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Mathews Avenue Lighting Project

Submitted by BridgetB on October 26, 2021 - 3:18pm
Date: 
November 1, 2021 - 8:00am to January 31, 2022 - 11:59pm

Starting the week of November 1, 2021, the construction for the Mathews Avenue Lighting Project will begin.  The main part of the project is currently slated to run through January 31, 2022.

Lighting will be upgraded along Mathews Avenue from Oregon Street to Springfield Avenue and along Oregon Street from Mathews Avenue to Goodwin Avenue.

All roadway users are encouraged to travel carefully through this and all construction areas.  Please do not drive through areas closed off to traffic.  Please do not park in any bagged meter spaces reserved for construction activities.  Thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation during this project.

Questions and concerns may be to Ms. Shannon Beranek at 217-384-2342 or slberanek@urbanaillinois.us

 

Falling For Urbana Photo Contest

Submitted by BridgetB on October 15, 2021 - 3:11pm
Date: 
October 15, 2021 - 8:00am to October 29, 2021 - 11:59pm

Post your Fall Season pictures and get a chance to be in the November e-Newsletter. Simply share them on social media (Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter) and use the hashtag: #FallingForUrbana. You may also send them to marketing@urbanaillinois.us. Pictures must be received midnight, October 29, 2021. Others shared after that date will be shared on social media pages, but are not eligible for the e-Newsletter. 

 

America Recycles Day 2021

Submitted by BridgetB on October 13, 2021 - 3:58pm
Date: 
November 15, 2021 - 9:00am to November 20, 2021 - 4:00pm

Do you have drink pouches (i.e. Capri Sun, Honest Kids), pens/pencils, CD & DVDs, CFLs (secured in zip-top bags), and eyeglasses to recycle?  FOR ONE WEEK ONLY - NOVEMBER 15-20 - - those items will be accepted at the Anita Purves Nature Center in Urbana to celebrate America Recycles Day...AND ONLY FOR THAT WEEK !  We are focusing on hard-to-recycle items that CAN'T be placed in your curbside recycling bin.  See the details, below!

 

Young Artist's Studio | The Art of Kwanzaa!

Submitted by BridgetB on October 13, 2021 - 2:10pm
Date: 
December 19, 2021 - 3:00pm

Young Artist's Studio | The Art of Kwanzaa!

Sun. Dec. 19th, 2021 | 3pm-4pm

Join the Urbana Arts and Culture Program and The Urbana Free Library for the next installment of Young Artist's Studio! In this interactive lesson, young creatives will learn about the principals and cultural history of Kwanzaa through the arts as a pre-cursor for a City-wide Kwanzaa celebration (Dec. 26th-Jan. 1st).

Kwanzaa is a weeklong celebration held in the United States that honors African heritage in African-American culture. The seven principles (nguzo saba) of Kwanzaa utilize Kiswahili words: unity (umoja), self-determination (kujichagulia), collective work and responsibility (ujima), cooperative economics (ujamaa), purpose (nia), creativity (kuumba), and faith (imani). Each of the seven candles signify the principles. Kwanzaa 365, a community initiative sponsored by an array of local organizations, aims to infuse the principles of Kwanzaa all year long and provide a local celebration of Kwanzaa in our local community. This Young Artist's Studio workshop lends itself to that mission! ​​

Young Artist's Studio | Paper Cut-Outs!

Submitted by BridgetB on October 13, 2021 - 2:08pm
Date: 
November 21, 2021 - 3:00pm

Young Artist's Studio | Paper Cut-Outs!

Led by local artist, Kinsey Fitzgerald

Sun. Nov. 21st, 2021 | 3pm virtual on Zoom

Join local artist Kinsey Fitzgerald for a Matisse-inspired exploration of the art of paper cut-outs!

The Young Artist's Studio is a series of art workshops sponsored by The Urbana Free Library and The Urbana Arts & Culture Program designed to offer youth an opportunity to explore the arts. All events in the series are free and open to the public. The series is designed for children ages 5 to 11 (7 and under with a caregiver). At present, all studio workshops are conducted via Zoom.

We can’t wait to see you there! Please register here through the Library’s event calendar. We’ll email a link and a phone number to the email you provide in your registration so that you can join us online with Zoom.

Though this program is online, the Library reminds everyone to be as courteous and kind as they would be at a program in the Library.

Young Artist's Studio | Instrument Petting Zoo!

Submitted by BridgetB on October 13, 2021 - 2:07pm
Date: 
October 17, 2021 - 3:00pm

Join the Urbana Arts and Culture Program and The Urbana Free Library for the next installment of Young Artist's Studio! In this interactive lesson, young creatives will learn about a wide variety of folk music instruments through the CU Folk and Roots Festival's Instrument Petting Zoo! Youth will get a chance to pick up an instrument, learn how to hold it, find out what instrument family it belongs to, and learn the names of its different parts. This event is a pre-cursor to the upcoming 13th Annual CU Folk and Roots Festival (October 21-23, 2021​).

Teen Poetry Workshop with Ashanti Files

Submitted by BridgetB on October 13, 2021 - 2:05pm
Date: 
October 16, 2021 - 4:30pm

Awaken is a personal workbook for teens to explore identity and engage in creative writing as a coping tool for stress. The one hour workshop will provide a walkthrough of the content with the author, guided discussions, and readings of poetry created by other teens in the area.

Ashanti is the 2021 Urbana Poet Laureate and founder of the Writers of Oya. Register: https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/909675378