Calendar of Events
[Please see each individual museum's web site for more detailed information]
JANUARY  
FEBRUARY  
  MARCH  
  APRIL
MAY
JUNE  
JULY  
AUGUST  
SEPTEMBER 
OCTOBER 
NOVEMBER  
DECEMBER  

JANUARY, 2008


January 18
"Winter Prairie Skies" opens
William M. Staerkel Planetarium

7 PM

$4 adults, $3 students/seniors/kids; call 351-2446

January 24

"Blown Away, Jay Ryan:  Animals and Objects IN and OUt of Water and Children of Arcadia."   

Krannert Art Museum

Opening 6-8PM

Free; call 333-1861


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FEBRUARY

February 1

"World of Science" talk - "Show Me the Green!"
William M. Staerkel Planetarium

7 PM

$1 admission ; call 351-2446


February 8

"It's Fun to Hang Out with Jay Ryan" lecture

Krannert Art Museum

10-12PM

Free; call 333-1861

February 9
Winter Tales: American Indian Storytelling
Spurlock Museum
2 PM
$5 admission; call (217) 333-2360

February 11

School of Art & Design Visitors Series:  "Inka Light"  Talk by Adam Herring

Krannert Art Museum

5:30PM

Free; call 333-1861

February 18

School of Art & Design Visitors Series:  "On Mutaphobia "  Talk by Adam Zaretsky

Krannert Art Museum

5:30PM

Free; call 333-1861

February 23

"Kids At Krannert" family event

Krannert Art Museum

10AM - 12PM

Free; call 333-1861

February 25

A Taste of Art:  "All's Fair in Love and Art?"  Talk by Michael Murray

Krannert Art Museum

6:30PM

Free; call 333-1861

February 29

"Dusk To Dawn:  Stories of the Night Sky"
William M. Staerkel Planetarium

7 PM

$4 adults, $3 students/seniors/kids; call 351-2446


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MARCH

March 1

"Teddy's Quest" opens

William M. Staerkel Planetarium

7 PM

$4 adults, $3 students/seniors/kids; call 351-2446

March 1
"Bricks and Balustrades: School  
Architecture in Champaign and Ford Counties"  opening

Early American Museum

March 4

"Totebags, Teeshirts, and Tableware:  The Domestication of Hokusai's "Great Wave""

Krannert Art Museum

5:30PM

Free; call 333-1861

March 5

"Collecting East Asian Art"  Gallery conversation/book discussion

Krannert Art Museum

5:30PM

Free; call 333-1861

March 7

"World of Science" talk - Ethanol Production
William M. Staerkel Planetarium

7 PM

$1 admission; call 351-2446

March 7

"First (and Last) 35mm Film Festival" begins

William M. Staerkel Planetarium

8PM

$4 adults, $3 students/kids; call 351-2446 or see web site


March 25, 2008–Sunday, August 10, 2008
Campbell Gallery Exhibit
Calypso Music in Postwar America: Photographs and Illustrations, 1945-1960
Spurlock Museum
Open regular museum hours
Free admission; call (217) 333-2360


March 25 2008–Sunday, April 20, 2008
Campbell Lobby Exhibit
Qak’aslem, Qakem: Kaqchikel Maya Weavings
Spurlock Museum
Open regular museum hours
Free admission; call (217) 333-2360

March 25 2008
Double Exhibit Opening Reception
Calypso Music in Postwar America and Qak’aslem, Qakem: Kaqchikel Maya Weavings
Spurlock Museum
7-8:30 pm
Free admission; call (217) 333-2360

March 28

"Spring Prairie Skies" opens

William M. Staerkel Planetarium

7 PM

$4 adults, $3 students/seniors/kids; call 351-2446


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APRIL

April 3

"Intersections Between Games and Art in Virtual Worlds" Gallery talk with Noah Wardrip-Fruin

Krannert Art Museum

5:30PM

Free; call 333-1861

April 4

"World of Science" talk - Steroids in Sports

William M. Staerkel Planetarium

7 PM

$1 admission; call 351-2446

April 4

"Landscapes of Experience and Imagination:  Explorations by Midwest Latina/Latino Artists and MusiVerse" opening

Krannert Art Museum

7PM

Free; call 333-1861

April 11

"Petals & Paintings"  Museum benefit reception

Krannert Art Museum

6-8PM

Call 244-0516 for ticket information

Public exhibition April 12-13

April 5, 2008
Exhibit:  "Before the Wrights: The Dream of Flight"
Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum
Open regular museum hours

call (217) 893-1613 for more information

April 11

School of Art & Design Visitors Series:  "Interior Motives:  Domestic Objects in the Service of Chante - the Work of Myra Mimlitsch-Gray "  Talk by Myra Mimlitsch-Gray

Krannert Art Museum

5:30PM

Free; call 333-1861

April 17

A Taste of Art:  Contemporary Painting:  Inside and Outside the Ivory Tower"   Talk by Roz Schwartz

Krannert Art Museum

6PM

Free; call 333-1861

April 19

"Connecting Art and Literature:  An Exploration of Death and Dying in the Visual Arts and in Tolstoy."   Gallery conversation with Anne Sautman.

