Energy-efficiency expert offers ideas for a greener future Jun 3, 2008 9:00 am21 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Bill Rose is no Johnny-come-lately to the green revolution. He's no Pollyanna either. Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion reaccredited Aug 31, 2010 9:00 am21 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion at the University of Illinois was recently reaccredited by the American Association of Museums, the highest form of national recognition for museums. U. of I. student takes first in regional Metropolitan Opera competition Nov 9, 2010 9:00 am21 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - A voice student in the School of Music at the University of Illinois won first place in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Central Region finals in Evanston, Ill., on Sunday (Nov. 7). Two I space exhibitions open Friday in Chicago Jan 8, 2002 9:00 am22 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Ancient and contemporary architecture will be juxtaposed in two new exhibitions that open this week at I space, the Chicago gallery of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. On view Jan. 11 through Feb. 16: Student's exhibition both playful and filled with deeper meaning Jan 19, 2012 9:00 am22 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Unlike most art exhibition receptions, the one kicking off the spring semester at Figure One - the University of Illinois' art exhibition space in downtown Champaign - won't involve wine and little cheese cubes speared on colorful toothpicks. Instead, patrons will nosh on milk and cookies, then skip over a bridge and watch TV in a fort. Renowned harpist to perform, conduct classes at U. of I. Mar 14, 2013 9:00 am22 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Harpist Naoko Yoshino, who has been performing with orchestras around the world since she was 17, will perform in a recital March 26 (Tuesday) at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. The performance will mark the culmination of her three-day engagement at the University of Illinois, where she will be the Frances P. Rohlen artist-in-residence beginning March 24 (Sunday). Jazz Festival at U. of I. pays tribute to trumpet great Maynard Ferguson May 20, 2008 9:00 am22 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The spirit of jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson will live on during much of this year's Summer Jazz Festival hosted by the University of Illinois School of Music June 4-6 in the Colwell Playhouse at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. Concerts begin at 7:30 each night. Symposium at Illinois to feature science fiction authors and music Sep 18, 2013 9:00 am22 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Best-selling author Kim Stanley Robinson will deliver the keynote lecture at "Writing Another Future," a symposium on science fiction, the arts and humanities, Sept. 25-27 (Wednesday-Friday) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In addition to presentations and panel discussions, the event will include several concerts. Organizers hope the symposium will spark interest in science fiction writing as part of the university's ongoing explorations of science, technology and society. Documentary based on Roger Ebert's memoir to be shown at 'Ebertfest' Jan 15, 2014 9:00 am23 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The new documentary "Life Itself," about the life of Roger Ebert, will be one of the 12 films shown at this year's Roger Ebert's Film Festival, or "Ebertfest," coming April 23-27 to Champaign and Urbana, Ill. Works by MFA graduates on view at I space beginning Friday Jul 14, 2003 9:00 am23 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Recent work by six graduates of the master of fine arts program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is on view Friday (July 18) through Aug. 13 at I space, the university's Chicago gallery. Region hit hard by 1993 floods showed economic resiliency, study indicates Jul 24, 2008 9:00 am23 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - With the first wave of clean-up efforts behind them, residents of communities affected by this year's Midwest floods may find hope in a University of Illinois study on the economic impact of the 1993 flood that devastated much of the same region. Japanese alum wins first international achievement award Aug 28, 2001 9:00 am23 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Nobuko Matsubara has been named the first recipient of the University of Illinois Madhuri and Jagdish N. Sheth International Alumni Award for Exceptional Achievement. Acclaimed University of Texas writer to open reading series at Illinois Aug 30, 2011 9:00 am23 views CHAMPAIGN,Ill. - An author described by The New York Times Book Review as "a writer for all readers" will open the annual Carr Reading Series. Rolando Hinojosa-Smith - who earned his doctorate at the U. of I. in 1969 and is the Ellen Clayton Garwood Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Texas in Austin - is best known for "Klail City Death Trip," which tells the stories of the residents of a fictional Lower Rio Grande Valley county in a series that so far numbers 15 volumes. 