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Street Dance in Downtown Urbana [Enjoy music by four bands with dancing on the streets at this free, all-ages event. Music by Bow-dacious String Band (5-5:30pm); Recycled Rhythms (5:30-6:30); Mhondoro (6:45-8:15) and Big Grove Zydeco (8:30-10pm). This event sponsored by the Community Center for the Arts and the Urbana Business Association.] Downtown Urbana, 5pm Recreation Kings of the Court [Bring three of your friends and try to become Kings of the Savoy Recreation Center Court. The rules are simple: first four-person team to 12 points wins and the winner stays until they are defeated. Teams must call their own fouls. SRC Gym rules and policies will be strictly enforced.] Savoy Recreational Center, 7am
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I GOT CUT UP IN A KNIFE FIGHT. All ReStore orientations begin on the main floor of the store. For more information, a current ReStore orientation schedule, or to RSVP for an orientation, please contact Courtney at 355-6460 x116 or email volunteer@cuhabitat.org.] Habitat for Humanity, 9am
SUN. JUL 29 Live Bands 7 to 9 Sundays: The Feed, Lynn O’Brien, Royal Electric $3.50, All ages, Iron Post, U. 7pm Crystal River Free, Rose Bowl Tavern, U. 9pm Work In Progress Rose Bowl Tavern, U. 9pm DJ Salsa Sundays with DJ Bris [Lessons 7pm-8:30pm, then open dancing.] Free, 19+, Cowboy Monkey, C. 7pm
Recreation Junior Explorers Camp: Session 2 Allerton Park, Monticello. 9am Miscellaneous Italian Table [Italian converstaion.] Intermezzo Cafe, U. 12pm
TUE. JUL 31 Live Bands Billy Galt Sings the Blues Blues, U. 11:30am Original Music Showcase [Musicians are encouraged to participate and to showcase their original material.] Espresso Royale Cafe, U. 8pm Bugtussle Free. Rose Bowl Tavern, U. 9pm Rehearsal Space Series: The Greytones, Staci Anderson Free, 18+, Canopy Club, U. 9pm
Champaign County YMCA – Literacy Volunteers Read stories to children attending day camp. Volunteers are needed every Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. throughout the summer. Volunteers are also needed at the YMCA Ladies Golf Outing on Monday August 20. Please contact Debra Kimme by phone at 239-2803 or by e-mail at debra@ccymca.net.
Environmental Education Center Open [Explore interactive display, see live animals and enjoy natural history exhibits at the Environmental Education Center. Join nature center staff and volunteers for guided nature hikes at 1pm. Admission to the center and for the hike is free. For more information, call (217) 896-2455.] Homer Lake, 10am Theater “Pasta” [Summer Studio Theatre presents the Carmone Brothers Italian Food Products Corporation in the Pasta Pageant, starring Dallas Street and Matthew J. Hutchinson.Tickets are available through the Krannert Center Box Office.] Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, U. 3pm es of family, home and harmony. $15, Station Theatre, U. 8pm Miscellaneous Market at the Square [Over 150 Illinois vendors — produce, food, flowers, plants, art, fine craft & more.] Illinois St. & Vine St., 9am Family Fun “Kids Discovery Talent Show” [Find out if you are the next Britney Spears, Jackie Chan, David Copperfield, Yo-Yo Ma, or maybe even William Shakespeare. Kids entering grades K-5 are invited to sing, dance, share a joke or skit, magic or kung fu... anything special. Auditions are required, July 14 or 21 from 3-4pm, kids who audition will receive a gift certificate for a free book.] Urbana Free Library, 3pm Volunteer ReStore Volunteer Orientation [Habitat for Humanity seeks volunteers for our ReStore. Volunteers assist in all store duties, including customer service, pricing and displaying, pick ups and deliveries, and cashiering. All proceeds go to building more homes in Champaign County. To get involved, please attend our 45-minute orientation.
