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COMMUNITY Check out our guide to learn which five nude lipsticks are the best.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Read about the Inner Voices social issues theatre group on campus.

FOOD & DRINK Find out from the section’s online editor what it’s like to write for the Food & Drink section at buzz.

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TV Review: Cooked Jaimie Hahn

Hatching a New Future for IMC Christine Pallon

MOVIES & TV Find out if Netflix’s new food documentary series is good enough to make Jamie go back for seconds.

MUSIC A conversation with Paul Kotheimer about the future of Urbana’s Independent Media Center.

ANWEN PARROTT

I was born at Carle Hospital. I learned how to ride a bike near Blair Park and bought honey sticks on Saturdays at the Farmer’s Market. I went to Wiley Elementary School, then UMS, and spent four fulfilling years at Urbana High School. I had skating practices at the U of I Ice Arena - one of which resulted in a busted chin requiring 12 stitches - and snuck into the pond behind Meadowbrook Park on a regular basis in the summertime. I enrolled in the University of Illinois, lived in Allen Hall, sat through long meetings each Sunday evening in the University YMCA, wrote too many papers in the comfy blue chairs at Cafe Paradiso and worked for buzz. This town, and all of its buildings and people and histories, make up so much of who I am. But it goes even deeper than that, because who I am today isn’t the same as the person I was when I started college, entered high school or fell in love for the first time, yet all of these changing versions of myself were created in and by Urbana. Everything I know - nearly everyone who I know, for that matter - and every stage of my life is rooted here. So cut me some slack if this editorial (my very last one ever) is overly cheesy, but I’ve been feeling a lot recently. I’m excited to graduate and potentially move away. I’m thrilled to turn over buzz to some of the most intelligent, witty people I know. Above all else, however, I am overwhelmed by the bittersweet reflections that periods of change bring. And for me, this year has brought the most pronounced period of change that I’ve experienced: steadfast local shops are changing ownership, buzz is transitioning to online-only and come May, I will not be a student for the first time in my memory. Writing this note makes all of these transitions very real and scary (and admittedly, I’ve cried over each of them during the past few months). What’s more important to remember, however, is that change brings opportunity to do better and to do more. I think that this coming year will see buzz do just that - and I hope it sees me do the same.

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HEADS UP: PRAIRIE FRUITS FARM SPRING OPEN HOUSE BY LEAH PAREKH There aren’t many things more enjoyable in life than cute baby farm animals, if anything at all. And in light of this being buzz’s last print issue, what better way to cure those buzz blues than to cuddle with some baby goats? Champaign’s Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery, located at 4410 N. Lincoln Ave., is kicking off its 2016 spring season with an open house every Saturday morning beginning March 19 through April 30, from 9 a.m. to noon. Visit the farm to play with the goats and enjoy some delicious treats! There will be goat milk hot chocolate, Columbia Street Roastery Coffee, hand-made pastries and most importantly, cute little goats! Admission is free, no reservations are required and food and beverages are served on a first-come-first-served basis. In addition, there will be cheeses, goat milk yogurt, vegetables, eggs, flowers, meat and gelato for sale. A Saturday morning truly can’t get any sweeter!

BUZZ STAFF COVER DESIGN Eric Pryor EDITOR IN CHIEF Anwen Parrott MANAGING EDITOR Sean Neumann ART DIRECTOR Alyssa Sparacino COPY CHIEF Ali Lowery PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR Alyssa Abay IMAGE EDITOR Sean Neumann PHOTOGRAPHERS Alyssa Abay DESIGNERS Alyssa Sparacino, Eric Pryor, Gracie Sullivan MUSIC EDITOR Christine Pallon FOOD & DRINK EDITOR Shruti Srikumar MOVIES & TV EDITOR Jamie Hahn ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Melisa Puthenmadom COMMUNITY EDITOR Leah Parekh ONLINE EDITOR Sean Neumann DISTRIBUTION Brandi and Steve Wills ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER Nick Langlois PUBLISHER & GENERAL MANAGER Lilyan J. Levant

