This document provides information about transportation, housing, dining, and venue options for the 2014 SSN Festival in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. The performances will take place at Krannert Center for Performing Arts on the University of Illinois campus. Attendees can stay at the nearby Illinois Street Residence Hall and eat meals in the cafeteria. Champaign's airport and Amtrak station provide transportation access. The community choir Amasong and local restaurants will support the festival.

1. SSN Festival
2014
CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, ILLINOIS
July 24-29

2. The 1st BIG question?

4. Champaign-Urbana
• Champaign-Urbana is located in East Central
Illinois
• We are centrally located between Chicago,
Indianapolis, and St. Louis
• Following is a map of Regional and
International airports closest to C-U

5. Flying into Champaign-Urbana?

6. Air Transportation to Champaign-
Urbana
• Champaign’s Willard airport (CMI) - 6.5 mi
• Bloomington, IL Regional Airport (BMI) - 51 mi
• Peoria International Airport (PIA) - 94 mi
• Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport Springfield, IL (SPI) - 89 mi
• Chicago’s O’Hare International airport (ORD) - 155 mi
• Chicago’s Midway airport (MDW) - 133 mi
• Indianapolis International airport (IND) - 121 mi
• St. Louis International Airport (STL) - 186 mi

7. Other Transportation to Champaign-
Urbana
• Champaign’s Illinois
Terminal Building houses
our Amtrak and
Greyhound services
• www.amtrak.com
• www.greyhound.com
• Public bus transportation
as well as taxi services
will easily connect you to
the festival location

8. Transportation within Champaign-
Urbana
• Champaign-Urbana’s Mass Transit District
(CUMTD) is award winning and can get you where
you need to go for the standard fare of $1 each way
(with free transfers)
• CUMTD offers DASH passes to Seniors 65 yrs and
older. Pick up this at the Illinois Terminal in
Champaign.
• Taxi service also available. There are over 10
independent taxi companies in C-U

9. Where will we SING?

10. Performance Venue

11. Krannert Center for Performing Arts
• The festival performances will be hosted within
Krannert Center for Performing Arts on the
University of Illinois campus
• State of the art performing facilities
• Acoustically superior performing halls
• Ample rehearsal rooms
• Large gathering lobby space for opening and
closing ceremonies
• Located directly across from housing option

12. Krannert Center for Performing Arts
proximity to UofI housing
to UofI housing

13. Krannert Center for Performing Arts

14. Krannert Center for Performing Arts

15. Krannert Center for Performing Arts

16. Lobby area
• 20,000 sq ft area able to accommodate nearly 4000
patrons
• Promenade - gift store, chocolates, unique items
• Intermezzo Cafe - Daily breakfast & lunch service,
beverages, delicious desserts and pastries!
• Stage5 - Small lobby performance area for opening
and closing ceremony staging
• Stage5bar - Bar facilities next to the Stage5 area
• Ticket office
• Restrooms

17. Krannert Lobby

18. Tryon Festival Theatre
• Audience capacity of 979 in the balcony and main
floor
• Stage and seating are handicap accessible
• Acoustical environment for opera, acoustic, and
professional touring music performances
• The stage measures 40 ft wide by 35 ft deep and
over 4200 sq ft of backstage space
• Proscenium arch is 26 ft high

19. Tryon Festival Theatre - main entrance

20. Tryon Festival Theatre - seating

21. Tryon Festival Theatre - stage

22. Tryon Green Room & Backstage
• Green rooms for choirs
• Restrooms near stage access areas
• Hallways to line up prior to performances

23. Tryon Festival Theatre - green room

24. Recording and Technical Support
Staff
• Tryon Festival Theatre has recording facilities
• Professional support staff available for all
performances and setup
• Patron Services: Stage crew labor, stage set up,
light hangs (Tryon), audio and light controls will be
provided by Krannert staff

25. Recording and Technical Support Staff

26. Large Rehearsal Spaces with Piano
can facilitate large choirs and mass choir
rehearsals
can facilitate large choirs and mass choir
rehearsals
• Choral Rehearsal Room
• Orchestra Rehearsal Room
• Opera Rehearsal Room

