Here are 3 things to do for the weekend of April 25-27, 2025, curated by WGLT's Lauren Warnecke. You can find more coverage on our Datebook - Arts & Music page or by subscribing to WGLT's Weekend Scoop email newsletter, which goes out every Friday.
Hang at the Normal Theater: Chilean filmmaker Christopher Murray is the featured guest for this year’s Foxtail Film Festival, which hosts screenings, workshops and a competition for high school and college-age cinephiles. On Saturday afternoon, Champaign-based Flyover Film Studios gives an overview of their progress building a feature film-grade sound stage. Through Saturday at the Normal Theater; free admission. Details and schedule at foxtailfilmfestival.com.
Get your yarn on: Needleworkers unite for this annual yarn-a-polooza called Pins and Needles, hosted by Bloomington and Normal’s libraries. Trade tips with experienced and aspiring fiber artisans, bring small mending jobs for ISU’s Fix It Friday—and mourn the loss of JoAnn’s in collective crafting community. 2 p.m. Sunday at Bloomington Public Library; free.
Get the tea on Lincoln's love life: Lincoln biographer and historian Guy Fraker orates on the long-held rumors of Ann Rutledge, daughter of New Salem, IL founder James Rutledge and allegedly Honest Abe’s first love. 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the C.H. Moore Homestead and DeWitt County Museum in Clinton; free. For more information, call 217-935-6066.
