We are pleased to announce that Urbana’s Holiday Inn Express Hotel And Suites has signed on as a Preferred Hotel Sponsor. Book a room by October 31st to receive a
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The Banks Bridgewater Lewis Fine Arts Academy consists of the BBL Fine Arts Academy and the Mo’ Betta Music performance bands. Well known around town, the premier ensemble plays for
Bring the kids and the kids-at-heart to this dance for folks of all ages! The Volo Bogtrotters are have been a Midwestern favorite since their first gig at the actual
The Volo Bogtrotters are have been a Midwestern favorite since their first gig at the actual Volo Bog in Lake County, Illinois in 1985. Their music is inspired by the
Come join members of the Pickin’ Illini, the University of Illinois’ Registered Student Organization for bluegrass musicians (with a smidgeon of blues love), in an old-fashioned, pickin’-style jam! Ages teen and up
This workshop will discuss the history of the udder-bot and how the art of udder-bot construction has evolved to the present day. You will see how to construct the “SanbitterBot”
In the Québec fiddle workshop, David Boulanger will teach different bowing techniques and ornamentations as well as how to “swing” — things that makes Québec fiddling one of a kind.
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Billy Strings and Don Julin play traditional American string band music with energy levels usually associated with extreme sports. A typical set includes haunting Appalachian songs, righteous gospel standards, and
As middle-age crisis vanity projects go, this takes the biscuit for sheer quixotic misguided willfulness. The Dysfunctionells, struggling mightily to play above their skill level, will challenge today’s youthful audience’s
Mama Edie Armstrong is a bilingual storyteller (Spanish/English), published writer, percussionist, speech/language pathologist, and voice-over artist who has provided international storytelling performances and workshops to parents, teachers, children, social workers,