URBANA - CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS
SEPTEMBER 23-27, 2015
“Life is short;
therefore, I shall be a crusader,
in the fight,
against ignorance and fear,
beginning with myself.”
— Dorothy Vickers-Shelley
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SCHEDULE
09
VENUES
11
MUSIC
23
TECH
41
LIT
51
MADE
55
SHOW SERIES
59
FOOD + DRINK
60
TRAVEL
62
PARTNERS
74
PAST
77
JOSH‘S FUND
78
FESTIVAL TIPS + DEDICATION
SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY+THURSDAY
WEDNESDAY
KRANNERT ART MUSEUM
500 E PEABODY, CHAMPAIGN
6:30 PM
7:00 PM
7:30 PM
8:30 PM
10:00 PM
RUSS EVATT
JAIME BRUNTON
MARK NEELY
BIG SCARY
FERAL STATES
THURSDAY
RESEARCH PARK ATKINS BUILDING
RESEARCH PARK ENTERPRISEWORKS
1800 SOUTH OAK ST, CHAMPAIGN
60 HAZELWOOD DR, CHAMPAIGN
9:30 AM NURTURING TECH TALENT:
BEST PRACTICES FROM THE FIELD
11:00 AM THE SOCIALLY CONSCIENTIOUS
STEM COMPANY: HOW AND WHY
1:15 PM MAKING BIG DATA ACTIONABLE:
VISUALIZATION IN THE REAL WORLD
2:45 PM TECH FOR ALL: HOW INNOVATION
IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE
9:30 AM DESIGN THINKING
11:00 AM AGRICULTURE & ENTREPRENEURSHIP:
HOW TO TEACH AN OLD INDUSTRY NEW TRICKS
1:15 PM WHAT THE INTERNET OF THINGS REALLY MEANS
2:45 PM THE STUDENT EMPLOYMENT MODEL:
STUDENTS IN THE INNOVATION STRATEGY
BLUE WATERS
1725 S OAK ST, CHAMPAIGN
3:00 PM BLUE WATERS TOUR
4:30 PM BIKE RIDE TO URBANA
THE IRON POST
120 S RACE ST, URBANA
8:30 PM ADAM FEIN
9:30 PM RYLEY WALKER
11:00 PM THE EAGLE ROCK
GOSPEL SINGERS
12:15 AM BULLY
TECH CRAWL
VARIOUS LOCATIONS
4:00 PM PALEGRAY LAB
PERSONIFY
[co][lab]
PIXO
SILVERCREEK
402 N RACE ST, URBANA
6:30 PM KENNA MAE
7:15 PM OWEN
THE ROSE BOWL
106 N RACE ST #1, URBANA
7:30 PM
8:15 PM
9:00 PM
10:15 PM
CALEB COOK BAND
CODY LEE
THE FIGHTS
WHITEY MORGAN
CAFETERIA & COMPANY
208 W MAIN ST, URBANA
5:30 PM PAUL DOFFING
7:00 PM CHRISTINE SNEED
7:30 PM MICHAEL CZYZNIEJEWSKI
8:00 PM LADAN OSMAN
SIPYARD
204 W MAIN ST, URBANA
5:30 PM CREATIVE DESIGN AND ENGAGEMENT: A ONE-ON-ONE WITH MIKE RENAUD
6:45 PM FIBER-OPTIC INTERNET: A MICRO AND MACRO DISCUSSION, CHAMPAIGN-URBANA AND BEYOND
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SCHEDULE FRIDAY
KRANNERT CENTER TRYON FESTIVAL THEATRE
KRANNERT CENTER LOBBY
500 S GOODWIN, URBANA
500 S GOODWIN, URBANA
11:00 AM STEPHEN WOLFRAM
10:00 AM TRADE SHOW / DEMO DAY
7:15 PM PATRICK WATSON
8:45 PM TUNE-YARDS
KRANNERT CENTER STUDIO THEATRE
500 S GOODWIN, URBANA
1:00 PM
2:15 PM
3:30 PM
4:45 PM
MONEY AND ENTREPRENEURIAL INFLUENCE IN THE MIDWEST
THE SEPARATION OF EDITORIAL AND ADVERTISING IN MEDIA
CONSUMPTION OF MUSIC: THE IMPACT AND RAMIFICATIONS OF IMMEDIACY IN MUSIC
PUSHING PERFORMANCE IN SPORTS AND WEARABLES
6:30 PM ADRIAN MATEJKA
9:30 PM JENNINE CAPÓ CRUCET
10:00 PM JANAKA STUCKY
10:30 PM MARCUS WICKER
KRANNERT CENTER STAGE 5
CANOPY CLUB
10:00 PM BRAIDS
11:00 PM ZOLA JESUS
9:00 PM
10:00 PM
11:00 PM
12:00 AM
500 S GOODWIN, URBANA
708 S GOODWIN, URBANA
AMPLIFI
DIRTY DI$CO
KRUCIAL
SAVOY
CHANNING MURRAY FOUNDATION
1209 W OREGON, URBANA
9:30 PM
10:30 PM
11:30 PM
12:45 AM
EURIAH
SINGLE PLAYER
WHITE REAPER
BEACH SLANG
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SCHEDULE SATURDAY
BACARO
BLIND PIG BREWERY
11:00 AM SUSTAINABLE FOOD: THE ADAPTATION
OF FOOD PRODUCTION THROUGH INNOVATION
12:30 PM THE METHODOLOGY AND SCIENCE
BEHIND THE BREW
5:00 PM LIT CRAWL
113 N WALNUT, CHAMPAIGN
BIG GROVE TAVERN
1 E MAIN ST, CHAMPAIGN
2:00 PM THE FUTURE OF
IMMERSIVE TECH
AND VIRTUAL REALITY
HIGHDIVE OUTDOOR STAGE 1
51 E MAIN, CHAMPAIGN
3:30 PM
5:00 PM
6:40 PM
8:20 PM
10:30 PM
TARA TERRA
NE-HI
PURE BATHING CULTURE
PURITY RING
RUN THE JEWELS
MIKE N MOLLY‘S
105 N MARKET, CHAMPAIGN
4:00 PM
7:30 PM
8:00 PM
11:30 PM
12:30 AM
LIT CRAWL
ELENA PASSARELLO
BRIAN EVENSON
JORTS
NICK DIAMONDS
COWBOY MONKEY
6 E TAYLOR, CHAMPAIGN
5:00 PM
11:00 PM
12:00 AM
1:00 AM
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LIT CRAWL
CHURCH BOOTY
DALIPOP
BONES JUGS N HARMONY
120 N NEIL, CHAMPAIGN
THE BLIND PIG
120 N WALNUT, CHAMPAIGN
11:00 AM BOOK FAIR
HIGHDIVE OUTDOOR STAGE 2
51 E MAIN, CHAMPAIGN
2:45 PM
4:10 PM
5:50 PM
7:30 PM
9:45 PM
AMERICAN WRESTLERS
SARAH JAFFE
WILD ONES
HANA
T.R.U.T.H + KLEVAH
MEMPHIS ON MAIN
55 E MAIN, CHAMPAIGN
4:00 PM LIT CRAWL
11:45 PM TAKE CARE
1:00 AM MOON DUO
EXILE ON MAIN ST.
100 N CHESTNUT ST, CHAMPAIGN
12:30 PM
1:30 PM
2:30 PM
3:30 PM
4:00 PM
WOLVES TO WHALES
NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART
BOYCUT
JESSICA HOPPER
LIT CRAWL
CIRCLES BOUTIQUE
114 N NEIL ST, CHAMPAIGN
5:00 PM LIT CRAWL
HIGHDIVE INDOOR
51 E MAIN, CHAMPAIGN
11:30 PM THE PALMER SQUARES
12:15 AM PSALM ONE
1:15 AM K.FLAY
THE ART THEATER
126 W CHURCH ST, CHAMPAIGN
6:00 PM MORTIFIED
HIGHDIVE PARKING LOT
51 E MAIN, CHAMPAIGN
12:00 PM THE MADE FEST
SCHEDULE SUNDAY
HIGHDIVE OUTDOOR STAGE 1
51 E MAIN, CHAMPAIGN
3:10 PM
4:50 PM
6:50 PM
9:15 PM
AERO FLYNN
THE BESNARD LAKES
SYLVAN ESSO
RIDE
MIKE N MOLLY‘S
105 N MARKET, CHAMPAIGN
6:00 PM C.L.A.W.
CHAMPAIGN LADIES AMATEUR WRESTLING
10:30 PM BOOKMOBILE!
11:15 PM PUJOL
HIGHDIVE OUTDOOR STAGE 2
51 E MAIN, CHAMPAIGN
2:30 PM
4:00 PM
5:50 PM
8:15 PM
MOTES
DIANE COFFEE
CATHEDRALS
CASPIAN
51 E MAIN, CHAMPAIGN
10:30 PM GRANDKIDS
11:30 PM ELSINORE
12:30 AM STRAND OF OAKS
MEMPHIS ON MAIN
COWBOY MONKEY
11:00 PM REBECCA REGO
& THE TRAINMEN
12:15 AM LEE BAINS III
& THE GLORY FIRES
10:30 PM WICKED WALLS
11:45 PM TRULY
1:15 AM TERMINUS VICTOR
55 E MAIN, CHAMPAIGN
EXILE ON MAIN ST.
