The Morning Brief
Champaign–Urbana, IL  •  Tuesday, October 06, 2026
 
Today
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74° / 46°
dew 42° dry
Wed
☁️
79° / 55°
dew 55° comfortable
Thu
☁️
71° / 55°
dew 37° dry
Fri
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74° / 50°
dew 36° dry
Today: Bring a coat (feels like 43° at 7 am). Sunset at 6:26 pm.
TODAY — 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★ B3STIE BOYZ Organ 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.
TOMORROW — Wednesday, October 07
Live Music
5:00 pm★ America’s Banjo Legacy with Dom Flemons · Music & Performing Arts Library Reading Room (1st floor)
Dom Flemons, one of the country’s leading banjo scholars and performing artists, will provide a spell-binding performance discussion about America’s…
5:00 pm★ The Reginald Lewis Quartet · Rose Bowl Tavern
Start the evening with great music, tasty drinks and good times in a cozy-no frills environment!
6:00 pm★ Open Mic at The Space · The Space
7:30 pm★ Illinois Modern Ensemble: 30th Annual Martirano Award Contest · Foellinger Great Hall
30th Annual Martirano Concert Featuring the winning compositions of the 30th Annual Martirano Award: Deep Summer Folklore for string quartet…
7:30 pm★ Trivia Night · Rose Bowl Tavern
Every Wednesday, Trivia night at The Rose Bowl Tavern in downtown Urbana.
10:00 pm★ Jazz Jam FREE · Rose Bowl Tavern
Bring your instrument and come play with the house band.
Everything Else
11:00 am● Career Help | Drop-in Hours · Main Library
Library staff will be available to help with your job application, resume, or career questions.
12:00 pm● Beyond the Classroom: How Nonprofits Can Partner with UIUC Student Research · Champaign Public Library
2:00 pmClarkLindsey Independent Living Group Tours · 101 W Windsor Rd
6:30 pm● SPEED DATING: MEN SIGN UP · Gallery art bar
7:00 pm● Future So Bright 5K · Main Quad
Join Campus Recreation for the annual Future's So Bright 5K, a fun-filled evening race that lights up the U. of I.
7:00 pm● Story Elements: Setting · Main Library
Learn about the role that setting plays in bringing your story to life.
7:30 pmCLUE - LIVE ON STAGE · State Farm Center
Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they’ll never forget!
7:30 pmSasha Velour's TRAVESTY · Tryon Festival Theatre
“Career defining,” “genre-defying,” “point blank one of the most outstanding performances presently on stage” (Broadway World)…
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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