Events & Activities

UPTV Continues its Work with Youth

Date: 
March 26, 2012 - 9:55am

Urbana Public Television recently participated in the Urbana Park District's SPLASH program.  SPLASH is an after school program for Urbana Middle School students that partners with community organizations.

Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Childhood Facility & Prairie Elementary Additions

Date: 
March 16, 2012 - 1:15pm

Washington Early Childhood and Prairie Elementary school will celebrate the start of construction work on their new facilities with a groundbreaking ceremony, Friday, March 16 at 1:15pm.

LWV Forum on Municipal Electric Aggregation

Date: 
March 13, 2012 - 7:00pm

Urbana City Council Chambers - 400 S Vine St, Urbana

The public is encouraged to attend this forum on the Municipal Electric Aggregation referendum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Champaign County.

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2012 Urbana Basketball Camp

Date: 
March 31, 2012 - 8:30am - 10:00am

Urbana High School’s head boys basketball coach, Vashoune Russel, invites all elementary and middle school students to register for the 2012 Urbana Basketball Camp. While the camp’s focus is primarily Urbana students, students from outside of the district may also register.

The half-day camp will be held on Saturday, March 31 from 8:30-10:00am at the Urbana High School gymnasium.

Evergreen Cooperatives: From Feasibility to Start Up

Date: 
March 12, 2012 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Join us at the Urbana Civic Center for this free event.

You’ve seen the amazing success of Common Ground Food Co-op! You’ve heard about our local Art Theater’s revitalization and efforts to become a co-op.

Municipal Electric Aggregation

Date: 
April 8, 2012 - 9:15am

On March 20, 2012, voters in Champaign & Urbana chose to establish Municipal Electric Aggregation programs in their individual communities.

Municipal Electric Aggregation programs allow a community the option of buying bulk electricity for its residents.

UHS Drama Presents: “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown”

Date: 
March 7, 2012 - 7:00pm - March 11, 2012 - 2:30pm

Happiness is two kinds of ice cream, sharing a secret...or reliving the sweet innocence of youth with Charlie Brown and Snoopy.

Spring Leaf Collection 2012

Date: 
April 23, 2012 - 6:00am - April 27, 2012 - 5:00pm

Spring curbside collection of leaf and yard waste will occur the weeks of April 9 - 13 and April 23 - 27 on your regular U-Cycle collection day.

UHS Basketball to Hold Annual "Hoopin' For Hope" Game & Fundraiser

Date: 
February 17, 2012 - 6:00pm

On Friday, February 17th, UHS will play against Champaign Central in varsity basketball at Urbana Middle School. This contest will also be UHS’s annual breast cancer awareness game, “Hoopin’ for Hope”.

Prairie Elementary School Hosts American Indian Storyteller

Date: 
February 3, 2012 - 9:00am

Each February, the Spurlock Museum brings in an American Indian storyteller for their Winter Tales event. This year, in partnership with Spurlock Museum, Prairie Elementary is proud to host Gene Tagaban, a teller and raven dancer from the state of Washington.