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.…
Find out more »GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS: Good To Be Bad Tour – 45 Years Of Rock
Date/Time(s): Wed, Oct 16, 2019, 8pm (doors open at 7pm) Seating: Reserved Tickets: $30.50/$40.50/$56/$80 Add'l per-ticket processing fees apply: $4 (online only) On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am Since 1975, they’ve sold over 15 million albums, built a classic catalog of hits, and played more than 8,000 ferocious live shows. They broke records with their 50 Dates/50 States tour, delivered landmark performances at Live Aid and on SNL, and became mainstays of radio, MTV, and stages worldwide for…
Find out more »KANSAS: Point of Know Return Tour
Date/Time(s): Fri, Oct 18, 2019 - 7:30pm (doors open 6:30pm) Seating: Reserved Tickets: $45/$55/$75/$125 (VIP packages also available - see below) Add’l per ticket processing fees apply: $6 (online only) On-Sale Date: Now on sale America’s preeminent progressive rock band, KANSAS, will be touring select cities in the United States and Canada during the fall and winter of 2019, on the third leg of their popular Point of Know Return Anniversary Tour. Launched as a celebration of the…
Find out more »STRAIGHT NO CHASER: The Open Bar Tour
Date/Time(s): Mon, Oct 28, 2019 - 7:30pm (doors open at 6:30pm) Seating: Reserved Tickets: $39.50/$49.50/$59.50 Add’l per ticket processing fees apply: $5 (online only) On-Sale Date: Now on sale If the phrase 'male a cappella group' conjures up an image of students in blue blazers, ties, and khakis singing traditional college songs on ivied campuses... think again! Straight No Chaser (SNC) are neither strait-laced nor straight-faced, but neither are they vaudeville-style kitsch. They have emerged as a phenomenon…
Find out more »November 2019
INDIGO GIRLS
Date/Time(s): Tue, Nov 12, 2019, 7:30pm (doors open at 6:30pm) Seating: Reserved Tickets: $39.50/$49.50/$59.50 Add'l per-ticket processing fees apply: $5.00 (online only) On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am Twenty years after they began releasing records as Indigo Girls, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have politely declined the opportunity to slow down with age. With a legacy of releases and countless U.S. and international tours behind them, the Indigo Girls have forged their own way in the music business.…
Find out more »DISNEY’S FROZEN JR
Presented by: Champaign Park District Youth Theatre Date/Time(s): Thu-Sat, Nov 21-23, 2019, 7pm (2pm matinee Sat) and Sun, Nov 24, 2019, 2pm (Doors open 45 minutes before each performance) Seating: Reserved Tickets: $12 Child/$14 Adult Add'l per-ticket processing fees apply: $1 (online only) On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am The enchanting modern classic from Disney is back!! Frozen JR. is based on the 2018 Broadway musical and brings Elsa, Anna, and the magical land of Arendelle to life,…
Find out more »DISNEY’S FROZEN JR
Presented by: Champaign Park District Youth Theatre Date/Time(s): Thu-Sat, Nov 21-23, 2019, 7pm (2pm matinee Sat) and Sun, Nov 24, 2019, 2pm (Doors open 45 minutes before each performance) Seating: Reserved Tickets: $12 Child/$14 Adult Add'l per-ticket processing fees apply: $1 (online only) On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am The enchanting modern classic from Disney is back!! Frozen JR. is based on the 2018 Broadway musical and brings Elsa, Anna, and the magical land of Arendelle to life,…
Find out more »DISNEY’S FROZEN JR
Presented by: Champaign Park District Youth Theatre Date/Time(s): Thu-Sat, Nov 21-23, 2019, 7pm (2pm matinee Sat) and Sun, Nov 24, 2019, 2pm (Doors open 45 minutes before each performance) Seating: Reserved Tickets: $12 Child/$14 Adult Add'l per-ticket processing fees apply: $1 (online only) On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am The enchanting modern classic from Disney is back!! Frozen JR. is based on the 2018 Broadway musical and brings Elsa, Anna, and the magical land of Arendelle to life,…
Find out more »DISNEY’S FROZEN JR
