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  • Sewn in Memory
    • All Day
      11/2/2021 - 7/10/2022
    • Spurlock Museum of World Cultures

    Sewn in Memory: AIDS Quilt Panels from Central Illinois, at the Spurlock Museum of World Cultures, features over a dozen quilt panels originally made in the 1980s and early 1990s for the AIDS Memorial Quilt, in Washington, DC. Each of the panels commemorates a person who died of AIDS, or of an AIDS-related ailment.

    • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    • 346 Main Library

    In Search of Lost Time: The study of Earth history and chronology from the 18th to the 21st century — RBML's Spring Exhibition in collaboration with the Department of Geology, on view from 1/24 - 6/22, 2022. This exhibit explores concepts of time, chronology, and history that form the lens through which Earth scientists view, understand, and interpret a dynamic planet.

    • All Day
      4/1/2022
    • 600 South Gregory Street, Urbana, Illinois

    A new exhibit, Sewn in Memory: AIDS Quilt Panels from Central Illinois, features over a dozen quilt panels originally made in the 1980s and early 1990s for the National AIDS Memorial Quilt, in Washington, DC. Each of the panels commemorates a person who died of AIDS, or of an AIDS-related ailment

    • 6:30 pm
      4/1/2022
    • Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory Street, Urbana

    Life can sometimes be chaotic, stressful, and overwhelming. Although others may be unable to see it by looking at us, we sometimes feel shattered like broken pottery. Some of the objects at the Spurlock Museum are broken, too. Even as part of a whole, these fragments remain rich, interesting, and tell a compelling story just like fragments in our lives.  

    • All Day
      4/2/2022
    • 600 South Gregory Street, Urbana, Illinois

    A new exhibit, Sewn in Memory: AIDS Quilt Panels from Central Illinois, features over a dozen quilt panels originally made in the 1980s and early 1990s for the National AIDS Memorial Quilt, in Washington, DC. Each of the panels commemorates a person who died of AIDS, or of an AIDS-related ailment

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm
      4/2/2022
    • Main Library, Room 346

    Join us at the Rare Book & Manuscript Library on Saturday, April 2nd from 1-3pm for a hands-on workshop all about medieval manuscripts! Pre-registration is required.

    • 2:00 pm
      4/2/2022
    • Orchestra Rehearsal Room (ORR)

    The Robert E. Brown Center for World Music is pleased to announce free Saturday workshops with our community samba group Bloco Gavião, developed in collaboration with Capoeira Angola Center of Mestre João Grande-Illinois.

    • 2:00 pm
      4/2/2022
    • Krannert Art Museum, Main Level Kinkead Gallery and Contemporary Galery, 500 E Peabody Dr. Champaign, Illinois

    hog ranch, hogwash, or putting lipstick on a pig, is an immersive dance experience devised and performed by Kayt MacMaster at Krannert Art Museum. Inspired by the lives and legends of cowgirls and showgirls on the American frontier, this work explores unbelievable exaggeration, solo travel, and self-legendizing as feminist acts of resistance.

    • 2:00 pm
      4/2/2022
    • Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

    The Women’s Glee Club is the premier women’s choir at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The choir performs a wide variety of repertoire chosen from all periods and styles of Western art music as well as works from other cultures.

  • Image of School of Art + Design Master of Fine Arts Exhibition installation at Krannert Art Museum from 2018. There can be seen guests taking the art projected on the wall as well as the red art installed on the right wall.
    • 4:00 - 6:00 pm
      4/2/2022
    • Krannert Art Museum, Main Level, Link Gallery, 500 E Peabody Dr, Champaign, Illinois 61820

    Celebrate Opening Night of the School of Art + Design Master of Fine Arts Exhibition. Join us for the presentation of diverse bodies of work created by MFA graduates in studio art and design disciplines in the School of Art + Design. This event is free and open to the public. Reception follows in the Link Gallery on the Main Level

    • 7:30 pm
      4/2/2022
    • Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

    The Black Chorus at the University of Illinois was founded in 1968. Organized by four students, and later under the direction of School of Music faculty with students and officers, the UI Black Chorus has sustained a high level of excellence in performance and collaborating with writers, jazz and gospel musicians, chamber orchestras, and dancers.

