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Virginia Theatre to host Neko Case performance, screen two classic films in coming weeks

Virginia Theatre to host Neko Case performance, screen two classic films in coming weeks

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Chambana Today) — Singer, songwriter, music producer, visual artist, and writer Neko Case is coming to The Virginia Theatre in Champaign as part of a rollout for her brand-new album, Neon Grey Midnight Green.

In addition to numerous acclaimed and GRAMMY-nominated solo records, Case is the author of The New York Times bestselling memoir The Harder I Fight the More I Love You, the weekly Substack newsletter Entering The Lung, and is currently composing the musical theater adaptation of the Academy Award-winning motion picture Thelma & Louise.

In the coming weeks, Virginia Theatre will also hold screenings of Citizen Kane and What’s Up Doc?. For more information and to purchase tickets to any of the shows or screenings, visit the Virginia Theatre website.

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