DOCSLIB.ORG

Virginia-Theatre-201

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text

Load more

2015-2016 PERFORMING ARTS SEASON Dear Friend, Thank you for your lasting support for the Virginia Theatre! The past 12 months—the Virginia’s inaugural performing arts season—was filled with both new faces and old friends. We hope you were able to experience the extraordinary artistry of Straight No Chaser, or enjoy the brassy Americana of Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, or join in the communal laughter (and maybe a few tears) at a season-opening special screening of Downtown Abbey. In fact, laughter was the common denominator for our 2014-2015 season, with packed houses for comics like Kathy Griffin, Mike Birbiglia, The Second City, and David Sedaris. But, popular musical acts were an important part of that picture, too, with groups from the legendary Beach Boys and Foreigner to Alabama Shakes and The Canadian Brass filling the Virginia’s seats with appreciative audiences. Without your support—as patrons and subscribers, as donors, as friends—none of this would have been possible. Thank you! With the launch of our 2015-2016 season—the second planned performing arts series under the Champaign Park District’s management—we have an opportunity to reach out to both new friends and old with an increasingly diverse set of offerings. Our roster this season includes the runaway hit musical The Million Dollar Quartet, the sublime vocalists of Celtic Woman, Jim Brickman’s renowned holiday concert, the US Army Field Band and Chorus (in a free concert), national comedy sensations Paula Poundstone, Bill Maher, and Last Comic Standing, the CU Ballet’s gorgeously-realized classic Coppelia, guitar legend Tommy Emmanuel, and so much more. This is also a season that blends international touring attractions with hometown favorites like That’s What She Said, The Chorale: CU at the Virginia–Opening Night, the Tons O’ Fun Band 10th Annual Christmas Show, and, for the first time ever, a special collaboration between Champaign Central High School and Champaign Centennial High School Drama Departments to present the central Illinois premiere of the musical Disney’s The Little Mermaid. On screen, our selection of movies has exploded to include more than a dozen “mini-festivals” featuring revivals of fan favorites Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Sideways, The Graduate and countless others. The News-Gazette Film Series lineup is the strongest we’ve seen, and don’t forget the 18th Annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, coming April 13-17, 2016! There’s something for everyone this season, and we hope you’ll bring your friends, your family, and your imagination and enjoy all we have to offer at your Virginia Theatre! Park Board Commissioners Alvin S. Griggs Yours, Craig W. Hays Barbara J. Kuhl Timothy P. McMahon, President Timothy P. McMahon CHAMPAIGN PARK DISTRICT Jane L. Solon BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Officers of the Board Joe DeLuce, Executive Director Cindy Harvey, Secretary CHAMPAIGN PARK DISTRICT Guy C. Hall, Attorney Gary G. Wackerlin, Treasurer Steven Bentz, Director Joe DeLuce, Executive Director VIRGINIA THEATRE Get The Most From Your Virginia Theatre Experience – SUBSCRIBE TODAY! The Champaign Park District is proud to offer Virginia Theatre patrons a flexible Season Subscription option in 2015-2016, with thirteen selected events to choose from! Pick just four or more events from our VT Series (indicated within each listing in the following pages and also in the attached order form) and you’ll receive all the benefits of subscribing: • Ticket discounts • First choice of seats • Option to keep your same seats if you renew your subscription next year • Invitation to our spring Subscribers Party at the Virginia Theatre • First choice of seats to selected shows as they are added throughout the year • For patrons subscribing to six or more VT Series events, free News-Gazette and Reel Deal movies, all year long! Season Subscriptions are available starting Monday, July 13, 2015 – at 10am. Individual tickets for many shows go on sale Friday, August 21, 2015, at 10am. For other on-sale dates, see individual event listings. Complete details are available at thevirginia.org, by phone at 217-356- 9063, or by visiting the Virginia Theatre Box Office, 10am to 5:30pm, Monday through Friday. All events are presented by the Champaign Park District except where noted. Programs and artists are subject to change. IMPORTANT DATES: Monday, July 13, 10am Subscriptions on sale to ‘VT SERIES’ events Friday, August 21, 10am Individual tickets for many shows on sale thevirginia.org NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES Join us one Saturday each month (1pm and 7pm) as we screen the most beloved classic films of all time. Virginia Theatre organist David Schroeder performs on the Virginia’s historic Wurlitzer Pipe Organ at most News- Gazette screenings, and film critic Chuck Koplinski leads discussions after all of our evening screenings. NEW this year: before each 7pm