Illinois RiverWatch Workshop, April 16 
Want to get involved in the stewardship of the state's rivers and streams? Grab your rubber boots and join the Illinois RiverWatch Program. During this interactive workshop, learn to identify stream macro-invertebrates (e.g., dragonfly and mayfly nymphs, beetles, snails, and much more) and practice proper monitoring techniques at a local stream. After completing the workshop, you may adopt a local stream site to monitor annually. To register, contact Vera Bojic at (618) 468-4870 or vbojic@lc.edu (no walk-ins, please). $40 per person. Learn more about RiverWatch |
Welcome U of I Moms!
This weekend, April 8-10, University of Illinois students will host their moms for an event-filled weekend. If you're a Champaign County business with a marquee, please join us in welcoming all the moms with a message. Something simple like "Welcome UI Moms" will help them know how excited we are to have them with us here in Champaign County!
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CORRECTION: Japan House Open House, April 9 
Stop by the Spring Open House at the Japan house on April 9 from 10am-4pm. There will be a presentation on WAGASHI, the art of traditional Japanese sweetmaking and a presentation on the amazing traditional Japanese delicacy will be held at 11pm and 2pm. Enjoy spring with a tour of the gardens at 1pm and 3pm. Tea ceremonies performed throughout the day. Admission is FREE and all are welcome. Click for more info |
Listen to "Out & About" on 96.1 and 105.9 FM Radio
Every Friday the Champaign County Convention and Visitors Bureau can be heard on "Out & About" on WQQB 96.1 and WGKC 105.9 talking about upcoming events throughout Champaign County. Post your events on our calendar and you just might hear your events on air!
Click here to stream live!
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Not only is Spring in the air in Champaign County, but romance is, too. We've got an exclusive offer for you to win two FREE tickets to see the ever-popular Jim Brickman in concert at the Virginia Theatre. Read on for info on how to enter.
And, once you've pulled your head out of the clouds, we invite you to let art take center stage this weekend with the Boneyard Arts Festival. Throughout Champaign County you can meander through unexpected spaces to see, hear and feel art in this "open-source" festival. It's a must-see!
There are also some great opportunities to get outdoors! Learn about Illinois' rivers and how you can be a part of maintaining these great resources. Or, check out the Japan House Spring Open House and stroll through the beautiful gardens and learn about traditional Japanese arts.
So much to choose from - enjoy a visit to Champaign County!
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Win a Romantic Evening with Jim Brickman at The Virgnia Theatre
Grammy nominated Jim Brickman has earned the reputation of being "America's Romantic Piano Sensation" and now you and that special someone have the chance to see him live in concert for FREE. Wednesday, April 13, at the Historic Virginia Theatre, Jim Brickman will take fans on a musical journey playing hits like "Valentine," "Love of My Life," "If You Believe," "Never Alone" and more!
"Like" the Champaign County Convention and Visitors Bureau on Facebook and share your own personal love story with us to be entered to win. It could be a great date you went on or how you met that special someone. Post your story by Sunday, April 10th for your chance to win this romantic evening for two!
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Boneyard Arts Festival, April 7-10
Various Locations Throughout Champaign County
Presented annually by 40 North | 88 West and sponsored by The News-Gazette and Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, the Boneyard Arts Festival has grown into an 'open source' festival that Champaign County has have truly made its own. Last spring, the Boneyard featured over 130 different venues - both indoors and out - where residents and visitors alike could partake of an incredibly diverse range of performing, spoken and visual art offered by nearly 500 artists from all backgrounds.
The Boneyard Arts Festival is string band music in Sidney, didgeridoo in downtown Urbana, a cinema festival in Champaign, ukelele on the U of I campus, opera and origami, glass blowing and graphic design, puppetry and painting, juggling and jewelry, Balinese dancing and BBQ, hip hop, photography, ceramics and so much more.
Plan your tour of Boneyard!
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Festival of Quilts, April 8-9,Cunningham Children's Home
Each year the Festival of Quilts celebrates the tradition of giving every child who comes to Cunningham Children's Home a homemade quilt of their very own.
Come and see over 100 beautiful handmade quilts from across the state of Illinois. Bid on a quilt at the Silent Auction or vote for your favorite Show Quilt to win the People's Choice Award. Don't forget to visit the Gift Shop and bring home that perfect gift or treasure, then swing by the Bake Sale for a delicious homemade treat. There's something for everyone at the Festival of Quilts & all proceeds benefit the children of Cunningham Children's Home. Admission is a $5.00 Donation. Check out the Festival's Facebook page! |
Meeting Planners Return to Champaign County Year After Year
The Champaign County Convention and Visitors Bureau has been hearing great things about successful events and the wonderful experiences meeting planners are having in Champaign County. For the Illinois State Dental Society, a dental-education meeting in Champaign County about eight years ago was so successful that the group has returned every year since. One of the big draws for them is seeing the Fighting Illini play. "We buy over 100 tickets every year and have a tent in the official tailgate area. That's good fun and camaraderie..." said Kathy Ridely, Director of Education & Membership.
Thanks, Kathy! We're glad to host your group and happy you've made Champaign County your home for meetings year after year. Go Illini!
Plan your next meeting in Champaign County!
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Wooden Nickel Program & Illinois Marathon
The Wooden Nickel Program, sponsored by the Champaign County Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB), is your chance to bring Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon participants directly to your business. The Champaign County CVB, the Official Host of the 2011 Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon, will welcome more than 15,000 visitors to Champaign County at the Health & Fitness Expo and at the second annual 27th Mile Celebrate Victory Bash. Be a part of the action and bring our visitors to your doorstep.
Become a Wooden Nickel business!
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