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Poet Laureate

Submitted by BridgetB on June 12, 2019 - 3:43pm
Date: 
July 10, 2019 - 5:00pm

Will Reger Poet LaureateThe City of Urbana’s Mayor’s Office and the Urbana Arts & Culture Program are proud to announce the inaugural Poet Laureate in City of Urbana history, Will Reger.

Will Reger was born and raised in the St. Louis, Missouri area. He obtained his Ph.D. in History from the University of Illinois and lives in Champaign, Illinois, with his wife and two youngest children. A co-leader of CU Poetry Group, Reger has lent his energies towards initiatives such as MTD Poetry, CU Haiku in the News Gazette, and Poets at the Post, a monthly open mic held at the Iron Post in Urbana. Reger teaches within the Department of History at both Illinois State University and Parkland College and has read his poetry work at The Urbana Free Library, Boneyard Arts Festival, Imbibe Urbana’s Love for All Poetry Crawl, SPEAK Café, Respect the Mic, and as part of an annual reading at Danville Correctional Center.

Jettie Rhodes Day

Submitted by BridgetB on June 11, 2019 - 5:02pm
Date: 
June 22, 2019 - 12:00pm to 4:00pm

Jettie Rhodes DayFREE EVENT!

Celebrating 20 years of giving back to our diverse community.

  • FREE food (while supplies last)
  • Live Entertainment
  • FREE raffles and prizes
  • Over 30+ organizations participating
  • Meet some of your newly elected public officials
  • First Responders, and more!! 
  • A 50/50 raffle which one lucky winner will win all proceeds collected.

Check out some of our local and talented performers right here in our community, register to vote, and more!!! For more information, please email us at jettierhodes@yahoo.com or inbox us on Facebook!

Solar Power Hour June 4

Submitted by BridgetB on May 30, 2019 - 1:25pm
Date: 
June 4, 2019 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm

Solar UC

Solar Urbana Champaign is back in 2019 with version 4.0! Offered by the City of Urbana, Prairie Rivers Network, and the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, home and business owners throughout Champaign County and Piatt County may participate in this program to help pool their buying power to secure discounts that make installing solar more affordable.

Think Saving on Next Home

Submitted by BridgetB on May 30, 2019 - 12:48pm
Date: 
July 18, 2019 - 3:30pm

Think UrbanaFree and open to the public. Join the City of Urbana and Urbana Business Association for a tour of the South Ridge neighborhood. Come learn all about this Think Urbana eligible neighborhood. Tour will begin at 3:30 p.m.. Drinks and snacks to follow.

South Ridge offers a quiet community feel all while being a quick walk, bike, or ride away from local amenities. Multi-use paths provide homeowners with opportunities for biking and walking within the neighborhood.

Think Urbana lowers the cost of new residential construction. Participants in the program can save 55% off property taxes on their new house in Urbana during the first five years and pay no sales tax on construction materials.

Urbana Firefighters Local 1147 Golf Scramble

Submitted by BridgetB on May 30, 2019 - 11:55am
Date: 
June 29, 2019 - 11:30am

Golf ScrambleTee up at the 1st Annual Urbana Firefighters Local 1147 Golf Scramble. We are proud to partner with Lake of the Woods Golf Course for our first of many golf scrambles to benefit our Charity Fund. Local 1147 established the Firefighters Charity Fund several years ago in order to support various groups in the community. Since its creation, the Charity Fund has been able to help the following organizations: Community Fire Victims, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Operation Santa, Boy Scouts of America, Prairie Dog Paddlers, March of Dimes, Brotherhood, UIPD Benefits, Lyndsey-Clark Benefit, as well as other charities as approved by committee. Go here for more information. We hope to see you there!

June Artist of the Corridor

Submitted by BridgetB on May 30, 2019 - 11:30am
Date: 
June 6, 2019 - 4:30pm

Urbana Arts & CultureThe City of Urbana's Arts and Culture Program and The Urbana Free Library invite you to an opening reception for LINOLEUM & INK, an Artist of the Corridor Exhibition of works by UHS students on display June-August 2019!

Join us for a chance to mingle with the artists: Urbana High School art students and artist Lisa Kesler! Refreshments will be served. Free and open to the public!

-------About the Exhibition---------

LINOLEUM & INK is an exhibition of prints created by Urbana High School art students in collaboration with Artist-in-Residence, Lisa Kesler. Forty student artists participated in a 3-week intensive in linoleum block printmaking and reduction printing with the artist, creating their own work in the process. Created works will be on display as part of Artist of the Corridor, a dual-site exhibition series jointly sponsored by The City of Urbana’s Arts and Culture Program and The Urbana Free Library.

Master Drummer Coming to Urbana

Submitted by BridgetB on May 30, 2019 - 11:15am
Date: 
June 15, 2019 - 5:00pm

Ngoma Expressions

Come learn the traditional drumming styles, from the world-famous master drummer himself, Bolokada Conde.

There will be two sessions, so mark your calendars now:

  • 5 to 6:30 p.m., Saturday, June 15 at the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, located at 202 South Broadway Avenue, Urbana
  • 3:45 to 5:15m p.m., Sunday, June 16 at the Channing Murray Foundation, 1209 West Oregon Street, Urbana

Conde is one of the world's foremost djembefolas from Guinea. Formerly Artsist Associate at the UIUC Robert Brown Center for World Music and is the musical director and lead soloist of Ballet Waraba and Les Percussion Malinke.

This event is hosted by Ngoma Expressions, Urbana and is 20 dollars per session.

Urbana Fire Department Accepting Applications for Firefighter-EMT

Submitted by ElizabethD on May 29, 2019 - 5:10pm
Date: 
June 12, 2019 - 5:00pm

 Looking up the fire ladderApplications are now being accepted for Firefighter-EMT at the Urbana Fire Department. The Firefighter-EMT position is consistently one of the most competitive and sought-after positions at the City. This selection process will create an eligibility list to fill vacancies for the next two years.

Urbana Fire Chief Charles Lauss noted that this year’s campaign theme is “Climb the Ladder,” which refers to both the challenging selection process and the demanding career. “This is a field where no two days are ever alike, and you always have to bring your best effort,” he stated. “However, our slogan is that ‘opportunity starts with the first step.’ With these challenges come incredible rewards, both personally and professionally.”

National Police Week

Submitted by BridgetB on May 13, 2019 - 1:12pm
Date: 
May 17, 2019 - 5:00pm

National Police Week

HISTORY

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week.

Currently, tens of thousands of law enforcement officers from around the world converge on Washington, DC to participate in a number of planned events which honor those that have paid the ultimate sacrifice. The Memorial Service began in 1982 as a gathering in Senate Park of approximately 120 survivors and supporters of law enforcement. Decades later, the event, more commonly known as National Police Week, has grown to a series of events which attracts thousands of survivors and law enforcement officers to our Nation's Capital each year.