'Parks and Recreation' star to co-host Japan House fundraiser Sep 19, 2013 9:00 am23 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Nick Offerman, best known for his role as Ron Swanson on the hit NBC comedy series "Parks and Recreation," will bring his "American Ham Tour" to the University of Illinois Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on Oct. 26 (Saturday) as a benefit for Japan House. He also will co-host an "East Meets Midwest" fundraising dinner at Prairie Fruits Farm in Champaign on Oct. 27 (Sunday) with Shozo Sato and his wife, Alice. Shozo Sato is the founder of Japan House and a professor emeritus of art and design. U. of I., USC students collaborating on unique archaeology project Nov 2, 2006 9:00 am23 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill.- Six students at the University of Illinois are wearing white gloves in class this semester. They're learning to handle issues of age and fragility with aplomb and to make excellent first impressions. New book on Mozart focuses on composer's piano music Dec 21, 2006 9:00 am23 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Two and a half centuries after Mozart's birth, the versatile and prolific composer continues to attract new generations of listeners with his symphonies, operas, masses, sonatas, chamber music and concertos for piano and strings. Book Corner: Images capture vernacular architecture and its inhabitants Feb 5, 2009 9:00 am24 views Architecture professor and world traveler extraordinaire James Warfield returned briefly to the Illinois campus in January following the opening of his “Roads Less Traveled” photography exhibition in Shanghai. He stuck around long enough to unpack his suitcase, do laundry and re-pack before embarking on his next journey: a return trip to Rajasthan, India. International Dance Day to be celebrated April 29 Apr 19, 2001 9:00 am24 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The art of dance will be spotlighted all around town on April 29 as UI students celebrate International Dance Day. Students' architecture projects to be focus of I space gallery exhibition May 21, 2008 9:00 am24 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - A new exhibition that questions the role of the architect as master builder in the 21st century will be on view June 6 through July 3 at I space, the Chicago gallery of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Renowned artists to celebrate extraordinary range of the guitar Aug 5, 2013 11:30 am24 views How many different kinds of sounds can come out of an instrument with just six strings? ELLNORA: The Guitar Festival will provide some answers Sept. 5-7 (Thursday-Saturday) at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. Performance examines issues affecting African-American women, others Sep 5, 2008 9:00 am24 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - "Our Mothers, Our Daughters, Ourselves: Black Women in the Age of Lincoln and Beyond," an original production premiering Sept. 6-7 at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Illinois, provides a fresh and critical perspective on Abraham Lincoln's legacy and its influence on African-American women. Blending historical accounts, the performers' personal reflections, scholarly research and the perspectives of young black women in the community, the production examines historical and contemporary issues such as slavery, emancipation, injustice, and black women's experiences of mothering. Project to examine best practices for recovery after disasters Sep 9, 2010 9:00 am24 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The National Science Foundation has awarded a three-year, $449,000 grant to a multi-institutional research team led by a disaster recovery specialist at the University of Illinois that is studying China's recovery from a devastating earthquake in 2008. The goal of the project is to develop a model of recovery management that outlines appropriate governmental roles and actions to ensure fast, efficient, equitable and sustainable recovery from disasters. LAS honors alumni Oct 12, 2000 9:00 am24 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois announced today (Oct. 13) the recipients of its annual LAS Alumni Achievement, LAS Young Alumni, and LAS Humanitarian Awards. U. of I. has three of top 100 scholarly articles receiving the most attention online in 2014 Dec 22, 2014 9:00 am24 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - In a review of the scholarly research that captured the most public attention online this year, three of the top 100 articles had authors from the University of Illinois. Three new exhibitions at Krannert Art Museum Jan 9, 2003 9:00 am25 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Three new exhibitions will open on a staggered schedule throughout January at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Krannert Art Museum. All three will be