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Learn more about Champaign's Vintage Vinyl Sale

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Your guide to this week's events in CU

O N READ BUZZ .COM The Diary of a Freshman Siddhant Chowla

Around the Town with Sue Kay Lee Elias Tracy & Melisa Puthenmadom

CU Fall Flavors Madeline Decker

TV Show Review: Fargo Chris Canty

Festival Review: Pygmalion buzz Music Staff 2 buzz October 2-8, 2015

COMMUNITY In this first column of the series, learn how Siddhant has gained confidence during the first month of his freshman year at college.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Check out this video interview with Sue Kay Lee, a second year MFA candidate at the University of Illinois.

FOOD & DRINK Excited for fall? Celebrate by checking out the seasonal flavors 10 local eateries have to offer.

MOVIES & TV Chris reviews the second season of FXâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comedy, Fargo, and if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still on a good streak.

MUSIC The highs, lows and everything in between at The 2015 Pygmalion Festival.

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I work with an incredible staff at buzz. This is obvious to the most casual reader but damn, it bears written recognition once or twice in a blue moon. The writers and editors at this magazine consistently kill it, though this week in particular they left me floored.

Melisa and Eli cranked out three video interviews with the summer artists in residence at Figure One, Christine held a thought-provoking discussion with esteemed music critic Jessica Hopper and Josh wrote one of the most heartfelt album reviews Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever read, which was less a review and more a reflection on outgrowing the things that, at one point in time, we loved the most.

And like any powerful piece of writing, his reflections inspired my own. So as played out as it might sound, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been thinking about the things I used to love. The progression from obsessive fondness to unfeeling or (at best) nostalgic distance happens so naturally that it often goes unnoticed until long after the fact.

Earlier this week, I played a song that I adored as a teenager, a song that I was emotionally and almost spiritually bound to for years. I still knew ever lyric and inhale, could pinpoint each chord change, yet I felt nothing.

This is, in the grand scheme of things, just one song by one band. But my ability to say and believe that shows how much Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve distanced myself from it; four years ago, that song was an essential part of who I was.

I think this is categorized as â&#x20AC;&#x153;maturing;â&#x20AC;? I also think this categorization is lacking something.

Getting older is one thing, but moving beyond the mediums by which you understood your identity is something else. People anecdotally spout that â&#x20AC;&#x153;tastes change but people stay the sameâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not actually true, is it? The part of myself that interpreted life through the lyrics by Bob Nanna has been gradually erased. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life, and though itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably a good thing that I now am disconnected from brooding emo songs, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sad.

This is an uncomfortable but necessary topic for 20-somethings to navigate, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m happy to work with people who inspire me to do that.

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Hoo-Ha is known as Chicago’s largest all female stand up collective, starring Reena Calm, Ali Clayton, Deanna Ortiz, Lainie Lenertz and Meredith Kachel. The members have entertained for several events, including WGN Radio, TBS Just For Laughs Comedy Festival and perhaps the most addicting, perfectly-legitimate-excusefor-procrastinating website, collegehumor.com.

Hoo-Ha will perform at the Soma Ultralounge on October 3. Tickets for both the 8 and 10:30 p.m. shows cost $8. Price reduces to $6 if tickets are purchased in advance, either by emailing jesse@cucomedy.com or calling 217-202-6023.

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weekend, the Illinois Radio Reader is having its largest fundraiser of the year, the 22nd annual Vintage Vinyl Sale. The event will take place at the Fluid Event Center at 601 N. Country Fair Drive in Champaign. Vintage vinyl from all genres will be sold for $1 - excluding collectors’ items. On top of records and CDs, electronics, including record players, speakers and CD players, will also be sold for $10 and up.

All proceeds will go towards maintaining WILL FM, which is housed on campus in Campbell Hall for Public Telecommunication. One of the services provided by WILL FM is the Illinois Radio Reader, which has served the visually-impaired for decades.

The Illinois Radio Reader, part of Illinois Public Media, is a free radio station for the visually impaired. Over 500 listeners tune in to listen to the over 80 hours of programing each week. The station reads books, newspapers, specialty shows and magazines over the airwaves each week. In an age when news, books and magazines are so easily available because of smartphones and tablets, it’s easy to take for granted always being in the know. Those that are visually impaired don’t have that luxury, and for those that live alone, are on the go or don’t have anyone to read to them, this program allows them another way to maintain their self-sufficiency. IRR also has weekly podcasts on news, agriculture and much more. The radio station must be reached with a special re-

ceiver; however, all visually impaired listeners are entitled to a free receiver upon calling the station.

