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Sunday, March 30, 2025

Monday, March 31, 2025

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

    • All Day
    • Main Library Room 346

    RBML’s new exhibit celebrates the 75th anniversary of Gwendolyn Brooks’s 'Annie Allen' – the poetry collection that won the first Pulitzer Prize by a Black author – and explores the rich history of Black literature’s emergence into the mainstream. On display through May 2025.

    • 5:15 - 6:15 pm
    • 2000 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.

  • Image: Take a Knee by Weshoyot Alvitre. John Needles Chester Fund.
    • 7:00 pm   8:30 pm
    • 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, Illinois, 61801

    Explore stories of cultural self-determination in societies around the world. Dr. Christina Gonzalez, co-curator of Caribbean Indigenous Resistance / Resistencia Indígena del Caribe ¡Taino Vive!, will lead tours of the exhibit, and staff will share some of the museum's collections related to resistance and cultural identity in the face of oppression.

Thursday, April 3, 2025

Friday, April 4, 2025

    • All Day
    • Main Library Room 346

    RBML’s new exhibit celebrates the 75th anniversary of Gwendolyn Brooks’s 'Annie Allen' – the poetry collection that won the first Pulitzer Prize by a Black author – and explores the rich history of Black literature’s emergence into the mainstream. On display through May 2025.

    • 11:00 am
    • Levis Faculty Center, Room 210

    We are delighted to showcase the work of some of our most productive and creative faculty in this informal series of intellectually and spiritually invigorating presentations. You are invited to drop in when you can to learn about the exciting projects undertaken by our faculty.

    • 3:00 - 5:00 pm
    • Main Library Room 346

    Join us for a hands-on journey through history! Play historical board games that bring the past to life as you roll the dice, make your moves, and uncover the stories behind them. Perfect for all ages, this interactive in-person event invites families, students, and community members to connect, learn, and have fun. Don’t just study history—experience it through play!

Saturday, April 5, 2025

    • All Day
    • Main Library Room 346

    RBML’s new exhibit celebrates the 75th anniversary of Gwendolyn Brooks’s 'Annie Allen' – the poetry collection that won the first Pulitzer Prize by a Black author – and explores the rich history of Black literature’s emergence into the mainstream. On display through May 2025.

  • college student playing tube near artwork in gallery
    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    Come experience immersive sound as you view artworks at Krannert Art Museum! Members of Improviser's Exchange Ensemble along with special guest Geoff Gersh, a New York City–based electric guitarist, will create soundscapes in the galleries through site-specific solo performance and collective improvisation in reflection and response to artwork on display. You're invited to