on view through April 13. Architectural work featured in new exhibitions at U. of I. gallery in Chicago Jan 26, 2005 9:00 am25 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Work by architects and architecture students will be featured in three exhibitions Feb. 4-26 at I space, the Chicago gallery of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. U. of I. planning institute kicks off with pedestrian safety workshop Feb 13, 2007 9:00 am25 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Organizers of an annual planning institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are taking it to the streets this year with a three-day, pre-institute workshop on "Developing Pedestrian Safety Action Plans and Designing Streets for Pedestrian Safety" Feb. 26-28, at the Levis Faculty Center, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana. 'Protracted Symposium' mixes talking, walking and investigation of places Feb 18, 2005 9:00 am25 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Kinesiologists regard walking as a good starter activity for couch potatoes just easing into an exercise regimen. For others, walking is simply a logical means of getting from Point A to Point B. Illinois department of dance partners with Art Theater Co-Op to present Dance Film Fest Aug 20, 2014 9:00 am25 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The University of Illinois department of dance has joined with the Art Theater Co-Op and Dance Partners to present a Dance Film Festival that they predict will become an annual event. The lineup includes a dozen films - some features, some shorts - that will be presented over three consecutive Tuesdays, beginning at 7 p.m. on Sept. 2 at the Art, 126 W. Church St., Champaign. Architecture to be featured in I space exhibits Nov 20, 2000 9:00 am25 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The art of architecture takes center stage next month in two new exhibitions at I space, the Chicago gallery of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Book on Christo and Jeanne-Claude focuses on new 'Gates' project Apr 12, 2004 9:00 am26 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - More than a quarter of a century after they first proposed outfitting New York's Central Park with 1,000 fluttering, saffron-colored fabric panels, artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude will at last see an even grander, larger-scale version of their dream realized next February. Student work on restoration of sacred site in India to be featured in exhibit Apr 13, 2010 9:00 am26 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - An award-winning author who studies the religious culture of Braj, India, will be the featured speaker at the opening of an exhibition of work by landscape architecture graduate students at the University of Illinois. The students are collaborating with officials in India to restore a sacred site that is endangered by the incursion of religious pilgrims. Leading player in decoding human genome to speak April 24 Apr 23, 2001 9:00 am26 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. J. Craig Venter, one of the nation's leading players in the drama that led to decoding the human genome, will visit the University of Illinois Tuesday (April 24) to present the annual Arnold O. Beckman Lecture in Science and Innovation. Collaborative center to make it easier to access knowledge on computers May 16, 2011 9:00 am26 views CHAMPAIGN,Ill. - A new research center created by the University of Illinois and Indiana University, along with HathiTrust Digital Repository, will develop software to foster computer access to the growing digital record of knowledge. Trumpet virtuoso, Pacifica Quartet among performers at music festival Jun 13, 2011 9:00 am26 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Four-time Grammy-winner Arturo Sandoval has performed with Dizzy Gillespie, Johnny Mathis, Frank Sinatra, the Boston Pops, the London Symphony, Celine Dion, Alicia Keys and Justin Timberlake. On Sept. 2, he'll be playing in an old hay barn. Work by art and design graduate students featured in I space exhibition Jul 11, 2007 9:00 am26 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Work by University of Illinois art and design graduate students is on view July 13 through Aug. 11 at I space, the Chicago gallery of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Theater professor juggles directing, teaching and acting Dec 5, 2013 9:00 am26 views Less than 48 hours after the curtain went up Nov. 7 on “Clybourne Park,” director Lisa Gaye Dixon was off to New York, leaving the cast of U. of I. theater students to carry on through the end of the show’s 10-day run. Heavenly concert on tap for Sinfonia da Camera at Krannert Center Jan 30, 2013 9:00 am27 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Sinfonia da Camera's next concert will feature some special guests - an assortment of telescopes aimed at the night sky, and the "meteorite that ate Detroit," on loan from the Staerkel Planetarium. These attractions will help set the mood for a program