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All Day 2/25/2025 - 3/1/2025Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., ChampaignDon’t miss the final week of the "Millie Wilson: The Museum of Lesbian Dreams" exhibition! On view through March 1. kam.illinois.edu/MillieWilson
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All Day 2/28/2025 - 3/1/2025University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign -
All Day 2/28/2025 - 3/19/2025
The last month in the Baha’i calendar, ‘Alá’ (Loftiness), is dedicated to the Baha’i Fast. During this time, Baha’is between 15 and 70 years of age do not eat or drink for 19 days from sunrise to sunset and set aside time for prayer and meditation. Begins at sunset of the first day and ends at sunset of the last day.
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All Day 2/28/2025 - 3/30/2025
The ninth month of the Islamic calendar observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad. Some Muslim employees and students observing Ramadan may request schedule adjustments in order to observe. Your department may find that more employees require space or time for prayer during this period.
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10:00 am 3/1/2025210 Levis Faculty Center, 919 W. Illinois -
2:00 pm 4:00 pm 3/1/2025Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801Join us for a performance by La Escuelita Bombera De Corazón to celebrate our spring exhibit, Caribbean Indigenous Resistance: Taíno Live On! / Resistencia indígena del Caribe: ¡Taíno Vive! The performance will be followed by a reception catered by El Paraiso.
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2:00 - 4:00 pm 3/1/2025Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory Street, Urbana
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12:00 - 1:00 pm 3/3/2025GSRC, 616 E. Green Street, Suite 202 (Entrance between McDonalds & Subway, 2nd floor) -
1:30 - 3:30 pm 3/3/2025The Orange Room, Main Library - 1408 W. Gregory Drive, Champaign IL -
3:00 pm 3/3/2025Coble Hall, Room 306. (801 S Wright St. Champaign IL 61801) -
5:15 pm 3/3/2025Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center, 1212 W. Nevada St., Urbana, IL -
12:00 1:00 pm 3/4/20251210 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL, 61801
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CSAMES Event: "On Translating Arabic Poetry," A Discussion with Huda Fakhreddine and Eric Calderwood
4:00 pm 3/4/2025Illini Union Bookstore 2nd floor Author's Corner 809 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820 -
6:00 - 7:00 pm 3/4/2025806 W. Springfield Ave., Urbana or meet at the University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign to walk over -
All Day 3/5/2025
The first day of the forty day season of Lent. The service features penitential acts symbolized by the Imposition of Ashes on the foreheads of the congregation gathered. Some students or employees may request scheduling accommodations in order to observe.
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12:00 pm 3/5/2025306 Coble Hall and on Zoom -
3:30 pm 3/5/2025Seibel Center for Computer Science, Room 0216
From the atomic bomb to artificial intelligence used in military targeting systems, the technology we design harbors very real, material consequences for people globally. T talk examines the history of napalm—an incendiary weapon used across US wars in the Pacific, Korea, and Vietnam—to discuss how technological innovation shaped escalating forms of war and violence.
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5:15 - 6:15 pm 3/5/20252000 S Lincoln Ave Urbana, IL 61802
Chado, or the Way of Tea, is one of the most ancient and revered arts of Japan and is at the very heart of Japan House. It is a ceremonial way of preparing and serving matcha (powdered green tea) that benefits both the host and the guest through mutual respect, non-verbal communication, and a calmness, or sense of peace, away from everyday life.
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5:30 - 7:00 pm 3/5/20251210 W Nevada Street, Urbana (Asian American Cultural Center/International Education) -
6:00 - 7:00 pm 3/5/2025
Interested in DSJE’s Social Justice Leadership Internship? Learn more about DSJE’s programs and the work you could do as an intern in our office! Chat with current interns! We are currently accepting applications for our 2025-2026 interns. Register for an info session at: https://go.illinois.edu/InternInfoSession
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12:00 - 1:00 pm 3/6/2025La Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801
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1:30 - 2:30 pm 3/6/2025Room 200, International Studies Building (910 S. Fifth, Champaign)
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4:00 pm 3/6/20251066 Lincoln Hall (702 S Wright St, Urbana, IL 61801) -
4:00 pm 3/6/20251066 Lincoln Hall (702 S Wright St, Urbana, IL 61801) -
6:00 - 7:30 pm 3/6/2025Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., ChampaignSPEAK stands for Song, Poetry, Art, and Knowledge. It’s 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.
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All Day 3/7/2025 - 3/8/2025210 Levis Faculty Center -
All Day 3/7/2025 - 3/8/2025Levis Faculty Center 210 -
12:00 - 1:00 pm 3/7/2025University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign -
2:00 - 4:00 pm 3/7/2025Women's Resources Center - 616 E Green St, Suite #213, Champaign IL 61820Join us for Crafternoons every first Friday at the WRC.
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4:30 - 6:00 pm 3/7/2025Colwell Playhouse Lobby (Krannert Center for Performing Arts) - 500 South Goodwin Avenue Urbana, IL 61801Japan House depends on the generosity of our friends and community to keep sharing traditional Japanese arts and culture, with the goal of fostering a deeper appreciation for diverse cultures and practices. We are delighted that Nick Offerman is returning to campus for this special book signing in which proceeds will go towards supporting Japan House programming.
