Events for Thursday, November 05, 2009

Live music

Road Song
El Toro Bravo Restaurante Mexicano - 12:00am
Acoustic rock. Free. Every Thursday. For more information: Call (217) 531-1183 or Visit John McMahon's ... More »

Spinto Band, Generationals, and Pepi Ginsberg
Courtyard Cafe - Illini Union - 7:00pm
Let the Spinto Band, Generationals, and Pepi Ginsberg bring you some great music. Visit the Spinto Band's myspace account at http://www.myspace.com/thespintoband. Visit the Generationals's myspace account at... More »

Vladimir Feltsman and the Pacifica Quartet
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts - 7:30pm
Vladimir Feltsman, master pianist, collaborates with The Pacifica Quartet, winners of a 2009 Grammy Award and Musical America’s Ensemble of the Year honor. Keyboard... More »

"Small, Medium, and Free"
Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion - 7:30pm
A concert of innovative new compositions and improvisations, featuring Dorothy Martirano (violin), Yu-Chen Wang (Gu-Zheng, Chinese Zither), Armand Beaudoin (bass), and Morgan Powell and Erik... More »

"Small, Medium, and Free" Concert
Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion - 7:30pm
"Small, Medium, and Free" is a concert of innovative new compositions and improvisations, featuring Dorothy Martirano (violin), Yu-Chen Wang (Gu-Zheng, Chinese Zither), Armand Beaudoin (bass),... More »

Mathien
Canopy Club - 8:00pm
Merging calm, funky soul and a strong hip-hop aesthetic, singer-songwriter Mathien (MAY-thee-in) conveys the passion of reggae and soul vocal stylings, the free experimentation of... More »

Music Maker Series featuring Donna Frost
Aroma Cafe - 8:00pm
Come enjoy the musical stylings of Donna Frost as she performs some of her original content at Aroma Cafe.... More »

Feudin' Hillbillys
Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd. - 9:00pm
Ryan and Derrick began this journey many years ago as a duo playing shows across the Midwest before settling on a weekly residency at Rosebowl... More »

Dan Pierson Trio
Zorba's - 9:30pm
Dan Pierson Trio performs live for Zorba's weekly Jazz Night.... More »

Geovanti's Live Band
Geovanti's - 10:00pm
Every Thursday Geovanti's will host a live band. Drink Specials: $2.50 Sex on the Beach $3 double rum wells $6 Late Night Food Specials (after 12): 3 piece... More »

DJ

Country Night w/ DJ Halfdead and Free Line Dance Lessons from Scotty Van Zant
Radmaker's Rock & Roll Tavern - 8:00pm
DJ Halfdead spins all country all night. No cover before 8p. Free Line Dance Lessons from Scotty Van Zant. Drink Specials:$1.50 Domestic Bottles $1.50 Wells Genre: Red... More »

DJ Belly
Boltini Lounge - 10:00pm
Hip-Hop, Reggae, and Party Jams music is played every Thursday night at Boltini. For more host informationVisit DJ Belly's MySpaceFor more venue informationVisit Boltini's Web site.... More »

Stitches Goth Night with DJ Rickbats, DJ Kannibal
The Clark Bar - 10:00pm
The Clark Bar is hosting Stitches: Goth Night with DJ Rickbats and DJ Kannibal. Stitches is back at Clark Bar after a two year hiatus.... More »

Dance Music

Cardio Salsa
6:30pm
Lighthearted, easy to follow fitness/dance class, based on popular Latin dances. Learn introductory steps of Merengue, Bachata, Salsa & Cha Cha w/ incorporated turns. Progressive... More »

Concert

Gavin Rossdale
5:00pm
On Thursday, November 5th 2009, Platform One Entertainment will host Dare 2 Dream featuring GAVIN ROSSDALE at the House of Blues to raise major awareness... More »

Karaoke

DJ Hollywood Karaoke
It'll Do 2 - 8:00pm
It'll Do 2 will be hosting a Karaoke Party with DJ Hollywood every Thursday from 8pm-12am. It'll Do 2 is located in Country Fair Shopping... More »

DJ Bange
Rosebowl Tavern, Ltd. - 8:30pm
DJ Bange... More »

CG Productions presents RockStar Karaoke featuring Crazy Craig
Senator's Bar & Grill - 9:00pm
RockStar Karaoke featuring Crazy Craig every Thursday and Friday night. For more band information: Visit, RockStar Karaoke website ... More »

Liquid Courage Karaoke
Memphis on Main - 9:00pm
One of the largest and best selection of karaoke tunes around! Thursdays starting at 9 p.m. For more information:Call (217) 398-1097, or visit Memphis on Main... More »

CG Productions presents RockStar Karaoke featuring Karaoke Opie
Bentley's Pub - 9:30pm
Rock Star Karaoke featuring Karaoke Opie every Thursday night. For more host informationVisit RockStar Karaoke's Web site.For more venue informationVisit Bentley's Pub's MySpace ... More »

