dirty Feathers 8:40-9:00 Kirkwood West 9:00-9:30 Withershins 9:30-9:50 Reed Richards 9:50-10:20 Coed Pageant 10:20-10:40 Reed Richards 10:40-11:10 Mille Nomi Sound by Analog Outfitters, drums by Skins-n-Tins » Exile On Main Street will also be hosting live music on Friday for Boneyard: 3:30-4:00 Finer Feelings 4:15-4:45 Hank 5:00-5:30 That’s No Moon 5:45-6:15 Bate Calado 6:30-7:00 The Curses 7:15-7:45 Blueprints FAFT 8:00-8:30 The Chemicals 8:45-9:15 New Ruins Sound by Analog Outfitters, drums by Skins-n-Tins

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record store day Sound off

by Evan Lyman

Why Are You Excited for Record Store Day? come from St. Vincent and fun. It’s worth noting that my old band, The Receiving End of Sirens, is releasing a limited 7” through Photo Finish Records. It’s the first RSD release I’ve ever been directly a part of, and hopefully not the last.”

│ └ Kyle lang

Easter “One of my best friends is in a band called “Thrash Kitten,” and he is playing a show at Transporter Room 3 in Urbana. I’m really excited to see him and I might sing some songs with him, too.”

│ └ Isaac Arms

Withershins, Evil Tents, Thundertruck “Record Store Day is kind of the Christmas of music enthusiasts (who still believe in buying music). Sure, I sell my band’s music digitally, and occasionally I buy mp3s, but mostly the notion of going in to a local business, getting to know the owner, browsing and bringing home a tangible record is a culture I don’t wish to see go by the wayside. It is a day of celebration; because it should not be taken for granted that we still have a brick & mortar record store in Champaign.

Also, it’s an excellent community forum for those who also love collecting vinyl, keeping up with new releases and talking about music.”

│ └ John Isberg

Evil Tents “This Record Store Day, I’m going to be out of commission [for music], but I’m excited for my son to finally arrive. My wife’s due date is around that weekend.”

│ └ andrew cook

A Rocket to the Moon “For me, it’s a reminder of a Golden Age (one I only experienced briefly as a young adult) when people had to go to record stores to discover and buy new music. I don’t mean to trivialize the impact and importance of the Internet when it comes to advancing the spread of music and ideas, but I do think there’s something special about going into a store and buying something on vinyl. There’s the anticipation of getting home to play it; the look and smell of the packaging; the question of what color the actual record might be in some cases; the sonic difference and warmth once you finally play it.

This RSD, the two releases at the top of my list

│ └ James hathaway

Hathaways “I think Record Store Day is a great way to bring music lovers together in a small community and also helps us remember that there are still record stores out there like Exile on Main Street. It’s quite the craze for all of us vinyl lovers out there, often times with releases that are shockingly awesome.”

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EBERTFEST MINI PREVIEW Week of Friday, April 20 through Thursday, April 26, 2012

The New Art Film Festival (NR)

A Guide to Wednesday’s Screenings

Free celebration of local filmmaking.

Fri: 4:30, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00, 11:00

Trees Are Good - Arbor Day Matinee (G) Free shows, for Arbor & Earth Days.

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The Band’s Visit (PG-13) Subtitled. Eberfest Encore Sat: (4:30 PM) | Tue: 7:30 PM

California 90420 (NR) New marijuana documentary.

Sat: 7:30 PM

Synecdoche, New York (R) Eberfest Encore, $5 show Sat: 10:00 PM

Opera - Rigoletto from the Royal Opera House (NR) Sun: 1:00 PM | Wed: 4:00 PM

Trouble the Water (NR) Eberfest Encore Sun: 4:30 PM

Battleship Potemkin (NR) Subtitled. Eberfest Encore.

Sun: 6:30 PM | Tue: 9:30 PM

The Complete Metropolis (NR) Eberfest Encore Sun: 8:00 PM | Wed: 7:30 PM

3rd Annual Feminist Film Festival (NR) Free event.

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Play Time (NR) Subtitled. Eberfest Encore.

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here is a time when local film enthusiasts can come together to enjoy and celebrate films. That time is known as Ebertfest. It begins on Wednesday, April 25. For five days, the annual film festival showcases 14 films that are overlooked. What sets Ebertfest apart from other film festivals is that it is not a time for business. Unlike Sundance or Tribeca, where independent filmmakers hope that their films will find a buyer, the focus is to engage with film fans, filmmakers, actors, directors and everyone in between.

JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO (1990) 7:00 PM Tom Hanks portrays Joe Banks in the romantic comedy — a man working in a factory run by a boss who asks too much of him. When Banks discovers that he only has six months to live due to a “brain cloud” disease, he recognizes that he has to make the most of the little time he has to live. He turns to affluent industrialist Samuel Graynamore for help. Graynamore offers Banks credit cards which he will cover the bills for as long as Banks does a favor for him. In order to obtain “bubaru,” a mineral that Graynamore wants to get his hands on for his manufacturing of superconductors, he must offer a human sacrifice to the Waponi tribe on the island of Waponi Woo. Banks would have to jump into a volcano on the island. Halfway through the quirky plot, Banks realizes that he is working towards more than human sacrifice when he meets Patricia, the woman that is supposed to take him to the island to meet his ultimate death. She falls in love with him and him with she, but at a very inconvenient time. Joe Versus the Volcano is an unconventional story in which Banks learns to appreciate, live and love a little more.

THE TRUTH ABOUT BEAUTY AND BLOGS (2011) 10:00 PM You may be familiar with those makeup tutorial videos on YouTube.

There are millions of them; they are often lampooned, and more often than not, they feel a little sad. When your laptop turns into a two-way mirror, things cannot help but get a little too personal.

That’s where Kelechi Ezie’s original short film, The Truth About Beauty and Blogs, begins. Ezie stars as Vanessa, a “social media diva” whose YouTube channel of self-help advice, tutorials and girly crafts has gotten the attention of Oprah’s new OWN network. But when Vanessa’s boyfriend Marcus breaks up with her, her blogging turns into a funny but painful trek through her personal life as she tries to cope with the very real pain of her breakup while also trying to win Marcus back, all right in front of her webcam.

The Truth About Beauty and Blogs was originally released in January 2011 and became a hit with New York audiences. It has since appeared in several film festivals. Ezie co-produced the film and also penned the script, her first screenplay. Not only is her short film screening Wednesday, but Ezie will be in attendance for a discussion after the film along with Raymond C. Lambert. Ezie is fun and bubbly on screen, and her range fits the material very well. Her critiques of both social media and our female-empowering culture are not only hilarious, but also very apt. Do we really need self-help books, “relationship retrieval specialists,” and self-made vision boards to tell us what we really want?

PHUNNY BUSINESS: A BLACK COMEDY (2010) 10:15 PM Once upon a time, Chicago had a premiere comedy club called All Jokes Aside, housing some of the most famous black comedians before they became recognized. From 1991 to 1998, names like Dave Chappelle, Bernie Mac, MoNique, Chris Rock, Cedric the Entertainer, Jamie Foxx and Sheryl

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Underwood — among others — performed at the venue. As Roger Ebert himself states, “This is a film not so much about black comedians, although we see and hear a lot of them, but about black entrepreneurs.” Depicting how All Jokes Aside was founded, grew, and eventually shut down, Phunny Business covers all aspects of the club’s existence.

Co-founded by Raymond C. Lambert, who incidentally used to work for Chris Gardner (The Pursuit of Happyness with Will Smith, anyone?), the club opened up on Wabash Avenue in the South Loop of Chicago.

Trying to make a positive impact from the beginning, Lambert made sure that, unlike many comedy clubs, the performers were paid on time and in full and weren’t judged by preconceived notions such as gender (women performers!).

However, as Spiderman’s uncle says, “With great power comes great responsibility,” not to mention the add-in of Murphy’s Law (or rather, blatant race politics in this case). Toward the end of its run, All Jokes Aside experienced trouble keeping up with increasing stage paychecks and rent — so they moved. But along with the move, other problems ensued — unjustified trouble trying to acquire a liquor license and unhappy nextdoor business neighbors (cough, race politics) brought the club to an end.

If you’re interested in seeing a film about comedy, politics and history, get your ticket and enjoy the show director John Davies captured.

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DIY distressed denim shorts Learn to make your own version of the popular shorts Article and photos by Jessica Bourque

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or this first tutorial, let’s start with a basic wardrobe essential: distressed denim shorts. Paired with bare legs in the summer or sheer tights in the fall, these shorts provide endless functionality. On average, they will cost you upwards of $25 at most stores. But, for about three dollars and an hour of your time you can create a DIY version that is personalized to your style.

What you need: » Old pair of denim jeans (I found mine at Goodwill for three dollars.) » Scissors » Razor blade/Exacto knife » Embellishments (studs, lace, dye, etc.)

Step 1: Measure Before doing any cutting, it’s important to make a plan. Try the jeans on and get an idea of how short you want them before hacking away; I usually lay my arms at my side and measure a full inch above where my fingertips end. Use a pin to mark the length.

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Step 2: Pin Take the jeans off and fold them in half. Using your first pin as a guide, pin both of the legs together, making an even line from one side to the other.

Step 3: Cut Don’t try cutting both pant legs at the same time; it will be difficult, and your edges will be uneven. Instead, cut the top leg first. Make sure to cut below your line of pins; it’s always better to make them longer than shorter. Remember: you can never add fabric once it’s gone, but you can always cut more if needed.

After the top leg is cut, start cutting the bottom leg along the same line. Try the shorts on after both legs are cut, and make any final adjustments to length.

Step 4: Distress For this, you will need a cutting board. If you don’t have a craft board, using a kitchen cutting board works just as well.

Place the cutting board between the two pant legs

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and move the pocket out of the way. Use your Exacto knife to make horizontal slits about one inch apart.

The more slits you make, the more distressed the shorts will be. I made about eight on each leg. You also have the option of distressing the back of the shorts. I made some slits on the back pockets, but that’s completely optional.

