The City of Champaign and the Champaign Park District are proud to announce a new partnership to honor those working tirelessly to improve our neighborhoods, parks, and community. The Champaign STAR Awards is an exciting new merger of the City’s STAR Awards and the Park District’s Champaign Park Honors programs. STAR stands for “Service Together […]
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AWARD-WINNING SINGER-SONGWRITER DWIGHT YOAKAM WITH BRANDY CLARK TO PERFORM AT HISTORIC VIRGINIA THEATRE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2018 Champaign, IL – The Champaign Park District is proud to welcome acclaimed singer-songwriter Dwight Yoakam with guest Brandy Clark for a live concert at the historic Virginia Theatre, 203 West Park Avenue, Champaign, Wednesday, March 28, 2018, from 7:30 P.M. (doors open at 6:30 P.M.). Reserved seating tickets […]
NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES: THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER
These are some of our favorite movies all year long! Five classic Christmas tales shown in an historic setting—with a nice cup of complimentary hot chocolate, too. Share the holiday cheer with your family and friends, at the Virginia Theatre this winter. All screenings 7pm (with a 1pm matinee Saturday) Tickets: $6 (or see […]
5 Nights of Hitch 2017
Our most popular short film series returns Halloween week with five more unforgettable movies from the master of suspense. Each screening begins promptly at 7pm. Individual tickets are only $6 per film. Buy the series pass for $24 and get one movie free! October 23 – Strangers On a Train (1951) PG (101 min) A psychotic […]
UIUC PROFESSOR TO SPEAK FOLLOWING SUNDAY DUNKIRK SCREENING
Champaign, IL – How faithful is the film Dunkirk to the actual events that transpired on the beaches of France in May of 1940? What circumstances led up to the evacuation, and what were its ultimate impacts? History professor John A. Lynn II will give a talk from the stage of the Virginia Theatre immediately […]
TICKET SALES START FRIDAY FOR THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES, TO BENEFIT COURAGE CONNECTION
CHAMPAIGN, IL — A gender-inclusive group of over 70 community performers are coming together for one night only to perform playwright Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues to raise money and awareness for local domestic violence program Courage Connection. The show will take place at the historic Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign on Friday, August 25, […]