OPENING NIGHT EVENT TO INCLUDE STREET PERFORMANCES, EXHIBIT OF ART AND ARTIFACTS, FOOD TRUCKS, AND A SPECIAL SCREENING OF THE MUSIC FESTIVAL DOCUMENTARY “INCIDENT AT KICKAPOO CREEK”

Free street concert to feature local singers Kayla Brown, Ryan Groff, Dawna Nelson and more.

The Champaign Park District, The News-Gazette, and Classic Hits 1079 WKIO have announced an opening night community event to take place on Saturday, September 17, 2022, at the historic Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign in celebration of the Virginia’s 2022-2023 performing arts season. The program will include a free outdoor concert from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. produced by Anthony Gravino, High Cross Sound, along with a ticketed feature movie presentation of the documentary Incident at Kickapoo Creek inside the Virginia starting at 7:00 P.M.  A Q&A with filmmaker RC Raycraft will follow the screening, and an exhibit of period posters, articles, festival photographs, and other memorabilia will be displayed in the theatre’s eastern lobby. General Admission tickets for the indoor movie event and exhibit are $10.00 plus an additional per-ticket processing fee of $2.00. Tickets are now on sale at the Virginia Theatre Box Office, online at thevirginia.org, or charge by phone at 217-356-9063. Sponsored by The News-Gazette and Classic Hits 1079 WKIO.