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DJ / Gentlemen’s Club Silver Bullet Bar, U. 8pm Recreation Boat Rentals [Paddleboats, kayaks and rowboats will be available every Sunday through Labor Day Weekend. There is no charge, but donations are requested. For more information, call (217) 586-3360.] Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve, 1pm Gamer Night [Play your favorite video games larger than life on the SRC’s projector TV. Each week will feature a different game, from first-person shooters to sports to Dance Dance Revolution.] Savoy Recreational Center, 4:30pm Miscellaneous UIUC Falun Dafa Practice Group [For more info: 244-2571.] Illini Union, C. 4:10pm
MON. JUL 30 Live Bands Jazz Jam w/ MRS Trio Cover, Iron Post, U. 7pm Bugtussle Free, Rose Bowl Tavern, U. 9pm Corn Desert Ramblers Free, Rose Bowl Tavern, U. 9pm Hospitality Night [Jeff Kerr and Billy Gault host the weekly party for those in the hospitality industry.] Embassy Tavern, U. 9pm Open Mic Night with Hosts Brandon T. Washington and Mike Ingram Free, Cowboy Monkey, C. 10pm DJ DJ / Gentlemen’s Club Silver Bullet Bar, U. 8pm Open Decks [Hosted by Chris O and the Infinite Imagination.] Barfly, C. 10pm Lectures/discussions “Neutrinos and Supernovas: A Physicist Does Cosmology” [Professor Jon Thaler.] Loomis Laboratory, U. 12:15pm
DJ DJ / Gentlemen’s Club Silver Bullet Bar, U. 8pm Dancing Illini Folk Dance Society [Beginners welcome: 398-6686.] Illini Union, C. 8pm Karaoke Liquid Courage Karaoke Geo’s, C. 9pm Karaoke [Karaoke with Randy Miller.] Free, Bentley’s Pub, C. 9:30pm Outlaw Karaoke [Karaoke from 10pm-2am at the White Horse Inn. Voted “Best Karaoke on Campus” 2 years in a row.] White Horse Inn, C. 10pm Workshops Rain Garden Workshop [A presentation on what rain gardens are and how to create one in your yard. Hosted by Prairie Rivers Network, the workshop will be free and open to the public. For more information call 217-344-2371.] McKinley Foundation Building, U. 7pm Meetings Not-for-Profit/Charitable Organization Grant Consideration Workshop [Topics to be covered during the meeting will include types of programs to be funded, completing the application, and the decision process.] Urbana Free Library, 4pm Bariatric Support Group [Geared towards patients who underwent weight management surgery more than a year ago.] Carle Foundation Hospital, C. 6:30pm Family Fun Babies’ Lap Time [Babies and their parents or caregivers are invited to The Urbana Free Library for Babies Lap Time on Tuesdays from 9:45-10:15am. This program of songs, stories, and rhymes is for our youngest patrons, ages birth to 24 months, with an adult. No registration is required. For
more information, call 367-4069.] Urbana Free Library, 9:45am Bubble Blast [See how many bubbles you can make. Meet us in Cherry Alley in front of the library for some good clean fun. No registration is required for this free program. Children 7 and under must be accompanied by an adult.] Urbana Free Library, 2pm
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THE CHEMICALS Friday, July 27 @ The Highdive, 19+, 9 p.m., $5
Seniors B & B (Breakfast and Bingo) [At the Hays B & B, we aim to please our guests. Wake up to coffee and a small breakfast that accompany a morning round of Bingo. Pajamas and slippers allowed. Sign up by noon the day before. Fee is $2 ($3 for non-residents), and please bring two prizes.] Hays Recreation Center, C. 10am
WED. AUG 01 Live Bands Donnie Heitler [Solo piano.] The Great Impasta, C. 6pm Irish Traditional Music Session Bentley’s Pub, C. 7pm Feudin’ Hillbilly’s Free, Rose Bowl Tavern, U. 9pm One Room Apartment w/ Special Guests Moxie Motive and Bonzai Kitty Free, Canopy Club, U. 9pm Wednesdays in the Void: One Room Apartment, Moxie Motive, The Winter Sounds, Bonzaai Kitty Free, Canopy Club, U. 9pm DJ DJ / Gentlemen’s Club Silver Bullet Bar, U. 8pm Bozak Free, Cowboy Monkey, C. 10pm Disco Phil [Disco, funk and soul.] Free, Boltini Lounge, C. 10:30pm Karaoke Dragon Karaoke [Paul Faber hosts karaoke.] Embassy Tavern, U. 9pm Liquid Courage Karaoke [Come and enjoy karaoke every Wednesday night.] Geovantis, C. 10pm Outlaw Karaoke White Horse Inn, C. 10pm Workshops Uhuru Summer Arts Program for Teens [Learn about Hip Hop music in South Africa. Listen to the drumming styles of West Africa and try them yourself. Find out about the struggles for freedom in Africa and what they have to do with you. It is all part of a series of summer workshops for teens presented by the Urbana Free Library in collaboration with the University of Illinois African Studies and African American Studies departments. Open to all teens. Refreshments will be served. Register by stopping by the Reference desk or calling 367-4405.] Urbana Free Library, 2pm
Well this month might almost be over, but summer is still here and The Chemicals are prepped to end July with a bang! In August of 2004 this indie rock band played their first live show and after a few random adjustments in band members they have been touring the Champaign-Urbana area ever since. The four members who comprise this group collaborate to embody a sound that is light-hearted, lyrically interesting and musically sound.
Recreation Beginning Golf [Join Director of Golf Mike Wallner from the University of Illinois golf course for this class on the basics of golf.] University Golf Course, Savoy. 5:30pm
So spend your Friday night out listening to good music for a change. The Chemicals headline this Friday at The Highdive with opening bands Royal Electric, Tunnels, and Bound Stems.
Miscellaneous The Deutsche Konversationgruppe Bread Company, U. 1pm Scandanavian Coffee Hour Bread Company, U. 4pm
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