By Shahzmeen Hussain
December 1, 2015
Biryani, flavored rice made with Indian spices and meat or vegetables, and nihari, a curry consisting of slow-cooked beef or lamb along with bone marrow, are two well known South Asian dishes that attendees can try at Pakistani Students’ Association’s third annual culture night.Pakistani Student Association...
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By Natalie Stewart
April 16, 2015
The University’s Black Greek Council is bringing something new to campus with its first Greek Picnic weekend.
The Greek Picnic, which is occurring in place of the annual “Step Down” competition, will span over two days with a total of four activities for picnicgoers on Friday and Saturday.
On Friday, ...
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November 6, 2014
The Champaign-Urbana Folk and Roots Festival may not follow the norm of music festivals, where attendees purchase tickets and passively observe the artists play their set.
In past years, the festival has been host to the blues musician Blind Boy Paxton, who has performed at the now defunct 88 Broadway a...
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By Elizabeth Dye
October 22, 2014
Blind Summit Theatre, whose colossal 60-foot tall Voldemort puppet performed at the 2012 London Olympics, has returned to the United States from England with a tour that includes one 2-foot tall, three-man-operated puppet and a table as the prop.
Inspired by both British playwrights and world religion, “The Table...
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By Daily Illini Staff Report
October 21, 2014
Tickets for the 17th Annual film festival, Ebertfest, will go on sale Nov. 1. The festival, which covers 12 film screenings, will take place at the Virginia Theatre from April 15 to 19, 2015.
The festival has historically been known to show films that have been overlooked, such as independent films...
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October 9, 2014
While Halloween may still be a few weeks out, the Immersed in Ink Tattoo Arts and Horror Festival is bringing the creepy atmosphere to Champaign-Urbana starting Friday with live tattooing, body suspension and celebrity guests.
The festival will be visiting Champaign for the first time as the final s...
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By Rebecca Jacobs
September 11, 2014
OK Go is not just the band of treadmill guys anymore.
This fall, the band is releasing their fourth album and will be performing at The Canopy Club on Saturday night at 9:30 p.m. Tickets for the show are $15.
Damian Kulash, lead singer and guitarist of OK Go, said he thinks that the band’s treadmill music...
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By Rebecca Jacobs
September 8, 2014
Sam Shear is only 23 years old, but along with his father, Barry, he has co-founded the first Phases of the Moon Music and Art Festival to take place in Danville. Danville’s Kennekuk County Park will be home to the grass-roots festival from Thursday to Sunday.
Shear said that he has a “huge smile on his...
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August 28, 2014
New and long-standing local music fans can unite Friday for a nostalgic reunion show at Cowboy Monkey in downtown Champaign. Current local bands, Elsinore and Hathaways, will join Champaign-Urbana native band Grandkids, which will be making a trip from Chicago on Friday.
“The idea was to have an end...
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