entertainment

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Multicultural tales take you to distant lands.
For an audience of all ages.
http://www.couldbeworsestories.com/

Toe-tapping music from an all-youth string band with members from ages 6-18.
For an audience of all ages.
http://www.bow-daciousstringband.com/

The East Central Illinois Youth Orchestra is a program of the Conservatory of Central Illinois.
Favorite classical tunes performed by selected youth from East Central Illinois. For an audience of all ages.

http://www.conservatorycentralil.org/eciyo.htm

Swinging jazz music with Champaign’s premier middle school jazz band.
For an audience of all ages.

http://www.edisonbands.org/
http://www.edisonbands.org/photoalbumhm.html (see Jazz Band I for pictures)

Spirituals, jazz, blues and more performed by students from the University of Illinois.
For an audience of all ages.

http://www.music.uiuc.edu/ensembles.php#black

http://www.news.uiuc.edu/WebsandThumbs/Davis,OllieWatts/davis_olliewatts7_b.jpg

Happy Feet

Animated Feature
Voices by: Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Nicole Kidman
Warner Bros.;

Directed by George Miller
Rated PG; 87 minutes; 2006

In Antarctica, the Emperor Penguin must attract his mate with his own distinctive heart song. Mumble is a penguin who is born without the ability to sing… however he is the best tap dancer at the South Pole! Toe-tapping may ensue in this sweet animated comedy.

Chicken Run

Voices of: Mel Gibson, Julia Sawahla, Miranda Richardson, Ben Whitrow
DreamWorks Pictures; Directed by Nick Park and Peter Lord
Rated G; 82 minutes; 2000

In the tradition of "THE GREAT ESCAPE" and "STALAG 17," comes a story of poultry in motion...CHICKEN RUN. Set at Tweedy's Chicken Farm, where any chicken who doesn't make her egg quota can meet a "fowl" fate. But Rocky, Ginger and their fellow flock are determined to break out before they can be fried, filleted or fricasseed.