January 2020
FORREST GUMP (1994)
Date/Time(s): Tue & Thu, Jan 28 & 30, 2020, 7pm (doors open at 6pm) Seating: General Admission Tickets: $5 Add’l per-ticket processing fees apply: $1 (online only) Rated: PG13 On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am (2 hours, 22 min) This season, see the pictures you love when the Virginia screens the films that have stolen the hearts and captured the imaginations of moviegoers everywhere. Don’t miss a 50th anniversary screening of Woodstock, or our special presentation…
Find out more »FORREST GUMP (1994)
Date/Time(s): Tue & Thu, Jan 28 & 30, 2020, 7pm (doors open at 6pm) Seating: General Admission Tickets: $5 Add’l per-ticket processing fees apply: $1 (online only) Rated: PG13 On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am (2 hours, 22 min) This season, see the pictures you love when the Virginia screens the films that have stolen the hearts and captured the imaginations of moviegoers everywhere. Don’t miss a 50th anniversary screening of Woodstock, or our special presentation…
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: On Sale Now Tickets Available Exclusively From CU's Got Talent - Click Here 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…
Find out more »THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940)
NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES Date/Time(s): Sun, Feb 2, 2020, 1pm (doors open at noon) & 7pm (doors open at 6pm) Seating: General Admission Tickets: $6 Add’l per-ticket processing fees apply: $1 (online only) Rated: Not Rated On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am For nearly 20 years, The News-Gazette has sponsored incredible classic movies at the Virginia Theatre with its popular film series. Screened one Saturday or Sunday each month (except in October and December, when we highlight…
Find out more »MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE (1987)
REWIND 92.5 MOVIE SERIES: Bad Movie Monday Date/Time(s): Mon, Feb 3, 2020, 7pm (doors open at 6pm) Seating: General Admission Tickets: $5 Add’l per-ticket processing fees apply: $1 (online only) Rated: PG On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am Catch the most memorable movies of the 80’s, 90’s, and today with the fine folks from Rewind 92.5 FM. We’re celebrating everything from the films of John Hughes and Kevin Bacon to more contemporary fare. Screened once a…
Find out more »10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU (1999)
Date/Time(s): Tue & Thu, Feb 18 & 20, 2020, 7pm (doors open at 6pm) Seating: General Admission Tickets: $5 Add’l per-ticket processing fees apply: $1 (online only) Rated: PG13 On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am (1 hour, 37 min) This season, see the pictures you love when the Virginia screens the films that have stolen the hearts and captured the imaginations of moviegoers everywhere. Don’t miss a 50th anniversary screening of Woodstock, or our special presentation of Apollo…
Find out more »10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU (1999)
Date/Time(s): Tue & Thu, Feb 18 & 20, 2020, 7pm (doors open at 6pm) Seating: General Admission Tickets: $5 Add’l per-ticket processing fees apply: $1 (online only) Rated: PG13 On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am (1 hour, 37 min) This season, see the pictures you love when the Virginia screens the films that have stolen the hearts and captured the imaginations of moviegoers everywhere. Don’t miss a 50th anniversary screening of Woodstock, or our special presentation of Apollo…
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 The That's What She Said After-Party begins directly after the show at Neil Street Blues located at 301 N. Neil Street. Tickets for the after-party are available exclusively at: www.juniorleaguecu.org -- That’s What She Said, sponsored by Sterling Wealth Management, is back at the Virginia Theatre for its 6th installment…
Find out more »March 2020
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)
Please Note: The Thursday screening of Raiders of the Lost Ark has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience. Tue, March 3 will be the only screening this week. Date/Time(s): Tue, Mar 3, 2020, 7pm (doors open at 6pm) Seating: General Admission Tickets: $5 Add’l per-ticket processing fees apply: $1 (online only) Rated: PG On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am (1 hour, 55 min) This season, see the pictures you love when the Virginia screens the films…