    • All Day
      4/3/2022
    • 600 South Gregory Street, Urbana, Illinois

    A new exhibit, Sewn in Memory: AIDS Quilt Panels from Central Illinois, features over a dozen quilt panels originally made in the 1980s and early 1990s for the National AIDS Memorial Quilt, in Washington, DC. Each of the panels commemorates a person who died of AIDS, or of an AIDS-related ailment

    • 1:30 pm
      4/3/2022
    • Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory Street, Urbana

    Celebrate the Boneyard Arts Festival by joining Spurlock Museum’s newest student gallery guides on a mini tour. This mini tour explores why artists, artisans, and cultural makers create. The tour is condensed to highlight only a few objects so you’ll have more time to see other things on view at the Museum.

    • 5:00 - 7:00 pm
      4/4/2022

    • All Day
      4/5/2022
    • 600 South Gregory Street, Urbana, Illinois

    A new exhibit, Sewn in Memory: AIDS Quilt Panels from Central Illinois, features over a dozen quilt panels originally made in the 1980s and early 1990s for the National AIDS Memorial Quilt, in Washington, DC. Each of the panels commemorates a person who died of AIDS, or of an AIDS-related ailment

    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
      4/5/2022

    • 5:30 - 6:30 pm
      4/5/2022
    • First floor lounge, AACC, 1210 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801

    • 7:30 pm
      4/5/2022
    • Tryon Festival Theatre

    Written just before the French Revolution, The Marriage of Figaro explores class relationships, the roles of wealth, power, and common sense—and the miracle of forgiveness.

    • All Day
      4/6/2022
    • 600 South Gregory Street, Urbana, Illinois

    A new exhibit, Sewn in Memory: AIDS Quilt Panels from Central Illinois, features over a dozen quilt panels originally made in the 1980s and early 1990s for the National AIDS Memorial Quilt, in Washington, DC. Each of the panels commemorates a person who died of AIDS, or of an AIDS-related ailment

    • All Day
      4/7/2022
    • 600 South Gregory Street, Urbana, Illinois

    A new exhibit, Sewn in Memory: AIDS Quilt Panels from Central Illinois, features over a dozen quilt panels originally made in the 1980s and early 1990s for the National AIDS Memorial Quilt, in Washington, DC. Each of the panels commemorates a person who died of AIDS, or of an AIDS-related ailment

    • 5:00 pm
      4/7/2022
    • Stage 5, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

    At Krannert Uncorked, Stage 5 is the crossroads to gather, make connections, and try a new wine. The University of Illinois jazz program features a variety of jazz stylings provided by the talented musicianship of its students and faculty.

  • Drawing of a man with a microphone shouting. Images of Black American icons come out of his mouth, like Dr. King, Angela Davis, Malcom X, and african masks. Dr. King has a speech bubble that say Speak Cafe
    • 6:00 pm
      4/7/2022
    • Krannert Art Museum (cafe space), 500 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign

    Speak Café stands for Song, Poetry, Expression, Art, and Knowledge. It is an open-mic public performance space at Krannert Art Museum organized and moderated by Shaya Robinson.  Speak Café is creative space to share your craft, express thoughts, recite poetry, rap, or even show artwork. Bring friends to the former café space in the KAM lobby to listen or to share your a

  • Sandeep Das, tabla virtuoso
    • 7:00 pm
      4/7/2022
    • Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory Street, Urbana

    Tabla virtuoso Sandeep Das will lead a workshop introducing classical Indian rhythms and his approach to collaboration in the tradition and as well as in cross-cultural global music ensembles.

    • 7:30 pm
      4/7/2022
    • Tryon Festival Theatre

    Written just before the French Revolution, The Marriage of Figaro explores class relationships, the roles of wealth, power, and common sense—and the miracle of forgiveness.

