SLCL Master Calendar of Events (all SLCL unit calendars)

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

• Department of Religion Coffee Hour

  Recurring

  Time

  12:30 - 1:30 pm

  Location

  Religion Library (3014, LCLB)

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Finding Your Voice in Arabic: Reflections and Resources

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Lucy Ellis Lounge (1080), LCLB

  • Lecture

  

• Kaffeeklatsch ☕

  Recurring

  Time

  5:00 - 6:00 pm

  Location

  LCLB 2090B

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Russkii stol--Russian table, beginners

  Time

  5:00 pm

  Location

  Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Stage 5 lobby

  Мы будем говорить только по-русски! Conversation in Russian, beginners welcome!

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Thursday, October 8, 2026

• SpanPort Fall 2026 Lecture Series: Prof. Jeffrey Zamostny (Kansas State University)

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  LCLB Lucy Ellis Lounge (1080)

  • Lecture

  

• Poetry Reading with Philip Metres

  Time

  4:30 pm

  Location

  Illini Union 407

  • Meeting

  

• Ukrainian conversation table

  Time

  5:00 pm

  Location

  Espresso Royale, 1117 W Oregon St., Urbana

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Friday, October 9, 2026

• The Economic Historian and the Ciceronian Corpus

  Time

  3:00 pm

  Location

  Lucy Ellis Lounge, LCLB

  • Lecture

  

Monday, October 12, 2026

• Italian Coffee Hour - Caffetino

  Time

  5:00 - 6:00 pm

  Location

  LCLB 2090B

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

• Arabic Roundtable: Conversation Hour

  Time

  5:00 - 6:00 pm

  Location

  On quad, near Eternal Flame Sculpture bench between Lincoln and English building [In case of inclement weather, we’ll move to Lucy Ellis Lounge]

  A friendly Arabic roundtable where participants learn useful phrases and vocabulary through relaxed conversation. All levels are welcome.

  • Meeting

  

• Russkii stol--Russian table

  Time

  5:00 pm

  Location

  Krannert Performing Arts Center, Stage 5 Lobby

  Мы будем говорить только по-русски! Conversation in Russian, intermediate/advanced.

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

• The Idea of Diaspora in the Study of American Religion

  Time

  All Day

  • Conference/Workshop

  

• Department of Religion Coffee Hour

  Recurring

  Time

  12:30 - 1:30 pm

  Location

  Religion Library (3014, LCLB)

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Kaffeeklatsch ☕

  Recurring

  Time

  5:00 - 6:00 pm

  Location

  LCLB 2090B

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Thursday, October 15, 2026

• Pause Café

  Time

  3:00 - 4:30 pm

  Location

  basement of Illini Union

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Italian Pasta Night

  Time

  5:00 - 7:00 pm

  Location

  ARC Instructional Kitchen

  Come join us, we'll be making pasta and enjoying Italian conversation. All language levels welcome!

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Slavic Film Series presents "Generation P" [Generation П ], dir. Viktor Ginzburg

  Time

  5:30 pm

  Location

  Lucy Ellis Lounge, LCLB

  • Film Screening

  

Monday, October 19, 2026

• Becoming Mediators: Mizrahi Jews and the Making of the Jewish-Arab Borderlands

  Time

  5:00 pm

  Location

  Levis 208 (919 W Illinois St #400, Urbana, IL 61801)

  • Lecture

  

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

• Department of Religion Coffee Hour

  Recurring

  Time

  12:30 - 1:30 pm

  Location

  Religion Library (3014, LCLB)

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Kaffeeklatsch ☕

  Recurring

  Time

  5:00 - 6:00 pm

  Location

  LCLB 2090B

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Russkii stol--Russian table, beginners

  Time

  5:00 pm

  Location

  Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Stage 5 lobby

  Мы будем говорить только по-русски! Conversation in Russian, beginners welcome!

