1st Annual Iron Post Jazz Festival
Featuring Parkland and U of I Jazz Bands!
 The 1st Annual Iron Post Jazz Fest, at the Iron Post in Urbana, will feature nine ensembles including: Jazz Sextet with Ray
Sasaki; Dan Pierson Combo; The Music of Art Blakey; Parkland Trad Jazz; U
of I Concert Jazz Band; Karim Yengsep Combo; U of I Jazz Faculty; Music
of Django Reinhardt; and Darden Purcell and Donnie Heitler. This
project is paid for in part by the City of Urbana Arts Grant. See the
full schedule below: Thursday, May 20th8:00pm: The Music
of Art Blakey (cover charged) Friday May 21st4:00pm: Parkland
Trad Jazz (free) 5:00pm: U of I
Concert Jazz Band, featuring Darden Purcell (free) 6:30pm: Karim
Yengsep Combo (free) 7:30pm: U of I Jazz
Faculty (free) 8:30pm: Music of
Django Reinhardt (free) 10:00pm: Darden
Purchell and Donnie Heitler (cover charged) For more information, call (217) 337-7678.
Thursday, May 20 - Friday, May 21, 2010
See above for schedule
The Iron Post
120 South Race Street, Urbana
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Installation Dedication for "Bench 9"Meet the artist and learn more about the piece!
The City of Urbana invites the public to attend a
dedication of the sculpture entitled, "Bench 9", on Friday. "Bench 9" is the third of four sculptures to be
installed in Urbana this spring for a two-year placement. Barry
Hehemann, a sculptor from River Forest, IL, and an alumnus of the
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will be installing the
piece on the corner of Cedar Street and Green Street, adjacent to the
Urbana Free Library, as part of the Urbana Sculpture Project.
Friday, May 21, 2010
3:00 pm
The corner of Cedar Street and Green Street,
Adjacent
to The Urbana Free Library, Urbana
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Auditions for "Once Upon a Mattress"
Auditions for Youth Summer Theatre!
 If you thought you knew the story of "The Princess and The Pea," you may
be in for a walloping surprise! Did you know, for instance,
that Princess Winnifred actually swam the moat to reach Prince Dauntless
the Drab? Or that Lady Larken's love for Sir Harry provided
a rather compelling reason that she reach the bridal altar post haste?
Or that, in fact, it wasn't the pea at all that caused the princess a
sleepless night?
For more information, click here!
Saturday, May 22 - Sunday, May 23, 2010
Chorus Auditions Saturday & Sunday 10:00 am - Noon
Solo Auditions Saturday & Sunday 1:00 - 5:00 pm
Phillips Recreation Center
505 West Stoughton Street, Urbana
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Tour de Champaign-Urbana Bicycle Racing
Bicycle racing in Research
Park and Downtown Urbana!
 Hundreds of racers will take to
the streets for the second year of the Tour de C-U cycling event -
"Tour de C-U"! Champaign Urbana- Bicycle racing
comes to Central Illinois for the Tour de C-U presented by Verizon,
CU Radio Group, Fluid Events, 88 Broadway and Wild Card Cycling. The
Tour de C-U is just part of the two day event featuring professional
cycling, great food, live music, pre and post event concerts, vendors
and more. Our cycling event is unique to
the racing circuit because it includes two separate races on two
different
courses. Most racecourses are not designed like our
two in that our racecourses allow for the spectators to see all of the
action up close!
For
more information, click here!
Saturday, May 22 & Sunday, May 23, 2010
Saturday: 2:00 - 7:00 pm
Tour starts at Research Park, in front of the iHotel
1900 South 1st Street, Champaign
Sunday: 9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Tour starts in Downtown Urbana
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Pushing the Envelope
A show of
fabulous one-of-a-kind studio furniture by artist Thomas
Skaggs!
Now Through
Saturday, May 22, 2010
10:00
am - 5:00 pm
Cinema Gallery
120 West Main Street,
Urbana
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Award
Winning
Songwriter & Performance Artist Ash Devine
With Special LOCAL guest performers ElizaBeth Simpson &
Andrew
Heathwaite!