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»BUZZ MAGAZINE While this issue of buzz is focussing on our transition to online, there's also another major change happening at the magazine. Every year, our staff goes through "turnover" - meaning a new group of editors replace the old ones who are graduating. I've worked here for four years now, starting a few days after I moved to Champaign-Urbana. To say it's been a large part of my life would be an understatement. And to say it's changed my life would be an even bigger one. I learned what it means to work hard and to care about the community around me. We've accomplished a lot here over the past four years, which is no different than the last decade and no different than the next one. Anwen and I can ensured you that buzz has been left in good hands with Christine Pallon and Josh Peterson, and I'm confident buzz will be better than ever before. In this issue you'll find a lot of people paying gratitude for their time at buzz. Having lived much of the past four years inside this office, I know exactly why. From all of us leaving buzz, thank you for reading over the past four years. It's been a pleasure to document Champaign-Urbana during our time here. March 18-24, 2016 buzz 3

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

WHAT DID BUZZ MEAN TO YOU?

Former staff members reflect on their time at buzz MELISA PUTHENMADOM

ANDREA BAUMGARTNER »buzz: What are some of your favorite memories from working with buzz? »Andrea Baumgartner: Where do I even begin? Buzz was such a special place for me during the three years I was part of the staff as a writer and a section editor (2011-14). From getting to putz around town and meet some of the most intriguing and wonderful people who comprised the arts world in CU to late nights trying to finish putting together an issue to brainstorm meetings where we would come up with the most ridiculous puns for headlines, I learned so much about how to tell a compelling story, how to collaborate, how to edit, how to function under pressure. It was amazing! I think some of the best memories, though, came out of those late-night edits and everyone popping over to Murphy’s for

JEFF NELSON After my 20-year television career as a performing arts critic ended, I was looking for an outlet that was less demanding and where I had some flexibility. Buzz filled that niche nicely. I was occasionally asked to cover an assignment a student had dropped, but almost all of my work was in areas students did not cover or covered in different ways. That gave me both creativity and flexibility. In the many ways I saw buzz expand as the online portion grew, I was part of one of the first online supplements. A review I wrote of Lawrence and Lee’s Inherit the Wind in the print issue was linked to a well-remembered media event I experienced with the real John Scopes in 1967 at

some beer and long talks about Lil' Bub. » buzz: What are you up to these days? »AB: I am currently living in New York City. I work as a community manager, copywriter, and content strategist for the Global Digital team at an advertising agency called Red Fuse. We work exclusively on the Colgate-Palmolive account, and I get to run all of the social media and global editorial content for their Oral Care Center. My time at buzz has actually greatly influenced my current career. I am in charge of a team of editors and writers who help us develop monthly content calendars and write a ton of articles for us. I get to do some design work, help envision what some of the visual content for our site will look like and do a lot of editing and headline writing. I truly attribute much of my success and skills to my time at buzz.

»buzz: What are your thoughts on working for student-run publications? What opportunities did you see? »AB: If there is any place to learn how to work with a team, work under pressure and work smart, it’s at a student-run publication. There is so much independence and responsibility that comes with it that you can’t get anywhere else in college. I would even consider the experience you get even more valuable than an internship. You truly take ownership over your work and your role within the organization. It’s a great place to learn and make mistakes and improve, while still getting to make the decisions. »buzz: What do you think about buzz transitioning to online only content? Continue reading on readbuzz.com

Theatre Reviews columnist the American Association of Petroleum Geologists in Indianapolis. It was titled, “Remembering an Encounter with John T. Scopes” (December 20, 2007). I believe it pioneered the expansion of coverage and fuller utilization of our website. My review of the Goodman’s sponsoring of the world premiere of The Johnstown Flood (March 29, 2010) should have been an even better print to online link, but my photographic essay on Johnstown, Pennsylvania has vanished. Only a history of the Johnstown Flood on film remains in the site’s archives. Nevertheless, it was the most thoroughly researched review I have ever written, and it prompted a number of comments, including

one from a Johnstown Flood fanatic from Pennsylvania. I liked the staff meetings with the young writers, and I miss them. We often traded ideas across generations, and that exchange was great. I have been a teacher all of my life and seeing young people learn is always rewarding. Outlets like buzz offer a constantly challenging classroom of real situations. Even old guys like me learn too, yes, me who never sent an email until I was 52 years old. The work at buzz is very satisfying, and it better be as I have never been paid anything in a dozen years. In fact, the job has cost me money, but I love it, and it supports my theater habit. Continue reading on readbuzz.comt

