Time(s):
7 pm
Note: The Virginia Theatre does not show commercials or trailers. Features begin promptly at time(s) posted.

Seating:
General Admission

Tickets:
$2 Tuesday
$3 Thursday

FILM - Invictus (2009)

The true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa's rugby team, Francois Pienaar, to help unite their country. Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's underdog rugby team as they make an unlikely run to the 1995 World Cup Championship match.

Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon

Time(s):
1 & 7 pm
Note: The Virginia Theatre does not show commercials or trailers. Features begin promptly at time(s) posted.

Seating:
General Admission

Tickets:
$5

FILM - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

Joel is stunned to discover that his girlfriend Clementine has had the memories of their tumultuous relationship erased. Out of desperation, he contacts the inventor of the process, Dr. Howard Mierzwiak, to have Clementine removed from his own memory. But as Joel's memories progressively begin to disappear, he begins to discover their earlier passion. From deep within the recesses of his brain, Joel attempts to escape the procedure. As Dr. Mierzwiak and his crew chase him through the maze of his memories, it's clear that Joel can't get Clementine out of his head.

Director: Michel Gondry
Starring: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet

Time(s):
7 pm
Note: The Virginia Theatre does not show commercials or trailers. Features begin promptly at time(s) posted.

Seating:
General Admission

Tickets:
$2 Tuesday
$3 Thursday

FILM - The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)

Bella Swan delves deeper into the mysteries of the supernatural world she yearns to become part of, only to find herself in greater peril than ever before.

Director: Chris Weitz
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, Robert Pattinson

Time(s):
6:30pm

Seating:
General Admission

Tickets:
$10 adults
$7 students/seniors

MUSIC: Battle of the Bands

All friends, families, and music lovers are welcome to attend and cheer on their favorite band and as they compete for the chance to win some really great prizes! So come rock out to the 2nd annual Battle of the Bands! Proudly presented by the Champaign Park District.

Time(s):
7pm

Seating:
Reserved

Tickets:
$9.00 Adults
$6.00 Senior/Child

DANCE: Champaign Park District Dance Arts Presents: A Cinematic & Classical Tribute in Dance

Bringing dance to the Champaign Urbana community for 34 years, the Champaign Park District Dance Arts is proud to present A Cinematic & Classical Tribute in Dance. Performances will include Irish, Classical Ballet, Contemporary Dances and the Ballet, “Reel To Real,” a spoof of the Silent Film age. You’ll see stars like Charlie Chaplin, The Keystone Cops, and Mary Pickford come to life on the Virginia Theatre stage.

Brought to you by the Champaign Park District and the Illinois Arts Council.

Time(s):
Thur-Fri: 7:30pm
Sat: 2:30 & 7:30pm
Sun: 2:30pm

Seating:
Reserved Seating

Tickets:
$18 adults
$15 students & seniors
$6 children

MUSICAL: Rent

In New York's East Village, a group of bohemians struggle to express themselves through their art and strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic. Roger is an aspiring songwriter who has emotionally shut down after his girlfriend's suicide. Despite his attraction, he is reluctant to start a new romance with his downstairs neighbor Mimi Marquez, an exotic dancer struggling with "baggage of her own." Roger's roommate Mark is a filmmaker trying to balance art and commerce. His girlfriend Maureen, a self-indulgent performance artist, recently left him for a lawyer named Joanne. Also part of this close-knit circle is Tom Collins, a professor of philosophy who, after being mugged, is rescued by his soul mate, a high-spirited street drummer, Angel Shunard. Benny, who alienated his friends after he married their landlord's daughter, has reneged on his promise to provide rent-free artist space to his bohemian friends. Once a close friend, he is now viewed as the enemy, threatening them with eviction.

www.cutc.org

Time(s):
1 & 7 pm
Note: The Virginia Theatre does not show commercials or trailers. Features begin promptly at time(s) posted.

Seating:
General Admission

Tickets:
$5

FILM - Chinatown (1974)

Set in drought-ridden '30s L.A., a divorce specializing private detective gets his nose rearranged after sticking it into the connivings of a family-loving mogul and his mysterious daughter.