The Vintage Vinyl Sale is a vital fundraiser for the station, and volunteers like Jim De Venter work hard to ensure it runs smoothly.

De Venter, a retired instrument maker, and his wife have been volunteering with the Vintage Vinyl Sale for the past 10 years. When discussing his charity work, De Venter exemplifies the energy of a true charity enthusiast.

As he reminisces about his father’s purchase of their family’s first turn table in the 50s, De Venter’s prolonged love of anything from the Beatles to Madonna shines through.

“I’ve always liked my music,” De Venter said.

This passion for music in combination with his willingness to work hard for a good cause makes De Venter the perfect representative for the limited few who are helping with the sale. Without a volunteer under the age of 65, the collecting, sorting and moving of the vinyl proves to be a time consuming and arduous task. The tight knit group spends their hours chatting and laughing as they sort through the donations. They find comfort in the knowledge that their efforts will not be in vain, as the sale is known to be a success, generating up to $12,000 in the past. The proceeds earned go towards subscriptions for content and equipment maintenance.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m 89 years old,â&#x20AC;? said Pat Sheppard, a returning volunteer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been doing this for many years, and I love doing it. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great organization, so I keep coming back.â&#x20AC;?

Although all the volunteers want to be as much of a help as they can, the stamina to carry these heavy loads for hours on end has become more of a challenge for older volunteers as time has gone by. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are overwhelmed with donations,â&#x20AC;? said Kathie Spegal, the event coordinator. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need all the volunteers we can get.â&#x20AC;?

For those who are on the hunt for a rare album, an old favorite or just want to get there early, the premium sale is from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. The premium sale requires a $5 entry fee. After 11 a.m., there is no entry fee for the sale until it closes at 6 p.m. Credit or debit cards are not accepted, so all vinyl lovers should be sure to have cash on them for the sale.

The stacks of records, many of which are older than the average college student, are in the market for a new home. The gently-used vinyl is looking to move outside of the cardboard boxes theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been living in at the warehouse and before that, forgotten in someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attic or basement.

Whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one record or ten, any purchase at the Vintage Vinyl sale will go a long way to help Central Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; visually impaired.

If you are interested in volunteering or would like to learn more about the Vintage Vinyl Sale, email Kathie Spegal at spegal@illinois.edu. Donations are closed for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sale, but the Vintage Vinyl Sale will return again in 2016.

The Vintage Vinyl sale will take place this Saturday, October 3 at the Fluid Event Center (601 N. Country Fair Dr., Champaign). The premium sale begins at 8 a.m and ends at 11 a.m and requires a $5 entry fee.

No entry fee from 11 a.m to 6 p.m. All proceeds from the sale benefit the Illinois Radio Reader.

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smell of chicken and barbeque filled the air, the cries of children mixed with laughter and chatter made it hard to hear and the main room of the building was packed with brightly colored cars of all styles at last year’s Hot Wings and Hot Rods car show. It was an opportunity for the community to gather in shared appreciation of spicy wings and cool cars, and this year everyone can once again celebrate hot wings and hot rods.

The Fluid Event Center and Sundowners Car Club are hosting the second annual Hot Wings and Hot Rods show on October 4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Fluid Event Center. The event will include a classic car show, a hot wing cook-off, a hot wing eating contest and a hottest wing-eating contest in order to honor all aspects of these two categories.

“We always wanted to do a car show and to try putting two fun things together,” CEO of Fluid Events Center Jeff Grant said. “We already

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do the Blues, Brews and Barbeque, chili used to happen and we wanted something that hasn’t been done yet in town. Buffalo Wild Wings is pretty big, so figured we would try them.”

As the last car show of the season, it will be held indoors. Plenty of food and entertainment beyond the cars and wings will also be available for attendees. There will be vendors from local businesses selling local crafted brews, treats and barbeque.

Vendors include Crowridge Farm Ice Cream, Main Street Wingery, Gracie’s Grille, Smokey’s House BBQ, Chester’s BBQ and Buds BBQ. Local bands The Bashful Youngens, New Riders of the Golden Maize and Cody Lee will be playing sets throughout the event as well for people to watch and listen to.