  • Colwell Playhouse at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
    • 7:30 pm
      4/7/2022
    • Colwell Playhouse

    This modern-day adaptation of J.M Barrie’s Peter Pan follows a contemporary Mohegan teen who has just arrived at a strict religious boarding school, a place where she must follow rules she cannot see any sense in.

    • All Day
      4/8/2022
    • 600 South Gregory Street, Urbana, Illinois

    A new exhibit, Sewn in Memory: AIDS Quilt Panels from Central Illinois, features over a dozen quilt panels originally made in the 1980s and early 1990s for the National AIDS Memorial Quilt, in Washington, DC. Each of the panels commemorates a person who died of AIDS, or of an AIDS-related ailment

    • 10:00 am
      4/8/2022

    If you or a loved one is living with Parkinson’s, join us to explore gentle movement in a safe and welcoming virtual environment.

  • Sandeep Das, tabla virtuoso, and Mike Block, pioneering cello player
    • 3:00 pm
      4/8/2022
    • Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory Street, Urbana

    Mike Block is a pioneering cello player, singer, composer, and educator, hailed by Yo-Yo Ma as the "ideal musician of the 21st-Century." Along with tabla virtuoso Sandeep Das, participants in this workshop will gain a better understanding of how improvisation factors in the work of this exceptionally eclectic duo.

  • Image of Bea Nettles using the alchemical method of being a gelatin silver print. Shows Bea wearing a star-patterned button up shirt, her hair is down and Bea has a headband of two rope-like strings wrapping around her head with a star dangling from the center onto her forehead. She is looking to the front with eyes wide open, she has her arms pulled back with her hands behind her head.
    • 5:30 pm
      4/8/2022
    • Krannert Art Museum, Lower Level, Auditorium (KAM 62), 500 E Peabody Dr, Champaign, Illinois

    All are invited to this in-person lecture by School of Art + Design alumna and Professor Emerita Bea Nettles, recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award.

  • Sandeep Das, tabla virtuoso, and Mike Block, pioneering cello player
    • 7:00 pm
      4/8/2022
    • Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory Street, Urbana

    Sandeep Das (tabla) & Mike Block (cello/vocals) are a dynamic, cross-genre duo that originally met as members of Yo-Yo Ma’s Grammy Award-winning Silkroad Ensemble. This energetic duo has been performing since 2013, sharing their music throughout America and India via tours and residencies, and even on the stage of Carnegie Hall.

  • Colwell Playhouse at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
    • 7:30 pm
      4/8/2022
    • Colwell Playhouse

    This modern-day adaptation of J.M Barrie’s Peter Pan follows a contemporary Mohegan teen who has just arrived at a strict religious boarding school, a place where she must follow rules she cannot see any sense in.

    • All Day
      4/9/2022
    • 600 South Gregory Street, Urbana, Illinois

    A new exhibit, Sewn in Memory: AIDS Quilt Panels from Central Illinois, features over a dozen quilt panels originally made in the 1980s and early 1990s for the National AIDS Memorial Quilt, in Washington, DC. Each of the panels commemorates a person who died of AIDS, or of an AIDS-related ailment

  • Photo of Kuroshio members all smiling at the camera: Jason Finkelmen (dressed in a blue speckled button-up with dark blue jeans), Saori Kataoka (dressed in a brown long dress with a black cardigan), Kavi Naidu (dressed in a grey Illinois t-shirt with pale khaki cargo pants), Joy Yang (dressed in a pale pink blouse and a black skirt).
    • 1:00 pm
      4/9/2022
    • Krannert Art Museum, Lower Level, Auditorium (KAM 62), 500 E Peabody Dr, Champaign, Illinois 61820

    Join us for a Sudden Sound Concert by the ensemble Kuroshio (Jason Finkleman, Joy Yang, Saori Kataoka, and Kavi Naidu) Kuroshio is the continuous flow of creative spirit expressed by an ever-evolving ensemble of improvising artists of Asian descent who explore and contemplate diasporic histories through multilayered channels of sound and performance.

