The 8th Annual Boneyard Arts Festival is April 15 - 18
For a
detailed list of events please visit, Boneyard Arts Festival.
Downtown Urbana Saturday, April 17, 2010venues and artists Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
12pm: Puppet Bike, throughout downtown 12:30pm: Shakespeare on Love on Main 1pm: Recycled Rythms @ the Busey Bank east parking lot 2:30pm: Ben Hay, throughout downtown 3:30pm: Elizabeth Simpson, performance artist
88 BROADWAY
10am-2am: various artists will have artwork for sale in booths, also featuring a variety show with performance art and more.
THEATER IN THE STREETS FESTIVAL
Downtown Urbana on Broadway Ave between Elm and Main
12pm-?: The Prompting Theater presents its 9th Annual Theater in the Streets Festival. A new show will begin at the top of every hour.
AMARA YOGA & ARTS
10am-5pm: Puzzle Painting Project
1-3pm: storytelling for all ages by Camille Born, every 15 minutes.
ANITA PURVES NATURE CENTER
12-3pm: try your hand at nature journaling on the Busey Woods Boardwalk!
ART MART
9am-6pm: Recent original contemporary acrylic paintings by Lisa Kesler on display and for sale.
BEADS N' BOTANICALS
2-3:30pm: Rattle the Boneyard: A Community Drum Circle
3:30-4:30pm: Trikhala, a bellydance troupe
BLACK DOG SMOKE AND ALE HOUSE
11am-2am: mixed media drawings and bronze relief pieces by Cecilia Allen & Roger Blakley.
CINEMA GALLERY
Sat 10am-9pm - Pushing the Envelope
COMMON GROUND FOOD CO-OP
9am-9pm: Paintings and ceramic tiles by Tanya Shur and Anna Maria Watkin
C-U POTTERS' CLUB
9am-5pm: Open studio, ceramics display and sale, plus live demonstrations of throwing and hand-building throughout the day by members of the C-U Potters Club, a studio pottery cooperative with 45 members.
FLEURISH
10am-6pm: Showing of local private collection of pieces by Louise Woodroofe
FURNITURE LOUNGE
11am-6pm: Araisedbanner: Artwork of B. Callahan a collection of high contrast and energetic realist/abstract paintings. And, Case Study - a collection of acrylic paintings by J.W. Martin
THE GREAT IMPASTA
11am-10pm: Display of a series of paintings by Jess Beyler connected by theme and subject and entitled "Sky Path."
H2O SALON
10am-7pm: Jewelry, art, music and more! The artists of H2O salon will be giving free eyebrow waxing and free bang trims, with Ursa demonstrating formal up-do's from 2-3pm.
Featuring a display of pastel over charcoal pieces by Sergio Diego Juan.
HEALTH IN HARMONY
9am-7pm: Exhibit of paintings by artist Wesley Cook. Works are for sale.
HEARTLAND GALLERY
Sat 10am-9pm: Featuring new work for sale by Irish artists Honor Hales (acrylics and glass enamels), John Nolan (acrylics) and Hilary Nunan (acrylics with fibers). New ceramics from Ireland by Thomas Diem, Amanda Murphy and Ray Power. Oil paintings by Marty Maehr, formerly of Urbana.
Saturday Live Music Schedule:
12-2pm: John McMahon, acoustic guitar and vocals 2-4pm: David Howie, acoustic guitar and vocals 6-8pm: Samuel Foster, classical acoustic guitar
IGW ARCHITECTURE
Storefront display promoting the 2010 Cunningham Children's Home Festival of Quilts debuts quilts stitched by area artists along with a special story about a youth and their new treasure - a quilt they received at Cunningham Children's Home.
INTERNATIONAL GALLERIES
10am-6pm: Featuring oil and mixed media on panel by Steven Hudson
IRON POST
4-6pm: an afternoon of songs and tunes with the Big Bluestem String Band, outdoors on the patio.
KALARTE GALLERY
Sat 10am-9pm: Exhibit and sale of watercolor and mixed media pieces by Andrea Shields
KLOSE KNIT
Sat 10am-6pm: Display (with some pieces for sale) of lace knitted shawls and blankets by fiber artist Betsy Du Bois.
LA GOURMANDISE BISTRO
Sat 8am-8pm: Photographs by artist Craig Pessman, featuring landscapes, botanicals, nature and travel photography.
LINCOLN SQUARE VILLAGE
12-5pm: Urbana Park District presents the Kids' Creation Station, a free art activity for kids filled with fun art supplies so young artists can create their own masterpiece!
MADELINE'S CONFECTIONARY ARTS STUDIO & GALLERY
9am-8pm: Madeline's Confectionary Arts will have a fabulous pastry themed art
exhibit.
