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Tango's Revenge Movie Night at UCIMC

Submitted by VivianK on July 24, 2023 - 11:59am
Date: 
July 24, 2023 - 8:00pm

Tanguero Music Festival is an Urbana Arts Grant winner for 2023!

 

Tango's Revenge

8pm at the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center

Documentary Feature, 71 minutes.

Tango's Revenge is the story of a musical revolution and how a group of gifted, young artists of Buenos Aires have taken as their mission to redefine the sound and cuture of one of the great musical genres of the world - tango. 

A film by Francine Pelletier.

 

CU Folk & Roots Festival 2023

Submitted by VivianK on July 17, 2023 - 3:45pm
Date: 
October 14, 2023 - 12:00pm

The mission of the CU Folk and Roots Festival was determined in the Spring of 2008 when over 25 members of the folk arts community met at Techline Studio to discuss the possibility of a folk festival in our town. A collective voice outlined the following mission statement:

 

The CU Folk and Roots Festival will:

 

  • Promote a feeling of community
  • Create a nonpartisan, inclusive event that gathers together participants from diverse backgrounds and beliefs
  • Gather the energy and dedication of our many folk organizations into a single celebration
  • Promote the folk arts
  • Contribute to the artistic vitality of the area
  • Bring attention and business to downtown Urbana
  • Attract tourism to the greater Champaign-Urbana area
  • Expose and involve residents to varied and exciting forms of music, dance, and visual arts
  • Provide opportunities for focused, quality social interactions

 

CU Folk & Roots Festival 2023

Submitted by VivianK on July 17, 2023 - 3:44pm
Date: 
October 13, 2023 - 12:00pm

The mission of the CU Folk and Roots Festival was determined in the Spring of 2008 when over 25 members of the folk arts community met at Techline Studio to discuss the possibility of a folk festival in our town. A collective voice outlined the following mission statement:

 

The CU Folk and Roots Festival will:

 

  • Promote a feeling of community
  • Create a nonpartisan, inclusive event that gathers together participants from diverse backgrounds and beliefs
  • Gather the energy and dedication of our many folk organizations into a single celebration
  • Promote the folk arts
  • Contribute to the artistic vitality of the area
  • Bring attention and business to downtown Urbana
  • Attract tourism to the greater Champaign-Urbana area
  • Expose and involve residents to varied and exciting forms of music, dance, and visual arts
  • Provide opportunities for focused, quality social interactions