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UC2B Press Conference
Submitted by admin on May 27, 2014 - 11:14amUrbana City Council members are invited to an UC2B press conference to be held at Enterprise Works at Research Park, 60 Hazelwood Drive, Champaign, IL.
May is Building Safety Month
Submitted by Visitor (not verified) on May 23, 2014 - 9:49am"Building Safety: Maximizing Resilience, Minimizing Risks"
The month of May marks Building Safety Month! Sponsored by the International Code Council, the purpose of Building Safety Month is to raise awareness of the importance of building safety and resilient construction including fire prevention, disaster mitigation, energy efficiency and to recognize that countless lives have been saved due to the implementation of safety codes by local and state agencies.
Chinese Artists Liu Jun Gang Visits Urbana Conference
Submitted by Visitor (not verified) on April 10, 2014 - 3:10pmInternationally known Chinese watercolor artist Liu Jun Gang, of Beijing, China, will visit Urbana April 12-13 as part of the 2014 Illinois Sister Cities Association Annual Meeting held in Urbana at the Urbana Landmark Hotel.
Mr. Liu, who has been showing works at an exhibition at the John David Mooney Gallery in Chicago, was visited last July at his home in Beijing by Mayor Laurel Prussing and five “citizen diplomats” making their first Sister Cities partnership visit to Haizhu District, Guangzhou City, People’s Republic of China.
Artist Liu will give a slide lecture on his recent landscape paintings and will be available to meet at a ‘Wine & View” reception at the Urbana Landmark Hotel from 6 to 7 p.m. The Urbana Landmark Hotel is located at 210 S. Race St. in Urbana.
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Joseph W. Royer Arts & Architecture District
Submitted by Visitor (not verified) on April 10, 2014 - 3:06pmTwo new plaques will be dedicated Saturday, April 12, at 5 p.m. and 5:20 p.m. during the Boneyard Arts Festival program as part of the Joseph W. Royer Arts and Architecture District in downtown Urbana. The Royer Arts & Architecture District was created in 2007 to celebrate the work of local architect Joseph W. Royer while providing a focus for a new Arts District in downtown Urbana.
Urbana Lincoln Hotel (Urbana Landmark Hotel) dedication at 5 p.m. 210 S. Race Street, Urbana
The Urbana Lincoln Hotel, designed by Joseph W. Royer, opened in 1924. This year marks the 90th anniversary of the hotel. Recently renovated, the hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006 and declared a local landmark in 2010.