HIGHDIVE PARKING LOT
12:30 PM NORTHERN BORDER
1:30 PM CONCERNED FATHERS
2:30 PM HOT HAND LUKE
& THE SOUND
12:00 PM THE MADE FEST
100 N CHESTNUT ST, CHAMPAIGN
HIGHDIVE INDOOR
6 E TAYLOR, CHAMPAIGN
51 E MAIN, CHAMPAIGN
3:30 PM RESINATER
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VENUE LOCATIONS
RESEARCH PARK / EAST CAMPUS
DOWNTOWN URBANA
KRANNERT ART MUSEUM
PERSONIFY
500 E PEABODY, CHAMPAIGN
206 W MAIN ST, URBANA
RESEARCH PARK
ENTERPRISEWORKS
60 HAZELWOOD DR, CHAMPAIGN
SIPYARD
204 W MAIN ST, URBANA
RESEARCH PARK
ATKINS BUILDING
1800 SOUTH OAK ST, CHAMPAIGN
CAFETERIA & COMPANY
208 W MAIN ST, URBANA
BLUE WATERS
1725 S OAK ST, CHAMPAIGN
DOWNTOWN URBANA
SILVERCREEK
402 N RACE ST, URBANA
[co][lab]
206 W MAIN ST, URBANA
THE IRON POST
PIXO
120 S RACE ST, URBANA
121 W GOOSE ALLEY, URBANA
PALEGRAY LAB
102 E MAIN ST, URBANA
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THE ROSE BOWL
106 N RACE ST #1, URBANA
VENUE LOCATIONS
CENTRAL CAMPUSTOWN
DOWNTOWN CHAMPAIGN
KRANNERT CENTER FOR THE
PERFORMING ARTS
THE BLIND PIG BREWERY
120 N NEIL, CHAMPAIGN
500 S GOODWIN, URBANA
CHANNING MURRAY FOUNDATION
1209 W OREGON, URBANA
THE CANOPY CLUB
708 S GOODWIN, URBANA
EXILE ON MAIN STREET
100 N CHESTNUT ST, CHAMPAIGN
BIG GROVE TAVERN
1 E MAIN ST, CHAMPAIGN
ECE BUILDING
306 N WRIGHT, ROOM 3002, URBANA
THE ART THEATER
126 W CHURCH, CHAMPAIGN
DOWNTOWN CHAMPAIGN
CIRCLES BOUTIQUE
THE HIGHDIVE OUTDOOR ANNEX
114 N NEIL, CHAMPAIGN
51 E MAIN, CHAMPAIGN
MIKE N MOLLY‘S
THE HIGHDIVE
105 N MARKET, CHAMPAIGN
51 E MAIN, CHAMPAIGN
THE BLIND PIG
120 N WALNUT, CHAMPAIGN
BACARO
113 N WALNUT, CHAMPAIGN
MEMPHIS ON MAIN
55 E MAIN, CHAMPAIGN
COWBOY MONKEY
6 E TAYLOR, CHAMPAIGN
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Of all the genuinely rewarding moments I’ve had programming the MUSIC component of
The Pygmalion Festival since the very beginning, there was nothing quite like being able
to confirm one of my very favorites from when I was a kid growing up here in Urbana. I’ve
always been into Shoegazing. After all, the festival is named after Slowdive’s last LP. My
band took its cues from My Bloody Valentine and Radiohead (who I consider to be part of
the clique — let’s fight about it!). From an early age, I was obsessed with an album called
Nowhere by a band called RIDE.
So, when they announced that they’d reformed and would be doing their first shows in
twenty years, I jumped on it, all the way back in fall of 2014.
That they were willing to perform here in Champaign-Urbana — the only tertiary market
on their entire world tour — is a testament to this community’s illustrious history, and to
the audiences that have made Pygmalion a household name, industry-wide.
And that’s just our headliner on Sunday evening.
From start to finish, I can’t remember feeling quite as excited about each night, because of
the musical diversity that exists this year. Our first ever country show with Whitey Morgan
and The Fights at The Rose Bowl Tavern in Urbana? Yes, please. Tune-Yards inside of
Krannert Center? Indeed. A progressive EDM act with a live band called Savoy? I had to.
Run The Jewels and Purity Ring outside on a Saturday night in Downtown Champaign? This
will be Pygmalion’s biggest show in its history.
It just so happens that Nick from Sylvan Esso is the same Nick from Headlights, who were
a Champaign-Urbana based Polyvinyl band that I was honored to represent as an agent
for five years. We’ll welcome him back with a big hug, alongside his partner, Amelia, who
is the sweetest.
If you’ve been to Pygmalion before, expect the same level of intimacy and high-quality
production as you’ve come to expect from us in the past. And if this is your first year, thank
you for choosing to be part of our special weekend.
I hope you will recognize how decidedly different this sort of festival experience is. Indeed,
it’s the only way we’d have it.
— Seth Fein; Founder and Director of MUSIC
MUSIC WEDNESDAY+THURSDAY
WEDNESDAY
KRANNERT ART MUSEUM
8:30 PM
10:00 PM
7:30 PM
BIG SCARY
FERAL STATES
500 E PEABODY, CHAMPAIGN
Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, Big Scary are an
indie-pop duo that have been taking the
island-continent by storm. Just two years ago, their
sophomore album Not Art was named one of the best
indie albums to come out of Australia, earning them
the 2014 Australian Music Prize, as well as
nominations for the Triple J Australian Album of the
Year award.
THE FIGHTS
THURSDAY
THE ROSE BOWL
106 N RACE ST #1, URBANA
7:30 PM
CALEB COOK BAND
8:15 PM
CODY LEE
9:00 PM
THE FIGHTS
10:15 PM
WHITEY MORGAN
THE IRON POST
120 S RACE ST, URBANA
8:30 PM
ADAM FEIN
9:30 PM
RYLEY WALKER
11:00 PM
THE EAGLE ROCK
GOSPEL SINGERS
12:15 AM
BULLY
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Though modern country music is seemingly mired in
complacency, Whitey Morgan is certainly a shining
exception. Mixing influences from modern folk with
the grittiness of classic outlaw country music,
Morgan crafts a sound that is both refreshing and
unique, and the nation is taking notice. In 2010, he
signed to Bloodshot Records out of Chicago, and
since then, has seen the release of two albums: a self
titled effort in 2010 and Sonic Ranch in 2015.
A bully is an instigator, an aggressor — someone who
can spot your weaknesses and exploit them
mercilessly. Thus, Bully is a curious name for a
Nashville quartet that is transforming familiar ‘90s
alt-rock (Dinosaur Jr, Pavement, Weezer) into smart,
sharp-edged millennial indie rock, but “bully” is
certainly an apt description for the band’s churning
guitars, rambunctious rhythms, and tightly coiled
intensity. Their debut Feels Like sounds alternately
like a balled fist and a fresh bruise.
MUSIC THURSDAY+FRIDAY
THURSDAY
SILVERCREEK
402 N RACE ST, URBANA
6:30 PM
KENNA MAE
7:15 PM
OWEN
CAFETERIA & COMPANY
5:30 PM
PAUL DOFFING
Owen is the solo project of Chicago's Mike Kinsella.
As a departure from over a decade of work playing in
a variety of bands — Cap'n Jazz, American Football,
and Their / They’re / There to name a few — Owen
became Kinsella's way of finally exercising complete
creative control over all aspects of a project,
including songwriting, recording, and overall artistic
direction. Owen's musical output as evolved from
sparse acoustic offerings to lush, string-filled
arrangements.
208 W MAIN ST, URBANA
This man literally tours by bicycle. Use your
semiconductor inside of your smart phone to seek
out information about him. The real deal.
FRIDAY
KRANNERT CENTER TRYON FESTIVAL THEATRE
7:15 PM
PATRICK WATSON
8:45 PM
TUNE-YARDS
500 S GOODWIN, URBANA
Merrill Garbus has performed as tUnE-yArDs since
2009, and that band name has always been
synonymous with forward movement — whether
because of her explosive performance style or the
always-surprising way in which her songs unfold.
Nikki Nack, the stunning third album by the
Oakland-based band, is a complex showcase of how
Garbus's songwriting has blossomed, and a
testament to how current technologies can combine
with themes from the past.
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MUSIC FRIDAY
KRANNERT CENTER STAGE 5
10:00 PM
BRAIDS
11:00 PM
ZOLA JESUS
THE CANOPY CLUB
9:00 PM
500 S GOODWIN, URBANA
For Zola Jesus’ fifth studio album, Taiga, frontwoman
Nika Roza Danilova relocated from central Los
Angeles to Vashon Island in the Puget Sound, in effort
to immerse herself in the natural world. Taiga is an
undeniable transition for for Zola Jesus — described
by the artist herself: “The music on the record is
massive, with big brass and beats and crystal clear
vocals.”
708 S GOODWIN, URBANA
AMPLIFI
10:00 PM
DIRTY DI$CO
11:00 PM
KRUCIAL
12:00 AM
SAVOY
Savoy is a live electronic rock trio from Boulder, now
living in Brooklyn, consisting of DJ Gray Smith,
DJ/guitarist Ben Eberdt, and drummer Mike Kelly.
Their distinctive style incorporates the classic sound
of rock 'n' roll into techno, dance, and bass music.
Featuring live instrumentation (drums and guitar), as
well as vocals from Grammy-nominated artist
Heather Bright, Savoy’s legendary live performances
have been referred to as "one of a kind" and "the best
[show] around."
CHANNING MURRAY FOUNDATION
9:30 PM
EURIAH
10:30 PM
SINGLE PLAYER
11:30 PM
WHITE REAPER
12:45 AM
BEACH SLANG
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1209 W OREGON, URBANA
Beach Slang are a band who have garnered a lot of
attention considering that they've only released two
7-inches, 2014's Cheap Thrills On A Dead End Street
and its companion Who Would Ever Want Something So
Broken? Refreshingly this Philadelphia-based act
have built their hype the old-fashioned way, without
any gimmicks or marketing teams. That feeling of
youth and vulnerability also lie at the core of Beach
Slang's music, which is part punk, part pop and all
catharsis.
MUSIC SATURDAY
HIGHDIVE OUTDOOR STAGE 1
3:30 PM
TARA TERRA
5:00 PM
NE-HI
6:40 PM
PURE BATHING
CULTURE
8:20 PM
PURITY RING
10:30 PM
RUN THE JEWELS
HIGHDIVE OUTDOOR STAGE 2
2:45 PM
AMERICAN WRESTLERS
4:10 PM
SARAH JAFFE
5:50 PM
WILD ONES
7:30 PM
HANA
9:45 PM
T.R.U.T.H + KLEVAH
51 E MAIN, CHAMPAIGN
Purity Ring returned this year with their highly
anticipated sophomore album, Another Eternity, after
the strength of their debut album Shrines pushed
them through the few years following that 2012
release. Though they are now working at a higher
resolution, Purity Ring remain hands-on with every
aspect of their project. As usual, the band produced
and recorded Another Eternity entirely themselves,
and the record revels in its upfront melody, clarity,
and confidence.
El-P and Killer Mike, two of the most distinctive and
celebrated names in rap, might have seemed like an
unlikely pairing on paper, but the duo subverted and
pulverized all expectations with their critically lauded
Run The Jewels collaborative LP in 2013 and the hotly
anticipated follow up, Run The Jewels 2, in 2014. Run
The Jewels cemented their musical alliance with an
album of uncompromisingly raw, forward thinking
hip-hop and garnering limitless critical accolades.
51 E MAIN, CHAMPAIGN
In Champaign-Urbana’s hip-hop scene, two female
emcees occupy the space amongst the most lyrically
talented. T.R.U.T.H, who originally hails from Chicago,
forms poignant and socially conscious rhymes over
old school production, while Klevah, originally from
Urbana, weaves a web of words that is extremely easy
on the ears.
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MUSIC SATURDAY
MIKE N MOLLY‘S
105 N MARKET, CHAMPAIGN
11:30 PM
JORTS
12:30 AM
NICK DIAMONDS
MEMPHIS ON MAIN
11:45 PM
1:00 AM
55 E MAIN, CHAMPAIGN
TAKE CARE
Formed in San Francisco in 2009 by Wooden Shijps
guitarist Ripley Johnson and Sanae Yamada, Moon
Duo’s first two critically acclaimed EPs, Killing Time
(2009) and Escape (2010), fused the futuristic pylon
hum and transistor reverb of Suicide or Silver Apples
with the heat-haze fuzz of American rock ‘n’ roll to
create tracks of blistering, 12-cylinder space rock.
