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The Morning Brief
Champaign–Urbana, IL • Tuesday, August 11, 2026
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Today ☁️ 96° / 76° dew 72° muggy | Wed ☁️ 97° / 69° dew 71° muggy | Thu 🌧 83° / 66° dew 73° oppressive | Fri ☁️ 80° / 65° dew 70° muggy |
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| TODAY — Tuesday, August 11 | | ★ 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… | | Enrollment Express Week — 8:00 am · ACA U1 CAFETERIA LOUNGE- Info Tables 1&2 [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organization: DEANS OFFICE Organizer: CLWilson@parkland.edu Categories: ADMISSIONS, STUDENT ACTIVITIES Expected Headcount: 4 Event… | | ● 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,… | | Walk-in Advising — 9:00 am · U267: Academic Advising Office [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organization: ACADEMIC ADVISING Organizer: eballowe@parkland.edu Expected Headcount: 2 Categories: STUDENT ACTIVITIES Event Locator:… | | ● 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! | | 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… | | ● New! Coffee & Conversation with Director Stephanie Smith — 1:00 pm · Mad Goat Coffee [UI Campus Calendar] Stop by and share your thoughts about Krannert Art Museum with our new director! Stephanie Smith will talk with visitors on a first-come, first-served… | | ● Intro to Microsoft Word, Part II — 2:00 pm · Main Library [Champaign Public Library] Library staff will continue to demo learning how to use Microsoft Word 2016. | | Quick Start Workshop: Make Your PDF Documents Accessible, Part 2 — 2:00 pm · https://illinois.zoom.us/j/81235192229?pwd=uxZj1GiJ5bdeYXwxhPDdpxjKQQaxgM.1 [UI Campus Calendar] Get up to speed quickly on making your PDF documents accessible for everyone on campus. This workshop will focus on PDF remediation (accessible PDF… | | ● Teen Open Lab — 3:00 pm · The Urbana Free Library [Urbana Free Library] Join us for Teen Open Lab! | | Back to School 3D Printing — 4:00 pm · Martens Center, 1515 N Market St, Champaign, IL, 61820, United States [Champaign Park District] Let your child’s imagination take shape — literally! Join us for a hands-on, Back-to-School 3D Printing Event where kids can design, create, and print their… | | ● 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 Tuesday of the month. | | ● Sensory-Friendly Storytime — 6:30 pm · Main Library [Champaign Public Library] Join us for an inclusive and interactive storytime filled with stories, songs, sensory play, and socialization! | | ● Janet McNamara with Gretchen Conlin — 7:00 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] 🤣🎙️ Comedy show!! 🚨 Janet McNamara live at the Rose Bowl Tavern a part of the WHIPS 30th Anniversary Series Tuesday, August 11th Doors 6:00pm || Show 7:00pm… | | Recipe Swap — 7:00 pm · The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [Eventbrite (Champaign, IL)] Recipe Swap | | The Family History Guide — 7:00 pm · Online [Urbana Free Library] Learn about this free resource for genealogy how-to! | | ● The Urbana Free Library Board Meeting — 7:00 pm · The Urbana Free Library [Urbana Free Library] The Urbana Free Library Board Meeting |
| | TOMORROW — Wednesday, August 12 | | ★ Ian Shepherd Trio — 5:00 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] Ian Shepherd Trio with Kurt Reeder & Mark White A unique jazz happy hour featuring the music of: Soundgarden, Beck, Alanis Morisette, Stone Temple Pilots,… | | ★ Trivia Night — 7:30 pm · Rose Bowl Tavern, 106 N Race St #1, Urbana, IL 61801, USA [Rose Bowl Tavern] Every Wednesday, Trivia night at The Rose Bowl Tavern in downtown Urbana. 7:15 sign up 7:30 start teams of up to 6 players. 1st place = $20 gift certificate… | | ★ Jazz Jam — 10:00 pm · 106 North Race Street ##1, Urbana, IL 61801 [Rose Bowl Tavern] Jazz Jam at Rose Bowl Tavern!The Rose Bowl Weekly Jazz Jam.Bring your instrument and come play with the house band. Led by a rotating house band every week.… | | Enrollment Express Check-in — 8:00 am · ACA U1 CAFETERIA LOUNGE [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organization: DEANS OFFICE Organizer: CLWilson@parkland.edu Categories: ADMISSIONS, STUDENT ACTIVITIES Expected Headcount: 30 Event… | | Enrollment Express Week — 8:00 am · ACA U1 CAFETERIA LOUNGE- Info Tables 1&2 [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organization: DEANS OFFICE Organizer: CLWilson@parkland.edu Categories: ADMISSIONS, STUDENT ACTIVITIES Expected Headcount: 4 Event… | | ● 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,… | | Walk-in Advising — 9:00 am · U267: Academic Advising Office [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organization: ACADEMIC ADVISING Organizer: eballowe@parkland.edu Expected Headcount: 2 Categories: STUDENT ACTIVITIES Event Locator:… | | Quick Start Workshop: Make Your MS Word Documents Accessible — 10:00 am · https://illinois.zoom.us/j/85854787832?pwd=3BuhYhKE3Avv4HblRUX0iEXGR4m1uM.1 [UI Campus Calendar] Get up to speed quickly on making your Microsoft Word documents accessible for everyone while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. In this… | | Quick Start Workshop: Make Your Moodle Course Accessible Using the FACT Moodle Accessibility Checker — 1:00 pm · https://illinois.zoom.us/j/85003115083?pwd=mxNoJIbvA4diSRj5sMNT1C49PuOJwH.1 [UI Campus Calendar] Learn how to improve the accessibility of your Moodle material by using the FACT Accessibility Checker developed by ATLAS. We will cover the key strategies… | | ● Creative Aging Tour & Memory Café | Krannert Art Museum — 2:00 pm · Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign [UI Campus Calendar] Join Krannert Art Museum and Family Service of Champaign County for a Creative Aging Art Tour and Memory Café, a guided tour of the museum’s collection for… | | ● Faculty Job Search Retreat 2026 — 2:00 pm · Register to Receive Zoom Link [UI Campus Calendar] Going on the faculty job market soon? Join us for valuable advice from our Career Development staff and from faculty who have recently navigated the process… | | ● Teen Open Lab — 3:00 pm · The Urbana Free Library [Urbana Free Library] Join us for Teen Open Lab! | | Back to School Pool Pass Party — 5:00 pm · Sholem Aquatic Center, 2307 Sangamon Drive, Champaign, IL, 61821, United States [Champaign Park District] Enjoy the Sholem Aquatic Center one more time before students go back. This is an exclusive party ONLY for Pool Pass holders. The party is from 5-7pm on… | | ● Practicing Resilience In Complex Times: An In-Person Storm Work Experience — 5:30 pm · The Urbana Free Library [Eventbrite (Urbana, IL)] Resilience is practice, not perfection. Join this workshop to gain nervous system tools, a real pause, and your Storm Work Workbook. | | Regular Board Meeting — 5:30 pm · Bresnan Meeting Center, 706 Kenwood Rd, Champaign, Illinois, 61821, United States [Champaign Park District] Residents are invited to attend this public board meeting with the Champaign Park District Board of Commissioners. Attendees are welcome to make suggestions… | | ● Crafty Adults | Upcycled Map Mobiles — 6:00 pm · Main Library [Champaign Public Library] Come learn a new craft every month at Crafty Adults! | | ● The Big Grove Then and Now — 6:00 pm · The Urbana Free Library [Urbana Free Library] A presentation by Professor Emeritus Stewart Berlocher — Come learn about the Big Grove trees! |
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