Art Gallery Bicycle Tour Rescheduled
Tour Date Moved to June 12
Organizers have rescheduled the Art Gallery Bicycle Tour to Saturday, June 12, due to inclement weather. Rain or shine, the new event date is set to retain its original schedule. The second annual urban bicycle tour was organized by Peter Davis of Champaign
Cycle and co-sponsored by participating galleries and shops. The tour
pace is at your leisure and begins at 10:00 a.m. in the sculpture
garden at Meadowbrook Park. Entry forms are available at participating
businesses. Proceeds will be donated to 40 North/88 West, Champaign
County's Art, Culture and Entertainment Council.
For details, click here!
Saturday, June 12
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Meadowbrook Park
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The Ultimate Summer Saturday!
Socialize, shop and play all day long! You can get so much done on Saturdays in downtown Urbana! - 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Kids can get all-you-can-ride wristbands for inflatable rides at a cost of just $5!
- 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Go to Market at the Square and pick up groceries and check out artworks and antiques at the Market Gallery
- 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Grab lunch at restaurants and cafes open
- Get something special for someone/yourself, and check the salon!
- 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Check out a book at the Urbana Free Library
- 6:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. - Come back for dinner and live entertainment!
For more information, click here!
Saturday
Celebrate All Day
In Downtown Urbana |
Psychic & Health FairPart of the Body/Mind/Spirit Summer 2010 Come and get a reading with the best readers in the Champaign Urbana area. Types of readings available will include archetypal, energy art, mediumship, psychic, stone and tarot. Guests can also take advantage of foot massages, Reiki, reflexology and more!
For details, visit www.beadsnbotanicals.com or call 365-9355.
Saturday, June 12
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
$20 per 15 minute reading
Beads N Botanicals
117 N. Broadway Ave., Urbana |
Saturday Irish TeaEnjoy Irish Tea over Conversation at Heartland Fancy a cup of tea? Join Heartland Gallery for a selection of iced and hot Irish teas and a bit of conversation. Tables and chairs will be set up both outdoors under the awning and inside the gallery for your dining pleasure. Enjoy free samples of Irish cheeses, tea cakes and soda breads (with genuine Irish butter and jams) along with your tea. Heartland Gallery is an art and fine craft gallery
selling imported art and handcrafted items from Ireland,
Scotland, Wales, Cornwall and Brittany, as well as local art and crafts. Owner Jan Chandler makes annual trips to the Celtic lands to find unique items to sell.
For details, visit www.heartland-gallery.com or call 337-4767.
Saturday, June 12
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Heartland Gallery
112 W. Main St., Urbana |
Special Guest at Urbana Pops
New 65-Piece Orchestra Plays Along with Students
 Urbana Pops Orchestra is a brand new, 65-piece
orchestra with local professional musicians playing alongside talented high school
and college students. The group will be hosting a free,
hour-long concert at Lincoln Square in the High Court area in conjunction with
the Urbana Business Association's Second Saturday events. Featuring guest
conductor Kyle de Tarnowsky and music from "Star Wars,"
"Batman" and more, it will be fun for the whole family!
To help sponsor the orchestra, email debra@urbanapops.org or call 979-1910. Every donation helps!
Visit www.urbanapops.org for details.
Saturday, June 12
12:00 p.m.
Lincoln Square
300 S. Broadway, Urbana
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Don't Sweat It: Beginner Yoga
Yoga 101 Among Variety At Amara New to Yoga? Amara Yoga & Arts offers a variety of ways to get you started, including a Yoga 101 Workshop from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 12, with Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher Grace Giorgio. For $25, participants receive one week of unlimited yoga classes. Other options include Beginning Vinyasa Yoga with Amanda Reagan on Sundays as well as Yoga Fundamentals with Linda Lehovec on Saturdays.
Find out about these activities and more at www.amarayoga.com.
Saturday, June 12
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
300 S. Broadway Ave
On the Vine Street side of Lincoln Square
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Ellie Brown's Art: It's in the Bag
BAG, a Photography Project by Ellie Brown
 Bring a bag and take part in a photo project on June 12! BAG is photographic installation exploring the duality between the way people characterize themselves in public and the private contents of their handbags. It is depicted by photographs of each subject against a neutral background with their bag, purse, briefcase or any other container they carry on a daily basis. Work will be exhibited in the fall and is sponsored in part by a City of Urbana Arts Grant.
To schedule a shoot, email anna.k.peters@gmail.com with a bit of information about yourself and a photo. For details, click here.
Saturday, June 12
By Appointment
Independent Media Center
202 S. Broadway Ave. |
Strawberry Jam
Celebrate the Start of Summer with Live Music
 Health Alliance and Ratio Architects invite you to pack a picnic dinner and celebrate the beginning of summer the old-fashioned way with live local folk music, a sunset stroll through the prairie, a hayrack ride and samplings of strawberries and ice cream (while supplies last). Don't forget a blanket or chair. For details, visit www.urbanaparks.org or call 384-4062.
Saturday, June 12
4:00 p.m. until dusk
Meadowbrook Park, Urbana
Parking is in the Race Street lot, with overflow at Stone Creek Church, at the corner of Windsor and Race.