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11:00 am - 1:45 pm 3/8/2025University of Illinois Philanthropy Center (303 St Marys Rd Champaign, IL 61820)This exclusive fundraising event featuring Nick Offerman offers a special opportunity to support Japan House while enjoying an afternoon of entertainment, engaging conversation, delicious food, and cultural appreciation.
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2:00 - 3:00 pm 3/8/2025Megan's Reading Room, The Urbana Free Library (210 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801) -
2:00 - 3:30 pm 3/8/2025Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., ChampaignExperience a performance in the galleries by video artist ACVilla and keyboardist/vocalist Thollem McDonas, as part of their national tour. The Sudden Sound Concert Series presented by Krannert Art Museum and Improvisers Exchange features leading artists in avant-garde jazz and music improvisation.
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3:00 pm 3/10/2025Coble Hall, Room 306. (801 S Wright St. Champaign IL 61801) -
12:00 1:00 pm 3/11/20251210 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL, 61801
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4:00 - 6:00 pm 3/11/20251210 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL, 61801
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4:30 pm 3/11/2025Coble Hall, Room 308. 801 S. Wright St, Champaign -
5:00 pm 3/11/2025AAS Conference Room; 1208 W Nevada St, Urbana, ILElaborating on camp as a cultural strategy for contesting accounts of Asian American history that overly rely on terms of abjection, Chris Eng reassesses narratives that construe the Japanese American incarceration as an experience of hitting the bottom, a violation akin to sodomy.
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5:00 pm 3/11/2025Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Stage 5 lobby
Мы будем говорить только по-русски! Conversation in Russian, beginners welcome!
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2:00 - 3:00 pm 3/12/2025Room 228 Conference Room, The University Y, 1001 S Wright Street -
3:00 - 4:30 pm 3/12/20251001 S Wright Street, University YMCA, Conference Room 228 -
3:30 - 5:00 pm 3/12/2025LLS Building (1207 W. Oregon St., Urbana), Room 103 -
Slavic Film Series presents "Gypsies are Found Near Heaven" [Табор уходит в небо], dir. Emil Loteanu
6:00 pm 3/12/2025Lucy Ellis Lounge, LCLB -
6:00 - 8:00 pm 3/12/2025Grainger Engineering Library, Rooms 233-235, 1301 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 -
All Day 3/13/2025 - 3/14/2025
Purim celebrates being saved from a genocide in ancient Persia. Observances include listening to the Book of Esther in synagogue, sending food parcels, giving to charity, and dressing up in costume and eating festive meals. This observance begins at sundown of the first day and ends at sundown of the last day.
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12:00 - 1:00 pm 3/13/2025La Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801
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5:30 pm 3/13/2025Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 LCLB -
All Day 3/14/2025
Spring festival celebrated in India and Nepal, also known as the "festival of colours" or the "festival of love". Holi begins at sundown of the first day and ends at sundown of the last day. It is celebrated the night before with a Holika Bonfire and on the day of by spraying colors on others, dancing, partying and eating festival delicacies.
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All Day 3/18/2025 - 3/22/2025Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., ChampaignOn view: “Making Place for the Arts at Home: Performance and Midcentury Modern Architecture,” featuring homes in Champaign-Urbana designed by Jack Baker, John Replinger, and A. Richard Williams. The museum is open Tuesday through Friday, 10–5; Saturday 10–4; and Thursday until 8 pm, when class is in session. Admission is always free. Parking access is easy during school br
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All Day 3/19/2025 - 3/20/2025
The Baha’i New Year’s Day coincides with the spring equinox. Naw-Rúz is an ancient Persian festival celebrating the “new day” and for Bahá'is, it marks the end of the annual 19-Day Fast and is one of the nine holy days of the year when work is suspended and children are exempted from attending school. Begins at sunset of the first day and ends at sunset of the last day.
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All Day 3/20/2025
Spring Equinox - Conception, Regeneration, New Beginnings. Winter is now over, and light is increasing. The day and night are equal in length at the equinox, and Spring has arrived or is coming soon. Eostara is the time of fertility, birth, and renewal. The ice is thawing, and the growing season for plants and animals begins. Growth is the theme of the day.
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12:00 - 1:00 pm 3/20/2025La Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801
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All Day 3/23/2025
In Islam, Laylat al-Qadr or Qadr Night is when the Quran was sent down from Heaven and revealed to the prophet Muhammad [peace be unto him.] The specific date is not mentioned in the Quran although it is believed to be one of the last ten days of Ramadan. Muslim holidays begin and end at sundown on the first and last days listed.
