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The Morning Brief
Champaign–Urbana, IL • Thursday, July 30, 2026
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Today ☁️ 86° / 60° dew 56° comfortable | Fri 🌧 82° / 64° dew 64° sticky | Sat 🌧 72° / 64° dew 68° muggy | Sun 🌧 75° / 63° dew 69° muggy |
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| TODAY — Thursday, July 30 | | ★ Americana Happy Hour ft. Megan Bee — 5:00 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] Americana Happy Hour ft. Megan Bee! live at the Rose Bowl Tavern Thursday, July 30th 5-7pm Happy Hour Specials:😊 $2 Hamms and PBR 😋 $5 "American Buffalo"… | | ★ Bat Factory || Goth Night — 8:00 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] 8pm till close. =GOTH || INDUSTRIAL || EBM || NOISE || SYNTHPOP || DARKWAVE || DARK ALT= Welcome to the Bat Factory,: where we like to look on the spookier… | | ● 250 Years of Documenting Democracy — 8:30 am · Main Library [UI Campus Calendar] Every democracy leaves a paper trail. From the Declaration of Independence to today's digital records, government publications document the people,… | | ● 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… | | Biomass Webinar Series Summer 2026: How Do You Grow Miscanthus in a Computer? Predicting Miscanthus Productivity in the Midwest — 12:00 pm · https://go.illinois.edu/biomasswebinarseries [UI Campus Calendar] Bryan Petersen, Ph.D. candidate at Iowa State University, will be speaking on \"How Do You Grow Miscanthus in a Computer? Predicting Miscanthus Productivity… | | ● Career Lunch & Learn — 12:00 pm · Main Library [Champaign Public Library] Online Job Search 101 — Just bring your lunch and questions! We look forward to seeing you there. | | ClarkLindsey Independent Living Group Tours — 12:00 pm · 101 W Windsor Rd [Eventbrite (Urbana, IL)] Come check out what independent living is all about at ClarkLindsey with a fun and casual group tour! | | 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… | | ● Teens in the Studio | Summer Drop-in Hours — 2:00 pm · Main Library [Champaign Public Library] This summer, teens can drop by The Studio every Tuesday & Thursday from 2 to 4pm for fun crafts and games! | | Fire at Five: Happy Hour and Bonfire - LEGOmania — 5:00 pm · Atkins Building Patio & Lawn, 1800 S Oak St [UI Campus Calendar] Join us on Thursday, July 30 from 5 to 6:30 p.m on the Atkins Patio & Lawn for Fire at Five, our monthly happy hour + bonfire to network with other… | | ● Sorry To Bother You @ Savoy Arthouse — 7:00 pm · Savoy 16 + IMAX with Laser, 232 Burwash Ave, Savoy, IL 61874, USA [Chambana Film Society] https://www.facebook.com/share/1BcZ68Jk7P/ While the Savoy Arthouse isn't physically a full art house theater, it does have the same spirit and goals, so… | | ● Comedy Open Mic with Kristen Unakis — 8:00 pm · The Space [Eventbrite (Champaign, IL)] The funniest night of the week is Thursday! Join us at The Space in downtown Champaign for laughs, drinks, and life-changing food. |
| | TOMORROW — Friday, July 31 | | ★ Jay Ferguson Trio — 5:00 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] Jay Ferguson Trio live at the Rose Bowl Tavern 🎶 Jazz Happy Hour at The Rose Bowl Tavern (Every Wednesday and Friday) features a rotating cast of the best… | | ★ The K-Tels Return! — 8:00 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] It's been a hot minute and we've missed them dearly, but Kenny Reiss, Mitch Marlow, Jack Brighton = The K-Tel's are back at it at the Rose Bowl Tavern Rock… | | ● 250 Years of Documenting Democracy — 8:30 am · Main Library [UI Campus Calendar] Every democracy leaves a paper trail. From the Declaration of Independence to today's digital records, government publications document the people,… | | ● CU Cinema Crawl Meeting — 11:00 am · 17 E Taylor St Champaign, IL, United States [Chambana Film Society] | | Wade Family Grand Rounds — 12:00 pm · Medical Sciences Building, Room 274 [UI Campus Calendar] What Comes After the White Coat? Building a Career in Healthcare Innovation Without a Map Dr. Bernardo Perez-Villa is a physician, innovator, and healthcare… | | 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… | | ● Teen Movie Friday — 3:45 pm · The Urbana Free Library [Urbana Free Library] Vote for which movie to watch! | | Discovery Learning Showcase — 5:00 pm · Illini Rooms A, B, C at the Union [UI Campus Calendar] CI MED's Showcase highlighting the experiences of our first year medical students during their time engaged in Discovery Learning. Come and support the… | | ● Summer Prairie Skies — 7:00 pm · M180: Planetarium, M1 Parking Lot, Planetarium Lobby, Planetarium Circle Drive [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organization: PLANETARIUM Organizer: ejohnson@parkland.edu Categories: PARKLAND PRESENTS: ART, MUSIC, THEATRE, PLANETARIUM, WPCD,… | | ● Dawn of the Space Age — 8:00 pm · M180: Planetarium, M1 Parking Lot, Planetarium Lobby, Planetarium Circle Drive [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organization: PLANETARIUM Organizer: ejohnson@parkland.edu Categories: PARKLAND PRESENTS: ART, MUSIC, THEATRE, PLANETARIUM, WPCD,… | | ● Moo-vie Night at the Farm: WALL-E — 8:00 pm · Prairie Farm, 2202 W Kirby Ave, 217-398-2583, 61821, United States [Champaign Park District] Join us for summer evenings of family fun at Moo-vie Nights at Prairie Farm! Enjoy concessions, time on the farm, and a family-friendly movie showing under… |
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Who we called: UI Campus Calendar (9 listings); Champaign Park District (1 listing); Champaign Public Library (2 listings); Chambana Film Society (2 listings); Parkland College (2 listings); Visit Downtown Champaign (0 listings); Bandsintown (Champaign, IL) (no reply); Eventbrite (Champaign, IL) (1 listing); Songkick (Champaign, IL) (0 listings); Rose Bowl Tavern (4 listings); Urbana Free Library (1 listing); Bandsintown (Urbana, IL) (no reply); Eventbrite (Urbana, IL) (2 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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