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Ebertfest is lighting up The Virginia Theatre

A statue of Roger Ebert giving a “Thumbs Up” sits outside of the Virginia Theatre,
Ebertfest

Are you out there enjoying Ebertfest? Their 25th anniversary celebration kicked off on Wednesday in Downtown Champaign, and if you haven’t figured out what you’re interested in checking out, be sure to look no further than our Arts Editor Amy Penne’s preview of the festival. I’m going to be checking out Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind this afternoon, and I’m pretty excited to relive it on the big screen one more time. Not just that, you’ll have to tune into our Instagram Story Takeover with Ebertfest, which runs today as they’ll be taking us through a day in the life of an Ebertfest organizer during the event. 

Next week, we’ll have a recap of our experience at the festival, marking another year of Ebertfest in the books. Thanks again for reading Smile Politely this week, here’s our weekly recap of what happened, plus a preview of the weekend with recommendations from our editors.

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