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3:00 pm 3/24/2025Coble Hall, Room 306. (801 S Wright St. Champaign IL 61801) -
3:30 - 4:00 pm 3/24/2025
Topics to be covered include information about the Churchill, Fulbright, Gates Cambridge, George Mitchell, Knight-Hennessy, Luce Scholars, Marshall, Rhodes, and Schwarzman programs and how to apply for these scholarship opportunities. For more information, contact the scholarships office at topscholars@illinois.edu or visit our website at www.topscholars.illinois.edu
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7:15 - 8:15 pm 3/24/2025GSRC, 616 E. Green Street, Suite 202 (Entrance between McDonalds & Subway, 2nd floor) -
9:00 - 9:30 am 3/25/2025
Topics to be covered include information about the Churchill, Fulbright, Gates Cambridge, George Mitchell, Knight-Hennessy, Luce Scholars, Marshall, Rhodes, and Schwarzman programs and how to apply for these scholarship opportunities. For more information, contact the scholarships office at topscholars@illinois.edu or visit our website at www.topscholars.illinois.edu
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12:00 1:00 pm 3/25/20251210 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL, 61801
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4:00 pm 3/25/20251080 LCLB- Lucy Ellis Lounge & Conference Center 707 Mathew Ave UrbanaAbstract: Of the many beautiful objects associated with Madinat al-Zahra and the Cordoban Umayyad caliphate, perhaps none are as celebrated as a series of ivory pyxides and caskets produced for members of the royal family. Several of them were made for royal mothers, formerly enslaved concubines who earned their freedom by bearing the caliph's children. Caliphal concubines
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5:00 pm 3/25/2025Krannert Performing Arts Center, Stage 5 Lobby
Мы будем говорить только по-русски! Conversation in Russian, all levels welcome!
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6:00 pm 3/25/2025Illini Union Lower-level Food Court (1401 W Green St, Urbana) -
6:00 pm 3/25/2025Illini Union Lower Level Food Court, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana -
6:30 - 7:00 pm 3/25/2025Nate & Lillie Story Room, Champaign Public Library. 200 W. Green St., Champaign, IL 61820 -
9:00 am - 12:00 pm 3/26/2025Virtual
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12:00 pm 3/26/2025Coble Hall Room 108 -
4:00 - 4:30 pm 3/26/2025807 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820 - Rm IUB 514
Topics to be covered include information about the Churchill, Fulbright, Gates Cambridge, George Mitchell, Knight-Hennessy, Luce Scholars, Marshall, Rhodes, and Schwarzman programs and how to apply for these scholarship opportunities. For more information, contact the scholarships office at topscholars@illinois.edu or visit our website at www.topscholars.illinois.edu
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All Day 3/27/2025
In Islam, Laylat al-Qadr or Qadr Night is when the Quran was sent down from Heaven and revealed to the prophet Muhammad [peace be unto him.] The specific date is not mentioned in the Quran although it is believed to be one of the last ten days of Ramadan. Muslim holidays begin and end at sundown on the first and last days listed.
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12:00 - 1:00 pm 3/27/2025La Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801
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12:00 - 1:00 pm 3/27/2025Women's Resources Center - 616 E Green St, Suite #213, Champaign IL 61820Join us in learning more about the Special Victims Unit within the University Police department while enjoying Chipotle!! Food is guaranteed for the first 20 attendees.
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12:00 pm 3/27/2025College of Law Faculty Lounge, 504 E. Pennsylvania Avenue (second floor), Champaign, IL 61820 -
1:00 - 2:00 pm 3/27/2025Women's Resources Center - 616 E Green St, Suite #213, Champaign IL 61820This discussion provides an opportunity to clarify any misconceptions, share your experiences, and strengthen trust and understanding. I look forward to connecting with you. Debo, Director of Community Development & Engagement with UIPD!
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2:00 - 2:30 pm 3/27/2025
Topics to be covered include information about the Churchill, Fulbright, Gates Cambridge, George Mitchell, Knight-Hennessy, Luce Scholars, Marshall, Rhodes, and Schwarzman programs and how to apply for these scholarship opportunities. For more information, contact the scholarships office at topscholars@illinois.edu or visit our website at www.topscholars.illinois.edu
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3:30 - 4:30 pm 3/27/2025Lincoln Hall, Room #1002 - 702 S Wright St, Urbana IL, 61801
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4:00 pm 3/27/20252090B School of Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics Building -
4:00 - 6:00 pm 3/27/20251210 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL, 61801
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4:00 - 7:00 pm 3/27/2025Education Building, Room 37
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5:00 pm 3/27/2025112 Gregory Hall, 810 S Wright St. ChampaignDirectors: Sarah Ema Friedland, Rami Younis It is a story of a city that once connected Palestine to the world - what it once was, what it is now, and what it could have become. A discussion by Professor Laura Goffman, Department of History at the Univesity of Illinois followed this.
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5:00 pm 3/27/2025GSRC, 616 E. Green St. Suite 202 (upstairs from McDonalds) -
6:00 pm 3/27/2025Lucy Ellis Lounge, LCLB -
8:30 am - 5:30 pm 3/28/2025Coble Hall (801 S Wright St., Champaign 61820) -
12:00 - 1:00 pm 3/28/2025University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign
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1:00 pm 2:00 pm 3/28/20252090B LCLB (707 S Mathews Ave, 2nd Floor)Have a coffee and learn about academic career opportunities with an EALC degree with former IASL graduate student and Korean Studies Librarian Audrey Chun!
