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Countywide Residential Electronics Collection
Free Residential Drop Off of Electronics!
Free Residential Drop Off Of These Acceptable Items (Limit 10 Per Resident): Televisions, Computers & Laptops, Computer Monitors, Keyboards, Mice, Cables, Zip Drives, Printers & Scanners, VCR/DVD Players, Mobile Phones, Fax, Machines, MP3 Players, PDAs, Video Game Consoles
If February 27 has snowy or icy conditions, the collection will be re-scheduled to Saturday, March 6.
For more information, call (217) 328-3313.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
8:00 am - 1:00 pm
News-Gazette Distribution Center
3202 Apollo Drive, Champaign |
Claudia Schmidt Vocal Workshop & Performance
A quirky and
wonderful hodge-podge of music, poetry, story, laughter, drama, and
celebrating the moment!
 This will be the first in a series of
Folk Music Concerts arranged by Ed Hawkes of the CU Folk & Roots
Festival and co-sponsored by Heartland Gallery. One critic
has described a Claudia Schmidt concert as "....a lot like falling in
love. You never know what's going to happen next, but chances are it's
going to be wonderful, every moment is burned into your memory, and you
know you'll never be the same again." Over her 30 years-and-counting
career, Claudia has lent her beautifully expressive singing and speaking
voice to wide ranging performance mediums. Admission: $10
(advance), $15 (at the door), $25 (concert + vocal workshop)
For more information, call (217) 493-4654.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Workshop: 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Performance: 8:00 pm
Independent Media Center
202 South Broadway Avenue, Urbana
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AcroYoga Fundamentals Workshop
Trust, Connection, Playfulness!
 Open your practice with the ease, comfort, and support of a partner. This workshop touches upon all the disciplines that AcroYoga offers, combining Yoga, Acrobatics, and Thai Massage. The class experience includes: Circle Ceremony, Mirrored Asana, Partner Yoga Flow, Assisted Inversions, Partner Acrobatics, Flying Sequences and Thai Massage. Grounded in the breath, we will draw upon the natural forces of gravity and "metta" loving kindness to encourage the body to let go of fear and tension. No partner necessary! Fee for class is $30 and payable in advance. Pre-registration is required, click here for a form!
For more information, call (217) 384-5829.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
2:30 - 5:00 pm
Living Yoga Center
115 West Main Street, Urbana |
Gallery Artist Reception at Wind, Water & Light
Share the journey with us!
 Wind, Water and Light Gallery will be presenting their first Artist Reception featuring Tim Pittenger. Come out to enjoy limited edition digital works on the theme "Evolution of the Shamen". Tim has broken the spiritual path of the Shamen into three separate steps: Meditation, Mandala and Shamen.
For more information, call (217) 378-8565.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
3:00 - 6:00 pm
Wind, Water & Light Gallery
161 Lincoln Square Village, Urbana |
Sculpture Showing at Cinema Gallery
Drawings by Ron Kovatch, Ceramics by Catherine Wiesener and Tammie Rubin!
 Cinema Gallery is now showing sculpture by Urbana artist Chris Berti and drawings by Miriam Martincic. Come by Saturday, February 27 through Wednesday, April 3 from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, Wednesday through Saturday.
For more information, call (217) 367-3711
Saturday, February 27 - Wednesday, April 3, 2010
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Cinema Gallery
120 West Main Street, Urbana |
Volunteer Information Session for Spurlock Museum
Tour Docents, Special Program and Events Assistants!
 Do mummies fascinate you and suits of armor spark your imagination? Do
you like to learn new things and share them with others? The Spurlock
Museum is looking for volunteers to serve as Tour Docents and Special
Programs and Events Assistants. Learn more at this Volunteer
Information Session
For more information, call Kim Sheahan at (217) 244-3355
Sunday, February 28, 2010
1:30 - 3:30 pm
Spurlock Museum
600 South Gregory Street, Urbana |
UFL Reads! This Life Ain't Gravy
 This Life Ain't Gravy by Dylan Hall is about a former student at the University of Illinois who takes us with him as he mentors Justin, an African American middle-schooler from Champaign. While working with Justin on his literacy, Hall quickly learns their lifestyles are very different. Is there a way the two can reach out to each other and connect? For more information, click here! Sunday, February 28, 2010
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Urbana Free Library, MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room
210 West Green Street, Urbana
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Nobel Peace
Prize-Winner Gives Public Talk
Social Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century!
Muhammad
Yunus, who received the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for his pioneering
concept of banking without collateral for the poorest of
the poor, will deliver a public talk, "Social Entrepreneurship in the
21st Century," at Foellinger Auditorium on
March 1,
2010. Yunus
received the peace prize along with Grameen Bank, which he founded in
1983, to offer small loans for self- employment
for the rural poor, especially poor women. Yunus will take audience questions after his remarks. For more information, e-mail Abby Wilson at abbyw9@gmail.com.
