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The Morning Brief
Champaign–Urbana, IL • Friday, July 17, 2026
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Today ☁️ 91° / 76° dew 72° muggy | Sat 🌧 94° / 75° dew 69° muggy | Sun 🌧 81° / 65° dew 70° muggy | Mon 🌧 86° / 66° dew 77° oppressive |
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| TODAY — Friday, July 17 | | ★ Jeff Helgesen & Friends — 5:00 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] Jeff Helgesen & Friends live at the Rose Bowl Tavern 🎶Jazz Happy Hour at The Rose Bowl Tavern (Every Wednesday and Friday) features a rotating cast of the… | | ★ Sunshine Daydream — 8:00 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] Sunshine Daydream live at The Rose Bowl Tavern in downtown Urbana. Friday July 17 th $10 in advance//$15 at the door Tickkets--->… | | ● Good Trouble Lives On Action Weekend-- Champaign Urbana — all day · Champaign Public Library [Eventbrite (Champaign, IL)] Join us in Champaign Urbana for Good Trouble Lives On Action Weekend—let’s make some noise together! | | ● New! Coffee & Conversation with Director Stephanie Smith — 10:30 am · Krannert Art Museum, Café Meeting Room [UI Campus Calendar] Join us for a chance to get to know Stephanie Smith, the new director of Krannert Art Museum, over coffee, pastries, and conversation. Open to everyone!… | | Champaign Blockchain Meetup - July — 12:00 pm · EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, Champaign [UI Campus Calendar] This is a group for those interested in distributed ledger technology, including blockchains, cryptocurrency, cryptography, smart contracts, DApps, and… | | Beckman Visualization Lab Office Hours — 1:00 pm · 2203 Beckman Institute [UI Campus Calendar] Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the… | | ● Exhibit opening for Women of Valor: Creating Temple Sisterhoods in Central Illinois — 2:00 pm · Room 324, Illinois History and Lincoln Collections [UI Campus Calendar] Please join us for the opening of the Illinois History and Lincoln Collection's spring exhibit, Women of Valor: Creating Temple Sisterhoods in Central… | | ● ANNIE, presented by CPD Youth Theatre — 7:00 pm · Virginia Theatre, 203 W Park Avenue, Champaign, IL, 61820, United States [Champaign Park District] Spend your summer in the spotlight with the next adventure of the CPD’s 2026 Youth Theatre season, Big Adventures, Bigger Dreams, as we bring the beloved… |
| | TOMORROW — Saturday, July 18 | | ★ Bat Factory Presents: Halloween in July — 8:30 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] Bat Factory Presents: Halloween in July live at the Rose Bowl Tavern Saturday, July 18th 8:30pm-2am $13 ADV | $20 at the door Ages 18+ MUST HAVE VALID… | | ● Good Trouble Lives On Weekend of Action — all day · The William R. and Clarice V. Spurlock Museum [UI Campus Calendar] John Lewis was a legislator and an activist who was passionate about ending racial segregation and securing voting rights. We need his words — and his… | | ● Science at the Market: Women & Gender Minorities in Physics — 8:00 am · Urbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets [UI Campus Calendar] | | ● Summer Slam Pickleball Open — 9:00 am · Centennial Park, 2200 W Kirby Ave, Champaign IL, IL, 61821, United States [Champaign Park District] Join players from across the area for our Summer Slam Pickleball Open – an outdoor showdown full of friendly competition, great prizes, and plenty of fun!… | | Women’s Try Archery Event — 10:00 am · 1701 E Perkins Rd [Eventbrite (Urbana, IL)] Come join us for a fun and empowering Women's Try Archery Event where you can learn the basics of archery and hunting. | | ● Curator Talk & Tour | Memorias de la Mujer Lotina: Arpilleras, Women, and Coal in Chile — 10:30 am · Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign [UI Campus Calendar] Join us for a special tour led by Magdalena Novoa, guest curator of Memorias de la Mujer Lotina: Arpilleras, Women, and Coal in Chile (on view through Sep… | | ● Charcuterie Sampling at Martinelli's Market — 11:00 am · Martinelli's Market - Bakery & Deli [Eventbrite (Champaign, IL)] Come in and try the spread: Volpi Salames, Prairie Fruits Farm cheeses, Central Illinois Bakehouse crackers, Martinelli's jams, and more! | | ● Illustration Workshop: Exterior Space and Nature — 11:00 am · The Urbana Free Library [Urbana Free Library] This one hour creative workshop will focus on learning how to illustrate trees, plants and the nature found in the Parks of the UC Area. | | ● Makerspace @ Douglass | Drop-in — 12:00 pm · Douglass Branch Library [Champaign Public Library] Want to create something special? Drop in on the first and third Saturdays of each month from 12–3 pm to explore The Makerspace! Library staff will be… | | ● ANNIE, presented by CPD Youth Theatre — 1:00 pm · Virginia Theatre, 203 W Park Avenue, Champaign, IL, 61820, United States [Champaign Park District] Spend your summer in the spotlight with the next adventure of the CPD’s 2026 Youth Theatre season, Big Adventures, Bigger Dreams, as we bring the beloved… | | Dance Arts Open House Workshops (Free!) — 1:00 pm · Springer Cultural Center, 301 N Randolph St, Champaign, IL, 61820, United States [Champaign Park District] Discover everything the Dance Arts Conservatory has to offer in these FREE sampler workshops! All skill levels, including beginners, are welcome to attend!… | | ● Hands-On Science & Discovery Stations — 1:00 pm · Main Library [Champaign Public Library] Explore STEM at the library! Visit any or all of our Absolute Science Discovery Stations. | | ● Knit & Sit! — 1:00 pm · Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign [UI Campus Calendar] Do you weave, crochet, knit, felt, or embroider? Krannert Art Museum invites you to Knit & Sit! Bring your project and join us for a weaver’s circle in the… | | ● Unlazy River — 1:00 pm · The Urbana Free Library [Urbana Free Library] Bring your own floatie or grab one of ours and float (walk) down our lazy river obstacle course in Cherry Alley. Wear clothes or shoes that are ok with a… | | ● Illinois Plants and Flowers — 2:00 pm · The Urbana Free Library [Urbana Free Library] Come to the Library to learn about Illinois plants and flowers! | | ● PBS — 3:00 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] PBS returns!!!! Saturday July 18th 3-5pm Saturday matinee at The Rose Bowl Tavern in downtown Urbana. Never a cover, always a good time with great music and… |
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Listings compiled from 12 of 15 sources.
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Who we called: UI Campus Calendar (8 listings); Champaign Park District (5 listings); Champaign Public Library (2 listings); Chambana Film Society (0 listings); Bandsintown (Champaign, IL) (no reply); Eventbrite (Champaign, IL) (2 listings); Songkick (Champaign, IL) (0 listings); Rose Bowl Tavern (4 listings); Urbana Free Library (3 listings); Bandsintown (Urbana, IL) (no reply); Eventbrite (Urbana, IL) (2 listings); Songkick (Urbana, IL) (0 listings); Bandsintown (Savoy, IL) (no reply); Eventbrite (Savoy, IL) (2 listings); Songkick (Savoy, IL) (0 listings).
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