“I like cars, but I’m not a car fanatic,” Grant said.

“Me personally, I don’t do a lot of car shows. Sundowners Car Club hosts a show every weekend, but this is the third or fourth time that I’ve been

involved in a car show. For anybody that comes into this car show that’s not an enthusiast, it just gets your gears turning, and you get to see what other people’s hobbies are,” Grant said.

Grant is expecting this year’s Hot Wings and Hot Rods to be a much larger event than it was the first time around. While last year’s attendance was about 1,500 people and only about five or six wing cook-off participants, this year there are well over 200 vehicles in the car show and a dozen contestants in the hot wing cook-off, according to Grant.

“The cars range in price from $15,000 to $200,000,” said Rich Rutherford, Vice President of the Sundowners Car Club. “They vary in engine size, tires, interiors and paint jobs. We’ll have close to 80 cars inside the buildings and up to 30 more outside.”

One room will contain eight high-profile, topof-the line cars that collectively boast one million

dollars in value, according to Rutherford.

“I’ve invited certain cars to be in that room,” Rutherford said.

Fluid Event Center is located at 601 N. Country Fair Dr., Champaign, IL. Doors open to the general public at 11:30 a.m. Car registration opens at 10:30 a.m. and ends at 1 p.m. Voting for the wing contests will occur from 2 – 4 p.m., and the Sundowners Car Club Car Show Awards Presentation, which involves top 10 awards with specialty trophies, begins at 4:30 p.m.

For more information, visit http://fluideventcenter. com/fluideventcenter/details/hot_wings_hot_rods or contact Gene Sheldon at (217) 637-2477. To view pictures from the Hot Wings and Hot Rod event from Oct. 19, 2014, visit http://www.sundownerscarclub. org/fluidpics14.html.

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the past decade, residents and students of Champaign-Urbana have had a wide variety of delicious Asian restaurants to choose from. Whether you’re in the mood for Chinese, Korean or Indian, C-U has a place for just about everything and everyone.

Riding off the success of Asian restaurants and dessert shops like Milk Tea House, Koto Ramen and ChaTime, Spicy Tang opened its doors in late summer 2015. Hoping to be a standout restaurant specializing in the popular Chinese hot pot, does Spicy Tang stand toe-to-toe with on-campus Asian restaurant favorites Cravings, Bangkok Thai and A-Ri-Rang?

Walking in, one will notice that Spicy Tang’s decor is extremely similar to Koto Ramen’s. With a mixture of wooden and oriental styled furniture, Spicy Tang certainly gives off a feeling of modern Asia.

The restaurant itself is fairly quiet. Coming in at 11:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., the restaurant

was completely empty besides the owner and employees sitting around a table. Once stepping in, however, the owner and employees immediately ran to position back into the kitchen, behind the counter or to greet.

Ordering comes pretty straightforward. Essentially, you get a line up of meats and vegetables to choose from, and they will throw it in their “Spicy Tang” (spicy soup) hot pot. Meats range anywhere from lunch meat to sliced beef to fish cake and will run you $2 per meat. Vegetables ranging from spinach to bok choy will run you $1 per vegetable.

As you are choosing your options, each item gets thrown into a metal bowl. Something I noticed both times I have ordered was that as you add more options to your bowl, the portion of each gets smaller.

This was a bit disappointing to me as I still had to pay $1 for about three spinach leaves versus having a heaping serving of mushrooms thrown in for the same cost. Rice is also an extra dollar and is

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highly recommended given the spiciness of the soup. In total it cost around $11 for an order of fish cakes, beef meatballs, slices of beef, mushrooms, spinach, tofu and rice - a bit pricey given how small and cheap the actual portions are.

The wait for the food was also rather annoying.

Despite being the only customer being served, the food still took over 15 minutes to get to the table.

What bothered me even more was that during my second visit, I noticed one of the workers pick out his ingredients, go into the back of the kitchen and come out five minutes later with his meal fully cooked and ready to eat - something you certainly do not want to see while waiting.

Either poured over rice or served with noodles, I would highly recommend eating this with a carb to absorb some of the spice. In terms of actual taste, Spicy Tang excels at the one thing promised in their name. Spicy. As a person who is pretty tolerant of spicy food and in love with Sze Chuan cui-

sine, the soup hits you with an explosion of spice only to be followed up with a feeling of numbness.