SYD SLOBODNIK Jeff Nelson and I did a cable access television show called Critics Choice for almost 20 years and then moved to WILL-TV for three years, but when we were cancelled in 2002 after three years on channel 12, I felt I had to find an outlet for my film and theatre reviewing habit. Since I wrote for The Daily Illini as an undergrad and then later as a grad school student, I knew about buzz allowing community and non-students opportunities to write, I chatted with the film editor at buzz, and the joy of writing for newspaper returned in February 2003 when I first did film features, then film reviews then a few Hidden Gem articles. I think I am most

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proud of my many Hidden Gem articles, featuring rare films directed by women, African-American directors and other minorities in Hollywood, independent films and forgotten Hollywood films. They have been among my favorite stories. Also, reporting on Ebertfest directors’ Q&A sessions were fun and rewarding. Because I have written for Illini Media publications for a period of 40 years, I think it is an absolutely outstanding outlet for young writers to explore their creative, reporting and analytical skills without the pressures of grades. Some of my best relationships as an undergrad and grad student came from knowing

people who wrote for The Daily Illini. One of my finest editors at The Daily Illini (in the 1970s) was a then-law student, Ken Paulson, who as recently as 10 years ago was editor-in-chief of USA Today. Ken taught me a strategy for clarity of expression that I have incorporated in my professional life as a teacher and in my writings for buzz. From the old-fashioned standpoint, I will miss seeing articles I’ve written in paper format. I have missed the old evening paper The Chicago Daily News, and the way The Chicago Sun-Times used to be a significant journalistic voice. Continue reading on readbuzz.com

FOOD & DRINK

FOOD AND DRINK REFLECTIONS

The Food & Drink section’s past editors and staff reflect on their time at buzz BUZZ FOOD AND DRINK EDITORS

Carrie McMenamin

Paul Angelillo

I wrote and edited for buzz on and off from 2010 to 2014 - first in the Music section and then in Food and Drink. Contributing to a community magazine during undergrad is part of the reason I’m still living and teaching in Champaign today. Although the production consisted of students, buzz helped me start to understand CU as a place much bigger than campus. I think it’s common in college towns for young 20 year olds to roll their eyes when they talk about “townies.” It’s an attitude oblivious to the very obvious fact that much of their university experience— the “best years of my life”— is constructed on a vibrant network of people who were there before freshmen arrived and are still contributing when the seniors leave. Buzz helped me shed that attitude pretty quickly and see Champaign-Urbana as an incredible place— small yet bursting with progressive thinkers, quality arts and entertainment and, of course, great food and drink. One of my first articles was an interview with Matt Lunsford, co-founder of Polyvinyl. I missed the bus and ended up running to downtown Champaign, sweaty and a few minutes late. Lunsford was the epitome of what Champaign has been to me since that encounter: humble, accomplished and kind. When recalling reviews of places like the Brass Rail that I wrote a few years ago, I realize that at the time I didn’t fully understand what those establishments meant to this community. But because I wrote them, I had the opportunity to be introduced to them, and thus, I’m still here. -Carrie McMenamin

Jonna Newberry

I joined buzz’s Food & Drink section just a couple weeks after transferring to UIUC my sophomore year, having originally attended the Illini Media Info Night to get closer to a girl I was crushing on. A little over three years later, I’m working for a food publication in New York City and completing a master’s in food studies. Working for buzz took my fledgling interest in food and shaped it into a confident and critical voice that felt comfortable reviewing restaurants and describing dishes. I don’t think I’ll ever get to build a dining guide from the ground up like I did during my time at the magazine, but my favorite article will always be my first (that to my delight I got to share with my crush): “It’s All About Sex… and Food” from February of 2013. -Paul Angelillo During my time writing for buzz Food and Drink, it definitely gave me an outlet to talk about my foodie adventures. Also, it gave me more reason to venture out and try new restaurants and food events around Champaign-Urbana. It was pretty nice to find a group of people who loved food as much as I did, too. I loved writing about Pandamonium Doughnuts. I have had some of the best doughnuts ever from them. I miss the s’mores doughnuts badly. Plus, it got me to try actual doughnut shops other than Dunkin’ Donuts. My life has changed for the sweet better. Although, I still cannot find a Chicago doughnut shop with a good replacement for Pandamonium’s s’mores doughnut, I am on a mission to find it now. Currently, I have not stopped my food writing. I have

