Music - Smile Politely — Champaign-Urbana's Culture Magazine
Nov 12, 2024 · Loose Cobra in Tolono held the 2024 edition of the annual Oktstonerfest on Saturday, October 26th, beginning quintessentially at 4:20 p.m. The lineup, primarily featuring stoner metal, included several bands from Champaign-Urbana including Edna, Redleg, …
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Oct 2, 2024 · Smile Politely is Champaign-Urbana’s culture magazine. Established in 2007 as a community contributor-driven publication, Smile Politely has evolved to include a full editorial staff and an Editorial Board, publishing more than 40,000 articles in Arts, Culture, Food and Drink, Music, and Opinion.
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Aug 14, 2020 · The Virginia Theatre’s red carpet was ablaze last Saturday with the return of Pens to Lens. This annual student screenwriting competition and film festival went dark for a few years during pandemic times but has …
Pay attention to the entire ballot and vote like your future …
Oct 9, 2024 · Early voting officially began on September 26th, which is also the day that vote by mail ballots were sent out. It’s no secret that we at Smile Politely share progressive liberal values and in this two-party system tend to vote for Democratic candidates, so we’re not going to focus much on the presidential and other contested races on the ballot.
An update on sad empty spaces - Smile Politely
Sep 25, 2024 · Last year, this Editorial Board took a look at some empty spaces in various parts of Champaign-Urbana. The use of spaces in C-U is a topic we love to explore. We are, after all, a magazine that devotes our content to the culture of this community, and spaces have a big impact on our community.
Alyssa Buckley - Smile Politely — Champaign-Urbana's Culture …
With Cafe Kopi’s closure impending, I need closure and coffee from the downtown coffeehouse. Over the weekend, I snuck in with a good book and ordered a harvest moon mocha ($6.30).
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Smile Politely is Champaign-Urbana’s culture magazine.Established in 2007 as a community contributor-driven publication, Smile Politely has evolved to include a full editorial staff and an Editorial Board, publishing more than 40,000 articles in Arts, Culture, Food and Drink, Music, and Opinion.We publish engaging editorial content each weekday, providing our …
Art Works: Mixtapes and Modernism with Elizabeth Majerus
Oct 22, 2024 · Elizabeth Majerus in Motes; Photo by Lisa Gatzke. Majerus — author of Songs Are Like Tattoos, published by Finishing Line Press — has spent years immersed in the Champaign-Urbana arts scene.She co-founded the indie rock band Motes with her husband, Matt Mitchell, and serves as the Director of University High School in Urbana. A native of both Wisconsin and Illinois, Majerus came to to ...
Illinois Soul - Champaign-Urbana's Culture Magazine
Feb 28, 2024 · Back in December, Illinois Public Media announced the launch of a brand new radio station that “elevates Black voices, music, and culture throughout central Illinois, and online, with the power of public media.” Illinois Soul, broadcast on FM 101.1 and streaming online, went live on February 1st with a programming lineup of popular NPR shows such as “It’s Been a Minute” and “Code ...