Walking with My Ancestors: Cape Coast Castle (2019), the award-winning and nationally recognized performance piece, is about a mother’s search for guidance from the spirits of her ancestors in the dungeons for enslaved Africans. The story takes the audience through a ritual journey that includes dance, music, and drama and leads to revelation, reconciliation, and rebirth. Walking […]

Enjoy stories and songs for children ages birth through 6 years with their caregiver. Our monthly Mother Goose on the Loose Storytimes are designed to get our youngest community members excited about reading!  Presented in partnership with United Way of Champaign County. Mother Goose on the Loose Storytimes 11:15 am • Last Monday of the month at […]

Come to the Champaign Public Library and discover Latin American and Caribbean stories! Enjoy poems, rhymes, and traditional songs for children in Quechua and English. Presented in partnership with the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

Celebrate Leap Day with neotropical frogs from Central and South America and learn about their intriguing behavior. Presented by the University of Illinois Fischer Lab. ------------------------------------------------- Family Fun Night is a weekly evening for games, crafts, STEAM activities, and more especially for families with school-aged kids on Thursdays at 6:30 pm.

Come celebrate the installation of a new mural at Urbana High School on March 4th, from 5pm - 6pm! The mural was a result of an Urbana Arts & Culture program grant given to CU Community Fab Lab to help UHS students and recent alums to add a splash of color to their school halls. […]