  • Colwell Playhouse at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
    • 2:00 pm
      4/9/2022
    • Colwell Playhouse

    This modern-day adaptation of J.M Barrie’s Peter Pan follows a contemporary Mohegan teen who has just arrived at a strict religious boarding school, a place where she must follow rules she cannot see any sense in.

    • 2:00 pm
      4/9/2022
    • Tryon Festival Theatre

    Written just before the French Revolution, The Marriage of Figaro explores class relationships, the roles of wealth, power, and common sense—and the miracle of forgiveness.

    • 7:30 pm
      4/9/2022
    • Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

    Hosted by University of Illinois Fine and Applied Arts and presented by the School of Music, the New Awakenings series of artistic presentations was inspired through the interest of Barrington Coleman, Associate Professor of Vocal Jazz Studies, to acknowledge and address the journey of social justice in America.

    • All Day
      4/10/2022
    • 600 South Gregory Street, Urbana, Illinois

    A new exhibit, Sewn in Memory: AIDS Quilt Panels from Central Illinois, features over a dozen quilt panels originally made in the 1980s and early 1990s for the National AIDS Memorial Quilt, in Washington, DC. Each of the panels commemorates a person who died of AIDS, or of an AIDS-related ailment

  • Embroidered flowers on a textile made in 18th century France.
    • 1:00 - 3:30 pm
      4/10/2022
    • Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory Street, Urbana

    An Afternoon in Bloom is a celebration of National Garden Month. Create craft blooms representing national flowers from around the world. Receive your own flower pot, soil, and seeds to start a flower garden at home. Join our storyteller, Kim Sanford, at 2:00 pm for flower-related stories.

    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
      4/11/2022

    • All Day
      4/12/2022
    • 600 South Gregory Street, Urbana, Illinois

    A new exhibit, Sewn in Memory: AIDS Quilt Panels from Central Illinois, features over a dozen quilt panels originally made in the 1980s and early 1990s for the National AIDS Memorial Quilt, in Washington, DC. Each of the panels commemorates a person who died of AIDS, or of an AIDS-related ailment

    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
      4/12/2022

    • 5:30 - 6:30 pm
      4/12/2022
    • First floor lounge, AACC, 1210 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801

    • 7:30 pm
      4/12/2022
    • Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

    In Carnival: The Sound of a People, Charles brings the street energy of Trinidad's magical ritual to the stage. He teleports the audience to his homeland with vivid multimedia elements accompanying the music. At the root of each composition is a fascinating story and a pulsating groove sure to get you up and dancing.

    • 7:30 pm
      4/12/2022
    • Tryon Festival Theatre, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

    The University of Illinois Percussion Ensemble specializes in the performance of contemporary and traditional repertoire for small and large ensembles.

    • All Day
      4/13/2022
    • 600 South Gregory Street, Urbana, Illinois

    A new exhibit, Sewn in Memory: AIDS Quilt Panels from Central Illinois, features over a dozen quilt panels originally made in the 1980s and early 1990s for the National AIDS Memorial Quilt, in Washington, DC. Each of the panels commemorates a person who died of AIDS, or of an AIDS-related ailment

    • 5:30 - 6:30 pm
      4/13/2022
    • First floor lounge, AACC, 1210 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801

  • Colwell Playhouse at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
    • 7:30 pm
      4/13/2022
    • Colwell Playhouse

    This modern-day adaptation of J.M Barrie’s Peter Pan follows a contemporary Mohegan teen who has just arrived at a strict religious boarding school, a place where she must follow rules she cannot see any sense in.

    • 7:30 pm
      4/13/2022
    • Tryon Festival Theatre, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

    The University of Illinois Steel Band performs music from the calypso, soca, jazz, and popular repertoire.