Find out more »JO DEE MESSINA
Date/Time(s): Thu, Mar 5, 2020, 7:30pm (doors open at 6:30pm) Seating: Reserved Tickets: $34.50/$44.50/$54.50/$75.00 Add’l per ticket processing fees apply: $5 (online only) On-Sale Date: Fri, Jan 10, 2020 - 10am Please note: All ticket sales are final. No refunds, exchanges, or returns allowed. Limit of 8 tickets per patron. For group sales, please contact Mitch Marlow at 217/819.3936 or . A seasoned veteran of the music industry, Jo Dee Messina has had nine Number 1 hits…
Find out more »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 »ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (1981)
REWIND 92.5 MOVIE SERIES: Bad Movie Monday Date/Time(s): Mon, Mar 16, 2020, 7pm (doors open at 6pm) Seating: General Admission Tickets: $5 Add’l per-ticket processing fees apply: $1 (online only) Rated: R On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am Catch the most memorable movies of the 80’s, 90’s, and today with the fine folks from Rewind 92.5 FM. We’re celebrating everything from the films of John Hughes and Kevin Bacon to more contemporary fare. Screened once a…
Find out more »THE ULTIMATE ELVIS TRIBUTE ARTISTS: Shawn Klush & Cody Ray Slaughter
Date/Time(s): Fri, Mar 20, 2020, 7:30pm (doors open at 6:30pm) Seating: Reserved Tickets: $45/$50/$55/$65 Add’l per-ticket processing fees apply: $5 (online only) On-Sale Date: Fri, Sept 13, 2019, 10am Dynasty Entertainment LLC presents: THE ULTIMATE ELVIS TRIBUTE ARTISTS: Shawn Klush & Cody Ray Slaughter Featuring: The Nashville Dreams and The Fabulous Ambassadors Now is your chance to experience what it might have been like to see and hear Elvis perform live on stage and at the same time…
Find out more »ON THE WATERFRONT (1954)
NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES Date/Time(s): Sun, Mar 21, 2020, 1pm (doors open at noon) & 7pm (doors open at 6pm) Seating: General Admission Tickets: $6 Add’l per-ticket processing fees apply: $1 (online only) Rated: Not Rated On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am For nearly 20 years, The News-Gazette has sponsored incredible classic movies at the Virginia Theatre with its popular film series. Screened one Saturday or Sunday each month (except in October and December, when we highlight…
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 »GORDON LIGHTFOOT: 80 Years Strong Tour
Date/Time(s): Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 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: Now on Sale PLEASE NOTE: All tickets from the originally scheduled September 24, 2019, Gordon Lightfoot concert will be honored at the rescheduled show on March 30th. Acclaimed 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…
Find out more »April 2020
APOLLO 13 (1995)
Date/Time(s): Sat, April 11, 2020, 7pm (Doors open at 6pm) Seating: General Admission Tickets: $5 Add’l per-ticket processing fees apply: $1 (online only) Rated: PG On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am (2 hours, 2 min) Join the University of Illinois’ Department of Aerospace Engineering as they celebrate their 75th anniversary at the Virginia Theatre! The evening begins with a screening of 1995’s Apollo 13, exactly 50 years to the day after the actual Apollo 13 launch! The film…
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(s): Festival Passes on-sale: Fri, Nov 1, 2019, 10am: Festival Pass 4-Packs on-sale: Fri, Nov 1, 2019, 10am: Please note: Individual Tickets go on-sale Wed, April 1, 2020, 10am The College of Media at Illinois presents the 22nd Annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, Wednesday through Saturday, April 15-18, 2020 – at the historic Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign, IL. Festival…
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(s): Festival Passes on-sale: Fri, Nov 1, 2019, 10am: Festival Pass 4-Packs on-sale: Fri, Nov 1, 2019, 10am: Please note: Individual Tickets go on-sale Wed, April 1, 2020, 10am The College of Media at Illinois presents the 22nd Annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, Wednesday through Saturday, April 15-18, 2020 – at the historic Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign, IL. Festival…
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(s): Festival Passes on-sale: Fri, Nov 1, 2019, 10am: Festival Pass 4-Packs on-sale: Fri, Nov 1, 2019, 10am: Please note: Individual Tickets go on-sale Wed, April 1, 2020, 10am The College of Media at Illinois presents the 22nd Annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, Wednesday through Saturday, April 15-18, 2020 – at the historic Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign, IL. Festival…
