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The Morning Brief
Champaign–Urbana, IL • Thursday, September 10, 2026
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| TODAY — Thursday, September 10 | | ★ SoundBites lunchtime live music series featuring SASS — 12:00 pm · 310 N Neil St, Champaign, IL 61820, USA [Visit Downtown Champaign] Take a mid‑day break and enjoy SoundBites, our lunchtime live music series on the Downtown Plaza Stage! Each week features talented local solo and acoustic… | | ★ Americana Happy Hour ft. The Halos — 5:00 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] The Halos live at the Rose Bowl Tavern Americana Happy Hour! *No cover* Thursday, September 10th, 5-7pm No cover. Tips for the band always appreciated.… | | ★ RSO Spotlight featuring Tristan Sanceda/Luke Davis — 7:00 pm · Illini Union Courtyard Café [UI Campus Calendar] On select Thursdays, join us for RSO Spotlight, where Registered Student Organizations take the stage to share their talents! Enjoy performances in music,… | | ★ Writers in the Round — 7:30 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] Writers in the Round at The Rose Bowl! Hosted by Gloria Roubal Thursday, September 10th 7:30 pm. No cover. $10–$12 suggested donation in the bucket for the… | | Drop-In Crafts — 8:30 am · U111: Student Life Flex Space Lounge [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organization: WELLNESS CENTER Organizer: bhightower@parkland.edu Categories: STUDENT ACTIVITIES Expected Headcount: 10 Event Locator:… | | Career Visioning — 9:00 am · Keller Williams Realty The Real Estate Center of Illinois, LLC [Eventbrite (Champaign, IL)] CAREER VISIONING Talent is the #1 ingredient to success. Career Visioning provides proven hiring systems to ensure that the best and the br | | ● Film Screening & Discussion "9/11 : Reclaiming Ground Zero" — 9:30 am · Champaign Public Library [Eventbrite (Champaign, IL)] After the smoke cleared, there was a city to rebuild. The process was beautiful democracy in action. | | ● 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,… | | Course Accessibility Working Session — 11:00 am · O’Leary, Education Room 10 or Online via Zoom [UI Campus Calendar] Date: the second Thursday of each month, from 11 AM to 12:30 PM Location: O’Leary, Education Room 10 or Online via Zoom Working on the accessibility needs… | | Landuyt Center Academics Open Office Hours — 11:00 am · 1038 CIF [UI Campus Calendar] Questions about Landuyt Center Academic pathways? Stop by to talk about:The new IIT Bombay Partnership Entrepreneurship and innovation courses and… | | Women in Tech Luncheon with Vidya Madhavan — 11:45 am · EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive [UI Campus Calendar] Registration Required: https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/1248264816Since Women In Tech is an elevated event, please register by 5pm on Friday, September 4:… | | 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! | | Japanese Culture Club (JCC) Meetings — 12:00 pm · D105: Classroom [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organization: AAMS Organizer: CSWeber@parkland.edu Categories: STUDENT ACTIVITIES Expected Headcount: 15 Event Locator: 2026-AASFTF… | | Lunch on Us — 12:00 pm · La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States [UI Campus Calendar] Lunch on Us is La Casa Cultural Latina's signature educational and community-building series, held on Thursdays throughout the academic year and open to all… | | Make a GSRC Tote Bag — 12:00 pm · GSRC, 616 E. Green Street, Suite 202 (Entrance between McDonalds & Subway, 2nd floor) [UI Campus Calendar] Join us for some crafting as we create personalized GSRC Tote bags! | | ● SBDC Office Hours — 12:00 pm · Main Library [Champaign Public Library] | | Study in Taiwan: UAAT & HuaYu BEST Information Session — 12:00 pm [UI Campus Calendar] Times: September 2nd from 3pm-4pm & September 10th from 12pm-1pmLocation: 306 Coble HallThe Center for East Asian & Pacific Studies would like to present an… | | UAAT Mandarin Scholarship Info Session — 12:00 pm · 306 Coble Hall [UI Campus Calendar] The University Academic Alliance in Taiwan (UAAT) The University Academic Alliance in Taiwan (UAAT), established by The Ministry of Education of Taiwan… | | 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… | | Snack & Study — 1:00 pm · 1208 W Nevada St [UI Campus Calendar] Starting Thursday, September 3rd, join us for our weekly Snack & Study! AAS provides a quiet space full of sweet treats and hot drinks for students to… | | ● Cover-to-Cover Book Discussion — 1:30 pm · Main Library [Champaign Public Library] Let's talk about The Correspondent — Join us for this relaxed library sponsored book discussion. We are a friendly group, meeting monthly to read and talk… | | ● Coffee and a Craft | Painted Bookmarks — 2:00 pm · Douglass Branch Library [Champaign Public Library] Join us this month as we make painted bookmarks—a simple, colorful craft that’s perfect for readers, doodlers, and anyone who loves a little artistic fun. | | SGA Weekly Meeting — 2:00 pm · U106: Student Life Conference Room [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organization: STUDENT LIFE Organizer: bhightower@parkland.edu Expected Headcount: 16 Categories: STUDENT ACTIVITIES Event Locator:… | | Community Wellness Lounge — 3:00 pm · 1210 W. Nevada St., Urbana, IL 61801 [UI Campus Calendar] 🎨 Community Wellness Lounge is back! 