The Station Theatre is host to Urbana's own community theatre group, the Celebration Theatre…read moreCompany. I've seen one show there, "Ug", which is a tongue in cheek take on stage productions generally, a la Waiting for Guffman, but set in prehistoric times. An anachronistic blast. Based upon the great fun I had attending a Friday night show, I will be back for more. The theater itself next to the train tracks (duh), about 200 feet back from Broadway and across the street from the IGA/County Market liquor store, and you can park for free in that lot. Tickets are $15 each for Friday night shows, but less during the week. We got our ticket 30 minutes before curtain without a reservation. Do note, however, they only accept CASH or CHECK. They have free coffee and cookies (you can donate for this, also) in the lobby and a friendly staff. The players for the show we attended were really good, and had a lot of fun with the show. They were much better than your stereotypical community theater actors. The set design and costumes were excellent. This is a great date after an early dinner in DT Urbana and just a short walk from several good places to grab a quick, cheap bite. If the show is appropriate for kids, this would be a great place to expose them to theater, as the theater itself is tiny and you really feel like you are a part of the show.

This former railroad station building is now home to theater as performed by the Celebration…read moreTheatre Company. They do standard plays you'll certainly recognize, and others by local playwrights which are as good or better! Some very good acting here. It's a small place that welcomes local talent to audition.

Excellent classical ballet training. Students are pushed to the level of ballet that's appropriate…read morefor them. Consistent classes, dedicated teachers and great opportunities for performance.

While Deanna's instruction is valuable, it can come at a steep price. She leads with intimidation…read moreand if upset, will isolate and humiliate a child. When we informed Deanna that our son, who was receiving a boy's scholarship, was accepted to another school - instead telling us her issues, she pulled in our son the following day to yell at him alone. She did this a second time after he returned from a summer intensive. She *stopped class* to pull him into her office and told him that he could not come back the next day until he found a way to repay his debt to her. ("and I dont mean money") These are classes we paid for months previously. She then further told him that from now on, at the end of each class, he would have to apologize to her and thank her for the class. Any teacher that thinks taking her personal feelings out on a child is ok, especially in such an abusive manner, has no business teaching kids. I cannot recommend Deanna's instruction any longer - and had I known what we were in for, I never would have let her near my child.

I got the opportunity to see Jeff Tweedy of Wilco last night at the Virginia theater and oh what a…read morenight.. We laughed, we cried, we sang along, I drank 6 dollar beers, I stood in line to go to the bathroom.. First off the theater is beautiful and older, It does have some nice updates and the smell of popcorn right when you walk in hit me pretty darn hard! I got my ticket on Stub Hub so the only staff members I experienced were the ushers and bartenders both who were fantastically kind. I love the Roger Ebert statue outside the theater a perfect intro to the theater and a perfect spot to take a thumbs up photo with everyone's favorite critic. I got 3rd row ticket for 15 buck on Stub Hub so my experience during the show was fantastic, but if you are hard of hearing I might actually sit up in the balcony cause it was pretty quiet where I was sitting. Seats were comfy and the sound was quiet but great! Bathroom situations in these old theaters is all the same, your going be waiting in line but once you get in, they are clean and nice! This was a fantastic experience.

It is very difficult for me not to give the Virginia Theatre 5-stars. The venue is one of the most…read morebeautiful theaters I have ever laid eyes on. This one of the few places I have not hit the unsubscribe button to. I want to know what is playing here. What they play at the theater is one of the reasons I am giving a 4 star rating. This is where I would love to watch all kind of classic movies or foreign films. That is just not what they play here. Maybe there is not an audience for those kinds of films. I remember checking their schedule once and it was all kids movies. I was fortunate enough to see Rushmore here. That was really amazing. Those are the kind of movies I would love to be watching here. Maybe some French New Wave or midnight movies. I know that Virginia Theatre's schedule is not dictated by my likes but I can always hope.

A must-see performing arts center if you're in the Chambana area or visiting the University of…read moreIllinois campus. Four theaters all under one roof. Resident and touring productions. Great ticket prices, especially those $10 student tickets. Free garage parking on nights and weekends.

Krannert is awesome!! Its affordable for students like me, and the Baroques, C-U symphony…read moreorchestras, and the Chicago Symphony orchestras are the ones I go to most. Foellinger Great Hall is amazing to sit in, and since I live like 2 blocks away, getting there is never a problem. Occasionally big names (Zakir Hussain, Lang Lang) come to perform, and the Ellnora guitar festival is pretty well known all around.

Serene and beautiful not too far from the main college campus.... Literally across the veterinary…read moreschool I am sure many students take advantage of the wide open spaces and this particular one was great to eat our picnic lunch .

Looks interesting from the outside but the facility and its fenced in surroundings were closed.read more