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Thursday, October 22, 2026

• Virtual Information Session for Prospective Graduate Students

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  https://surveys.illinois.edu/sec/1502380444

  If you are interested in learning more about the graduate program, life in Urbana-Champaign, the many resources we have, or you would like to speak with faculty and current graduate students in the program, you should join us!

  • Informational

  

• Italian Movie Night - Pane e tulipani

  Time

  5:00 - 7:00 pm

  Location

  Lucy Ellis, LCLB 1080

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Ukrainian conversation table

  Time

  5:00 pm

  Location

  Espresso Royale, 1117 W Oregon St., Urbana

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Friday, October 23, 2026

• Game Studies Lecture

  Time

  8:30 am

  Location

  LCLB 2090B (and available on Zoom)

  • Lecture

  

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

• Russkii stol--Russian table

  Time

  5:00 pm

  Location

  Krannert Performing Arts Center, Stage 5 Lobby

  Мы будем говорить только по-русски! Conversation in Russian, intermediate/advanced.

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

• Department of Religion Coffee Hour

  Recurring

  Time

  12:30 - 1:30 pm

  Location

  Religion Library (3014, LCLB)

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Arabic Roundtable: Conversation Hour

  Time

  5:00 - 6:00 pm

  Location

  On quad, near Eternal Flame Sculpture bench between Lincoln and English building [In case of inclement weather, we’ll move to Lucy Ellis Lounge]

  A friendly Arabic roundtable where participants learn useful phrases and vocabulary through relaxed conversation. All levels are welcome.

  • Meeting

  

• Italian Game Night

  Time

  5:00 - 6:00 pm

  Location

  LCLB 4080A

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Kaffeeklatsch ☕

  Recurring

  Time

  5:00 - 6:00 pm

  Location

  LCLB 2090B

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Soirée Française

  Time

  6:00 - 7:30 pm

  Location

  Lucy Ellis 1080LCLB

  • Informational

  

Thursday, October 29, 2026

• Pause Café

  Time

  3:00 - 4:30 pm

  Location

  basement of Illini Union

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Slavic Film Series presents "Spoor" [Pokot], dir. Agnieszka Holland

  Time

  5:30 pm

  Location

  Lucy Ellis Lounge, LCLB

  • Film Screening

  

Friday, October 30, 2026

• Voices from the Beyond: Dream Requests and Necromancy in the Magical Papyri

  Time

  3:00 pm

  Location

  Lucy Ellis Lounge, LCLB

  • Lecture

  

Monday, November 2, 2026

• Crowds as Scarce Resource: Collective Behavior in Early Medieval Europe

  Time

  5:00 pm

  Location

  Gregory Hall, room 319

  • Lecture

  

• Italian Movie Night - Matrimonio all’italiana

  Time

  5:00 - 7:00 pm

  Location

  ARCH 302

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

• Department of Religion Coffee Hour

  Recurring

  Time

  12:30 - 1:30 pm

  Location

  Religion Library (3014, LCLB)

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Kaffeeklatsch ☕

  Recurring

  Time

  5:00 - 6:00 pm

  Location

  LCLB 2090B

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Russkii stol--Russian table, beginners

  Time

  5:00 pm

  Location

  Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Stage 5 lobby

  Мы будем говорить только по-русски! Conversation in Russian, beginners welcome!

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Workshop dialect: Iraqi

  Time

  5:00 - 6:00 pm

  Location

  Lucy Ellis Lounge (1080), LCLB

  • Conference/Workshop

  

Thursday, November 5, 2026

• Slavic Department Lecture: "Whose Tongue Is it Anyway?: On Poets Translating Themselves and Others"

  Time

  4:30 pm

  Location

  Lucy Ellis Lounge, LCLB

  Translators who translate from their “first” language and into their acquired tongue have been marginalized. This talk aims to build on the work of Elizabeth Klosty Beaujour, Adrian Wanner, and others in looking at several Polish and Polish-American poets for whom literary multilingualism and translation are two sides of the same coin.