    • All Day
      4/14/2022
    • Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory Street, Urbana

    Bodies in Crisis draws from our extensive collection of Ancient Mediterranean artifacts and modern reproductions. This new, temporary exhibit explores how ancient cultures navigated bodily crises through art. By representing the human body at important moments of change, ancient peoples investigated, remembered, mourned, celebrated, and protected themselves from harm.

    • All Day
      4/14/2022
    • 600 South Gregory Street, Urbana, Illinois

    A new exhibit, Sewn in Memory: AIDS Quilt Panels from Central Illinois, features over a dozen quilt panels originally made in the 1980s and early 1990s for the National AIDS Memorial Quilt, in Washington, DC. Each of the panels commemorates a person who died of AIDS, or of an AIDS-related ailment

  • Shown is a black and white image of Circe sitting on a stone seat with a dismayed look whilst looking at the animals accompanying her of which used to be the companions of Odysseus from the well-known story "The Odyssey". Some animals displayed are: a goat, a dog, the head of a giraffe, a reindeer, and a peacock.
    • 4:00 pm
      4/14/2022
    • Krannert Art Museum, Main Level, West Gallery, 500 E Peabody Dr, Champaign, Illinois 61820

    Join us for Art Talk Thursday, a 30-minute gallery talk that brings you the opportunity to learn about art at Krannert Art Museum in a social, relaxed atmosphere. This month’s event will feature a short tour of Sacred/Supernatural: Religion, Myth, and Magic in European Prints, 1450-1900 led by Maureen Warren, Curator of European and American Art.

    • 5:00 pm
      4/14/2022
    • Stage 5, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

    At Krannert Uncorked, Stage 5 is the crossroads to gather, make connections, and try a new wine. The University of Illinois jazz program features a variety of jazz stylings provided by the talented musicianship of its students and faculty.

    • 7:00 pm
      4/14/2022
    • Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory Street, Urbana

    Join local HIV/AIDS community group members and health professionals in dialogue around the film United in Anger: A History of ACT UP—The Grassroots Movement to End the AIDS Crisis. The film is available to UIUC library users via Kanopy.

  • Colwell Playhouse at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
    • 7:30 pm
      4/14/2022
    • Colwell Playhouse

    This modern-day adaptation of J.M Barrie’s Peter Pan follows a contemporary Mohegan teen who has just arrived at a strict religious boarding school, a place where she must follow rules she cannot see any sense in.

  • Toshi Reagon
    • 7:30 pm
      4/14/2022
    • Tryon Festival Theatre, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

    In The Alchemy of Change—A Parable Becoming, these multi-faceted artists and activists reflect on their deep engagement with Butler’s work.

    • All Day
      4/15/2022
    • 600 South Gregory Street, Urbana, Illinois

    A new exhibit, Sewn in Memory: AIDS Quilt Panels from Central Illinois, features over a dozen quilt panels originally made in the 1980s and early 1990s for the National AIDS Memorial Quilt, in Washington, DC. Each of the panels commemorates a person who died of AIDS, or of an AIDS-related ailment

    • All Day
      4/15/2022
    • Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory Street, Urbana

    Bodies in Crisis draws from our extensive collection of Ancient Mediterranean artifacts and modern reproductions. This new, temporary exhibit explores how ancient cultures navigated bodily crises through art. By representing the human body at important moments of change, ancient peoples investigated, remembered, mourned, celebrated, and protected themselves from harm.

    • 1:00 - 3:30 pm
      4/15/2022
    • Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory Street, Urbana

    Need something fun to do with little ones today? Join our staff on Friday, April 15 from 1:00 to 3:30 pm for a variety of crafts and storytelling sessions by Kim Sanford. The performances will be held at 1:15 and 2:15. All ages are welcome!

  • Colwell Playhouse at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
    • 7:30 pm
      4/15/2022
    • Colwell Playhouse

    This modern-day adaptation of J.M Barrie’s Peter Pan follows a contemporary Mohegan teen who has just arrived at a strict religious boarding school, a place where she must follow rules she cannot see any sense in.