Presented by: Champaign Park District Youth Theatre Date/Time(s): Thu-Sat, Nov 21-23, 2019, 7pm (2pm matinee Sat) and Sun, Nov 24, 2019, 2pm (Doors open 45 minutes before each performance) Seating: Reserved Tickets: $12 Child/$14 Adult Add'l per-ticket processing fees apply: $1 (online only) On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am The enchanting modern classic from Disney is back!! Frozen JR. is based on the 2018 Broadway musical and brings Elsa, Anna, and the magical land of Arendelle to life,…
Find out more »THE SECOND CITY: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly Sweater
Date/Time(s): Sat, Nov 30, 2019, 7:30pm (doors open at 6:30pm) Seating: Reserved Tickets: $18.50/$26.50/$32.50 Add'l per-ticket processing fees apply: $3 (online only) On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am It’s the most wonderfully tacky time of the year-ish! Laugh along with The Second City as comedy’s best and brightest roast the chestnuts outta all the things we lovingly loathe about the season. It’s enough merriment and music to keep you jolly ’til that holiday hangover wears off. Fresh, fast…
Find out more »December 2019
HOLIDAY IN WHOVILLE 2019
Date/Time(s): Sun, Dec 1, 2019, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, and 4pm Seating: General Admission Tickets: $4 Standard/FREE for children 2 & under Add'l per-ticket processing fees apply: $1 (online only) On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am One of our most popular screenings all year long returns just in time for the holidays! Watch the classic 1966 television short Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas on the Virginia’s 52-foot screen, with showings starting at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, and 4pm.…
Find out more »TONS O’ FUN BAND & FRIENDS CHRISTMAS SHOW
Date/Time(s): Sat, Dec 7, 2019, 7pm (doors open at 6pm) Seating: Reserved Tickets: $5 Child (12 and under)/$15 Standard/$25 VIP Add'l per-ticket processing fees apply: $2.50 (online only) On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am Back by popular demand, The Tons O’ Fun Band and Friends Christmas Show! The evening will feature the Tons O’ Fun Band per-forming all your seasonal favorites along with many of the performers from past shows, and special guest appearances! Start off the holiday…
Find out more »A MAGICAL CIRQUE CHRISTMAS
Date/Time(s): Wed, Dec 11, 2019 - 7:30pm (doors open at 6:30pm) Seating: Reserved Tickets: $41.50/$51.50/$61.50/$71.50 Add’l per ticket processing fees apply: $5 (online only) On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019 - 10am Following its inaugural hit holiday tour across North America in 2018, Simon Painter, Tim Lawson, and MagicSpace Entertainment announced today that they will once again bring together the world’s greatest entertainers for a spellbinding and incredible holiday production in A MAGICAL CIRQUE CHRISTMAS. Brought to you by…
Find out more »February 2020
Champaign West Rotary presents THE 5TH ANNUAL CU’S GOT TALENT!
Date/Time(s): Sat, Feb 1, 2020, 7:15pm Seating: General Admission Tickets: $75 On-Sale Date: Coming this Fall, 2019 CU’s Got Talent! is a fundraiser presented by Champaign West Rotary in East Central Illinois. It features a talent show including a reception and silent auction. The goal is to support local Champaign-Urbana charities which do not have the capacity to host a major event on their own. Monies raised will have a material impact on the lives of the people served…
Find out more »THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID
Date/Time(s): Sat, Feb 22, 2020, 7:30pm (doors open at 6:30pm) Seating: Reserved Tickets: $40 Add’l per ticket processing fees apply: $3 (online only) On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am That’s What She Said, sponsored by Sterling Wealth Management, is back at the Virginia Theatre for its 6th installment of local women sharing personal stories! This special night will make you belly laugh and ugly cry and everything in between. We all have a story to share. That’s What She…
Find out more »March 2020
PECHAKUCHA NIGHT CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Volume 32
Presented by: Champaign-Urbana Design Organization Date/Time(s): Sat, Mar 7, 2020, 8:20pm (doors open at 7:20pm) Seating: General Admission Tickets: $10 in advance/$15 at the door Add'l per-ticket processing fees apply: $1 (online only) On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am PechaKucha (it draws its name from the Japanese term for ‘chit chat’) is a fast-paced evening filled with cutting edge art and design, quirky humor, and sometimes surprising emotion. PK Nights are informal, fun gatherings where creative people get…
