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FOOD & DRINK Coconut isn’t just for summer. Check out three ways to put this tropical fruit to good use this winter.

MOVIES & TV Syd reveals a new fantasy-themed hidden gem this week with a 1941 film about a boxer who comes back to life in the body of a wealthy playboy.

MUSIC In this edition of Feelin’ Groovy, the music staff shares the songs that make them feel badass.

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Seemingly, this time of year is one of nearuniversal stress. For students, December brings final papers, projects and exams, along with the many sleepless nights and junk food dinners that the successful completion of these require. Community members are simultaneously preoccupied with last-minute holiday preparations, travel arrangements and getting around town in snowy, icy weather (never an easy task). This time of year is joyous, of course, but the strain it takes can often serve as a damper. I, for one, am infamous for my stress-management skills (or lack thereof). During finals week and the few weeks leading up to it, I become a version of myself that my friends have lovingly deemed “Finals Week Anwen.� I personify stress. I don’t sleep very much, I either skip meals or eat poorly, I worry constantly. And as someone who suffers from debilitating migraines that are often caused or worsened by stress, I often find myself very sick as a result. Last week, while spending long hours rotating between a project and research paper, I felt myself entering this stressful and stress-inducing cycle once again. I kept getting migraines and feeling miserable – and I really, really hate feeling that way. For in my experience, I take care of myself the least when I need to the most. During busy times (like this week and the few impending ones), I don’t always make a point of staying healthy. Subsequently, I often literally make myself sick while attending to various responsibilities, which is not a sacrifice that I should be making. I have many friends and acquaintances who experience something similar during this time of the year. So this time, I’m trying to respond differently. I’ve been sleeping normal hours, buying fruits and vegetables, taking study breaks that involve my favorite music and Harry Potter re-runs, even getting acupuncture to prevent my migraine headaches – which, by the way, has been a fantastic decision. This is what self care looks like for me. If you also find yourself suffering from finals/ holiday stress (or a hellish combination of the two), find what self care looks like to you and priotize that! From someone who gets sick everytime finals week rolls around, take my word: at the end of the day, your health and happiness is more important than whatever you’re worrying about.

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A&E Editor

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Dance for People with Parkinson’s // Marquee

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The Nutcracker // Marquee

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UI Concert Jazz Band // School of Music

»BAD TIMING Getting into a videogame or TV series just before finals start... there goes all my time.

MERRY AND BRIGHT CANDY CANE HUNT MOLLY LEAHY It’s the holiday season, and the Champaign-Urbana area is full of activities to celebrate. For some family fun, stop by the Leonhard Recreation Center on Dec. 5 from 1-3 p.m. to get a free picture with Santa. You can never be too old to sit on Santa’s lap, and since he’s made the long trip down from the North Pole, why not go see him for free? While you’re waiting in line for the picture, you can enjoy some hot chocolate and prepare for the main event: the candy cane hunt. The hunt will start at 1 p.m., and each age group will look for hidden candy canes, some of which can be turned in for prizes. Whether you’re there just to watch your child find some delicious candy or in it for the win, here are some candy cane hunting tips: use your super senses to stiff out the peppermint canes and collect as many as possible. Bring an extra bag to the hunt, so you can fill up multiple bags of this traditional treat. You can even stash some candy canes to put in your hot chocolate and make it peppermint hot chocolate to get you in the holiday spirit. This event is a great way to spend some time with Santa, celebrate the season and have some free fun.

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The Nutcracker // Marquee

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UI Jazz Saxophone Ensemble and UI Jazz Guitar Ensemble // School of Music

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The Nutcracker // Marquee

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Sinfonia da Camera: Messiah and Mozart

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UI Jazz Band II // School of Music

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The Nutcracker // Marquee

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Annual Carol Concert 2015 // School of Music

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UI Jazz Band IV // School of Music

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Winter Festival with Ginger and Spice, harp duo

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The Nutcracker // Marquee

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UI Latin Jazz Ensemble // School of Music

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UI Philharmonia and UI Hindsley Symphonic Band // School of Music

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»BLESSED The wonderful lady who sells caramel apples at the Farmer's Market outside of Lincoln Square, who allows you to take as many samples as you want, without judgement.

