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The Morning Brief
Champaign–Urbana, IL • Tuesday, September 22, 2026
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| TODAY — Tuesday, September 22 | | ★ Tavern Tuesday Happy Hour & Whiskey Specials — 3:00 pm [Rose Bowl Tavern] Tavern Tuesday's at The Rose Bowl Tavern 🍻 It is happy hour for folks that drink. Whiskey specials and more. Tavern Tuesdays, 3-7pm Join us every week for… | | 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:… | | ● Graduate Writing Groups: Fall 2026 (Tuesdays) — 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… | | ● 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,… | | ● \"Rest Lab 10: Path\" Exhibition | Krannert Art Museum — 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… | | Flu Shots: Krannert Center — 10:00 am · Krannert Main Lobby [UI Campus Calendar] Never Miss A Memory! Get your free flu shot today. Bring your University of Illinois ID card and please wear attire that provides access to your upper arm. | | Mental Health Fair — 10:00 am · Illini Union, Rooms B&C [UI Campus Calendar] Join the Student Well-being Council, in support of Illinois as a Health Promoting Campus, for the Mental Health Fair during Illini Wellness Week on Tuesday,… | | ● Library Staff at Birth-5 Blast Off Resource Fair — 10:30 am · Soccer Planet [Urbana Free Library] Library staff will share information about programs and resources and sign people up for library cards. | | ● New! Coffee & Conversation with Director Stephanie Smith — 10:30 am · Krannert Art Museum, Café Meeting Room [UI Campus Calendar] Stop by and share your thoughts about Krannert Art Museum with our new director! Stephanie Smith will talk with visitors on a first-come, first-served… | | ● Play & Learn With Me! A Paving Pathways Playgroup — 10:45 am · The Urbana Free Library [Urbana Free Library] Join staff from Crisis Nursery for a playgroup for 0 - 3 years old with their caregiver for a variety of fun activities, designed to help develop your… | | ● 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:… | | High Throughput Gene Delivery Technologies for Applied Microbiology and Engineered Cell Therapies — 12:00 pm · 612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology [UI Campus Calendar] Cullen Buie, PhD Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Biological Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology “High Throughput Gene… | | Stress Less Tuesday's — 12:00 pm · Vet Med Cafe [UI Campus Calendar] Stop by our table for stress management materials, resources and giveaways. | | “Startup Incorporation: The What, When, & How” with Alan Singleton — 12:00 pm · EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive [UI Campus Calendar] Registration Required: https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/836574257 Do you find yourself unsure about the right business entity type to consider for your… | | 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 Google Sheets — 2:00 pm · Main Library [Champaign Public Library] Library staff will introduce you to Google Sheets, part of the Google Workspace, to create spreadsheets. | | Quick Start Workshop: Make Your PDF Documents Accessible, Part 2 — 2:00 pm · https://illinois.zoom.us/j/89396568251?pwd=IdLeMgegXDozOkS9Nhl4KP9R0o9HPp.1 [UI Campus Calendar] Get up to speed quickly on making your PDF documents accessible for everyone on campus. This workshop will focus on PDF remediation (accessible PDF… | | Healthy Habits for Happy Rodents: Nutrition & Welfare Essentials — 3:00 pm · https://illinois.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3zFGZOy_RaC5Psem1v_SXw [UI Campus Calendar] Healthy Habits for Happy Rodents: Nutrition & Welfare Essentials We are pleased to invite you to a free live webinar featuring Dr. Fernanda Wendt from the… | | INHS Seminar | Right Tool, Right Question: Matching Movement, Abundance, and Monitoring to Fisheries Management Decisions — 3:00 pm · Forbes Natural History Building [UI Campus Calendar] This seminar will be held in room 1005 Forbes Natural History Building, 1816 S. Oak Street, Champaign with a virtual Zoom option at… | | Student Programming Board Meeting — 3:00 pm · U106: Student Life Conference Room [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organization: STUDENT LIFE, STUDENT CLUB Organizer: bhightower@parkland.edu Expected Headcount: 5 Categories: STUDENT ACTIVITIES… | | Better Together: Combining the Strengths of Rubin, Euclid, and Roman for Time-domain Science and Cosmology — 3:30 pm · Astronomy Building [UI Campus Calendar] We have entered an exciting decade for survey science, with space-based surveys such as Euclid and Roman and ground-based surveys such as Rubin… | | Light the Night 2026 — 4:00 pm [UI Campus Calendar] The Bike Month Planning group is organizing the 19th annual Light the Night, a bike light giveaway event on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, from 4-7 p.m. at five… | | Recognition, Insight, and Openness (RIO) — 4:00 pm · Mumford Hall 124 [UI Campus Calendar] Feeling Overwhelmed and Looking to Get “Unstuck?”Attend Recognition, Insight, and Openness (RIO)! RIO is a two-part program that teaches students techniques… | | Seminar Series - Areg Danagoulian, Associate Professor, MIT — 4:00 pm · 1306 Everitt Laboratory [UI Campus Calendar] \"Cosmic Protons as Arms Control Inspectors: Can we detect nuclear weapons in satellites?\" Abstract: In 2022 Russia launched the Kosmos 2553 satellite into… | | Strategic Storytelling: Interviewing — 4:00 pm · https://go.grad.illinois.edu/eventspace [UI Campus Calendar] An effective interview should demonstrate why you're a good fit for a role and leave the interviewers excited about the prospect of working with you. But… | | CAAP (Creating Alternative Alcohol Plans — 5:30 pm · Turner Student Services Building 44 [UI Campus Calendar] WHAT IS CAAP? CAAP is a safe space where you can share your experiences, concerns, and questions about alcohol while learning strategies for low-risk… | | Courtyard Happenings featuring Loteria & Ryan Kim — 6:00 pm · Illini Union Courtyard Café [UI Campus Calendar] The Courtyard Café will offer different genres of entertainment, starting at 7 pm, during the semester. If you are interested in performing for Courtyard… | | Desde '74 — 6:00 pm · La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, United States [UI Campus Calendar] Desde 74 Mentorship | Desde 74 is La Casa’s mentorship initiative, reintroduced in Fall 2024, and rooted in our longstanding commitment to mentorship since… | | ● Fraud-Proof Your Business — 6:00 pm · Main Library [Champaign Public Library] Essential Controls for Small Business Protection | | ● Puzzling Colors Club — 6:00 pm · The Urbana Free Library [Urbana Free Library] For Adults — Come relax and color or puzzle your stress away. The club meets on the second Tuesday of each month. | | T @ 7: Calming the Butterflies: Understanding Social Anxiety — 7:00 pm · 114 Huff Hall [UI Campus Calendar] These peer-facilitated workshops focus on \"Students Helping Students\" by enhancing mental health, well-being, and success. Presented by Counseling Center… | | ● 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, September 23 | | ★ 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.… | | ● Library Staff at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School — 9:00 am · Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School [Urbana Free Library] Library staff will share information about Library resources and services with students. | | ● 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,… | | ● Project READ Conversation Group — 10:00 am · The Urbana Free Library [Urbana Free Library] Registration-only Project READ English conversation class | | Quick Start Workshop: Make Your MS Word Documents Accessible — 10:00 am · https://illinois.zoom.us/j/83954360125?pwd=9NbsLJOVNCYNVkqW5RsxcHJlr9bu8f.1 [UI Campus Calendar] Get up to speed quickly on making your Microsoft Word documents accessible for everyone while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. In this… | | Moon Festival Celebration — 11:30 am · Student Union U Dining Area, Student Union U Atrium, U Stage [Parkland College] Event State: Confirmed Organization: STUDENT LIFE Organizer: bhightower@parkland.edu Categories: SPEAKERS, SEMINARS & PANELS, STUDENT ACTIVITIES Expected… | | Approaches to Live Cell Imaging with Leica Microsystems — 12:00 pm · 612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology [UI Campus Calendar] “Approaches to Live Cell Imaging with Leica Microsystems” Harold Vo, Confocal Sales Specialist, Leica Microsystems Josh Andrew, Account Manager, Thomas… | | Illinois Gies College of Business Fall 2026 Virtual Job Fair — 12:00 pm · https://illinois.joinhandshake.com/edu/career_fairs/64265 [UI Campus Calendar] | | Wellness Wednesday's — 12:00 pm · PAR [UI Campus Calendar] Stop by our table for stress management materials, resources and give aways. | | ● Department of Religion Coffee Hour — 12:30 pm · Religion Library (3014, LCLB) [UI Campus Calendar] The Department of Religion holds a weekly coffee hour on Wednesdays from 12:30-1:30 pm in the Religion library (3014, LCLB). We invite students and faculty… | | ● Voter Registration Drive at the Main Library — 1:00 pm · Main Library, Library Gallery (1st Floor) [UI Campus Calendar] Need to register to vote, update your registration, or have questions about voter registration or voting in general? Stop by the Main Library and talk with… | | ClarkLindsey Independent Living Group Tours — 2:00 pm · 101 W Windsor Rd [Eventbrite (Urbana, IL)] | | Quick Start Workshop: Make Your Moodle Course Accessible Using the FACT Moodle Accessibility Checker — 2:00 pm · https://illinois.zoom.us/j/81433135451?pwd=bbYSRmoRL9atfRJP3AF4KbGAE3UbT9.1 [UI Campus Calendar] Learn how to improve the accessibility of your Moodle material by using the FACT Accessibility Checker developed by ATLAS. We will cover the key strategies… | | Flu Shots: Ikenberry Commons — 3:00 pm · Ikenberry Commons, North Lobby [UI Campus Calendar] Never Miss A Memory! Get your free flu shot today. Bring your University of Illinois ID card and please wear attire that provides access to your upper arm. | | Body Talk: Rethinking Body Image and Beauty Standards — 4:00 pm · Lincoln Hall 2043 [UI Campus Calendar] In our media-focused society, our bodies often feel on display, and we may find ourselves judging our physical appearance or even engaging in behaviors to… | | Faculty Job Search: Negotiation — 4:00 pm · https://go.grad.illinois.edu/eventspace [UI Campus Calendar] What can you ask for and how do you ask for it? After you receive a faculty job offer, you have a short period to evaluate it, negotiate and make your… | | Nathan Hensley | No Escape, No Ending: Gesture, Improvisation, Solidarity — 4:00 pm · Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St [UI Campus Calendar] CAS Climate | Change Initiative: VICTORIAN CULTURE AND CLIMATE CHANGE SPEAKER SERIES. Professor Hensley draws on his recent book, Action without Hope:… | | Writing with GenAI: The Basics — 4:00 pm [UI Campus Calendar] Join us for an engaging presentation exploring the profound impact of AI on your writing process, examining both its benefits and challenges. This… | | ● Elixir: Choose your Own Activity — 5:00 pm · Spurlock Museum of World Culture [UI Campus Calendar] Visit the Spurlock Museum and engage at your own pace. Choose the experience that compliments your mood. Relax with Music Relax in the Museum’s… | | Glute Shop Workshop — 5:00 pm · ARC Olympic Pod (lower level) [UI Campus Calendar] Want bigger glutes? This 60 minute workshop with a certified personal trainer teaches you how to effectively perform 3 of the most effective glute-building… | | Meet the OAI Inaugural Arts+ Resident: Harmony Holiday — 5:00 pm · Siebel Center for Design, Main Lobby [UI Campus Calendar] Join us in welcoming our first Office for Arts Integration Arts+ Resident, Harmony Holiday. We are excited to celebrate the beginning of her residency with… | | Japanese Tea Ceremony — 5:15 pm · Japan House [UI Campus Calendar] Chado, or the Way of Tea, is one of the most ancient and revered arts of Japan and is at the very heart of Japan House. It is a ceremonial way of preparing… | | 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 Glowforge — 6:30 pm · Main Library [Champaign Public Library] | | ● Morris From America: Free Film Screening — 7:00 pm · Savoy 16 + IMAX with Laser, 232 Burwash Ave, Savoy, IL 61874, USA [Chambana Film Society] https://www.chambanafilmsociety.org/ This screening marks two major milestones for The Chambana Film Society . First, It marks 2-and-a-half years, to the… |
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