MOON DUO
HIGHDIVE INDOOR
51 E MAIN, CHAMPAIGN
11:30 PM
THE PALMER SQUARES
12:15 AM
PSALM ONE
1:15 AM
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K.FLAY
Nick Thorburn (aka Nick Diamonds) is a Canadian
musician, composer and producer best known for
starting and co-fronting the cult indie rock band The
Unicorns when he was still a teenager. After only a
year of touring, the band dissolved, and Thorburn
joined the band Islands, with whom he released five
studio albums and played major stages from
Coachella to Primavera Sound.
Cristalle Bowen, professionally known as Psalm One,
is a native Chicagoan and released her debut album,
Bio:Chemistry, while studying chemistry at the
University of Illinois in 2002. In 2006 Psalm One
became only woman signed to the prestigious,
fiercely independent record label Rhymesayers
Entertainment after leaving her job as a chemist and
releasing her commercial debut, The Death of
Frequent Flyer.
MUSIC SATURDAY
COWBOY MONKEY
6 E TAYLOR, CHAMPAIGN
11:00 PM
CHURCH BOOTY
12:00 AM
DALIPOP
1:00 AM
BONES JUGS
N HARMONY
EXILE ON MAIN ST
12:30 PM
Bones, jug, xylophone, kazoos, steel pan, resonator
guitar, banjo, double bass, drums, donkey jawbone,
all sorts of noise makers… these are just some of the
instruments Bones Jugs N Harmony use to conjure
up their eclectic acoustic sound. The group began in
December 2012 with the vision of being a pop-up
party on street corners, at farmers markets, in living
rooms (and kitchens!), or even amplified in a club.
100 N CHESTNUT, CHAMPAIGN
WOLVES TO WHALES
1:30 PM
NOT FOR THE FAINT
OF HEART
2:30 PM
BOYCUT
Boycut is the result of a musical marriage of
songwriters Joe Meland and Emily Otnes, who met
while gigging in central Illinois. Both came from
differing musical backgrounds — from folk and
country to classical and experimental — yet were
looking for an outlet to release ideas stemming from
an untapped passion for pop music. Having released
their debut EP, Alien, the duo have shown a knack for
crafting infectious melodies over atmospheric
instrumentals.
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MUSIC SUNDAY
HIGHDIVE OUTDOOR STAGE 1
3:10 PM
AERO FLYNN
4:50 PM
THE BESNARD LAKES
6:50 PM
SYLVAN ESSO
9:15 PM
RIDE
HIGHDIVE OUTDOOR STAGE 2
2:30 PM
MOTES
4:00 PM
DIANE COFFEE
5:50 PM
CATHEDRALS
8:15 PM
CASPIAN
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51 E MAIN, CHAMPAIGN
As 2012 slipped into 2013, Nicholas Sanborn and
Amelia Meath reconvened in the unlikely artistic hub
of Durham, N.C., a former manufacturing town with
cheap rent and good food. Sylvan Esso became a
band. A year later, their self-titled debut arrives as a
necessary pop balm, an album stuffed with songs
that don’t suffer the longstanding complications of
that term.
RIDE were a British alternative rock band that formed
in 1988 in Oxford, England, consisting of Andy Bell,
Mark Gardener, Laurence Colbert, and Steve Queralt.
Following the break-up of the band in 1996, members
moved on to various other projects, most notably Bell
who became the bassist for Oasis. Finally, RIDE is
giving the people what they want by reconvening for a
much-awaited North American tour in 2015.
51 E MAIN, CHAMPAIGN
Caspian is a rock band from Beverly, Massachusetts.
Nobody sings. Most of the time, they play heavy, other
times, quite soft. Since 2004, Caspian have performed
over 650 concerts, bringing their music to 40+
countries stretching over 4 continents. They released
their fourth studio album, Waking Season in 2012, and
a companion EP Hymn For The Greatest Generation in
November 2013. The band is releasing their new
record Dust and Disquiet this month.
MUSIC SUNDAY
HIGHDIVE INDOOR
51 E MAIN, CHAMPAIGN
10:30 PM
GRANDKIDS
11:30 PM
ELSINORE
12:30 AM
STRAND OF OAKS
MIKE N MOLLY‘S
6:00 PM
From the first bars of HEAL, the exhilarating melodic
stomp of "Goshen '97" puts you right into Tim
Showalter's fervent teenage mindset. "The record is
called HEAL, but it's not a soft, gentle healing, it's like
scream therapy, a command, because I ripped out my
subconscious, looked through it, and saw the worst
parts. And that's how I got better." HEAL embodies
that feeling of catharsis and rebirth, desperation and
euphoria, confusion and clarity.
105 N MARKET, CHAMPAIGN
C.L.A.W.
CHAMPAIGN LADIES
AMATEUR WRESTLING
10:30 PM
BOOKMOBILE!
11:15 PM
PUJOL
MEMPHIS ON MAIN
C.L.A.W., aka Champaign Ladies Amateur Wrestling,
is a collective of fun, smart and creative women who
perform a funny and exciting lineup of
professional-style wrestling matches accompanied by
live music (props to the C.L.A.W. house band
Bookmobile!). C.L.A.W. was launched in the spring of
2015. No Jell-O. No mud. All C.L.A.W.
55 E MAIN, CHAMPAIGN
11:00 PM
REBECCA REGO
& THE TRAINMEN
12:15 AM
LEE BAINS III
& THE GLORY FIRES
A hushed folk sound has been cultivating itself for
years. At the forefront of such a sound locally is
Rebecca Rego & The Trainmen. Not just another
country singer talking about trains and railroads,
Rego works Midwestern ideals, small town luxuries,
and the importance of family into the patchwork
Americana sound of The Trainmen.
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MUSIC SUNDAY
COWBOY MONKEY
6 E TAYLOR, CHAMPAIGN
10:30 PM
WICKED WALLS
11:45 PM
TRULY
1:15 AM
TERMINUS VICTOR
EXILE ON MAIN ST
12:30 PM
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Heavy-pop-psych innovators & former Capitol & Sub
Pop artist Truly have toured the U.S., U.K., and
Europe and released several EPs, singles and two
highly critically acclaimed full length albums,
including Fast Stories… from Kid Coma. This is their
first U.S. tour in almost 15 years.
100 N CHESTNUT, CHAMPAIGN
NORTHERN BORDER
1:30 PM
CONCERNED FATHERS
2:30 PM
HOT HAND LUKE
AND THE SOUND
3:30 PM
RESINATER
Resinater is precisely the type of band you might
expect. Stoner rock and noise, formed from a raucous
group of musicians in Champaign-Urbana.
Over the past year and a half, the TECH component of the festival has taken on many different forms. Although it has changed and morphed over that timespan, the mission and vision
from the beginning has been clear: To celebrate what makes Champaign-Urbana one of the
most viable tech hubs not only in the United States, but in the world. Implementing Tech into
Pygmalion Festival has taken a ton of time, discussions, arguments, handshakes, and hugs,
no doubt. We’d be doing ourselves a disservice to implement something without engaging
with the human beings that create and innovate every single day of their lives. With that due
diligence, this addition to the festival has been an undertaking, but the process has taught
us a great deal about what is truly possible because of the great minds that exist in C-U.
We are far too excited to explore the possibilities, and present TECH in 2015. Joining four
major portions of our cities has been incredible: Champaign, Urbana, Research Park, and
Krannert Center — we are presenting speakers, guests, demos, companies, hell — even
robots — during the inaugural Tech component.
Thursday showcases the best and brightest that exist at Research Park, concluding with a
tour of Blue Waters Supercomputer — one of the fastest of its kind on the planet. Explore
Downtown Urbana’s budding tech scene. Listen to a discussion about fiber-optic internet in
C-U (I want faster internet, too — believe me). Have your mind blown by Stephen Wolfram’s
keynote on Friday at Krannert. Test out Oculus Rift — it’s bananas. Witness rock legend
Jimmy Chamberlin discuss consumption of music and media through technology. Demo
drones through Horizon Hobby. Learn more about the science of brewing over a cold one on
a Saturday afternoon.
You know all of those semiconducting chips that exist in the phone you use probably all-toooften? You likely have one in your pocket as you read this, or you’re reading it on something
that has one. Epiworks in Champaign makes them. They’ll be set up on Friday.
The rich history of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has produced some
extraordinary things: YouTube. PayPal. The ILLIAC. The LED. The MRI. All of them started
here — no joke. The technology that you utilize every single day was most likely developed,
in some capacity, in Champaign-Urbana. It truly is mind-boggling to tap into the brilliance
that exists here.
Without the community, we’re not even close to what we are, which makes this particular
component incredibly exciting. We hope you join us.
— Patrick Singer; Director of TECH
TECH THURSDAY
RESEARCH PARK ATKINS BUILDING
1800 SOUTH OAK, CHAMPAIGN
Catherine Singer is a Senior
Engineering Director and the
Site Director for Yahoo
Champaign located in the
Research Park. She leads the
Advertising Data Systems
Development Teams, and
moved to Champaign and
joined the Urbana Design
Center of Motorola.
NURTURING TECH TALENT:
BEST PRACTICES FROM THE FIELD
9:30 AM – 10:45 AM
CATHERINE SINGER Senior Engineering Director, Site Director, Yahoo Champaign
LAURA FRERICHS Director, University of Illinois Research Park
Laura Frerichs is responsible
for managing startup
company incubation services
at EnterpriseWorks,
marketing the Research Park,
and supporting the University
of Illinois’ economic
development efforts.
KEN TAYLOR Senior Software Engineer, Agrible
LAURA BERG Director of Human Resources and Recruiting, Wolfram
VIGNESH HIRUDAYAKANTH Software Engineer, TURN, Inc.
RESEARCH PARK ATKINS BUILDING
1800 SOUTH OAK, CHAMPAIGN
THE SOCIALLY CONSCIENTIOUS STEM
COMPANY: HOW AND WHY
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
Brett Walker is a UIUC PhD in
Materials Science and
Engineering and is the CEO of
Electroninks Incorporated,
which produces conductive
inks for printed electronics
and Circuit Scribe. Circuit
Scribe is a rollerball pen that
writes with conductive ink to
prototype circuits instantly.
BRETT WALKER CEO, Electroninks, Inc.
ANN PEEDIKAYIL Senior Engineer, Caterpillar
LAURA WEISSKOPF BLEILL Associate Director, University of Illinois Research Park
ASHLEY MAY Outreach Director, Society of Women Engineers, UIUC
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Ann Peedikayil works in the
Caterpillar Champaign
Simulation Center, working
with the Advanced Virtual
Product Development Group
as a machine level simulation
and structural performance
analyst.
