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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — A Central Illinois theatre is set to get some upgrades. The Virginia Theatre in Champaign will be closing for construction come January, with no events happening between ...
CHAMPAIGN — The historic Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign is set to shut down temporarily for technical upgrades early next year. The century-old venue will close in January 2025 and ...
The Champaign Park District's historic Virginia Theatre in Downtown ... a $900,000 grant for rehabilitation of the theatre from the State of Illinois. At present, the District also received ...
The 2022 Roger Ebert Film Festival, known as Ebertfest, begins Wednesday at the Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign, where it will include ... in 1999 by the late film critic and University of ...
CHAMPAIGN — Technical upgrades at Virginia Theatre will cost nearly $400,000 more than Champaign Park District staff originally estimated and are expected to result in a three-month closure of ...
Champaign Urbana Ballet presented its performance of “Cinderella” at the historic Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign this past weekend. The production drew a diverse audience of ages and ...
Champaign- Downtown Champaign is full of new and old buildings, and the Virginia Theatre has remained to stay the center of culture for almost 100 years. The theater has a vibrant history ...
CHAMPAIGN, IL- A new marquee will be put in place at a Champaign landmark this week. The old sign at the Virginia Theatre was taken down Monday morning and a new sign will go up this week.
The 1940s marquee of the Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign, IL. Wednesday afternoon April 28, 2010. The marquee of the Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign, IL. Wednesday afternoon April 28 ...
CHAMPAIGN — The historic Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign is set to shut down temporarily for technical upgrades early next year. The century-old venue will close in January 2025 and ...