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| Uptown Fridays in Downtown Urbana |
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Late night shopping, fire pits, smores, carriage rides and Santa!
 From 6 to 9 pm, enjoy making s'mores by the warm fire pits and browing the shops in downtown Urbana. Carriage rides, $3 per person, will start from the South Entrance of the Lincoln Square Mall. At 6:30 pm, Santa Claus will arrive at the South Entrance of the Lincoln Square Mall and from 6:45 to 7:15 pm, the whole family can enjoy a meet and greet with Santa.
Furniture Lounge - champagne and yummy treats from Mirabelles
The Wooden Hanger - Erinn Dady, local glass artist, will be doing a trunk show featurering her beautiful fused glass pendant necklaces, ornaments and "glass-wear"
La Gourmandise - free Gluhwein samples prepared from red wine, heated and spiced with cinnamon sticks, vanilla pods, cloves, citrus and sugar. 6-8pm
Cinema Gallery - will feature the work of St. Louis painter Victor Wang and fine art and crafts by artists of Illinois.
Living Yoga Center - will have retail items in the lobby on the first floor for sale: yoga mats, mat bags, eye pillows, yoga equipment, apparel.
V. Picasso - pianist Sam Gingher will be performing jazz standards and some classical music. 6-8pm
Heartland Gallery - will be featuring a "trunk show" with local jewelry designer Susan Northrup from 6-8pm. Champion Scottish Highland dancer, Ariana Dymerski, will be performing in full dress from 8pm-9pm. Stop by for hot cider and treats.
Madeline's Confectionary - will have Jessie Steele aprons available, holiday themed sugar embellishments for all your holiday baking, free demos all evening and free samples as well. Make sure you check Madeline's out upstairs above Mirabelles!
Iron Post - on Race Street you can find Darden Purcell (Jazz vocalist) and Friends from 5-7pm.
For more information, call (217) 344-3872 or click here!
Friday, December 11, 2009
6:00 - 9:00 pm
Main, Broadway, Race & Vine Street
Downtown Urbana |
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Amara Yoga & Arts Holiday Party |
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Join us for cookies, cider, tea and wine to celebrate the holidays!
 Showing in the gallery - DOGBOY FACE2FACE - The work of Robert Chapman. See Robert's new hand made BOOK called "5FIVE5" - 5 small, hand made books collected together in a larger "book". Continuing the narrative where it left off from "The New Adventures Of DOGBOY". Each of the 5 books is a totally separate idea, and different binding, but they all go together to form part of a larger "story". Robert will also be displaying several of his other hand made books, and show how this new book (5FIVE5) was put together. Drawing for a free 10 class pass!!!
Friday, December 11, 2009
7:00 - 11:00 pm
Amara Yoga & Arts
Lincoln Square Mall
300 South Broadway Avenue, Urbana |
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Holiday Market at Lincoln Square Village |
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Santa pictures, gift wrapping and holiday decorations this week!
 This week the Holiday Market will offer Santa Pictures! Pictures are a $6 donation to the Urbana High School Choir Santa for those who have been nice and naughty on December 12, and December 19 from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm. Gift wrapping will be available in the West wing for a donation by the WECEP organization through the Urbana High School. Also, check out Jerry Rhoads' wood turning and John Coppess with his Limping Cowboy Leather booth is going to be selling guitar straps, and will bring his guitar along to play! Crisis Nursery's Annual Children's Holiday Shop will be going on as well. All items priced from $2.00 to $8.00. It is a wonderful place for children to do their own holiday shopping without the help of mom and dad.Keep in mind that some vendors have moved locations this week, so look around for them!
For more information, call (217) 344-3872!
Saturday, December 12, 2009
8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Lincoln Square Village
300 South Broadway Avenue, Urbana |
| Holiday Second Saturday Story Time |
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Santa pictures, gift wrapping and holiday decorations this week!