TECH THURSDAY
RESEARCH PARK ATKINS BUILDING
1800 SOUTH OAK, CHAMPAIGN
Scott Althaus’ research
explores the communication
processes that support
political accountability in
democratic societies and that
empower political discontent
in non-democratic societies.
MAKING BIG DATA ACTIONABLE:
VISUALIZATION IN THE REAL WORLD
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM
SCOTT ALTHAUS Director of Cline Center for Democracy, UIUC
LORETTA AUVIL Technical Consultant, Illinois Informatics Institute, UIUC
CHARLES LINVILLE President, Ploughman Analytics
ROBERT BRUNNER Professor of Astronomy, UIUC
RESEARCH PARK ATKINS BUILDING
1800 SOUTH OAK, CHAMPAIGN
TECH FOR ALL: HOW INNOVATION
IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM
PATRICIA MALIK
Loretta Auvil works at the
Illinois Informatics Institute
(I3), and has worked with a
diverse set of application
drivers to integrate machine
learning and information
visualization techniques to
solve the needs of research
partners.
Dr. Patricia Malik works with
college students through the
many transitions they
experience in young
adulthood, with the ultimate
goal that they may
independently manage the
many facets of their disability
leading to increased personal
empowerment.
Interim Director of the Division of Disability Resources and
Educational Services (DRES), UIUC
JOSH GEORGE Director of Public Relations, IntelliWheels, Inc.
AADEEL AKHTAR Co-Founder, PSYONIC
DAVID KIRBY Graduate Student, School of Social Work, UIUC
MARISSA SIEBEL-SIERO Co-Founder, VP of Sales, IntelliWheels, Inc.
Josh George is known as one
of the fastest wheelchair
racers in the world, traveling
the globe racing as part of the
USA national team since 2004,
racing in three Paralympics,
and has been participating in
adaptive athletics since he
was a kid.
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TECH THURSDAY
RESEARCH PARK ENTERPRISEWORKS
60 HAZELWOOD DR, CHAMPAIGN
Scott Daigle co-founded
IntelliWheels in 2010 along
with Marissa Siero and Josh
George. Scott serves as the
lead engineer, CEO, and
benevolent overlord of the
small Champaign based
company. IntelliWheels is
working to bring smart design
thinking to the world of
wheelchairs.
DESIGN THINKING
9:30 AM – 10:45 AM
SCOTT DAIGLE Co-Founder, IntelliWheels, Inc.
DEANA MCDONAGH Associate Professor of Industrial Design in the School of Art + Design, UIUC
BRUCE VOJAK Associate Dean and Adjunct Professor, UIUC College of Engineering
MARK NOLAN Director, IT and Economic Development, UIUC Office of Corporate
RESEARCH PARK ENTERPRISEWORKS
60 HAZELWOOD DR, CHAMPAIGN
AGRICULTURE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP:
HOW TO TEACH AN OLD INDUSTRY NEW TRICKS
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
Dr. Deana McDonagh is an
Empathic Design Research
Strategist who focuses on
enhancing quality of life for all
through more intuitive and
meaningful products, leading
to emotional sustainability.
Rob Hornbaker serves as the
President of Tyto, Inc., which
is developing mobile
applications that allow
agriculture growers and
others a better view of their
equipment logistics while
assessing efficiency and
value.
ROB HORNBAKER President, Tyto, Inc.
CHRIS HARBOURT CEO, Agrible
CHRIS CHAUVIN Site Director, ABInBev Bud Lab
ROGER VANHOY Director of Life Sciences, UIUC
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Chris Harbourt acts as a
scientist with an eye on
innovation and sales. He
brings a lifetime of
agricultural experience to the
team and splits his time
between corporate functions,
marketing, and technical work
on Agrible’s range of products.
TECH THURSDAY
RESEARCH PARK ENTERPRISEWORKS
60 HAZELWOOD DR, CHAMPAIGN
Owen Doyle is a University of
Illinois alum with nearly 15
years in and around the
electric utility industry. In
February, Ameren opened the
Innovation Center in Research
Park, in which Doyle has
served as the Site Manager
for.
WHAT THE INTERNET OF THINGS
REALLY MEANS
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM
OWEN DOYLE Site Manager, Ameren Innovation Center
GEOFFRY WESTPHALL Senior Manager of Intellectual Property, Grainger
JED TAYLOR Director of Operations, Technology Entrepreneur Center
DAVE COHEN Co-Founder, Petronics
RESEARCH PARK ENTERPRISEWORKS
60 HAZELWOOD DR, CHAMPAIGN
THE STUDENT EMPLOYMENT MODEL:
STUDENTS IN THE INNOVATION STRATEGY
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM
MASHA TRENHAILE
Site Manager, AbbVie Innovation Center
KEITH BUJAK Senior User Experience Engineer, John Deere
DANA COHEN Events and Workforce Development Coordinator, University of Illinois Research
ART JACKSON Strategic Resources Manager, State Farm
Geoffry Westphall has worked
with Grainger for nearly 30
years, and is currently the
Senior Manager of Intellectual
Property. Westphall is the Site
Manager, and Grainger is
focused around an Internet of
Things theme.
Masha Trenhaile is the Site
Manager for AbbVie
Innovation Center, that opened
in the Research Park in the
Fall of 2014. Trenhaile
manages the operations of the
center from hiring of the
students, procuring projects
for the center and ensuring
that the projects are
completed on time and on
Keith Bujak is a user
experience professional who
makes stuff better by
translating user needs into
actionable solutions. He
solves problems through the
lenses of cognitive psychology,
educational technology, and
mechanical engineering.
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TECH THURSDAY
BLUE WATERS
1725 S OAK ST, CHAMPAIGN
BLUE
WATERS
TOUR
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
As the panel discussions at Research Park come to a close, there will be a free, self-guided tour of the Blue Waters Supercomputer as a part
of the Tech programming. Visit the facility, walk around, and learn more about what makes it so special.
The National Petascale Computing Facility is located at 1725 S. Oak St., and the front entrance to the building faces the corner of Oak St. and
St. Mary’s Rd. Parking for the National Petascale Computing Facility is available in University of Illinois parking lot E-14 just across Oak Street.
If you have a parking permit for any lot on campus you can park in E-14 in a non-metered spot. If you do not have a parking permit, metered
parking is available along the west edge of the lot. There are also many CUMTD busses that drop off at LotE14.
CHAMPAIGN
CYCLE IN URBANA
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM BIKE RIDE TO URBANA
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TECH CRAWL DOWNTOWN URBANA
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WEST
EAST
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TECH THURSDAY
SIPYARD
204 W MAIN ST, URBANA
CREATIVE DESIGN AND ENGAGEMENT:
A ONE-ON-ONE WITH MIKE RENAUD
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
MICHAEL RENAUD Vice President and Creative Director, Pitchfork
CATE KOMPARE UX Designer Lead, Pixo
SIPYARD
Michael Renaud is the Creative Director for Pitchfork,
the world's most widely respected guide to music. He
leads a team that visualizes the website on a
day-to-day basis, in addition to their two festivals in
Paris and Chicago, and their quarterly print
publication, The Pitchfork Review. The design of such
endeavors has led to many Webby, SPD and min
awards, a National Magazine Award for digital
excellence and many more.
204 W MAIN ST, URBANA
FIBER-OPTIC INTERNET: A MICRO AND MACRO
DISCUSSION, CHAMPAIGN-URBANA & BEYOND
6:45 PM – 8:15 PM
MARK SCIFRES CEO, Pavlov Media
PETER FOLK CEO, Volo Broadband
LEVI DINKLA CEO, iTV-3
JESSE WALTON Regional Director of Interactive Media, Comcast
JUSTIN HILL CEO, Prominic.NET
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Mark Scifres is Founder and CEO of Pavlov Media,
which he started while working on his engineering
degree at the University of Illinois in Champaign.
While at the U of I, Mark had an idea that off-campus
and private certified housing could be networked
together. That was more than 20 years ago and Pavlov
Media has grown into a multi-million dollar
operation, providing television, broadband and
telephone services in more than 170 markets in 42
states.
TECH FRIDAY
KRANNERT CENTER TRYON FESTIVAL THEATRE
STEPHEN
WOLFRAM
KEYNOTE
11:00 AM
Stephen Wolfram is a distinguished scientist, technologist and entrepreneur. He has devoted his
career to the development and application of computational thinking.
His Mathematica software system launched in 1988 has been central to technical research and
education for more than a generation. His work on basic science — summarized in his bestselling
book A New Kind of Science — has defined a major new intellectual direction, with applications across
the sciences, technology and the arts.
In 2009 Wolfram built on his earlier work to launch Wolfram|Alpha to make as much of the world's
knowledge as possible computable — and accessible on the web and in intelligent assistants like
Apple's Siri.
In 2014, as a culmination of more than 30 years of work, Wolfram began to roll out the Wolfram
Language, which dramatically raises the level of automation and built-in knowledge available in a
programming language, and makes possible a new generation of readily deployed computational
applications.
Stephen Wolfram has been the CEO of Wolfram Research since its founding in 1987. He was
educated at Eton, Oxford and Caltech, receiving his PhD in theoretical physics at the age of 20.
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WEST
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TECH FRIDAY
KRANNERT CENTER STUDIO THEATRE
500 S GOODWIN, URBANA
Michael Solana works at
Founders Fund, where he
focuses on the intersection of
creative programming and the
firm’s network of
entrepreneurs, technologists,
and professionals. His leading
initiatives have included
CS-183, Shop Talk, Anatomy
of Next, and Symposium (F50),
the firm’s annual summit.
MONEY AND ENTREPRENEURIAL
INFLUENCE IN THE MIDWEST
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
MICHAEL SOLANA Director of Brand and Community, Founders Fund
KARIN O‘CONNOR President, Perimeter Advisors, Member, Hyde Park Angels
SUK SHAH CFO, Avant
DENNIS BEARD Managing Partner, Serra Ventures
KRANNERT CENTER STUDIO THEATRE
THE SEPARATION OF EDITORIAL
AND ADVERTISING IN MEDIA
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
TOMMY CRAGGS Former Executive Editor, Gawker Media
SARAH BUHR Writer, TechCrunch
JESSICA HOPPER Editor-In-Chief, Pitchfork Review
LISA BRALTS-KELLY Marketing Director, Illinois Public Media
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Karin O’Connor is the founder
of Perimeter Advisors, an
advisory firm that assists
owners of promising
mid-market companies with
planning and execution of
value enhancement
strategies.
500 S GOODWIN, URBANA
Tommy Craggs is an Urbana
native, and former
Editor-in-Chief of Deadspin,
and former Executive Editor of
Gawker Media — one of the
most widely read and followed
media entities on the web.
Craggs’ work elevated
Deadspin to be recognized as
the most revered sports blog
in the world.