  • Lecture

  

• Ukrainian conversation table

  Time

  5:00 pm

  Location

  Espresso Royale, 1117 W Oregon St., Urbana

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Friday, November 6, 2026

• GLL Graduate Research Colloquium

  Time

  3:30 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  LCLB 2090B

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Monday, November 9, 2026

• Italian Coffee Hour - Caffetino

  Time

  5:00 - 6:00 pm

  Location

  LCLB 2090B

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

• Russkii stol--Russian table

  Time

  5:00 pm

  Location

  Krannert Performing Arts Center, Stage 5 Lobby

  Мы будем говорить только по-русски! Conversation in Russian, intermediate/advanced.

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Wednesday, November 11, 2026

• Department of Religion Coffee Hour

  Recurring

  Time

  12:30 - 1:30 pm

  Location

  Religion Library (3014, LCLB)

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Arabic Roundtable: Conversation Hour

  Time

  5:00 - 6:00 pm

  Location

  Lucy Ellis Lounge (1080), LCLB

  A friendly Arabic roundtable where participants learn useful phrases and vocabulary through relaxed conversation. All levels are welcome.

  • Meeting

  

• Kaffeeklatsch ☕

  Recurring

  Time

  5:00 - 6:00 pm

  Location

  LCLB 2090B

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Thursday, November 12, 2026

• Pause Café

  Time

  3:00 - 4:30 pm

  Location

  basement of Illini Union

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• SpanPort Fall 2026 Lecture Series: Prof. Jorge Ramos (UIowa)

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  LCLB Lucy Ellis Lounge (1080)

  • Lecture

  

• Italian Tiramisu Night

  Time

  5:00 - 7:00 pm

  Location

  ARC Instructional Kitchen

  Come join us, we'll be making Tiramisu and enjoying Italian conversation. All language levels welcome!

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Ukrainian conversation table

  Time

  5:00 pm

  Location

  Espresso Royale, 1117 W Oregon St., Urbana

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Friday, November 13, 2026

• Religion and Slave Revolts in the Roman Mediterranean

  Time

  3:00 pm

  Location

  Lucy Ellis Lounge, LCLB

  • Lecture

  

Monday, November 16, 2026

• Arabic Cooking

  Time

  4:00 - 5:30 pm

  Location

  Asian American Cultural Center (AACC) 1210 West Nevada Street, Urbana

  • Conference/Workshop

  

Tuesday, November 17, 2026

• Ukrainian Studies Lecture: "From Documentation to Accountability: The Truth Hounds Experience"

  Time

  4:30 pm

  Location

  Lucy Ellis Lounge, LCLB

  • Lecture

  

Wednesday, November 18, 2026

• Department of Religion Coffee Hour

  Recurring

  Time

  12:30 - 1:30 pm

  Location

  Religion Library (3014, LCLB)

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Kaffeeklatsch ☕

  Recurring

  Time

  5:00 - 6:00 pm

  Location

  LCLB 2090B

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Soirée Française

  Time

  6:00 - 7:30 pm

  Location

  Lucy Ellis 1080LCLB

  • Informational

  

Thursday, November 19, 2026

• Pause Café

  Time

  3:00 - 4:30 pm

  Location

  basement of Illini Union

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Italian Coffee Hour - Caffetino

  Time

  5:00 - 6:00 pm

  Location

  LCLB 4080A

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Slavic Film Series presents "Chalga" [Чалга], dir. Marian Valev

  Time

  5:30 pm

  Location

  Lucy Ellis Lounge, LCLB

  • Film Screening

  

Saturday, November 21, 2026

• Fall break begins

  Time

  8:30 am

  Location

  Swanlund Administration Building

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Wednesday, November 25, 2026

• Kaffeeklatsch ☕

  Recurring

  Time

  5:00 - 6:00 pm

  Location

  LCLB 2090B

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Thursday, November 26, 2026

• Thanksgiving Day

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  holiday

  • Other

  

Friday, November 27, 2026

• Day After Thanksgiving - Designated Holiday

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  holiday

  • Other

  

Monday, November 30, 2026

• Instruction resumes

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  I-Hotel

  • Other

  

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

• Department of Religion Coffee Hour

  Recurring

  Time

  12:30 - 1:30 pm

  Location

  Religion Library (3014, LCLB)

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Arabic Roundtable: Conversation Hour

  Time

  5:00 - 6:00 pm

  Location

  Lucy Ellis Lounge (1080), LCLB

  A friendly Arabic roundtable where participants learn useful phrases and vocabulary through relaxed conversation. All levels are welcome.

