Cultural & International
Sunday, September 20, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Monday, September 21, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Stay connected all semester long with Conexiones, a welcoming space for dialogue, relationship-building, and community connection. Through intentional programs focused on holistic well-being, student engagement, and professional development, Conexiones centers the Latine community and strengthens students’ sense of belonging.
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Stop by and share your thoughts about Krannert Art Museum with our new director! Stephanie Smith will talk with visitors on a first-come, first-served basis.
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Join the Department of Latina/Latino Studies for an open house to celebrate the beginning of the academic year. Refreshments will be served.
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Visit the Spurlock Museum and engage at your own pace. Choose the experience that compliments your mood.
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Мы будем говорить только по-русски! Conversation in Russian, beginners welcome!
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Japanese Tea Ceremony
RecurringJoin us for a traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony!
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Kevin M. Geraldi, conductor Chi-Chen Wu, piano
Thursday, September 24, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Lunch on Us is La Casa Cultural Latina’s signature educational and community-building series, held on select Thursdays throughout the academic year and open to all University of Illinois students. Over a free lunch, students participate in meaningful conversations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, and presentations led by campus and community partners.
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Snack & Study
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"One Big Hapa Family" is Jeff Chiba Stearn's journey of self-discovery to find out why everyone in his Japanese-Canadian family married inter-racially after his grandparents' generation. The film will be followed by a discussion with the filmmaker and Jason Finkelman (School of Music), and a book signing.
Friday, September 25, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Friday Forum & Conversation Cafe: BENIVENIDOS: The Works and Murals of Jose Vazquez September 25 | 12pm - 1pm | University YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign
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Join us for Tsukimi, the traditional Japanese holiday celebrating the Harvest Moon!
Saturday, September 26, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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For more than two decades, Emmy-nominated and award-winning animation and documentary director, author, and illustrator Jeff Chiba Stearns has used visual storytelling to explore the intersections of Japanese Canadian history, mixed-race identity, family, and culture. Jeff will reflect on using animation, illustration, comics, and film to make history accessible.
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Drop in for a tour given by our student gallery guides! Topics vary weekly. Free admission and all ages welcome. No reservation required.
Sunday, September 27, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Bring your stitching, knitting, and other fiber arts craft to Spurlock and socialize with other fiber artists. We've got plenty of comfy chairs, and you could even position yourself within a gallery for extra artistic inspiration!
Monday, September 28, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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The Majors & Minors Fair is an important milestone in the exploration of majors, including for individuals who have not declared a major. The event provides an opportunity for all exploring students to be exposed to more than 150 majors, minors, certificates, and campus resources by connecting with faculty and staff.
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Join us for a guided tour of Persian collections and historical maps.
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Don't miss the final week of "Rest Lab 10: Path," curated by Kamila Glowacki and Ishita Dharap. On view through October 3.
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Мы будем говорить только по-русски! Conversation in Russian, intermediate/advanced.
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In a follow up to the September 15th Facilitating Dialogue around Objects of Hate, this program examines how visual artists create works that interrogate, reimagine, or repurpose objects and imagery associated with hate.
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Manfred Honeck, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Don't miss the final week of "Rest Lab 10: Path," curated by Kamila Glowacki and Ishita Dharap. On view through October 3.
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Japanese Tea Ceremony
RecurringJoin us for a traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony!
Thursday, October 1, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Don't miss the final week of "Rest Lab 10: Path," curated by Kamila Glowacki and Ishita Dharap. On view through October 3.
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Lunch talk "Sexual Harassment and the Geography of Service Work in the US" will offer hybrid format with in-person in room 306 Coble Hall and via Zoom. Lunch provided with registration. This presentation, which is pulled from the opening chapter of working manuscript, Hands Off: A History of Fighting Back against Sexual Harassment in the American Workplace.
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Lunch on Us is La Casa Cultural Latina’s signature educational and community-building series, held on select Thursdays throughout the academic year and open to all University of Illinois students. Over a free lunch, students participate in meaningful conversations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, and presentations led by campus and community partners.