🧡💙Join us for our first CWL of the semester and decorate your own tote bag! Totes, paints, and iron-on designs will be… | | Dr. Ruth Meinzen-Dick, \"Research Frontiers on Empowerment of Women Farmers\" — 4:00 pm · 210 Illini Union; 1401 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801 [UI Campus Calendar] The International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026 aims to raise awareness of the role of women in agrifood systems and the challenges they face. This… | | Dr. Ruth Meinzen-Dick, \"Research Frontiers on Empowerment of Women Farmers\" (CSGGE) — 4:00 pm [UI Campus Calendar] The Center for the Study of Global Gender Equality (CSGGE) is hosting Ruth Meinzen-Dick's talk, titled \"Research Frontiers on Empowerment of Women… | | ● \"Quinceañeras: Latinidades and Girlhood in Popular Culture\" by Diana Leon-Boys, Jillian Báez, and Angharad N. Valdivia — 4:30 pm · Spurlock Museum: 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801 [UI Campus Calendar] Join the editors of Quinceañeras: Latinidades and Girlhood in Popular Culture for a conversation celebrating the release of their edited collection. Diana… | | American Dark Age: Racial Feudalism and the Rise of Black Liberalism -- a Lecture by Keidrick Roy (Dartmouth College) — 5:00 pm · Levis Faculty Center [UI Campus Calendar] Learn how Black thinkers in early America challenged ideas of racial feudalism inspired by the medieval past. Keidrick Roy is associate professor of… | | ● Exploración Artistica para Familias — 5:00 pm · Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign [UI Campus Calendar] Enjoy a guided tour, artmaking, and dinner! Activities will highlight Fragmented Histories: Andean Art Before 1600 and Stitching Ecologies: The… | | Legacy on Tap — 5:00 pm · Riggs Beer Company [Eventbrite (Urbana, IL)] Brewing conversations that matter. Join GiveWillow for Legacy on Tap—a free community event exploring grief, legacy, and connection. | | Ties & Tennies Gala — 5:00 pm · I Hotel and Conference Center, 1900 S 1st St, Champaign, IL, 61820, United States [Champaign Park District] The Champaign Parks Foundation will be hosting its 4th Annual Ties & Tennies Gala on Sep. 10, 2026, at the I Hotel. This fundraising gala combines formality… | | ● Getting Free Film Screening — 5:30 pm · The Urbana Free Library [Eventbrite (Urbana, IL)] Join us for a free screening of Getting Free, a powerful documentary sharing real stories of addiction, recovery, healing, and hope. | | ● Illini Soccer vs Wisconsin - Party at the Park // Neon Out — 6:00 pm · Champaign, Ill., Demirjian Park (Soccer) [UI Campus Calendar] | | ● SPEAK Café at Krannert Art Museum | September 2026 — 6:00 pm · Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign [UI Campus Calendar] SPEAK stands for Song, Poetry, Art, and Knowledge. It is an open-mic public performance space at Krannert Art Museum curated by local artist, Shaya… | | ● An Evening with Sonali Dev — 7:00 pm · Main Library [Champaign Public Library] Great Authors at the Library — Join us for an evening with award-winning author Sonali Dev! | | Phi Alpha Theta Students in Cultural Heritage Panel — 7:00 pm · Gregory Hall 311 [UI Campus Calendar] Join Phi Alpha Theta for an undergraduate panel titled \"Students in Cultural Heritage.\" | | ● I Hear America Singing — 7:30 pm · Colwell Playhouse [UI Campus Calendar] Created to honor the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, I Hear America Singing is a uniquely conceived multimedia… |
| | TOMORROW — Friday, September 11 | | ★ GGIS Colloquium | Summer Research Open Mic! — 3:00 pm · 2049 Natural History Building and via Zoom [UI Campus Calendar] Presenters: Célio H. Rocha Moura Territorial Activism and the Ethnography of Precarity in Recife (Brasil) Sayak Roy Everyday(night) Geographies and its… | | ★ 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… | | ★ Duke Tumatoe — 8:00 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] Duke Tumatoe Returns! live at the Rose Bowl Tavern Friday, September 11th Tickets---> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/duke-tumatoe-tickets-1997092122298… | | DEADLINE EXTENDED: Equity & Inclusion Leadership Certificate Program — all day · TBD [UI Campus