Madeline Decker been working toward getting Yelp Elite and finally got it in early March. I’m also writing for a Chicago music magazine, Chicago Innerview and working in downtown Chicago. –Jonna Newberry As an English major, I get to write a lot about literary analysis and critical theory. Working as an editor for the Food & Drink section at buzz has given me a chance to exercise my writing skills in another vein. Because of its creative flexibility, developing content for buzz has helped to cultivate my voice as a writer— a skill that, believe it or not, can come in handy whether you’re writing about food trucks or Foucault. Even after writing and editing for buzz for a little over a year, my favorite memory is still writing my “Café Crawl” article— the very first article I wrote for the Food & Drink section. Exploring cafés in ChampaignUrbana not just as a consumer but also as a critic was a lot like watching movies after you’ve taken a film class— when you’re attentive to all the subtle details of a film, or a restaurant, your experience suddenly becomes far more vivid, complex and memorable. I loved discovering local spots that quickly became favorites— whether for the ambiance or the chai lattes— and sharing them with readers. -Madeline Decker I started writing for buzz F&D during my first semester freshman year, and to be honest that’s just about the only thing that I’ve stuck with throughout my time at U of I. Over the past three years,

Shruti Srikumar my taste in music and TV shows has changed; I’ve picked up and dropped countless extracurricular activities. Heck, I’ve even changed my major. In a way the F&D section was one of the few constants during my college experience, and I’m truly glad that it was. Though I’m not an English or Journalism major like many of the good people at IlliniMedia, I’ve found that writing and working for buzz has allowed me to develop an array of skills valuable to everyone from learning how to craft an engaging article to building and managing a staff from the ground up. Of course, in addition to providing me with opportunities to grow, buzz helped me share one of my biggest passions in life: food! It really cannot be emphasized how much I love food, and my involvement with buzz was special, because it allowed me to share my enthusiasm for food with other people. Whether I was doing a piece on an annual event such as Urbana’s annual Sweetcorn Festival, chatting with a local chef such as The Red Herring’s Holly Curia or just writing a random column about the lore behind Turkish Delight, I always found food related “research” to be interesting. To this day, one of my favorite endeavors involved my roommate and I ordering chicken fried rice from every Asian restaurant in town in hopes of finding out who made the best one. (In my opinion it’s Siam Terrace). Overall, the F&D section was a great outlet for me to explore my passions, and though I’m sad that buzz will no longer be in print, our next editors (Sam and Shannon) will inevitably ensure that CU’s foodventures continue online. -Shruti Srikumar March 18-24, 2016 buzz 5

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2015-16 buzz Magazine staff

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backbone of buzz Magazine has always been its design team. Every week, a team of designers and core editors have come in to layout that week's print issue. Over the years, this has been the time our staff has bonded and grown the strongest. It's also been the time where we've learned to appreciate the unmatched talent of our designers. Each week they 've taken ideas and turned them into art and have given buzz the unique identity that the Champaign-Urbana community came to recognize it for. It was a thankless job that deserves all the credit that buzz receives. We wanted to recognize some of our favorite covers from over the years. We hope you appreciated them as much as we did.

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MUSIC

LIFE AFTER BUZZ

Catching up with our music-loving alumni BUZZ MUSIC STAFF

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the years, buzz has served as a hub for local talent. Our writers, editors, designers and photographers come from a wide variety of backgrounds and go on to pursue an even wider variety of careers after their time at the publication. Several buzz alumni have gone on to work in the music industry both locally and beyond, so we decided to catch up with just a few of our alumni who have gone on to do notable things in the music world.

laughs that it inspired.” Favorite memory: “Knowing the hard work that went into every single week’s writing, editing and design made each issue such a treat to hold in my hands. While I may no longer be able to experience that, I can’t wait to continue following buzz in the digital realm, and I am forever indebted to

a way that I hadn’t been able to before and only solidified my desire to promote this scene and its music.” Favorite Memory: “My series of truly awful byline photos.”

