Arts & Entertainment
Chuck's Take 8-27
Wed, 08/27/2014 - 9:23am | Mike Goebel
Reviewer Chuck Koplinksi previews his week of coverage.
Future Five: Entertainment for the week ahead
From the big cheese in Arthur to sweet corn in Hoopeston, staff writer Tim Mitchell's recommendations for the week ahead:
TODAY
C-U Haiku, Aug. 24, 2014
Edited by Lee Gurga/For The News-Gazette
Moon through my window:
"Wake up! Come dance
in glimmering moon-puddles."
— Kathie Herron, Champaign
Children can explore secret world in book by local duo
Two local friends have created an imaginative children's book that includes a contest.
"Emmie and the Secret World" is a new work by author Natasha Dengmanivanh and illustrator Grace Handschin.
The delightfully illustrated story begins simply:
"Emmie was playing in her sprinkler, when a beautiful rainbow appeared. Little did Emmie know it was a doorway to a Secret World."
Studio Visit: Sam Gingher
Studio Visit is a Q&A with a local artist. Here, a chat with Sam Gingher, a doctoral of musical arts candidate in piano performance at the University of Illinois and the 2014 co-Krannert Center Debut Artist.
What has the Krannert Center Debut Artist thing meant for you?
A good dose of thrillers
Global viruses, biological warfare and pandemics, oh my!
Recently, the World Health Organization reported that more than 1,200 people have now died of the Ebola virus in West Africa.
Here's what's happening on the music scene
Here's what's happening on the music scene:
Auditions for children's chorus scheduled
The Central Illinois Children's Chorus is auditioning youths for its 37th season, which will include a holiday performance with the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra, winter and spring concerts, and community events.
Ask 'Mimi' Aug. 24, 2014
Who will you be rooting for during the 2014 Emmy Awards ceremony at 7 p.m. Monday on NBC?
Library events, Aug. 24-31
Each week, The News-Gazette offers a selection of events provided by area libraries:
Champaign Public Library
Main library, 200 W. Green St.
Douglass Branch, 504 E. Grove St.
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