Step 5: Wash Once you make your cuts, run the shorts through the washer. Washing them once on a normal wash setting should be enough to loosen the blue threads so that only the white threads show. It will also fray the bottoms of the shorts to complete the distressed look. If your shorts get too frayed, like mine, then you may need to cut some of the excess threads.

Step 6: Embellish Time to get creative. You can add studs, dye, fabric, lace or anything else to embellish your new shorts. I sewed a scrap of lace to the inside pocket to add a little feminine detail. For inspiration, look online; embellished denim shorts are everywhere this spring, and you’re guaranteed to find some ideas from a quick Google search.

Feel free to repeat the cutting and washing process until you get the results you want. Other than that, you’re done! Easy, right? Pair them with a cotton t-shirt for a casual look, bikini top for a day at the beach or a lightweight blazer for a night out.

For more DIY tutorials, check out our new arts column, “The copycat”; New projects are posted online every week!

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REINTERPRETING ART

Local florists on display at Petals and Paintings

by Andrea Baumgartner

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his year marks the 20th anniversary of Krannert Art Museum’s annual Moms Weekend fundraiser. The museum will once again be opening its doors for students and their moms to explore the exhibits and paintings accompanied by extravagant floral interpretations and designs of various works of art on display. Floral designer and theater director Rick Orr has curated the show since the beginning.

“As a local florist, I had read about museums doing this kind of a project where floral designers interpret works of art in museums on the east and west coast, and I called it to the attention of someone on the board at the museum ... she presented it, and it became a fundraiser,” Orr said.

Orr, an alumni of the University of Illinois Department of Theatre, worked at a local floral shop as a student and found an intersection between directing and designing.

“Theatre, directing and designing go hand in hand.

As a floral designer, you fill an empty vase, and as a director, you fill an empty stage,” Orr said. “As a floral designer, you get a chance to really explore the creativity that fellow designers release in the form of interpretation.”

The event is used as a fundraiser to support educational programs and events that the museum hosts each year. Tickets are sold for the Friday night opening, where a combo band will be playing while food

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and wine are served. The rest of the weekend is open free to the public with suggested donations of $3 a person. Last year over 2,500 people came through.

“It was part of Moms Weekend because it’s spring time and people are anxious to get out and do some activities,” Orr said. “It’s just a nice time of the year to get students and their moms to the Krannert Art Museum. Students get bogged down in their own departments and are so isolated they forget what else is available right here on campus.”

After being part of the exhibit for the past 15 years, local floral designer and Parkland College professor Trisha Locke still finds the process of creating her piece exciting and challenging.

“The piece I am basing my design on is called ‘Spatial Construction’ ... It’s a modern piece, and it’s a challenge because there’s not a lot of color,” Locke said. “I’m fortunate to live in town so I can come in and look at the piece, because from the photo, the colors don’t always translate.”

The process for designing these extravagant floral pieces is different for each artist, but Locke has developed a few tactics of her own.

“When I get a picture, a lot of times images start to come through my head, and I start to come up with ideas right away,” Locke said. “I’ll take, whether it’s a texture that stands out or the color or shapes in the piece, and I’ll focus on those elements. It’s interpreting what flowers I’m going to use and how I’m going to incorporate the design because it really is a floral piece, not just a recreation of the painting.”

Locke also takes into consideration how long each flower lasts so that her design doesn’t change in the course of the weekend.

“I always try to pick things that will last because I would really like it to look as good on Sunday as it did on Friday,” Locke said.

Although each year brings new paintings to be interpreted and new designers to create, the results are always impressive.

“They’re always unsuspecting. And the thing to remember is there are 18 floral designers, and if we all had the same piece of art to interpret, they would all be different because it’s so subjective as your response and how you’re going to interpret that,” Orr said. “There’s not really a right or wrong way that one is looking for — it’s simply a very subjective interpretation. And that’s why it’s always so fun and surprising for me. All of them are so unique and inspiring and just visually remarkable interpretations.”

Every year a noted artist donates a piece from their work that is raffled off. This year is a photograph by William Wegman. Raffle tickets are $25 each or 5 for $100. The museum benefit reception is April 20 from 6:30-9 p.m., and the exhibit is open to the public beginning April 21.

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Boneyard Arts Festival 10th Anniversary Kick-Off Join us as we celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Boneyard Arts Festival with Sculpture, Music and the natural beauty of the Boneyard! Artwork will be on display all day and the music runs from 5pm-10pm. All FREE!! We encourage you to visit one of our great Midtown restaurants to pick up a picnic and enjoy the evening outside.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 19 U OF I CAMPUS 1 AsiAn AmericAn culturAl center V 1210 W. Nevada St “Art Blank Activism: 10 Years of Project A” Project A was the fluid and organic audio/ visual artists collaborative within the Asian American Artists Collective Chicago committed to making work together under a singular identity toward a common goal.

Featuring a visual history of Project A; along with new collaborations exhibited in various events, gallery shows, and projects.

Featuring works by Greg Grucel, Laura Kina, Ivan Lee, Larry Lee, Ann Marie Mau, Jon Monteverde, and Chien-An Yuan.

5pm with an artist reception at 6:30pm 7pm: Special viewing of ‘Visions of Astropolis’ and ‘Ascent to Astropolis’, a new Sci-Fi themed audio/visual collaboration by Chien-An Yuan and Jon Monteverde.

2 BAsil thAi @ urBAnA V 701 S. Gregory St. Suite B VAMP (Vintage/Analog/Manual Photographers), founded in 2009, is a student organization at the University of Illinois that practices the art of analog photography. Members both teach and learn how to make a photograph from negative to print. Featuring recent photographs by members of VAMP. 11am-9:30pm with an opening reception from 3pm-6pm.

3 cAffe PArAdiso V 801 S. Lincoln Avenue Featuring a group of 8-10 students in the K After School Arts Program at Franklin Middle School A variety of mixed-media contemporary artwork.

7am - 11pm 4 JAPAn house P 2000 S. Lincoln Avenue $ There is no admission fee to tour Japan House and observe the tea ceremony. To participate in the tea ceremony and receive a bowl of tea and a sweet is $8 per person. Reservations recommended at japanhouse@illinois.edu or 244-9934.

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5:30 pm “When Computers Look at Art” a talk by David Stork 7:30 pm Voice Reading - Featuring fiction writers and poets Temporary exhibitions on view from 9am9pm: “Fifty Years: Contemporary American Glass from Illinois Collections” “After Abstract Expressionism” “School of Art + Design Master of Fine Arts” sousA Archives And center for AmericAn music 1103 S Sixth Street, Room 240 Featuring: From the Ballroom to the Podium: Sousa’s Dance Music for the Concert Stage Harry Partch’s Gymnastic Rhythms: Rotate the Body in All its Planes A Happening Place: John Cage’s Multimedia Collaborations at the University of Illinois, 1967-1969 Comedy and Tragedy in Salvatore Martirano’s “Underworld” March-mystique: Sousa’s Performance Practice as Grand Theatrical Entertainment A Musical Affair: Sousa’s Forgotten Operettas, 1879-1915 8:30am-12pm and 1pm-5pm. sPurlocK museum 600 South Gregory St. Featuring a music performance by Kathleen Everingham.

5:30pm-7:30pm. the rAre BooK & mAnuscriPt liBrAry 1408 W. Gregory Dr., Room 346 The Rare Book & Manuscript Library will be displaying the work produced this year by the Soybean Press. The press has produced eight fine press broadsides for the visiting authors of the Carr Reader Series in conjunction with the University of Illinois Creative Writing Department. In addition, “Two Boys Travelin’ Nowhere,” Scott Schwartz and Marten Stromberg, will be performing an hour-long set at 4pm. They will feature music from the Civil War that they have been performing with the students of King Elementary School. They will also perform (of course) some Woody Guthrie. university ymcA 1001 South Wright Street Emerging Artists @ the Y 2012: MASQUERADE; An exhibition dealing with issues of concealment and perceptions.

Including works by: Brett Eaton, Sarah Spread, Lauren Martinkus, and Kelcy Arnould, all from the School of Art & Design at Illinois. Exhibition on view in the Murphy Gallery on the first floor.

9am-10pm with an opening reception 5pm7pm.

Women’s resources center of the university of illinois 2nd Floor, 703 S. Wright Street “Healing Works” featuring a variety of artists who have been affected by sexual abuse/sexual assault.

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Reception and performance art from 6pm10pm.

FRIDAY, APRIL 20 CHAMPAIGN 1 AnAlog outfitters, inc V 514 N Neil St Analog Outfitters is a store that specializes in the sale of vintage musical equipment such as guitar amplifiers, keyboards, hammond organs, and electric guitars. Jenna Juday will be displaying several paintings, Rachel Edwards will be displaying prints from her “Forget me Not” series and Heidi Henry will also be displaying several paintings. Also featuring work by Michael Chastain and Matt Talbott.

10am-8:30pm with a reception from 6pm-8pm.

2 AromA cAfe V 118 N Neil St Photography by James Kyung with a focus on Champaign-Urbana landscape and living.

Also featuring artwork by Mella-D and Miigan.

7am-10pm 3 BAcAro V 113 North Walnut Featuring work by Amelia Netto Artist’s reception from 5:30pm-7pm.

4 BellA miA Boutique V 1422 S Neil St Featuring Loba Chudak, Christina Hinders, and Regina Hinders.

(Hinders) Sisters collaborative show, featuring mosaics and headbands. Handpainted art on silk, women’s clothing and framed art

by Loba Chudak.

10am-6pm 5 BodyWorK AssociAtes V 407 W Windsor Rd The Art of Science: Images from the Institute for Genomic Biology 2.0 exhibits some of the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign research addressing significant problems in the environment, health, and energy use and production. Research instrumentation in the Core Facilities at the Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) provides state-of-the-art resources for biological microscopy and image analysis for faculty and students from across campus and to scientists in Research Park. This exhibit illustrates the IGB’s commitment to scientific discovery and the collaborative spirit that makes it all possible.

