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The Morning Brief
Champaign–Urbana, IL • Thursday, August 13, 2026
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Today 🌫 87° / 66° dew 74° oppressive | Fri ☁️ 87° / 71° dew 75° oppressive | Sat ☁️ 90° / 72° dew 77° oppressive | Sun ⛈ 83° / 69° dew 76° oppressive |
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| TODAY — Thursday, August 13 | | ★ Americana Happy Hour || The Anxious Bench — 5:00 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] Americana Happy Hour at the Rose Bowl Tavern The Anxious Bench August 13th, 5-7pm Happy Hour Specials:😊 $2 Hamms and PBR 😋 $5 "American Buffalo" 🇺🇸🦬 (Hamms… | | ★ ClarkLindsey Summer Concert Series — 7:00 pm · 101 W Windsor Rd [Eventbrite (Urbana, IL)] Kick back and enjoy some awesome live tunes with friends at the ClarkLindsey Summer Concert Series! | | ★ BandoM & Friends: Tango Neuvo & Beyond — 8:00 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] Join Bandoneon Massacre musicians and guests for an intimate evening of small ensemble Tango Nuevo and contemporary tango - featuring the music of Astor… | | 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,… | | Discover Illinois Archaeology at the Illinois State Fair with the IAAA — 9:00 am · Conservation World [UI Campus Calendar] Stop by Conservation World at the Illinois State Fair and learn what archaeology is and how archaeologists have uncovered and preserved Illinois' history… | | 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 PowerPoint Documents Accessible — 10:00 am · https://illinois.zoom.us/j/89879679347?pwd=EWEcn7eVWyO9jIy22HMPFQi4nzuyHq.1 [UI Campus Calendar] Get up to speed quickly on making your PowerPoint presentations accessible for everyone while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. In this… | | RSO Advisor Training — 11:00 am · U106: Student Life Conference Room [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organization: STUDENT LIFE, STUDENT CLUB Organizer: bhightower@parkland.edu Categories: STUDENT ACTIVITIES Expected Headcount: 0… | | ● Business Help — 12:00 pm · Main Library [Champaign Public Library] | | 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… | | ● New! Coffee & Conversation with Director Stephanie Smith — 1:00 pm · Elm City 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… | | ● Cover-to-Cover Book Discussion — 1:30 pm · Main Library [Champaign Public Library] Let's talk about A Sorceress Comes to Call — Join us for this relaxed library sponsored book discussion. We are a friendly group, meeting monthly to read… | | ● Coffee and a Craft | Mandala Rock Painting — 2:00 pm · Douglass Branch Library [Champaign Public Library] Join us this month as we dive into the soothing world of Mandala rock painting—because nothing says “inner peace” like carefully dotting tiny circles onto a… | | Incoming Graduate Student Meet-up — 3:00 pm · Anniversary Plaza (Illini Union Quad Side) [UI Campus Calendar] If you are starting a graduate program at the University of Illinois this fall, join us for an informal, social event to meet other incoming graduate… | | ● Teen Open Lab — 3:00 pm · The Urbana Free Library [Urbana Free Library] Join us for Teen Open Lab! | | Garden Hills Park Playground Ribbon Cutting — 6:00 pm · Garden Hills Park, 1701 Bloomington Rd, Champaign, IL, 61821, United States [Champaign Park District] Join us to celebrate the new playground recently installed at Garden Hills Park! Families are welcome to attend to enjoy a fun evening in the park. Learn… | | ● An Evening with Maggie Su — 7:00 pm · Main Library [Champaign Public Library] Great Authors at the Library — Join us for an evening with author Maggie Su! |
| | TOMORROW — Friday, August 14 | | ★ Erik Lund's Jazz Friends — 5:00 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] Join Erik Lund (trombone) and friends for a night of straight-ahead jazz. These skilled musicians bring great tunes and energy, which is why this show is a… | | ★ John Inghram Band — 8:30 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] John Inghram Band returns live at the Rose Bowl Tavern! Friday, August 14th 8:30-11pm No cover! https://youtube.com/@johninghrammusic?si=Be5t5OaI-lLLhNhj… | | 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:… | | ● Project READ Introduction to Tutoring — 10:00 am · Main Library [Champaign Public Library] Project READ at Parkland College Adult Education trains volunteer tutors to help improve the basic literacy skills of adults in reading, English as another… | | International Student Orientation — 12:00 pm · ACA U140 Meeting Room [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organization: ADMISSIONS Organizer: osodiji@parkland.edu Categories: ADMISSIONS Expected Headcount: 40 Event Locator: 2026-AASFTA… | | 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… | | The Flamazing Race! (A CU Special Rec Fundraiser) — 5:00 pm · Sholem Aquatic Center, 2307 Sangamon Drive, Champaign, IL, 61821, United States [Champaign Park District] The 2nd Flamazing Race! A wild twist on the classic duck race! Instead of ducks, we’re sending flamingos flying down the lazy river slide in a high-speed… | | Bounce Back to School — 6:00 pm · Hessel Park, 1400 Grandview Dr, Champaign, IL, 61820, United States [Champaign Park District] Kick off the school year with a bounce! Join us at Hessel Park for the Back-to-School Bounce, a fun-filled event where kids can jump, slide, and play in a… | | ● Comedy Show and Open Mic at The Literary — 6:00 pm · 122 N Neil St, Champaign, IL 61820, USA [Visit Downtown Champaign] For the Culture is celebrating Black humor, storytelling, and the way laughter brings people together. Through good times and hard times, comedy has always… | | ● 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,… | | ● Cosmic Mashups — 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,… |
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Who we called: UI Campus Calendar (8 listings); Champaign Park District (3 listings); Champaign Public Library (5 listings); Chambana Film Society (0 listings); Parkland College (8 listings); Visit Downtown Champaign (1 listing); Bandsintown (Champaign, IL) (no reply); Eventbrite (Champaign, IL) (0 listings); 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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