Monday, March 1, 2010
7:00 pm
Foellinger Auditorium
709 South Matthews Avenue, Urbana
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Heart disease is the number one killer of
adults in the United States. With February being Heart Month,
Provena Covenant and United Samaritans Medical Centers will offer area
residents a "peek" inside the chest through a Heart Scan for $49.95
during the month of February only, a $460 value. If you are interested in a Provena Heart
Scan at the special $49.95 rate, call Provena's HEARTaware Coordinators
at (217) 337-3737 in Champaign-Urbana.
Through Sunday, February 28, 2010
Provena Covenant Medical Center
1400 West Park, Urbana
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Think Lunch, Think Silvercreek
Burgers, burgers and more burgers!
 Silvercreek has added something exciting to their lunch menu: gourmet burgers. We claim to have the best burger in town. Don't believe us? Come in from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm and try them for yourself. We promise you won't be disappointed!
Purchase a burger and receive a free side (sweet potato fries, french fries or fruit) or free non-alcoholic beverage. Scroll down to find a printable coupon.
For a complete lunch and burger menu, click here!
Monday-Saturday Until Friday, March 5, 2010
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Silvercreek
402 North Race Street, Urbana | |
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111 West Main Street
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 344-3872
Susan Toalson
Special Events Coordinator
Marketing Coordinator
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2010 UBA Board Members
President
Chris Harlan
Vice President
Stephanie Bond
Treasurer
Jennifer Rybicki
Secretary
Tom Carrino
Members
Joe Duchene
Wade Franklin
Pamela Franks
Ted Jeurrisen
Jan Kijowski
Brian McKay
Amanda McWilliams Dan Manolakes
Leah Pettit
Becky Weber
Paul Wirth |
Get On The List
You're invited to submit your information for upcoming events and promotions. Please send your description and graphic to:
Tyla Conerly
Marketing Coordinator
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Urbana's Top
Five Hidden Gems
Leah Pettit, of CaterMe and UBA Board Member, gives her top five Urbana favorites!
1. Corkscrew's "Bitchy Bubbly" sparkling wine
2. Sandella's wrap bread. Their buffalo chicken is to die for!
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27th Annual International Dinner and Performance Night
The Annual International Dinner is held each spring
in partnership with Cosmopolitan Club, Office of International Student
Affairs, and the University of Illinois YMCA. Each year, international
performers entertain the audience with dancing, singing, and other forms
of art performance as diners feast on a buffet featuring dishes from
over 30 countries.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
University YMCA
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Tickets $8 each
Tickets are on sale now
and can be purchased at:
University YMCA,
1001 S. Wright
Street, Champaign
If you would like more information, please e-mail
Kasey Umland, University YMCA Program Director, at: kasey@universityymca.org
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Save the Date:
Please save the date for the next UBA Networking Event in March:
Spring Into A New Look
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
5:00 - 7:00 pm
H2O Salon & Spa
109 N. Broadway Ave., Urbana
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Urbana Community Education will
be offering Business Aspect of Art class
If you would like to gain knowledge of
the business side of art, this is the class. Deborah Fell, a well known
quilt artist, will facilitate discussion including the following topics:
marketing your work, portfolios, necessary computer skills, artist bios
and resumes, the artist statement, venues, electronic portfolios,
inventory strategies, copyright issues, accounting and other issues
raised by students. Four sessions (8 hours) is $50.
For more information and to enroll, click here!
Class begins Tuesday, March 30, 2010
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Urbana High School, Room 1145
1002 South Race Street, Urbana
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The Governor s
Volunteer Service Awards
These awards recognize
individual volunteers
through a statewide award
program to highlight the importance of volunteerism and
community service in the
State of Illinois.
Individual awards will be
provided to one Youth (18 & under), one Adult (19-54 yrs.) and one Retiree/Senior (55+
yrs.) in each of the Commission s five service regions across the
state (Northeast,
Northwest, East Central, West Central and Southern Illinois). Five
categories will be given
special priority, in alignment with priority areas as defined by the
Corporation for National
and Community Service: Economic Opportunity, Education,
Environmental
Conservation, Health, and Veterans Affairs.
For more information, click here or call (800) 592-9896.
Spring 2010 nominations
will be accepted through March 19, 2010 and winners will be notified no
later than April 2, 2010.
The Governor and Serve Illinois Commission
will host a luncheon at the Executive Mansion in Springfield, Illinois to honor the 2010
Governor s Volunteer Service Award recipients on April 12, 2010.
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