The Interop-er's Guide to Nightlife in Champaign-Urbana

It's a little quiet this week as we're between semesters, but you should be able to find some fun about town. For a more complete run down of happenings you might try these local community calendars:

• The News-Gazette Events Calendar
• the217.com

Below are a selection of happenings around town this week:

Music and Comedy

Saturday, May 19

• Music: The Dirty Feathers (blues rock) @ Cowboy Monkey, 10pm, $5 (downtown Champaign)
• Music: Jazz @ the Iron Post: UI Jazz Faculty, 7pm; Mike Templetons West Cost Blues, 11p, (downtown Urbana)

Sunday, May 20

• Music: Emerald Run (traditional Irish tunes/songs) @ The Blind Pig, 5pm (downtown Champaign,
• Comedy: The Beards of Comedy @ the Iron Post, 8pm (downtown Urbana)

Monday, May 21

• Improv: Abe Froman Project, a local improv troupe @ Mike'N'Molly's (downtown Champaign)

Tuesday, May 22

• Music: The Vine Street Syncopators (jazz) @ the Iron Post, 7pm (downtown Urbana)

Wednesday, May 23

• Music: Brad Wheeler Group (jazz) @ the Iron Post, 5pm (downtown Urbana)
• Dancing: Tango (8pm) and Salsa (10pm) @ Cowboy Monkey (downtown Champaign)

Thursday, May 24

• Music: The Bears of Blue River (acoustic fock-rock) @ Mike'N'Molly's, 10pm (downtown Champaign)

Friday, May 25

• Music: Stone-Faced (rock) @ Mike'N'Molly's, 10pm (downtown Champaign)

Movies at the Art Theatre

Experience a quality movie experience in a vintage movie house, The Art Theatre in downtown Champaign. It looks like a particularly good week this week with a number of shows to choose from:

• Yellow Submarine -- the classic animated Beatles feature
• A Separation -- the Iranian film that took the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
• Higher Ground -- Vera Farmiga's film was a favorite at this year's Ebertfest.
• La Fille Mal Gardee -- Ballet at the movies! (Sun. 1pm)
• Juan of the Dead -- more zombies! This time, Cuban-style (opens Friday)
• Best Exotic Marigold Hotel -- Remember Pune? Return to India with your favorite British pensioners. (Opens Friday)

Visit the The Art Theatre for show times and prices (which range from $5 for late night shows to $9 regular). BTW, you get can enjoy your film with a glass of wine, a beer, or a fresh cup of coffee.

Bars