The Morning Brief
Champaign–Urbana, IL  •  Sunday, September 27, 2026
 
Today
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74° / 48°
dew 43° dry
Mon
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75° / 49°
dew 49° dry
Tue
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78° / 54°
dew 52° dry
Wed
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86° / 61°
dew 54° dry
Today: Bring a light jacket (feels like 47° at 7 am). Sunset at 6:41 pm.
TODAY — Sunday, September 27
Live Music
4:00 pm★ Discussion with Rob Miller + Liam Kazar + Matt Lunsford · Rose Bowl Tavern
6:30 pm★ Liam Kazar + V.V Lightbody + Al Scorch + Sarah Julia · Rose Bowl Tavern
Everything Else
12:30 pm● Sit, Stitch, and Socialize · Spurlock Museum
Bring your stitching, knitting, and other fiber arts craft to Spurlock and socialize with other fiber artists.
1:00 pm● Illini Soccer vs Oregon - Senior Day // Hispanic Heritage // Women's Empowerment Match // FamILLy Sunday · Demirjian Park (Soccer)
3:00 pm● Illini Softball vs Parkland · Eichelberger Field
4:00 pmShorts: Jewish-American · 115 W Main St, Urbana
Originally shown during the 2026 Savoy Lumière, this program explores the quiet push and pull between heritage and everyday American life…
6:00 pm● Shorts: HomeGrown · 115 W Main St, Urbana
All these short films were grown organically and locally sourced, and brought fresh to the table for you.
8:30 pm● Slouching Towards Branson · 115 W Main St, Urbana
In his new comedy special “Slouching Towards Branson,” singer-songwriter and alt-comic Will Wood performs for audiences across the U.S…
TOMORROW — Monday, September 28
Live Music
5:30 pm★ Jazz at Illinois - Guitar Ensemble · Rose Bowl Tavern
In collaboration with the University of Illinois, the Rose Bowl Tavern is hosting the talented students of the Jazz at Illinois program.
8:00 pm★ The Urbana Hootenanny · Rose Bowl Tavern
It's not an "open mic" per se, more of a musician hang-out on stage.
Everything Else
11:30 am● Mother Goose on the Loose Storytime @ Douglass · Douglass Branch Library
Enjoy stories and songs for children ages birth through 6 years with their caregiver or parent.
6:30 pm● Swipe Right: A Romance Book Club · The Urbana Free Library
Join two of the Library's romance enthusiasts for a monthly book club about all romance.
6:30 pm● Video Editing with Canva · Main Library
Learn the basics of video editing using the free online Canva platform to create videos.
7:00 pm● Musical Mondays featuring Jessica Campbell with opening act Aylin Salgado · Illini Union Courtyard Café
Her songs have been on ABC's "Ugly Betty", CW's "Hart of Dixie", and shows on VH-1, CMT, and CBC (Canada).
ONGOING
ongoing2027 Park Board Election: Packet Pickup · Bresnan Meeting Center
through Fri, Nov 20
Two Champaign Park District Park Board of Commissioners seats on the ballot in 2027.
ongoing● Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨 · 1210 W. Nevada St., Urbana
through Fri, Dec 11
Join the Asian American Cultural Center for an Artist Showcase featuring Kuhu Shukla and her exhibition, Not Mine Only Held.
ongoing● Library Friends Exhibit : Celebrating Pride: 50+ Years of LGBTQ+ History at Illinois · Display Cases near Main Stacks, Main Library
Mon, Sep 28 through Fri, Oct 30
Celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month by exploring 50+ years of LGBTQ+ student history at the University of Illinois!
ongoingYouth Literature Festival, Community Day · 220 Corridor Exhibition Space
through Wed, Sep 30
The Youth Literature Festival brings award-winning authors of youth literature to area schools in a three-day event…
★ music  ·  ● film  ·  ● art  ·  ● theater  ·  ● sports  ·  ● community
Listings compiled from 12 of 12 sources.
Who we called: UI Campus Calendar (7 listings); Champaign Park District (1 listing); Champaign Public Library (2 listings); Chambana Film Society (3 listings); Parkland College (0 listings); Visit Downtown Champaign (0 listings); Cowboy Monkey (0 listings); Eventbrite (Champaign, IL) (0 listings); Rose Bowl Tavern (4 listings); Urbana Free Library (1 listing); Eventbrite (Urbana, IL) (0 listings); Eventbrite (Savoy, IL) (0 listings).
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