TJ Blakeman, president of the Champaign County History Museum, shared some photos of the new Carmon’s event space, that exists in the former Hickory Street Trolley Barn. We first learned about this new space back …
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The Canopy Club has announced some shows for the fall
After closing its doors in March 2020, The Canopy Club is preparing for a return to live shows. So far they’ve announced three events in October, beginning with the New Power Generation: The music of …
See how the Rare Book and Manuscript Library is honoring Gwendolyn E. Brooks
Gwendolyn E. Brooks was an Illinois Poet Laureate, and was the first African American writer to win the Pulitzer Prize. Staff from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at the University of Illinois have created …
There are several vaccine walk in clinics coming up
C-U Public Health has a walk in vaccine clinic every Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., but they are also bringing clinics to several locations throughout the community, partnering with the Champaign Park District …
Cafe Kopi is opening a second location
Folks on U of I’s campus will now have a closer option to get their Kopi favorites. Cafe Kopi will be opening in Gies College of Business on Monday, in what used to be Espresso …
You can watch the Euro Cup in the Courtyard Cafe
If you are a soccer person, and looking for a place to watch lots of soccer with other soccer people, then the Illini Union has you covered. The Illini Union will be showing all Euro …
Friday Night Live is coming back next month
Beginning July 2nd, live music is coming back to the streets of Downtown Champaign on Friday evenings. From the Friday Night Live Facebook page: Photo from Friday Night Live Facebook page.
Experience Soundscapes at Sipyard on Saturday
Soundscapes is a video installation series happening at Sipyard throughout the summer. It includes live spoken word performance, a DJ, and real time projections on the walls of Sipyard. According to organizers Jonah Weisskopf and Matt …
Moms Demand Action will be honoring gun violence victims and survivors on Friday
Friday, June 4th is National Gun Violence Awareness day, also know as Wear Orange. It began in 2015 as a tribute to Hadiya Pendleton, who was shot and killed in Chicago at the age of 15, …
To-go cocktails are here to stay, at least for a while longer
Looking back on a pretty horrific year, it’s important to celebrate small things that brought a little joy into the bleakness. One of those things is to-go cocktails. In fact, we deemed it the “best …