News-Gazette film, take a trip back in time with a short sing-a-long with David at the Wurlitzer and our historic glass slides as your guide! The Virginia Theatre houses one of the largest collections in the country of these unique glass slides, each set printed with the lyrics to a classic tune from days gone by. Warm up your pipes and bring the whole family! REEL DEAL FILM SERIES This year we’re mixing it up with a fresh selection of Reel Deals that celebrate films from the quirky to the profound. Virginia Theatre Reel Deals are always just $4 and range from retro classics to recent releases. A variety of series are listed throughout this brochure, including special salutes to Meryl Streep, Peter Sellers, Wes Anderson and more. Visit thevirginia.org for additional titles as they are added throughout the year. CU at the movies! VOLUNTEER AT THE HISTORIC VIRGINIA VIRGINIA THEATRE RENTALS THEATRE (ages 13+) The Virginia is available for rental by Join the volunteer family at the historic Virginia Theatre! individuals, organizations, schools, and Our volunteers are essential to the success of shows businesses for performances, concerts, ranging from Arsenic & Old Lace to Vince Gill. Your film screenings, meetings, receptions, assistance is always needed with ushering, ticket taking, conferences, parties, and other public and concessions, box office, merchandise sales, crowd private events. For details, please call 217- control, and more. Volunteer at the Virginia Theatre 356-9063, visit thevirginia.org, or email today and help our friendly and dedicated staff create [email protected]. a safe, enjoyable experience for patrons and enjoy live shows, concerts, and movies while you’re here! JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST Volunteer training sessions are held from 6-7:30pm at Be the first to know about upcoming the Virginia Theatre, 203 W. Park Ave., one Monday of events when you subscribe to our mailing each month. For dates and more information, visit list! Advance ticket sale and promotional thevirginia.org, call 217-356-9063, or email opportunities are just a few of the many [email protected]. perks. Sign up today by visiting thevirginia.org and clicking “ENEWS”. TOUR THE VIRGINIA THEATRE Each Wednesday, all year long - 10am Did you know that the Virginia Theatre is listed on the National Register of Historic Places? That its original 1921 Wurlitzer Pipe Organ has over 750 pipes? Or what (totally unexpected) features the painters uncovered during the recent renovation? Tour the Virginia and get behind-the-scenes at downstate Illinois’s premier – and freshly restored –1920s movie palace and live performance space. Regular one-hour tours are offered at the Virginia every Wednesday at 10am. To schedule a tour for yourself, a group, school, business or organization, call 217-356-9063, visit thevirginia.org, or email [email protected]. Donations to the Virginia Theatre Restoration Fund are encouraged. AUGUST Flight of The Butterflies (2014) 1 Tickets: $4 2pm On Sale Now Rated G (44 min) In August we’re all about butterflies! Join us for a special screening of the family-friendly Flight of the Butterflies, a scientific adventure story spanning thousands of miles and just as many generations. It tells the remarkable tale of the Monarch butterfly migration, the most incredible on Earth, and the determined scientist who spent 40 years trying to discover exactly Young screenwriters honored at the 2014 Pens to Lens Gala where butterflies go when they fly south for the winter. We’ll also show Plight of the Monarch (2013), a documentary made by Champaign 3rd Annual county natives Kirby and Cindy Pringle. The event PENS TO LENS includes talk-backs with the filmmakers and 15 Student Screenwriting monarch butterfly slides by David Hensleigh, kids’ Competition photo ops and more! 2pm & 6pm Tickets: $12 pass/$8 ticket Ages 18 & under FREE On Sale Now NEWS-GAZETTE FILM SERIES: Nashville (1975) A project of the Champaign-Urbana Film Society, Champaign Movie Makers and Champaign- 8 Tickets: $6 Urbana Design Organization. Pens to Lens invites 1pm & 7pm On Sale Now East Central Illinois K-12 students to write and Rated R (159 min) Extraordinary epic musical submit original screenplays which are then made drama and winner of numerous awards (and into short films by local filmmakers, while original selected for preservation in the United States movie posters are created by local designers National Film Registry), Nashville is generally At this special 3rd annual gala screening, the considered to be one of director Robert Altman’s whole community is invited to see the finished best films. The movie takes a compelling snapshot films, walk the red carpet, and celebrate student of people involved in the 1970s country music and writing – with awards presented! The 2pm gospel music businesses in Music City. screening features films written by K-8th grade students, and the 6pm screening features films written by 8th-12th grade students.
Recommended publications
  • Ebertfest Announces Final Slate of Films and Special Guests for 2016 Festival