Sarah Buhr writes full-time
about digital health, tech
culture and biotechnology for
TechCrunch. She has worked
in TV, radio and online news
for over a decade with top
news organizations including
TechCrunch, NPR, and USA
Today.
TECH FRIDAY
KRANNERT CENTER STUDIO THEATRE
500 S GOODWIN, URBANA
CONSUMPTION OF MUSIC: THE IMPACT AND
RAMIFICATIONS OF IMMEDIACY IN MUSIC
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
JIMMY CHAMBERLIN CEO, LiveOne; Founding Member of Smashing Pumpkins
ROSE MARSHACK Professor of Arts Technology, ISU; Founding Member of Poster Children
CHRIS KASKIE President, Pitchfork
BRANDON STOSUY Managing Editor, Pitchfork
KRANNERT CENTER STUDIO THEATRE
Grammy Award winning
musician, writer, producer,
and educator, Jimmy
Chamberlin was a founding
member of the Smashing
Pumpkins and the band’s
highly acclaimed drummer for
over 20 years. In 2013,
Chamberlin helped co-found
LiveOne Inc., a digital
entertainment startup.
Rose Marshack spent two
decades performing original
punk rock music throughout
the U.S. and Europe with her
bands Poster Children and
Salaryman. Marshack is
known as a pioneer in
facilitating audience
participation via technology.
500 S GOODWIN, URBANA
PUSHING PERFORMANCE IN
SPORTS AND WEARABLES
4:45 PM – 5:45 PM
Will Leitch is a senior writer
at Sports On Earth, culture
writer for Bloomberg Politics,
contributing editor for New
York Magazine and the founder
of Deadspin. He is the author
of four books: Are We Winning,
God Save The Fan, Catch and
Life as a Loser.
WILL LEITCH Senior Writer, Sports on Earth; Founder, Deadspin
TAYLOR ROOKS On-Air Talent, Big Ten Network
JEN QUINLAN Marketing Director, Rithmio
KEVIN JACKSON Senior Research Scientist, Beckman Institute for Advanced
Taylor Rooks is currently an
on-air talent for Big Ten
Network, doing both studio
and sideline work. Her prior
experience includes working
with the PGA Tour, Comcast
Sports Network in Chicago,
and CBS Sports Network.
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“Smart Bar” Hackathon
The festival and AB InBev’s Bud Lab have partnered up for the “Smart Bar” Hackathon, taking
place throughout the weekend at the ECE Building.
What is it? Want to come hack with one of the world’s largest consumer goods companies?
That’d be Anheuser-Busch InBev. And we want to give over 100 talented developers, designers,
marketers, and entrepreneurs the chance to show off their skills at a 3 day Hackathon from
September 25th to 27th.
The Hackathon is focused on creating the “Smart Bar”. In coordination with campus groups and
partner vendors, we will have various hardware & sensor technologies available for hacking with
the goal of inspiring new and innovative ways to engage bar patrons & generate data-driven
business insights back to retail owners.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
5:30 PM DOORS OPEN
6:30 PM WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
7:00 PM START IDEA PITCHES - 60 SECS TO PITCH!
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
12:00 AM - 9:00 AM
12:00 PM
5:00 PM
8:00 PM
CODING! BUILDING! HACKING!
LUNCH
HOW TO PITCH WORKSHOP (OPTIONAL)
ON-SITE ACTIVITY
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
12:00 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
3:00 PM
CODING! BUILDING! HACKING!
TECH SUPPORT RESTARTS
TECH CHECK
CODING ENDS!!! - LUNCH
DEMOS AND JUDGING
WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT
ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING BUILDING 305 N WRIGHT ST, ROOM #3002, URBANA, IL
TECH SATURDAY
BACARO
113 WALNUT ST, CHAMPAIGN
SUSTAINABLE FOOD: THE ADAPTATION
OF FOOD PRODUCTION THROUGH INNOVATION
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
ALBERT BURNEKO Writer, Deadspin
SINDHA AGHA Social Movement Lead, Hampton Creek
DREW STARKEY Head Chef, bacaro
BLIND PIG BREWERY
Albert Burneko is a harried
dad and eating enthusiast; he
writes about food, sports, and
culture for Deadspin. His
chicken cutlet recipe earned
inclusion in Best Food Writing
2014 by DaCapo Press; his
Skyline chili and Philadelphia
76ers opinions earned him
countless enemies in
Cincinnati and Philadelphia.
Sindha Agha is the Social
Movement Lead at Hampton
Creek, a technology company
pioneering in the food space
that has raised over $120M.
Agha organizes the company’s
grassroots movement, using
guerrilla growth tactics to
amplify their global impact.
120 N NEIL, CHAMPAIGN
THE METHODOLOGY AND SCIENCE
BEHIND THE BREW
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
ANTHONY BENJAMIN Owner, Head Brewmaster, Triptych Brewing
BILL MORGAN Head Brewmaster, Blind Pig Brewing
ERIC ADKINS Lab Tech, Goose Island Brewery
ALEX KUNZELMAN Head Roaster, Columbia Street Roastery
Anthony Benjamin is the majority owner and sole
managing partner of Triptych Brewing. Founded in
2012, the brewery opened in February 2013, and
brews and packages all of their beer in Savoy and
also operates a small taproom in the brewery. Since
opening, Triptych has brewed over 200 batches
spanning dozens of styles and in 2014, Triptych won a
silver World Beer Cup medal for their English Brown
Ale known as Dirty Hippy.
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TECH SATURDAY
BIG GROVE TAVERN
1 E MAIN ST, CHAMPAIGN
THE FUTURE OF IMMERSIVE
TECH AND VIRTUAL REALITY
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
Steve LaValle started working
with Oculus VR a few days
after its successful
Kickstarter campaign and led
its R&D efforts up to its $2
billion acquisition by
Facebook in March 2014. He is
a Professor of Computer
Science at the University of
Illinois.
STEVE LAVALLE Computer Scientist, UIUC; Principal Scientist, Oculus VR
ROGER DICKEY Founder, MafiaWars, CEO, Gigster
ZAVIAN PORTER Designer, Deep Silver Volition
SANJAY PATEL CEO, Personify
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Roger Dickey is a serial
entrepreneur & active angel
investor. He entered the
games industry in 2007 with a
Facebook app startup. After
an acquisition by Zynga,
Dickey went on to found Mafia
Wars, FishVille, and five other
titles in his three years there.
When I approached Jodee Stanley with the idea that she and I might combine our efforts to attach a
literary component to what was at that time the Pygmalion Music Festival, neither of us were entirely
certain of what we were getting ourselves into. We had faith that the community would appreciate the
novelty of a literary component amid the excitement of the music lineup, if not the merit of our authors’ performances — especially if it’s offered free of charge. Both of us had experience coordinating
reading series here in Champaign-Urbana and both of us had witnessed different elements of our
local literary community gather together to celebrate local, visiting, and university authors alike.
But in September of 2013, when we rolled out our first readings as the Pygmalion Literary Festival, we
were overwhelmed at what we experienced at each of the four events we organized: locals mingled
with festival goers, students with their professors, authors with the townies who came out to see them
perform. Our audience showed up en masse, wearing their enthusiasm on their sleeves.
Ever since that first year, Jodee and I have let our ambition grow along with our audience, bringing
on Matthew Minicucci, a world-class poet in his own right, to help coordinate the Pygmalion Book Fair
and Lit Crawl, a multi-venue literary romp through downtown that features both local and nationally
known authors. This year’s festival also offers six distinct performances over the course of four days,
featuring writers such as Pulitzer Prize Finalist Adrian Matejka, literary icon Brian Evenson, and Ladan
Osman, one of the most shining talents in the world of poetry today.
The authors who comprise Pygmalion Lit this year are also a representation of our local literary
community, with the authors Michael Czyzniejewski, Jamie Brunton, and Russell Evatt returning to
town after getting their start at the University of Illinois’ creative writing program, where Jodee now
serves as Director. That’s not to mention local boy done good Mark Neely, who will be returning to
his hometown and alma mater to read from his astounding new collection of poetry, Dirty Bomb, and
former C-U resident Jennine Capó Crucet, whose new novel Make Your Home Among Strangers was
called “smart, scathing, and hilarious” by Vanity Fair.
This year we’re also trying something new by bringing in the stage show Mortified, featuring normal
folks reading from the most embarrassing artifacts from their childhoods and adolescent years. How
crazy is that? Well, it’s a little off the beaten path of what people see as being a literary event, but
frankly, that’s what we’re interested in because we feel like that’s what gets people engaged.
Ultimately, as an educator working in our local public schools, I view that the work Jodee, Matt and I
do with Pygmalion LIT — in addition to being a lot of fun — as being an effort to promote community
literacy by throwing a great big party for the readers and the writers here in our community, free of
charge. So how about this? We’ll strive to do just that this weekend, and then later, throughout the year
by way of our newly minted non-profit organization, called the C-U Literacy Foundation (find out more
at culiteracy.org) but in the meantime, grab a drink, find a good seat, and enjoy the fun.
You owe it to yourself, homie.
— Caleb Curtiss; Co-Director of LIT
LIT WEDNESDAY+THURSDAY
WEDNESDAY
KRANNERT ART MUSEUM
6:30 PM
RUSS EVATT
7:00 PM
JAIME BRUNTON
7:30 PM
MARK NEELY
500 E PEABODY, CHAMPAIGN
Mark Neely is the author of Beasts of the Hill (winner
of the FIELD Poetry Prize) and Dirty Bomb, both from
Oberlin College Press. His poems have appeared in
Gulf Coast, Indiana Review, Boulevard, Sonora Review,
and Barrow Street. He teaches at Ball State University
in Muncie, Indiana where he lives with his wife and
two children.
THURSDAY
CAFETERIA & COMPANY
208 W MAIN ST, URBANA
7:00 PM
CHRISTINE SNEED
7:30 PM
MICHAEL CZYZNIEJEWSKI
8:00 PM
LADAN OSMAN
Christine Sneed's third book, Paris, He Said
(Bloomsbury USA) was published in May 2015. Her
first book, Portraits of a Few of the People I've Made Cry
won AWP's 2009 Grace Paley Prize, was named a
finalist for the 2010 Los Angeles Times book prize in
first-fiction, and was chosen as Book of the Year by
the Chicago Writers Association in the traditionally
published fiction category.
“Thus I perish in amazement…”
— Janaka Stucky
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LIT FRIDAY
KRANNERT CENTER STUDIO THEATRE
500 S GOODWIN, URBANA
ADRIAN
MATEJKA
6:30 PM
Adrian Matejka was born in Nuremberg, Germany and grew up in California and Indiana. He is a
graduate of Indiana University and the MFA program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. His
first collection of poems, The Devil’s Garden, won the 2002 New York / New England Award from Alice
James Books. His second collection, Mixology, was a winner of the 2008 National Poetry Series and
was published by Penguin Books in 2009. Mixology was a finalist for a NAACP Image Award for
Outstanding Literature – Poetry. His most recent book, The Big Smoke, was awarded the 2014
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award. The Big Smoke was also finalist for the 2013 National Book Award and for
the 2014 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. He is a winner of the Julia Peterkin Award and recipient of two
Illinois Arts Council Literary Awards and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the
Lannan Foundation. His work has appeared in American Poetry Review, The Best American Poetry 2010,
Gulf Coast, Ploughshares, Poetry, and Prairie Schooner among other journals and anthologies. He
teaches in the MFA program at Indiana University in Bloomington and is currently working on a new
collection of poems and a graphic novel.
