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The Morning Brief
Champaign–Urbana, IL • Tuesday, August 25, 2026
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| TODAY — Tuesday, August 25 | | ★ Tavern Tuesday || Whiskey Specials — 3:00 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] No Band, or maybe there is sometimes... either way it's happy hour for folks that drink. Whiskey specials and more. Tavern Tuesdays, 3-7pm Join us every… | | ● Group Fitness Free Week — all day · Activities & Recreation Center [UI Campus Calendar] Try a variety of classes from cycling, yoga, Pilates, Zumba and more! View the group fitness schedule and register for classes. | | ● 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,… | | ● 2026 Art and Design Faculty Exhibition — 10:00 am · Giertz Gallery [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organizer: JUrban@parkland.edu Expected Headcount: 50 Organization: GIERTZ GALLERY Categories: PARKLAND PRESENTS: ART, MUSIC,… | | Career Services Information Table — 10:00 am · Information Table by U Lounge [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organization: CAREER SERVICES Organizer: RHerriott@parkland.edu Categories: STUDENT ACTIVITIES Expected Headcount: 2 Event Locator:… | | ● Opening Day | \"Rest Lab 10: Path\" Exhibition — 10:00 am · Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign [UI Campus Calendar] Rest Lab 10: Path explores movement as a form of reflection and rest. A winding path invites visitors to explore the meditative and therapeutic potential of… | | UIS Transfer Information Table — 10:00 am · Information Table by U Lounge [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organization: ACADEMIC ADVISING Organizer: jshumate@parkland.edu Expected Headcount: 2 Event Locator: 2026-AASCCR POST TO CALENDAR:… | | ● 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. | | Engineering Club Meetings — 12:00 pm · M124: Class Laboratory [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organization: STUDENT CLUB Organizer: JJang@parkland.edu Expected Headcount: 8 Categories: STUDENT ACTIVITIES Event Locator:… | | Finding Cures: Journey from Software Engineering to Entrepreneurship — 12:00 pm · 612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology [UI Campus Calendar] Fox Family Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lecture \"Finding Cures: Journey from Software Engineering to Entrepreneurship\" Abhishek Pandey, PhD | | ● KAM Fest 2026! at Krannert Art Museum — 12:00 pm · Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign [UI Campus Calendar] Free tote bags! · Artmaking・Food trucks・Noble Print Club・Pack-your-own Care Pacakages Calling all new and returning U of I students! Kick off the school… | | RSO Officer Training — 12:00 pm · 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… | | 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… | | ● Intro to Cloud Storage — 2:00 pm · Main Library [Champaign Public Library] This free workshop covers the theory of cloud computing and popular cloud storage providers with a live demo. | | Fiber Explained: From Food Labels to Gut Function — 3:00 pm · https://illinois.zoom.us/webinar/register/9017823505483/WN_3zFGZOy_RaC5Psem1v_SXw [UI Campus Calendar] Fiber Explained: From Food Labels to Gut FunctionWe are pleased to invite you to a free live webinar featuring Dr. George C. Fahey, Jr. from the University… | | ● Fall Job Market Workshop Series (for graduate students) — 3:30 pm · 4080A LCLB [UI Campus Calendar] A workshop series consisting of: A general overview of academic jobs and the job search process + CVs (Tue. Aug. 25) Cover Letters & Research Statements… | | LGBTQA+ Welcome/Queers on the Quad — 4:00 pm · University Union Rooms 314AB [UI Campus Calendar] FIND YOUR CAMPUS COMMUNITY! Learn more about the Gender & Sexuality Resource Center (GSRC), enjoy delicious snacks, play games, and meet new faces on… | | Poetry, Porkettas & Pals - POETRY NIGHT feat. Lola Honeye — 5:00 pm · Baldarotta's Porketta & Sicilian Sausage [Eventbrite (Urbana, IL)] Please email double happy.shop@gmail.com with any questions. | | Family STEM Night — 5:30 pm · Martens Center, 1515 N Market St, Champaign, IL, 61820, United States [Champaign Park District] Join us for Family STEM Night, hosted by the Illinois Science Explorers, a science outreach initiative from the University of Illinois. Bring the whole… | | ● Puzzling Colors Club — 6:00 pm · The Urbana Free Library [Urbana Free Library] For Adults — Come relax and color or solve a puzzle to ease your stress. The club meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month. | | ● CU Broad Comedy — 7:30 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] Broad comedy open mic at The Rose Bowl Tavern in downtown Urbana. A group dedicated to diversifying the Champaign-Urbana comedy community. Open Mic Rules:… |