6pm- 8pm: Reception with refreshments and cheese!
PIATO AT LINCOLN SQUARE VILLAGE
11am-3pm: display and sale of framed photographs, calendars, greeting cards, postcards, drawings and unique gifts by Virginia Pinkston. Artist will be on site.
SHARED SPACE COOP/MAIN STREET PLAZA LOBBY
10am-dark: exhibit featuring artists Louise Audrieth, Kelly Eddington, Sergio Diego Juan, Susan Harbourt, Casey Lowry, Hector Mandel, David Nolan and Valerie Oliveiro, Cheri Manrique, Matthew Rispoli, and Phil Strang.
SYLVIA'S IRISH INN
12-4pm: display and sale of photographs of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England by Jan Chandler and craft pieces by Kim Morrison.
URBANA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
10am-3pm: exhibit of paintings by Jason Rackow, with face painting for children and adults by artists from Harshbarger Homestead Retreat Center - Kathy Harshbarger, Judie and Rachel Spencer.
URBANA-CHAMPAIGN INDEPENDENT MEDIA CENTER
Fri-Sun 8am-7pm: art exhibits
Sat 11am-2pm: free music in the IMC Lobby
Sat 11am-7pm: community-led skillshares workshop
Sat 12-3pm: Change of State Performance Project
Sat 12-5pm: Up Center
Fri-Sat from 7pm: Independent Media Center Festival (IMC Fest).
URBANA CITY BUILDING
All day display of pieces by artist Michael Fuerst
URBANA FREE LIBRARY
9am-6pm
Exhibit of Fairy Tale illustrations, also featuring paintings by Sandra Batzli, presented by Cinema Gallery; Sculpture by Urbana High School Art 3 Students; a Young Artists exhibition by students of Hua Nian Art Studio; and a Young Artist display by students of Urbana School District #116.
1:30pm, Lewis Auditorium: The Little Theatre on the Square Educational Outreach Tours presents Schoolhouse Rock Live!
V. PICASSO
6-8pm: Jazz guitarist Wes Howard and vocalist Joanne Duitsman perform your favorite jazz standards and old tunes.
WIND, WATER & LIGHT GALLERY
10am-6pm: Over 200 artists represented, with original drawings, oil painting, art prints, jewelry, clothing and cards available for sale. Featuring a display of 1000 paper cranes by 14 year-old artist Nora Marino from the 1000 Paper Crane Project for World Peace. With oils on panel and canvas, graphite on illustration board and colored pencil on Stonehenge paper by illustrator Michael Owen Thomas. Also works by Michael Zachay, who fuses and silk screens glass to create moving prairie scenes of distant and not so distant times; jewelry by Mahomet artist Janet Loomis; jewelry by Mary Tangora and paintings by Larry Steinbauer.
Saturday Schedule:
throughout the day: meet artists Michael Owen Thomas, Michael Zachay and Janet Loomis 10-11am & 4-5pm: paper crane (origami) folding demonstrations by Nora Marino 3:30pm: "Prairie Moon," historical storytelling by Camille Born about an Illinois woman in the 1850s
THE WOODEN HANGER
Display of mixed-media framed pieces by Zuzana Ruziakova
XINH XINH CAFE
display of artwork by Kelly Eddington, Emma Taufer, Hector Mandel, Cassie Clark, Sergio Diego Juan, and the UIUC VAMP club
Circles & Champagne in Champaign
In honor of Boneyard Arts Festival, please join me for an artist
reception at Circles Boutique this Thursday, April 15, from 5-7 PM.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Downtown Urbana
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UC Quilts
for Haiti: Raffle & Auction
8 quilts
made for this beginning project by local artists and quitters. Quilts
are on display at Lincoln Square. 7 hang in the old Baskin's window and
one at Wind Water & Light Gallery. The drawings will take place at a reception at Wind
Water & Light Gallery on April 16th from 5:30 - 7:30pm. For more information, click here!
Thursday, April 16, 2010
5:30-7:30 pm
Wind Water & Light Gallery
161 Lincoln Square
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PechaKucha Night C-U Volume 3
Revealing C-U's hidden creativity
with an evening of quick-fire, "show and tell"-type presentations!
 PechaKucha Night brings creatives together for an
evening of quick-fire, "show and tell"-type presentations, networking,
and fun. PechaKucha Night's focus is on passion, not portfolio, and the
presenters come from extremely diverse creative backgrounds. The
PechaKucha format, 20 slides for 20 seconds each, allows 8-16 presenters
only 6 minutes and 40 seconds to present - this keeps presentations
concise and the interest level up. We have an impressive
lineup for the evening,
including Project Runway Season 7 alum and former Urbana, IL resident
Ping Wu! PechaKucha Night C-U Volume 3 is hosted by CUDO and is part of
this year's
Boneyard Arts Festival.