Find out more »STEVEN BALL, Wurlitzer Pipe Organ
STEVEN BALL, Wurlitzer Pipe Organ Harold Lloyd’s Safety Last (1923) Silent film with live musical accompaniment Date/Time(s): Sat, Mar 14, 2020, 7pm Seating: Reserved Tickets: $10 Add'l per-ticket processing fees apply: $2 (online only) On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am A special treat! Maestro Steven Ball will perform live on the Virginia’s restored Hope Jones Wurlitzer Pipe Organ to the Harold Lloyd silent classic Safety Last! (Not Rated, 1 hour, 13 min). This 1923 romantic comedy includes one…
Find out more »An Evening with RENEE ELISE GOLDSBERRY
Date/Time(s): Thu, Mar 26, 2020, 7:30pm Seating: Reserved Tickets: $39.50/$54.50/$65.50/$79.50 Add'l per-ticket processing fees apply: $4 (online only) On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am Join actress and singer Renée Elise Goldsberry at the Virginia for an intimate evening of jazz, R&B, soul and Broadway tunes, and much more! Ms. Goldsberry has received the Tony Award, Grammy Award, Drama Desk Award, and Lucille Lortel Award for her performances both off and on Broadway in the musical phenomenon Hamilton, in…
Find out more »THE MOTH MAINSTAGE
Date/Time(s): Sat, Mar 28, 2020, 7:30pm Seating: Reserved Tickets: $22.50/$32.50/$42.50 Add'l per-ticket processing fees apply: $3 (online only) On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am Since its 1997 launch in NYC, The Moth has presented thousands of stories told live on stage, without scripts, notes, props, or accompaniment. Moth shows are renowned for the great range of human experience they showcase—each show starts with a theme, and the storytellers explore it, often in unexpected ways. Since each story is…
Find out more »April 2020
22ND ANNUAL ROGER EBERT’S FILM FESTIVAL
Presented by: The College of Media at Illinois Date/Time(s): Wed-Sat, April 15-18, 2020 Seating: General Admission On-Sale Date: Festival Passes on sale: Fri, Nov 1, 2019, 10am Individual Tickets on sale: Wed, April 1, 2020, 10am Held every April inside downtown Champaign’s historic Virginia Theatre, Ebertfest was founded in 1999 by the late Roger Ebert, a University of Illinois Journalism graduate and Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic. The festival celebrates films that haven’t received the recognition they deserved during…
Find out more »22ND ANNUAL ROGER EBERT’S FILM FESTIVAL
Presented by: The College of Media at Illinois Date/Time(s): Wed-Sat, April 15-18, 2020 Seating: General Admission On-Sale Date: Festival Passes on sale: Fri, Nov 1, 2019, 10am Individual Tickets on sale: Wed, April 1, 2020, 10am Held every April inside downtown Champaign’s historic Virginia Theatre, Ebertfest was founded in 1999 by the late Roger Ebert, a University of Illinois Journalism graduate and Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic. The festival celebrates films that haven’t received the recognition they deserved during…
Find out more »22ND ANNUAL ROGER EBERT’S FILM FESTIVAL
Presented by: The College of Media at Illinois Date/Time(s): Wed-Sat, April 15-18, 2020 Seating: General Admission On-Sale Date: Festival Passes on sale: Fri, Nov 1, 2019, 10am Individual Tickets on sale: Wed, April 1, 2020, 10am Held every April inside downtown Champaign’s historic Virginia Theatre, Ebertfest was founded in 1999 by the late Roger Ebert, a University of Illinois Journalism graduate and Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic. The festival celebrates films that haven’t received the recognition they deserved during…
Find out more »22ND ANNUAL ROGER EBERT’S FILM FESTIVAL
Presented by: The College of Media at Illinois Date/Time(s): Wed-Sat, April 15-18, 2020 Seating: General Admission On-Sale Date: Festival Passes on sale: Fri, Nov 1, 2019, 10am Individual Tickets on sale: Wed, April 1, 2020, 10am Held every April inside downtown Champaign’s historic Virginia Theatre, Ebertfest was founded in 1999 by the late Roger Ebert, a University of Illinois Journalism graduate and Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic. The festival celebrates films that haven’t received the recognition they deserved during…