27. Choral Rehearsal Room

28. Orchestra Rehearsal Room

29. Opera Rehearsal Room

30. Opera Rehearsal Room

31. Small Rehearsal Spaces

32. Can be used for hospitality
or sales of merchandise
Can be used for hospitality
or sales of merchandise

33. Where will I SLEEP?

34. Housing Options

35. Illinois Street Residence Hall (ISR)
• Directly across the street from KCPA
• Full cafeteria services (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
• Meeting room facilities for registration and
workshops
• Lounges on each floor
• Handicapped accessible building

36. Illinois Street Residence Hall (ISR)

37. ISR - housing
• Early check in option
• Double occupancy and Single occupancy rooms
• Low cost!
• Air-conditioned rooms
• Smoke free
• Room rates include linens (towel, washcloth, sheets,
blanket, pillow and pillow case)

38. ISR - housing
• Wired Internet access in rooms (cables provided)
• Shared bathroom facilities on each floor - Meet your
fellow festival attendees!
• Handicap accessible rooms and restrooms
• Laundry onsite (also ironing boards)
• Gym onsite

39. ISR - housing

40. Illinois Street Residence Hall (ISR)

41. ISR - meeting rooms
• 5 common rooms are available in the main floor and
basement areas of ISR
• Wireless internet in common areas
• Piano available in Townsend lounge
• Several rooms with media screens
• One laptop and projector available as needed

42. ISR - meeting rooms

43. ISR - floor lounges

44. Champaign Urbana - hotel options
• Champaign-Urbana area has over 3500 hotel rooms
• Hotel options on and near campus areas
• Most hotels are accessible to the festival location by
city bus

45. Where will I EAT?

46. Dining Options

47. ISR - cafeteria
• Meal passes will be available in a variety of options:
3 meals/day, lunch/dinner, or lunch only
• Walk-in rates are also available but higher than
meal pass costs
• ISR has an on-staff dietician
• Food allergy forms will be available during festival
registration to help with festival meal planning based
on preferences of attendees

48. ISR - cafeteria

49. ISR - cafeteria

50. Campus Restaurants
• Many restaurants are available within the UofI
campus area
• You can find Thai, Italian, Greek, Korean, Mexican,
and more within walking distance!

51. Campus Restaurants

52. Champaign-Urbana Restaurants
• Champaign-Urbana has over 330 restaurants
• Wide variety of ethnic cuisine
• Wide price range for any budget
• Accessible by walking, bus, taxi, car
• Suggestions of where to go will be provided by
Amasong singers and the Champaign Urbana
Convention and Visitor’s Bureau - Concierge service

53. Parking

54. • Some parking available at
ISR housing
• Long term parking available
in remote lots for charter
buses and large vehicles
• Daily parking passes
available through the city of
Urbana
• Free parking after 5:00 in
Krannert garage
• Free weekend parking in
Krannert garage and marked
University lots

55. Community Support

57. Amasong
Champaign-Urbana’s
Premier Lesbian/Feminist Chorus
Premier Lesbian/Feminist Chorus
Premier Lesbian/Feminist Chorus

58. Feminist
Activist
Musician

59. Amasong Evolution

60. Music from Everywhere

61. Including Other...Realities

62. A Few of the Logos of
Amasong

63. Telling the World

64. Sharing Our Music
CD #5
in
production
!

65. Amasisters Having Fun

66. In the Community

67. 2011 = 20 years of Amasong

68. Amasong’s Music Directors PK*
*post-Kristina
*post-Kristina
Deborah Skydell Esther Gillie
1999-2000 2004-2005
Margot Rejskind Coalition of the 4
2000-2004 2005-2006
Meagan Johnson Smith
2006-2012

69. For information email: office@amasong.org

70. What’s NEXT?

71. SSN Annual Meeting 2013
July 20/21 or July 27/28
Urbana, IL - Presby Hall/McKinley
Foundation
Urbana, IL - Presby Hall/McKinley
Foundation
Urbana, IL - Presby Hall/McKinley
Foundation
Urbana, IL - Presby Hall/McKinley
Foundation