| | TOMORROW — Wednesday, August 26 | | ★ Vine Street Syncopators — 5:00 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] Old-timey, dixieland, new orleans style, early jazz - swing music at The Rose Bowl Tavern. Yes to dancing! 🎶Jazz Happy Hour at The Rose Bowl Tavern (Every… | | ★ 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.… | | ClarkLindsey Independent Living Group Tours — all day · 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! | | ● Group Fitness Free Week — all day · Activities & Recreation Center [UI Campus Calendar] Try a variety of classes from cycling, yoga, Pilates, Zumba and more! View the group fitness schedule and register for classes. | | Salesforce App Builder Certification Training in Champaign, IL — 8:00 am · Champaign, IL [Eventbrite (Champaign, IL)] Design the data model, user interface, business logic, and security for custom applications. | | ● 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,… | | Donuts with the Deans — 9:00 am · Graziano Plaza [UI Campus Calendar] Donuts with the Deans! Event Details:Date: August 26, 2026Time: 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.Location: Graziano Plaza Join Dean Bashir and college leadership to kick… | | ● Learning from a Library Luminary: Global Reach, Local Touch — 9:00 am [UI Campus Calendar] In collaboration with the Accra Technical University (ATU) Library and the Association of African Universities (AAU), the Mortenson Center for International… | | ● Machine Learning With Natural History Collections — 9:00 am · Forbes Natural History Building, Room 1005 [UI Campus Calendar] Join Field Museum researchers Bruno de Medeiros, assistant curator of insects, and Elizabeth Postema, postdoctoral research scientist, for a free, hands-on… | | ● 2026 Art and Design Faculty Exhibition — 10:00 am · Giertz Gallery [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organizer: JUrban@parkland.edu Expected Headcount: 50 Organization: GIERTZ GALLERY Categories: PARKLAND PRESENTS: ART, MUSIC,… | | Gender and Sexuality Resource Center (GSRC) Open House — 10:00 am · GSRC, 616 E. Green Street, Suite 202 (Entrance between McDonalds & Subway, 2nd floor) [UI Campus Calendar] Join us at the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center open house! Participants will receive a tour of the center, free swag, muffins and light refreshments.… | | ● Project READ Conversation Group — 10:00 am · The Urbana Free Library [Urbana Free Library] Registration-only Project READ English conversation class | | WRC Welcome (Back) Open House — 10:00 am · 616 E. Green St., 2nd Floor, Champaign, IL 61820 (above McDonald's) [UI Campus Calendar] Stop by 616 E. Green St. (above McDonald's) between 10 AM - 12 PM for a joint open house introducing the programs and spaces of the Women's Resources Center… | | Fall Job Fair — 10:30 am · Information Table by U Lounge, Student Union U Atrium, Information Table by U Lounge,… [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organization: CAREER SERVICES Organizer: JHawthorne@parkland.edu Categories: STUDENT ACTIVITIES Expected Headcount: 50 Event Locator:… | | ● Mother Goose on the Loose Storytime — 11:15 am · Main Library [Champaign Public Library] Enjoy stories and songs for children ages birth through 6 years with their caregiver or parent. | | Center for Civic Education & Justice and the University YMCA Open House — 11:30 am · University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign [UI Campus Calendar] Join the Center for Civic Education & Justice and the University YMCA for our Open House! Stop by to explore the organizations that call the University YMCA… | | Quick Start Workshop: Using the Pope Tech Accessibility Tool — 1:00 pm · https://illinois.zoom.us/j/82084783234?pwd=jPdnHUeXvH8ZOyiuggzCLy4g2Eoay1.1 [UI Campus Calendar] Get up to speed on using the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Guide to make Canvas pages more accessible for everyone! In this hands-on workshop, we’ll start… | | RSO Advisor and Officer Training — 3:00 pm · U140: Meeting Room [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organization: STUDENT LIFE Organizer: bhightower@parkland.edu Categories: EMPLOYEE EVENTS & MEETINGS, STUDENT ACTIVITIES Expected… | | Equity Inclusion Leadership Certificate Information Session — 4:00 pm · University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Room 228, Champaign [UI Campus Calendar] Applications are OPEN for the 2026–2027 Equity & Inclusion Leadership Certificate (EILC) program! EILC is a year-long co-curricular program for Illinois… | | ● Faculty Job Search: CVs & Cover Letters — 4:00 pm · https://go.grad.illinois.edu/eventspace [UI Campus Calendar] Going on the academic job market? You’ll need a strong CV that presents your academic background and experience convincingly. And you’ll need a compelling… | | ● Market Research on a Community Problem — 4:00 pm · Champaign Public Library [Eventbrite (Champaign, IL)] The second session in our Incubating Impact Series: Learn about best practices in assessing the community problem you want to solve. | | ● Study Abroad Essay Advising Drop-Ins — 4:00 pm · Grainger Library 402 [UI Campus Calendar] Working on study abroad application essays? Stop by to brainstorm and get feedback on I4I & IIP essays, Gilman Scholarship essays, and more!This drop-in… | | Welcome to Campus First-Gen Networking Celebration — 4:00 pm · Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) Room 3025 [UI Campus Calendar] Welcome Open House! Meet the FGSI staff, connect with other students, and discover the many resources available to support first-gen success. Enjoy food and… | | Welcome B(l)ack BBQ — 5:00 pm · Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center [UI Campus Calendar] Here's a description for the Welcome B(l)ack BBQ: Welcome B(l)ack BBQ Come hungry, leave connected! The Welcome B(l)ack BBQ is the perfect way to kick off… | | ● Library Staff @ UHS Quad Day — 5:30 pm · UHS [Urbana Free Library] Community resources at Urbana High School Quad Day | | Study Session 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 study session meeting with the Champaign Park District Board of Commissioners. Attendees are welcome to make… | | ● Studio Workshop | Intro to Cricut — 6:30 pm · Main Library [Champaign Public Library] | | Climb Back to Campus — 9:00 pm · ARC Climbing Wall [UI Campus Calendar] Join Campus Rec for a night of fun for new and returning climbers! No experience necessary. No registration required. |
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