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UI Jazz Vocal Ensemble and UI Jazz Vocal Combos // School

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UI Symphony Orchestra // School of Music

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UI Jazz Combo Concert II // School of Music

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Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra: Holiday Heralds

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monumental YA franchise comes to a close with The Hunger Games: Mockingjay- Part 2 and many believe that it has earned a rightful place among film series like Star Wars and Harry Potter. The filmmakers deliver blockbuster goods, emotional depth and a strikingly dark atmosphere, staying to true to the prior installments while still upping the ante. Like the Harry Potter and Twilight finales, Mockingjay- Part 2 picks up immediately from where its predecessor ended. Despite saving the meat of the story –the infiltration of the Capital and the overthrowing of President Snow– for this film, a good deal of setup still happens in the first hour. Director Francis Lawrence and the screenwriters attempt to break up the exposition, peppering in some moments of intensity with gunfire and a bombing, but it’s mostly foreplay before the slam-bang final act.

The talented cast, once again led by Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss, alleviates the film’s few slow and weak spots. J-Law does not hold back and brings fire to this last entry. She captures the intense range of emotions of a PTSD-stricken soldier with Oscar-worthy dexterity. It’s a shame that the Academy will ignore this performance because blockbusters like The Hunger Games don’t fit into the typical Oscar-nominated canon. Sharing the screen with J-Law, Josh Hutcherson and Julianne Moore give solid performances as Peeta and Alma Coin, respectively, keeping audiences uncertain about their characters’ loyalty. Once Katniss and her team of soldiers enter the outskirts of The Capital, the story kicks up. With Katniss are returners Gale, an out-of-sorts Peeta and the propaganda film crew, as well as some newcomers who are basically present to pad the body count. The evil President Snow

has rigged the city with all kinds of booby traps, known as “pods,” engineered to destroy anyone who comes across them. Behold, the characters endure a pseudo-”Hunger Games.” The Capital is the arena, and anyone defying Snow is a tribute. Viewers who wondered why there were no games in the previous Mockingjay will relish the mayhem that ensues. If you thought the baboons in Catching Fire, the second installment, were scary, brace yourself for the mutants that the heroes battle in the Capital sewers. The filmmakers milk this particular encounter for every ounce of suspense it could offer, delving into horror movie territory when the creatures finally appear - (think The Descent.) I read that the cast spent three grueling weeks filming this scene, and it paid off, because it’s one of the best sequences in Hunger Games history. Fire, oil spills, heat rays (oh my!) and many more

surprises also await the characters (and moviegoers) in the city-turned-arena. Disguised in these blockbuster thrills is a powerful allegory, painting the horrors of war. Even children are not safe, making this story all the more resonant in tense times like the present when corrupt governments and terrorism are among the world’s hottest-button issues. Accentuating the movie’s political intrigue and other mature qualities are a dark atmosphere and chilling cinematography. The run-down Capital is filmed in a manner much like what one would see in a WWII picture. Overall, Catching Fir, still takes the cake for the best entry in terms of blockbuster thrills and relentless action. However, Mockingjay- Part 2 will reassure any fans who may have been discouraged by Part 1, and ends the series on a high note "Mockingjay" is playing at Savoy 16 & Carmike.

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asked what they sounded like, members of the new ChampaignUrbana band Dry Heave threw around the different ways they would describe their music. Drummer Mario Cannamela described them as punk - more specifically, weirdo-punk. Guitarist Elliot Gagné referenced no wave as an influence. Gagné and bassist James Underhill toyed with the idea of being a goth-punk band. And then vocalist Abby Dace brought up a certain English punk band. “Apparently, we’re the Crass of the Midwest, according to my friend,”Dace said. Gagné shakes his head at the mention of Crass. Crass happens to be a sensitive subject for the band - Gagné once mentioned that he didn’t like the English anarcho-punk band in Dry Heave’s Facebook group chat, which did not go over well with Underhill. “After making that statement, I went back and listened to Stations of the Crass. I retract my previous statement,” said Gagné. “Crass is okay.” There was never any bad blood, of course. The band, all smiles, spent the next few minutes laughing about the humor in saying that such a polarizing band was just ‘okay.'