    Ebertfest Announces Final Slate of Films and Special Guests for 2016 Festival

    EBERTFEST ANNOUNCES FINAL SLATE OF FILMS AND SPECIAL GUESTS FOR 2016 FESTIVAL 18th Annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival to take place April 13-17, 2016 in Champaign, IL CHAMPAIGN, ILL – March 23, 2016 – The 18th Annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival hosted by Chaz Ebert, also known as ‘Ebertfest,’ announced today the final slate of films in this year’s festival. Additionally, film critics Leonard Maltin, Michael Phillips, Matt Zoller Seitz, Nell Minow, Shawn Edwards, Richard Neupert, Nick Allen, Chuck Koplinski, Eric Pierson, Brian Tallerico, and Matt Fagerholm, as well as The Alloy Orchestra, Sony Classics co-president Michael Barker, filmmaker Christine Swanson, and production executive Stephen Feder, will be joining director Guillermo del Toro, critic Gil Robertson, actress Nancy Allen, composer Renee Baker & The Chicago Modern Orchestra Project, filmmaker Paul Cox, crew veteran Angela Allen and director Michael Polish as special guests set to attend. And watch for other last-minute surprise guests. These films will accompany previously announced CRIMSON PEAK, BLOW OUT, BODY & SOUL, FORCE OF DESTINY, NORTHFORK and THE THIRD MAN. DISTURBING THE PEACE (2016) Directed by Stephen Apkon, 82 mins, DCP Director/Producer Stephen Apkon, Director/Cinematographer Andrew Young, film subjects Chen Alon (Israeli) and Sulaiman Khatib (Palestinian) and story consultant Marcina Hale will be in attendance Disturbing the Peace is a brand new documentary that follows a group of former enemy combatants - Israeli soldiers from the most elite units, and Palestinian fighters, many of whom served years in prison - who have come together to challenge the status quo and say “enough". The film traces their transformational journeys from soldiers committed to armed battle to non-violent peace activists.
  • The Capitol Dome

    The Capitol Dome

    THE CAPITOL DOME The Capitol in the Movies John Quincy Adams and Speakers of the House Irish Artists in the Capitol Complex Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way A MAGAZINE OF HISTORY PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETYVOLUME 55, NUMBER 22018 From the Editor’s Desk Like the lantern shining within the Tholos Dr. Paula Murphy, like Peart, studies atop the Dome whenever either or both America from the British Isles. Her research chambers of Congress are in session, this into Irish and Irish-American contributions issue of The Capitol Dome sheds light in all to the Capitol complex confirms an import- directions. Two of the four articles deal pri- ant artistic legacy while revealing some sur- marily with art, one focuses on politics, and prising contributions from important but one is a fascinating exposé of how the two unsung artists. Her research on this side of can overlap. “the Pond” was supported by a USCHS In the first article, Michael Canning Capitol Fellowship. reveals how the Capitol, far from being only Another Capitol Fellow alumnus, John a palette for other artist’s creations, has been Busch, makes an ingenious case-study of an artist (actor) in its own right. Whether as the historical impact of steam navigation. a walk-on in a cameo role (as in Quiz Show), Throughout the nineteenth century, steam- or a featured performer sharing the marquee boats shared top billing with locomotives as (as in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington), the the most celebrated and recognizable motif of Capitol, Library of Congress, and other sites technological progress.
  • Broadcasting Taste: a History of Film Talk, International Criticism, and English-Canadian Media a Thesis in the Department of Co