  • Studio Theatre at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
    • 7:30 pm
      4/15/2022
    • Studio Theatre

    Filled with warm humor and tremendous heart, Sweat tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks, secrets, and laughs while working together on the factory floor until layoffs and picket lines begin to chip away at their trust.

    • All Day
      4/16/2022
    • 600 South Gregory Street, Urbana, Illinois

    A new exhibit, Sewn in Memory: AIDS Quilt Panels from Central Illinois, features over a dozen quilt panels originally made in the 1980s and early 1990s for the National AIDS Memorial Quilt, in Washington, DC. Each of the panels commemorates a person who died of AIDS, or of an AIDS-related ailment

    • All Day
      4/16/2022
    • Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory Street, Urbana

    Bodies in Crisis draws from our extensive collection of Ancient Mediterranean artifacts and modern reproductions. This new, temporary exhibit explores how ancient cultures navigated bodily crises through art. By representing the human body at important moments of change, ancient peoples investigated, remembered, mourned, celebrated, and protected themselves from harm.

    • 2:00 pm
      4/16/2022
    • Orchestra Rehearsal Room (ORR)

    The Robert E. Brown Center for World Music is pleased to announce free Saturday workshops with our community samba group Bloco Gavião, developed in collaboration with Capoeira Angola Center of Mestre João Grande-Illinois.

  • Colwell Playhouse at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
    • 2:00 pm
      4/16/2022
    • Colwell Playhouse

    This modern-day adaptation of J.M Barrie’s Peter Pan follows a contemporary Mohegan teen who has just arrived at a strict religious boarding school, a place where she must follow rules she cannot see any sense in.

  • Studio Theatre at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
    • 7:30 pm
      4/16/2022
    • Studio Theatre

    Filled with warm humor and tremendous heart, Sweat tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks, secrets, and laughs while working together on the factory floor until layoffs and picket lines begin to chip away at their trust.

  • Foellinger Great Hall at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
    • 7:30 pm
      4/16/2022
    • Foellinger Great Hall

    With works by Weber, Hindemith, and Bartók, Sinfonia da Camera’s 38th season finale has been crafted to showcase their skill and agility.

    • All Day
      4/17/2022
    • 600 South Gregory Street, Urbana, Illinois

    A new exhibit, Sewn in Memory: AIDS Quilt Panels from Central Illinois, features over a dozen quilt panels originally made in the 1980s and early 1990s for the National AIDS Memorial Quilt, in Washington, DC. Each of the panels commemorates a person who died of AIDS, or of an AIDS-related ailment

    • All Day
      4/17/2022
    • Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory Street, Urbana

    Bodies in Crisis draws from our extensive collection of Ancient Mediterranean artifacts and modern reproductions. This new, temporary exhibit explores how ancient cultures navigated bodily crises through art. By representing the human body at important moments of change, ancient peoples investigated, remembered, mourned, celebrated, and protected themselves from harm.

    • 5:00 - 7:00 pm
      4/18/2022

    • All Day
      4/19/2022
    • 600 South Gregory Street, Urbana, Illinois

    A new exhibit, Sewn in Memory: AIDS Quilt Panels from Central Illinois, features over a dozen quilt panels originally made in the 1980s and early 1990s for the National AIDS Memorial Quilt, in Washington, DC. Each of the panels commemorates a person who died of AIDS, or of an AIDS-related ailment

    • All Day
      4/19/2022
    • Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory Street, Urbana

    Bodies in Crisis draws from our extensive collection of Ancient Mediterranean artifacts and modern reproductions. This new, temporary exhibit explores how ancient cultures navigated bodily crises through art. By representing the human body at important moments of change, ancient peoples investigated, remembered, mourned, celebrated, and protected themselves from harm.

    • 7:00 pm
      4/19/2022
    • Spurlock Museum

  • Studio Theatre at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
    • 7:30 pm
      4/19/2022
    • Studio Theatre

    Filled with warm humor and tremendous heart, Sweat tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks, secrets, and laughs while working together on the factory floor until layoffs and picket lines begin to chip away at their trust.

