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Market IN the Square Features the Merry Travelers

Submitted by BridgetB on November 1, 2019 - 1:11pm
Date: 
December 14, 2019 - 10:00am

Merry TravelersJoin the Urbana Arts and Culture Program for Market IN the Square Concerts, musical performances at the indoor farmer's market in Lincoln Square!

 

Concerts occur on the 2nd Saturday of the month and feature live musical performances at 10 a.m.! On Saturday, December 14, 2019, the Urbana Arts and Culture Program is proud to feature The Merry Travelers, performing folksy seasonal tunes as you browse our Holiday Market! Bring your family and witness a fantastic morning concert at Market in the Square - 2019-2020 Season! Sponsored by the Urbana Arts and Culture Program and made possible with support from the Urbana Business Association and Illinois Arts Council.

Bilingual Yoga for Kids! Ingles y Espanol! English and Spanish!

Submitted by BridgetB on November 1, 2019 - 1:02pm
Date: 
December 8, 2019 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm

Yoga for KidsThe Urbana Free Library and Urbana Arts and Culture Program are jointly sponsoring The Young Artist's Studio, workshops in the Urbana Free Library's Children's Library offering free arts lessons for children ages 5 and up (or younger with an adult helper)! Join us for the next installment of our Young Artist’s Studio and join local artist Citlaly Stanton for a chance to practice some basic yoga poses AND Spanish words! Instructor, Citlaly Stanton, has grown a love for teaching yoga classes for children where she invites youth to learn introductory poses alongside learning Spanish language skills. All events in the series are free and open to the public! Dress comfortably and get ready to strike a pose--yoga that is!

Untitled Photography

Submitted by BridgetB on November 1, 2019 - 12:34pm
Date: 
November 1, 2019 - 5:30pm to November 9, 2019 - 5:00pm

UntitledJoin Parkland College Photography for the opening reception of UNTITLED, an exhibition of student work on Friday, November 1st, 2019 from 5-9 p.m. Selected works from the ART 228 Advanced Photo class will be on display at Analog in Downtown Urbana November 1 through-2 & 7-9, 5-9 p.m. Featuring works by: ABIGAIL FRYER, ALEC COCHRANE, AYLA BROWN, BRIANNA GASPAR, DUY ANH LE, FRANK D'ANGELO, HALEIGH KNIGHT, MICHAEL TRIMBLE, PAIGE THOMPSON, SIDNEY MOUNTS, and TRISTAN BALGEMAN.

Free and open to the public.

Arts Grants Applications Now Open

Submitted by BridgetB on November 1, 2019 - 11:33am

Arts GrantsApplications are now open for the 2020 Urbana Arts Grants cycle.

Applicants may apply by e-mail or submit a hard copy. The application form and guidelines can be found at www.urbanaillinois.us/artsgrants.

Tier III Applications are due by Friday, Nov. 8th, 2019 by 5:00 p.m. Mandatory presentation to the Arts and Culture Commission on Tuesday, Nov. 12th, 2019.

All application materials for Tiers I* and II (*inclusive of Arts in the Schools) are due by 5:00 p.m. CST on Wednesday, January 15th, 2020.