Find out more »DAVID SEDARIS
Date/Time(s): Wed, April 22, 2020, 7:30pm (doors open at 6:30pm) Seating: Reserved Tickets: $46/$51/$61 Add'l per-ticket processing fees apply: $5 (online only) On-Sale Date: to be announced With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers. Calypso, his latest collection of essays, is a New York Times best-seller, and a Washington Post Best Book of the Year. The audiobook of Calypso has been nominated for a 2019 Grammy in the Best…
Find out more »May 2020
COPPÉLIA presented by CU Ballet
Date/Times(s): Fri, May 8, 2020, 7pm, and Sat, May 9, 2020, 11am and 4pm Seating: Reserved Tickets: $24 Adult/$19 Senior/ $12 Child & Student Add'l per-ticket processing fees apply: $3 (online only) On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am Once upon a time a beautiful doll came to life...Coppélia...an enchanting ballet about a toymaker and magician who brings to life his beautiful doll, Coppélia. This heartwarming story for the young and the young at heart is a tale of…
Find out more »COPPÉLIA presented by CU Ballet
Date/Times(s): Fri, May 8, 2020, 7pm, and Sat, May 9, 2020, 11am and 4pm Seating: Reserved Tickets: $24 Adult/$19 Senior/ $12 Child & Student Add'l per-ticket processing fees apply: $3 (online only) On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am Once upon a time a beautiful doll came to life...Coppélia...an enchanting ballet about a toymaker and magician who brings to life his beautiful doll, Coppélia. This heartwarming story for the young and the young at heart is a tale of…
Find out more »THE AMERICAN SOLDIER: 1774-2015
Date/Time(s): Sat, May 23, 2020, 7pm Seating: Reserved Tickets: $19.50 | FREE for military veterans and active duty service members Add'l per-ticket processing fees apply: $2.50 (online only) On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am The American Soldier is actor Douglas Taurel’s unique solo performance based upon actual accounts and letters written by veterans and their families from the American Revolution through current day Iraq and Afghanistan wars. It strives to help us understand why it is so difficult…
Find out more »GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA
Date/Time(s): Sat, May 30, 2020, 7pm Seating: Reserved Tickets: $34.50/$44.50 Add'l per-ticket processing fees apply: $3 (online only) On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am The legendary Glenn Miller was one of the most successful of all dance bandleaders back in the Swing Era of the 1930’s and 40’s, with a matchless string of hit records such as his signature “In The Mood”. Glenn disbanded the group in 1942 to volunteer for the Army, forming his famous Glenn Miller…
Find out more »June 2020
TWIST AND SHOUT ANNUAL DANCE RECITAL
Presented by: Twist and Shout, Dance and Cheer Date/Time(s): Sat, June 6, 2020, 10:30am and 6pm Seating: Reserved On-Sale Date: Spring, 2020 Twist and Shout’s annual dance recital showcases the accomplishments over the previous nine months of the program’s students aged 18 months-18 years. Join us at one of these family-friendly shows! For more, visit twistandshoutdanceandcheer.com
Find out more »ART IN MOTION ANNUAL DANCE RECITAL
Presented by: Art In Motion Dance Studio Date/Time(s): Thu-Sat, June 11-13, 2020, 6:30pm Seating: Reserved On-Sale Date: Spring, 2020 This special recital showcases Champaign’s Art in Motion Dance Studio, with over 25 years in serving the community! For more, visit aim-dance.com
Find out more »ART IN MOTION ANNUAL DANCE RECITAL
Presented by: Art In Motion Dance Studio Date/Time(s): Thu-Sat, June 11-13, 2020, 6:30pm Seating: Reserved On-Sale Date: Spring, 2020 This special recital showcases Champaign’s Art in Motion Dance Studio, with over 25 years in serving the community! For more, visit aim-dance.com
Find out more »ART IN MOTION ANNUAL DANCE RECITAL
Presented by: Art In Motion Dance Studio Date/Time(s): Thu-Sat, June 11-13, 2020, 6:30pm Seating: Reserved On-Sale Date: Spring, 2020 This special recital showcases Champaign’s Art in Motion Dance Studio, with over 25 years in serving the community! For more, visit aim-dance.com
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