 The Award winning
grassroots
Songwriter, Caring Clown and Performance Artist Ash Devine announce their
visit to
Champagne-Urbana as part of her CD release tour 2010, and her
participation as
an ensemble member in the Change of State Performance Project World
Premiere of: "Aquatown- A Future Hydro-history". Fans have described Ash Devine's music as a "Breath of
fresh air" and "style as varied as the mountains she calls home".
For more information, click here!
Friday, May 21, 2010 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Red
Herring Coffeehouse
1209 West Oregon, Urbana
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The
Area's Biggest Garage Sale!
A food
concession will be at the fairgrounds both sale days! The GIANT Garage Sale is one
of the Champaign County Humane Society's biggest fundraisers of the year and it is our biggest and
most-intense volunteer project. Absolutely everyone can help
homeless animals in some way during the last two weeks of May. You can
bring us your usable goods, you can volunteer to help before, during, or
after the sale, or you can simply come and shop!
For more information, click here!
Friday, May 28 - Saturday, May 29, 2010
Friday: 7:00 am - 6:00 pm ($2 donation until 3:00 pm)
Saturday: 8:00 am - 6:00
pm (No admission fee)
$3 Bag Sale starts at 3:00 pm on Saturday Champaign County Fairgrounds, Kesler Hall
Entrance located at the corner of Coler & Fairview, Urbana |
New Nail Technician at H2O Salon!
Check out Jeanie Reeves full time at the salon!
H2O Salon & Spa is proud to announce their newest addition and full time nail technician, Jeanie Reeves. Jeanie received her cosmetology license in Oklahoma and Kansas and
concentrated
her skills as a Nail Technician. She has been doing nails, manicures
and pedicures, for the last 25 years and specializes in natural nail
services. Jeanie has been technically trained in hand and foot
massage and attends numerous classes in the surrounding area on manicure
and pedicure techniques. In addition to her 25 years of Salon
experience, she also does nails for shows including Christopher's
Jewelry "Ladies Night Out" and "Springtini" shows.
For more information, click here!
Every Tuesday - Saturday
Tuesday - Friday: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
H2O Salon & Spa
109 North Broadway Avenue, Urbana
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Call for Art for
Urbana "Artist of the Corridor" Exhibit Program
Creating a city where all
residents engage with the arts in its many forms!
 The City
of Urbana has created an art exhibit space in the City Building at 400
S. Vine Street for seasonal exhibits of artwork by Urbana artists. The
program, entitled "Artist of the Corridor", is featuring its first
exhibit this Spring with the work of Michael Fuerst, whose diverse works
are on display in the City Building.
Artists
living in Urbana are invited to participate in the program. The Artist
of the Corridor Summer 2010 exhibit
will begin on June 1st, and will be displayed until August 31st. Exhibitions are
displayed quarterly.
Interested artists
should send a letter of interest and digital images of their artwork to:
Anna Hochhalter
Public Arts Coordinator in the Community Development
Services 400 S. Vine Street in Urbana
or by email atalhochhalter@city.urbana.il.us
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Summer Grant Writing Classes
Let doGood Consulting help you develop your skills this summer!
 In a college
town, summer often offers the opportunity to catch up on professional
development that has been put off during the busy school year. To help
you develop your skills this summer, do good
Consulting has re-crafted our grant writing classes: Our Introduction to Grant Writing session is now 3
hours in response to students' demand for more class time. We developed 2 skill-specific courses for those too busy for an
8-week class, or who want to focus on developing skills in a particular
area. Don't worry: do
good's famous 8-week grant writing course will be
available again this Fall! For now, do good
invites you to join us in bolstering your skills for your non-profit or
business in an invigorating learning environment!
For more information, click here or call (217) 778-1687! Classes Start June 9th and fees start as low as $45! |
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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 | UBA Welcomes Two New Members:
Elements of Design Salon & Spa
Becky Howell
601 E. University Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 344-4147
info@elementsurbana.com
www.elementsurbana.com
Joanna Strauss Photography
Joanna Strauss
(217) 417-6111
joannastrauss@yahoo.com
Visit her website!
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35th Urbana Sweetcorn Festival Presenting
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