 Join us for holiday stories at this very special story time. This program is for children of all ages and their families! There's no place like The UFL for the holidays - especially for our youngest library fans and their families! This December we'll have several events sure to get everyone in the spirit. From holiday stories to crafts and programs that ring in the New Year, come join us!
Saturday, December 5, 2009
8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Urbana Free Library
Megan's Reading Room
210 West Green Street, Urbana |
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Spend a Memorable Afternoon with Mrs. Claus |
Thrill your little one with magic tricks and story telling!
 Hurry and make your reservations so that your child can spend a memorable holiday afternoon with Mrs. Claus. Mrs. Claus will thrill your little one with magic tricks and story telling. Live music by the Bow-Dacious String band! Cookies and punch served by Santa's Helpers. Recommended for ages 2 years and older. Cost if $5 per child and all proceeds will be donated to the Community Center for the Arts.
For more information, call (217) 384-4800
Sunday, December 13, 2009
3:00 - 5:00 pm
Sylvia's Irish Inn
312 West Green Street, Urbana |
| Oddmusic Convergence December '09 |
"Metablues, microtones, contraptions, utopia"!
 You're invited to attend, as performer or audience ODDMUSIC CONVERGENCE DECEMBER '09: "metablues, microtones, contraptions, utopia" at the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center. $5-10, no one turned away for lack of funds. A concert featuring responses to invitations: 0. ODDMUSIC - What is Oddmusic? Show us. 1. METABLUES - Write a "blues" song which points, instead of at old problems framed in th old language, new problems which demand a new language. 2. MICROTONES - Write a piece in an odd tuning (one which is non-redundant with conventional wisdom). 3. CONTRAPTIONS - Write a piece for an odd instrument (or a not-so-odd instrument played in an odd way). 4. UTOPIA - Write a piece which speaks of alternatives not yet possible in the current system. For example, a false statement bulletin.
Monday, December 14, 2009
7:30 - 9:00 pm
U-C Independent Media Center
202 South Broadway Avenue, Urbana |
| A Woman's Place Snow Village Display |
A 120 square foot miniature world!
 In the month of December, A Woman's Place will be home to a "Snow Village," featuring Department 56 lighted houses and figurines. The 120 square foot miniature world will include a wilderness area, an old-fashioned downtown, the "suburbs," a winter sports area, and "The Crystal Park," which features an Ice Palace and a carousel. The village contains hundreds of trees, many of them made by recycling artificial Christmas trees. Admission will be $3 for adults, $1 for children 4 to 12, with children under 4 free. Drawings will be held daily for door prizes of unique handmade gifts provided by Hannah's Heavenly Harvest of Urbana, and tickets may be purchased to win a life-sized, cream and gold brocade Father Christmas handcrafted by a local Illinois Artisan.
For more information, call (217) 384-4462
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
6:00 - 9:00pm
A Woman's Place
1304 East Main Street, Urbana |
| Speed Dating at Po' Boys |
 Speed Dating with 5 minute dates facilitated by a speed dating coordinator. Meet lots of singles in one night and speed up your dating life! Register by emailing Marianne by December14. For more information, call (217) 417-1762
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
6:30 - 8:00 pm
Po' Boys BBQ & Pizza
1901 South High Cross Road, Urbana |
| Kneehigh Naturalists Meet Winter Animals |
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Bunnies, penguins, polar bears oh my!
 Introduce your preschooler to nature with this Animal Senses program with Winter Animals! Held from 10:00 - 11:00am at the Anita Purves Nature Center.
Register by calling (217) 367-1544.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
10:00 - 11:00 am
Anita Purves Nature Center
1505 North Broadway Avenue, Urbana |
| Love Song Now Playing at Station Theatre |
"A nearly invisible man whose world is growing smaller and darker by the day"!
Odd, off, unbalanced. Beane is a nearly invisible man whose world is growing smaller and darker by the day. Standing at the edges of the world inhabited by his
work-obsessed sister and her slightly sardonic husband, Beane seems to be moving further and further out into the void-until he meets Molly. Once he discovers Molly, the world makes sense for the first time in his life.
