| GIANT Garage Sale |
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Champaign County Humane Society Annual Event
The area's largest treasure trove - the annual CCHS Giant Garage Sale - returns Memorial Day Weekend, selling clothing, jewelry, housewares, small appliances, toys, tools, gardening, holiday decorations, books, sports equipment, animal-care items and more, plus treasures in our Antiques/Uniques Boutique.
Friday, May 22
7:00 am - 6:00 pm
Kessler Hall, Champaign County Fair Grounds
Saturday, May 23
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
$3.00 Bag Sale Starts at 3:00 pm |
| Spring Cleaning Book Sale |
Come join hundreds of treasure seekers at The Urbana Free Library!
The book sale will feature a large number of undamaged titles weeded from the library's VHS collection, but please note-VHS titles will not be available for sale until Friday, May 22. Members of the Friends are invited to a special presale on Thursday evening, May 21. Not a member of the Friends yet? Click here for a PDF version of the Friends Membership Form and Volunteer Opportunities checklist. Friday, May 22th
8:00 - 11:00 pm
Phillips Recreation Center
All ages, $5.00 at the door |
| Memorial Day Celebration |
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Remember those who have died in service of our country
American Legion Post 559, invites the community to our annual Memorial Day Commemorative event at Lincoln Memorial Gardens in Urbana. The brief ceremony will include a gun salute, posting of the colors by the color guard, a special selection of taps and a guest speaker.
For more information, call:
(217) 398-4227
Monday, May 25th
11:45 am - 12:30 pm
Lincoln Memorial Gardens
1803 North Coler Street, Urbana |
| Women-4-Women |
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A UBA all-women networking event!
 This month's Women-4-Women event will be held at Silvercreek Restaurant from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Come out and enjoy a great time with other professional, hard-working women for an opportnity to socialize and support each other while enjoying a night out at a deliciously satisfying venue.
Tuesday, May 26th
5:00 - 7:00 pm
Silvercreek Restaurant |
| Babies' Lap Time |
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Get out and have fun with your baby!
The Urbana Free Library is hosting a Babies' Lap Time event for mommies or daddies and their children. Suitable for babies who are fresh home from the hospital and up to 24 months old. Join us on the ground level of the library for music, rhymes, and games designed especially for our youngest library patrons.
Tuesday, May 26th
9:45 am - 11:00 am
The Urbana Free Library
The Lewis Auditorium
210 West Green Street, Urbana |
| Observing in the Parks |
Go Star Gazing with the Astronomical Society!
 Interested in star gazing but don't have a telescope? The Champaign-Urbana Astronomical Society and the William M. Staerkel Planetarium are making star gazing easy for you. Join the night sky park tour throughout the spring and summer. Telescopes will be set up in designated parks for a free look at the stars and planets.
Tuesday, May 26 - Cherry Hills Park, Champaign.
Thursday, May 28 - Meadowbrook Park, Urbana.
Wednesday, Aug. 26 - Anita Purves Nature Center, Urbana.
Thursday, Aug. 27 - Lohmann Park, Urbana.
For more information, visit:
Tuesday, May 26th
8:30 - 10:30:00 pm
Cherry Hills Park
FREE of charge!
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| Wednesday Night Karaoke at La Gourmandise |
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Sing the night away with tasty food and drinks!
La Gourmandise is the place to be on Wednesday nights for those who like to eat, drink, and be entertained. Showcase your vocal talents, or sit back and enjoy watching your friends and co-workers jam away to their favorite tunes. La Gourmandise Bistro on Main Street will soon become your Wednesday night tradition.
Wednesday, May 27th
9:00 pm
La Gourmandise Bistro
119 West Main Street, Urbana
Cost: Free, Entry Age: 21 |
| Five Essentials of Health |
Healthy mind, healthy life, healthy you! 
The School of Metaphysics is sponsoring a fundraiser entitled, "The
Five Essentials of Health". This is much more than a talk on nutrition and daily exercise. Come and find out how to direct your thoughts and energy in simple and powerful ways to promote health and longevity, while enjoying healthy food for physical and mental well-being. Dinner begins at 6:30pm. Your $20.00 donation is appreciated.
For more information, please call (217) 344-2270.
