Installation Celebration of "Prism Arc VI"
The second of four Urbana sculpture installations!
 The City of Urbana invites the public to attend a
ribbon cutting and dedication of the sculpture entitled, Prism Arc
VI, on Friday. Prism Arc VI is the
second of four sculptures to be installed in Urbana this spring for a
two-year placement. Carl Billingsley, sculptor and Professor of
Sculpture at East Carolina University, will be installing the
piece on the northeast corner of Philo Road and Colorado Avenue in
Urbana as part of the Philo Road Beautification Plan and the Urbana
Sculpture Project. The public is invited to meet the artist and learn
more about the piece on site.
For more information, call Anna Hochhalter at (217) 384-2311 or e-mail her!
Friday, May 7, 2010
4:00 pm
Northeast Corner of Philo Road & Colorado Avenue, Urbana
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Residential Electronics RecyclingFREE residential drop off of these acceptable items:
 Televisions, Computers (& Laptops), Computer Monitors Keyboards, Mice, Cables, Zip Drives, Printers & Scanners, VCR/DVD Players, Mobile Phones, Fax Machines, MP 3 Players, PDA's, Video Game Consoles
Limit to 10 items per resident. Event will be held rain or shine. Brought to you in part by the City of Urbana.
Saturday, May 8, 2010
8:00 am - 1:00 pm
3202 Apollo Drive, Champaign
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The Ultimate Summer Saturday!
Socialize, shop and play all day long!
 On your way to the Market at the Square, bring the kids to play on the many
inflatable rides! They are only $5.00 for all you can ride wristbands! This
event will take place every Saturday throughout the summer.
Join us in keeping that vibe of "socialized shopping and playing" going all day
in downtown Urbana.
For more information, call (217) 344-3872.
For a vendor application, click here!
Saturday, May 8, 2010
All Day
Main & Broadway, Downtown Urbana
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Po' Boys One Year Anniversary
Come celebrate with us!
 Po' BOYS is having its ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY! We will have Kilborn
Alley Blues Band playing from 8pm-12am and are serving half-price BBQ
all day! We will have other food and drink specials as well. We have seen this past year fly by us and would love to spend this
lovely occasion with you, our most faithful fans! Come
celebrate with us!
For
more information, call (217) 377-1858!
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Celebrate All Day
Kilborn Alley Blues at 8:00 pm
Po' Boys BBQ & Pizza
1901 South High Cross Road, Urbana
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Children's Art Festival at UCIMC
For the children or child in you!
 The Children's Arts Festival will be a day of opportunities for children
to experience new outlets for self-expression through art, music, and
media workshops and to also share their talents with each other in
performances throughout the day.
For more information and a complete schedule of events, click here!
Saturday, May 8, 2010 11:00 am - 4:30 pm
U-C Independent Media Center
202 South Broadway Avenue, Urbana
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Tsigoti and Tree Thump
It's not too late to sign up a child, donate, sponsor or volunteer!
 Tsigoti, a collaborative and improvisational avant-punk band dedicated
to expressing their opposition of war, authoritarian regimes, and
violent religious extremes. Tree Thump is an East Central Illinois based band performing didjeridu
driven music with a penetrating, psychedelic vibe and funky drum and
bass grooves, topped off with sweet and fiery explorations on the
electric violin, accented with percussive mayhem. For more information, click here!
Saturday, May 8, 2010
8:00 pm
U-C Independent Media Center
202 South Broadway Avenue, Urbana
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Mother's Day Folk Frolic
Featuring Kayla Brown, Megan Johns, Cara Maurizi and Bob and
Pricilla!
 Champaign-Urbana Folk and Roots
Festival presents a Mother's Day Folk Frolic! Bring your mothers, friends, instruments and
especially your fun-loving selves and kick back and
enjoy the musical happenings all evening long....you deserve it! We
have some excellent featured performers plus
open stage and open jam. This is a fundraiser for the CU Folk & Roots Festival to take place September 23-25. For more information, click here!Sunday, May 9, 2010
5:00 - 10:00 pm
The Iron Post
120 South Race Street, Urbana
Cover Charge: $7.00
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Cherry Jam Kick-Off
UBA's May Networking Event: Come jam with us!
The UBA invites you to eat, play, and jam at this month's networking event. Come out and get a sample of our upcoming summer music series with tasty treats and bangin' blues! Enjoy the sounds of The Painkillers, who will be performing at 5:30 pm.
For more
information, click here!
Please RSVP to rsvp@urbanabusiness.com
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
5:00 - 7:00 pm
The Urbana Free Library & Cherry Alley
210 West Green Street, Urbana
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Downtown Plan Visioning Workshop
Please join us to share your vision for the future of Downtown!
 The City of Urbana is embarking upon an update of its Downtown Strategic Plan. The process kicks off with a Visioning Workshop on May 12th. The current Downtown Strategic Plan was adopted in 2002. Over the next
few months the City will be working with stakeholders and the public at
large to create a vision statement, goals and strategies to improve
Downtown Urbana. There will be plenty of opportunities for input,
including town hall meetings and an online survey. Please join us in
creating a new vision for Downtown.
For more information, click here!
7:00 - 8:30 pm
Urbana Civic Center
108 East Water Street, Urbana
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A Night with Dr. Laura Taylor
An update on the Urbana High School!
 Please join us for the UHS principal's informal presentation
about progress made on school initiatives and other topics of current
interest. Following this talk, hosted by the UHS PTSA, will be a Q &
A opportunity.
For more information, contact Peggy Pennell (217) 244-7636.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
6:30 pm
Urbana High School, Room 2199 Lecture Hall on 2nd Floor
1002 South 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
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35th Urbana Sweetcorn Festival Presenting
Sponsors:
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Keller Williams Realty Inaugurates "RED Day"Committed to setting a new standard in business citizenship,
on May 13, Keller
Williams Realty
Champaign Market
Center team will devote
the day to rehab local Restoration Urban Ministries for RED Day. RED Day, short
for "Renew, Energize and Donate," was created by Keller Williams Realty Inc. to
give back to its communities across the United
States and Canada. Each Keller Williams Realty office has picked a
one day civic project with the goal of showing that one day can make a
difference to a community. Locally, the Champaign Market center has chosen to
volunteer with Urban Restoration Ministries.
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Twin Cities Twosome Run/Walk
The 19th annual
Twin Cities Twosome run/walk to support local charities takes place Saturday,
May 15th at Crystal Lake Park in Urbana, beginning at 9:00 a.m.
Human
Kinetics coordinates the event, with all race proceeds benefiting Crisis
Nursery Programs and Services, the Transitional Initiatives and Men's Emergency
Services (T.I.M.E.S.) Center and A Woman's Fund. Over its 19-year history, the Twin Cities
Twosome has raised more than $90,000 for these charities.
Registration information is available by clicking here or calling (217) 403-7534.
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Armed Forces Day
Come help the Armed Forces of America Motorcycle Club, Illinois Chapter on May 15th and enjoy a Poker Run to Support The American Legion Charity, "Gifts to Yank who Gave" and Ride or Drive. Drive out from American Legion Post 71 at 107 North Broadway in Urbana at 2:00 pm (Sign up at 1:00 pm). $10 a hand/$5 per extra hand. Afterward, head to the Rose Bowl Tavern for "One 2 Many" & "Renegade", door prizes, 50/50 drawing and free BBQ at the end of the poker run.
For more information, call:
Meatloaf (217) 304-7754
Snowman (217) 840-3659
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