    Broadcasting Taste: a History of Film Talk, International Criticism, and English-Canadian Media a Thesis in the Department of Co

    Broadcasting Taste: A History of Film Talk, International Criticism, and English-Canadian Media A Thesis In the Department of Communication Studies Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Communication Studies) at Concordia University Montreal, Quebec, Canada December 2016 © Zoë Constantinides, 2016 CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES This is to certify that the thesis prepared By: Zoë Constantinides Entitled: Broadcasting Taste: A History of Film Talk, International Criticism, and English- Canadian Media and submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of PhD in Communication Studies complies with the regulations of the University and meets the accepted standards with respect to originality and quality. Signed by the final examining committee: __________________________________________ Beverly Best Chair __________________________________________ Peter Urquhart External Examiner __________________________________________ Haidee Wasson External to Program __________________________________________ Monika Kin Gagnon Examiner __________________________________________ William Buxton Examiner __________________________________________ Charles R. Acland Thesis Supervisor Approved by __________________________________________ Yasmin Jiwani Graduate Program Director __________________________________________ André Roy Dean of Faculty Abstract Broadcasting Taste: A History of Film Talk, International Criticism, and English- Canadian Media Zoë Constantinides,
  • Coping Strategies: Three Decades of Vietnam War in Hollywood

    Coping Strategies: Three Decades of Vietnam War in Hollywood

    Coping Strategies: Three Decades of Vietnam War in Hollywood EUSEBIO V. LLÁCER ESTHER ENJUTO The Vietnam War represents a crucial moment in U.S. contemporary history and has given rise to the conflict which has so intensively motivated the American film industry. Although some Vietnam movies were produced during the conflict, this article will concentrate on the ones filmed once the war was over. It has been since the end of the war that the subject has become one of Hollywood's best-sellers. Apocalypse Now, The Return, The Deer Hunter, Rambo or Platoon are some of the titles that have created so much controversy as well as related essays. This renaissance has risen along with both the electoral success of the conservative party, in the late seventies, and a change of attitude in American society toward the recently ended conflict. Is this a mere coincidence? How did society react to the war? Do Hollywood movies affect public opinion or vice versa? These are some of the questions that have inspired this article, which will concentrate on the analysis of popular films, devoting a very brief space to marginal cinema. However, a general overview of the conflict it self and its repercussions, not only in the soldiers but in the civilians back in the United States, must be given in order to comprehend the between and the beyond the lines of the films about Vietnam. Indochina was a French colony in the Far East until its independence in 1954, when the dictator Ngo Dinh Diem took over the government of the country with the support of the United States.
  • Roger Ebert's

    Roger Ebert's

    The College of Media at Illinois presents Roger19thAnnual Ebert’s Film Festival2017 April 19-23, 2017 The Virginia Theatre Chaz Ebert: Co-Founder and Producer 203 W. Park, Champaign, IL Nate Kohn: Festival Director 2017 Roger Ebert’s Film Festival The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign The College of Media at Illinois Presents... Roger Ebert’s Film Festival 2017 April 19–23, 2017 Chaz Ebert, Co-Founder, Producer, and Host Nate Kohn, Festival Director Casey Ludwig, Assistant Director More information about the festival can be found at www.ebertfest.com Mission Founded by the late Roger Ebert, University of Illinois Journalism graduate and a Pulitzer Prize- winning film critic, Roger Ebert’s Film Festival takes place in Urbana-Champaign each April for a week, hosted by Chaz Ebert. The festival presents 12 films representing a cross-section of important cinematic works overlooked by audiences, critics and distributors. The films are screened in the 1,500-seat Virginia Theatre, a restored movie palace built in the 1920s. A portion of the festival’s income goes toward on-going renovations at the theatre. The festival brings together the films’ producers, writers, actors and directors to help showcase their work. A film- maker or scholar introduces each film, and each screening is followed by a substantive on-stage Q&A discussion among filmmakers, critics and the audience. In addition to the screenings, the festival hosts a number of academic panel discussions featuring filmmaker guests, scholars and students. The mission of Roger Ebert’s Film Festival is to praise films, genres and formats that have been overlooked.
  • The End of the Tour

