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• Events - End of Summer Reading Sidewalk Chalk Party

  Join us for chalk and bubbles and hula hoops!
  Cherry Alley will be full of fun with chalk, photos, treats, giant games, and hula hoops. Let's celebrate a great summer of reading.../div>

• Events - FILM: Un Petit Frère (Mother and Son)

  Festival du Film Francophone de Champaign-Urbana
  Spurlock Museum, Knight Auditorium
  Free!
  French audio, English Subtitles

  Events - Jupiter String Quartet with Bernadette Harvey

  The Jupiter String Quartet brings over 20 years of intimate collaboration to the stage. Known for their warmth, insight, and adventurous spirit, they bridge classical and contemporary works with clarity and heart, illuminating connections between pieces with each thoughtfully crafted prog....

• Events - 35th Annual Mortenson Center Distinguished Lecture

  Amanda Rubin, documentary filmmaker and journalist, has brought The Third Reich of Dreams, a long-overlooked classic back to print in a newly-translated English edition (Princeton Press, 2025). Her Mortenson Distinguished Lecture will share Beradt&rsquo....

• Events - Animal Music Wednesday @The Scratching Post!

  Select Wednesdays (and one Thursday) Nov- May!

  Music for animals, music that reminds us of animals, and music that brings out the ‘animal’ inside of you!

  Live FREE music. We will feature women DJs, solo artists, duos and low-key vibes that have you and our cats...

• Events - Pill-ows: Sew a Soft Sculpture Workshop

  Choose fabric, cut shapes, embroider details, sew together,
  and stuff your medication of choice.

  Beginner friendly. All materials are provided,
  but if you have special fabrics you’d like to incorporate,
  please bring them.
  Instructed by Anna Peters.

• Events - Juneteenth Concert: Featuring Afro D & Global Soun

  Celebrate Juneteenth with a concert in Douglass Park. Afro D & Global Soundwaves, a socially conscious hip hop/jazz/funk band from Champaign, Illinois, will bring their unique sound to the stage, blending genres to inspire and unite people of all ages. Their music bridges generat...;

• Events - Great Horned Owls: Mating, Nesting, and Owlets

  Learn about unique behaviors of one of the masters
  of the night at Great Horned Owls: Mating, Nesting, and Owlets. 
  Instructor Mark Glenshaw will share what he has been able to
  observe and document of mating, nest selection, feeding of the owlets,
  fledging...;

• Events - Comedic Shorts @ Savoy Lumière

  For a collection of films, hoping to make you laugh, there sure is a lot of death here. These films get stranger as the program progresses, until you wonder about the fabric of reality itself.
  
  Please visit the website for information about the specific films. 

• Events - Mother Goose on the Loose Storytime

  Enjoy stories and songs for children ages birth through 6 years with their caregiver. Our monthly Mother Goose on the Loose Storytimes are designed to get our youngest community members excited about reading! Presented in partnership with United Way of Champaign County.