9am-5pm 6 Boltini lounge V 211 N. Neil St. Featuring photography by Misch Bocska.

4pm-2am 7 cAfe KoPi V 109 N Walnut Featuring quilt art by Deborah Fell and acrylic paintings by Lisa Srassheim.

7am-12am 8 40 north | 88 West & visit V chAmPAign county Welcome center 106 & 108 South Neil St Featuring photography and mixed media from the 2012 Boneyard Signature Image Artist Melissa Mitchell!

10am-7pm with refreshments from 5pm-7pm.

9 chAmPAign for Better heAlth cAre V - “Art for heAlth” 34 E Main St Join us at 34 E. Main Street to view a variety of artwork including Hugh Bridgeford, Bryan Warsaw, Anne Bargar, Arlene Rappaport, Michael & Diane Pittman, and Klee Reed. Enjoy music from Kevin Elliott, Tom Faux & Robin Kearton. Refreshments will be available and there will also be a chance to buy tickets for the night’s raffle so you can expect to grab a great prize!

5pm-10pm 10 christoPher’s fine JeWelry design V 124 N Neil St Wonderful, colorful, detailed hand beaded neckpieces from Judie Spencer.

11am-8pm 11 circles Boutique V 114 N Neil St Featuring jewelry by Lisa Colby. Colby creates pieces that are fabricated entirely by hand including one technique that involves melting sterling silver and manipulating the material while it is hot to achieve organic shapes. Her inspirations are numerous including vintage textile patterns, the physical universe and commonplace objects from daily life.

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12 clAss Act in sodo theAtre V 114 S Neil Pure imaginat10n: Art Parade 2012! $5 P From 4:30pm-6pm, artists of all ages are K invited to join us at Class Act in SoDo Theatre to create moveable art, banners $ and puppets which we will then parade up Neil Street to the Orpheum Children’s Science Museum at 6pm. Participants are then invited to visit the Orpheum’s Wonka and Me interactive exhibit.

Art reception 6:30pm-8:30pm studio 2c (the free art studio in ArtLab at SoDo Theatre) featuring Shawnika Lucks and Muhammad Ahmad will showcase painting, digital illustration, mixed media assemblage and sculpture.

Art Party studio: the Art Party Studio owner, Chance McDade will be offering multiple classes and showcasing her space upstairs at SoDo Theatre. Visitors are welcome to sign up online at theartpartystudio. com.

Artlab: Featuring Lori Caterini, Julio M. Pardo III (ceramics), and Svetlana Pardo (painting) Psychic Joker presents: Mentalist David der Geist 9:00pm (Psychic Joker is recommended for 18+). Join mentalist David der Geist as he explores the farthest reaches of the mind, and makes you believe the impossible.

9:00pm $10 in advance/$12 at the door 13 coPAsetic consignments V 204 N Neil St Featuring James Kyung, color photography focusing on the Champaign-Urbana area.

11am-5pm 14 creAm & flutter V 114 North Walnut Exhibition featuring select submissions for P the special 10th Anniversary Boneyard Signature Image!

Live performance from Ryan Groff of Elsnore!

6pm-9pm 15 dAndelion vintAge clothing V 9 E Taylor St NICE SHOT: A Collection of Work in Oil and Spray Paint. Oil paintings and drawings

by Rantoul artist Katrina Catizone and spray painted stencil works by Gary, Indiana Street Artist epyon5.

Join us for an Opening Reception from 7pm-9pm with light refreshments.

16 emerAld city lounge V 118 N First St 19+ to enter, unless with guardian.

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5pm-2am with Artist Meet & Greet reception from 6pm-8pm.

Live acoustic performance from 8-10pm.

17 exile on mAin street V 1 Main St #108 Featuring Dave Samuel - Mixed media P paintings on canvas.

Free live music from 4pm-9pm Hank 4:15-4:45; That’s No Moon 5:00-5:30; Bate Calado 5:45-6:15; The Curses 6:307:00; Blueprints FAFT 7:15-7:45; The Chemicals 8:00-8:30; TBA 8:45-9:15 18 furniture lounge V 11 E University Ave Cindy Sampson of “Sampson n Delilah” Cindy will have mixed media artwork and jewelry, paintings and clothing.

11am-5pm with an artist reception from 5-8pm.

19 glAss fx gAllery V 202 S First St Glass art creations inspired by and dedicated to memory of the German artist, Ludwig Schaffrath (1924 - 2011). Featuring Richard Taylor, Johnell Bentz, Clay Breshears, Wrenn Miles, Tracy Satterthwaite, Stella Shen, Jo Duchene and Gary Worby.

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20 hABitAt for humAnity of V chAmPAign county And restore 119 E University Ave ReArt Event at Habitat for Humanity of Champaign County.

Artists create a work of art from ReStore materials for display and a silent auction to benefit Habitat for Humanity. Habitat for Humanity of Champaign County ReStore provides up to $15 worth of store items for participants to create a piece of art. Items will be donated to Habitat for Humanity for a silent action. Proceeds from the silent auction will go to Habitat for Humanity of Champaign County, Inc. 10am-5pm 21 indi go Artist co-oP V 9 E University The Champaign-Urbana Design Org P ABCU “A Showcase of Handcrafted Letterforms” is a typography exhibit and fundraiser. The show will feature uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet, punctuation, and symbols handcrafted by local artists and designers in a variety of mediums, with emphasis on handmade processes. Past mediums have included screen printing, hand drawn illustration, letterpress, collage, sculpture, painting, and more! All artwork will be for sale at affordable prices. Proceeds will go towards supporting the Champaign-Urbana Design Org (CUDO).

Reception: 6pm-10pm Musical performance by Megan Johns: 8pm9pm 22 iPPAtsu sAlon V 73 E Chester St Photography by Baub Alred & Alex Wallbaum 9am-8pm 23 JAne AddAms BooK shoP V 208 N Neil St Featuring an exhibit of book-themed (and otherwise) furniture by Nile Hawver.

10am-7pm The artist will be present from 9am-12pm and from 5pm-6pm.

24 Kessler oPticAl 44 E Main St Suite 100 Artist TBA. 10am-5pm 25 memPhis on mAin P 55 E Main St $5 admission fee (after 8pm) $ Must be 21+ Live music from 6pm through 1am. Starting with an acoustic Happy Hour show by Chris Corkey from 6pm-8pm (free). Taking the stage at 9pm, Timmy D & the Blind Justice will be playing their Blues Rock. Finishing the night off, Decadents will rock the house into the early morning.

6pm-1am 26 ne corner of sPringfield & neil V 314 S. Neil St Featuring a mix of older and newer pieces

by Barry Callahan. Prints as well as paintings will be for sale.

Ceramic work by Jen Wingler will also be on display.

2pm-10pm 27 nevermore gAllery V 57 Main St No age restrictions, but not all art is suitable for children.

Pop-up gallery specializing in the weird and the wonderful. Too many artists to list individually. Featuring 2D, 3D, wearable, and functional art. For more info, go to http://nevermoregallery.wordpress.com 2pm-12am 28 orPheum children’s science V museum WindoW disPlAy 346 N Neil St K Next Generation School students from grades three to middle school worked

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Students used recycled materials and real confectionery treats to create this environmentally conscious exhibit, which ties into the OCSM’s interactive educational, familyfriendly event, Wonka (and me) in the Chocolate Factory. orPheum children’s science museum 346 N Neil St Tickets cost $7 for members and $9 for nonmembers & family packs for $28, but admission is free for finders of our hidden Golden Tickets!

Wonka (and me) in the Chocolate Factory The Orpheum Children’s Science Museum is pleased to announce our very first Wonka (and me) in the Chocolate Factory experience. Participants will be treated to a factory tour led by Wonka himself during which they will relive memorable moments from the classic 1971 film, including the chocolate river, Invention Room, and Wonkavision! After the tour, explore the candy wonderland of the Orpheum Theater, filled with games, candy making and perform your own science experiments. For Adults 21 and over we have a night sure to please, with martini tastings & scrumdiddlyumptious drinks by Boltini, Wonka trivia, a live DJ and so much more!

4pm-7pm (Family Event) & 9pm-midnight (Adults 21 and over) PArKlAnd college Art gAllery 2400 W Bradley Ave Featuring Parkland Art and Design Student Juried Exhibition from 10am-3pm.

“Standing Room Only” a temporary exhibit from 11am-3pm, featuring chair sculptures completed by Parkland College ThreeDimensional Design students. Live Remote from WPCD, refreshments, giveaways and other activities planned! Vote on your favorite chair and enter to win prizes! quAlity 110 N. Neil St NAACP will be hosting art from Benjamin Betsem and Obadiah Clarke. There will also be a jazz/soul band and spoken word artists. rAtio Architects 10 E Chester Window display featuring mixed-media shrines by Melissa Mitchell, Claire Billing, and Sheri Stinson. simPly Amish furniture Boutique 500 N Walnut St Featuring painted quilts on canvas, smaller matted art quilts, and free hanging art quilts

by Deborah Fell.

11am-6pm sun singer Wine & sPirits ltd 1115 W Windsor Rd Featuring photography by Laurent Gasquet.

10am-midnight the Art theAter 126 W Church St The Art Theater and C-U Confidential team up for the third year running to present the New Art Film Festival, a collection of current films and videos made by our friends and neighbors in Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond! We will screen narratives, documentaries, music videos, and the like in consecutive programs beginning at 5pm and ending at 12am. Look for a final schedule to appear at C-U Blogfidential, TheCUArt.com, the NAFF Facebook page, and in the local papers!

5pm-12am the i.d.e.A. store 28 E. Springfield Ave. “Persephone’s Treasures” - a D.I.Y. bazaar featuring arts and crafts made from mostly

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Leslie Kimble, Carol Hays, Renuka Rampal, Kathy Lan, Cassie Brady, Jeanne Genis, Ano Ritter, Sheila Daniels, Mary Shelden, Rachel Witt, John MacMullen, Sarah Meadows, and the Wild Wimmin Craft Collective (featuring Anna Flanagan, Felice Kaufmann and Melissa Mitchell).