KRANNERT CENTER STUDIO THEATRE
9:30 PM
JENNINE CAPÓ CRUCET
10:00 PM
JANAKA STUCKY
10:30 PM
MARCUS WICKER
500 S GOODWIN, URBANA
Jennine Capó Crucet is the author of the novel Make
Your Home Among Strangers (August 2015) and the
story collection How to Leave Hialeah, which won the
Iowa Short Fiction Award, the John Gardner Book
Prize, the Devil's Kitchen Reading Award, and was
named a Best Book of the Year by the Miami Herald
and the Latinidad List.
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BOOK FAIR NORTH
DUMPSTER
TAPES
BATHROOMS
CURBSIDE
SPLENDOR
PITCHFORK
REVIEW
BAR
DOOR TO
SOUTH WING
QUIDDITY
NINTH
LETTER
CANARIUM
BOOKS
HOBART
NINTH
LETTER
HOBART
NORTH ENTRANCE
THE BLIND PIG 120 N WALNUT, CHAMPAIGN
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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CU POETRY
UIUC WRITING
PROJECT
BOOK FAIR SOUTH
BATHROOMS
POETRY
ANTILEVER
PRESSGANG/
BOOTH
THE JOURNAL
TWO DOLLAR
RADIO
INDIANA REVIEW
AUTHOR’S BOOKS
(LOCAL & FEST)
MISSOURI
REVIEW
MOON
CITY
BLUESTEM
PLEIADES
ROSE METAL
PRESS
FORKLIFT
OHIO
MID-AM
REVIEW
BLACK OCEAN
PRESS
SUNDRESS
SOUTH ENTRANCE
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5:00 PM
EXILE ON MAIN ST
COWBOY MONKEY
100 N CHESTNUT ST, CHAMPAIGN
6 E TAYLOR, CHAMPAIGN
Kathleen Rooney
Lindsay Gates-Markel
John Dudek
More TBA
Jim Warner
Eric Sirota
John McCarthy
John Milas
MIKE N MOLLY‘S
THE BLIND PIG
105 N MARKET, CHAMPAIGN
120 N NEIL, CHAMPAIGN
Adam Prince
Peter Kispert
Zachariah McVicker
More TBA
Colin Winnette
Kristin Walters
Ryo Yamaguchi
Roya Khatiblou
MEMPHIS ON MAIN
CIRCLES BOUTIQUE
55 E MAIN, CHAMPAIGN
114 N NEIL, CHAMPAIGN
Aaron Burch
Blake Kimzey
Scott Nelson
More TBA!
Jac Jemc
Charlotte Pence
Nolan Grieve
Angela So
LIT SATURDAY
EXILE ON MAIN ST
3:30 PM
JESSICA HOPPER
THE ART THEATER
6:00 PM
100 N CHESTNUT ST, CHAMPAIGN
126 W CHURCH ST, CHAMPAIGN
MORTIFIED
MIKE N MOLLY‘S
Jessica Hopper is a music and culture critic based in
Chicago. Her work has been included in Best Music
Writing 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010 and 2011. Her book,
The Girls Guide to Rocking, was named one of 2009’s
Notable Books for Young Readers by the American
Library Association. Her forthcoming book The First
Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic is
due out next spring.
Hailed a “cultural phenomenon” by Newsweek and
celebrated by This American Life, Entertainment Weekly,
Time, Wired, The AV Club, The Today Show, and beyond,
Mortified is a storytelling project where adult
participants take the stage to share their most
embarrassing childhood artifacts (journals, letters,
poems, and more) with others, in order to reveal
some awkward truths about their lives. Mortified
celebrates the stories revealed through the strange
and extraordinary things we created as kids. 105 N MARKET, CHAMPAIGN
7:30 PM
ELENA PASSARELLO
8:00 PM
BRIAN EVENSON
Brian Evenson is the author of a dozen books of
fiction, most recently the story collection Windeye
(Coffee House Press 2012) and the novel Immobility
(Tor 2012), both of which were finalists for a Shirley
Jackson Award. His other award-winning books
include the novels Last Days and The Open Curtain, and
the story collection The Wavering Knife.
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The C-U Literacy Foundation believes that connecting local,
university-affiliated, and visiting authors to students in local public
schools can have a profound impact on how young learners view
themselves, not only as readers, but as students and as citizens.
Learn more about their mission at:
CULITERACY.ORG
The idea of consumption has been on my mind for as long as I can remember. Whether
or not it’s physical, or abstract, I am constantly trying to process what it means to ingest,
and how it affects my life.
Here in the United States of America, we’ve taken that idea, fattened it up, turned plots
of land into malls and mini-malls and flea markets and now, taken plots of server
space and turned those into online shopping centers that quite literally knows almost
no bounds. So the concept of The Made Fest is simple: Collect an incredible group of artisanal makers, working on specific crafts, and put them on a small plot of urban space, and create
the kind of mall I’d actually want to go shopping in.
At its heart, this is an open-air, two-day pop up where you can buy just about anything
that you’d likely never find inside of a brick and mortar here in the modern era. From
screen printed shirts, created on-site to flasks made of handmade pottery in an actual
kiln, here is where you can explore any number of vendors, and remind yourself what it
means to connect the consumer with the maker.
We’ve added food trucks this year, which is its own kind of handmade craft in and of
itself, too. As that scene continues to grow, we’re ready to celebrate it more and more
each year. Champaign-Urbana continues to expand and become a reflection of the communities
that populate us: Suburban Chicago, Korea, China, downstate farmlands, and more. As
such, we’re only too excited to be able to offer Pygmalion Festival attendees a chance to
consume something unique this weekend.
My best advice? Buy something for yourself, and for someone else as well. In my
experience, there’s absolutely nothing as rewarding as giving a gift to someone you love,
and hearing the question: “Where did you find such a thing?”
Your knowing smile in the response is worth the cost, every time.
See you in the aisles!
— Justine Bursoni; Co-Founder and Director of MADE
THE MADE FEST MAP NORTH
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THE BENCH
SAUVAGED
DIGIKATE
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JEWELRY
BUSTLEWORSHIP
KAYTDID
MINIATURES
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SIR CHAMBER
KRANNERT
PROMENADE
WESTMORELAND
PLACE
EAST
NORTH
SOUTH
WEST
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MEHNDI BY
MERIN
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PEGHEADS
OCÉANNE
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PINECONE
LIZA MICHELLE
JEWELRY
HALF
HAZARD
PRESS
SUSAN HARUM
HANDCRAFTED
BRAIDED
JEWELRY
ASTRAL
RILES
+
REAL.SOAPS
+ JODI LYNN’S
EMPORIUM OF
DOODLES
THE MADE FEST MAP SOUTH
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EXISTITCHIALISM
EXQUISITE
CORPSE
BOUTIQUE
BERGFIELD
CLAY
WORKS
A LITTLE
TODAY
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MCMAHAN
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CO.
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CRAFT
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DESIGNS
CULIKARAMA
GLAMROCKS
JEWELRY
ARTERY
INK
+ PEACHES &
SCIENCE
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SOAPS
LALO
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LUMBERING
BEHEMOTH
CONSTRUCTION
& DESIGN
+ ARTHUR’S
PLAID PANTS
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WOODWORKS
MEDITATIVE
MANDALAS
+
NICHI AVENUE
BLACKDOGCIRCUS
BEARMOJO
DEAR HOME
VINTAGE
+
THIS LOVES
THAT
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PYGMALION SHOW SERIES
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10
CURSIVE
WITH SPECIAL GUEST: WITHERSHINS
DOORS AT 7PM
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15
BRIAN
POSEHN
DOORS AT 7PM
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5
PHOX
WITH SPECIAL GUEST: COUGAR
DOORS AT 6:30PM
THEHIGHDIVE.COM
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ALL SHOWS AT
51 E MAIN STREET
CHAMPAIGN, IL
PYGMALION SHOW SERIES
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30
PEELANDER-Z
WITH SPECIAL GUEST: BOOKMOBILE!
DOORS AT 7PM
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31
SUN
STEREO
WITH SPECIAL GUEST: BONES JUGS N HARMONY
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11
POKEY
LAFARGE
DOORS AT 7PM
THEHIGHDIVE.COM
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ALL SHOWS AT
51 E MAIN STREET
CHAMPAIGN, IL
FOOD+DRINK
With dozens and dozens of restaurants and bars available across the cities, C-U has plenty to offer in terms of
variety and quality while you’re enjoying the festival. The restaurants, bars, and cafes listed below are supporters of
The Pygmalion Festival. Please consider choosing these joints to patronize while you are at the festival. They help
make this whole deal happen. But mark our words — we don’t work with any business that we wouldn’t gladly
patronize ourselves. That’s a promise.
THURSDAY IN DOWNTOWN URBANA
CAFETERIA & COMPANY
FLYING MACHINE COFFEE
COMMON GROUND FOOD CO-OP
SILVERCREEK
THE COURIER CAFE
FRIDAY AT KRANNERT CENTER DISTRICT
INTERMEZZO
MANOLOS PIZZA & EMPANADAS
ESPRESSO ROYALE
RED HERRING
SATURDAY + SUNDAY
IN DOWNTOWN CHAMPAIGN
BACARO
FARREN‘S
MIGA
BIG GROVE TAVERN
JUPITER‘S
SEVEN SAINTS
GUIDO‘S
COWBOY MONKEY
CAFE KOPI
PEKARA BAKERY
AROMA CAFE
LOOKING FOR LATE NIGHT EATS?
DP DOUGH
MERRY ANN‘S DINER
FOOD TRUCKS
THURSDAY
AT RESEARCH PARK
SATURDAY + SUNDAY
IN DOWNTOWN CHAMPAIGN
ROK‘S TACOS THE CRACKED TRUCK
PIATO TO GO THE POP STOP
SHADY DAWGS
DRAGON FIRE PIZZA
Oh, and also — don’t forget to tip your bartenders and baristas, friends.
ROK‘S TACOS
We’ll have a variety of food trucks and
mobile eateries on site for Pygmalion
Festival this year. A lot of food trucks
can be pretty meh, but these are damn
good, and you should patronize them.
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WHERE TO STAY?
If you’re traveling to Champaign-Urbana, or have a friend that is, we’d recommend checking out
one of these hotels for the weekend of the festival:
GETTING AROUND C-U?
