Start a new tradition this year with family and friends enjoying these classic holiday tales. Enjoy a free cup of hot chocolate at each showing! Schedule: December 12 & 13, 7pm – The Bishop’s Wife (1947) Not rated (109 min) December 14 & 15, 7pm – The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942) Rated G (112 min) December 16, 7pm – […]
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Coen Brothers Movie Week
The 15-time Oscar-nominated (and 4-time winning) Coen brothers have been so prolific, you could fill the calendar with their films (we wish!). Join us for these four audience favorites. Buy the series pass for $15 and get one movie free! All screenings at 7pm (with a 1pm matinee Saturday). November 28 & 29 – No Country For Old […]
5 Nights of Hitch 2016 – presented by The News-Gazette
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 – Vertigo (1958) PG (128 min) One of Alfred Hitchcock’s most powerful, […]
Virginia Theatre 2016-2017 Performing Arts Season Announced
Virginia Theatre 2016-2017 CALENDAR OF EVENTS The Champaign Park District is proud to announce the Virginia Theatre’s 2016-2017 Performing Arts Season. The roster includes Parks & Recreation’s Nick Offerman, CUTC’s return to the Virginia stage, “Nocturnals” rocker Grace Potter, Jersey Boys alumni with Under the Streetlamp, Chicago, legendary bluegrass picker Ricky Skaggs, and more. Individual […]
2016-2017 Season Announce Preview
What a Season 2015-2016 turned out to be! With comedians Bill Maher and Paula Poundstone, concerts from the likes of REO Speedwagon, Celtic Woman, and Melissa Etheridge, live theatre by The Million Dollar Quartet, evenings with Jack Hanna and the women of That’s What She Said, along with dozens of classic films, dance recitals, Ebertfest, seven […]
“OKLAHOMA!” VISITS THE VIRGINIA STAGE AUGUST 4-7
Champaign Urbana Theatre Company to return to the Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign for four performances of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Classic Champaign, IL – The Champaign Urbana Theatre Company will perform the award-winning Broadway musical OKLAHOMA! at the Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign Thursday through Saturday, August 4 through 6, 2016, at 7:30 P.M., […]