4pm-7pm the lincoln Building 44 E Main St Suites 418|419|420|518|521 and the Penthouse Paintings shown in the context of working studios.

Several artists will be onsite for questions, comments, inspiration, impromptu dancing and general silliness.

Featuring artists such as Jess Beyler, RJ Karlstrom, Robin Riggs, Jamie Kruidenier, Judy Dethmers, Beth Darling, Robert Chapman, Melissa Mitchell, and Kris Cain.

4:30pm-9pm the Pottery PlAce 1808 Round Barn Rd Get out and about and paint pottery! The ceramic process will be displayed and explained. All ages are invited to paint free gum holders and jewelry charms!

10am-9pm WArehouse on ne corner of university & mArKet 40 University Ave Collective Narratives, Recollective Histories: Jason Patterson will introduce a survey of work addressing political histories, cultural locality, documentation and the integrity of personal recollection. The exhibition will include six individual projects completed over the past four years—American Heritage, The Civil Rights Project, New Americans, The Rosenberg Project, SELF & Twenty-Three Portraits. This exhibition is supported by indi go Artist Co-Op. 6pm-10pm WeisKAmP screen Printing 312 S Neil St Featuring various artists from the community who have participated in our poster printing workshop, as well as a variety of works in different mediums from Weiskamp employees.

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6pm-8pm figure one gAllery I LOVE EVERYTHING I HATE EVERYTHING is an exhibition by four graduating seniors from the School of Art + Design at the University of Illinois. The works deal with the fascination and frustration of the human body. The body is our greatest resource but sometimes it seems to stand in our way; it represents the things that help us and hurt us, allows us to feel both pleasure and pain, love and hate. The artists featured in this exhibition tackle these issues and investigate methods of confronting the body.

Possible mature subject matter.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 21 URBANA 1 133 W mAin V Watercolors, collages, photographs and drawings by Michael Fuerst in the 2nd P storefront window east of Race on the south side of Main.

7am-8pm. Michael will be present to chat, draw portraits of willing passers-by, and play tunes on a soprano recorder from 12pm-3pm.

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Over 100 participants helped paint the 12 portraits on recycled velvet curtains from the old Urbana High School Auditorium.

1pm-5pm AnitA Purves nAture center 1505 N Broadway 11am-1pm: ONE VIEW OF NATURE Graphite pencil drawings and digital photography will form the One View of Nature exhibit. Close-up observations of nature including plants, insects and found objects in and about our local area are the subject of the works by Sally Bliss Nolan. In this exhibit, the drawings are renderings of dent corn, leaves and twigs, animal skulls and other found objects. Many of the photographic subjects detail plants, insects and skyscapes.

1pm-3pm: Earth Day Celebration Celebrate by exploring the Field Station, Observation Room and find out more about Urbana’s U-Cycle program. Also take home a food chain craft made from recyclables.

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300 S Broadway Ave | inside Lincoln Square “Something You Love” - In this show you’ll see what people care about most in their lives. Perhaps it will be a picture of the winning smile of a friend, that first car, Mom, a scene from your back porch, a pet guinea pig, or a cup of coffee. These are things that sometime get taken for granted but for this show they’ll take the spotlight along with everyone else’s favorite things.

The Art Coop is hosting this community event to entice the artist in all of us to express what they love in a 5 inch by 5 inch format. Art from artists of all ages, taught or self-taught, will cover the walls of the Art Coop gallery. Some work will be for sale.

9am-6pm with an opening reception from 6pm-9pm Art mArt 300 S Broadway | inside Lincoln Square Featuring work by Jason Michael Bentley in pencil, charcoal, watercolor and gouache.

10am-5pm BeAds n BotAnicAls 117 N Broadway Ave 10am-5pm: Artwork of Phil Strang on exhibit: one-of-a-kind prints on canvas made from glass originals.

1pm-2pm: Rattle the Boneyard: Community Drum Circle - Bring a drum, rattle, instrument or just clap your hands.

2:30pm-3:30pm: Musician Anne E. Clements performs original & cover songs (folk, Americana, Blues).

3pm-4pm: Artist’s Reception: Wine & Cheese reception, meet-and-greet with artist Phil Strang cinemA gAllery 120 W Main St “Built to Last” – new ceramic sculpture by Clara Hoag. Also featuring fine art by over 50 professional artists of the Midwest.

10am-9pm city of urBAnA Building loBBy 400 S Vine St Featuring paintings produced last year by third and fifth grade students at Wiley Elementary School in Urbana in collaboration with artist Betsem Benjamin. The Dogon symbols that appear in the students’ work are ancient scriptural forms originating in the Western part of Africa, especially Mali.

They speak of a variety of subjects, including figures, religion, marital status, intelligence, and love. common ground food co-oP 300 S Broadway Ave | inside Lincoln Square From the Source - A collection of photobuzz

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8am-9pm conservAtory of centrAl illinois 300 S Broadway | inside Lincoln Square Annual Playathon - A celebration of music making and marathon of performances!

10am-5pm cu Potters’ cluB 900 S Race Children under 12 need to be supervised.

Hand-made and wheel-thrown pieces made by club members. Money made from this sale benefits the whole club.

10am-5pm cu studio shAre llc 110 S Race St Some of the artwork displayed may contain adult themes.

Featuring several artists including: Cary McClughen (oil, pen & ink, graphite); Dusten Jenkins (photography); Alison Sunseri (sculpture); Craig Pessman (landscape photography); Natalie Rottet (oil painting); Leyla Klein (fine art photography); Kimberly Grein (papier-mache miniatures); R. Scott Wennerdahl (sculpture & fluid animation); Holly Smith (photography); and Allyson Sanborn (photography).

9am-9pm h2o sAlon 109 N Broadway Ave Featuring Sophie McMahan, Megan Roche, Louise Audrieth, Emma Taufer, Maggie Kirby, and Guan Xudong. Painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, mixed media AND origami!!!! This is family friendly for sure!

10am-4pm Wine & cheese from 4pm-6pm heAlth in hArmony 300 S Broadway Ave | inside Lincoln Square No age restrictions but please respect ambiance of the relaxation atmosphere.

Stretching & Sketching - short sessions (11:30am-12pm; 12:30pm-1pm; 1:30pm-2pm) of relaxation stretching, and opportunity to sketch stretchers. Individual and partner stretches will be done by Heartsopening.

The public is welcome to participate in both the sketching AND the stretching during the above sessions. The Monday Evening Life Drawing Group (MELD) and Health In Harmony will be hosting this event. Also featuring artwork by MELD members Sandy Bliss Nolan and Rosalind Fairman Weinberg of Dragonfly Press.

Schedule to come! heArtlAnd gAllery 112 W Main St 10am-11:30pm: Featuring watercolor paintings by Shoshanna Bauer, acrylic paintings

by Sharon Davie-Barrett, sterling silver and fine silver (PMC) jewelry by Susan Northrup.

Noon to 4pm - demonstration of jewelrymaking from Fine Silver Precious Metal Clay (PMC) by Susan Northrup 6pm-8pm Wine and cheese reception for featured artists 9pm-10pm - Local singer/songwriter Emily Otnes will perform her original songs (a mixture of folk, jazz & pop) on keyboard, guitar, flute and vocals, accompanied by Andreas Ruiz-Gehrt on viola. FREE. 10:15pm-11:15pm - Local singer/songwriter Pamela Machala will perform original songs on keyboard and vocals. FREE. huA niAn Art studio 1308 S Race St More than 100 pieces of artwork by Hua Nian: new paintings, pen and ink drawings and paper-tearing artwork will be displayed and for sale. 1pm-5pm

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5pm-8pm: Tarot and pendulum readings by Deb Stewart - 5 and 10 minute readings ($5 and $10).

18 iron Post V 120 S Race Featuring Chris Evans - “Live at The Iron P Post”- Pen and ink and colored pencil $ sketches of life as he sees it at C-U’s premiere music venue.

3pm-5pm: Red Herring Fiction Writers 6pm-9pm: No Strings Attached - a cappella choir, $3 cover.

19 KAlArte gAllery V 112 W Main St Exhibits: Paintings by local artists Andrea Shields and Herbert Marder; and folk art from India and Latin America.

10am-9pm 20 lincoln squAre conference center V 201 Lincoln Square Family focused!

P The gallery will be open from 10am-5pm.

K We will have a Kids’ Creation Space as well as the following: 12pm-1pm: Preschool and elementary-aged children and their families are invited to sing along with Mr. Stephens to crazy songs about “Flying Saucers” and making sure to “Beware of the Dog”, everyone gets a chance to play his guitar after the show!

2pm-3pm: Kayla Keller will be making a variety of balloon animals and hats for free. She will also have a peacock balloon sculpture on display.

10am-5pm: Featuring original, affordable acrylic paintings by Kristen Elizabeth Gilmore; photographer and bookmaker Samantha Serrano; photography by Jerry Sims; prints, notecards, and jewelry from Davis Design Studio; gauche monotypes of Vaudeville/burlesque scenes by Amber Stivers-Anders; polymer clay art and jewelry from Jael Tharp of Jael’s Art Jewels (Jael will also be doing demos of the art of clay cane making); inks, paints, graphite, & pastels by Laura Anne Welle; handmade screenprints from Selina Zawacki; and bright colorful eclectic paintings from Emily Yarger!

21 living yogA center P 115 W Main St, 2nd floor Featuring a music performance by The Young and the Fretless.

4-6 pm.

22 meAdoWBrooK PArK, gArden V PAvilion Race Street Entrance P REsonance: Touch here. Listen.

Grant Bowen, Creator “REsonance: Touch here. Listen.” is an Installation exploring the act of listening through sculpture, sound, light, and performance, and a place where people can feel what it’s like to understand the world through touch, vision, and “good vibes”.

People will see what it is like to have a conversation with themselves and with others without having to speak. Listening is about communicating. Communicating is about connecting. Connecting is about being a part of a community. Will you come listen?

