Champaign, IL – BÉLA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES: JINGLE ALL THE WAY feat. Victor Wooten, Roy “Future Man” Wooten & Howard Levy with special guests Jeff Coffin & Alash Multiple Grammy winning artist Béla Fleck & The Flecktones will perform a special holiday show at the historic Virginia Theatre, 203 West Park Avenue, Champaign, Illinois, […]
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LEGENDARY BLUES ICON BUDDY GUY MAKES A STATEMENT WITH ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW ALBUM ‘AIN’T DONE WITH THE BLUES’ OUT JULY 30TH, HIS 89TH BIRTHDAY
THE ALBUM PRODUCED BY LONGTIME COLLABORATOR TOM HAMBRIDGE FEATURESSPECIAL GUESTS THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA, PETER FRAMPTON, JOE WALSH,CHRISTONE “KINGFISH” INGRAM AND JOE BONAMASSA An architect of the blues, a craftsman of the building blocks that laid the foundation for today’s modern R&B, the multi-GRAMMY Award winning blues icon Buddy Guy is here to tell […]
VIRGINIA THEATRE TO SCREEN THE SANDLOT (1993) WITH SPECIAL BASEBALL-THEMED ACTIVITIES
Champaign, IL – Champaign Park District has announced a special screening of the beloved coming-of-age comedy The Sandlot (1993) on Saturday, July 5, 2025, at the Virginia Theatre. The screening will be accompanied by several outdoor baseball-themed activities beginning at 12pm on West Park Avenue in front of the theatre. D-BAT Champaign will provide a […]
AUTHOR AND COMMENTATOR FRAN LEBOWITZ TO APPEAR AT CHAMPAIGN’S VIRGINIA THEATRE IN OCTOBER
Smile Politely Arts Editor Amy Penne to host acclaimed author in on-stage talkand Q&A, a featured event of Uniting Pride’s 2025 Pride Fest. Champaign, IL — Champaign Park District has announced that author and commentator Fran Lebowitz will appear at the historic Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign on Friday, October 24, 2025, at 7:30 P.M. […]
EBERTFEST ANNOUNCES REMAINING FILMS AND SPECIAL GUESTS ATTENDING THE 2025 FESTIVAL
Director Francis Ford Coppola to participate in a virtual Q&A; Actresses Carrie Coon and Jane Levy and Critics Michael Phillips, Richard Roeper, Matt Zoller-Seitz, Nell Minow, Brian Tallerico, Eric Pierson, Dion Metzger, and Brenda Butler will be attending in person CHAMPAIGN, IL (April 1, 2025) — Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, also known as Ebertfest, announced […]
EBERTFEST ADDS BARBARA KOPPLE’S ACADEMY AWARD® WINNER “HARLAN COUNTY U.S.A.” ANGUS MACLACHLAN’S “A LITTLE PRAYER,” ANDDAVID FORTUNE’S “COLOR BOOK”
Actors David Strathairn, William Catlett, and Jeremiah Daniels, Two-Time ACADEMY AWARD® winning documentarian Barbara Kopple, and Directors Angus MacLachlan, and David Fortune join this year’s star-studded lineup CHAMPAIGN, IL (February 20, 2025) — Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, also known as Ebertfest, announced today the addition of three new films to this year’s festival, to be held April 23-26 at the Virginia Theatre […]