CG Productions presents RockStar Karaoke featuring DJ Switch
Fireside Bar and Grill - 10:00pm
RockStar karaoke featuring DJ Switch every Thursday. For more band information: Visit, RockStar Karaoke website ... More »

Movies

Movie Times
If you're feeling like a night out at the movies, we've got you covered.
Check out our movie section for show times, movie synposes, reviews and more.
Show Times

Stage

The Crucible
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts - 7:30pm
In Arthur Miller’s Tony Award-winning play, the Salem witch trials serve as the metaphorical backdrop for this ruthless exposé of power and self-interest in its... More »

Zombie Prom
The Station Theatre - 8:00pm
For the third show of its 38th season, The Celebration Company presents the hit off-Broadway musical Zombie Prom, written by the team of Dana Rowe... More »

Art

More Art & Museum Listings
Champaign County has an abundance of permanent and long-term exhibits for you to visit. These regularly occurring attractions are listed in a more detailed format in the art section.
Ongoing art and museum exhibits

Lectures

Archaeological Institute of America Lecture
Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion - 3:00pm
"Painting and Spectacle in Classical Athens," by John Senseney, assistant professor of Architecture, U of I.... More »

Game-playing

Omaha and Texas Hold 'Em Poker
Savoy Recreational Center - 6:00pm
Brush up on your skills, meet new people and keep your mind sharp. Poker expert will instruct and teach basic strategies of Texas Hold 'Em... More »

Enviromental Issues

Arctic Symposium: Global Security, Climate Change, and the Arctic -- Implications of an Open Northwest Passage
Illini Union - 3:00pm
Arctic Symposium: "Global Security, Climate Change, and the Arctic -- Implications of an Open Northwest Passage" will be a symposium at the University of Illinois... More »

Volunteer

UC Books to Prisoners work session
Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center - 2:00pm
Urbana-based project providing books to Illinois inmates at no cost. They offer books by mail to all Illinois inmates and operate lending libraries in our... More »

Kids & Families

ARTfusion
Douglass Branch Library - 4:00pm
Drop in for lap bouncing, nursery rhymes, music, and play time for the littlest ones. No registration. Children of all ages are welcome to come... More »

Seniors

Minds In Motion
First United Methodist Church of Champaign - 10:00am
The Minds in Motion Center for Healthy Aging offers therapeutic recreational activities and programs for older adults that are designed to improve or maintain cognitive,... More »

LGBT

Live and Let Live GLBT Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting - everyone welcome
McKinley Presbyterian Church and Foundation - 6:30pm
Join us for the “Live and Let Live” Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting on Thursdays from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM at the McKinley Foundation at East... More »

Community

Skeptics at the Pub
Crane Alley - 7:00pm
Champaign-Urbana Freethinkers, a group that promotes the use of reason and critical inquiry, invites anyone interested to an informal evening of good beer and good... More »

Mind/Body/Spirit

Arthritis and Fibromyalgia Forum
Champaign Public Library - 9:45am
State Senator Mike Frerichs (D-Champaign) and State Representative Naomi Jakobsson (D-Urbana) will be hosting this forum. Attendees will learn about common signs and symptoms associated... More »

Lunchtime Yoga at Amara Yoga & Arts
Amara Yoga & Arts - 12:00pm
Join us Monday - Thursday from noon to 12:50 for a fun yoga class designed to fit into your busy schedule. Relax and let... More »

Ashtanga Prep Class at Amara Yoga and Arts
Amara Yoga & Arts - 5:30pm
This class will teach the foundations of Ashtanga Yoga, an energetic practice that emphasizes the marriage between breath and movement. Students will move through the... More »

Yin Yoga Class at Amara Yoga and Arts
Amara Yoga & Arts - 7:00pm
Yin Yoga is a quiet and slow paced class designed to open the joints and lengthen the muscles of the body. It can be extremely... More »

Illini Media

Illio Yearbook Senior Pictures
Illini Media - 9:00am
Don't forget to get your SENIOR PICTURE! When you come in you can enter to win a FREE PAIR of DADS WEEKEND FOOTBALL TICKETS!! Photos... More »

Illini News and Interviews
4:00pm
Come listen in on the Illini News and Interviews newest programs at 3pm and 4pm. Hear the student-run Illini Union Board disuss the 150+ programs... More »

"Tri the Illini"- (FITers) Phenomenal Fighting Illini Triathlon Club to appear on UI-7 cable tv show "Illini News and Interviews
5:00pm
"Illini News and Interviews", a weekly public affairs television talk show created, produced, and directed by Illini's own college of media students enrolled in the... More »

Support Groups

GROW Weekly 12 Step Support Group
Provena Covenant Medical Center - 6:00pm
This is a 12 Step Mutual Help Support Group for individuals with mental health or substance abuse issues. This group meets each week on Thursday... More »

Death of a Parent Support Group
6:00pm
This group is for those who have experienced the death of a parent. It meets the second Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at... More »