For more information, click here!
Friday, April 16, 2010
Doors open at 7:00 pm with music by DJ Mertz
Show starts at 8:20 pm
After party with sketch comedy troupe,
Fishing with Dynamite at 11:00 pm
The Canopy Club
708 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana
Admission: $5 in advance, $7 at door. Free for
CUDO members!
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SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE!
A Sure-fire Stage Hit for Kids and Their Families
 Based on the Emmy Award-winning Saturday morning cartoon series, SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE! is a fast-paced stage show, celebrating everything from adverbs to American History and our Constitution. After the performance, stick around for a meet and greet with the cast - bring your cameras and your autograph book! Presented by The Little Theatre On The Square Educational Outreach Tours in Sullivan, Illinois.
For more information, click here!
Saturday, April 17, 2010
1:30 - 2:30 pm
Lewis Auditorium at The Urbana Free Library
210 West Green Street, Urbana
Admission: FREE
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Heritage Mom's Love
University of Illinois Annual Black Chorus Mom's Day Concert
Join Dr. Ollie Watts Davis, Conductor, for an exciting concert full of wonderful Gospel and Spiritual music plus a Tribute section dedicated to pop/oldies music! You can purchase tickets by going to the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts' ticket office in the lobby or by calling 217-333-6280.
Ticket Prices:
$11.00- General Admission
$10.00-Senior Citizens
$ 8.00- Students
Saturday, April 17, 2010
7:30 - 10:30 pm
Foellinger Great Hall
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
500 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana
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Money Smart Week
5 Secrets to Saving for your Children's College Education
Do you have children or grandchildren headed for college in the
future? Worried about the best way to save and provide for their
education?
Come to this free educational seminar about saving for your children's
college presented by Jacob Kuebler and Karen Folk of Folk Financial
Planning and hosted by The Urbana Free Library.
This educational discussion will include practical advice on how to
avoid common misconceptions and mistakes parents make.
This seminar is co-sponsored by Folk Financial Planning and The Urbana Free Library as part of Money Smart Week Illinois.
RSVP requested due to space limitations. Contact Jacob Kuebler at
367-9730 or jake@karenfolk.com by 04/16/2010.
For more information, click here!
Sunday, April 18, 2010
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Satterthwaite Conference Room
Urbana Free Library
210 West Green Street, Urbana
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Earth Day
inspiring awareness and appreciation for the Earth's
environment
 Celebrate Earth Day with the MTD by riding any MTD bus for FREE. That's right, you can do your part to help the environment by riding a bus on Thursday, April 22 and you can save money! Help create a healthier community and healthier planet. Ride MTD free on Earth Day.
Heartland Gallery and International Galleries will both be donating 10% of their sales on April 22nd to Prairie Rivers Network.
Common Ground Food Coopwill be offering all classes and events for FREE during Earth Week. Join Design your Own Canvas Lunch Bag, Crafters' Tea Time: Learn to Crochet with Plastic Bags, Free First Bulk Fill-Up, Bulk Tour Led by Hannah, Common Ground Story Time, Eating Healthy on a Budget, and Food For All Recipe Sampling Night. For a listing of full details visit, Common Ground Classes and Events.
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C4A Benefit Recital
A spring-time Performance, just for the grown-ups!
 C4A's professional faculty musicians will perform an evening concert of classical, popular, and traditional chamber music. You're invited to join us for a pre-concert glass of wine or coffee and a behind-the-scenes look at some of C4A's activities. Proceeds will benefit the Community Center for the Arts. The program will feature small groups of performers playing a wide
variety of styles from Italian baroque to 20th-century folk-influenced
art music, from jazzy selections to traditional dance music. We're
serious about our music, but our presentation is casual and intimate.
You'll have time to get up and stretch, enjoy refreshments, and meet the
performers! Tickets are $20 and include wine, coffee, dessert, and great music! For more information or to reserve your seat please call: 217.384.5150 or click here! Thank you for supporting the Community Center for the Arts!
Friday, April 23, 2010
7:00 pm, performance begins at 7:30 pm
Unitarian Universalist Church
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Colours of the Soul
Featuring the colourful paintings of Irish artist Honor Hales, John Nolan & Hilary Nunan, as well as Marty Maehr
 Heartland Gallery presents "Colours of the Soul". All three of the Irish artists are featured in multiple galleries throughout Ireland, but Heartland Gallery is the only place in the U.S. to feature their work. This show will open with a reception on Friday, April 16th and all day on Saturday, April 17th from 10am to 9pm to coincide with the Boneyard Arts Festival. Also featured will be ceramics by Thomas Diem, Amanda Murphy and Ray Power, all artisan members of the Irish Crafts Council. The show will run through May 22nd during regular gallery hours, Wednesday through Saturday from 10am to 5pm. Although the artists are not able to be present for the receptions, photos of them at work in their studios will be displayed along with additional information about them and their work.
For more info, please call Jan at 217-337-4767.
Friday, April 16, 2010
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Saturday, April 17, 2010
10:00 am - 9:00 pm
Heartland Gallery
112 West Main Street, Urbana
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Escape
into the Ultimate Experience - Locally
Discover
Local Gems - Do you love to discover new things, seek new travel
opportunities and explore the "secret gems" in your own backyard?
Complete Experiences-
Not only do we find the local treasures, we put them together into complete Experience
Packages.
Serving Champaign - Urbana and East Central Illinois
An
Incredible Marley Indulgence - Friday
April 30, 2010
Let
us arrange the limo, meal and drinks while you enjoy a Bob Marley tribute concert. Click to escape; locally!
World
Night of Krannert Spice - Wednesday May 5, 2010
Experience
an international coffee cupping, Spanish Tapas and a contemporary collision of urban and Latin, hip hop
and salsa, sizzling samba & rapid-fire funk, Jamaican reggae and Indian
raga. Click to escape; locally!
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111 West Main Street
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 344-3872
Susan Toalson
Special Events Coordinator
Marketing Coordinator
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2010 UBA Board Members
President
Chris Harlan
Vice President
Stephanie Bond
Treasurer
Jennifer Rybicki
Secretary
Tom Carrino
Members
Joe Duchene
Wade Franklin
Pamela Franks
Ted Jeurrisen
Jan Kijowski
Brian McKay
Amanda McWilliams Dan Manolakes
Leah Pettit
Becky Weber
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35th Urbana Sweetcorn Festival Presenting
Sponsors:
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High Heels After FiveAll the Hits, Q96, 105.9 WGKC, 95.3 The Wolf & 95.3 The Source, Shelby Motors, Macy's, Refinery & Prospect Bank present High Heels After 5! Helping local charities one high heel at a time. Join Our April Spokeswoman Susan Toalson from The Urbana Business Association. For a simple 5 dollar donation that will benefit A Women's
Fund you can enjoy a night out after work, a great drink, lots of
hourdorves, and a chance to win FABULOUS PRIZES!!! This months prizes
include a $25 dollar gift card to Macy's, a designer purse from Bags
& Baubles, jewelry from Stella & Dot, a spray tan from Bodi
Bronze Sunless Spa and much more!
Plus make sure you register for our Island Bridal Travel Grand Prize
Getaway to the Reef Resort Grand Cayman that will be given away at our
last party in 2010! We're helping local charities one high heel at a
time.
For more information call 217-367-1195 or click here!
Thursday, April 29, 2010
5:00 - 7:00 pm
88 Broadway
Proceeds benefitA Women's Fund |
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A Toffee Tale Ribbon Cutting
The Urbana Business Association
and the City of Urbana
invite you to come to the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Toffee Tale.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
2:30 pm
A Toffee Tale, Inc. 708 Killarney, Urbana in the Lincoln Commerce Center |
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Law Day
Abe Lincolns Footrace
Friday, April 30, 2010
Registration
at 3:30 pm
Race begins at 4:00 pm
Champaign Co. Courthouse
101 East Main Street, Urbana
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C-U Bike to Work Day
Join the fun and give biking to work a try!
Register and learn more here!
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
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Second Saturdays Vendor Call
The Urbana
Business Association invites artists
and vendors to sell their global arts and crafts throughout the summer. If you have international jewelry, paintings,
photographs, t-shirts, ceramics, and much more then check this event out! This
is a great opportunity to promote your culture and make extra money for
yourself. There is also availability for musicians to perform!
The deadline for applications is April 30th. To download an application, click here!
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Market at the Square"Run or Shine" at the first market of the year with the Illinois Marathon on Saturday, May 1, 2010Join thousands of residents and visitors during
Market season and connect with growers. Choose locally-raised foods and
treasure-hunt among the art and craft vendor booths. Gather information
about local organizations and campaigns on Community Row. Catch up with
friends, take in a set from local performers, and enjoy the
public-square atmosphere the Market has to offer.
Saturday morning at Market at the Square is one of Urbana's signature
institutions. It's a great way to kick off your Saturday!
For more information, or to sign up as a vendor, click here!
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