Hey All,

Tired of only listening to what the herd thinks is best? Tonight and every 3rd Wednesday of the month from 7PM to 10PM your local Independent Media Center located at 202 S. Broadway Ave., Urbana, IL 61801 (the old downtown Post Office) will help you break from the herd and invite you to bring a specially burned CD or custom iPod mix (carefully chosen beforehand) and either something outstanding to drink or something rather delicious to eat. We will provide the outstanding audiophile-grade speakers that, when played at high volume, will shake the walls and rattle the windows and peel back your skin without getting all distorted and annoying, loud enough that the sound they produce will easily prevent all discussion until the given song has ended and everyone can breathe again and grab another drink and say, Wow, what the hell was that?

It is called a listening party. It is a loosely directed but passionately devised gathering held purely for the love and discovery of music. New music. Old music. Loud music. It is about quality. It is about range. It is, perhaps more than anything else, about surprise. In other words, you do not bring some common hit song to the listening party, some standard tune that everyone's heard a million times by an artist that makes most people wince. In other words, you bring something interesting, unexpected. It can be a mainstream band, but the song should be sonically fascinating, well recorded, and somehow unique.

The event is free and open to all ages. We ask that you give a donation when we pass the hat/jar/cup/whatever around each night (and promise not to give you crap if you don't), bring an open mind, bring music, and if you are bringing children know they may get some exposure. Drinks and food may or may not be present depending on if we (that includes you) bring any. Be prepared to socialize and network with people with a passion for music, art, culture, and our local community.

See you there,
Dan

Hey All,

Tired of only listening to what the herd thinks is best? Tonight and every 3rd Wednesday of the month from 7PM to 10PM your local Independent Media Center located at 202 S. Broadway Ave., Urbana, IL 61801 (the old downtown Post Office) will help you break from the herd and invite you to bring a specially burned CD or custom iPod mix (carefully chosen beforehand) and either something outstanding to drink or something rather delicious to eat. We will provide the outstanding audiophile-grade speakers that, when played at high volume, will shake the walls and rattle the windows and peel back your skin without getting all distorted and annoying, loud enough that the sound they produce will easily prevent all discussion until the given song has ended and everyone can breathe again and grab another drink and say, Wow, what the hell was that?

It is called a listening party. It is a loosely directed but passionately devised gathering held purely for the love and discovery of music. New music. Old music. Loud music. It is about quality. It is about range. It is, perhaps more than anything else, about surprise. In other words, you do not bring some common hit song to the listening party, some standard tune that everyone's heard a million times by an artist that makes most people wince. In other words, you bring something interesting, unexpected. It can be a mainstream band, but the song should be sonically fascinating, well recorded, and somehow unique.

The event is free and open to all ages. We ask that you give a donation when we pass the hat/jar/cup/whatever around each night (and promise not to give you crap if you don't), bring an open mind, bring music, and if you are bringing children know they may get some exposure. Drinks and food may or may not be present depending on if we (that includes you) bring any. Be prepared to socialize and network with people with a passion for music, art, culture, and our local community.

See you there,
Dan

Be sure and check back here for more info.

The shows group has decided to start hosting three monthly events on the first three Wednesdays of every month starting in January of 2008. Film Night, No Shame Theater, and the Listening Party. All events are all ages, held at the U-C IMC, are no cover (donation requested), and allow people to bring food and drink to share. Below are the three events and their descriptions:

Film Night - 1st Wednesday of every month, 7PM-10PM
Tired of only watching what the herd thinks is best? Every 1st Wednesday of the month from 7PM to 10PM your local Independent Media Center will help you break from the herd and host amateur, semi-pro and professional short and feature length independent films with a some sort of cultural, political, activist, and social message.

The event is free and open to all ages. We ask that you give a donation when we pass the hat/jar/cup/whatever around each night, bring an open mind, suggest films for future showings, and if you are bringing children know they may get some exposure. Drinks and food may or may not be present depending on if we (that includes you) bring any.

Be sure and come on out to the U-C IMC located at 202 S. Broadway, Urbana, IL 61801 (the old downtown Post Office) to this monthly event. Be prepared to socialize and network with people with a passion for art, film, and our local community.

No Shame Theater - 2nd Wednesday of every month, 7PM-10PM
If you ever sat in an audience and said, "I could do that," here’s your chance. No Shame Theater is a quirky late-night all ages venue for short original performance pieces opened for public view and participation at your local Independent Media Center located at 202 S. Broadway Ave., Urbana, IL 61801 (the old downtown Post Office).