SETH FEIN

Years working at buzz: 2001 - 2006 Positions held at buzz: Opinion and Music columnist; Mendoza Music Line and The Local Sniff. What he’s done since working at buzz: "Founder and producer of The Pygmalion Festival; founder and publisher of Smile Politely." What buzz means to him: “The last one standing... It no longer being published makes sense of course, but it’s officially the end of an era in Champaign-Urbana. I don’t see there ever being a print alt-weekly ever again, and that’s significant.“ Favorite Memory: “Early on I made so many mistakes writing that column that it’s hard to choose, but probably the most memorable moment was writing about the closing of Persimmon, Thad Morrow’s boutique grocery next to bacaro. When it closed, my column incensed him to the point of anger, and we didn’t talk for seven years. Now, I consider him one of my better buds. Time has a way.”

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PEGGY FIORETTI Years working at buzz: 2010 – 2012 Positions held at buzz: Image editor and managing editor. What she’s done since working at buzz: “I’m the marketing director for Kickstand Productions, a Chicago event production company that books most of the calendar for Subterranean and Beat Kitchen, as well as shows at The House Cafe, Durty Nellie’s, The Castle Theatre and more! Basically, what I do is create the promo materials for each show, manage the social media accounts and take care of marketing plans. It’s a very dreamy job.” What buzz means to her: “Buzz had such a huge impact on me. I’ll always keep it in a special little nook of my heart. It taught me so much about what makes Champaign-Urbana special, and it constantly encouraged me to be creative and honest. I’ll always cherish our Sunday meetings where the next week’s headline was born, and all of the

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heavier than The 92s. That project has been gaining a little bit of steam lately, and we’ll be touring a good amount this year. We’ll have a record out sometime this Spring or early Summer. I also started producing records for other bands - I’m currently working on an album for the band Dunwich Rats. To pay my bills, I work part-time at a law firm as a paralegal.” What buzz means to him: “Buzz had a tremendous impact on my life. I doubt that I would still be involved with music today had I not joined buzz. Buzz introduced me to so many people in the local community that supported me when I was playing music in town, and working with so many like-minded people kept me sane during a really tough time in my life.” Favorite memory: “Bonnaroo used to give buzz two press passes every year. I went with Maddie Rehayem (former buzz Music editor), and we put a buzz-branded flag on the top of our campsite and labeled it ‘Fort buzz.’ That was a great memory.”

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the publication for giving me one of the funnest experiences of my life. Long live, buzz.”

MIKE INGRAM

Years working at buzz: 2005-2009 Positions held at buzz: Music and opinion columnist. What he’s done since working at buzz: "festival organizer, musician, show promoter, radio station genre director, touring musician and sound engineer." What buzz means to him: “Buzz let me share my love for this scene and its music and musicians in

DAN DURLEY

Years working at buzz: 2011-2014 Positions held at buzz: Music writer, assistant Music editor, managing editor. What he’s done since working at buzz: “I’ve continued playing with The 92s - we just put out a new EP a few weeks ago, actually. We started digging our heels into the Chicago scene, which has been great. We’ve been able to play at House of Blues and the Metro in the past few months, so hopefully those opportunities just keep on coming. I joined a new project called Nice Things, which is a little bit more shoegaze-y and a lot

Years working at buzz: 2007 – 2010 Positions held at buzz: Music editor and editorin-chief. What he’s done since working at buzz: “I’m in a band called Santah. We actually started in Champaign, and that band has been going strong since. We released a full-length in 2011, an EP in 2012 and our newest full-length was released this past November. I’ve done a lot of touring with that band and have played a lot of shows with that band. I’ve also been doing a lot of studio work at a studio called Potholder Suite Sound, and I’ve been playing in a lot of other bands in Chicago as well- kind of as a freelance keyboardist.” What buzz means to him: “Buzz, I think, was one of the most important educational experiences I had. I learned more at buzz than I did through the school system by far. It was real world applications, and the company treated me with respect, treated my team with respect and held us to high standards and really pushed us. It gave us the privilege of having the responsibility of getting a 24-page entertainment magazine out every single week, without fail. Through that experience I learned how to work with a team, learned how to manage a staff, learned how to collaborate creatively while also maintaining deadlines, learned how to work with designers and with writers and learned how to interact with the community, which is also very important. Continue reading on readbuzz.com