  • Amir ElSaffar
    • 7:30 pm
      4/19/2022
    • Tryon Festival Theatre

    Iraqi-American trumpeter, santur (hammered dulcimer) player, vocalist, and composer Amir ElSaffar has mastered disparate musical styles and created a singular approach to combining aspects of Middle Eastern music with American jazz.

    • 7:30 pm
      4/19/2022
    • Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

    A traditional concert band with set instrumentation, the University Band performs large ensemble works and is specifically focused on providing members with a variety of quality repertoire, unique/untraditional repertoire, and non-traditional collaborations.

    • All Day
      4/20/2022
    • Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory Street, Urbana

    Come explore Blues Dance and African American vernacular dance as it evolved and is practiced today in our local community.

    • All Day
      4/20/2022
    • 600 South Gregory Street, Urbana, Illinois

    A new exhibit, Sewn in Memory: AIDS Quilt Panels from Central Illinois, features over a dozen quilt panels originally made in the 1980s and early 1990s for the National AIDS Memorial Quilt, in Washington, DC. Each of the panels commemorates a person who died of AIDS, or of an AIDS-related ailment

    • All Day
      4/20/2022
    • Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory Street, Urbana

    Bodies in Crisis draws from our extensive collection of Ancient Mediterranean artifacts and modern reproductions. This new, temporary exhibit explores how ancient cultures navigated bodily crises through art. By representing the human body at important moments of change, ancient peoples investigated, remembered, mourned, celebrated, and protected themselves from harm.

    • 12:00 - 1:30 pm
      4/20/2022

    Former RBML visiting scholars Claire Bowditch and Elaine Hobby (Loughborough University, UK) will discuss how their fellowships at the RBML informed and shaped their research of Aphra Behn, one of the first English women to earn her living by her writing. The RBML holds 79 early editions of Behn’s works, making it one of the largest collections in the country!

    • 1:15 - 1:45 pm
      4/20/2022

    Take a soothing lunch break and join Kim Sheahan Sanford, our assistant director of education and resident storyteller, for family-friendly stories from around the world. Past events from the series (external link) are available for viewing on Facebook.

    • 4:30 pm
      4/20/2022
    • Spurlock Museum

    Professor Richard Lazarus will discuss his recent book, The Rule of Five: Making Climate History at the Supreme Court, which tells the inside story leading to the Supreme Court’s most important environmental law case, Massachusetts v. EPA.

    • 5:00 pm
      4/20/2022
    • Stage 5, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

    Push4Art is an arts initiative focused on partnering Krannert Center for the Performing Arts with student talent on campus to create spontaneous pop-up performances. Find the Push4Art podium with a button on top of it (near Stage 5 in the Lobby), press it, and enjoy the performance!

  • Studio Theatre at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
    • 7:30 pm
      4/20/2022
    • Studio Theatre

    Filled with warm humor and tremendous heart, Sweat tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks, secrets, and laughs while working together on the factory floor until layoffs and picket lines begin to chip away at their trust.

    • 7:30 pm
      4/20/2022
    • Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

    William Eddins, director The University of Illinois Symphony Orchestra (UISO) presents the UISO Chamber Orchestra.

    • All Day
      4/21/2022
    • 600 South Gregory Street, Urbana, Illinois

    A new exhibit, Sewn in Memory: AIDS Quilt Panels from Central Illinois, features over a dozen quilt panels originally made in the 1980s and early 1990s for the National AIDS Memorial Quilt, in Washington, DC. Each of the panels commemorates a person who died of AIDS, or of an AIDS-related ailment

    • All Day
      4/21/2022
    • Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory Street, Urbana

    Bodies in Crisis draws from our extensive collection of Ancient Mediterranean artifacts and modern reproductions. This new, temporary exhibit explores how ancient cultures navigated bodily crises through art. By representing the human body at important moments of change, ancient peoples investigated, remembered, mourned, celebrated, and protected themselves from harm.

