Family & Graduate Housing - Event Calendar (Apartments)

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Monday, September 23, 2024

    • 6:00 pm
    • Orchard Downs Community Center

    Residents are invited to participate in a free yoga class by Sri Sri Yoga every Monday. The knowledge and practice of Sri Sri Yoga comes from a living Master Pujya Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. SSY is a gentle yet powerful discipline uniting us with our consciousness and our higher self.

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

  • people eating and words
    • 6:00 pm
    • Orchard Downs Community Center

    Join fellow residents each month for Dinner & Dialogue. Each month will be a new topic and food selection. September's topic is Latinx Heritage Month. Food from Maize Mexican Grill will be served. Vegetarian option will also be available.

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    • 9:30 - 11:00 am
    • Learning Resource Center (2044-A)

    A free English Class for international students, scholars, and their spouses/partners on Wednesdays from 9:30-11 a.m. This class focuses on vocabulary and is for intermediate and advanced students.

    • 2:00 - 3:30 pm
    • Learning Resource Center (2044-A)

    This weekly class is an informal group of international individuals who meet to gain practical experience speaking English. Classes are FREE, but regular attendance is encouraged.

Thursday, September 26, 2024

    • 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
    • 2040-A in Orchard Downs

    The supplemental food program for women, infants, and children (WIC) is excited to join the community at Orchard Downs! They will be open on Thursdays from 8:30-12 p.m. and 1-4:30 p.m. at 2040-A Orchard Street. Don't hesitate to stop in for more information or to enroll during open hours.

    • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
    • Family Resource Center (1834-A)

    Discover the joy of reading at our free Storytime program for children aged birth to 5 and their caregiver, held every Thursday from 11 am – 12 pm at the Family Resource Center (Apt 1834-A). Engaging stories, interactive sessions, and early literacy growth await your little ones in this enriching weekly event.

    • 1:00 - 4:00 pm
    • 2040-A in Orchard Downs

    Champaign-Urbana Public Health District is now offering FREE sexual health screenings and resources inside Orchard Downs! The clinic is located in 2040-A every Thursday from 1-4pm. Services offered: full STD/STI testing, rapid tests for HIV and Syphilis, free condoms/lube, pregnancy tests, sexual health education and more!

Friday, September 27, 2024

    • 6:30 - 7:30 pm
    • Orchard Downs Community Center

    Residents are invited to participate in a free meditation class at the Orchard Downs Community Center. Please bring a yoga mat, water, and blanket/shawl. For more information, please contact Heena at (217) 778.3285.

Saturday, September 28, 2024

    • 9:00 - 11:00 am
    • Learning Resource Center (2044-A) Streetside

    Need small kitchen items? Visit the Lending Storeroom every Saturday from 9-11 a.m. on the streetside of 2044-A in Orchard Downs. Residents can borrow items they need for the duration of their stay at Family & Graduate Housing.

  • people, world, food
    • 2:00 pm
    • Orchard Downs Community Center

    Join us at our annual International Food Festival on Saturday, September 28 at 2 p.m. in the Orchard Downs Community Center! Sample foods from all around the world and learn about how countries celebrate their culture through food.