  • Meeting

  

• Kaffeeklatsch ☕

  Recurring

  Time

  5:00 - 6:00 pm

  Location

  LCLB 2090B

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Thursday, December 3, 2026

• Slavic Film Series presents "The Wedding" [Svadba], dir. Igor Seregi

  Time

  5:30 pm

  Location

  Lucy Ellis Lounge, LCLB

  • Film Screening

  

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

• Last Day of Instruction, Fall Semester

  Time

  All Day

  • Other

  

• Department of Religion Coffee Hour

  Time

  12:30 - 1:30 pm

  Location

  Religion Library (3014, LCLB)

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Kaffeeklatsch ☕

  Recurring

  Time

  5:00 - 6:00 pm

  Location

  LCLB 2090B

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Friday, December 11, 2026

• Final Exams Begin

  Time

  8:30 am

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Friday, December 18, 2026

• First Day of Instruction, Winter Session

  Time

  All Day

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Thursday, December 24, 2026

• Gift Day

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  holiday

  • Other

  

Friday, December 25, 2026

• Christmas Holiday

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  holiday

  • Other

  

Monday, December 28, 2026

• Day after Christmas - Designated Holiday

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  holiday

  • Other

  

Tuesday, December 29, 2026

• Gift Day

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  holiday

  • Other

  

Wednesday, December 30, 2026

• Gift Day

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  holiday

  • Other

  

Thursday, December 31, 2026

• President Designated Holiday

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  holiday

  • Other

  

Friday, January 1, 2027

• New Year's Day

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  holiday

  • Other

  

Friday, January 15, 2027

• Winter Session Final Exams Begin

  Time

  8:30 am

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Monday, January 18, 2027

• Martin Luther King Jr. Day

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  holiday

  • Other

  

Tuesday, January 19, 2027

• First Day of Instruction, Spring Semester

  Time

  All Day

  • Other

  

Friday, February 19, 2027

• Amanda Kubic (Princeton)

  Time

  3:00 pm

  Location

  Lucy Ellis Lounge, LCLB

  • Lecture

  

Saturday, March 13, 2027

• Spring Vacation Begins

  Time

  1:00 pm

  • Other

  

Monday, March 22, 2027

• Instruction resumes

  Time

  7:00 am

  • Other

  

Friday, April 2, 2027

• Patricia Kim (NYU)

  Time

  3:00 pm

  Location

  Lucy Ellis Lounge, LCLB

  • Lecture

  

Friday, April 16, 2027

• Debbie Felton (UMass)

  Time

  3:00 pm

  Location

  Lucy Ellis Lounge, LCLB

  • Lecture

  

Wednesday, May 5, 2027

• Instruction Ends

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  Swanlund Administration Building

  • Other

  

Thursday, May 6, 2027

• Reading Day/IT No Change Period in effect

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  Swanlund Administration Building

  • Other

  

Friday, May 7, 2027

• Final Exams Begin

  Time

  All Day

  • Other

  

Saturday, May 15, 2027

• Commencement

  Time

  8:30 am

  Location

  Memorial Stadium

  • Ceremony/Service

  

• School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics Spring 2027 Convocation

  Time

  4:30 pm

  Location

  Foellinger Auditorium

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Monday, May 17, 2027

• First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 1

  Time

  All Day

  • Other

  

Monday, May 31, 2027

• Memorial Day Holiday

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  holiday

  • Other

  

Monday, June 14, 2027

• First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 2

  Time

  All Day

  • Other

  

Friday, June 18, 2027

• Juneteenth

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  holiday

  • Ceremony/Service