Playing Through December 19, 2009
8:00 pm
Station Theatre
223 North Broadway, Urbana | |
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BREAKING NEWS! |
Congratulations to Urbana High School, which was recognized by U.S News & World Report Magazine Lists UHS as One of Best High Schools in the Nation!Click here and here for all the details! |
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UBA Office Holiday Hours |
The UBA office will be closed for the Holidays on:
Wednesday, December 23 - Friday, December 25 |
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Urbana's Top Five Hidden Gems |
Urbana Top Five from
Lisa Bralts,
2. Friday night pints and burnt ends at the Black Dog Smoke & Ale House
4. $2.00 lattes on Mondays at Art Mart (plus slobbering over all the Le Creuset cookware and Swedish clogs)
5. Saturday afternoon music browsing and chatting at Parasol Records (tell Jim you read about it here!) |
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The UBA Welcomes A New Member! |
Hoyle Consulting
Cynthia Hoyle
2207 South Cottage Grove
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 649-6505
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Green Business Market Survey |
This information will help us understand the various interpretations of the green movement within the small business community and craft an appropriate value proposition for a local, not-for-profit organization that offers these services.
or 217-953-0427 |
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Holiday Parties at V. Picasso! |
We can reserve different areas of the restaurant for parties of any size. Please ask to see our VIP section where we can accomodate up to 30 people. Special discounts are available on set menus for large groups. We hope you choose to have your holiday party with us at V. Picasso! Please call (217) 328-0122 for more information. |
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Free Downtown Holiday Parking! |
The City of Urbana is offering 2 hours free parking at holiday bagged meters in downtown Urbana. 2 Hour limit per vehicle per day on-street and in these select lots:
Lot 1 (Race & Water St)
Lot 2 (Water St)
Lot 11 (Main St)
Lot 16 (Green St - TWP Building)
Lot 17 (Library)
Lot 22 (Vine St) |
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Safe Winter Travel Tips |
This message brought to you by Urbana's Public Works Department.
1. Prepare for your trip by removing all snow and ice from your vehicle; especially head and tail lights.
2. Fill your gas tank and check your tires and wiper blades.
3. Plan ahead for the unexpected. Poor conditions can lead to accidents and can also leave you stranded.
4. Carry a winter emergency kit containing food, blankets, shovel and cell phone.
5. Listen to the latest forecast and street condition information. Leave early and allow yourself extra time to adjust to changing conditions.
6. Drive slower in storm conditions and increase your follwoing distance.
7. Be aware of your surroundings watch for snow plow trucks.
Safe driving habits ensure not only your safety, but the safety of others.
For more information about snow season, please contact our offices
at 384-2342. |
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2010 Urbana Sweetcorn Festival |
SAVE THE DATE!
The 35th Urbana Sweetcorn Festival will take place:
Friday August 27th &
Saturday, August 28th
in Downtown Urbana!
Do you see yourself as a vendor? Applications will be available in January! Sponsorship opporutinities are available today and offer your business high visibility at this beloved summer festival. If you are interested or have any questions, please call (217) 344-3872. | |
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| Free $5 Gift Certificate |
Receive a free $5 gift certificate with a $25 V. Picasso gift certificate purchase. For each $25 worth of gift certificates purchased, receive a complimentary $5 gift certificate. Give them for birthdays, holidays, or as a thank you to friends or co-workers! V. Picasoso is located at 214 West Main Street in Urbana. |
| Offer Expires: Thursday, December 31, 2009 |
| Free Deep Conditioning |
Start your Friday night with Happy Hour at H2O Salon & Spa. Get a free deep conditioning treatment with purchase of a haircut or blowout with Ethan or Carly. H2O is located at 109 North Broadway Avenue in Urbana. |
| Offer Expires: Thursday, December 31, 2009 |
| Sale on Gift Certificates |
Xinh Xinh Cafe is now offering $25 gift cards for $20 and $50 gift cards for $40. Xinh Xinh Cafe is located at 114 North Vine Street, Suite H in Urbana.
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