JUNETEENTH
To commemorate the end of slavery in the United States, the City of Urbana will celebrate and acknowledge Juneteenth as an official holiday.
The official Juneteenth Flag will also be raised in a ceremony on Friday, June 17, 2022 at noon directly in front of the Urbana City Building, located at 400 South Vine Street, Urbana. Immediately following the flag raising, Mayor Diane Wolfe Marlin will read a proclamation officially dedicating June 19, 2022 as Juneteenth in the City of Urbana.
Human Together
“My humanity is bound up on yours, for we can only be human together” – Desmond Tutu, Human Rights Activist and Theologian
You are invited to join us in the Library on Sunday, June 12, 2022, from 3 to 4 p.m. for a live performance by the Jokers!
The Jokers are Armand Beaudoin and Dorothy Martirano, musicians extraordinaire who have played together for 20 years. They have also performed with Almost”A” Quintet, the Sibs, Tangotta, Spinnin’, Slidin ‘n Scratchin’, Trombari, the Tone Road Ramblers, and other local/regional groups. They have performed frequently in Europe with dancer Kirstie Simpson. They especially like working with dancers, notably with the performance group, Compost Q (contact dance improvisation and experimental music).
For more information, visit http://ow.ly/iOhP50JpnOG
Please join us for a fun and very visual concert that will include: Four dances from Aaron Copland’s "Rodeo.” “Tudor Fantasia,” a piece composed and animated by UPO Conductor Stephen L. Larson that features a virtual flight through Urbana High School as it looked when if first opened its doors in 1914. Noel Chi, the 16-year-old violinist who won this year’s Chambana International Music Competition, concerto division, will perform the first movement of Felix Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor. Members from the cast of this year’s Urbana Park District Youth Summer Theatre will share two songs from this year’s production of “Newsies,” accompanied by the orchestra.
Share your poetry with all of Urbana! Send the Library a short (2-4 line), family-friendly, original poem and we’ll print it on signs to be displayed throughout Urbana. Submissions are welcome by all ages and are due by July 5. Guidelines and additional information are posted online at http://ow.ly/YtqC50J3lRu. The Poetry Across Urbana project is paid for in part by the City of Urbana Arts and Culture Grant.
Parkland College is hosting the Champaign County First Responder Recruitment Fair on Saturday, July 9, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Dodds Athletic Center. Go here for more details.
Green Drinks @ Riggs Beer Company is an open social space for networking and conversation about sustainability and climate-action topics, sponsored by the Champaign County Climate Coalition (C4). Each date begins with a short presentation, followed by casual discussion and idea-sharing.
Join us - Biking or carpooling is encouraged!
Bring a picnic dinner, a blanket, or lawn chairs and enjoy these FREE concerts featuring terrific local performers! The park district provides free lemonade and popcorn.
Come out to our parks and see old friends and meet new friends this summer. Everyone is welcome at Neighborhood Nights! Visit with district staff and get local resources. A rain date is scheduled for the following night in case of inclement weather. Call the Urbana Park District Rainout Line after 4pm for postponement information: 217-367-9575, ext. 21.
SCHEDULE
July 20~ Blair Park: Hot Club of Urbana (Jazz à la Django Reinhardt)
July 27~ Meadowbrook PrairiePlay: Nickel and Dimes (Country/Country Rock/R&B)
Bring a picnic dinner, a blanket, or lawn chairs and enjoy these FREE concerts featuring terrific local performers! The park district provides free lemonade and popcorn.
Come out to our parks and see old friends and meet new friends this summer. Everyone is welcome at Neighborhood Nights! Visit with district staff and get local resources. A rain date is scheduled for the following night in case of inclement weather. Call the Urbana Park District Rainout Line after 4pm for postponement information: 217-367-9575, ext. 21.
SCHEDULE
July 6~ AMBUCS Park: Love Sign (Hits with a Rockabilly Twist)
July 13~ Crestview Park: Painkillers (Chicago & Southern Blues)
July 20~ Blair Park: Hot Club of Urbana (Jazz à la Django Reinhardt)
July 27~ Meadowbrook PrairiePlay: Nickel and Dimes (Country/Country Rock/R&B)