    The End of the Tour

    THE END OF THE TOUR Screenplay by Donald Margulies Directed by James Ponsoldt Based on "Although Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip With David Foster Wallace" by David Lipsky © 2014 EOT Film Productions, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No Portion of this script may be performed, published, reproduced, sold or distributed by any means, or quoted or published in any medium, including on any website without prior written consent of EOT Film Productions, LLC. This material is the property of EOT Film Productions LLC and is intended and restricted for use solely for EOT Film Productions, LLC personnel. Distribution of disclosure of this material to unauthorized persons is prohibited. Disposal of this script copy does alter any restrictions previously set forth. FADE IN: 1 INT. LIPSKY’S WEST END AVE APT/LIVING ROOM/OFFICE - NYC - 1 2008 - NIGHT A bright, unpretentious two-bedroom in a pre-war building, cluttered with books and papers, reflecting its owner’s lively mind. The decor is that of a perennial grad student’s digs, the bachelor pad of a New York intellectual. A dog curled up on the sofa beside him, DAVID LIPSKY, a boyishly handsome forty-three, quick-witted, tightly-wound, smokes and types speedily from scraps of handwritten notes, surrounded by books on his current journalistic subject, climate change. A stack of copies of his recent publishing success - Absolutely American - looms nearby. His iPhone vibrates. He gets up and answers the call. LIPSKY Hey, Bob, what’s up? BOB’S VOICE (over phone) Listen: According to this unconfirmed report..
  • Lights, Camera, Action! Gerald R. Ford International Airport Serves As Location for Filming of “The End of the Tour.”

    Lights, Camera, Action! Gerald R. Ford International Airport Serves As Location for Filming of “The End of the Tour.”

    Gerald R. Ford International Airport AIRPORT BOARD KENT COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF AERONAUTICS ROGER MORGAN, Chairman BRIAN D. RYKS, A.A.E. Executive Director RICHARD A. VANDER MOLEN, Vice Chairman PHILLIP E. JOHNSON, A.A.E. Deputy Executive Director STEVEN R. HEACOCK ROBERT W. BENSTEIN, A.A.E. Public Safety & Ops Director BIRGIT KLOHS BRIAN PICARDAT, A.A.E. Finance & Admin. Director DAVID A. SLIKKERS THOMAS R. ECKLUND, P.E. Facilities Director THEODORE J. VONK TARA M. HERNANDEZ Mktg. & Communications Mgr. FLOYD WILSON, JR. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 21, 2014 Contact: Tara M. Hernandez, Marketing & Communications Mgr. 616-233-6053 or [email protected] Lights, Camera, Action! Gerald R. Ford International Airport Serves as Location for Filming of “The End of the Tour.” Grand Rapids, MI. – The Gerald R. Ford International Airport had hundreds of extra visitors last week as the James Ponsoldt movie, “The End of the Tour,” was filmed on location. Due to security and contract regulations, the announcement was reserved until after filming commenced. A crew of over 100 people worked for over fourteen hours at GFIA, and filmed in various locations throughout the airport. Locations included the economy parking lot, the parking ramp, the airfield, the Concourse B hallway as well as two vacant ticket counter areas. Grand Rapids was standing in as both the Minneapolis-St. Paul and Chicago O’Hare airports with two different scenes created among the location. The Gerald R. Ford International Airport staff and security worked with the cast and crew for several weeks leading up to the filming to scout out locations, times for filming and acclimate “The End of the Tour” crew with strict security rules and regulations.
  • Between Sacred and Secular: the Pop Cult Saviour Approacheth!

    Between Sacred and Secular: the Pop Cult Saviour Approacheth!