Director: Roman Polanski
Starring: Jack Nicolson, Faye Dunaway

Time(s):
Friday: 7pm
Saturday: 2 & 7pm

Seating:
General Admission

Tickets:
$7

PLAY: Champaign Park District Youth Theatre Presents: Up the Down Staircase

"Hi, Teach!" are the first words to greet attractive Sylvia Barrett. There's a special happiness in walking into the still-empty classroom and for the first time writing her name on the blackboard. Students pour into the classroom—cautious, testing, challenging. Simultaneously, there's a blizzard of paperwork, warnings, contradictory orders, indecipherable instructions. Frantic, Sylvia begins to fear she doesn't even understand the language. An experienced teacher translates: "Keep on file in numerical order" means throw in wastebasket. "Let it be a challenge" means you're stuck with it. "Interpersonal relationships" means a fight between kids. And "It has come to my attention" means you're in trouble. Soon Sylvia finds herself the most involved person in the school—involved in the start of a romance and in a near war with a discipline-over-everything administrator, but, most of all, involved in the unexpected, sometimes heartbreaking problems of her students.

Time(s):
TBD

Seating:
Reserved Seating

Tickets:
$15
Students-$10
Diamond Circle-$20 ( the first 150 seats)

Pre-sale promotion (Dec. 1 thru Dec. 31, 2009) 2 tickets for $25

COMEDY: Clements Comedy Café

The Clements Comedy Cafe returns to the Virginia Theatre with its new " The Color of Funny Tour" show. Once again the show features the comedic styling of Tony Clements, a 25 year veteran of the comedy scene and introduces a brand new batch of hot from the oven stories and routines. Always a crowd pleaser, this year Comedy cafe raises Tony's creative and high energy comedy to another level and the audience will be all the better for it. Tony's commentary on everyday life, will leave you breathless; his dancing ability will startle you and his engaging delivery will produce a twist within every story, joke or routine. Give yourself a break; laugh until your sides hurt and join us for a very special night of fun and entertainment. Proceeds will benefit the Backpack Buddies program.

Sponsored by:

Time(s):
1 & 7 pm
Note: The Virginia Theatre does not show commercials or trailers. Features begin promptly at time(s) posted.

Seating:
General Admission

Tickets:
$5

FILM - Back to the Future (1985)

With the help of a wacky scientist, a young teen travels back to 1955 in a Delorean turned time-machine. Once there, he meets his parents, still teenagers, but his presence throws things out-of-whack and he must ensure they fall in love and get married or else he'll never come to exist.

Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd

Time(s):
TBD

Seating:
General Admission

Tickets:
Individual tickets $12/$10 students and seniors.

FILM: Roger Ebert's 12th Annual Film Festival

In it's 12th year, Ebertfest is still the place to see films that have been overlooked by the public or by film distribution companies. Join us for what is sure to be another great year!

Festival Passes go on sale November 1st online HERE and November 2nd at the Virginia Theatre

www.ebertfest.com

Time(s):
Sat: 2p (shortened children's ver)
Sat: 7:30p (full length)
Sun: 2p (full length)

Seating:
Reserved

DANCE: Champaign Urbana Ballet Presents: Swan Lake

A brand new production of the ballet classic Swan Lake from CU Ballet delivers magnificent choreography and a captivating story danced to the music of Tchaikovsky.  Stylized staging includes all new costumes, scenery and lighting designed by artistic director Deanna Doty and production supervisor Andy Warfel, with creations by other local artists.  Told in ballet, the story centers around Prince Siegfried’s discovery of his true love, the swan princess Odette, who suffers under the spell of sorcerer Von Rothbart and by the deception of his daughter, the black swan Odile. Lavish and deeply affecting, this timeless and beautiful ballet is a must-see.

Time(s):
1 & 7 pm
Note: The Virginia Theatre does not show commercials or trailers. Features begin promptly at time(s) posted.

Seating:
General Admission

Tickets:
$5

FILM - What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

Two aging sisters - one a has-been child star, the other a Hollywood actress whose career was ruined when an accident left her in a wheelchair - share the same old, dilapidated mansion where the Davis character, is slowly growing demented out of jealousy from the success her sister had.

Director: Robert Aldrich
Starring: Bette Davis, Joan Crawford

Time(s):
1 & 7 pm
Note: The Virginia Theatre does not show commercials or trailers. Features begin promptly at time(s) posted.

Seating:
General Admission

Tickets:
$5

FILM - Sunset Blvd (1950)

Joe Gillis, a hunky but bankrupt screenwriter, is hired by washed-up silent screen star Norma Desmond to pen her a comeback star vehicle. Gillis has had his latest screenplay rejected by the studios, and, desperate, takes up Desmond's offer to write Salome for her. She demands that he stay with her while he writes, and soon he becomes a virtual prisoner of the actress and her gloomy house.

Director: Billy Wilder
Starring: William Holden, Gloria Swanson