So that was fast. Here’s the press release: ARCADIA: A Lumen Café, Launches in Former Spark Space April 5, 2018 (Champaign-Urbana) – Lumen Events is an Urbana-based event planning and management firm, and plans to …
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Japan House is hosting a happy hour on April 20th
This event was originally set for this Friday, and meant to be an opportunity to enjoy the spring weather and cherry blossoms. So, yeah, that’s not happening. In fact if you purchased a ticket for …
Did you know you can do a spirit flight at Watson’s?
I am a fan of the the slushie flight at Watson’s, but maybe that’s too much frozen sweetness for you. Did you know, however, that you can sample just plain ole spirits? A spirit flight …
C-U March for Our Lives Town Hall happening Thursday
On March 24th, students and community member took part in the C-U version of March for Our Lives, part of the national movement led by students from Parkland, Florida. After the march, those students encouraged …
The 5th Annual Library Research Showcase is next week
Stop by the Main Library between 1 and 4 p.m. on April 10th, and you can check out the ongoing and completed research happening at the UIUC Library. See the above graphic for specific timing …
Urbana Aquatic Center is hosting Community Palooza on April 14th
The Urbana Aquatic Center, C-U Special Recreation, and Community Choices have teamed up to offer this family friendly event from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. next Saturday, April 14th. The coolest part? It is being run …
The next Residential Electronics Recycling event is May 19th
Here’s your next opportunity to safely get rid of all of that electronics junk that takes up space in your closets. TVs, game consoles, camcorders (anyone still have one of those? I do!), even Christmas …
Here’s a photo of Weird Al and Emo Philips posing with the Ebert statue
Weird Al took some time to pose with Roger Ebert before his show yesterday, then tweeted about it: Thankfully, @EmoPhilips and I were finally able to pressure Ebert into giving us a thumbs-up. pic.twitter.com/bpbxronM1H — …
Orpheum Children’s Museum will honor Spark Museum memberships
Spark Museum + Play Cafe recently announced its closing. Today, the Orpheum Children’s Science Museum announced that they would honor any current memberships with the Spark Museum. Here are the details: To continue providing access …
Here’s your chance to learn about Southside Elementary School renovations
Unit 4 will be hosting a community info night on April 3rd from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Southside Elementary School. It will be an open house format, with stations set up detailing plans for Southside’s renovation, …