“It sounds like something someone would write on a bathroom stall,” Dace laughed. “Instead of writing ‘Crass sucks’ they just write ‘Crass is okay.’” Listening to the band’s playful back-and-forth, it may come as a surprise to learn that just a few months ago, the four musicians were little more than acquaintances. That all changed one night at Urbana house venue the Dingbat Dungeon when Gagné asked Underhill to play some songs he had written on his guitar. Gagné had never been in a band before, while Underhill has played music for over 10 years. The two got together to play and immediately clicked. Soon after, Gagné asked Dace and Cannamela to join the band at another Dingbat Dungeon show. “We were all at the same Dingbat Dungeon show,” Dace recalled. “Elliot asked me to be in his band, and I said yes. Then he said, ‘Okay, now let’s go ask Mario to play drums!’” Cannamela and Dace both agreed to join the band, and they began practicing. Although they eventually settled on Dry Heave as a name, the band also tossed around "Fetal Attraction" and "Harvest Moan" as options.

Cannamela, who started playing music as a high schooler after attending shows at Springfield’s Black Sheep Cafe, initially was unsure if he’d be able to commit to the band. “At first I wasn’t even sure if I’d be able to practice once every two weeks,” he said. “But then we ended up practicing a lot more often than that.” Part of the reason why Cannamela was able to make the time for the band was because to him and the other members of Dry Heave, getting together to practice never felt forced. “The way we got together and started playing was all really organic,” said Underhill. More often than not, Dace added, punk bands start when a group of already close friends decide to play music together just because they’re friends, rather than because they have shared musical ambitions. With Dry Heave, friendship came at the same time the music did. “It wasn’t a bunch of friends making a band,” Cannamela said. “It was a band making a bunch of friends.” While the band found it difficult to describe their sound, weirdo-punk was the term they thought fit them the best. But from the start of

the band, Dry Heave never committed to making any specific kind of music.And Underhill was pleased that Dry Heave brought something new to the local punk scene. “Punk scenes have this habit of being really incestuous, and everyone ends up all sounding the same,” Underhill said. “People get really bored with that, and I think everyone around here gets bored with that.” Dace agreed that there was a lack of new faces and sounds in the Central Illinois punk scene. “This band is really cool, because a lot of other punk bands around are made up of the same 10to-15 musicians,” said Dace. “I think it’s cool that we’re a new band making this kind of music, and we’re not the same people who are doing all of these bands in the surrounding areas.” After a few months of writing and practicing, Dry Heave played their first show in November at the place where it all started: the Dingbat Dungeon. Since then, the band hasn’t wasted any time when it comes to shows. Their second show ever was in Chicago last Saturday, and their third was in Springfield this past Sunday. Keeping up the momentum, Dry Heave’s fourth show will take place this Saturday at Thee Death Tower in Champaign with locals Bullnettle and Chicago bands Bad Hygiene and 86 Gemini. Thee Death Tower is also where the band recorded their debut, self-titled demo in November. The four-track demo is lo-fi: Gagné was quick to point out that the guitar is too low, and Underhill said that it “just sounds bad.” While it may not be perfect, it’s a promising start for the band, who hope to record something more official soon. “We have plans to put out a much longer, more official release soon,” said Cannamela. “We want to do 10 songs.” Until then, the band hopes to continue playing shows in the local area and beyond. Imperfections aside, Dry Heave’s recent demo represents all of the hard work and friendship that’s come out of these past few months. And for Gagné, the band’s first release means that he’s finally living a dream that’s over a decade in the making. “I’ve been wanting to be in a band for 15 years, and now I’m finally here.” Dry Heave will perform this Saturday, December 5 with Bullnettle, Bad Hygiene and 86 Gemini at Thee Death Tower in Champaign. Show at 9 p.m. $5. All-Ages.