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(s): Festival Passes on-sale: Fri, Nov 1, 2019, 10am: Festival Pass 4-Packs on-sale: Fri, Nov 1, 2019, 10am: Please note: Individual Tickets go on-sale Wed, April 1, 2020, 10am The College of Media at Illinois presents the 22nd Annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, Wednesday through Saturday, April 15-18, 2020 – at the historic Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign, IL. Festival…
Find out more »WILL RADIO presents AN EVENING WITH 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: Fri, Nov 15, 2019, 10am 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…
Find out more »BILL AND TED’S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE (1989)
Please Note: This movie was originally scheduled for June 25 but has been moved to April 25. We apologize for any inconvenience. REWIND 92.5 MOVIE SERIES Date/Time(s): Sat, April 25, 2020, 7pm (doors open at 6pm) Seating: General Admission Tickets: $5 Add’l per-ticket processing fees apply: $1 (online only) Rated: PG On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am Catch the most memorable movies of the 80’s, 90’s, and today with the fine folks from Rewind 92.5 FM.…
Find out more »COOL HAND LUKE (1967)
NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES Date/Time(s): Sun, April 26, 2020, 1pm (doors open at noon) & 7pm (doors open at 6pm) Seating: General Admission Tickets: $6 Add’l per-ticket processing fees apply: $1 (online only) Rated: Not Rated On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am For nearly 20 years, The News-Gazette has sponsored incredible classic movies at the Virginia Theatre with its popular film series. Screened one Saturday or Sunday each month (except in October and December, when we highlight…
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…
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…
Find out more »CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (1958)
NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES Date/Time(s): Sat, May 16, 2020, 1pm (doors open at noon) & 7pm (doors open at 6pm) Seating: General Admission Tickets: $6 Add’l per-ticket processing fees apply: $1 (online only) Rated: Not Rated On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am For nearly 20 years, The News-Gazette has sponsored incredible classic movies at the Virginia Theatre with its popular film series. Screened one Saturday or Sunday each month (except in October and December, when we highlight…
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 »THE BREAKFAST CLUB (1985)
REWIND 92.5 MOVIE SERIES Date/Time(s): Sun, May 24, 2020, 2pm (doors open at 1pm) Seating: General Admission Tickets: $5 Add’l per-ticket processing fees apply: $1 (online only) Rated: R On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am Catch the most memorable movies of the 80’s, 90’s, and today with the fine folks from Rewind 92.5 FM. We’re celebrating everything from the films of John Hughes and Kevin Bacon to more contemporary fare. Screened once a month, this always-popular…
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 »BATTLE OF THE SEXES (2017)
Date/Time(s): Sun, May 31, 2020, 2pm (Doors open at noon) Seating: General Admission Tickets: $5 Add’l per-ticket processing fees apply: $1 (online only) Rated: PG13 On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am (2 hours, 1 min) This season, see the pictures you love when the Virginia screens the films that have stolen the hearts and captured the imaginations of moviegoers everywhere. Don’t miss a 50th anniversary screening of Woodstock, or our special presentation of Apollo 13 (April…
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
Find out more »FANTASIA (1940)
NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES Date/Time(s): Sat, June 20, 2020, 1pm (doors open at noon) & 7pm (doors open at 6pm) Seating: General Admission Tickets: $6 Add’l per-ticket processing fees apply: $1 (online only) Rated: Not Rated On-Sale Date: Fri, July 19, 2019, 10am For nearly 20 years, The News-Gazette has sponsored incredible classic movies at the Virginia Theatre with its popular film series. Screened one Saturday or Sunday each month (except in October and December, when we highlight…
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