MENA Cultural Center Events Calendar

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

• Arab Trivia!

  Time

  6:00 - 7:30 pm

  Location

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center

  trivia night

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

• Students Organize for Syria Social

  Time

  6:30 - 9:00 pm

  Location

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center

  Social/Movie+Game Night

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Saturday, October 17, 2026

• Guest of Honor - If Hafez Wrote a Haiku for Cowboys Reception

  Time

  4:00 - 6:00 pm

  Location

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Suite E Urbana, IL 61801

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Sunday, October 18, 2026

• Life Line Bridge Foundation

  Time

  2:30 - 7:30 pm

  Location

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Suite E Urbana, IL 61801

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Monday, October 19, 2026

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

  Time

  6:00 - 7:30 pm

  Location

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Suite E Urbana, IL 61801

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Program in Jewish Culture and Society Dinner

  Time

  7:00 - 8:30 pm

  Location

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center

  Dinner and Lecture

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Saturday, November 7, 2026

• Guest of Honor - Tamarkoz Sufi Meditation - Connect to Your Inner Light - Reception

  Time

  3:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Suite E Urbana, IL 61801

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Thursday, December 3, 2026

• Tamarkoz - Sufi Meditation Sessions - Connect to Your Inner Light

  Recurring

  Time

  3:00 - 4:00 pm

  Location

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Suite E Urbana, IL 61801

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Monday, December 7, 2026

• Chanukah Party for Jewish Studies faculty and Staff

  Time

  4:00 - 6:00 pm

  Location

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Suite E Urbana, IL 61801

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Monday, April 5, 2027

• Quench - Lunch on Us

  Time

  11:30 am - 1:30 pm

  Location

  Salaam MENA Cultural Center 700 S. Gregory St. Suite E Urbana, IL 61801

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Wednesday, April 21, 2027

• Dinner on Us - Persian Coffee/Tea Culture

  Time

  5:30 - 7:30 pm

  Location

  Asian American Cultural Center 1210 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL 61801

  • Social/Informal Event