MOVIES & TV

EULOGY TO IN-PRINT BUZZ

In commemoration of buzz’s in-print history, the Movies & TV section have prepared a light-hearted eulogy in rhyme to say goodbye to in-print but also hello to the new future of buzz. MOVIES & TV STAFF

commemoration of buzz’s in-print history, the Movies & TV section have prepared a lighthearted eulogy in rhyme to say goodbye to in-print but also hello to the new future of buzz. Each staff writer has taken six lines to describe their unique experience writing for this section of buzz; their names will be listed at the end of their verses. I don’t want to make such a fuss, But I have to say goodbye to buzz. You gave me my first byline in print, And it’s sad to see you become extinct. At least you will survive and thrive online, So this is definitely not your decline. -Mariah Schaefer Oh the sadness that buzz will not print. The CU hipsters will ask where you went. But as the tears well up in their thick-rimmed glasses, I’ll be the one weeping through all of my classes. I’ll be looking for you like a lost little pup For this is sadder than the montage at the beginning of Up. -Camron Owens

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Oh buzz, my love, we must go our separate ways. We used to talk in-print, but that was just a phase. You knew everything about television and movies. Now my world has gone cold like Jamba Juice smoothies. Hopefully, some day I can see you again. Thomas Jane at the end of The Mist cannot match this saddening. -Chris Canty Hey, let’s be real, in-print buzz was the reason Why I bothered to watch some terrible seasons. I’ll miss film-ranting to our campus-wide nation And having excuses for my Netflix procrastination. Just kidding, buzz was a serious thing, But I look forward to what the future brings. -Jamie Hahn Buzz, I love you, and I’ll miss you daily. Fridays will never be the same without you, baby. I feel better knowing I can still read you online, But honestly, getting over you will take some time. Like Brad Pitt after Se7en, patiently waiting Until it’s appropriate to start online dating. -Josh Peterson

BUZZ’S GREATEST HITS (SO FAR) by Christine Pallon

As I wrap up my time as buzz Music editor, our publication also wraps up its time in print. This is not the end of buzz, of course. But as buzz comes to the end of an era, and as I end my time as Music editor, I thought now would be as good a time as ever to draw attention to just a few of the Music Section’s notable contributions to local music over the years.

Sound of CU - In Spring 2014 and 2015, buzz hosted Sound of CU, a concert in downtown Champaign that features local artists voted on by our readers. So far, Sound of CU has hosted T.R.U.T.H., Kenna Mae, Withershins, The 92s and more. Sound of CU is a prime example of how buzz not only covers our local community, but can also contributes to our local community and culture.

Covering Our Tracks - Last year, Sean Neumann closed out his time as Music editor by releasing Covering Our Tracks, a free-to-download compilation of local artists covering other local artists. The amount of effort, collaboration and passion that went into this project speaks to the dedication of past Music editors like Sean, as well as the supportive nature of the scene we cover.

Pygmalion Coverage - Each year, the buzz music section works tirelessly to cover The Pygmalion Festival in September. Our writers set up interviews with the local and national artists in the lineup, draft up our recommended schedules, cover the festival over the course of the weekend and put together our recap coverage at the end of the weekend. It’s by far the busiest time of the year for our music staff, but it’s well worth it; at the end of it all, we’ve covered each year’s festival from start to finish, chronicling a little piece of local music history in the process.

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COMMUNITY

THE PROGRESS OF LOCAL NON-PROFITS Years ago, buzz featured a few non-profits: now, we check back in BUZZ COMMUNITY STAFF

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up to 18 children at once. They have raised $1.31 million so far. This expansion will help to turn less families away in their time of need due to capacity. The Crisis Nursery was opened in 1984. During the first year, Crisis Nursery served 191 children. In 2015, Crisis Nursery served 886 children. Record and her staff are working to increase this number in years to come to reach out to as many families as possible. Crisis Nursery provides a safe shelter for children through the age of six, family support and parenting education. It is open 24 hours and 265 days a year at no cost to the parent or family. Volunteers as well as the staff help with donations, resources and activities. Due to the hard work of Dewar, Record and the staff, Crisis Nursery has grown to serve the Urbana community and help struggling families. Thanks to Crisis Nursery, hundreds of children and parents have been helped in times of crisis and many more will be helped in the future. - Molly Leahy See how things are going at Salt and Light

