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A World of Shoes: Exhibit at Spurlock Museum |
Is an exhibit on shoes cool? You bet your boots! Find out more by visiting the Spurlock Museum’s fall Campbell Gallery exhibit A World of Shoes, opening September 4. Over 60 pairs of shoes from 20 different countries will be featured.
The main themes of the exhibit all begin with the letter “S:” Sports, Style, Soul, Service, Substance, Self, and Sensuality. There is also an introductory area inspired by the wall of shoes display at Chicago’s Field Museum. Near the entrance to the exhibit, visitors can share their own shoe stories and take a quiz on shoe names.
A significant number of the shoes on display are loans by individuals from across central Illinois. The Museum of the Grand Prairie in Mahomet loaned artifacts, including two examples of animal shoes. A pair of Weary Willie clown shoes worn by renowned entertainer Emmett Kelly has come in from the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. Shoes worn by Shinto priests at the Izumo Taishakyo Mission of Hawai’i can be found in the Soul area.
A World of Shoes will be on display during regular Museum hours from September 4, 2012 through February 10, 2013. The Spurlock Museum is located at 600 S. Gregory, just across the street east of the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts in Urbana. Museum hours are Tuesdays 12-5; Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays 9-5; Saturdays 10-4; and Sundays 12-4. For more information on the exhibit and related events, call 217-244-3355 or email ksheahan@illinois.edu. |
| 9:00AM |
1:00PM |
Holiday Backpack Project with Daily Bread Soup |
The Daily Bread Soup Kitchen located at 124 White Street in Champaign is sponsoring a holiday Backpack Project. Volunteers need new or gently used backpacks to distribute to the soup kitchen guests who are often left out at Christmas.
Volunteers plan to stuff the backpacks with new packages of underwear, socks, warm hats, scarves, and gloves, hand warmers, sweatshirts, thermal shirts, and long underwear. Other appreciated gift items include toilet articles like toothbrushes and toothpaste, chap stick, hand lotion, shaving cream and razors, decks of cards, snack foods, cough drops, and candy. We can really use sizes L and XL but would also like to stuff backpacks for children and diaper bags for babies. Perhaps your family or coworkers would like to stuff one backpack and really make a soup kitchen guest feel the joy of the season. Label the stuffed backpack with the gender and size for some lucky recipient (ie. Men L or Woman XL or Girl age 10, Boy age 6, Baby 6-9 mos.))Drop off is Monday through Friday, Dec. 10-17 from 9-1 at Daily Bread Soup Kitchen and anytime at 705 or 713 S. Elm Blvd., Champaign. The filled backpacks will be distributed at Daily Bread on Thursday, Dec. 20 from 11 to 2:00. Any questions? Call Ellen at 356-2551. It’s cold out on the streets, and these backpack gifts could add warmth to a winter night. Thank You!
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3:00PM |
The Littlest Angel Musical |
This holiday musical is presented by the new Stone Soup Theater Company. Tickets are $5 ( or $20 for a family pack) and includes the 20-minute play plus dessert afterward. Bring a can of soup fr the Food Pantry and receive a $1 off your ticket. For information or to reserve tickets, email stonesouptickets@gmail.com or call (217) 649- 9791. |
| 6:00PM |
8:00PM |
Madrigal Dinner at Rantoul Township High School |
What: Madrigal Dinner
When: December 14 &15 at 6PM
Where: Rantoul Township High School
Contact Information: Mr Bryan Reynolds 217.892.4442 Ext. 1430 or email breynolds@rths.k12.il.us |
| 6:00PM |
8:00PM |
Merry & Bright Flashlight Candy Cane Hunt |
Bundle up and bring your flashlights out to Prairie Farm in Champaign to help find hidden candy canes. Stick around afterward for hot chocolate and a visit from Santa. The evernt is FREE for children ages 3-10. |
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