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showcase URBANITE returns to the Canopy Club for its 18th year, promising a weekend of nonstop action and a show that’s guaranteed to pack the house on Saturday, Dec. 5. Founder and CEO of Power ‘n Soul, Douglas Layne, took time out of the organization’s hectic schedule leading up to this event—which includes nearly 300 dancers from the Midwest, West Coast and Mexico—to celebrate the exponential growth of URBANITE and everything the showcase has to offer. Back in 1998, student dancers Patrick Chen and Lee Daniel started the Dance 2XS chapter at the University of Illinois and started URBANITE as a small collegiate event. Under Layne’s direction, the event grew into “one of the Midwest’s premier showcases.� Many groups return for repeat performances, Layne said, “including all of the 2XS groups— UIUC, Caliente, Michigan and Purdue—as well as the major crowd favorite in 2XS Mexico. We also have brand new groups to URBANITE, like Chicago’s Charles Guyton and Detroit’s Melodic Nocturne.�

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For Power ‘n Soul, the showcase “has become a means by which dancers connect, encourage and support each other.� Layne named four platforms that guide their work: class, style, power and soul.

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“Class equates to quality, style to relevance and staying current, power is possessing some gravity and weight and soul refers to having substance and depth,â€? he explained. Building events with these four elements in mind, Power ‘n Soul strives to provide quality entertainment as well as opportunities to build communities and celebrate local culture and arts. From URBANITE to annual charity fashion shows, DJ festivals and every idea they have planned for future years, the organization wants every attendee to “connect to the unique energy created by the event‌ Anytime an attendee is able to walk away with a greater awareness of the culture that surrounds them, we as Power ‘n Soul have been successful.â€? In the past four years, URBANITE has extended its reach beyond Champaign-Urbana, hosting a fall show in town and heading out to the Metro in Chicago for a spring show. “This expansion has lead to the strengthening of what we call the ‘URBANITE Family,’ the hundreds of individual performers that we have at each [event].â€? When it comes to their philosophy about putting on a showcase, “URBANITE sets itself apart from other dance events in that it is not a competition. It is a showcase of talent [that] breeds a very supportive and nurturing atmosphere amongst the dancers. As URBANITE has grown, this family continues to grow, which is ultimately the true beating heart of the brand,â€? Layne said. “We have seen a tremendous spike in the total number of teams that submit to be a part of URBANITE as well as the amount from out of the state. The midwest dance community is expanding and taking the URBANITE brand with them.â€? With 18 dance troupes slated to perform, URBANITE invites an impressive range of choreography, from classic hip-hop to street-style, with influences from Latin, breaking, bhangra and more. Celebrating a variety of styles and cultures, URBANITE continues to grow in diversity and scale. Layne says one of the best parts of the event is seeing the dancers grow closer right onstage. “They’re opening themselves up to a vast network of people who are motivated by and uphold the same passions. We have never had an URBANITE where the dancers sit in the green room during the show; instead the dancers are cheering on other teams and rushing to the front of the crowd after they perform as to not miss a second of the show. It’s a very humbling experience to work with such passionate and energetic people.â€? The showcase always promises a few surprises, with a special guest headliner planning to open the show and local hosts Anna Yee and Klevah Knox prepared to keep up the energy

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it’s that time of year again. Thanksgiving is behind us, the air is turning chilly and Christmas is fast approaching, which means that this year’s Holiday Market season is in full swing. For those who are new to town or those who simply have not had a chance to explore Champaign-Urbana, the Urbana Business Association’s annual Holiday Market is a charming, must-visit local event. Every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. starting mid-November and continuing until the weekend before Christmas, Urbana’s Lincoln Square complex is transformed into a bustling, holiday-themed bazaar full of vendor booths featuring an array of goodies including but not limited to farm fresh organic produce, artisan meats and cheeses, excessive amounts of sweets and baked goods, handmade crafts, home and bath products and much more. Compared to previous years’ markets, this year’s Holiday Market is much bigger. Events

