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The Morning Brief
Champaign–Urbana, IL • Friday, July 31, 2026
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Today 🌧 82° / 63° dew 62° comfortable | Sat 🌧 75° / 66° dew 70° muggy | Sun 🌧 73° / 61° dew 67° sticky | Mon ☀️ 78° / 58° dew 65° sticky |
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| TODAY — 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… |
| | TOMORROW — Saturday, August 01 | | ★ Nest Fest 2026 — 7:00 pm · Dandy Hound [Eventbrite (Champaign, IL)] Food, drinks, music, raffle prizes, and good vibes, all supporting NICU families through The Nest Postpartum. | | ★ Dan Kusaya & The Chimurenga Inspiration + J'Lyn Hope — 8:00 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] DAN KUSAYA & THE CHIMURENGA INSPIRATION live at the Rose Bowl Tavern with special guest J'Lyn Hope! Saturday, August 1st 8-11pm 8pm - J'Lyn Hope 9-11pm -… | | ● Make and Take Craft — all day · The Urbana Free Library [Urbana Free Library] Do you like crafts and making things? | | ● Science at the Market: Cancer Center at Illinois — 8:00 am · Urbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets [UI Campus Calendar] | | ● 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,… | | ● Dino Academy — 11:00 am · Main Library [Champaign Public Library] A Dinosaur Discovery Show — Step into the prehistoric world with Dino Academy! Led by the quirky and curious Dr. Sarah Tops, this action-packed adventure… | | ● Vegetable Art for All Ages — 11:00 am · The Urbana Free Library [Urbana Free Library] Drop in after the farmer's market anytime between 11 and noon to make your own beautiful vegetable-themed piece of art from recycled materials. | | ● 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… | | ● The Little Star that Could — 1:00 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,… | | ● Brewery Tour and Tasting — 2:00 pm · Riggs Beer Company [Eventbrite (Urbana, IL)] Brewmaster Guided Brewery Tour and Tasting | | ● Dawn of the Space Age — 2:00 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,… | | ● Wildwood String Band — 3:00 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] Spend a Saturday afternoon with Wildwood String Band! live at the Rose Bowl Tavern Saturday August 1st 3-5pm Saturday matinee at The Rose Bowl Tavern in… |
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Listings compiled from 14 of 17 sources.
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Who we called: UI Campus Calendar (6 listings); Champaign Park District (1 listing); Champaign Public Library (4 listings); Chambana Film Society (1 listing); Parkland College (4 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 (3 listings); Bandsintown (Urbana, IL) (no reply); Eventbrite (Urbana, IL) (1 listing); Songkick (Urbana, IL) (0 listings); Bandsintown (Savoy, IL) (no reply); Eventbrite (Savoy, IL) (1 listing); Songkick (Savoy, IL) (0 listings).
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