    Between Sacred and Secular: The Pop Cult Saviour Approacheth! Christopher Hartney In The Secret Life of Puppets, Victoria Nelson has demonstrated that the popular culture of the twentieth century shows an increasing tendency to be fascinated by automatons and puppets in human form.1 She also shows how the puppet gives rise to the concept of puppet-master (human or divine) and stories of automatons with increasing frequency take on a Gnostic cosmology using this basic relationship of human-automaton/human-god to set the mood. This is the case from Blade-Runner2 to The Matrix3 and, through a slightly more oblique path, onto Philip Pullman whose His Dark Materials trilogy finds itself a place within the pattern.4 We remain fascinated with how the puppet operates in this predominantly Gnostic schema because the automaton or alien presents us with a gauge against which we parry our own measure of human experience. These ‘other’ beings, however, by allowing us to reflect on ourselves, bring us so close to our understanding of self that inclusion of a sacred aura or reference is unavoidable. One example of a hero, I feel, takes this relationship to another level not because he is a well-known pop hero, but in the way he is depicted as such. Although this character appears in a 1979 film, I will argue that his example allows us a vision of a future where pop, secular and sacred become incorporated in a new sense of self in Western culture. Stephen Hopkins’ 2004 biopic based on Roger Lewis’ biography of Peter Sellers5 (with Australian actor Geoffrey Rush cast in over 30 roles6) touches again on an unforgettable period in the cultural life of 1 Victoria Nelson: The Secret Life of Puppets, Cambridge, Massachusetts and London, 2001.
  • The End of the Tour

    The End of the Tour

    Two men bare their souls as they struggle with life, creative expression, addiction, culture and depression. The End of the Tour The End of the Tour received accolades from Vanity Fair, Sundance Film Festival, the movie critic Roger Ebert, the New York Times and many more. Tour the film locations and explore the places where actors Jason Segel and Jesse Eisenberg spent their downtime. Get the scoop and discover entertaining, behind-the-scene stories and more. The End of the Tour follows true events and the relationship between acclaimed author David Foster Wallace and Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky. Jason Segel plays David Foster Wallace who committed suicide in 2008, while Jesse Eisenberg plays the Rolling Stone reporter who followed Wallace around the country for five days as he promoted his book, Infinite Jest. right before the bookstore opened up again. All the books on the shelves had to come down and were replaced by books that were best sellers and poplar at the time the story line took place. Schuler Books has a fireplace against one wall which was covered up with shelving and books and used as the backdrop for the scene. Schuler Books & Music is one of the nation’s largest independent bookstores. The bookstore boasts a large selection of music, DVDs, gift items, and a gourmet café. PHOTO: EMILY STAVROU-SCHAEFER, SCHULER BOOKS STAVROU-SCHAEFER, PHOTO: EMILY PHOTO: JANET KASIC DAVID FOSTER WALLACE’S HOUSE 5910 72nd Avenue, Hudsonville Head over to the house that served as the “home” of David Foster Wallace. This home (15 miles from Grand Rapids) is where all house scenes were filmed.
  • Sun Valley Film Festival Announces Its Awards For