Coordinator Jessica Snyder, now in her third year running the market, stated that the 2015 season has seen a definite increase in the number of participating vendors. With more than 60 different stalls featuring businesses from all across Illinois, the Holiday Market is in need of a waiting list, rendering the halls of Lincoln Square completely packed every Saturday morning. More importantly, the increase in vendors translates to a wider variety of locally supplied goods, which means that there is likely something to suit everybody’s tastes at this year’s Holiday Market. If you are in search of fresh, locally grown produce, look no further. Stalls featuring Blue Moon Farm, Tomahnous Farm, Triple S Farm and Champaign’s own Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery will be offering an abundance of cold-weather produce. Snyder states that seasonal vegetables include cabbages, cauliflower, broccoli, acorn squash, spaghetti squash and butternut squash. Addi-

tionally, healthy, leafy greens and root vegetables including kale, Brussel sprouts, rutabagas, parsnips and celery root will all be available as well. Of course, the market will also offer pantry staples, such as fresh onions, potatoes, garlic and herbs. With such a vast selection of products for holiday shoppers to peruse, it’s easy to be overwhelmed. To help provide a starting point, Snyder highlighted a couple of new and unique vendors at this year’s Holiday Market. For those with a sweet tooth, Urbana’s Hopscotch Cakes & Confections is absolutely perfect. Hopscotch offers a variety of special order cakes and pies in addition to their holiday gift packages, which feature an array of delectable treats such as gourmet “fluffy puff” marshmallows and signature salted caramel sauce. If, however, you would like to choose from a selection of red and white wines, Sleepy Creek Vineyard from Fairmount is a popular option.

The Holiday Market will also feature goods from several C-U favorites, including goat cheese from Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery as well as freshly baked breads from Pekara Bakery. One final feature of the 2015 Holiday Market is the Urbana Business Association’s weekly “Market Recipe” videos, which feature tasty, easy-to-make dishes that utilize ingredients that shoppers can find at the upcoming Saturday market. Past recipes include goat cheese fondue, spaghetti squash with brown sugar and bacon wrapped Brussel sprouts. The current recipe for this weekend’s market is a classic French onion soup. To view videos and learn more about participating vendors, please visit the Holiday Market’s Facebook page and website at www.urbanabusiness.com.

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the holidays the joyful way by attending the highly anticipated Tons O’ Fun Band 10th Annual Christmas Show on Sat., Dec. 5. Lite Rock 97.5-WHMS FM, Newstalk 1400WDWS and Classic Hits 107.9-WKIO are cosponsoring the annual event, which will be returning to the Virginia Theatre for one final performance. Unfortunately, it will be the last Christmas show.“It’s time to move on; it’s our final performance because we are stopping the fundraising for the show. It has been a phenomenal experience and a great run for 10 years. This year promises to be something special,” Tons O’ Fun band member, Larry Fredrickson, said. The event will be hosted at the Virginia Theatre, located at 203 W. Park Ave. in downtown Champaign. Doors will open at 6 p.m., but the event begins at 7 p.m. Make sure to purchase tickets ahead of time, because there is reserved seating. Ticket prices range from $5 for kids 12 and under and $1025 for adult tickets. If bought online, there is a processing fee of $2. Tickets went on sale Fri., Aug. 21. The extensive band is comprised of Steve “Big Daddy” Shaw, Bob “The Doctor is In, Jr.” Smiley, Matt “Bones” Flynn, Bill “Mean” Jean, Terry “The Voice” Luttrell, Joe “Skinny Jo Jo” Ingolia, “Hamburger Dan” Henry, Larry “Groovemeister” Fredrickson, Billy “Beet” Richardson and Steve “The Professor” Schmidt. Spread Christmas cheer by listening to the Tons O’ Fun band members perform seasonal favorites along with many performers from past shows. Tons O’Fun have been together for along time and are recognized for their high-energy ensemble that features a full-blown horn section.

