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Art Theater gets liquor license
From the weekly email update:
Exciting news! This week we received our liquor license. So, as of this Friday (3/12) the Art will be offering wine by the glass at the concessions counter. Later, we will expand our offerings to include beer and liquor.
For this first week, we will not be able to offer alcohol at every show until more of our staff members are trained in responsible serving. Soon, we’ll be offering it at every showing. Please be patient with us while we phase this into our routine.
Here’s the showtime schedule for the upcoming week:
Friday (3/12)
4:30 PM, 7:30 PM - The White Ribbon
10:30 PM - 12 Monkeys
Saturday (3/13)
1:30 PM, 4:30 PM, 7:30 PM - The White Ribbon
10:30 PM - 12 Monkeys
Sunday (3/14)
1:30 PM, 4:30 PM, 7:30 PM - The White Ribbon
Monday (3/15)
7:30 PM - The White Ribbon
Tuesday (3/16)
2:30 PM, 7:30 PM - The White Ribbon
Wednesday (3/17) & Thursday (3/18)
7:30 PM - The White Ribbon
| Assembly Hall to bring on the booze
We’ve had many people for years ask us, ‘Where can I buy a beer while I’m enjoying the concert?‘
Today the Assembly Hall announced a pilot program set to begin in the next few weeks that will introduce beer and wine sales C-U’s largest indoor venue. Click here to read more.
Will Leitch’s Roger Ebert story
Former DI sports editor Will Leitch wrote a really nice tribute to Roger Ebert on Deadspin today. It includes a Papa Del’s reference. If you want to skip the fun and uplifting parts (of which there are many) and just read the painful one, I’ve excised it for you below (but seriously, read the whole thing):
And I was ready to make my own name. My editor at Ironminds, the old Web magazine I moved out to New York for, had heard me drunkenly bitching about Ebert at a bar the night before and suggested I write about him. “Put him in his place,“ he said. “Yeah: It’s our time now,“ I said. We were all so, so stupid.
So I did. The next morning, Ironminds ran a piece called “I Am Sick Of Roger Ebert’s Fat F—ing Face.“ The piece — which, mercifully, is no longer online — wasn’t as virulent as that headline would imply, but I did use that exact line in the piece, and I did make a few cheap shots about his weight. The thesis of the piece was that Ebert’s work was suffering because he was on television all the time, but that’s not really what it was about: It was me lashing out at Daddy, trying to make my own name, trying to feed off his. That’s not what I thought I was doing at the time. But that’s absolutely what it was.
Jim Romenesko’s MediaNews, which is popular now but was downright Drudge-esque at the time, picked up the piece. The email came almost immediately. I stared at my inbox for five minutes before I worked up the nerve to open it.
Will -
I have always tried to help you, and you know that. I am not sure what you were trying to do with your piece — if you object to me being on television, there is a dial to the right that will take care of that problem for you — what issues you might be dealing with, but I am certain you will grow to regret writing it someday. If you were trying to make a point, I fear you are not in control of your instrument. I wonder if you feel shitty this morning, now that that piece is out there. I know that I do.
RE
I wrote him back, completely backing down, apologizing, but the damage obviously had been done. I did feel shitty, instantly, and have ever since.
Job cuts at WILL, no more local weather
An excerpt from an announcement on WILL’s website:
Illinois Public Media General Manager Mark Leonard announced today steps the organization’s leadership will take to address ongoing budget concerns and ensure that Illinois Public Media is sustainable in a new financial and technological environment. Changes include:
- Elimination of nine staff positions
- Phasing out the weather department, resulting in the elimination of in-house forecasts for WILL Radio and WILL-TV. Weather reports and severe weather coverage will continue, provided by regular radio staff using National Weather Service information.