With a festival spread throughout both Champaign and Urbana, there's myriad options to get you to
where you need to go.
Biking? Hit Champaign Cycle on Thursday during the TECH Crawl and select from some of the
finest brands you can imagine.
Taking the Bus? C-U is home to one of the finest and most comprehensive bus systems in the
entire nation. Check out cumtd.com for bus schedules and routes. Best part? $1 per ride.
Taking a car? Uber announced that it would enter the Champaign-Urbana market earlier this year,
and we couldn't be more thrilled. In no time flat, you can get from your hotel to the venues, and if
you are new to Uber, it's absolutely FREE with the code PYGMALION.
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Turn the page and you will see dozens
of logos from partners. Without them,
The Pygmalion Festival is not possible.
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The reality of the situation is simple: The Art Theater was the first single-screen theater
co-op in the country. Take a moment, if you please, and check out a film. Or, you know,
Mortified on Saturday evening.
If Michelin gave stars to off-market restaurants, bacaro would rank. Lunch on Friday is
always a gem. This weekend, it extends to Saturday for our Food TECH panel, as well.
Before there was Oculus Rift, there was The Cave at the Beckman Institute. Stop by their
booth at the TECH Trade Show.
When you mix local farm-to-table know how, and metropolitan sensibility, you get Big
Grove Tavern. Past 9 p.m., they served poutine with braised beef. This is a real thing.
When you think of Blind Pig around here, you think about the history of Downtown Champaign. Now in its fifth permutation, and with a bottling facility about to open, we’re just
waiting to buy a six-pack.
A regional corporate sponsor that requires little else than its name: Budweiser. We drank
it before, and we drink it now, and that’s the honest truth.
Stemming back to antiquity of modern Urbana, the oldest part of town around here, the
Busey name is synonymous with getting things done.
Since 1993, or 1992, can’t remember — Cafe Kopi has basically set the standard in this
part of the country as a space that truly understands the idea of a coffee house.
An experiment in social laboratory, an incubator, a place to hang: Cafeteria & Co. plays
host to both Pizza M and Flying Machine Coffee. A better idea, you won’t find in Downtown Urbana.
Since 1998, The Canopy Club has hosted thousands of shows, many of which have been
part of Pygmalion. Seriously, with a recent facelift, this spot is worth it. Stop by Manolo’s
for the best NYC style pie around and a traditional twist on Argentine empanadas.
With as much biz-nass happening in Champaign County, it was wise for the community to
buy in to an Economic Development Corporation. You might not recognize it always, but
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this is your engine.
A staple for years, Champaign Cycle Co. sells the finest rides, and fixes the stickiest
repairs. Join us for a bike ride from Blue Waters to Downtown Urbana for the TECH Crawl.
As far as fast casual chains go, Chipotle never makes you feel bad about yourself. Rather,
quite the opposite. They took the Mission-style burrito and made it available. Hats off.
Our second city, the people who operate the nuts and bolts in Champaign just seem to get
it these days. Their assistance in realizing Pygmalion is almost unmatched.
Head of the table in so many ways, we’re in the midst of an Urbana renaissance. Old town
feel, new city concepts. Won’t be long, and it’s about to matter.
Home to a dozen plus start-ups, [co][lab] is at the same time affordable and energized.
Stop in during TECH Crawl.
There’s no way to describe where we live as a city without Columbia Street Roastery.
The only true developer of coffee within an hour’s drive, they go direct to growers, and
have an eye for exceptional products.
Embrace the hype: Common Ground Food Co-op provides us with actual food, and
does it with its ownership in mind. And that means you. We own it. And that counts for
everything.
A rare moment where the store that sells vintage becomes vintage, in and of itself,
Dandelion always has the freshest wears and jewelry. That they share a space with,
Exile on Main St., the only established record shop in town, well, see you there.
Simple, affordable comfort food is always best served from Nonna’s kitchen. But
DP Dough is glad to step in, if and when necessary. Seriously, super good. Perfect late at
night.
Amidst the deluge of interstate chain hotels, Eastland Suites has always been a cut
above. Clean, affordable, and convenient for travelers. Kind of can’t miss for the every
person.
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One of the only decent bagels you can find in these parts, Einstein Bros. is basically
always on point. I mean, seriously, they have lox, yo.
Perhaps you are reading this on your smartphone? If so, you can probably thank
Epiworks. Literally, they produce the semiconductors that operate your device. They
function and live and work here. Totally insane.
Like Cafe Kopi, there’s the old school set when it comes to pulling a shot of Espresso.
That they proclaim to be Royale, well, shit — there’s a reason why they have six locations
and was founded here.
Pound for pound, Farren’s has long been presented as having the best burger in town.
And you know what: it’s true. An institution by now, you can bank on everything that
comes out of its kitchen.
If you’ve been to the Brass Rail too late at night, or just wanted to make your night a bit
more fun, chances are, Fireball Whisky, passed you the puck. Enjoy.
A flower shop, and just so much more, Fleurish provides us with easy access to the
simplest way to smile. A local florist that just gets it.
Chicago’s own, Goose Island is officially a household name, thanks to a consistent
perspective on what it means to produce a good beer for many at once. Hear one of their
own speak about how it comes together with local brewmasters.
When it comes to event planning around these parts, there’s Herriott’s and then there is
everyone else. We work with them every year because without fail, they are as dependable as the stage the bands play on.
When it opened in 1999, The Highdive reminded the entire community what it means to
live in a small city. The best mid-cap room in downstate Illinois, by far.
Another Lit Mag, but this one has Aaron Burch at the helm. Hobart rules.
Drones are fun to fly. That’s just a fact. Horizon Hobby produces more than most
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companies, and you should come test one out on Friday at Krannert. For serious, you can
come fly drones at Pygmalion.
The final piece of the puzzle to cement Downtown Champaign as a destination,
Hyatt Place has immaculate rooms, steps from the festival, steps from everything, and
with a baller breakfast. Honestly, we’ve considered just pretending we’re guests in order
to munch one of those sausage sandos. Holy God.
There’s so much action at Research Park, the iHotel is likely the finest independently operated lodging choice in 100 miles, in any direction. With a multi-dimensional convention
center, there is always something interesting happening within its walls.
For years and years, the Illini Media Company has provide thousands of students the
opportunities to gain actual experience working in media. Stuff you can’t learn in the
classroom — I mean, just check out their alums: Roger Ebert, Will Leitch, and Hugh Hefner, to name a few. Hell, even the humans putting these words into this very guide.
These cities aren’t much without Public Broadcasting, and our local team is as good as
it gets. Illinois Public Media keeps us informed, stays on task, and is always engaging.
Tune in, turn on, and stream 24 hours a day.
You don’t know pleasure until it’s 2 a.m. and you are ripped to the core when
Insomnia Cookies shows up at the door. That rhymed. All right, then.
A hair salon, yes, but a trendsetter to be sure — Ippatsu sits in Midtown Champaign as a
force. No one walks away dissatisfied.
An small upstart hair design studio, Jaivika takes a vision, and brings it right to the way
you want to look, situated in the heart of Campustown. Personal attention is what you will
find here.
A classic: Jameson is a brand we poured long before they were supporters of the festival. That they are, simply reinforces our instincts. It’s not often that it happens, but here,
it has.
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Perhaps the only campus bar to serve the kind of food you’ll fight parking for,
Joe’s Brewery just knows how to man a grill, and also, throw the kind of party you wanted to be at in college.
Oh, what’s that you see? A new building in Campustown where there used to be a blighted piece of nothing? Yeah, you can probably thank JSM for that.
Can you believe it?! A car wash! A local car wash called Keep It Clean supports
Pygmalion! Yeah, us too.
An anchor of the gorgeous Lincoln Building in Downtown Champaign, Kessler Optical
sells glasses, that’s true — but this is truly a medical facility, as well. Dr. Lawrence is a
caring, and thoughtful pro. Nicest guy you’ll meet this week.
On a campus filled with engineers, it’s refreshing to know that Krannert Art Museum
exists. Their collection includes everything from Warhols to Picassos, and their seasonal
shows never miss the mark. A veritable mountain of African art, highlights an amazing
amenity in our community.
Listen, we don’t want to freak you out here, but Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
is the reason Pygmalion exists. We encourage you to search the name on your device at
some point, and learn about its history and its current season of performances. Quite
literally, the envy of the entire nation within its arena.
Corporate sponsorship is real. Some corporate sponsors want to offer you basically nothing in exchange for everything. MailChimp is the opposite. They basically offer
everything, and frankly, ask for almost nothing in return. They just want to see communities grow culture. It’s amazing.
The accounting firm that handles so many locals, you just have to thank them for all the
hard work the give to their clients. Martin, Hood, Friese & Associates handles our piddly
account, too. Response time: immediate.
Where there was once Vriner’s, now sits Memphis on Main, home of the Loose Tap, this
staple in Downtown Champaign has a small stage, and yes, Moon Duo is performing on it
this weekend. I will be there. My name is Seth. I wrote this.
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A secret pancake recipe, a diner stack the size of you and your friend’s stomachs,
Merry Ann’s Diner, is a go-to, late at night, early in the morning, or anytime, anyday. They
literally do not close. Except for like, Thanksgiving, or Christmas, for like, eight hours.
Automatic for the People.
While you’re visiting the lovely Krannert Art Museum on Wednesday evening, thank
Michael’s Catering for providing hospitality. Look to them for your next event, perhaps.
The most well designed restaurant in the history of Champaign, perhaps, Miga is playful
with its food and cocktails in ways about which most others don’t dare dream. Try the
House Salad followed by the Butter Fish. Heaven. Just, heaven.
Ground zero for bands just getting started, and the best beer garden you can imagine, we
work with Mike N Molly’s week in and week out to program and produce its shows. Also,
yes, it’s true: the show was named after the bar. Not the other way around.
Consistently topping the list of best public transit system, the MTD takes you anywhere
you need to be. Its comprehensive bus lines are mind-blowing.
The reason we have a LIT component, Ninth Letter actually cares about the function of
reading and writing. Hear poets, novelists, essayists, and professors, all weekend long.
Buy the books at The Pygmalion Book Fair at Blind Pig on Saturday. Tremendous gift to
all of us.
A studio unlike anything else even remotely around here, the duo that runs
Norden German Design out of [co][lab] are progressive in ways that we can barely discuss. You just have to see it. Check it at the TECH Trade Show.
If there were a way to quantify the importance of Parkland College, NCSA would have to
build another Blue Waters. Legendary amongst its peers, this learning center is basically
the vanguard of community colleges, nationwide. Their radio station, WPCD 88.7, is a
long time Pygmalion sponsor, and we’re only too honored to have them back again. Check
out their booth on Saturday at the Highdive Outdoor Annex!