Unfortunately, this is pretty much all Spicy Tang excels at. The actual meat and vegetables were fairly bland in taste, and the vegetables were incredibly mushy while the meat you could tell was store bought. I would have really loved to see a bit more complexity within the dish, such as a sweet or savory fusion to the solely spicy dish.

Overall, I think Spicy Tang has a ton of room left to grow at both the management and food end of things and ultimately falls short compared to other Asian restaurant competitors. With hot pots being one of the few not fully utilized restaurant concepts in Champaign-Urbana, it breaks my heart to see Spicy Tang cut corners by using ingredients that one could easily find at AMKO and Far East Market for just a fraction of the cost. I am hopeful that Spicy Tang will soon realize this and make adjustments sooner rather than later.

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-Americans have had a long history of struggle, and an equally long history of needing to legitimize that struggle to others. We see this today through social media, police reports and even on campus. Numerous people have tried to make this struggle visible through the use of video, hashtags and rallies. Some have turned to art to bring social injustices to light.

To make the invisible visible, artist Rick Lewis has brought his art exhibit (In)Visible Men to the Murphy Gallery of the University YMCA as part of the Art at the Y program. The exhibit displays portraits of young African-American male students from Illinois State University, drawn by Lewis. The portraits encourage viewers to examine what they are thinking about while in the exhibit.

“These paintings are forcing people to look at these individuals as humans,” Lewis said.

“It’s really asking the viewer to ask themselves about the assumptions they are making about the person in the painting and why they are making those assumptions.”

Lewis attended Illinois State University and attained an MFA in 1987; he is currently the Associ-

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ate Dean of Students there. He says he stopped painting in 1995 but started again two years ago after the stories he heard as an adviser for an ISU student organization, My Brotha’s Keeper.

“In this work I get the chance to be exposed to some of the issues and challenges our AfricanAmerican males face here,” Lewis said. “You learn the stories about some of the discriminations and racism they experience in their home and on campus.”

Lewis said he wants to help bring these issues to light by using his art “to challenge students to not look at these figures through that lens of stereotypes or assumptions.”

Lewis said for his project he picked models whom he had connections with from My Brotha’s Keeper.

He looked for characteristics that he thought would work for his painting. Things like “body posture, skin complexion, the person’s hair or something he’s wearing that day,” inspired him to challenge social norms surrounding these different characteristics. None of the models are wearing clothing with brands or symbols, and each portrait has a biography of the subject next to it.

Lewis’ goal is to complete 20 portraits of 20 young males to fill a space to make people constantly engaged in the process of viewing the subjects.

“We need to pay attention with how we engage with each other in real life… sometimes we don’t engage with each other because of our inability to have conversations, because we’re staring at our smartphones,” Lewis said. “So this is one of those opportunities where you’re asked to look up from your phone and look a person in the eye and think about who you’re looking at.”

Lewis said most of the subjects’ experiences have been that people don’t look them in the eye and don’t choose them for class projects. Lewis said those types of situations create an unfriendly and often oppressive environment for people of color, who are discouraged from expressing themselves or their opinions.

At his first showing of the exhibit, Lewis had the models stand next to their portraits to make the space interactive. Lewis said this allowed for meaningful dialogues between the viewer and the subject.

“It was interesting watching the dynamics of

males from different urban environments engage in conversations with privileged populations,” Lewis said. “And how these two different social groups can have a dialogue that transcends some of the issues that we see across social media today in terms of how people see African-American males.”

So far Lewis has had his exhibit shown at four different locations and has received positive responses from his audience.

Lewis opened his exhibit at the YMCA on September 17 and talked to his audience about his idea of art being used as an educational tool in social justice issues.

“Most people can have some kind of engagement with art, and this exhibit lets people blend art with social justice issues with a basic understanding,” Lewis said.

(In)Visible Men will be on display at the University YMCA from now to October 31. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

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having intelligent conversation about current puppet relations, it is important to acknowledge the man responsible for bringing the Muppets back into the light: actor Jason Segel. No one loves Muppets more than Segel. While on a press circuit in 2011 after writing and starring in The Muppets, Segel passionately told Huffington Post why he loved the Muppets.