    Sun Valley Film Festival Announces Its Awards For

    Oct-14 Nov-14 Dec-14 Jan-15 Feb-15 Mar-15 Website Unique Visitors 2607 4029 4611 7549 5327 6313 Website Total Visits 3944 5566 6568 9160 7892 9292 Website Pages 11961 12480 14516 20891 18380 21002 Website Statistics Q2 25000 20000 15000 10000 5000 0 Oct-14 Nov-14 Dec-14 Jan-15 Feb-15 Mar-15 Website Unique Visitors Website Total Visits Website Pages DATE: March 31, 2015 TO: HAILEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INVOICE: PR/COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES FOR 2015 SUN VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL November 2014 – March 2015 AMOUNT: $2500.00 Payable net 30 days DETAIL OF SERVICES: STRATEGIC PUBLIC RELATIONS EFFORTS: 1. Media Outreach Actively pursue targeted pitches to key local, regional and national consumer, travel, arts, ski media . Local & regional media/online sites – arrange for media interviews with SVFF staff as feasible . National & Regional consumer travel, arts, ski media (print, online, TV, radio, bloggers, etc) . Develop PR strategic plan and schedule with SVFF marketing director . Press release outreach/distribution to regional/national media outlets (Note: Film & Entertainment consumer/trade media outreach to be handled by BWR PR) SVFF Announcement Party – Boise – Feb 15 . Represent SVFF at the event, work with media on coverage prior, during, post-event 3. Media Assistance Assist with key targeted media invited to attend and cover the SVFF . Identify target list with SVFF/BWR, extend invites, secure ITC funds for media travel & lodging costs, secure in-kind lodging for media with SV Resort, coordinate other arrangements as needed Press Credentialing/Press Materials & Assistance . Set up online press credential application form, review applications, confirm credentials/details .
  • June 2018 WILL-TV TM Patterns Membership Hotline: 800-898-1065 June 2018 Volume XLV, Number 12 WILL AM-FM-TV: 217-333-7300 Campbell Hall 300 N

    June 2018 WILL-TV TM Patterns Membership Hotline: 800-898-1065 June 2018 Volume XLV, Number 12 WILL AM-FM-TV: 217-333-7300 Campbell Hall 300 N

    FRIENDS OF WILL MEMBERSHIP MAGAZINE patterns june 2018 WILL-TV TM patterns Membership Hotline: 800-898-1065 june 2018 Volume XLV, Number 12 WILL AM-FM-TV: 217-333-7300 Campbell Hall 300 N. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL 61801-2316 Mailing List Exchange Donor records are proprietary and confidential. WILL does not sell, rent or trade its donor lists. Patterns Friends of WILL Membership Magazine Editor/Art Designer: Sarah Whittington Printed by Premier Print Group. Printed with SOY INK on RECYCLED, TM Trademark American Soybean Assoc. RECYCLABLE paper. Radio 90.9 FM: A mix of classical music and NPR information programs, including local news. (Also heard at 106.5 in Danville and with live streaming on will.illinois.edu.) See pages 4-5. Recently Sinclair Broadcasting Group, the na- 101.1 FM and 90.9 FM HD2: Locally produced tion’s largest owner of television stations, had music programs and classical music from C24. (101.1 its local news station anchors recite the same is available in the Champaign-Urbana area.) See page 6. script on-air. This move is not unusual from Sin- 580 AM: News and information, NPR, BBC, news, clair, as it often requires all its stations to play agriculture, talk shows. (Also heard on 90.9 FM HD3 with live streaming on will.illinois.edu.) See page 7. video segments known as “must-runs.” With sta- tions all across the country, Sinclair’s requisite Television stories take away the opportunity for those local WILL-HD journalists to explore the real needs and news All your favorite PBS and local programming, in high definition when available.
  • The Essential Man

    The Essential Man

    The Essential Man by Chris Jones Published in the March 2010, Esquire Magazine For the 281st time in the last ten months, Roger Ebert is sitting down to watch a movie in the Lake Street Screening Room, on the sixteenth floor of what used to pass for a skyscraper in the Loop. Ebert's been coming to it for nearly thirty years, along with the rest of Chicago's increasingly venerable collection of movie critics. More than a dozen of them are here this afternoon, sitting together in the dark. Some of them look as though they plan on camping out, with their coats, blankets, lunches, and laptops spread out on the seats around them. The critics might watch three or four movies in a single day, and they have rules and rituals along with their lunches to make it through. The small, fabric-walled room has forty-nine purple seats in it; Ebert always occupies the aisle seat in the last row, closest to the door. His wife, Chaz, in her capacity as vice- president of the Ebert Company, sits two seats over, closer to the middle, next to a little table. She's sitting there now, drinking from a tall paper cup. Michael Phillips, Ebert's bearded, bespectacled replacement on At the Movies, is on the other side of the room, one row down. The guy who used to write under the name Capone for Ain't It Cool News leans against the far wall. Jonathan Rosenbaum and Peter Sobczynski, dressed in black, are down front. "Too close for me," Ebert writes in his small spiral notebook.