- A change in format for WILL-FM, which will become a dual-format radio station April 1, adding news programs from National Public Radio to its classical music line-up, while expanding classical music on the weekends and retaining its locally produced music programs
- Shifting WILL-AM staff responsibilities to provide more in-depth coverage of local issues, informed by outreach projects in the community
- Addition of three staff positions, including a Web developer, in critical areas or areas with potential for revenue growth
Leonard will appear on WILL-AM’s Focus 580 at 11: 06 a.m. Monday, Feb. 15, to take questions from listeners about the changes. The Illinois Public Media Web site at will.illinois.edu has a list of frequently asked questions with more information.
Shahid Khan set to buy Rams
Shahid Khan, the president of Urbana’s Flex-n-Gate and sponsor of the Champaign Public Library’s checkout counter, has entered into a signed agreement to purchase a controlling interest in the St. Louis Rams:
According to league sources, Khan will purchase the 60 percent of the team owned by siblings Rosenbloom and Rodriguez, who inherited the franchise from their late mother, Georgia Frontiere, in early 2008. NFL owners must approve the sale.
Which Unit 4 kindergartens are most popular?
From the fantastic A citizen’s blog about Champaign Unit 4 comes this fascinating look at which Unit 4 kindergartens are the most in demand by parents in 2009:
Which schools are overchosen?
| School Assignment | # of times chosen | Total Seats | Wait List | % of Total seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barkstall | 142 | 70 | 72 | 103 |
| Bottenfield | 99 | 69 | 30 | 43 |
| Westview | 70 | 54 | 16 | 30 |
| Washington | 37 | 23 | 14 | 61 |
| Stratton | 73 | 61 | 12 | 20 |
| South Side | 56 | 46 | 10 | 22 |
| Kenwood | 66 | 69 | -3 | -4 |
| Robeson | 81 | 92 | -11 | -12 |
| Carrie Busey | 36 | 69 | -33 | -48 |
| Garden Hills | 47 | 82 | -35 | -43 |
| Dr. Howard | 33 | 69 | -36 | -52 |
That’s just the tip of the iceberg, as the author dips even deeper into the data. It’s an interesting read.
Smile Politely writer gets outed as a knitter!
She got it but decided it wasn’t for her…I kept going.
Click here to read the Gazoo article, and here for a listing of Jason’s articles.
Hedge Coke to read at IUB tomorrow!
Telling is one thing. That’s what we do when we tell stories. But coming to know by experience and telling about it is another. Allison Hedge Coke in Rock, Ghost, Willow, Deer shows us ‘knowing’ in her unique and wonderful way.
This Thursday at 4:30, actor, poet and teacher Allison Hedge Coke will be reading from her extensive catalogue at the Illini Union Bookstore. Click here for more info on the Carr Series, here for more on Allison Hedge Coke and here for more info on the local literary scene.
Bad time to be an educator at Champaign Unit 4
If you’re ever going to RIF, next year will be the time to RIF
Note: RIF is an acronym for Reduction in Force which is a nice way of saying “layoff.“
I just want to be clear…the current recommendation is no middle school baseball?
Earlier this evening, after relaying the advise of our elected officials to the Unit 4 School Board, Logas went on to propose cuts to the following:
- Enrichment teachers
- Band and string teachers
- Library aides
- Spanish teachers
- Middle school baseball
- Teacher leader positions
- High school teaching positions
- Summer drivers education
- 6-7th grade world languages
- Occupational Therapist positions (devoted to disabled students)
- Occupations Therapist Assistant positions (devoted to disabled students)
- Reading Recovery teachers
- Departmental budgets
- Custodial staff
- Teacher aides
All in all, it was recommended that Unit 4 rid itself of 24 teachers and 3 administrators with some talk devoted to combining several management positions with administrative positions. Logas went on to mention that, given the nature of the current 2 million dollar budget shortfall, 75-80% of the in cuts must come from personnel.
The Board will reconvene on February 8th to discuss the matter further.
A letter From Satan to Pat Robertson
An 80 percent poverty rate is so not my style. Nothing against it — I’m just saying: Not how I roll.
— Lily Coyle’s letter to the editor in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune is priceless.
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General Admission? Are we supposed to camp out the night before the game to get decent seats?