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Snack & Study
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Justin Jackson is a George A. Miller Visiting Scholar from the University of Massachusetts Amherst who is here to present his project titled "Occupying America: War and the Infrastructure of US Power in a Globalizing World" about America's complex relationship with occupation and globalization.
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Raul Fernandez, drums Brenden Cabrera, keys (tracks) Pete "Maestro" Vale, congas Jaime Garza, bass Olmeca, vocals and laptop (playback)
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SPEAK stands for Song, Poetry, Art, and Knowledge. It is an open-mic public performance space at Krannert Art Museum curated by local artist, Shaya Robinson, featuring guest performers and welcoming all to the mic.
Friday, October 2, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Don't miss the final week of "Rest Lab 10: Path," curated by Kamila Glowacki and Ishita Dharap. On view through October 3.
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Friday Forum & Conversation Café: Acts of Radical Love: A Conversation with an Artist in Rebellion October 2 | 12pm-1pm | University YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign
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Japan House welcomes all to stop by and enjoy a bowl of tea and sweet at our Homecoming Matcha Café! Walk-ins welcome!
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Sarah Wigley, artistic director Casey Robards, music director Dawn Harris, stage director
Saturday, October 3, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Don't miss the final week of "Rest Lab 10: Path," curated by Kamila Glowacki and Ishita Dharap. On view through October 3.
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Sarah Wigley, artistic director Casey Robards, music director Dawn Harris, stage director
Sunday, October 4, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Monday, October 5, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Tuesday, October 6, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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On October 7th at 3PM in Coble Hall Room 306, CLACS and the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies are excited to present Cristina Cielo's talk, "Narratives of Youth, Violence and Drugs. Comparing “Mano Dura” in Ecuador and the Philippines".
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Мы будем говорить только по-русски! Conversation in Russian, beginners welcome!
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Carlos Carrillo and Stephen Taylor, co-directors
Thursday, October 8, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Opening day for the new exhibition "In Search of a Future." On view through May 15.
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CSGGE Lunch Series, "Gender Equity in an Inequitable Era" will host Shaimaa Khanam, Graduate Student in the Department of Communication. Her talk, "Audiences interpretations of gender problems based on Netflix show, Adolescence”, will take place on October 8th at 12pm in person at 306 Coble Hall and virtually. Lunch provided for in-person attendees.
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Lunch on Us is La Casa Cultural Latina’s signature educational and community-building series, held on select Thursdays throughout the academic year and open to all University of Illinois students. Over a free lunch, students participate in meaningful conversations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, and presentations led by campus and community partners.
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Snack & Study
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This inaugural event by the Borders of Sanctuary Working Collective presents a public facing panel that pairs Professor Willie Mack (Black Studies, University of Missouri) on Black migration with Devin Lowe from the Black Trans Travel Fund, which serves Black and Transgender migrants.
Friday, October 9, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Friday Forum & Conversation Cafe: Breaking Chains, Building Futures: Pathways to Redemption, Education, and Excellence October 9 | 12pm - 1pm | University YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign
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Hindsley Symphonic Band: Kimberly Fleming, conductor Kristina La Marca, graduate conductor Wind Orchestra: Barry L. Houser, conductor Beau Bujol, graduate conductor
Saturday, October 10, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Stephen Alltop, music director and conductor Susan Platts, mezzo-soprano University of Illinois Women's Glee Club, Andrea Solya, director Central Illinois Youth Chorus, Andrea Solya, director
Sunday, October 11, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Monday, October 12, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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This year’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day examines how Native mascots, logos, and stereotypical imagery perpetuate colonial narratives and cause harm. Through programs and dialogue, we will challenge notions of “honor,” center Indigenous voices, and explore how self-representation can affirm the diversity, humanity, sovereignty, and contemporary presence of Indigenous peoples.
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Stay connected all semester long with Conexiones, a welcoming space for dialogue, relationship-building, and community connection. Through intentional programs focused on holistic well-being, student engagement, and professional development, Conexiones centers the Latine community and strengthens students’ sense of belonging.
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Join us for a conversation with current and former students who have taken active roles in community-engaged research and leadership. Three students/alums will be joined by their faculty mentors. Presented by the Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity and the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute, this session will be facilitated by Dr. Kevin Tan (Social Work).
