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  • Open House: Richard and Leslie Frank Newsroom at Richmond Studio

    Time
    3:00 - 4:00 pm    10/23/2023
    Location
    Richmond Studio, 1110 W. Main, Urbana (Northeast corner of Main and Goodwin)

    Join us for a tour of the recently renovated Richmond Studio, featuring the brand-new Richard and Leslie Frank Newsroom; remarks by Provost John Coleman, Dean Tracy Sulkin, and Richard and Leslie Frank; a ribbon-cutting ceremony; and cake.

    Frank Newsroom

  • A Conversation with Brian Williams

    Time
    7:00 - 8:00 pm    10/23/2023
    Location
    Beckman Institute Auditorium, 405 N. Mathews, Urbana

    Brian Williams, former anchor of MSNBC's "The 11th Hour with Brian Williams" and "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams," will be on campus for a conversation about the evolution of broadcast news in America on Monday, Oct. 23, 7-8 p.m. Attendees may join the event at the Beckman Institute Auditorium, 405 N. Mathews, Urbana, or register to join via Zoom.

    Brian Williams

  • Ebert Center Screening: Iranian Cinema

    Time
    7:00 - 8:30 pm    10/26/2023
    Location
    Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory, Urbana

    The Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies presents a screening of "Fariyad-e Nim-e Shab / Cry of Midnight" on Thursday, Oct. 26, 7 p.m., at Spurlock Museum. The 1961 film was directed by Samuel Khachikian, who was described as the "Iranian Hitchcock."

    Cry of Midnight still

  • Roger Ebert Lecture: "Provenance, Fakes, and Feuds: Building Expertise around Transnational Genre in 1960s Iran,"

    Time
    3:00 - 4:30 pm    10/27/2023
    Location
    Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory, Urbana

    The Roger Ebert Lecture, "Provenance, Fakes, and Feuds: Building Expertise around Transnational Genre in 1960s Iran," will be presented by Kaveh Askari, an associate professor and director of film studies at Michigan State University.

    Ebert Lecture