Perhaps you are curious about Pavlov Media? Perhaps your wireless connection is
weak? Pavlov fixes that problem for you. A resource that is undeniable for hundreds of
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thousands, if not millions of people, nationwide. Use the network Pavlov #PygFest during
the shows at Highdive Outdoor Annex.
The only bakery with a leader worth its salt, Pekara Bakery provides dozens of local
joints their baked goods and breads. Their Bistro on Neil is a must-stop for those new to
town, or just visiting for the weekend.
The locally owned and operated Pepsi Bottling Company is so generous to this community, it’s hard to choose anyone else with which to work.
Personify has been a true partner in understanding the vision of the festival’s inaugural
TECH component, and their tech is simply awesome. Immersive video technology that
puts you where you need to be, when you need to be there.
As one of the fastest growing design firms around, Pixo has one of the most creative
teams around these parts, existing in Downtown Urbana.
Polyvinyl Records — home to releases from American Football, Japandroids, Mates of
State, Braid, of Montreal, Alvvays, STRFKR, Deerhoof, Xiu Xiu, and more, catch their unofficial showcase at Channing Murray on Friday featuring Beach Slang and White Reaper.
These dudes that run The Pop Stop seem like they are having the best time. They make
homemade ice cream and yogurt and fruit bars and they have bicycles to sell them out of.
It’s nice to have them around, Norman Rockwell-style.
When we say that people “get” the vision of Pygmalion, look no further than the crew at
Prominic.NET. In all reality, their services are vital in support of businesses and their
hosting needs. Plus, Justin Hill is going to try to keep things tame on the fiber panel
discussion. Let’s see about that.
The only energy drink that cares enough about music to support it, Red Bull keeps you
moving and dancing, long after your second wind. An annual supporter, we are always
honored they show up.
Serving vegan food that appeals to everyone, the Red Herring has been around since the
counter-culture took over campus in the late 60s, early 70s. A place for progressives to
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take action, we love them so.
Dozens of companies and thousands of people exist on the campus of Research Park,
UIUC’s home to the most impressive development in the last decade. Join us on Thursday
morning into the afternoon for eight different panel discussions about how we behave,
where we’re going, what we are doing, and why it matters.
As familiar as any family name around, the Robeson Fund serves the community by contributing in a variety of ways, to myriad events and organizations in Champaign-Urbana.
Always an honor to be on their list.
Acting as an arm of the Champaign County EDC, the Small Business Development
Corporation provides insight and consultation for creating and improving the entrepreneurial culture around these parts, which we’re thankful for.
For those pursuing TECH, Singleton Law Firm handles anyone who needs the support
of those who know the best way to maneuver in the field. A lawyer who will speak fairly,
each and every time.
The same company that produces The Pygmalion Festival also produces Smile Politely,
which is an online culture magazine. You can only read it on the information superhighway, because printing anything is moronic. Wait. No. Shit. We did it again!
The savior of Savoy! Triptych Brewing has done us right by producing tall boy cans of
Pygmalion Pilsner and man, oh man is it good! Try one wherever TECH events are held,
and perhaps elsewhere as well!
Some of us graduated from the UIUC School of Art + Design. Others of us marvel that the
way they engage their students. Regardless, the LINK Gallery is where we host Opening
Night, and for that, we are grateful.
A benchmark for disruptive TECH, Uber has shown up in C-U as a game-changer. The
most important and immediate result of a sharing economy, these are supporters of what
we do, and that says a lot to us. Soon enough, the University Group will have developed First St. between Springfield and
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White in Midtown Champaign, and when they do, you will be all like: “Yes”.
This unassuming guitar shop on Neil St. plays host to the best intimate shows, lessons,
and the finest brands around. The Upper Bout gives away an axe every year at
Pygmalion. Not because they have to, but because they want it in a player’s hands. That’s
the spirit.
Our friends at Urbana Business Association have one goal in mind: change the culture,
one partner at a time. Producers of the Sweetcorn Festival, these are the people that
make it all happen east of Wright St.
You’ve probably heard a lot about the fiber game in Champaign-Urbana, but you really
should look to the folks at Volo Broadband, who truly believe and know what it means to
look and support local. You want faster internet, right? Us too.
Screen printing lives — and Weiskamp makes it so. Between workshops on how, to
their memorable displays in the front windows, this team is up for any project, the more
creative, the better.
Here is a radio station broadcasting from the north part of Chicago. WLUW is run by
Eleni, who used to run WPCD 88.7, one of the best radio stations in the area. They will
both be set up on Radio Row at the outdoor shows at Highdive. Check ‘em out, and see
what’s what.
We’d love to try to pretend that we can speak about Stephen Wolfram, and his company
and his keynote speech, and everything they provide to this community and to this world.
But it’s just not right. It’s not possible at the end of these thank yous. You just have to see
for yourself. Ask Siri. She’ll tell you about it.
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PAST
MUSIC
The 1900s
?uestlove
A Great Big Pile of
Leaves
Alex G
American Football
Andrew Bird
The Antlers
The Appleseed Cast
Asobi Seksu
Autolux
Bare Mutants
Bass Drum of Death
Bear Hands
The Beauty Shop
Best Coast
Big Freedia and the
Divas
Bishop Allen
Black Mountain
Bleached
BLK JKS
Blues Control
Bob Nanna
The Books
Braid
The Breeders
Brooke Waggoner
Built to Spill
Candy Claws
Cap’n Jazz
Caribou
Casiotone for the
Painfully Alone
Catfish Haven
Caveman
Centaur
Chin Up Chin Up
CHVRCHES
The City on Film
Cloud Nothings
Cold Showers
Colour Revolt
Common Loon
Company of Thieves
Cory Chisel and the
Wandering Sons
Count This Penny
Craft Spells
Cults
Cut Chemist
Cut Copy
Damien Jurado
Dan Deacon
Daniel and the Lion
Danielson
Dark Meat
Daughter
David Bazan
David Dondero
Dawes
Deafheaven
Decibully
Deerhoof
Denison Witmer
Dessa
Diamond Youth
Dianogah
Dinosaur Jr.
Dirty Projectors
The Dodos
Doogie Horner
DTCV
Earth
Elf Power
EMA
Eternal Summers
Evangelicals
Ex Hex
Exit Verse
Explosions in the
Sky
Fang Island
Foundry Field Recordings
Frankie Rose
Gang Gang Dance
Gardens & Villa
Gazelle
Grave Babies
Grizzly Bear
The Head and The
Heart
Headlights
The Henry Clay
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PAST
People
High Places
The Hood Internet
Holy Fuck
The Horse’s Ha
Hospitality
HUM
Hundred Waters
IDA
Into It. Over It.
Iron & Wine
Ivan & Alyosha
Janelle Monae
Japandroids
Jenny Hval
Jesse Sykes and the
Sweet Hereafter
Jessica Lea Mayfield
The Jillionaire
Joan of Arc
Joe Pug
Johnathan Rice
Jookabox
Josh Berwanger
Band
Julia Holter
King Dude
Kishi Bashi
Kurt Vile and the
Violators
Laetitia Sadier
Larry and His Flask
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The Life and Times
Light Pollution
The Like Young
Little Green Cars
Liturgy
The Living Blue
Liz Janes
Lonelyhearts
Lord Huron
Low
Lower Dens
Lucero
The Luyas
The M’s
Major Lazer
Man Man
Mansions on the
Moon
Maps & Atlases
Margot & The Nuclear So & So’s
MartyParty
Maserati
Mates of State
METZ
Midnight Magic
MiM0SA
Miniature Tigers
Modern Kin
Monotonix
Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band
Murder By Death
Mutual Benefit
My Brightest Diamond
My Jerusalem
Nat Baldwin
New Ruins
NewVillager
Nick Thune
Night Beds
of Montreal
Okkervil River
On An On
Owen
Oxford Collapse
The Pains of Being
Pure at Heart
Panda Bear
The Parson Redheads
Pattern Is Movement
Phantogram
Pillar Point
Plastician
+ / - (Plus/Minus)
Pomegranates
Psychic Twin
Purling Hiss
Pwrfl Power
Ra Ra Riot
The Range
Real Estate
PAST
The Redwalls
RJD2
Roky Erickson with
Okkervil River
Salaryman
San Fermin
Saturday Looks
Good To Me
Shipwreck
Skream
So Many Dynamos
The Soil and The
Sun
Someone Still Loves
You Boris Yeltsin
Speedy Ortiz
Stagnant Pools
STRFKR
Sun Kil Moon
Surfer Blood
Sybris
Ted Leo and the
Pharmacists
Tennis
Thao with the Get
Down Stay Down
Those Darlins
Times New Viking
Titus Andronicus
Toro Y Moi
Turbo Fruits
Twin Peaks
Twinsmith
Tycho
Unknown Mortal
Orchestra
Unwed Sailor
Viva Voce
Warpaint
Washed Out
Wavves
Wax on Radio
William Fitzsimmons
Willis Earl Beal
Withershins
Xiu Xiu
YACHT
Yeasayer
Yo La Tengo
Youth Lagoon
Zeus
LIT
Aaron Burch
Adam Prince
Amelia Gray
Amy Sayre Baptista
Andre Perry
Alissa Nutting
Audrey Petty
Bayo Ojikutu
Chad Simpson
Charlotte Pence
Dan Chaon
Elizabeth Ellen
Erika L. Sanchez
George Clark
Jamaal May
James Greer
Jennifer Percy
Jensen Beach
Kathleen Rooney
Kyle Minor
Lania Knight
Letitia Moffitt
Lindsay Hunter
Matt Bell
Matthew G. Frank
Peter Orner
Rachel Cantor
Richard Siken
Roxane Gay
Scott McClanahan
Tarfia Faizullah
Ted Sanders
Timothy Denevi
Tom Williams
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Josh’s Fund is the official charity of The Pygmalion Festival. $1 of
every ticket will go to support scholarship funding for nurses training
in oncology. For more information and to donate, please visit
JOSHSFUND.ORG
RULES TO NOTE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
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All Outdoor Shows are rain or shine.
02
No Refunds — No Exceptions.
03
Yes, you have to wear your wristband the whole time; we do too.
04
No outside food or drink, except breastmilk or formula.
05
All bags subject to search.
06
Don’t act like an idiot, ferchrissakes.
07
Get off your high horse, will ya?
08
Don’t use your cell phone inside of Krannert or The Art Theater.
09
Remember to call your parents, they miss you always.
10
Connect to free WiFi on Saturday and Sunday through the network: Pavlov #PygFest
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That’s also the official hashtag: #PygFest
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If you have any questions or issues, get with us: info@thepygmalionfestival.com
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You can do anything you want in this life.
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Next year, we might add more components to the festival, because we’re fucking insane.
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Seriously, no, for real, get off your high horse. We’ll get off ours, too.
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Go have fun. Enjoy Champaign-Urbana with us.
The Pygmalion Festival 2015 is dedicated to the memory of Bart Tredway and Mary Ellen “Mel” Farrell.