Weekender: November 11—13
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11
"November Dance" at Krannert Center, Fri/Sat 7:30 p.m., $17 and down
"The Magic Flute" at Krannert Center, Fri/Sat 7:30 p.m., Sun 3 p.m., $26 and down
C-U Theatre Company's "Cash Bash" Fundraiser at the Hilton Garden Inn, 7 p.m., $40
3rd Annual C-U Improv Festival at SoDo Theatre, Fri/Sat 8 & 10 p.m., $8 for one show or $25 for all four
Way Off Broadway at the Station Theatre, Fri/Sat/Sun 8 p.m., $15 Fri/Sat, $10 Sun
U of I Women's Basketball vs. South Carolina at Assembly Hall, 3:30 p.m.,
U of I Men's Basketball vs. Loyola of Chicago at Assembly Hall, 8 p.m.,
U of I Women's Volleyball vs. Penn State at Huff Hall, 6 p.m.,
U of I Women's Swimming vs. Illinois State, 6 p.m.,
Open Gym volleyball
Recreational volleyball is offered at the Champaign County
Brookens Administration Center, 1776 E. Washington St., Champaign at 5:30 p.m. A photo ID is required to play. (AR)
All About A Cappella
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Virginia Theatre, 203 W. Park St., Champaign
Cost: $6-$8
Four of the University of Illinois’ premier a cappella groups and the Lincoln’s Challenge Choir will perform. Relying simply on the versatility and flexibility of their voices, the groups perform without the help of instruments. (AR)
"Stuff It" Thanksgiving Holiday Food Drive, Now–Nov. 20, 11:30 p.m.
Taken straight from the Facebook page:
1 in 4 children in Champaign County struggles with hunger.
Over 900,000 Illinoisans rely on food services annually.
42% of those served by emergency food are children.
Please help the NAACP & The Champaign Mayor's Office put a dent in hunger in our community by collecting a bag, or multiple bags, stuffed with the following items:
- Mac-N-Cheese
- Cereal (Cheerios)
- Rice
- Beans
- Canned Fruit
- Canned Veggies
- Spaghetti
- Spaghetti Sauce
- Peanut Butter
- Break
- Soup
- Jell-o
- Good Snack (fruit snacks, etc)
Please drop off your bags by November 20th at the following locations:
- 606 North Country Fair Drive
- Family Video Locations
- 1101 N Mattis, Champaign
- 805 N Lincoln Ave, Urbana
- 1901 Philo Rd, Urbana
You can also call 217-766-1995. Leave a message and someone will pick up your donation. (TN)
Club Courtyard Presents: Facebooked & Fingerprinted, 8:00–10:00 p.m.
Admission is free
!Salsation! Theatre Company brings "Comedy with a Latino flavor" in its newest touring show Facebooked & Fingerprinted
This improv comedy show examines relationships of Latinos in the 21st century. (TN)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12
Stand-up Comedy Showcase at the Iron Post, 10 p.m., $5
Billi Casey, Saad Ahmed, Rich Castle, Kyle Scanlan, Janelle James, Jesse Tuttle and Andrew Voris
National Gaming Day
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Location: Rantoul Public Library, 106 W. Flessner Ave., Rantoul
Join libraries across the country on National Gaming Day by playing games such as Twister, Mousetrap, Perfection, Dominion or Pictureka at the Rantoul Public Library. (AR)
29th Annual Art Fair at Urbana Civic Center presented by Craft League of C-U, 10-5 Sat and 10-4 Sun, Free admission
Dad's Day Comedy Show at 88 Broadway, 7 p.m., $15
U of I Football vs. Michigan at Memorial Stadium, TBA, buy a $10 horseshoe ticket on the street 5 minutes after kickoff
U of I Women's Volleyball vs. Ohio State at Huff Hall, 7 p.m.
Into to DSLR Filmmaking (CU Film Society) 
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: M2 Building, 301 N. Neil St., Champaign
Photographer Scott Regan will teach the CU Film Society’s first workshop on DSLR Camera and Video Fundamentals. In the 3-hour class, Regan will teach the basics of using a DSLR as a filmmaking tool, going through the basics of video, photography techniques and utilizing and handling your digital SLR camera. (AR)
Club Courtyard Presents: Lachlan Patterson, 8:00–10:30 p.m.
$1 Students
$2 Public
Comedian Lachlan Patterson live at the Illini Union Courtyard Cafe for Dad's Day Weekend.
Opening acts by winners of the Last Comic Standing competition at the Illini Union Courtyard Cafe: Tony Cohen and Nick Martin. (TN)
SPACE! ART SHOW/AUCTION, 8:00 p.m.–2:00 a.m.
The Common Mind presents a fundraiser for studio space. There will be an “affordable” silent auction of local art and a tapas menu and cash bar. (TN)
And there’s more! Great music from DJs:
Tim Williams
Lincoln Jones
Cal Emmerich
Diff-EQ
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13
Honey & Glue, 3:00–6:00 p.m.
Daniel Wolff tells you everything you need to know about this event here. (TN)
Chambana Cranksgiving Food Drive at the Bike Project, 12 noon–11:00 p.m.
