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Champaign–Urbana, IL • Friday, September 11, 2026
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| TODAY — Friday, September 11 | | ★ 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… | | ● Members’ Half-Price Sale — 1:00 pm · FriendShop Bookstore [Champaign Public Library] The Friendshop Bookstore Members’ Half-Price Sale: Become a member of the Library Friends for $10 and enjoy half-price savings during the second week each… | | 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… | | GGIS Colloquium | Summer Research Roundup — 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… | | ● 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… |
| | TOMORROW — Saturday, September 12 | | ★ Voodoo Exiles — 3:00 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] Central Illinois' premier tribute to The Rolling Stones The Voodoo Exiles live at The Rose Bowl Tavern in downtown Urbana Saturday, September 12th || 3 -… | | ★ Pre-Game Before the Beat — 7:00 pm · 111 N Market St, Champaign, IL 61820, USA [Visit Downtown Champaign] Pre-Game at The Beat starts before the music! Join Live Action Games for outdoor dominoes, spades, music, and PS5 Street Fighter battles before The Beat… | | ★ The K-Tels — 8:00 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] Kenny Reiss, Mitch Marlow, Jack Brighton = The K-Tel's. Rock & Roll Soul Saturday, September 12th || 8-11pm || No Cover || Tips for the band always appreciated | | ● Illini Men's Golf at Sahalee Players Championship — all day · Samammish, Wash. (Sahalee Country Club) [UI Campus Calendar] | | ● Orange and Blue Days at the Quad Shop — all day · Illini Union Quad Shop [UI Campus Calendar] Orange and Blue Days 15% OFF your entire purchase on football game days (home and away) SEP 3, 12, 19, 26 OCT 3, 10, 24, 31 NOV 6, 13, 21, 28 | | ● Science at the Market: Central Illinois Bat Festival — 8:00 am · Urbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets [UI Campus Calendar] | | ● Conversation Café — 11:00 am · The Urbana Free Library [Urbana Free Library] Language Exchange - Intercambio de Idiomas - Échange Linguistique | | ● Welcoming Week -- Conversation Café — 11:00 am · The Urbana Free Library, 210 W. Green St, Urbana, IL 61801 [UI Campus Calendar] Conversation Café is a twice monthly program where language learners of all levels can practice their conversational skills. English, Spanish, and French… | | ● 2026 Art and Design Faculty Exhibition — 12:00 pm · Giertz Gallery [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organizer: JUrban@parkland.edu Expected Headcount: 50 Organization: GIERTZ GALLERY Categories: PARKLAND PRESENTS: ART, MUSIC,… | | ● Members’ Half-Price Sale — 1:00 pm · FriendShop Bookstore [Champaign Public Library] The Friendshop Bookstore Members’ Half-Price Sale: Become a member of the Library Friends for $10 and enjoy half-price savings during the second week each… | | ● Latin American & Caribbean Storytime: The Life of Dolores Huerta — 2:00 pm · Urbana Free Library, 210 W Green St, Urbana, IL, 61801 [UI Campus Calendar] CLACS and the Urbana Free Library present: \"The Biography Series, Latin American & Caribbean Storytime\" Come with your family to the Urbana Free Library… | | ● Latin American Story Time — 2:00 pm · The Urbana Free Library [Urbana Free Library] Stories in English and a Latin American language! | | ● Museum Public Tour — 2:00 pm · Spurlock Museum: 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801 [UI Campus Calendar] Drop in for a tour given by our student gallery guides! Topics vary weekly. Free admission and all ages welcome. No reservation required. | | ● Illini Football vs Duke - Hall of Fame Weekend | FamILLy Day — 2:30 pm · Champaign, Ill., Gies Memorial Stadium [UI Campus Calendar] | | ● Back to School Community Carnival — 3:00 pm · Champaign Church of Christ [Eventbrite (Champaign, IL)] Free family carnival with inflatables, face painting, food truck, a Switch 2 giveaway and $1,000 in gift-cards giveaway! | | ● LEGO Club — 3:00 pm · Main Library [Champaign Public Library] Join us for LEGO Club every second Saturday of the month. We'll provide the blocks. You provide the creativity. | | ● Young Artist's Studio: Puppetry Palooza! with Simmi Wallace — 3:00 pm · The Urbana Free Library [Urbana Free Library] Join us for an event of puppetry and play. | | ● The Beat on Market Street : Island Bounce — 7:00 pm · 114 N Market St, Champaign, IL 61820, USA [Visit Downtown Champaign] Themed late night block party featuring live music, DJ, games, prizes, food truck, and giveaways. Entertainment will be a mix of Reggae, Calypso, & Soca… |
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