The Morning Brief
Champaign–Urbana, IL  •  Monday, October 05, 2026
 
Today
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71° / 46°
dew 39° dry
Tue
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74° / 47°
dew 41° dry
Wed
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81° / 56°
dew 56° comfortable
Thu
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74° / 56°
dew 39° dry
Today: Bring a coat (feels like 45° at 7 am). Sunset at 6:28 pm.
TODAY — Monday, October 05
Live Music
5:30 pm★ Improviser's Exchange x JeJaWeDa · Rose Bowl Tavern
JeJaWeDa featuring Jeb Bishop, Jaap Blonk, Weasel Walter, Damon Smith
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
3:45 pm● Teen Movie Monday · The Urbana Free Library
4:00 pm● Art & Design Club Meeting · Gallery Lounge
The Art & Design Club welcomes all Parkland students who love visual expression, whether you major in fine arts, computer science, nursing…
5:30 pmSenior Supper · The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
6:00 pm● Quiet Book Club: Banned Books Week · The Urbana Free Library
6:00 pm● Yarn & Shenanigans · Douglass Branch Library
Come hang out at the Douglass Branch every first and third Monday of the month with fellow fiber art enthusiasts.
7:00 pm● Musical Mondays featuring Evan Williams · Illini Union Courtyard Café
TOMORROW — Tuesday, October 06
Live Music
3:00 pm★ Tavern Tuesday Happy Hour & Whiskey Specials · Rose Bowl Tavern
Tavern Tuesday's at The Rose Bowl Tavern 🍻 It is happy hour for folks that drink.
7:00 pm★ Ian Shepherd Trio · Rose Bowl Tavern
Ian Shepherd Trio with Kurt Reeder & Mark White = "B3STIE BOYZ Organ Trio"
7:30 pm★ University of Illinois Illini Strings and Philharmonia Orchestra · Foellinger Great Hall
MacLeod Graduate Conductors: Angie Howell, Victor Yip Guest Narrator: Dr.
Everything Else
9:00 amGet to Know Beckman Tour · Beckman Institute Atrium
New Beckman community members and those across campus are invited to join this monthly tour of the Beckman Institute.
2:00 pm● Intro to Google Slides · Main Library
Create presentations using templates or your own creativity.
5:00 pm● Business & Career Help | Drop-in at Douglass · Douglass Branch Library
Drop in on the first Tuesday of the month to get your business and career-related questions answered!
5:30 pmArtists Talk: Sasha Velour · Stage 5
Urbana native, Sasha Velour, returns to her original stomping grounds.
5:30 pmTurnberry Ridge Park Redesign Community Meeting #1 · Turnberry Ridge Park
The Champaign Park District is hosting two community input meetings to discuss renovations at Turnberry Ridge Park.
6:00 pm● Craft Happy Hour: Felt Masks · The Urbana Free Library
Monthly drop-in crafts for adults.
6:00 pmInterfaith First Tuesdays: Becoming an Interfaith Leader · University YMCA
Join Ross Wantland from Access, Civil Rights & Community for a dinner and workshop on becoming a leader in a religiously diverse world.
6:30 pm● Pajama Storytime @ Douglass · Douglass Branch Library
Get your wiggles out before bed with stories, songs, and dances designed for children age birth to 5 years (with parent or caregiver).
7:30 pmThird Rail Projects: There's a Ghost in Everything Workshop · Studio Theatre
Step inside the creative process with New York–based Third Rail Projects, one of today’s leading creators of immersive and experiential performance.
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
through Fri, Oct 30
Celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month by exploring 50+ years of LGBTQ+ student history at the University of Illinois!
ongoing● Morrow Plots Exhibit: These Plots Are Older Than We Are · 220 Corridor Exhibition Space, Main Library
through Thu, Oct 29
The University of Illinois is home to the world's oldest crop rotation study and a piece of living history - the Morrow Plots.
ongoing● “I could people the hours with creations” — Celebrating Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein · Main Library Room 346
through Thu, May 13
This exhibition provides some context for the writing of Frankenstein and examines the significant cultural impact that it has had since its…
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