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Women in Science Lecture Series: Professor Kelli Trei October 13 | 12pm - 1pm | Main Library Room 146 or Zoom
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Мы будем говорить только по-русски! Conversation in Russian, intermediate/advanced.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Japanese Tea Ceremony
RecurringJoin us for a traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony!
Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Dr. Tingting Zhang, School of Labor and Employment Relations gives lunch talk, "Pushed out and Boxed In: Gendered Silence and Exit Orientation in China's Tech Industry" on Thursday, October 15th. She argues that silence in such environment is not a uniform response to constrained institutional conditions, but it shaped by the gendered social positions workers occupy.
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Lunch on Us is La Casa Cultural Latina’s signature educational and community-building series, held on select Thursdays throughout the academic year and open to all University of Illinois students. Over a free lunch, students participate in meaningful conversations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, and presentations led by campus and community partners.
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Snack & Study
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CEAPS 2026 Fall Travel Grants are due today!
Friday, October 16, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Professor Austin Strange is an Associate Professor at the University of Hong Kong. He will be presenting his paper titled "Is Soft Power a Zero-Sum Competition?" where he dives into the economic relations between the United States and China. Join us in David Kinley Hall Room 404 to learn more about his findings.
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Friday Forum & Conversation Café: LGBTQ Advocacy: Past & Present October 16 | 12pm - 1pm | University YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign
Saturday, October 17, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Hands-on art activities for children ages 3+ and their caregivers! Throughout the galleries, enjoy arts activities, family tours, and demonstrations, celebrating the new exhibitions on display. Kid visitors can complete a scavenger hunt for a prize! This event is free and open to all.
Sunday, October 18, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Monday, October 19, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Graduate Student Workshop, "Writing Effective Fellowship Proposals for Research Abroad" will be Wednesday, Oct. 21 12-2:30pm in Illini Room A, Illini Union, 1401 W. Green Street, Urbana. Lunch provided for registered attendees at 12 pm with workshop 12:15-2:30pm. The workshop will be led by Dana Johnson, PhD, Director of External Fellowship Office, Graduate College
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Мы будем говорить только по-русски! Conversation in Russian, beginners welcome!
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Japanese Tea Ceremony
RecurringJoin us for a traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony!
Thursday, October 22, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Lunch on Us is La Casa Cultural Latina’s signature educational and community-building series, held on select Thursdays throughout the academic year and open to all University of Illinois students. Over a free lunch, students participate in meaningful conversations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, and presentations led by campus and community partners.
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Snack & Study
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Friday, October 23, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Friday Forum & Conversation Cafe: Beautiful Struggle: How One American High School Took on Systemic Racism October 23 | 12pm - 1pm | University YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign
Saturday, October 24, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Sunday, October 25, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Monday, October 26, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Tuesday, October 27, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Мы будем говорить только по-русски! Conversation in Russian, intermediate/advanced.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Japanese Tea Ceremony
RecurringJoin us for a traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony!
Thursday, October 29, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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CSGGE Lunch Series, "Gender Equity in an Inequitable Era" will host Yeaseul Hur is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Labor and Employment Relations at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her talk, "When Women Are Ideal Workers: The Gendered Impact of Overwork on Wages and Promotion”, will take place on October 29th at 12pm in person at 306 Coble Hall and virtual.
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Lunch on Us is La Casa Cultural Latina’s signature educational and community-building series, held on select Thursdays throughout the academic year and open to all University of Illinois students. Over a free lunch, students participate in meaningful conversations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, and presentations led by campus and community partners.
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Snack & Study
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Friday, October 30, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Friday Forum & Conversation Café: Fighting Oligarchy and Fascism in the 21st Century October 30 | 12pm - 1pm | University YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign
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Kevin M. Geraldi, conductor Pablo Elias-Rodriguez, graduate conductor
Saturday, October 31, 2026
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Artist Showcase: Kuhu Shukla 🎨
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Ian Hobson, music director and conductor Guido Sánchez Portuguez, guitar Marissa Simmons, contralto