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King's Highway at Po' Boys
Enjoy Listening to Blues All Evening!
 King's Highway will perform at Po' Boys on Saturday, June 12! Featuring members Greg Lamb, Brian Dalbey and Spencer Ely, the band is known for its harder blues sound. Po' Boys, a family-run and family-owned business, is known for booking many
talented bands as well as karaoke artists from local areas. For details, click here!
Saturday, June 12
8:00 p.m. until midnight
$3 at the door
Po' Boys BBQ & Pizza
1901 South High Cross Road, Urbana
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Enjoy Lunch with UBA's Cherry Jam!
A Brand New Summertime Lunch Series Step 1. Grab lunch at a downtown Urbana restaurant!
Step 2. Head to Cherry Alley and jam to live music!
Step 3. Repeat! Eat, play, jam - Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m.!
Enjoy lunch from a downtown Urbana restaurant while listening to great music by the Kilborn Alley Blues Band! Blues Brews and BBQ will once again sponsor Cherry Jam this week and put on a great show for all!
Plus, Blues Brews will pass out free passes to its festival as well as free guitar picks! Don't miss out!
For more information, click here!
Every Wednesday, June through September
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Cherry Alley
Next to the Urbana Free Library |
Sunday Afternoon SongbookEnjoy an Afternoon of Music at Krannert
 The talent of two area teens under the tutelage of Dan Perrino will delight audiences in this afternoon of free music. Caitlin Dobbs and Annie Rong perform a charming program of Broadway tunes and classic works for violin with accompaniment from Rick Murphy. Plus, check out another free show with Traffic Jam: The No Secret Band. They will play covers of hits by The Eagles, Steely Dan, Jimmy Buffett, and Journey at 5 p.m. on Friday, June 18.
For details, visit www.krannertcenter.com.
Sunday, June 13
2:00 p.m.
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts (Stage 5)
500 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana
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Just for Kids: Yoga Camp at Amara
A Place for Creative Expression
 Children ages 5 to 11 are invited to enroll in Art & Yoga camp at Amara. Kids will do a variety of expressive arts and crafts projects such as self portraits, sock dolls, mandalas, fairies and Fairy houses, knitting and other yarn creations, painting & drawing. They can learn basic yoga elements through focused breathing, play, storytelling, balance and creative visualization. These fun classes are interactive and relaxing.
For more information or to register, click here!
June 14 through June 18
8:45 to 11:45 a.m.
Amara Yoga & Arts
300 South Broadway Avenue
Lincoln Square Village, Urbana
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111 West Main Street
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 344-3872
Susan Toalson
Special Events Coordinator
Kevin Bernhard
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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 | Change of State Performance Project presents the world premiere of AquaTown: A Future Hydrohistory, a theatre performance exploring climate change.
To make reservations, call (217) 689-0111. For details, visit www.changeofstate.org.
Thursday - Saturday, June 10 - 12 (8:00 p.m.)
Sunday, June 13 (7:00 p.m.)
$12 for adults; $6 for youth
$2 discount for seniors and those not arriving by car
Thursday admission is free.
Independent Media Center
202 S. Broadway Ave., Urbana
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Saturday Night Live Music
Wines at the Pines will host the music group "Road Song" for an evening of live music in Urbana. The show begins a Saturday Night Live Music series at the venue. Weather permitting, performances will be outside.
For details, click here!
Saturday, June 12
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Wines at the Pines
2860 S. Philo Rd., Suite L, Urbana
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Join Neighbors for Music and Fun
 The Urbana Park District will kick off its Neighborhood Nights summertime tradition on Wednesday, June 9, with Lugnutz and Oldies Rock-n-Roll at Carle Park. The Neighborhood Nights series features a wide variety of free activities and entertainment right in your own back yard. Bring blankets and lawn chairs and watch entertainment featuring some of the most talented local music acts. If inclement weather occurs, shows are rescheduled for the following night.
For
more information, click here!
Neighborhood Nights
Wednesdays, through July 28
6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Check online listings for locations.
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Noontide Trilogy Mythological Opera
In the Age of Aquarius, 300 to 400 years from now, one orphan protagonist has ventured on a quest for Mother Earth. Sounds will capture the essence of classical pieces as well as native American music. This performance and others will busy Foellinger auditorium throughout the summer.
For more information, click here!
Opening concert with Tom & Matt Turino
June 18th at 7:30 p.m.
More performance dates & times to follow
Foellinger Auditorium
At the South end of the University of Illinois quadrangle
709 South Matthews Avenue, Urbana
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V. Picasso Offers Resident Support
V. Picasso will host a benefit to help support Ashley, an Urbana resident in need after tragedy struck her life in May. Bands will include The Duke of Uke and his Novelty Orchestra as well as The Curses. Plus, Colin Taylor of My Dear Alan Andrews will be playing an acoustic set. Visit Ashley's website for more information on her story, how to donate and more upcoming events. There is a $5 cover at the door, and 10% of all alcohol and late night menu sales will be put into Ashley's fund.
To learn more about the event, click here!
Saturday, June 19
10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
V. Picasso
214 West Main, Urbana
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35th Urbana Sweetcorn Festival Presenting
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