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Champaign–Urbana, IL  •  Monday, October 19, 2026
 
Today
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67° / 37°
dew 37° dry
Tue
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68° / 44°
dew 38° dry
Wed
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72° / 50°
dew 38° dry
Thu
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73° / 54°
dew 40° dry
Today: Bring a coat (feels like 34° at 7 am). Sunset at 6:07 pm.
TODAY — Monday, October 19
Live Music
5:30 pm★ Larry Gray Accordion/Guitar Trio · Rose Bowl Tavern
Catch this great group the 3rd Monday of the month, every month.
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…
4:30 pm● Manufacturing Job Fair · Main Library
5:30 pmBasket Weaving Workshop with Bonnie's Baskets · 801 W Oregon St
6:00 pm● AsiaLENS | "THOSE4YEARS" Free Screening & Discussion with Filmmaker Dr Joe Thomas Karackattu · Spurlock Museum, Knight Auditorium
Synopsis: The film is an amazing journey into the lives of those Chinese who came to India around the middle of the 19th century… speaking a language…
6:00 pm● Death Cafe · The Urbana Free Library
6:00 pm● Screening: Those 4 Years · Spurlock Museum
Joe Thomas Karackattu, who will present the film and will also be available for a post-film discussion.
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 Angie Escarcida/Shrenik Balaji · Illini Union Courtyard Café
7:30 pmWaitress · State Farm Center
Meet Jenna, a waitress and expert pie-maker who dreams of a way out of her small town and rocky marriage.
TOMORROW — Tuesday, October 20
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.
7:30 pm★ Jupiter String Quartet with Ben Roidl-Ward, bassoon, A New Music Festival Event · Foellinger Great Hall
As artists-in-residence at the University of Illinois School of Music and Krannert Center, the Jupiter String Quartet has displayed its deep…
Everything Else
2:00 pm● Intro to Android Phones & Tablets · Main Library
We'll explore features of Android phones and tablets, including changing settings, connecting to wifi, and using task manager.
5:00 pm● Stitching Circle · The Urbana Free Library
Join our circle on the second and third Tuesdays of the month.
5:30 pmScience Exploration (10/20): Halloween Escape Room · Martens Center
Join us for Science Exploration and try to get out of the Halloween Mystery Escape Room!
6:00 pm● Advanced Strategic Media Relations · Main Library
The third in a three-part series on Strategic Media Relations for businesses and nonprofit organizations.
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).
7:00 pm● A Virtual Visit with Geoffrey Baer · Virtual/Online
7:00 pm● Preserving History with Geoffrey Baer (Virtual) · The Urbana Free Library
Illinois Libraries Present a conversation with Geoffrey Baer.
7:30 pm● CU Broad Comedy · Rose Bowl Tavern
Broad comedy open mic at The Rose Bowl Tavern in downtown Urbana.
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● Book Display Celebrating Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures' 35th Anniversary · International and Area Studies Library
through Sat, Nov 14
repeats● Last Week on View · Krannert Art Museum
Tue at 10:00 am
Don't miss the final week of Stitching Ecologies: Urbana-Champaign Satellite Crochet Coral Reef.
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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