that Sinfonia music director Ian Hobson has titled "The Solar System." Martin E. Marty, renowned scholar of religion, to lecture at Illinois Apr 2, 2012 9:00 am27 views CHAMPAIGN,Ill. - Martin E. Marty - religion scholar, the author of more than 60 books and recipient of the National Humanities Medal - will deliver the annual Marjorie Hall Thulin Lecture in Religion at the University of Illinois on April 12 (Thursday). He will speak on the topic, "Because I Am a Citizen: Religion and the Common Good in Today's America." Three projects curated by Chicago arts consultant on view at I space gallery Apr 22, 2004 9:00 am27 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Three projects curated by Chicago arts consultant Lela Hersh will be exhibited April 30 through June 12 at I space, the Chicago gallery of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Pygmalion Literary Festival reading series starts Sept. 27 in Urbana Sep 18, 2013 9:00 am27 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The popular Pygmalion Music Festival, held annually at the University of Illinois Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Krannert Art Museum and other venues in Urbana-Champaign, has added a two-day literary festival this year. Among the writers who will be reading from their works: Matt Bell, the author of "In the House Upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the Woods"; Dan Chaon, the author of "Among the Missing" and "You Remind Me of Me"; and James Greer, the author of "Artifical Light," "The Failure" and "Guided By Voices: A Brief History." Students in School of Architecture honored Jan 13, 2003 9:00 am28 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Nine undergraduate students in the University of Illinois School of Architecture were honored for scholastic excellence during the 2002 fall semester. A total of $1,500 in fellowships, scholarships and prizes was presented. Scholars to discuss Shostakovich, then hear performance of his quartets Feb 10, 2011 9:00 am28 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - What was Dmitri Shostakovich saying - or not saying - with his cycle of 15 string quartets? And why do we interpret his music as we do? Twenty scholars from fields ranging from musicology to Slavic, European and East Asian literatures and cultures to Russian and Soviet history will try to answer these questions during a two-day symposium at the University of Illinois. The Feb. 21-22 event will end with the Pacifica Quartet's performance of quartets 11, 13, 14 and 15 by Shostakovich. Two-week intensive foreign language program to be offered in May Apr 2, 2012 9:00 am28 views CHAMPAIGN,Ill. - The School of Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics will offer its Intensive Foreign Language Instruction Program this summer. Two major exhibitions open Krannert Art Museum fall season Aug 14, 2003 9:00 am28 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Two major exhibitions - one featuring African art, the other photographic images of the American South - will open the fall 2003 season at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Krannert Art Museum in late August and early September. Composer George Walker to be on hand for Sinfonia world premiere Oct 2, 2012 9:00 am28 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Composer George Walker will join Sinfonia da Camera on Saturday (Oct. 6) for the world premiere of his "Movements" for cello and orchestra, featuring Dimitry Kouzov, professor of cello at the University of Illinois. Tenor Albert Rudolph Lee will join Sinfonia to perform Walker's "Lilacs" for voice and orchestra, a piece commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra for which Walker was awarded the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for composition. Multimedia exhibition explores concept of appearances Oct 9, 2007 9:00 am28 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - First impressions and what actually lies beneath the surface - both architectural and human - is the theme of a new multimedia exhibition at the University of Illinois' Krannert Art Museum. U. of I. Symphony to play in Orchestra Hall, home of Chicago Symphony Oct 30, 2006 9:00 am28 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - When University of Illinois School of Music director Karl Kramer learned that the National Association of Schools of Music was holding its annual meeting in Chicago this fall, it was music to his ears. Japan House expands tea ceremony offerings to accommodate public Feb 14, 2012 9:00 am29 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Since its founding in 1998, Japan House on the University of Illinois campus has been holding traditional Japanese tea ceremonies for the public. Architecture students honored Feb 21, 2002 9:00 am29 views CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Nine undergraduate students in the University of Illinois School of Architecture were honored for scholastic excellence during the 2001 fall semester. A total of $1,350 in fellowships, scholarships and prizes was presented.