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They play a wide range of driven tunes from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Some of the artist that inspire the Tons O’ Fun Band include Joe Cocker, Huey Lewis, Chicago and even today’s pop musician Bruno Mars. The band’s focus on the horns adds excitement to the performance. The band opened up for REO Speedwagon for 15 weeks back in the 80s at the Assembly Hall. The Tons O’ Fun band has also performed at Summerfest, the popular festival that takes place in Milwaukee, for four years at the Miller

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Light stage. Fredrickson mentions that the festival is all about exposing the true purity of music right next to a beautiful lake in the summer. At the Christmas show, there will also be a special guest appearance from a well-recognized American country music trio, The Henningsens. Fredrickson mentioned that The Henningsens are special to Central Illinois and have donated their time for the cause.The Henningsens will bring a taste of country to the Christmas show; they will feature songs from their Christmas CD. In addition, Tony Clements will once again serve as Master of Ceremonies. The net proceeds benefit Developmental Services Center’s (DSC) Tree of Hope campaign. The Tree of Hope campaign has existed since 1994 and has been very successful. Every year, the fundraiser begins with a true story told by a family who is involved with the DSC. This year, the Morgan family, whose son Maxwell was in physical therapy at the DSC, will share why the DSC’s service is important to the Champaign community. The campaigning officially began on Nov. 27 with the start of open donations on the DSC website. The Tree of Hope is located on the corner of North Prospect Avenue and Marketview in Champaign next to two artificial trees. For every $50 donation, a light bulb on the tree gets lit.

There are around 3,000 light bulbs on the tree. At the moment, the bottom two rows are lit, which signifies how close DSC is to getting to their goal and exposes the money that will be donated directly to helping people with developmental disabilities. The DSC is a nonprofit organization based in Champaign that serves about 1,200 children and adults with developmental disabilities. The Tree of Hope campaign is the largest fundraiser of the year. “The Ton O’ Fun Band is a local band that have a lot of followers. They are always giving back to the community,” Director of Development at the DSC, Janice McAteer, said. McAteer met the Tons O’ Fun Band about six years ago. Frederickson approached her and asked if the DSC was interested in brining a charitable purpose to their annual Christmas show. She believes that it is a lovely evening that really does put you in the Christmas spirit by allowing people to give back and enjoy themselves while doing so. “Music has a magical way of connecting with the human spirit. It is universal, and we want to share it with such a special event,” Frederickson said. “It’s going to be lit.” The Tons O' Fun Holiday Show will be at the Virginia Theatre (203 W. Park Ave) on December 5 at 7 p.m.

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The Dancing Plague of 1518 was a case of dancing mania that occurred in Strasbourg, Alsace in July of that year. Around 400 people took to dancing continually for days without rest, and over a month-long time frame, some of those affected died of heart attack, stroke, or exhaustion.

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MOVIES & TV

MUSIC

MOTHER NATURE, BOOKMOBILE!, THE FIGHTS Thursday, December 10; doors at 9 p.m.; Cowboy Monkey; $10; Ages 19+

This Pygmalion Series show offers the most diverse lineup of local music C-U has to offer, including local rap duo Mother Nature, punk band Bookmobile! and country band The Fights.

THE DIRT POOR, BREAK SCIENCE, KRAMPUS Friday, December 4; 7 p.m.; THE BARKING ARTIFAKTS, Carmike 13; $10 CAT, THE INN BRANX Wednesday, December KEEPERS 9; doors at 8 p.m, show at AMERICAN Saturday, December 5; SATURDAY 9 p.m.; The Canopy Club; doors at 9 p.m.; Mike N NIGHT LIVE $15; Ages 18+ Molly’s; $7; Ages 19+ FROM THE 86 GEMINI, KING LOUIE GRAND OLE Thursday, December 10; BAD HYGIENE, OPRY doors at 9 p.m, show DRY HEAVE, Sunday, December 6; 10 p.m.; The Canopy Club; 4:30 p.m.; Carmike 13; BULLNETTLE Saturday, December 5; 9 p.m.; Thee Death Tower; $5; All-Ages

