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The Morning Brief
Champaign–Urbana, IL • Sunday, August 30, 2026
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Today ☁️ 89° / 66° dew 64° sticky | Mon ☁️ 94° / 69° dew 65° sticky | Tue ☁️ 91° / 70° dew 75° oppressive | Wed ☁️ 93° / 72° dew 75° oppressive |
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| TODAY — Sunday, August 30 | | ● 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. | | ● Illini Volleyball vs Syracuse — 12:00 pm · Huff Hall [UI Campus Calendar] | | ● Beer and Yoga — 12:30 pm · Riggs Beer Company [Eventbrite (Urbana, IL)] Join us at Riggs Beer Company for Beer and Yoga! This one hour, all-levels yoga class is a great excuse to drink beer in yoga pants on a Sun | | ● Spurlock Sunday: The Warrior Within — 1:00 pm · The William R. and Clarice V. Spurlock Museum [UI Campus Calendar] Did you know that martial arts is far more than just fighting? Martial arts training systems have historically included healing, health maintenance,… | | ● RadioHeart: The Drive & Times Of DJ Kevin Cole @ CineSonic Music Film Festival — 2:00 pm · Savoy 16 + IMAX with Laser, 232 Burwash Ave, Savoy, IL 61874, USA [Chambana Film Society] https://2026cinesonic.chambanafilmsociety.org/radioheart-the-drive-times-of-dj-kevin-cole/ Documentary • USA • 2026 • 83 Minutes Director: Peter Hilgendorf,… | | ● The B-Sides — 2:00 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] The B Sides live at the Rose Bowl Tavern Sunday, August 30th, 2-5pm (3 sets!) $10-$15 suggested donation in the bucket. The B-Sides Local father/son musical… | | GLOBE Info Session (virtual) - RSVP required — 6:00 pm · https://go.illinois.edu/GLOBE_InfoSession [UI Campus Calendar] Welcome to the University of Illinois! Want to make your Illinois experience especially memorable? We are excited to invite you to join GLOBE! GLOBE stands… | | ● Theatre and Music Society (TAMS) presents: A Musical Theatre Cabaret — 6:00 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] Join the Theatre and Music Society (TAMS) for their official launch event: a musical theater cabaret. Featuring a three-piece combo, the cabaret will… | | Sneaker ball and Sneaker Drive at Punch! — 8:00 pm · Located in the Hyatt Place, 217 N Neil St, Champaign, IL 61820, USA [Visit Downtown Champaign] For the Culture invites you to the Youth Sneaker Ball, a night where style meets purpose. Put on your best sneakers, dress to impress, and bring a pair of… |
| | TOMORROW — Monday, August 31 | | ★ The Urbana Hootenanny — 8:00 pm · 106 North Race Street #1, Urbana, IL 61801 [Rose Bowl Tavern] An Urbana tradition, every Monday at The Rose Bowl Tavern, The Urbana Hootenanny!The Urbana Hootenanny! 8pm-midnight, join local pickers, singers,… | | Grad Student Days — all day [UI Campus Calendar] Illinois grad students make our community a great place to study, live, and work. We want to help you feel connected whether you are new or returning, in an… | | Illinois I-Corps Workshop Series Deadline! — all day · https://icorps.illinois.edu/programs/lean-launchpad [UI Campus Calendar] Commercialize Your Innovation! I-Corps is an evidence-based approach to value proposition development — a critical first step in evaluating… | | International Symposium on Energy, Carbon, and Industrial Systems — 8:30 am · I Hotel and Illinois Conference Center [UI Campus Calendar] This two-day symposium brings researchers, industry leaders, project developers, and policymakers together to discuss new work in energy systems and carbon… | | ● 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,… | | Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery — 10:00 am · Information Table by U Lounge [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organization: CAREER SERVICES Organizer: SWright@parkland.edu Categories: STUDENT ACTIVITIES Expected Headcount: 2 Event Locator:… | | ● Mother Goose on the Loose Storytime @ Douglass — 11:30 am · Douglass Branch Library [Champaign Public Library] Enjoy stories and songs for children ages birth through 6 years with their caregiver or parent. | | BSA Meeting — 12:00 pm · B223: Counseling Services Classroom [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organization: STUDENT CLUB Organizer: bcray@parkland.edu Expected Headcount: 10 Categories: STUDENT ACTIVITIES Event Locator:… | | ● Monday Movie: Project Hail Mary — 12:00 pm · U106: Student Life Conference Room [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organization: STUDENT LIFE Organizer: bhightower@parkland.edu Categories: STUDENT ACTIVITIES Expected Headcount: 30 Event Locator:… | | 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… | | RSO Advisor and Officer Training — 1:00 pm · U140: Meeting Room [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organization: STUDENT LIFE Organizer: bhightower@parkland.edu Categories: EMPLOYEE EVENTS & MEETINGS, STUDENT ACTIVITIES Expected… | | CLACS Speaker Series presents: Sustainable Food Preservation: Harnessing Essential Oils and Agro-Industrial By-Products as Bioactive Systems — 3:00 pm · Coble Hall 306 [UI Campus Calendar] CLACS Speaker Series presents: Patricia R. Quiroga & Valeria Nepote, \"Sustainable Food Preservation: Harnessing Essential Oils and Agro-Industrial… | | Bingo Night — 5:00 pm · Siebel Center for Computer Science Room 0224 [UI Campus Calendar] Bingo! Event Details:Date: August 31, 2026Time: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.Location: Siebel Center for Computer Science room 0024Stop by and play a couple rounds of… | | Equity Inclusion Leadership Certificate Information Session — 5:00 pm · Virtual over Zoom [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… | | RESCHEDULED: Early Childhood Open House — 6:00 pm · Springer Cultural Center, 301 N Randolph St, Champaign, IL, 61820, United States [Champaign Park District] Launch your child’s education at the Champaign Park District! Join us for our Early Childhood Open House! Tour our vibrant classrooms in the historic… | | ● Musical Mondays featuring Lucas Ciocan — 7:00 pm · Illini Union Courtyard Café [UI Campus Calendar] Join us every Monday night during the semester for Musical Mondays at 7 pm in the Courtyard at the Illini Union for FREE music from all types of genres. |
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