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The Morning Brief
Champaign–Urbana, IL • Friday, September 18, 2026
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| TODAY — Friday, September 18 | | ★ Improvisers Exchange Workshop: Janel and Anthony — 3:00 pm · Orchestra Rehearsal Room (ORR) [UI Campus Calendar] Together and separately, both musicians have long been an important and active part of Washington D.C.’s new-music scene. Anthony Pirog, an omnivorous,… | | ★ Jeff Helgesen & Friends — 5:00 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] Jeff Helgesen & Friends live at the Rose Bowl Tavern || 3rd Friday of the month, every month 🎶Jazz Happy Hour at The Rose Bowl Tavern (Every Wednesday and… | | ★ Welcoming Week -- The Mosaic: A Welcoming Week Concert — 6:00 pm · Neil Street Plaza (Downtown Champaign Plaza), Neil St & Washington St, Champaign, IL 61820 [UI Campus Calendar] Join us for a free outdoor concert celebrating Welcoming Week! Enjoy an evening of live music, community, and connection as we celebrate the many cultures,… | | ★ New Souls — 8:00 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] New Souls live at the Rose Bowl! Friday, September 18th, 8-11pm No cover! Tips for the band in the buckets much appreciated!! New Souls came together… | | ● Illini Men's Golf vs OFCC / Fighting Illini Invitational — all day · Olympia Fields, Ill. (Olympia Fields Country Club - South Course) [UI Campus Calendar] | | ● Illini Men's Tennis vs Harvard Chowderfest — all day · Cambridge, Mass. [UI Campus Calendar] | | The field that grew overnight — all day · Thomas M. Siebel Center for Computer Science [Eventbrite (Urbana, IL)] | | CU Bike to Work Day (RAIN DATE) — 7:00 am · Research Park (First Street & St. Mary's Road) [UI Campus Calendar] Stop by Research Park for the 16th annual Champaign County Bike to Work Day on Friday, September 18 between 7 to 10 a.m. for a snack and to support… | | ● 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… | | Sandage Symposium: Advancing Advertising Together — 9:30 am · Illini Union, 2nd Floor Ballroom [UI Campus Calendar] The 2026 Sandage Symposium: Advancing Advertising Together will be held on Friday, Sept. 18, at the Illini Union. To attend, please register here. If you… | | Mental Health Survival Skills — 10:00 am · B223: Counseling Services Classroom [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organization: COUNSELING SUPPORT CENTER Organizer: jshumate@parkland.edu Categories: EMPLOYEE EVENTS & MEETINGS, STUDENT ACTIVITIES… | | 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… | | Discussion on Nepal Disaster — 11:00 am · https://illinois.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DSk2_4esSJWQCaLWu3MKkw [UI Campus Calendar] Discussion on the Nepal Disaster | | Writing Effective Fellowship Proposals in the Social Sciences & Humanities — 11:00 am · https://illinois.zoom.us/meeting/register/CJNKL6xUTcuxgq5NOcSCKw [UI Campus Calendar] The ability to craft an effective funding proposal is a skill that can reap a lifetime of rewards. As a graduate student, now is the time to hone your… | | Champaign Blockchain Meetup - September — 12:00 pm · EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, Champaign [UI Campus Calendar] This is a group for those interested in distributed ledger technology, including blockchains, cryptocurrency, cryptography, smart contracts, DApps, and… | | Speaker Series—All In For Air Quality — 12:00 pm · Natural History Building [Eventbrite (Urbana, IL)] | | 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… | | 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 Workshop | \"Research Funding for East Asian Studies\" — 1:30 pm · 306 Coble Hall, 801 S Wright St, Champaign [UI Campus Calendar] CEAPS will host a panel discussion about identifying external funding resources and taking advantage of resources on campus for proposal development,… | | GGIS Colloquium | Amphibious Cosmograms: Bodies, Territory, and Built Form — 3:00 pm · 2049 Natural History Building and via Zoom [UI Campus Calendar] Amphibious Cosmograms: Bodies, Territory, and Built Form Urban spaces are often read through conventions of design and planning that privilege clear… | | A Conversation on the Modern University, the Mind, and Well-Being With Venerable Pomnyun Sunim (법륜스님) — 5:00 pm · Illini Union Rooms A, B, & C at 1401 W. Green St. Urbana, IL 61801 [UI Campus Calendar] Join us for a timely dialogue with Venerable Pomnyun Sunim on the critical challenges facing today’s universities and communities.Contemplative Wisdom:… | | Hispanic Heritage Celebration — 5:00 pm · The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [Eventbrite (Champaign, IL)] | | ● Illini Soccer at Iowa — 5:00 pm · Iowa City, Iowa (Iowa Soccer Complex) [UI Campus Calendar] | | ● Lakeside Brews, Beats & Eats — 5:00 pm · Heritage Park, 2101 W Bradley Ave, Champaign, IL, 61822 [Champaign Park District] Must be 21+ to enter! Experience the ultimate summer celebration for those 21 and over! Lakeside Brews, Beats, and Eats brings together live music, a food… | | SIU Alumni Happy Hour & Social | Jupiter's @ the Crossing — 5:30 pm · Jupiter's At The