Here’s something different for your morning walk: head over to Bloomington for an active senior tour at the Miller Park Zoo. Active Senior Tours will make their 2021 debut at Miller Park Zoo in April. The tours happen each month on the second Wednesday of each month, and are targeted towards those 55+. Tours being […]
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Illusionist brings magic to Krannert Center audiences in February
KRANNERT CENTER PRESENTS SCOTT SILVEN’S THE JOURNEY, Feb. 2-7 Missing the feeling of a live event, and sharing that experience with friends? Although the doors of Krannert Center for the Performing Arts remain closed, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s arts center has has joined co-commissioners from around the globe to support and present a new work […]
Getting the Itch to Garden? Don’t Miss “Gardening is in the Air” Jan. 30 and Feb. 6
Gardening in the Air is a virtual 18-session series about winter gardening activities, wildlife, food and nutrition, design, vegetables, fruits and herbs, and houseplants.
Preserving Your Family Heirlooms: Free Online Workshop, Jan. 28
A free, virtual workshop that will introduce attendees to the importance of preserving fragile family books, papers, and photographs.
University of Illinois Money Mentors Program Seeking Volunteers
Bolstered by a training program, volunteers can become Money Mentors as part of a University of Illinois Extension program.
Lincoln Speaker Series Features Virtual Presentations on Women and Their Roles in Suffrage, Abolitionism
The Museum of the Grand Prairie’s 14th annual Lincoln Speaker series continues with a focus on the influential and complicated role of women in the fight for the abolition of slavery, as well as their own struggle in the right to vote.
Champaign-Urbana Area Museums Open with New COVID-19 Protocols
The coronavirus pandemic shuttered some of Champaign-Urbana’s museums for a bit, but most are accepting in-person visitors now and at least one has special hours devoted to seniors.
Free University of Illinois Course Offers Better Understanding of Pandemic
Numerous topics about the pandemic will be covered in a weekly online course through Dec. 13.
OLLI Membership Open for 2020 Fall Online Courses
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Illinois is accepting memberships for its 2020 fall classes, all of which will be conducted via Zoom because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Krannert’s ‘We Got Next’ Series Highlights Black Faculty, Artists, Alumni
“We Got Next,” a series of conversations with Black artists about their work and how they address issues of race and inclusion, will launch a Black Arts Initiative by the College of Fine and Applied Arts.