General Events

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Sunday, April 27, 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.

  • Conservator's hands repairing printed library materials. Preservation Exhibit, 90 Years of Preservation at the University of Illinois. April 2025, Main Library. Library Gallery and North-South Corridor Gallery. Exhibit Opening, Friday, April 4, 2025, 1-3 PM. 1-2 PM Program History and Highlights, 2-3 PM Refreshments and Exhibit Viewing. University Library.
    • All Day
    • Main Library Gallery and North-South Corridor

    In honor of 90 years of the Preservation Services Unit, the staff has curated an exhibit that tells the story of our department. If you've ever worked with us, wondered what we were doing behind the scenes, or want to know more about the history of the unit, come see the exhibit in the Main Library Gallery and North-South Corridor during the month of April 2025.

    • All Day
    • Murphy Art Gallery University YMCA

    • All Day

    Pronounced "Rezván," this annual Baha’i festival commemorates the 12 days when Bahá’u’lláh, the founder of the Baha’i Faith, publicly proclaimed His mission as God’s messenger for this age. Elections for Baha’i institutions are generally held during the Festival of Riḍván. Begins at sunset of the first day and ends at sunset of the last day. Some students or employees may

    • 12:00 - 3:00 pm
    • Illini Grove, Urbana Illinois https://campusrec.illinois.edu/facilities/outdoor/illini-grove/grove-map

    • 2:00   and 4:00 pm
    • Krannert Center, Studio Theatre, 500 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL 61801

    An annual smash, the culminating thesis concert of the BFA class of 2025 brings fresh perspectives from the creative mind/bodies of “soon to be” Dance at Illinois alumni. Presented in the Studio Theatre, the concert explodes with diverse aesthetics, passionate dancing, and creative ambition as this group of seniors storm headfirst toward upending the old guard.

    • 2:00 pm
    • Main Quad

    • 3:00 pm
    • Krannert Center, Colwell Playhouse, 500 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL 61801

    Christina and Andrés are 123 Andrés, the Grammy-winning duo for kids and families known for their interactive, high-energy shows. Their fresh, original songs blend Spanish and English with an eclectic mix of sounds from all corners of Latin America. Andrés and Christina—a husband-wife team—perform for tens of thousands of children and families each year.

    • 3:00 pm
    • Foellinger Great Hall, 709 S. Mathews, Urbana, IL 61801

    Alex Mondragon, graduate conductor Rebecca Mulligan, graduate conductor JaQuan Wiley, graduate conductor Hannah Rudy, conductor

Monday, April 28, 2025

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Friday, May 2, 2025

Saturday, May 3, 2025