This year, at our annual pet habitat building competition, Raise the Woof!, we will be having a special birdhouse build taking place on site at the event. For a $25 donation to Habitat for Humanity of Champaign County you and/or your family can build a lovely cedar birdhouse to take home for your feathered friends.The […]

Don’t miss the inaugural West Side Arts! On September 17 at West Side Park, the Champaign Park District and 40 North will join up to bring artists and art lovers together for a free juried art festival. Join us from 10a-5p to purchase and pursue amazing local and regional art showcasing a multitude of mediums!To […]

You’re not going to want to miss one of a kind event! This two day festival includes everything you could want this fall season. Each day includes a launch of up to 15 balloons, taking off from the event grounds and participating in a challenge. The event will also host carnival rides, tethered balloon rides, […]

Are you a performing artist? We want to give you the chance to shine. Just bring your talent, materials, and instruments—we’re going to JAM!We meet the fourth Friday of the month, after hours at the Douglass Branch Library. You’ll have a chance to connect with other performers and try something new. Open to instrumentalists, singers, […]

The Spurlock Museum of World Cultures is excited for the opening event on Saturday, September 24 4:00–6:00 pm, featuring remarks by Michael DeAnda, College of Computing and Digital Media, DePaul University, and Rachel Gonzalez-Martin, Department of Mexican American & Latina/o Studies, University of Texas at Austin.This exhibit highlights the joy of quinceañera celebrations in the […]

You’re not going to want to miss one of a kind event! This two day festival includes everything you could want this fall season. Each day includes a launch of up to 15 balloons, taking off from the event grounds and participating in a challenge. The event will also host carnival rides, tethered balloon rides, […]

Black on Black on Black on Black will open to the public with a day of events celebrating Black creativity through writing, music, and art.Starting at noon | Krannert Art Museum, the School of Art & Design, and the Pygmalion Festival, including food by The Stuft Bird food truck and activities for all ages. 12:30 pm | Live, […]

Join the UIUC Counseling Center to kick Pride Fest off right with a Queer BIPOC Block Party. Food, music, community, and FUN – and it’s all FREE!!!!!Don’t miss out! Save the date in your calendar now and plan to cruise down to W Nevada St between Goodwin and Matthews anytime between 1 and 4pm on […]

Join the McKinley Foundation to watch a screening of this classic must-watch. “Paris is Burning” is the quintessential documentary that chronicles the New York’s drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls, voguing, and the ambitions and dreams of those who gave the era its warmth and vitality. If you’re a fan of “Pose” or […]

Anita Purves Nature Center (1505 N. Broadway Ave., Urbana)Calling Local Youth LGBTQIA+ Artists! Are you a middle- or high-school student who draws, paints, or takes photographs? Would you like to submit a piece of art for display at the Anita Purves Nature Center this fall? Support is available through the Art Coop and the UP […]

The Spurlock Museum is excited to have a panel of diverse experts to discuss how to handle conversations with folks who are resistant to accept and support queer issues. From the perspectives of rurality, religion, and many years of counseling experience, our panel will provide attendees with a toolbox for handling tough conversations with those […]

In light of the recent Supreme Court Dobbs v Jackson decision, this panel will address the ways in which Reproductive Justice touches all our lives, as well as how it impacts the most marginalized members of our community even more deeply. This far-reaching shift in public policy is already having devastating effects. Come hear from […]