23 milo’s restAurAnt V 2870 S Philo Rd Featuring Chris Main Photography: 17 framed floral images, 18” x 24” or larger.

Exhibit includes Illinois wildflowers, roadside flora, woodland shrubs, garden flowers, and more.

11am-3pm and 4pm-8pm

24 PiAto cAfe, cAtering & orgAnic V food nAnny 300 S Broadway Ave | inside Lincoln Square Featuring Virginia Pinkston Photography.

25 Po’ Boys restAurAnt V 202 E University, Suite C Featuring oil on canvas and pen & ink on illustration board by Cary McClughen.

11am-9pm 26 Primelight studio V 126 W Main St Ron Sullivan “A day in the auto graveyard...”

9am-6pm 27 shAred sPAce: An Artist co-oP V 123 W Main St Featuring water colors by Barbara Meyer, P photography Cheri Manrique, metal jewelry by Susan Harbourt, steam punk jewelry

by Gail Williams, semiprecious, precious stone jewelry by Dolores Fernandez, and glass fused jewelry Barb Dalenberg.

9am-9pm Live performance from 1pm-5pm featuring Chris Reymanm (accordionist) and Sandra Hendrix-Lopez (dancer).

28 sylviA’s irish inn V 312 W Green St Featuring Jan chandler, Celticscapes: Digital Photography of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.

12pm-4pm 29 the urBAnA free liBrAry V 210 W Green St Photography exhibit by Philip Hartigan: “ In P Urbana, I…” K Young Artists’ Exhibition: Hua Nian Art Studio 1pm: Yankee Ridge School Dance and Chorus 2pm: Leal School Dance and Chorus 4pm: Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion 30 urBAnA AcuPuncture V 155-A Lincoln Square Mall Laura Gillen: Featuring graphite and ink on paper, oil on board and canvas - large drawings and small paintings of everyday people.

10am-2pm 31 urBAnA Business AssociAtion P 111 W Main St Kayla Keller will present a balloon sculpture and will also be making balloon animals for people who come in from 11am 1pm! The Urbana Business Association will be open from 10am-2pm.

32 urBAnA in BlAcK And White V 112A W Main St, Second Floor UMoP Urbana Museum of Photography Not wheelchair accessible.

Lyosha Studio and Laurent Gasquet Photography. Featuring photographs of Urbana scenes in black and white technique.

11am-5pm 33 urBAnA lAnd Arts V 402 W Springfield Ave, Apt A Meredith Foster and Chris Carl - Urbana Land Arts is a collective exploring the relationship between landscape and the creative process. Urbana Land Arts will exhibit an in-house multimedia installation that includes photography, sculpture, and natural artifacts evidencing the collaborative’s current prairie maintenance efforts. The exhibit will also provide viewers with a preview into the group’s plans for pairing environmental maintenance with public art during the Summer of 2012.

1pm-5pm 34 Weft 90.1fm At the corKscreW & V Buvon’s Wine BAr 203 N Vine St $ $10 fee/donation to benefit WEFT 3pm-6:30pm: WEFT 90.1FM presents “WEFT

Art” through t-shirts, posters, and the station newsletter, incorporating the visual designs by and alongside the Artwork of Ed Hadley, visual and audio artist, long time Urbana resident, and creative host of Incoming Wounded, 12am-4am, Sunday mornings, on WEFT Radio. Join us for this super sized wine tasting to support WEFT. We will have over 50 wines to taste, food provided by Black Dog and a silent auction.

35 Wind WAter & light gAllery V 300 S Broadway Ave | inside Lincoln Square P Featuring paintings by Bonnie Switzer; jewelry from Georgia Morgan; jewelry and mixed media from Mary Tangora; mixed media tee shirts & lamps from Larry Steinbauer; oil, pastel, pencil, and colored pencil work from Jason Curce; and Interactive Wall Painting: A Community Project from Kim Marino - The public is invited to participate in the design of a unique piece of art. Over 150, 4”x4” original oil paintings will be displayed in a wall puzzle format. Viewers are asked to rearrange the paintings on the wall in order to redesign and create a new painting. Works from over 200 local and national artists will also be on display.

1pm-3pm: Solo guitarist Billy Gault.

1pm-5pm

SKY GALLERY A collaboration between Adams Outdoor Advertising and 40 North | 88 West, Sky Gallery is a brand new outlet for local artists to display their work on possibly the largest canvas in town: billboards! This is an incredibly unique opportunity for an artist to share their creativity with the entire community on a whole new level. lisA JAnes - sPill 10’ #1 31 E. Springfield Ave., Champaign Judy dethmers - todAy is not thAt dAy 1102 N. Cunningham Ave, Urbana stePhen seArs - fixed + free 402 W. Marketview, Champaign steve Kostell - love letters 1201 E. University Ave. Urbana Allison neWmeyer & steWArt hicKs - AnimAl fArmAtures US 45, Savoy lisA Kesler - fArmBoy 801 W. Bloomington Ave., Champaign

storefront exhibitions

presented by 40 north | 88 West

the Art theater’s ticket booth 126 W. church) featuring “Bike love” - photography and oil paintings by Jessie scheunemann.

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REVAMPING PHOTOGRAPHY

Local artists display black and white prints in Boneyard Art Festival

by Avani Chhaya

Photo by James Kyung

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er slender fingers start gently shredding a tissue that lays motionless in fragile hands. On the wooden desk, her fingers are ripping apart the ends of a relationship, distinguishing the bad memories from the good.

Her fingers are portrayed in a black and white print on the Flickr account for Vintage/Analog/

Manual Photographers (VAMP), a registered student organization on campus. According to its official website, the group was founded in 2009 with only three students, growing to over 25 members over the years who share a deep love for film photography.

It all starts with a camera and, of course, a

passionate artist behind the lens. The student group will be participating in the Boneyard Arts Festival by putting on an exhibit showcasing 15 local artists from the community with black and white prints. Held at Basil Thai from April 18 through April 28, this will be VAMP’s third year in the local art festival. The photographs will be a result of the group’s work in their professional darkroom to produce these prints.

Kevin Hsia, founder of the organization and alumnus of the University, said the organization wants to participate in the festival so they can “bring more public exposure to the group.”

He said that, while nothing is taboo to put into the festival, his larger goal was to get more people aware of the group’s presence in the campus community.

“I was doing anything and everything to get into the festival,” Hsia said. “We want to put out our best work.”

To get local artists, he added that posting flyers, hosting concerts in Urbana, and word of mouth — along with using captivating visual work — draws people into learning more about the group.

Hsia said he describes the group as an elusive presence on campus, especially because the organization is overshadowed by other clubs. And yet, the club seeks passionate artists to be part of the incredibly open and driven atmosphere of VAMP, he added.

“We want people to be all in,” he said.

He added that these artists have to be committed to their photography and that they must like what they are doing.

VAMP sticks with photography as its sole artistic medium instead of loosely dabbling in multiple modes of artwork.

“It’s just a way to do something together, focusing on one thing,” Hsia said.

He said art is vital to the viability of a community because it provides an open ground to critique art, which pushes the artist to become better. “[Art] brings different cultures together,” Hsia said. “It really enriches the human experience.”

Another reason behind the group taking part in this art festival is to show campus life that VAMP is in existence and that film is still highly relevant in the larger scope of life, Hsia said.

“By us putting up this exhibit, [it shows that] we can create amazing work,” he said.

The student organization’s first year in the Boneyard Arts Festival was in tiny, limited spaces with every exhibit taking on a creative angle. In the first year of participating in the festival, the group put on an exhibit at T.I.S. College Bookstore. The members of VAMP set up a shop feel to the exhibit by putting a bike and darkroom developing equipment around the campus bookstore. “[We] produce something good in every little space,” Hsia said.

Hsia said his best memory is when it comes time to put up the artwork in an exhibit. While the beginning of the process can be slow, it speeds up when more walls are covered with prints. Putting in more overtime hours seems like the natural thing to do because these artists are infused with a “we have to do this” mentality, Hsia added.

A new take on ‘the odd couple’

New Revels Players to perform female version of play

by Karolina Zapal

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t was only a few years ago when many students’ moms took them to see movies past seven o’clock because they were not allowed out by themselves after sunset. On Moms Weekend, students have a chance to return the favor and take their moms out past their curfews. The New Revels Players, a student-run theatre group on campus, is putting on Neil Simon’s play, The Odd Couple (female version), on April 20 and 21 at the Channing-Murray Foundation, 1209 W. Oregon St., Urbana. Tickets are $5 at the door, and the shows begin at 7:30 p.m.

Laura Nelson, director of the play, briefly described the plot: “It centers around two women who are best friends [and] absolute opposites.

One is a slob and really relaxed, and the other is a neat freak and uptight. The neat freak gets

divorced and moves in with her best friend, so it’s basically about their conflicts that they go through while living together.”

When asked to describe the play in three words, Nelson couldn’t narrow down her excitement into such tight quarters.

“Well, it’s funny, and it shows the value of friendship,” she said. “That’s a little more than three words.”

The New Revels Players usually put on two or three shows a semester, although this is the only one it is doing this spring.

Nelson, a junior in Spanish and Latin American Studies, decided on The Odd Couple because she has enjoyed it in the past.

“My high school put on this show, and I wasn’t in it, but my best friend was and I saw it three

times,” Nelson said.

The original version of the play has six male leads and two female leads. The female version is the exact opposite: six female leads and two male leads. Nelson chose the female version because “in the past, we’ve had a lot of maleheavy plays, which, as a girl, has been hard for me to act in the shows, and this would be a great chance to get more girls involved.”

Nelson’s favorite part about directing this show is seeing it all come together.

“Now that it’s close to the show, everyone knows their lines,” she said. “They know everything.”

Because she has assistant-directed a play in the past, she said, “The best feeling in the world is on opening night, when everything is out of your hands. They do great. They always

do great.”

But Nelson admits that directing a play can be difficult.

“It’s really stressful,” she said. “Directing this show is a huge responsibility. I have been working on this since November.”