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10 years ago, the Community section at buzz profiled a variety of local not-for-profit organizations. Some of these organizations were longstanding while others had recently been developed, but all are still thriving and serving the community today. In this issue, buzz takes a look at how these organizations are serving the community in 2016. Checking in with Crisis Nursey It’s been nine years since buzz writer Nic Weber wrote about the success of Crisis Nursery in Urbana, thanks to executive director Ginny Dewar. During her time as director, Dewar helped the nursery grow to include more staff, resources and care for children that made a large impact on the

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community. When Dewar was hired as director in 1992, the nursery, an agency that helps to support families in crisis and prevent child abuse, was in need of a change. Dewar worked to raise money for a new home that allowed up to 12 children to receive care at one time. The nursery was upgraded to include large activity rooms, a learning center, kitchen, four bedrooms and other additions. Dewar continued to work hard to improve the nursery. Dewar retired in 2008 and passed on her legacy to the next executive director, Stephanie Record. Since then, Record has remained director and is helping the nursery grow to include even more care. It was announced in 2015 that Crisis Nursery is undergoing a $1.9 million dollar campaign to expand its building and staff to hopefully serve

In October 2014, Salt and Light Ministry, a previous emergency food pantry, was in the beginning stages of transforming into something bigger. A year and a half later, associate director Lisa Sheltra says this organization has turned into something no one could have predicted. “We kind of surprised ourselves, in a way,” says Sheltra. “We believed that it would work but the impact that we’ve seen in peoples lives has really been just amazing.” Salt and Light has shifted its “free stuff system” into a system that is unlike anything else in the area. Instead of opening its doors and having people line up for food, it has transitioned into a thrift and grocery store. Customers can pay with cash, credit or what Salt and Light calls “volunteer based credit.” A person can earn up to one dollar to spend like cash for every hour spent volunteering around the community. According to Sheltra, this allows customers to feel empowered and to make a difference in their community instead of feeling like their dignity is being taken for every hand-out they are given. Sheltra says the new program has been so well received and has grown so much faster than expected that the staff is already making plans to expand. They will be looking into how to sustain all the new members and are questioning the possibility of opening another pantry in Urbana as they have already outgrown their current location. The change was necessary to reach more people, but also necessary to honor Salt and Light’s mission statement. The old system said to the people in need that they had nothing to offer and

nothing to give. Sheltra believes that this new system speaks to the opposite and upholds the values of Salt and Light. “In our opinion, we believe that you’re a person of worth and value,” says Sheltra. “We believe that you have something to contribute to your own situation and what you contribute is also needed by your community.” - Hannah Mansfield Building a better future with Books to Prisoners Since its beginning, the UC Books to Prisoners program has upheld its mission to support inmates through sending literature to prisons across Illinois. The program aims to support people in the prison system through increasing prisons’ libraries and promoting literacy in prisons by collecting donated books and providing them for free through mail to prisons across Illinois. Through providing prisons with books, the program hopes to support the educational and personal development of incarcerated persons, and to prevent them from returning to prison again. Another goal of Books to Prisoners is to provide an ample volunteer opportunity for those who want to help out, and a volunteer experience that is unlike any other. Volunteers are able to have the special experience of interacting with inmates and seeing the impact the program has through reading letters written by inmates, selecting which of the many donated books in the collection to send and choosing which books to send based on inmates’ requests. Volunteering is made easy as volunteers can simply show up to a “pack-a-thon” session. These occur three times a week at the Independent Media Center located at 202 S. Broadway in Urbana. In addition to this, the program offers a unique volunteer experience to anyone who is at least 21 years old through the opportunity to volunteer at the libraries in Champaign County’s two jails. UIUC student Jami Singer is passionate about the rights of inmates and conditions at prisons. “I think this program provides the necessary outlet to those in prison to get them on the right track. It makes me happy that they are able to learn while they are in prison, and have the opportunity to interact with the volunteers of the program,” she said. With over 100,000 books sent to over 17,000 inmates, the Books to Prisoners program is nothing short of a success that is bound to keep on growing. - Leah Parekh

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10 Structures that help transmission 11 Psyche parts 12 Braid on one side 13 Peruvian volcano 14 Removed by percolating 21 Belgian beer brand Stella ___ 23 Get out of a perilous situation 30 Muscat natives 35 Avenue next to Reading Railroad, in Monopoly 36 Crooked 37 Blind singer Andrea 38 Shorefront 40 Lost oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mind with excitement 41 A long time to wait, it seems 42 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yeah, that seems about rightâ&#x20AC;? 43 1983 movie about Guatemalan immigrants 44 Cassandra, for instance 47 Enter, as data 53 Sandpaper coarseness measure 57 Author Umberto who died in 2016 58 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy org.