He described their humor as kind, lighthearted yet still edgy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to get laughs by making fun of somebody else, and it can still be cool,â&#x20AC;? he said. Which is a perfect example of why the Muppets have become a beloved group of characters for people of young and old.

What do you do when you have a group of beloved characters? Market the daylights out of them, of course! People love the Muppets and their musical, happy antics. So naturally, a new Muppets TV show was announced on ABC. ABC, however, took a different approach than the recent films. After watching the premier of their new TV series, "The Muppets," I found that this was not a call back to the Muppet days of yore like in Jason Segelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s film. In fact, I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really sure what ABC was going for with this show.

The show follows the Muppet gang, who, as usual, are putting together a show. This time, however, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a late night talk show starring Miss Piggy. Kermit is once again doing the work behind the curtain and dealing with a whole slew of crazy Muppet characters and celebrity guests.

This all sounds like a typical Muppet adventure until you factor in this massive revelation: Kermit and Miss Piggy have broken up, and Kermit has a new lady in his life. This is where "The Muppets" starts to take some unfamiliar turns.

Gone is the cartoonish mischief. The Muppets

now have human problems. Kermit is working with his ex, Fozzie is in an â&#x20AC;&#x153;interspecialâ&#x20AC;? relationship with a human whose parents disapprove and Doctor Teeth and the Electric Meyhem are now much more open about their wild rock and roll lifestyle. All of these scenarios sound more like Family Guy cutaway gags rather than material the Muppets would actually use. This leads me to my overall problem with the new Muppet show: it wants to be something that it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to be.

ABC wanted a â&#x20AC;&#x153;more adultâ&#x20AC;? Muppet show (for some reason), and they got it. That is, if they define â&#x20AC;&#x153;more adultâ&#x20AC;? by more references to more mature topics. The show is not dirty by any means, but there were quite a few vague references to sex, race and drugs in the premier episode, topics that Jason Segelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Muppets never addressed.

I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know who was hoping that the Muppets would provide commentary on interracial relationships, but hey, ABC gave it to us anyway.

Despite ABCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s odd intentions, the show isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t beyond saving. The Muppets are still the lovable Muppets, regardless of corporate agenda.

I found quite a few parts to be funny, and there were quick quips that could be in any Muppet movie or show. However, the obvious push to make the Muppets more adult takes away from the fun that could be had on this show.

If ABC wants adults to enjoy "The Muppets" (as every adult rightfully should), they should work on making smarter humor like the movies, rather than edgier humor. If done right, this show could become a fun, behind-the-scenes comedy with fun cameos like "30 Rock," but until then (or until Jason Segel intervenes), I guess weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re stuck with whatever this show is.

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Down 1 “Scientific American Frontiers” host Alan 2 Mr. Coward 3 Shaker contents 4 “C’mon in!”

5 Folk song that mentions “with a banjo on my knee” 6 Murray’s “Ghostbusters” costar 7 “The Princess and the Frog” princess 8 “An Affair to Remember” costar 9 “The Subject Was Roses” director Grosbard 10 Not important 11 In a separate place 12 Keep the issues coming 14 Angkor ___ (Cambodian landmark) 20 Stephanopoulos and Brokaw 21 ___ out an existence 25 Subculture known for wearing black 26 Subject of a Magritte painting (or is it?)

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character 29 Stephen of “The Crying Game” 31 Dance 34 Be flexible, in a way 36 Does some face recognition?

37 Love, deified 38 Q followers 40 Piece of lettuce 42 Lance of the bench 45 1978 Cronyn/Tandy play, with “The” 48 “Press Your Luck” network 51 Edible root 52 Taste whose name means “savoriness” in Japanese 53 “First Blood” mercenary 55 “Uh-oh!”

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THE REFLEKTOR TAPES 2015 NEW ART FILM FESTIVAL NXT, NORTHERN Friday, October 2; 10 p.m.; The Art Theater Co-op; $9.75 Sunday, October 4; 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.; The Art BORDER AND Theater Co-op; Free COMEDIAN A documentary about the band Arcade Fire and their hit album Reflektor. Includes exclusive SETH LERNER An all-evening showcase of the annual Art Film

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Saturday, October 3; 8 p.m. interviews and chronicles the making of the album. Festival’s productions. Starting at 5 p.m.

