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Get your free tickets to the Festival of Writers

October 20, 2021 / 3:13pm / Jessica Hammie

The Humanities Research Institute at the University of Illinois is hosting Tracy K. Smith, Jericho Brown, and Roxane Gay on Friday, November 12th and Saturday,… More »

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Search the Champaign County History Museum’s collection online

October 20, 2021 / 7:38am / Jessica Hammie

With some generous donations, the Champaign County History Museum has begun to digitize it’s 20,000-object collection. Right now there are more than 500 digital object… More »

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Head to the Growing Community Harvest Festival this Saturday, October 23rd

October 19, 2021 / 1:41pm / Jessica Hammie

The Urbana Arts and Culture Program and Cunningham Township Supervisor's Office are hosting a harvest festival and artwork unveiling from 1 to 3 p.m. on… More »

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NAACP and City of Urbana are hosting two town halls about ALPRs

October 15, 2021 / 9:43am / Jessica Hammie

Automated License Plate Readers — ALPRs — will be discussed in two town hall meetings sponsored by the NAACP of Champaign County and the City… More »

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Celebrate OAK-tober on Saturday, October 16th

October 13, 2021 / 3:45pm / Jessica Hammie

The Champaign County Master Naturalists, Master Gardeners, 4-H, University of Illinois Extension, and Urbana Park District are co-hosting an OAK-tober celebration this Saturday, October 16th… More »

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Tatyana McFadden has won the Chicago Marathon

October 12, 2021 / 12:49pm / Jessica Hammie

And she placed second in the Boston Marathon, which took place one day after she won in Chicago — Chicago was October 10th; Boston October… More »

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Apply for an Urbana Arts Grant

October 8, 2021 / 9:53am / Jessica Hammie

Interested in applying for an Urbana Arts Grant? The application is now available, and due by January 16th. There are different tiers (starting with grants… More »

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Activator Magazine seeking art and poetry submissions

October 8, 2021 / 8:13am / Jessica Hammie

Springfield-based Activator Magazine ("a DIY music and culture publication covering central Illinois") is accepting submissions from Central Illinois artists and poets through November 20th for… More »

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Learn to make pasta with Common Ground Food Co-op later this month

October 6, 2021 / 10:09am / Jessica Hammie

Common Ground Food Co-op’s next virtual cooking class is 4-6 p.m. on Sunday, October 24th. The menu is fresh pasta made from local flour in… More »

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Here are the 2021 trick-or-treating hours in Champaign County

October 5, 2021 / 1:12pm / Jessica Hammie

The Cities of Champaign and Urbana and Champaign County have announced trick-or-treating hours as 5 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, October 31st. Officials also remind… More »

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