Thursday May 28th
6:30 - 9:00pm
The School of Metaphysics
1009 East Main, Urbana |
| "Flags Across America" |
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Provena Covenant Honors Organ & Tissue Donors with Flags
Provena Covenant Medical Center, Donate Life America, and the Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network are rallying together by participating in a Donate Life America initiative, Flags Across America. The initiative honors and celebrates the hundreds of thousands of donors and recipients whose lives have been affected by organ, tissue, and eye donations by flying a flag in their honor. An inaugural flag raising and flying will be located near the main entrance to the hospital. The public is encouraged to attend and can sign up to be organ and tissue donors at the event.
For more information, visit:
Friday, May 29th
11:30 am
Provena Covenant Medical Center |
| Boneyard Jazz Quintet |
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Jazz out with the Iron Post on Friday night!
Come out to the Iron Post this Friday night to enjoy a great-sounding, local jazz group - The Boneyard Jazz Quintet. While you are there make sure to try out the Iron's Posts famous fries, along with their other great drink and menu items.
For more information, visit:
Friday, May 29th
5:00 pm
The Iron Post
120 South Race Street, Urbana | |
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Friday Night Pizza at Mirabelle
124 W. Main St.,
Urbana
6:30 to 9:00 p.m. (or until sold out) each Friday
Pizzas can be pre-ordered at (217) 202-1919. Traditional toppings are available plus a specialty pizza cut for slices or order each night. The pizzas are freshly made including the hand tossed dough and Matthew Kitzmiller's very own sauce.
Whole pizzas start at $12.00 and can be picked up or seating is available outside with sidewalk tables and chairs (weather permitting). |
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Market at the Square
Corner of Illinois & Vine St.
Urbana
This weekend marks our first Sprouts at the Market event for the 2009 season. Sprouts is "nutrition and farm stuff" for kids age 4-10, and is designed to get them interested in eating healthily AND locally.
Sprouts leader Jen Hewitt has cooked up a supercool workshop/scavenger hunt for this weekend's Sprouts, complete with tasting and smelling and feeling fresh produce grown right here in east central Illinois. Details:
- Workshops are FREE
- This week's sessions start promptly at 9, 9:30, 10, and 10:30 AM (please sign in at the City tent a few minutes prior to your selected session)
- Each participating child will receive a Certificate of Participation from the Market Director and Sprouts leader
- Each child completing all four Sprouts workshops in 2009 will receive a free Sprouts shirt at the season's close in November (other events will be held July 25, August 22, and October 24)
- If your kid can't make all the events, don't fret - t-shirts will be for sale all season long!
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Lake House Boathing Now Open!
Crystal Lake Park
206 West Park Street
Urbana, IL
Stop by the Lake House in Crystal Lake Park this season to rent a boat and grab a snack. The Lake House will close when weather conditions make it unsafe for boating. Call 328-1069 for updated information.
Hours:
May 2-24: Sat & Sun from 12-7pm
May 28-Aug 16: Thu-Sun from 12-7pm (also open Memorial Day)
Aug 22-Sep 20: Sat & Sun from 12-7pm (also open Labor Day)
Rental Fees:
Canoes - $6/half hour or $8/hour
Rowboats - $6/half hour or $8/hour
2-seat paddleboats - $7/half hour or $9/hour
4-seat paddleboats - $8/half hour or $10/hour
New for 2009:
Frequent Boater Card
10 rides $60 - includes 5 half hour rides and 5 hour rides
5 half hour rides for $25
5 one hour rides $35
Purchase at Phillips Recreation Center with credit card, by check or with cash. Purchase at the Lake House with cash. |
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Dump & Run
"When in doubt, don't throw it out!"
The YMCA is especially looking for good household furniture, as it remains the hottest ticket item at the sale each fall. The Y does NOT accept: individual computer monitors, sleeper sofas, large appliances (stoves, washers, and dryers), non-working electronics, tires, non-working computers or parts, holiday decorations, video and audio cassettes, large exercise equipment, or mattresses.
If you need items picked up, we will be doing pick-ups the week of May 11-16. Please call Erika at (217) 337-1500 to schedule a pick-up.
For more information, e-mail: becca@universityymca.org.
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