Institute 4 Creativity; $5 ROPE All-Ages APARAJITO (THE Saturday, October 3; 12 p.m.; The Art Theater Co-op; TIGERBEAT, UNVANQUISHED) $8.25 BOBBY Monday, October 5; 7:30 p.m.; The Art Theater Co-op; A 1948 Alfred Hitchcock film that attributed MEADER, THE $9.75

Saturday, October 3; doors at 6 p.m, show at 7 p.m.

The Canopy Club ; $15 Ages 18+

Sunday, October 4; doors at 7 p.m.; Mike N Molly’s; $7; Ages 19+

Saturday, October 3; 8 a.m to 6 p.m.; Fluid Event Center; $5 entry fee from 8-11 a.m, free entry after 11 a.m.

Proceeds from Saturday’s Vintage Vinyl Sale benefit Illinois Radio Reader, which provides the reading of local newspapers, magazines, books and more to the visually impaired.

KRELBOYNE, BEAT DRUN JUEL, THE UNDERWEREWOLVES Saturday, October 3; doors at 9 p.m.; Mike N Molly’s; $5 Ages 19+

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Friday, October 9; 10 p.m.; Pizza-M (208 W. Main St., Urbana); $5.

URBANA’S MARKET AT THE SQUARE STUDENT October 7 a.m. SUSTAINABLE -Saturday, 12 p.m.; Corner of3;Illinois & Vine Streets, Urbana FARM MARKET ON THE QUAD Thursday, October 8; THE LAND 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Main CONNECTION Quad (South of Illini Union) EXPERIENCING LINCOLN – CHAMPAIGN FEATURED FARMER’S KRANNERT Sunday, October 11 – Tuesday, October 13; 2-4 p.m.; MARKET UNKORKED Allerton Mansion, Monticello, IL; $105 - $435

October 6; 4-7 p.m.; Lot on Neil and Kickoff CU’s Jazz Fest at Pizza M and enjoy sounds Tuesday, Main, Champaign from Nashville based band Dynamo along with made-from-scratch artisan pizzas!

Thursday, October 8; 5 p.m.; Krannert Center Stage 5; free.

Friday Oct. 2; 8 p.m.; Illini Union Courtyard Cafe; Free

MOMS NIGHT OUT BY 4REAL MOMS Friday Oct. 2; 7-10:30 p.m.; I Hotel and Conference Center (1900 S. First St., Champaign); $10 per person

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Come experience the history of Abraham Lincoln at the Allerton Mansion.

ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS AT THE ORPHEUM

SUSTAINABLE STUDENT FARMERS MARKET

Wednesday and Friday, October 7 and October 9: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.; 346 N. Neil Street, Champaign; Free

Thursday, October 8; 11 a.m – 4:30 p.m.; 1401 W. Green Street, Urbana; Free

HOMER FARMERS MARKET

Wednesday, October 7; 5-7 p.m. ; 500 E. Second St., Homer, IL; Free

ORPHEUM TODDLER TUESDAY Wednesday, October 7; 10:30–11:30 a.m.; 346 N. Neil Street, Champaign; Free

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FRIDAY NIGHT COMEDY FEAT. SPICY CLAMATO AND DEBONO IMPROV

The sequel to Pather Panchali, continuing to follow the life of Apu and his family after they moved to the holy city Varanasi (Benares).

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to the beginning of his career. The film follows two friends, Farley Granger and John Dall, who take intellectual theories into violent reality by strangling a classmate.

SATURDAY CONTRA BARN DANCE Saturday Oct. 3; 8-11 p.m.

Kalyx Center (442 E. 1300 North Rd., Urbana) $5, $4 for students and seniors.

CHAMPAIGN SCRABBLE TOURNAMENT October 3; 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

Hessel Park Christian Reformed Church (700 W. Kirby Ave., Champaign) $20

PARKLAND CHAMBER SINGERS Sunday Oct. 4; 3-4:30 p.m.; Parkland College Theatre (2400 W. Bradley Ave., Champaign)

FINDING NOAH (2015) Thursday, October 8; 7 p.m.; Carmike 13; $12.50

Narrated by Academy Award nominee Gary Sinise, this documentary follows a quest for answers as explorers, archaeologists and theologists embark on a dangerous expedition up Mount Ararat searching for historical evidence of Noah’s Ark.