C-U Blogfidential

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On October 18, 2007, local filmmaker Jay Rosenstein and Ebertfest each won an ACE Award, given out annually by the 40 North 88 West arts council of Champaign County.

Oft-ignored corners of the C-U Blogfidential universe finally get their due. In this episode, a quartet of Pages beefs up with useful and mind-boggling information.

Article in Urbana newspaper The Public i about the case brought against the Champaign School District by the late Vashti Cromwell McCollum, challenging the presence of sectarian religious classes in public schools. Also, your editor explains its inclusion here.

Article in Champaign daily The News-Gazette about Illinois State Police arresting Michigan resident Paul J. Adams III near Watseka, IL, on charges involving speeding, possession of marijuana, and “unlawful use of unidentified audiovisual recordings.”

Skip Huston will introduce a weekly series of “Overlooked Films” beginning Thursday, June 7, 2007, at the Avon Theater in Decatur, IL, while Kymberly Harris will teach drama workshops beginning Monday, June 4, 2007, in the basement of the Coffee House in Normal, IL.

C-U Blogfidential begins Year 2 and is teething like crazy.

The Chicago Sun-Times runs a quote from C-U Blogfidential in Thursday’s unofficial “Chief Illiniwek” issue.

Everybody is showing their true colors this week in regards to Chief Illiniwek, the long-standing University of Illinois mascot who will make his last public appearance tonight, Wednesday, February 21, 2007.

I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE and STRANGLER OF THE SWAMP will spook patrons of the Avon Theatre in downtown Decatur, IL, on Friday, January 19, 2006, beginning at 10:30 p.m.

May the year 2007 be prosperous for Champaign, Urbana, and the cities beyond!

Several articles report on the passing of this Champaign-Urbana champion of reggae, Rastafarianism, and ganja rights, who also hosted a pair of home-video releases for High Times magazine.

The Avon Theatre in Decatur, IL, turned 90 years old yesterday, November 28, 2006. Hurrah to Skip Huston and the Avon team!

CRYSTAL’S SIGH, a short film derived from the upcoming feature AURA, IL, produced by FirstSunrise Productions of Champaign, IL, wins a prestigious CINE Golden Eagle Award.

Article in Champaign daily The News-Gazette about the Illinois Bureau of Tourism’s “Magnificent Movie Getaways” campaign, an effort to promote filmmaking in Illinois through location tours and on-line information.