The Odd Couple is a play mainly about women and their drama, but Nelson had words of encouragement to the average guy for why he should come see the show.

“It gives a little bit of insight to the female mind,” she said.

The play also relates to moms because it is “women-empowering” and set in the ’80s, Nelson said.

“They’ll appreciate that because they remember those times,” she said. buzz

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Science, meet wonka

The Orpheum Children’s Science Museum transforms itself into the Chocolate Factory

by Jasmine Lee

Photos by Jasmine Lee

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he Annual Boneyard Arts Festival kicks off Thursday, April 19, for a four-day festival of performance, crafts and music that involves both cities of Champaign and Urbana. Both towns divvy up their creative activities into four districts: campustown, Champaign, downtown Urbana and the surrounding communities. Friday, April 20, will showcase Champaign, and the Orpheum Children’s Science Museum plans to jumpstart their annual five-day Storybook Series event on that day. The event will then run in conjunction with the festival for the rest of the weekend.

This year, the Museum will transform itself entirely, from head to toe, into Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory for their Wonka (and Me) event. The past years have turned the Orpheum’s theater into Alice’s Wonderland, but in a move that surely exercised the creative minds who work for the Museum, as well as every square inch of the renovated building, Stinson and her crew of volunteers latched onto Roald Dahl’s eccentric world of candy as inspiration for part two of Orpheum’s Storybook Series event, one of the seven signature events the Museum holds as its fundraiser. And while most of the tour will be modeled on the children’s book, some of the activi14

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ties and trivia will reflect both the 1971 Gene Wilder and 2005 Johnny Depp film versions.

In true Wonka fashion, museum coordinator Zoe Stinson reports that Orpheum plans to sell Flesor’s chocolate bars in different businesses all over Champaign and Urbana, and “some of those chocolate bars will have golden tickets in them, and if you find a golden ticket, you’ll be admitted free to the event, you and a member of your family, like in the story.” It’s apparent that even from the outset, the Museum is determined to make sure kids will experience the adventures they’ve read about in Dahl’s toothsome novel. So what exactly will the event entail?

Stinson explains that “this is a promenade through the Chocolate Factory. Visitors will go on tours of the Factory with Wonka himself. The tour will start in the candy shop, which is in our boardroom, and they’ll walk down our hallway, which will be filled with frames of scratch and sniff wallpaper. They’ll come through the mezzanine, which will be turned into the chocolate river; they’ll get on the pink boat and go down the chocolate river. And then they get to reenact what happens to each character in the story.

They’ll get turned into a giant blueberry like Violet” – which, incidentally, is Stinson’s favorite Wonka character, as well as her favorite part of this event, making her giggle even as she describes the inflatable buddy bumpers she has specifically purchased so that kids can put on the giant blue balls and bounce around the theater – visitors will “get to be in Mike TV. They’ll be able to go into the Nut Room, and they’ll have to go down the Bad Nut chute. And then at the end, they’ll go into the theater, which is the Chocolate Room, and we’ll have science experiments with candy, games, and all kinds of different experiences that they can just do on their own.” The theater is the area in which people can roam about and play without the guided assistance of Wonka, since for the time the Museum hosts the Chocolate Factory, it will not be open for kids to play in as it regularly is. The theater will also be decked out with a giant mushroom forest, giant candy trees and giant lollipops.

However, while the Museum will be decked out in its finest candy-themed costumery, it is not intended to be a Halloween-esque, chocolate freefor-all. Science is at the forefront: Stinson explains

that “there’s going to be so much for the kids to do, and because they’re reliving what happens to each character, they’ll actually be able to take something away with them or do a science experiment with it.”

A dental group will make an appearance during the event as well, to pass out toothbrushes and dental tablets that highlight plaque.

An exciting addition to the event is the twentyone and over party that the Museum will host that first Friday night, what Stinson cheekily explains as “for those big kids in us all.” Like the daytime exhibit, the entire Museum will be open for people to walk through, but the activities are decidedly more grown-up. There will be a cash bar, martini tastings from Boltini Lounge and live music in addition to Wonka trivia and scientific experiments. Costumes are encouraged, and the event will run from 9 to midnight.

The Chocolate Factory will be open on April 20, 21, 22 and 28 from 4-7 PM, and May 5 from 1-5 PM, tickets costing $7 for museum members, $9 for nonmembers, or $28 for a “family pack” of four tickets. The adults-only party will be held Friday night, for those of age, and tickets cost $10.

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Food & festivals

University YMCA Art & other exhibits Presents Cosmo CofEXHIBIT: ¡CARNAVAL! fee Hours | Macao Spurlock Museum, 9am University YMCA 7:30pm School of Art and Design Master of Fine Live music & Arts Exhibition karaoke Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion Chillax with DJ Belly 9am and Matt Harsh 2012 Parkland College Radio Maria, 10pm Art and Design StuDavid Howie Benefit dent Juried Exhibition Concert Parkland Art Gallery Indi Go Artist Co-op 10am 7pm After Abstract Expres- Academy of St Martin sionism in the Fields with Krannert Art Museum Joshua Bell, violin and Kinkead Pavilion Krannert Center for the 9am Performing Arts Fifty Years: Contempo- 7:30pm rary American Glass Boombox with special from Illinois Collecguests Dr. Fameus and tions Alpha Data at Canopy!

Krannert Art Museum Canopy Club and Kinkead Pavilion 8pm 9am Common Loon Jerusalem Saved! InCowboy Monkey ness and the Spiritual 9:30pm Landscape Krannert Uncorked Krannert Art Museum with Los Guapos, Afroand Kinkead Pavilion Cuban jazz 9am Krannert Center for the The Art Party Studio Performing Arts, 5pm SoDo Theatre, 7pm Studiodance II 2012 Raw Art Tour Krannert Center for the 133 West Main, 6pm Performing Arts Art @ the Y Exhibit 7:30pm Opening | Masquerade University YMCA, 5pm Mind, body, & spirit Open Yoga Practice Classes, lectures, & with Corrie Proksa workshops Amara Yoga & Arts 5:30pm CAS/MillerComm Ashtanga Yoga with Lecture Lauren Quinn Krannert Art Museum Amara Yoga & Arts and Kinkead Pavilion 5:30pm 5:30pm VOICE Reading Series Yin Yoga with Lauren Quinn Krannert Art Museum Amara Yoga & Arts and Kinkead Pavilion 7pm 7:30pm When Computers Look Candlelight Hot at Art: Image Analysis Flow Yoga with Luna in Humanistic Studies Pierson Amara Yoga & Arts of the Visual Arts 7pm Krannert Art Museum Candlelight Hot Flow and Kinkead Pavilion Yoga with Luna Pierson 5:30pm Beginner Tango Course Amara Yoga & Arts 133 West Main, 8:30pm 7pm Yarn n Yak Miscellaneous Rantoul Public Library 7pm Library Gaming Career Live Homework Help Night 2012 Rantoul Public Library U of I Main Library 2pm 7pm

F.I.N.D. Orphy Orpheum Children’s Science Museum 1pm Coffee Hour University YMCA 7:30pm Raising Readers Rantoul Public Library 10:30am Preschool Story Time Rantoul Public Library 10am

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Miscellaneous

8th Annual Festival of Quilts 133 West Main, 9am “Standing Room Only” Chair Exhibit at Parkland College for Boneyard Arts Festival Parkland Art Gallery 11am

Wonka (and me) in the Chocolate Factory Orpheum Children’s Science Museum 4pm Wonka (and me) in the Chocolate Factory Adult Event Orpheum Children’s Science Museum, 9pm F.I.N.D. Orphy Orpheum Children’s Science Museum 1pm Mentalist David der Geist SoDo Theatre, 9pm Studiodance II 2012 Krannert Center for the Performing Arts 7pm

Live music & karaoke

GTO and the Glaspaks Rosebowl Tavern Our Town By Thornton 9pm Big Creek Guitar Band Wilder at Krannert Center for Performing at Huber’s!

Huber’s, 8pm Arts!

Late Night with DJ Krannert Center for the Belly Performing Arts Radio Maria, 10pm 7:30pm Feudin’ Hillbillys Jupiter’s II FRIDAY 20 9pm Art & other exhibits ABCU 2012 Indi Go Artist Co-op EXHIBIT: 6pm ¡CARNAVAL! JC Brooks and the Spurlock Museum Uptown Sound 9am Highdive School of Art and Design Master of Fine 7:30pm DJ Kosmo Arts Exhibition Cowboy Monkey Krannert Art Museum 10pm and Kinkead Pavilion DJ Delayney 9am 2012 Parkland College Highdive 10pm Art and Design Student Juried Exhibition Metal Invades The Phoenix Parkland Art Gallery Phoenix 10am 9pm Petals & Paintings Karaoke with DJ Hanna - Museum Benefit Phoenix Reception 9pm Krannert Art Museum Urbana Country Dancand Kinkead Pavilion ers Contra Dance 6:30pm Phillips Recreation The Art Party Studio Center SoDo Theatre 8pm 7pm Arcadia Chamber Raw Art Tour Players Spring 2012 133 West Main, 6pm Concert 306 E. Sherwin Sincerely Fearless’ Circle, Urbana “Clothing Optional” Fashion Show at Soma Debra Sutter Studio 7pm Ultra Lounge BONEYARD ART FESKoFusion TIVAL HAPPY HOUR 8:30pm w/ CHRIS CORKERY!!!

Art @ the Y Exhibit Opening | Masquerade Memphis on Main 6pm University YMCA Boneyard Art Festival 5pm and M.O.M Presents Classes, lectures, & Decadents with Speworkshops cial Guest Timmy D & Blind Justice Live Homework Help Memphis on Main Rantoul Public Library 8pm 2pm

Movies & theater

Movies & theater Our Town By Thornton Wilder at Krannert Center for Performing Arts!

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts 7:30pm PTSD Comedy Starring Dan Allenderwest!

Only $10!

