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Boneyard Arts Festival, Illinois Spring Sports Fest this weekend

URBANA - If you are an art lover, you don't want to miss the Boneyard Arts Festival this weekend. The festival starts tomorrow evening and features pop-up galleries and displays in Urbana, Champaign, and even Savoy.

"We have over 20 venues that will be within walking distance," says Elsie Hedgspeth, Director of Operations and Outreach at 40 North in a video shot in downtown Urbana. "Any place turn into a gallery or a performance spot for the weekend."

Here is a list of the artists displaying their work at this festival.

Here is a list of locations and the featured artist(s):


Illini Spring Sports Fest
Spend the entire weekend watching college sports at the University of Illinois this weekend. Starting at 3 p.m. tomorrow with the Fighting Illini women's tennis team taking on Indiana University at Atkins Tennis Center, spectators and sports fans can catch the action from four tennis matches, three softball and baseball games, and the Wieneke Memorial Track & Field Meet on Sunday.


Soccer Showcase rescheduled
The C-U Soccer Consortium Girls Soccer Showcase, which was scheduled for today at Demirjian Park on the U of I campus, has been postponed due to a persistent pattern of rain expected to pass through the Champaign-Urbana area. The event, which was supposed to feature six teams, has been rescheduled for Sunday starting at noon.

The previously scheduled match between St. Thomas More and University High has been updated. University High shall now be competing against Danville High School at noon. Following the first competition, the Urbana Tigers will engage in battle with the Monticello Sages at 2 p.m. The showcase's ultimate game will feature Big 12 and crosstown rivals Centennial and Central facing each other at 4 p.m.

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Spanish dancers introduce Sevillanas to Urbana

Flamenca dances at Lincoln Square Mall
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URBANA - Flor Quiroz and members of the La Fuerza Flamenca perform at Lincoln Square Mall on Saturday during this year's Boneyard Arts Festival. Earlier, she and dancers from the University of Illiniois student dance troupe taught Sevillanas to workshop participants at the mall. Quiroz, a sophomore at the UofI, has studied the cultural dance form for just under a year. Influenced by Flamenco, Sevillanas is a style of dance from the Sevilla region in Spain.

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Learning the right moves, Flamenco workshop at Boneyard Festival draws local dancers

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URBANA - Alyssa Teijeiro-Ficht leads a Flamenco dance workshop at Lincoln Square Mall on Saturday during the Boneyard Arts Festival. Teijeiro-Ficht, a senior in Education at the University of Illinois and the dance director, with members of the La Fuerza Flamenca, taught Sevillanas to participants, who later performed the introductory dance steps with Brian Stark's Flamenco-Jazz Collective. Influenced by Flamenco, Sevillanas is a style of dance from the Sevilla region in Spain.


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