    • All Day
      4/21/2022
    • Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory Street, Urbana

    Come explore Blues Dance and African American vernacular dance as it evolved and is practiced today in our local community.

    • 5:00 pm
      4/21/2022
    • Stage 5, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

    At Krannert Uncorked, Stage 5 is the crossroads to gather, make connections, and try a new wine. The University of Illinois jazz program features a variety of jazz stylings provided by the talented musicianship of its students and faculty.

    • 5:30 - 6:30 pm
      4/21/2022
    • First floor lounge, AACC, 1210 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801

  • Studio Theatre at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
    • 7:30 pm
      4/21/2022
    • Studio Theatre

    Filled with warm humor and tremendous heart, Sweat tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks, secrets, and laughs while working together on the factory floor until layoffs and picket lines begin to chip away at their trust.

    • All Day
      4/22/2022
    • 600 South Gregory Street, Urbana, Illinois

    A new exhibit, Sewn in Memory: AIDS Quilt Panels from Central Illinois, features over a dozen quilt panels originally made in the 1980s and early 1990s for the National AIDS Memorial Quilt, in Washington, DC. Each of the panels commemorates a person who died of AIDS, or of an AIDS-related ailment

    • All Day
      4/22/2022
    • Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory Street, Urbana

    Bodies in Crisis draws from our extensive collection of Ancient Mediterranean artifacts and modern reproductions. This new, temporary exhibit explores how ancient cultures navigated bodily crises through art. By representing the human body at important moments of change, ancient peoples investigated, remembered, mourned, celebrated, and protected themselves from harm.

    • All Day
      4/22/2022
    • Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory Street, Urbana

    Come explore Blues Dance and African American vernacular dance as it evolved and is practiced today in our local community.

  • Studio Theatre at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
    • 7:30 pm
      4/22/2022
    • Studio Theatre

    Filled with warm humor and tremendous heart, Sweat tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks, secrets, and laughs while working together on the factory floor until layoffs and picket lines begin to chip away at their trust.

    • 7:30 pm
      4/22/2022
    • Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

    A traditional concert band with set instrumentation, the Campus Band performs large ensemble works and is specifically focused on providing members with a variety of quality repertoire, unique/untraditional repertoire, and non-traditional collaborations.

    • 7:30 pm
      4/22/2022
    • Tryon Festival Theatre, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

    Kenny Endo stands at the vanguard of the taiko genre as one of the leading personas in contemporary percussion and rhythm in North America and Japan. For 45 years, he has led the way in this Japanese style of drumming in the United States, and he is celebrating with his 2022 tour.

    • 10:30 pm
      4/22/2022
    • Stage 5, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

    Dendê is a percussionist, singer, composer, bandleader, teacher, and multi-instrumentalist. He’s been a professional musician since the age of 14 when he appeared in the frontline of Timbalada, Carlinhos Brown’s superstar percussion ensemble. Since 2001, he’s been splitting his time between the United States and Bahia, working with his own ensembles.

    • All Day
      4/23/2022
    • 600 South Gregory Street, Urbana, Illinois

    A new exhibit, Sewn in Memory: AIDS Quilt Panels from Central Illinois, features over a dozen quilt panels originally made in the 1980s and early 1990s for the National AIDS Memorial Quilt, in Washington, DC. Each of the panels commemorates a person who died of AIDS, or of an AIDS-related ailment

    • All Day
      4/23/2022
    • Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory Street, Urbana

    Bodies in Crisis draws from our extensive collection of Ancient Mediterranean artifacts and modern reproductions. This new, temporary exhibit explores how ancient cultures navigated bodily crises through art. By representing the human body at important moments of change, ancient peoples investigated, remembered, mourned, celebrated, and protected themselves from harm.

    • All Day
      4/23/2022
    • Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory Street, Urbana

    Come explore Blues Dance and African American vernacular dance as it evolved and is practiced today in our local community.