Bradley’s II 7pm

SATURDAY 21 Art & other exhibits EXHIBIT: ¡CARNAVAL! Spurlock Museum, 9am School of Art and Design Master of Fine Arts Exhibition Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion 9am Petals & Paintings Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion 9am 2012 Parkland College Art and Design Student Juried Exhibition Parkland Art Gallery 12pm The Art Party Studio SoDo Theater: Upstairs loft, Back door 7pm Raw Art Tour 133 West Main 6pm Art @ the Y Exhibit Opening | Masquerade University YMC 5pm

Classes, lectures, & workshops

Matthew Curry & the Fury Cycling Savvy: Traffic Memphis on Main, 7pm Studiodance II 2012 Cycling Course Lake of the Woods Forest Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 7pm Preserve, 10am How to Start a Garden UI Women’s Glee Club Lake of the Woods Forest Mom’s Day Concert Krannert Center for the Preserve, 10am Performing Arts, 2pm Live Homework Help UI Black Chorus Mom’s Rantoul Public Library Day Concert 2pm Africa Rising: The Role Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 7:30pm of Intellectuals?

X-Krush at BoomerBeckman Institute angs Bar and Grill 9am 133 West Main, 9pm

SUNDAY 22 Art & other exhibits

EXHIBIT: ¡CARNAVAL! Spurlock Museum, 9am School of Art and Design Master of Fine Arts Exhibition Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion 2pm Petals & Paintings Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion 12pm After Abstract Expressionism Live music & Krannert Art Museum karaoke Mind, body, & spirit and Kinkead Pavilion 2pm Groove Avenue Yoga Fundamentals Fifty Years: ContempoRosebowl Tavern, 9pm with Linda Lehovec rary American Glass The Duke of Uke and Amara Yoga & Arts from Illinois CollecHis Novelty Orchestra 9am Orchestra CD release Power Flow Yoga with tions Krannert Art Museum Highdive, 7pm Corrie Proksa and Kinkead Pavilion Dody & Frazier at Amara Yoga & Arts 2pm Huber’s!

4pm Huber’s, 8pm Kettlebell RKC Russian Jerusalem Saved! Inness and the Spiritual Sinergy Saturday Style Landscape Highdive Truly Fit, 10am Krannert Art Museum 10pm Miscellaneous and Kinkead Pavilion Mrs. M & The Jokers 2pm with Special Guest Jes- Heirlooms, Artifacts, Raw Art Tour sica Cornish & Family Treasures: Indi Go Artist Co-op The 2012 Preservation 133 West Main, 6pm Art @ the Y Exhibit 2:30pm Emporium “Jubilation” University Spurlock Museum, 12pm Opening | Masquerade University YMCA, 5pm of Illinois Mom’s Day Movies & theater Concert Krannert Center for the Our Town By Thornton Classes, lectures, & workshops Performing Arts Wilder at Krannert 7:30pm Center for Performing West African Dance Performance by Sarah Arts!

Classes with Djibril Lee Guthrie & Johnny Krannert Center for the Camara Irion Performing Arts Channing-Murray Urbana Free Library 7:30pm Foundation 4pm TreesAreGood Tour 6pm The Duke of Uke and Matinees Live Homework Help Highdive, 7:30pm Art Theater Rantoul Public Library TAILGATE 12pm 2pm Cowboy Monkey 10pm Topless Female Dancers Salsa night with DJ 18 to enter • Mon-Thurs 8pm - 1am Juan Fri - Sat 8pm - 2am • $5 Cover (Always Hiring, We’ll Train) Radio Maria, 10:30pm BK Productions Karaoke El Toro Bravo, 9pm All English Country DancU of I ing Students Phillips Recreation Center, 7pm Get In Arcadia Chamber Players Spring 2012 1401 E. Washington Mon-Thurs Urbana Concert 306 E. Sher217.344.0937 win Circle, Urbana Debra Sutter Studio www.silverbulletbar.net 7pm

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Food & festivals Industry Night Radio Maria, 10pm

Live music & karaoke Surreal Deal Rosebowl Tavern 8pm Nickel and Dimes Memphis on Main 8pm Laidback Luke at Canopy!

Canopy Club 8pm

readbuzz.com UI Wind Orchestra Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 3pm

Sunday Late Night Student Special Illini Union 9pm

2012 Parkland College Art and Design Student Juried Exhibition Parkland Art Gallery 10am Raw Art Tour 133 West Main, 6pm

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80’s Night Cowboy Monkey Movies & theater 10pm Lounge Night Our Town By Thornton MONDAY 23 Radio Maria Wilder at Krannert Cen10pm ter for Performing Arts! Art & other exhibits Classes, lectures, & Ian Hobson Presents Krannert Center for the the Complete Solo Performing Arts, 3pm EXHIBIT: ¥CARNAVAL! workshops Piano Works of Robert Spurlock Museum Poetry Workshop Sports, games, & 9am Red Herring Coffeehouse Schumann: Last Rerecreation flections Art @ the Y Exhibit 7:30pm Krannert Center for the Opening | Masquerade Live Homework Help Big Dave’s Trivia Performing Arts University YMCA Rantoul Public Library Cowboy Monkey 7pm 5pm 2pm 7pm

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Paint the Town Green - Central Illinois Green Business Network - Earth Day Celebration Hilton Garden Inn 4pm F.I.N.D. Orphy Orpheum Children’s Science Museum 1pm Shakespeare’s Birthday Party U of I Main Library 3pm

Dragon Karaoke with Paul Faber The Clark Bar 10pm Open Decks with DJ Belly Radio Maria 10pm Tango Dancing Cowboy Monkey 8pm Salsa Dancing Cowboy Monkey 10pm UI Harding Symphonic Band and UI Hindsley Symphonic Band Krannert Center for the Performing Arts 7:30pm UI Jazz Combo I performs at Krannert!

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts 7:30pm

TUESDAY 24

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Miscellaneous

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UI Jazz Trombone Ensemble Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 7:30pm

Open Yoga Practice with Corrie Proksa Amara Yoga & Arts 5:30pm Tango Tuesdays at McKinley Foundation Kettlebell RKC Russian Style McKinley Presbyterian Church and Foundation Truly Fit, 6:30pm Yoga Wednesdays 7pm Indi Go Artist Co-op Piano Man 7pm Canopy Club Hatha Flow with Linda 9pm Lehovec Open Mic Night Amara Yoga & Arts Cowboy Monkey 5:30pm 10pm Ashtanga Full Primary Dueling Guitars AllRequest Show & Trivia Series with Lauren Quinn Night Amara Yoga & Arts Jupiter’s II 7pm 7pm Yoga Fundamentals Ezra Furman with Grace Giorgio Highdive Amara Yoga & Arts 8:30pm 4:15pm Timeflies at Canopy Candlelight Hot Flow Club!

Yoga with Luna Pierson Canopy Club Amara Yoga & Arts 8pm UI University Band and 7pm Mindful Meditation UI Campus Band Spurlock Museum Krannert Center for the 11:15am Performing Arts 7:30pm Sports, games, & UI Steel Band and recreation I-Pan Krannert Center for the Pokemon Fan Club Performing Arts Rantoul Public Library 7:30pm 4pm

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WEEK AHEAD MALIGNANT HUMOR COMEDY FESTIVAL! April 20-21, 8:00PM - 11:00PM Illini Union Courtyard Cafe 1401 W Green St, Need a place to entertain your mom? I know the perfect mom-lution (that is, mom solution)! COME TO THE UNION AND WATCH ALL KINDS OF IMPROV AND SKETCH COMEDY! There will be long form, short form, skatch, skertch, Drew Carey and even literal madness-inducing hilarity! EVERYONE WHO ATTENDS MAY BE SEQUESTERED INTO AN ASYLUM! Also, it’s important to remember: there will be snacks. Moms love snacks. The jokes will be very mom friendly — almost entirely about HGTV and equal pay for equal work.

Moms love that. Bring your mom. I won’t kiss her unless you ask me to. --Managing Editor, Nick Martin

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS BLACK CHORUS’ MOMS DAY CONCERT: JUBILATION! (SHOUTOUT FOR MOM) Saturday, April 21 from 7:30 to 10 p.m Krannert Center for the Performing Arts’ Foellinger Great Hall 500 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana $8 for students, $10 for senior citizens and $11 for others This year’s Black Chorus concert celebrates the 30th anniversary of Dr. Ollie Watts Davis as its conductor and music director.

If you’ve never been to one of the choir’s performances, then I suggest you fix that by taking your mom to this one that promises more folk, gospel, spirituals, anthems and other traditional and contemporary music styles. -- Community Editor, Thomas Thoren

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KR ANNERT CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

TH APR 19

5pm

TH APR 26

7:30pm

Krannert Uncorked with Los Guapos, Afro-Cuban jazz // Marquee Academy of St Martin in the Fields with Joshua Bell, violin // Marquee Our Town // Depar tment of Theatre

7:30pm

Studiodance II

7:30pm

5pm 7:30pm 7:30pm

Krannert Uncorked // Marquee Chanticleer // Marquee Paradises Lost // School of Music Opera Program

7:30pm

UI Jazz Ensemble III

// School of Music

// Dance at Illinois

FR APR 20

THESE SPONSORS MAKE GOOD STUFF HAPPEN:

7pm 7:30pm

Studiodance II // Dance at Illinois Our Town // Depar tment of Theatre

Academy of St Martin in the Fields with Joshua Bell, violin

9pm

Studiodance II

// Dance at Illinois

SA APR 21

2pm 7pm 7:30pm 7:30pm

UI Women’s Glee Club Mom’s Day Concert // School of Music Studiodance II // Dance at Illinois Our Town // Depar tment of Theatre UI Black Chorus Mom’s Day Concert // School of Music

