Ming's List
Friday, September 17, 2021
Celisse's original music, powered by her soulful voice, is hard-rocking and blues-tinged with infectious hooks that stay with you.
Joe Rauen makes playable musical instruments from everyday items and will perform on his "unlikely musical objects."
AJ Ghent [j-ent] fuses the sounds of his Singing Guitar with rock, blues, funk, and pop into what he likes to call Neo Blues. His musical art has been classified as witty, energetic, soulful, and funky, carrying messages of positivity, love, and overcoming hardships.
As part of ELLNORA’s long-standing commitment to local musicians, the festival steps out to the Rose Bowl Tavern this season! Head to 106 N. Race St., Urbana, for an evening party featuring Big Daddy Pride and The East Side 5 celebrating an album release, with special guests The Dirty Feathers and Devin Frank.
Punch Brothers are the acoustic quintet of mandolinist Chris Thile, guitarist Chris Eldridge, bassist Paul Kowert, banjoist Noam Pikelny, and violinist Gabe Witcher.
Beginning with his 1994 debut Welcome to the Cruel World, Harper released a string of 16 studio albums over two and a half decades. This extraordinary run established him as a singularly powerful songwriter and performer with range across multiple genres and an unmatched ability to blend the personal and political.
Joe Rauen makes playable musical instruments from everyday items and will perform on his "unlikely musical objects."
Saturday, September 18, 2021
Tony Khalife is a singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, yogi, artist, teacher, child-soldier, and messenger of love and peace.
A Nashville transplant from the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia, Katie Pruitt tackles human topics such as religion, mental health, and love with a modern twist.
Joe Rauen makes playable musical instruments from everyday items and will perform on his "unlikely musical objects."
Adam del Monte transcends convention as a foremost performer and composer in both classical and flamenco guitar. Joining del Monte will be flamenco dancer and choreographer Sonia Olla and Olla’s partner on and off stage, flamenco singer Ismael Fernández.
Midón has earned acclaim the world over with a fanbase that stretches from San Francisco to India, Amsterdam to Tokyo.
Isaiah Sharkey has firmly established himself, building “an enviable reputation as a guitarist’s guitarist” ("Rolling Stone") through his solo work and his collaborations with artists such as Ronald Isley, Smokie Norful, Donald Lawrence, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, John Mayer, Patti LaBelle, Paul Simon, and many more.
The blues is music for all time—past, present, and future—and few artists can channel those multiple moments of the genre like North Mississippi’s Cedric Burnside.
Monday, September 20, 2021
No appointment necessary. First come, first served.
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
A musical celebration of the culture along the border between France and Spain.
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
The 25th Martirano Memorial Award Concert features music by prizewinning composers Utku Asuroglu, Luis Quintana, Dimou Stylianos, and Jin Zhuosheng.
Thursday, September 23, 2021
Friday, September 24, 2021
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Thursday, September 30, 2021
Saturday, October 2, 2021
A playwriting festival extravaganza--to create THE 48, Illinois Theatre students, faculty, staff, and alumni will collaborate from start to finish across the course of two days.
Sunday, October 3, 2021
A playwriting festival extravaganza--to create THE 48, Illinois Theatre students, faculty, staff, and alumni will collaborate from start to finish across the course of two days.
A playwriting festival extravaganza--to create THE 48, Illinois Theatre students, faculty, staff, and alumni will collaborate from start to finish across the course of two days.
Thursday, October 7, 2021
Thursday, October 14, 2021
Friday, October 15, 2021
Saturday, October 16, 2021
Thursday, October 21, 2021
Friday, October 22, 2021
Saturday, October 23, 2021
Monday, October 25, 2021
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Thursday, October 28, 2021
Friday, October 29, 2021
Monday, November 1, 2021
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
"TBA." Director, Genetics and Epigenetics Program.
Thursday, November 4, 2021
Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, wholly original musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes.
Friday, November 5, 2021
Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, wholly original musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes.
Saturday, November 6, 2021
Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, wholly original musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes.
Fun Home is a refreshingly honest, wholly original musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes.
Thursday, November 11, 2021
Dance at Illinois is collaborating with Krannert Center on an extended residency of Donald Byrd, a George A. Miller Visiting Artist, and his company Spectrum Dance Theater. November Dance will also showcase three new, exciting choreographers.
Friday, November 12, 2021
Dance at Illinois is collaborating with Krannert Center on an extended residency of Donald Byrd, a George A. Miller Visiting Artist, and his company Spectrum Dance Theater. November Dance will also showcase three new, exciting choreographers.
Saturday, November 13, 2021
Dance at Illinois is collaborating with Krannert Center on an extended residency of Donald Byrd, a George A. Miller Visiting Artist, and his company Spectrum Dance Theater. November Dance will also showcase three new, exciting choreographers.
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Thursday, November 18, 2021
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Thursday, December 2, 2021
Friday, December 3, 2021
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
"TBA." Department of Basic Neurosciences.
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
"TBA." Investigator, Stowers Research Institute.
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
"TBA." Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences.