Champaign, IL — Champaign Park District has announced that country rock band Blackberry Smoke will perform live at the historic Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at 7pm, as part of their national Rattle, Ramble and Roll album tour. Regular reserved seating tickets are $39.50-$79.50 plus an additional per-ticket fee of $5-$9. VIP […]
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Classical & Hip-Hop Fusion Strings Duo, Black Violin, to Visit Champaign on November 12
Interested in interviewing the artists behind Black Violin? Contact tyana@general-assembly.co. Champaign, IL—Champaign Park District has announced that Grammy-nominated strings duo Black Violin will perform live at the historic Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign on Wednesday, November 12, at 7:30pm as part of their national Full Circle Tour. Reserved seating tickets are $29.50-$154.50 plus an additional per-ticket […]
FRAN LEBOWITZ, STAR OF NETFLIX SERIES “PRETEND IT’S A CITY”, TO SPEAK AT CHAMPAIGN’S HISTORIC VIRGINIA THEATRE FRIDAY
Local writer and educator Amy Penne to host acclaimed author and commentator in on-stage talk and Q&A, a featured event of Uniting Pride’s 2025 Pride Fest.
BLUES AND ROCK FUSION GUITARIST KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD TO PERFORM AT THE HISTORIC VIRGINIA THEATRE
The Champaign Park District is presenting award-winning blues and rock guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd at the historic Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 7:30 P.M.
EBERTFEST ANNOUNCEMENT FROM UIUC COLLEGE OF MEDIA, CHAZ EBERT
NOTE: On Friday, September 19, 2025, the College of Media at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign published the following announcement along with festival co-founder, producer and host, Chaz Ebert. For more, visit https://emails.illinois.edu/newsletter/90/1789773390.html. Since its inception in 1999, Roger Ebert’s Film Festival has been a celebrated focal point for film and film criticism, both locally […]
VIRGINIA THEATRE TO SCREEN CULT CLASSIC TWILIGHT (2008) AND HOST IMPACTLIFE BLOOD DRIVE
Champaign Park District has announced two special screenings of the cult classic vampire drama based on its namesake novel, Twilight (2008), on Saturday, September 27, at 2pm and 7pm, at the historic Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign.