$5 donation
Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
Chambana Cranksgiving collects food for The Eastern Illinois Foodbank.
They’re having all kinds of fun on Sunday and you’re invited. For more information and updates, check out their Facebook event page (linked above), or visit their blog. (TN)
Spinnin' Slidin' Scratchin' at Champaign Public Library, 2 p.m., Free
Drake w/ Kendrick Lamar and A$AP Rocky at Assembly Hall, 8 p.m., $67.75 and down
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@Jason: You’re right about that. I get groceries at Schnucks (they carry what I buy, which I can’t say of any other single grocery store in town), and if they have a beer I’m in the market for it’s usually a quarter or two cheaper per 6-…
Best Neighborhood Bar (& Grill) : Urbana - My ‘hood- the ‘Boom! http://www.boomerangbarandgrill.com Go on a Wing Wednesday or Fish Friday, or see a band play some night. Local blue-collar Urbana terroir galore. My only beer snobbish gripe is lack of a pale hopped ale, but you…
The one thing that’s bothered me for a while about the Friar is that, for most commonly purchased adult beverages, you can actually walk down the strip mall to Schnucks and get them cheaper. It makes no sense, but there it is. I suspect it’s because Schnucks…
Maybe I complained enough in person. One time I even explained to the (wholly uninterested) clerk how to navigate the Illinois Statutes web page, and Savoy’s Municipal Code database I wouldn’t know because I only go there when I want to pay 30% more for anything, which is never.
@Rob: You seem to have the weirdest experiences. I’m in Friar Tuck every other week (don’t tell my mom that I’m a lush). They never fail to ask for my birth date but never my age, they never card afterwards, and they often allow me to use…
This column affords me a long-awaited opportunity. I’ve wanted to write my own column called Fuck You Friar Tuck Liquors. but I always thought it’d be too pithy. Here, I can say Fuck You Friar Tuck Liquors and not feel bothered to stretch it out to 750…
Ha! Exactly. You, sir, are welcome at the bar in My House.
Why wait ‘til 3 pm?
I’m excited to go tonight- should be very fun!
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The Alan Partridge lookalike on the right in the first small photo has nothing to condescend to anyone about. AH HA!
Snell and the little Hitlers of the neighborhood association need to chill out. Legitimate businesses should have the freedom to exist without having to endure the slings and arrows of ignorant and misguided opposition.
represent, Matt.
Yeah, I’d agree that Transporter Room 3 is the worst house venue I’ve ever seen.
Food trucks are the start-up, small businesses of the future for those unable to afford real estate. No surprise, that merchants who pay rent, utilities, and maintenance on a property would despise the traveling competition. Or developers who build more empty retail spaces would want to close…
Not so much far-right Tea Party as a balanced, moderate viewpoint between letting businesses succeed and protecting society with reasonable regulations. In spite of what the city reps are saying, the interpretation of policy on this issue certainly has changed. Letting a business start up under one…
I think it’s neat that SP has turned rightward, now espousing a Tea Party-style frustration with government regulations & taxes.
This makes me so sad. (Happy to live in Urbana, though!) Crave Truck has been a GREAT addition to the food choices in C-U, and it’d be a travesty to chase them away. This town should be supporting small businesses. I’m glad to hear that they’ll still…
*slow. clap.* Still offering no threat of intelligence…. I know I said I thought you should just write this whole column yourself next year, Isaac, but now that you’ve gone and taken a “part deux” run at it, I’d like to modify my request: Best Music 2013,…
Actually, it’s kind of nice, the quiet. John Heoffleur’s engaging commentary/dialogue is sorely missed, however. In lieu of someone intelligent saying something, I’ve compiled a list of Honourable Mentions: BEST ROCK BAND: Take Care ::these gentlemen have four completely different sets at their disposal right now (which…
What? Echo! (Echo!) Where’s the dischord and dissent?
This weekend will mark the first appearance of Kayla Brown’s Fire Doll Candle booth at the Market. Check it: http://www.facebook.com/firedollcandles
And without bloodshed. Sounds like the Savoy trustees aren’t as narrow-minded as some of their whiny pants constituents. Do you think quack Snell is already planning an asinine counterattack or is he still laying low after those “threats” against his person?
hey, if hair ain’t gon’ be over your head, my jokes may as well be.
Okay, almost 24 hours later and I finally got Issac’s Summer joke. I’m an idiot.
Excellent. I am glad sometimes American dreams are encouraged, rather than stifled.
Swap the dog for a fire pit and it sounds like you’re writing about my back yard. Very nice.
funny, as your summer begins, another Summer ends.
@Dan - Wow. Unfortunately, I have to refrain from further comment due to a previous employment relationship. But with that brief context you might be able to imagine possible comments or responses I could have.
Oh, by the way, the “Champaign County YMCA” no longer exists. The official name is now the “Stephens Family YMCA” (the website has not been updated, but check out the latest program guide). And no, it’s not just the name of the building. It’s the name of the organization.
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The Alan Partridge lookalike on the right in the first small photo has nothing to condescend to anyone about. AH HA!