If you know of families that might need a little help with school supplies this year, there are a few opportunities to get free supply kits in the next week. Don Moyer’s Boys and Girls …
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You can take Capoeira Angola classes at the IMC
Did you know that the Independent Media Center offers Capoeira Angola classes on Thursday evenings? It’s an “Afro- Brazilian art form that encompasses folkloric traditions, oral history, dance, and song into a martial art.” Anyone …
Submit your artwork for Art in Transit
MTD and the Urbana Arts and Culture Program invite artists in Champaign County to submit their artwork for Art in Transit. This is the first year for the intiative, that will bring local artwork to …
The 4th Annual Black and African Arts Festival is next month
Mark your calendar for the 4th installment of the C-U Black and African Arts Festival, happening September 9-10 in Urbana. On Friday, September 9th, head to Krannert Center for the kickoff celebration at 8 p.m. …
Get your Culture here: Four experiences to have in August 2022
Julie provides a handful of cultural experiences to have this month in C-U.
You need to go see this new mural in person
Urbana’s mural game has been strong over the last several months, and the newest one by Rafael Blanco is stunning. Blanco recently completed a mural on the Urbana Adult Education Center, before moving on to …
A Carle Illinois student is finding the key to hair regrowth
Christian Guerrero-Juarez, a first year medical student at Carle Illinois College of Medicine, is part of a research team at University of California at Irvine that identified “the Scube3 molecule as the signal that can …
Champaign County History Museum is looking for Farm Aid attendees
Champaign County History Museum is planning a new exhibit about the first Farm Aid in 1985, and they are looking for people who attended to share their stories. Is that you or someone you know? …
There will be a community grief share event on August 6th
Heather Paul, Ritual Artist, Grief Guide, Senior Jewish Educator and Student Rabbi at Illini Hillel, with support from Melanie Sheckels of Threshold Doula, and Debra Joy Hart, will leading a grief share event at 25 …
Community Foundation of East Central Illinois launched a community wish list catalog
Community Foundation of East Central Illinois has a new way for donors to support nonprofit organizations in our community. The Community Wishlist Grant Catalog lists specific needs in amounts up to $5000. Donors who have …