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The Morning Brief
Champaign–Urbana, IL • Monday, July 20, 2026
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Today ☁️ 89° / 65° dew 65° sticky | Tue 🌧 88° / 69° dew 65° sticky | Wed 🌧 70° / 57° dew 59° comfortable | Thu ☁️ 72° / 51° dew 56° comfortable |
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| TODAY — Monday, July 20 | | ★ Tango Llaneros — 6:00 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] Tango Llaneros live at the Rose Bowl Tavern A part of CU Tango Week Monday July 20th 6pm No cover Tango Llaneros kicks off Urbana Tango Week with the… | | ★ The Urbana Hootenanny — 8:00 pm · 106 North Race Street #1, Urbana, IL 61801 [Rose Bowl Tavern] An Urbana tradition, every Monday at The Rose Bowl Tavern, The Urbana Hootenanny!The Urbana Hootenanny! 8pm-midnight, join local pickers, singers,… | | Jarling's Custard Cup Fundraiser — 12:00 pm · IL [Champaign Park District] In honor of National Park & Recreation Month, we are partnering with Jarling’s Custard Cup (309 W Kirby Ave) with a fundraiser for the Champaign Parks… | | ● Research Park Softball League Games — 5:30 pm · Florida & Lincoln Playing Fields [UI Campus Calendar] Come out and support your company's team at the 2026 Research Park Summer Softball League. Research Park teams and individuals registered in May will play… | | ● Death Cafe — 6:00 pm · The Urbana Free Library [Urbana Free Library] Life is short. Let's talk about it. | | ● Yarn & Shenanigans — 6:00 pm · Douglass Branch Library [Champaign Public Library] Come hang out at the Douglass Branch every first and third Monday of the month with fellow fiber art enthusiasts. Bring your own project or start a new one… |
| | TOMORROW — Tuesday, July 21 | | ★ Tavern Tuesdays Happy Hour — 3:00 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] No Band, or maybe there is sometimes... either way it's happy hour for folks that drink. Tavern Tuesdays, 3-6pm 🥃Blantons $7🥃 Eagle Rare $4🥃 E.H. Taylor… | | ★ Chicago Farmer Folkin' Tuesdays — 5:00 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] 🤠 Folkin' Tuesdays are back‼️ Chicago Farmer, solo acoustic, every Tuesday in July. 5 -7pm. No cover. No frills. Songs, stories, jokes, good times! 🍻Chicago… | | ★ Urbana Tango Week Faculty & Guest Concert — 8:00 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] Urbana Tango Week Faculty & Guest Concert a Part of CU Tango Music Workshop Tuesday, July 21st 8pm - No cover An evening of tango music performed by our… | | ● Graduate Writing Group: Summer 2026 — 9:00 am · Online -OR - In-person at the Main Library, Orange Room [UI Campus Calendar] Create the \"write\" habit! Our writing group provides graduate students with dedicated time to make progress on writing in a supportive atmosphere. The… | | ● Tuesdays at Ten | From Urbana to Hollywood in the 1920s — 10:00 am · Main Library [Champaign Public Library] Join us at the library for coffee, socializing, and learning something new. | | ● Champaign County Health Care Consumers — 11:00 am · The Urbana Free Library [Urbana Free Library] Need Help with health insurance or accessing healthcare? CCHCC is at The Urbana Free Library! | | ● Crochet-a-thon! — 12:00 pm · Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign [UI Campus Calendar] Presented in conjunction with Stitching Ecologies: Urbana-Champaign Satellite Crochet Coral Reef, this community crochet gathering invites participants to… | | Power Skills Series: Avoiding HR Pitfalls with Eric Ferguson and Paige Hall — 12:00 pm · EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive [UI Campus Calendar] Registration Required: https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/499300684 Join us on Tuesday, July 21 from noon to 1 p.m. for the Power Skills Series: Avoiding HR… | | ● FriendShop Special Open Hours + Tag Bag Sale — 1:00 pm · FriendShop Bookstore [Champaign Public Library] Celebrate the Library's 150th Birthday! — The FriendShop Bookstore Tag Bag Sale starts a day early this month! Take home a bag full of books for just $1!… | | ● Intro to Apple Computers — 2:00 pm · Main Library [Champaign Public Library] Staff will demo how to get started using an Apple computer. If it's been awhile or you want to learn more about Apple computers then this is the workshop… | | ● The Library’s 150th Birthday Party — 4:00 pm · Main Library [Champaign Public Library] 150 Years at Champaign Public Library — Today marks 150 years since our library was founded as a public library. | | ● Stitching Circle — 5:00 pm · The Urbana Free Library [Urbana Free Library] Want some company while you craft? Join our circle on the second and third Tuesdays of the month. | | ● Game Night at the Museum — 6:00 pm · The William R. and Clarice V. Spurlock Museum [UI Campus Calendar] It’s game night! Bring the whole crew for a night full of board games, lawn games, and fun at the museum. There’s something for kids, parents, and everyone… | | ● Pajama Storytime @ Douglass — 6:30 pm · Douglass Branch Library [Champaign Public Library] Put on your pajamas and join us for stories, songs, and fun! For kids 5 years and younger with a parent or caregiver. |
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Listings compiled from 12 of 15 sources.
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Who we called: UI Campus Calendar (5 listings); Champaign Park District (1 listing); Champaign Public Library (9 listings); Chambana Film Society (0 listings); Bandsintown (Champaign, IL) (no reply); Eventbrite (Champaign, IL) (0 listings); Songkick (Champaign, IL) (0 listings); Rose Bowl Tavern (5 listings); Urbana Free Library (3 listings); Bandsintown (Urbana, IL) (no reply); Eventbrite (Urbana, IL) (0 listings); Songkick (Urbana, IL) (0 listings); Bandsintown (Savoy, IL) (no reply); Eventbrite (Savoy, IL) (0 listings); Songkick (Savoy, IL) (0 listings).
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