Crossing [Eventbrite (Champaign, IL)] | | ● Barnyard Bash — 6:00 pm · Prairie Farm, 2202 W Kirby Ave, 217-398-2583, 61821, United States [Champaign Park District] Enjoy a night of live music at Prairie Farm! This cool fall night will include local food trucks, hayrack rides, petting adorable animals, games, crafts,… | | ● Friday Funnies featuring Daniel Martin opening act Phoenix Improv — 7:00 pm · Illini Union Courtyard Café [UI Campus Calendar] Friday Funnies featuring Daniel Martin Friday, September 18th at 7 pm in the Courtyard Café. Daniel Martin is one of the most sought-after performers in the… | | ● 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,… | | Sinfonia Da Camera: Mozart in G Minor — 7:30 pm · Foellinger Great Hall [UI Campus Calendar] Sinfonia da Camera opens the season with a program celebrating the virtuosic brilliance and expressive depth of the Classical era. C.P.E. Bach’s Flute… | | Red Horse @ The Space — 9:00 pm · The Space [Eventbrite (Champaign, IL)] |
| | TOMORROW — Saturday, September 19 | | ★ Concert for Kids — 11:00 am · The Urbana Free Library [Urbana Free Library] Join a Woodwind Quintet with students from the University of Illinois School of Music for a lively mini-concert of music for families and the young at heart. | | ★ Andrew Sa + Neoga + Minor Moon (solo) — 7:30 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] Saturday, September 19th Andrew Sa live at The Rose Bowl Tavern in downtown Urbana, IL with special guests Minor Moon (Chicago) and Neoga (locals) Doors… | | ● Illini Men's Golf vs OFCC / Fighting Illini Invitational — all day · Olympia Fields, Ill. (Olympia Fields Country Club - South Course) [UI Campus Calendar] | | ● Illini Men's Tennis vs ITA All-American Championships — all day · Tulsa, Okla. [UI Campus Calendar] | | ● Illini Women's Tennis vs ITA All-American Championships — all day · Cary, N.C. [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: CU Astronomical Society — 8:00 am · Urbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets [UI Campus Calendar] | | Saturday Physics for Everyone: Video Games and the Computational Physics That Makes Them Work — 9:45 am · Lobby - Loomis Laboratory Of Physics 1110 W Green St Urbana, IL 61801-3003 United States [UI Campus Calendar] This talk will discuss the most common computational physics simulation application in the world...video games. Games rely on simulating physics to generate… | | History Hike at White Rock Nature Preserve — 10:00 am · White Rock Nature Preserve [UI Campus Calendar] Join us for an interesting and informative hike led by Alleen Betzenhauser, Illinois State Archaeologist and Clifftop board member, in celebration of… | | Traveling Science Center at Northern Illinois University's STEM Fest — 10:00 am · 600 Lucinda Ave, DeKalb, IL 60115 [UI Campus Calendar] STEM Fest is a celebration of all things science, technology, engineering and math. This free event is held each year in the fall on the campus of Northern… | | ● Artist Talk & Tour: Centering Clay | Krannert Art Museum — 10:30 am · Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign [UI Campus Calendar] Join us for a special gallery talk with Catherine Weisener, artist, educator, and teaching professor in the School of Art & Design, as she explores themes,… | | ● 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,… | | ● Makerspace @ Douglass | Drop-in — 12:00 pm · Douglass Branch Library [Champaign Public Library] Want to create something special? Drop in on the first and third Saturdays of each month from 12–3 pm to explore The Makerspace! Library staff will be… | | ● Illini Football vs Southern Illinois — 1:00 pm · Champaign, Ill., Gies Memorial Stadium [UI Campus Calendar] | | ● 13th Annual Welcome Week Awards — 1:30 pm · The Urbana Free Library [Urbana Free Library] Celebrate the diversity of cultures and people that make up our community. This event will include entertainment and special guests. | | ● Candy Foster & The Shades of Blue — 2:00 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] ...soul, blues, and timeless groove with local living legend Candy Foster and The Shades of Blue! 🎶✨ Saturday September 19th | 2-5pm | No Cover Saturday… | | ● Find Your Fit — 2:00 pm · ARC MP4 and MP5 [UI Campus Calendar] Try a variety of group fitness classes while discovering different formats and instructors that best match your interests and needs! Our goal is to create a… | | ● Illini Volleyball vs Arkansas — 2:00 pm · Jonesboro, Ark. [UI Campus Calendar] | | ● 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. | | Bistro Night at The Nook — 4:00 pm · Harvest Market, The Nook [Eventbrite (Champaign, IL)] | | Grateful2Gurus - Honoring Prof. Rajeshwari V. Pandharipande — 4:30 pm [UI Campus Calendar] At the heart of India’s civilisational knowledge systems lies the Guru–Śiṣya Paramparā. Through this enduring tradition, philosophy, science, medicine,… | | Highschoolers Worship Night — 6:30 pm · 1304 Anthony Dr [Eventbrite (Champaign, IL)] | | Yellow and Co. presents Actor/Comedian David Koechner — 7:00 pm · Yellow & Co. [Eventbrite (Champaign, IL)] |
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