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July 2019
CPD Youth Theatre presents: SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN JR.
Date/Time(s): Thur-Sat, Jul 18-20, 2019 – 7pm (2pm matinee Saturday) Doors open 45 min before each show Seating: Reserved Tickets: $14 Standard /$12 Child (12 & under) Add’l per ticket processing fees apply: $1 (online only) On-Sale Date: Now on sale Singin' in the Rain Jr. has all the makings of a Tinseltown tabloid headline--the starlet, the leading man, and a love affair that could change lives or make or break careers! In silent movies, Don Lockwood and Lina…
Find out more »August 2019
A CUTC & J Barry Howell production of THE WIZARD OF OZ
Date/Time(s): Thu-Sat, Aug 1-3, 2019, 7pm (doors open at 6:15pm), and Sun, Aug 4, 2019, 2pm (doors open at 1:15pm) Seating: Reserved Tickets: $10 Children (12 & under)/$15 Student & Senior (55 & up)/$19 Standard Add'l per-ticket processing fees apply: $2.50 (online only) On-Sale Date: Now on sale The Champaign Park District presents a Champaign Urbana Theatre Company & J. Barry Howell production of The Wizard of Oz This long-beloved tale, in which a Kansas farm girl travels…
Find out more »2019 PENS TO LENS Student Screenwriting Competition & Gala Screening
Date/Time(s): Sat, Aug 10, 2019, 3pm (doors open at 2pm) Seating: General Admission Tickets: $8 Standard/FREE for Ages 18 & under Add'l per-ticket processing fees apply: $1 (online only) On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am The Champaign Park District is proud to welcome back the Champaign-Urbana Film Society, Champaign Movie Makers, and the Champaign-Urbana Design Organization as they present this unique program for East Central Illinois K-12 students. In Pens to Lens, children write original screenplays which are…
Find out more »September 2019
WILL PREMIERE SCREENING: ILLINOIS COUNTRY (2019)
Date/Time(s): Fri, Sept 13, 2019, 7pm (doors open at 6pm) Seating: General Admission Tickets: FREE Shot over the course of a year, Illinois Country is a one-hour documentary from Illinois Public Media that tells the story of Illinois’ singular role in the history of country music in the United States. The film is a travelogue; it traces the progression of the genre from early gathering halls and small-town hoedowns throughout the state, to The National Barn Dance in Chicago…
Find out more »THE MAGIC TREEHOUSE: Pirates Past Noon KIDS
Presented by: Champaign Park District Youth Theatre Date/Time(s): Thu-Sat, Sept 19-21, 2019, 7pm (2pm matinee Sat) (Doors open 45 minutes before each performance) Seating: Reserved Tickets: $10 Child/$12 Adult Add'l per-ticket processing fees apply: $1 (online only) On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am Based on the best-selling books, Jack and Annie journey in their magical tree house to the eighteenth-century Caribbean and the time of Pirates. Magic Tree House: Pirates Past Noon KIDS is an adaptation of the…
Find out more »THE MAGIC TREEHOUSE: Pirates Past Noon KIDS
Presented by: Champaign Park District Youth Theatre Date/Time(s): Thu-Sat, Sept 19-21, 2019, 7pm (2pm matinee Sat) (Doors open 45 minutes before each performance) Seating: Reserved Tickets: $10 Child/$12 Adult Add'l per-ticket processing fees apply: $1 (online only) On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am Based on the best-selling books, Jack and Annie journey in their magical tree house to the eighteenth-century Caribbean and the time of Pirates. Magic Tree House: Pirates Past Noon KIDS is an adaptation of the…
Find out more »THE MAGIC TREEHOUSE: Pirates Past Noon KIDS
Presented by: Champaign Park District Youth Theatre Date/Time(s): Thu-Sat, Sept 19-21, 2019, 7pm (2pm matinee Sat) (Doors open 45 minutes before each performance) Seating: Reserved Tickets: $10 Child/$12 Adult Add'l per-ticket processing fees apply: $1 (online only) On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am Based on the best-selling books, Jack and Annie journey in their magical tree house to the eighteenth-century Caribbean and the time of Pirates. Magic Tree House: Pirates Past Noon KIDS is an adaptation of the…
Find out more »GORDON LIGHTFOOT: 80 Years Strong Tour
Date/Time(s): Tue, Sept 24, 2019, 8pm (doors open at 7pm) Seating: Reserved Tickets: $39/$59/$69/$99 Add'l per-ticket processing fees apply: $5 (online only) On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am Esteemed singer-songwriter/performer Gordon Lightfoot resides – along with some very exclusive company – atop the list of all-time greats. His vast song catalog includes such classics as “Early Morning Rain,” “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Carefree Highway,” “Sundown,” “(That’s What You Get) For Lovin Me,” “The Wreck Of The…
Find out more »BOB NUTT/BLYTHAM LTD TRIBUTE CONCERT
Date/Time(s): Sat, Sept 28, 2019, 7pm (doors open at 6pm) Seating: Reserved Tickets: $15/$25 Add'l per-ticket processing fees apply: $3 (online only) On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am Join us at the Virginia for a concert for our friend Bob Nutt, advocate for all Rock & Roll musicians, & founder of Champaign-Urbana’s Blytham Ltd. Booking Agency. Pumping electricity into the local rock scene, Bob promoted dozens of bands (REO Speedwagon, One Eyed Jacks, Finchley Boys), filling festivals, college…
Find out more »October 2019
A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN
Date/Time(s): Fri, Oct 4, 2019, 7:30pm (doors open at 6:30pm) Seating: Reserved Tickets: $49.50/$59.50/$69.50 Add'l per-ticket processing fees apply: $4 (online only) On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am Like a comet that burns far too brightly to last, Janis Joplin exploded onto the music scene in 1967 and, almost overnight, became the queen of rock & roll. The unmistakable voice, filled with raw emotion and tinged with Southern Comfort, made her a must-see headliner from Monterey to Woodstock.…
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