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INDUSTRIAL MUSICALS FILM SHOW: LIVE! Friday, December 4; 9:30 p.m.; The Art Theater Co-op; $11

MEMBER SCREENING: IN JACKSON HEIGHTS Monday, December 7; 7 p.m.; The Art Theater Co-op; Free

COMMON GROUND FOOD CO-OP CLASS: SHEPHERD’S PIE

PRAIRIE FRUITS FARM & CREAMERY HOLIDAY DINNER

Saturday, Dec. 5; 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.; 201 Lincoln Square, Urbana

The filmed result of the Company’s 90 dancers, 62 musicians, 32 stagehands and two casts of 50 young students each from the School of American Ballet joining forces to make the performance of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker.

CHAMPAIGN URBANA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: COLAB HOLIDAY HOLIDAY POP-UP SHOP HERALDS

Wednesday, Dec. 9; 6-7:30 p.m.; Flatlander Classroom (300 S. Broadway, Urbana); Free; Pre-registration required online.

HOLIDAY MARKET

Thursday, December 10; 7 p.m.; Goodrich Savoy 16 + IMAX; $17

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

FOOD & DRINK

Saturday, Dec. 5; 4-8 p.m.; Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery (4410 N. Lincoln Ave., Champaign); $125, Reserve online.

BALANCHINE’S THE NUTCRACKER FROM NYC BALLET

DOWNTON ABBEY SEASON SIX PREMIERE COMMON GROUND FOOD CO-OP CLASS: MEAT BASICS Thursday, Dec. 10; 6-7:30 p.m.; Flatlander Classroom (300 S. Broadway, Urbana); Free; Pre-registration required online.

Thursday, December 3 – Saturday, December 20; Thursday, December 10; 7:00 p.m.; The Virginia Theatre; 5 p.m. and 10 a.m.; 206 W Main Street, Champaign Free

Come and immerse yourselves in the lives of the members of the Crawley family as season six of Downton Abbey premieres at The Virginia Theatre.

TEA CEREMONY Thursday, December 10; 3 p.m.; Japan House; $6 - $8

Thursday, December 10; 7:30 p.m.; Krannert Center for the Performing Arts; $5 - $40

NUNSENSE Fri., Dec. 11 - Sun., Dec. 20; 2–7 p.m. ; Parkland Theatre; $12 - $15

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COMMUNITY FOURTH ANNUAL PANCAKE BREAKFAST WITH MRS. CLAUS Saturday, Dec. 5; 9-11 a.m.; Sylvia’s Irish Inn ( 312 W Green Street, Urbana); $15/adults, $10/children ages 1-12

FREE SLED HOCKEY GAME AND DEMONSTRATION Saturday, Dec. 5; 5:30-7:30 p.m.; University of Illinois Ice Arena (406 E.Armory, Champaign)

Learn the rules and how to play sled hockey at the Illinois Ice Arena this Saturday night.

GARAGE SALE FOR UNI HIGH’S HABITAT FOR HUMANITY CLUB Saturday, Dec. 5; 8 a.m.-1 p.m.; First Presbyterian Church of Champaign (302 W Church St., Champaign)

HOLIDAY MARKET

SIMON AND THE BEAR: A HANUKKAH TALE STORYTIME

Saturday, Dec. 5; 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.; Lincoln Square (201 Lincoln Square, Urbana)

Sunday, Dec. 6; 2-2:30 p.m.; Barnes and Noble (65 E. Marketview Drive, Champaign)

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4TH ANNUAL PANCAKE BREAKFAST WITH MRS. CLAUS Saturday, Dec. 5 & Sunday, Dec. 6; 9-11 a.m.; Saturday, Dec. 12 & Sunday, Dec. 13; 9-11 a.m.; Sylvia’s Irish Inn (312 W. Green St., Urbana); $15/adults, $10/children. Reserve at (217) 384-4800.

This year’s Pancake Breakfast at Sylvia’s Irish Inn will be held over two weekends. Guests can look forward to plenty of pancakes, bacon and fresh fruit accompanied by live music.

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