Calendar] APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2026!EILC is a year-long, co-curricular leadership program designed for undergraduate students who… | | ● Illini Women's Tennis at Debbie Southern Furman Fall Classic — all day · Greenville, S.C. [UI Campus Calendar] | | ● Illini Women's Tennis vs Milwaukee Tennis Classic — all day · Milwaukee, Wis. [UI Campus Calendar] | | ● Graduate Writing Groups: Fall 2026 (Fridays) — 9:30 am · Main Library Orange Room, or via Zoom [UI Campus Calendar] Create the \"write\" habit! Our writing group provides graduate students with dedicated time to make progress on writing in a supportive atmosphere. The… | | Compost Collection Project — 11:00 am · Illini Union/Anniversary Plaza (Quad side) [UI Campus Calendar] A new campus composting initiative starts Friday, Sept. 4! Collect your food scraps, coffee grounds, and other organic waste at home each week and bring… | | Data + AI User Group - September — 12:00 pm · EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive [UI Campus Calendar] Registration Required: https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/1904500483 Join the Data + AI User Group on Friday, September 11 from noon to 1 p.m. All Research Park… | | Frank Center Student Workshop: On-Air Reporting with William La Jeunesse, Fox News — 12:00 pm · Frank Newsroom at Richmond Studio, 1110 W. Main, Urbana [UI Campus Calendar] Students are invited to learn more about on-air reporting with William La Jeunesse, FOX News senior national correspondent. Since La Jeunesse joined FOX… | | ● Noontime Gallery Talk & Tour | Krannert Art Museum — 12:00 pm · Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign [UI Campus Calendar] Stop by on Fridays for our monthly Talk & Tour! Gain insights about the artwork on view in both special exhibitions and the collection galleries.We offer a… | | Your Future as a Skydio Engineer — 12:00 pm · Illini Union [Eventbrite (Urbana, IL)] Come learn about Skydio! | | 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… | | ● CSGGE Virtual Lightning Talk on Gender Research \"Talks on Fire: Big Ideas, Elevator Pitches\" — 1:00 pm · https://go.illinois.edu/talksonfiresep11 [UI Campus Calendar] Preparing an elevator pitch regarding your research is crucial for networking, being on the market, and finding a job. Please join us for this exciting… | | Fulfill Your Required Advising: Virtual Drop-In Advising for Spring 2027 — 1:00 pm · https://illinois.zoom.us/j/87090202929?pwd=mZHJ1Gmy119t6wI3qVajbN8zbJqKyG.1&from=addon [UI Campus Calendar] Need to fulfill your required advising appointment? Join us for Virtual Drop-In Advising to prepare for Spring 2027 registration. You can schedule an… | | Parkland PRIDE Meeting — 1:00 pm · B223: Counseling Services Classroom [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organization: STUDENT CLUB Organizer: TPeisker@parkland.edu Categories: STUDENT ACTIVITIES Expected Headcount: 12 Event Locator:… | | Student Leadership Academy — 1:00 pm · U106: Student Life Conference Room [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organization: STUDENT LIFE Organizer: lmoss@parkland.edu Expected Headcount: 20 Categories: STUDENT ACTIVITIES Event Locator:… | | CEAPS Chinese Studies Faculty Get Together — 1:30 pm · 306 Coble Hall, 801 S Wright St, Champaign [UI Campus Calendar] The Center for East Asian & Pacific Studies is looking forward to hosting any UIUC faculty with a connection to or interest in China. We will have coffee,… | | A Workshop with Prof. Keidrick Roy (Dartmouth College) — 3:00 pm · Gregory Hall room 300c [UI Campus Calendar] Faculty and graduate students are invited to register for this workshop with visiting scholar Keidrick Roy, to discuss part of a new project on ideas of… | | ● Write On! — 4:00 pm · The Urbana Free Library [Urbana Free Library] Story Club — Do you enjoy creating stories with words and pictures? | | ● Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨 — 5:00 pm · 1210 W. Nevada St., Urbana, IL 61801 [UI Campus Calendar] Not Mine Only Held.Join the Asian American Cultural Center for an Artist Showcase featuring Kuhu Shukla and her exhibition, Not Mine Only Held. The… | | ● Illini Volleyball at Marquette — 5:00 pm · Milwaukee, Wis. [UI Campus Calendar] | | ● Friday Funnies featuring Phoenix Improv/Hive Society — 7:00 pm · Illini Union Courtyard Café [UI Campus Calendar] Join us every Friday of the semester in the Illini Union Courtyard Cafe at 7 pm for a night of laughter. These nights will feature campus comedy/improv… | | ● 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,… | | ● I Hear America Singing — 7:30 pm · Colwell Playhouse [UI Campus Calendar] Created to honor the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, I Hear America Singing is a uniquely conceived multimedia… |
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