9pm

Studiodance II

// Dance at Illinois

SU APR 22

2pm

Dessert and Conversation: Our Town // Depar tment of Theatre

3pm

Our Town

3pm

UI Wind Orchestra

// Depar tment of Theatre // School of Music

In remembrance of Emily & James Gillespie, Endowed Sponsorship In remembrance of Avis & Dean Hilfinger, Endowed Sponsorship Dixie & Evan Dickens Norma & David Fathauer Judith & Jon Liebman Anonymous Maxine & Jim Kaler Mary Pat & J. Michael Killian and First National Bank & Trust of Clinton Barbara & Miles Klein Cecile & Ira Lebenson Jill & James Quisenberry Anonymous

MO APR 23

7:30pm

Ian Hobson Presents the Complete Solo Piano Works of Robert Schumann: Last Reflections // School of Music TU APR 24

7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm

UI Jazz Trombone Ensemble // School of Music UI Steel Band and I-Pan // School of Music UI University Band and UI Campus Band

Chanticleer

// School of Music

Carole & Jerry Ringer

WE APR 25

Judith Rowan & Richard Schacht

7:30pm

UI Harding Symphonic Band and UI Hindsley Symphonic Band // School of Music

LaVerne & Joseph Smith

7:30pm

UI Jazz Combo I

Iris & Burt Swanson

// School of Music

April 19, 2012 at 6:30pm The March begins at Lincoln Square Mall ends at the Quad FREE The 33rd Annual Take Back the Night rally and march is about taking a stand against sexual violence. April is sexual assault awareness month, a time to educate. The first Take Back the Night in the US took place 1975 in Philadelphia. For women, there is fear associated with walking alone at night, and this march and rally aims to address this. --Movies & TV Editor, Joyce Famakinwa

C A L L 3 3 3 . 6 2 8 0 s 1. 8 0 0 . K C P A T I X

Corporate Power Train Team Engine

Marquee performances are supported in part by the Illinois Arts Council—a state agency which recognizes Krannert Center in its Partners in Excellence Program.

40 North and Krannert Center —working together to put Champaign County’s culture on the map.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES

March 21-April 19

“True life is lived when tiny changes occur,” said Leo Tolstoy. I agree. It’s rare for us to undergo rapid, dramatic transformations in short periods of time. That’s why it’s delusional to be forever pining for some big magic intervention that will fix everything. The best way to alter our course is slowly and gradually, by conscientiously revamping our responses to the small daily details.

Keep these thoughts close at hand in the coming weeks, Aries. Be a devotee of the incremental approach. Stepby-step. Hour-by-hour.

TAURUS

April 20-May 20

“What people really need and demand from life is not wealth, comfort, or esteem, but games worth playing,” said psychiatrist Thomas Szasz. I love that thought, and am excited to offer it up to you right now. You have been invited or will soon be invited to participate in some of the best games ever. These are not grueling games foisted on you by people hoping to manipulate you, nor pointless games that exhaust your energy for naught.

Rather, they are fun challenges that promise to stretch your intelligence, deepen your perspective, and enhance your emotional riches.

GEMINI

May 21-June 20

Is it conceivable that you’ve gotten a bit off track?

As I close my eyes and ask my higher powers for a psychic vision, I get an impression of you staring at a blurry image of a symbol that is no longer an accurate representation of your life goal. Now of course there’s a chance that my vision is completely unfounded. But if it does ring at least somewhat true to you -- if it suggests a question worth asking yourself -- I invite you to meditate on the possibility that you need to update your understanding of what your ultimate target looks like.

CANCER

June 21-July 22

From an astrological point of view, it’s prime time for you to attend a networking extravaganza or collaboration spree. Likewise, this is an excellent phase in your long-term cycle to organize a gathering for the close allies who will be most important in helping you carry out your master plan during the next 12 months. Have you ever heard of the term “Temporary Autonomous Zone”? It’s a time and place where people with shared interests and common values can explore the frontiers of productive conviviality. It might be a dinner party in an inspirational setting, a boisterous ritual in a rowdy sanctuary, or a private festival for fellow seekers. I hope you make sure something like that materializes.

LEO

July 23-Aug. 22

To begin one of his performances, comedian and musician Steve Martin ambled on stage and told his audience what to expect. “Before every show,” he said, “I like to do one thing that is impossible. So now I’m going to suck this piano into my lungs.” That’s the kind of brag I hope to hear coming from you sometime soon, Leo -- the more outrageous the better. Why? Because I’d love to see you cultivate a looser, breezier relationship with your actual ambitions. To make boastful jokes about wacky or farfetched goals might inspire you to be jauntier and friskier about those real ones. And that would rouse a burst of fresh motivational energy.

VIRGO

Aug. 23-Sept. 22

The text for this week’s oracle comes from Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), a great American statesman who, after escaping slavery, became a leader of the abolitionist movement. “Those who profess to favor freedom and yet depreciate agitation,” he said, “are people who want crops without plowing the ground; they want rain without thunder and lightning . . . The struggle may be a moral one, or it may be a physical one, or it may be both. But it must be a struggle. Power concedes nothing without a demand.” Please apply these thoughts to your own situation, Virgo. You have entered the liberation phase of your cycle.

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LIBRA

April 19 - 25, 2012 Sept. 23-Oct. 22

I’m about to list some declarations that I hope will come out of your mouth at least once in the next three weeks. If for any reason you’re not finding yourself in situations where these words would make sense for you to utter, please rearrange your life accordingly. 1.

“There’s nothing else I’d rather be doing right now.”

2. “Is it okay with you if we take this really slow?” 3.

“No one’s ever done that before.” 4. “Squeeze my hand when it feels really amazing.” 5. “It’s like we know what each other is thinking.” 6. “Can I have some more, please?”

SCORPIO

Oct. 23-Nov. 21

SAGITTARIUS

Nov. 22-Dec. 21

CAPRICORN

Dec. 22-Jan. 19

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by Matt Jones

“Who’s in Charge Here?”--four who should be.

A political strategist told me one of her most important rules: To win an election, you have to help your candidate choose the right fights. I think that would be an excellent guiding principle for you in the coming weeks, Scorpio. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you will be getting invitations to spar, joust, and wrangle. Although it might be exciting to leap into each and every fray with your eyes blazing, I suggest you show careful discernment. Try to confine your participation to those tangles that will downplay your weaknesses and highlight your strengths.

In the famous children’s book The Little Prince, the hero lives on an asteroid with three volcanoes, two active and one dormant. One day he decides to leave home and travel to other realms. Before departing, he meticulously scours all three volcanoes.

“If they are well cleaned out,” the narrator reports, “volcanoes burn slowly and steadily, without any eruptions.” I recommend that you take after the Little Prince, Sagittarius. It’s high time to attend to the upkeep of your volcanoes. Make sure they will burn slow and steady in the coming months, even when you’re not at home.

One of the classics of ancient Sanskrit literature is the Kama Sutra, which gives practical advice about erotic love. The most popular edition of the book offers instructions on eight kinds of kisses and 64 sexual positions, with additional tips on styles of embracing and caressing. This would be an excellent time for you to get inspired by information like that, Capricorn. Your relationship with the amorous arts is due for expansion and refinement. You don’t necessarily need to rely on book learning, of course. You could accomplish a lot of empirical exploration simply by getting naked and firing up your imagination.

AQUARIUS

Jan. 20-Feb. 18

Singer-songwriter Tom Waits was strongly influenced

by Bob Dylan’s down-to-earth album The Basement Tapes. “I like my music with the rinds and the seeds and pulp left in,” Waits testifies. “The noise and grit” of Dylan’s rootsy, intimate songs, he says, creates a mood of “joy and abandon.” That’s the spirit I wish for you in the coming weeks, Aquarius. Wherever you are and whatever you’re doing, get down to the gritty, organic core of things. Hunker down in the funky fundamentals.

Hang out where the levels of pretension are low and the stories are fresh and raw.

PISCES

Feb. 19-March 20

You’re not really breaking the rules, right, Pisces? It’s more like you’re just testing their elasticity; you’re helping them become more supple and flexible. I’m sure that sooner or later people will thank you for how you’re expanding the way the game is played. It may take a while, but they will eventually appreciate and capitalize on the liberties you are now introducing into the system.

In the short run, though, you might have to take some heat for your tinkering and experiments. Try not to let that inhibit your eagerness to try creative risks.

Stumped? Find the solutions in the Classifieds pages.

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23 Brother of Michael and Jermaine 24 Buenos Aires’ loc.

25 Dunking Ming 27 Big shot in the flexible straw industry?

34 ___ Domani wine 36 Big berry 37 “La Traviata” composer 38 Fend (off) 40 Cuba or Curacao: abbr.

41 Bartender on “The Love Boat” 42 Stuck in the microwave 43 Title role for Jodie Foster 45 Plus-size model born Melissa Aronson 46 Big shot in charge of locksmiths?

49 Nincompoop 50 Genetic messenger material

51 Five, in France 53 Big shot in the salad factory?

59 Guilty or not guilty 61 Furniture giant 62 Spotted laugher 63 Brazen 64 D.C. team 65 Fencing swords 66 Hot month 67 Watches closely 68 Income, in Paris

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2 Women’s rights activist Lucretia 3 Arby’s side item 4 He wears green and eats mushrooms 5 “I could go on and on” 6 Actress Gertz of “Twister” 7 Cracked open a smidge 8 Take to the polls 9 Genesis album that looks like a rhyme scheme 10 Meat sauce 11 Grizzly hideaway 12 “I’m onto your scheme!”

13 “Bop ___” (Parliament song) 21 Qatar’s capital 22 Roman fountain 25 Kind of question with a 50/50 answer

26 Go on the fritz 28 Cupcake topper 29 Prop for Bob Ross 30 Girl, in Grenoble 31 Everything’s always about her 32 Dutch cheeses 33 Jasmine and basmati 35 Heat ‘n’ eat 39 Patsy’s “Absolutely Fabulous” friend 44 Shoe string 47 Nobel Prize-winning novelist ___ Gordimer 48 Be indecisive 52 Semiconductor variety 53 “___ no, we won’t go” 54 Just fine 55 Party 56 Scottish miss 57 Technology website now owned by CBS Interactive 58 Effortlessness 59 Sandwich with the crusts cut off 60 Reed or Rawls

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