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Learn to Be a DJ!

Submitted by BridgetB on October 20, 2020 - 1:07pm
Date: 
November 15, 2020 - 3:00pm
Come learn to DJ! Join us for the next VIRTUAL installment of our Young Artist’s Studio with local artist Ja'Naea Modest AKA DJ Silkee, who will introduce our young participants to the world of DJing! We'll explore how to create beats, record, and spin! Each young participant will have a chance to test their DJ skills!
 
Register online at the Urbana Free Library's website at: https://urbanafreelibrary.libnet.info/event/4632690
 
The Young Artist's Studio is a series of art workshops sponsored by The Urbana Free Library and The Urbana Arts & Culture Program designed to offer youth an opportunity to explore the arts. All events in the series are free and open to the public. The series is designed for children ages 5 to 11 (7 and under with a caregiver).

U-Cycle Labor Day Holiday Schedule

Submitted by CourtneyR on August 27, 2020 - 1:58pm
Date: 
September 7, 2020 - 7:00am to September 12, 2020 - 5:00pm

Due to the Labor Day holiday on Monday, September 7, 2020, U-Cycle route collections will be delayed one day that week.  Monday's route collection will be completed on Tuesday, Tuesday's collection on Wednesday, etc.  Please continue to set recycling at the street curb by 7:00 a.m. to ensure collection.

 

Recycling Questions may be directed to U-Cycle at (217) 384-2302

Fall Survey - Champaign County COVID-19 Resident Readiness

Submitted by BridgetB on August 21, 2020 - 10:38am
Date: 
August 21, 2020 - 8:00am to August 31, 2020 - 11:59pm

 

Fall Survey - Champaign County COVID-19 Resident Readiness

 

Let's help Champaign County businesses!

Champaign County Residents:

As fall approaches and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign re-opens, Champaign County businesses and economic development leaders kindly request critical input from local residents in order to continue to meet the needs of the community, while staying healthy and safe.

Young Artist's Studio | Storytelling Workshop for Kids!

Submitted by BridgetB on July 28, 2020 - 8:58am
Date: 
December 13, 2020 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Come learn what makes a great story! Join us for the next installment of our Young Artist’s Studio featuring master storyteller, Dawn Blackman, who will introduce our young participants to the art of storytelling! We'll explore the elements of good storytelling and what makes a compelling story. Each young participant will have a chance to create their own stories and practice in telling them to a live audience!
The Young Artist's Studio is a series of art workshops sponsored by The Urbana Free Library and The Urbana Arts & Culture Program designed to offer youth an opportunity to explore the arts. All events in the series are free and open to the public. The series is designed for children ages 5 to 11 (7 and under with a caregiver).

Young Artist's Studio | Accidental Pop Art!

Submitted by BridgetB on July 28, 2020 - 8:56am
Date: 
October 18, 2020 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Come explore accidental art-making with local artist, EKAH! Join us for the next installment of our Young Artist’s Studio where young participants will learn how to "see" art in the clouds--or in this case, it random blobs of paint! Each young participant will use their imagination to find and trace images they see! By the end, participants will have a new masterpiece to take home.
The Young Artist's Studio is a series of art workshops sponsored by The Urbana Free Library and The Urbana Arts & Culture Program designed to offer youth an opportunity to explore the arts. All events in the series are free and open to the public. The series is designed for children ages 5 to 11 (7 and under with a caregiver).

What He Said

Submitted by BridgetB on July 28, 2020 - 8:53am
Date: 
August 6, 2020 - 6:30pm to 7:00pm
“For, while the tale of how we suffer, and how we are delighted, and how we may triumph is never new, it always must be heard. There isn't any other tale to tell, it's the only light we've got in all this darkness.” - Sonny's Blues by James Baldwin
Literary giant James Baldwin has long-been acclaimed for the depth of his insight and the beauty of his language. This program features dramatic readings of Baldwin's work by the multi-talented Kevin T. Hobbs. Tune in to the Library's Facebook page to see this program.
Kevin T. Hobbs is a professional actor, filmmaker, writer, musician, and teaching artist hailing from Central Illinois. Kevin has appeared on movie screens and stages across the country. Kevin is also the founder of the D.O.S.E. Foundation (a nonprofit whose mission it is to ensure that the theater community becomes a more accurate mirror of the world in which we live), where he functions as the executive director. Currently, Kevin serves as the artistic director of the upcoming National August Wilson Monologue Competition for Central Illinois (2021), for which the D.O.S.E. Foundation is the regional sponsor.

Virtual Adult Poets Workshop with Poet Laureate, Will Reger

Submitted by BridgetB on July 28, 2020 - 8:38am
Date: 
September 3, 2020 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Calling all adult poets! Join Urbana Poet Laureate, Will Reger, for a one of a kind poetry workshop, where you'll build your own poetry skills. Poets and writers of all levels are welcome! Whether you've ever written before or have a long history of creative writing, this workshop will offer a chance to flex your poetic muscle! ​
​About Will Reger:
Will Reger was born and raised in the St. Louis, Missouri area. He obtained his Ph.D. in History from the University of Illinois and lives in Champaign, Illinois, with his wife and two youngest children. A co-leader of CU Poetry Group, Reger has lent his energies towards initiatives such as MTD Poetry, CU Haiku in the News Gazette, and Poets at the Post, a monthly open mic held at the Iron Post in Urbana. Reger teaches within the Department of History at both Illinois State University and has read his poetry work at The Urbana Free Library, Boneyard Arts Festival, Imbibe Urbana’s Love for All Poetry Crawl, SPEAK Café, Respect the Mic, and as part of an annual reading at Danville Correctional Center.​

Young Artist's Studio | Kids Learn African Dance!

Submitted by BridgetB on July 19, 2020 - 3:14pm
Date: 
September 20, 2020 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Come learn techniques of African dance! Join us for the next installment of our Young Artist’s Studio with local artist Tatianna Ammons of Ngoma Expressions, who will introduce our young participants to dance movement inspired by the rhythms of Senegal, Mali, and Guinea in West Africa! The class is appropriate for all ages, fitness, and experience levels. Youth participants will explore movement, rhythm, and culture!
 
The Young Artist's Studio is a series of art workshops sponsored by The Urbana Free Library and The Urbana Arts & Culture Program designed to offer youth an opportunity to explore the arts. All events in the series are free and open to the public. The series is designed for children ages 5 to 11 (7 and under with a caregiver).