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MOVIES & TV

MUSIC

LONELY TRAILER, WOOD CHICKENS, SHIVERING TIMBERS, TABLE TALK POINT BREAK

IMC P. A. SYSTEM 101 WORKSHOP - INTRODUCTION TO IMC LIVE AUDIO Saturday, March 19; 11 a.m.; Independent Media Center; Free ; All-Ages; To register for the workshop, e-mail Paul Kotheimer (pk@handmaderecords.com).

DEGRADE THE SIGNAL, EMINENT SLAUGHTER, AIRCOBRA, DWELLS WITHIN Saturday, March 19; doors at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. The Accord; $6; Ages 19+

GRANDKIDS, NE-HI, WHITNEY, WE HAVE GHOSTS

Friday, March 18; 8:30 p.m.; Saturday, March 19, 7 p.m. Mike N Molly’s; $7; Ages Illini Union Pine Lounge; 19+ Free to students with I-Card

Tuesday, March 22; doors at 9 p.m., show at 9:30 p.m.; The Accord; $8; Ages 19+

CEMETERY OF SPLENDOR Monday, March 21; 7:30 p.m.; The Art Theater Co-op; $10

BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE Thursday, March 24; 6:30 p.m.; Goodrich Savoy 16 + IMAX; $10

The Dark Knight is pitted against the Man of Steel in this highly anticipated superhero film from director Zack Snyder.

42ND STREET (1933)

TCM PRESENTS THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (1956)

Saturday, March 19, 7 p.m. The Virginia Theatre; $6

Sunday, March 20; 2 p.m.; Goodrich Savoy 16 + IMAX; $12

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

FOOD & DRINK SUMMER SESSIONS START STAR T MAY 23 AND JUNE 6. PRAIRIE FRUITS FARM & CREAMERY SPRING OPEN HOUSE Saturday, March 19; 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.; Prairie Fruits Far

Celebrate spring by petting baby goats and snacking on some locally grown goodies at Prairie Fruits’ first open

COMMON GROUND FOOD COOP ART GALLERY SHOW: KELLY HIERONYMUS Friday, March 25; 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Flatlander Classroom

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HOUSE OF THE SEASON Japan House Tea Ceremony; Saturday, March 19; 3-4 p.m. Japan House

BACARO MARKET MONADAY Monday, March 21; 510 p.m.; bacaro; $50.

Friday, March 18; 7 p.m. 8 p.m.; Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve; free

SPRING FLING SHOP HOP

PRAIRIE FRUITS FARM SPRING OPEN HOUSE

Tuesday, March 22; 9:30 p.m.; Cowboy Monkey; Free

THE HUSTLER

JAZZ JAM

Tuesday, March 22; 7pm The Virginia Theatre; $4

Wednesday, March 23; 10 p.m.; Iron Post; Free

CONSTELLATIONS Thursday, March 25; 8 p.m.; The Station Theatre; $15

A play about two individuals, Marianne and Roland, and their tale, or rather, multiple versions of their tale as it plays out in different universes.

ACOUSTIC FOLK ROCK NIGHT

Saturday, March 19; 7 p.m. Saturday, March 19; 9 a.m. Homer Opera Theatre; $8 - 12 p.m.; Prairie Fruits Farm for adults and $5 for kids & Creamery; free under 12

Friday, March 18; 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Ms. Becky’s; free

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY TOWN & COUNTRY AMATEUR ART SHOW 2016

Come check out samplings from a variety of shops, for free!

Saturday, March 19; no time listed; Springer Cultural Center; free

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Saturday, March 19; 2 & 3 p.m.; Japan House; $6-8

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COMMUNITY

WOODCOOK WALK!

TEA CEREMONY

OPEN MIC NIGHT

THE THURSTON MOORE GROUP, MOTES, WICKED WALLS Friday, March 25; doors at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. ; The Accord; $20; Ages 19+

Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore heads to The Accord with support from local bands Motes and Wicked Walls.

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