Krannert Art Museum

10AM

Free;  call 333-1861

 

April 26
1:00-4:00 Jackie Robinson Day; Lets Play Ball!
The "First String", organization will highlight the program at Douglass Center

Early American Museum

1-4pm 

April 26

"Kids at Krannert" Family event

Krannert Art Museum

10AM - 12PM

Free, call 333-1861

April 28

Talk:  "Mermaids, Snake Charmers, and Saints:  Images and Ideas of Mami Wata and Other African Water Spirits" by Henry Drewal

Krannert Art Museum

5:30PM

Free;  call 333-1861


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MAY

May 2

Spring Luncheon and Lecture by Max Anderson

Krannert Art Museum

12PM

For reservations, call 244-0516

May 8
Lecture:  "Old Schools, New Schools;Schools and their Architecture in Champaign and Ford Counties"
Dr. Barbara Oehlschlaeger-Garvey

Early American Museum  (event at Clark-Lindsey Village)

7pm,  call 586-2612 to register

May 12

A Taste of Art:  "Genesis of an Illinois Sculptor"  Talk by Chris Berti
Krannert Art Museum

6PM

Free;  call 333-1861

May 17
Readin', Ritin' and 'Rithmatic
Early American Museum

1-4pm

May 20
Lecture:  "Old Schools, New Schools;Schools and their Architecture in Champaign and Ford Counties"
Dr. Barbara Oehlschlaeger-Garvey

Early American Museum  (event at Windsor of Savoy)

7pm,  call 586-2612 to register

 

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JUNE


June 9-13, 2008
Air Camp
Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum
call (217) 893-1613 for more information

June 23-28, 2008
Camp Invention
Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum
call (217) 893-1613 for more information


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JULY

 

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AUGUST


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SEPTEMBER


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OCTOBER

 

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NOVEMBER, 2007

November 1

Artzilla: Tame the Beast! • Krannert Art Museum’s first Artzilla Fest—for college students.
Krannert Art Museum

8:00 p.m.–12:00 a.m.

Free! For more information, call (217) 333-1861

November 5

Art + Design Visitors Series • “Saya Woolfalk: Building Worlds” • Saya Woolfalk

Krannert Art Museum

5:30 p.m.

Free! For more information, call (217) 333-1861

November 8

IPRH Film • Pennies from Heaven (1981) • Herbert Ross, director • Guided tour of FACADES by the curator, Judy Hoos Fox to follow
Krannert Art Museum

5:30 p.m.

Free! For more information, call (217) 333-1861

November 8

SPEAK Café
Krannert Art Museum

7:00–9:00 p.m.

Free! For more information, call (217) 333-1861

November 12

Art + Design Visitors Series • “Land Arts of the American West” • Chris Taylor

Krannert Art Museum

5:30 p.m.

Free! For more information, call (217) 333-1861

November 14

A Call to Arts: Open Critiques • Phillips Recreation Center

Krannert Art Museum

7:00 p.m.

Free! For more information, call (217) 333-1861

November 15 Opening Reception:  "Wisdom & Folly" by Vince Palicios
Parkland Art Gallery

6-8pm

November 16

High School Art Seminar

Parkland Art Gallery

November 17
Weekend Wizards Preparing to Eat Orpheum Children’s Science Museum

346 N. Neil St., Champaign, 1-3 p.m.

Free for members, Non-member admission is $3 adults, $2 children

For more information visit www.orpheumkids.com

November 29

Sudden Sound Concert • Yosef Ben Israel Ensemble with Yosef Ben Israel and Ari Brown

Krannert Art Museum

7:30 p.m.

Free! For more information, call (217) 333-1861

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DECEMBER

December 1

Kids@Krannert • A fun-filled event for the entire family! In conjunction with the School of Art + Design Saturday School Open House
Krannert Art Museum

10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Free! For more information, call (217) 333-1861

December 6

IPRH Film • Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001) • Jill Sprecher

Krannert Art Museum

5:30 p.m

Free! For more information, call (217) 333-1861

December 11

A Taste of Art • “The Economics of Art” • J. Fred Giertz

Krannert Art Museum

6:00 p.m.

Free! For more information, call (217) 333-1861

December 22

Weekend Wizards Duct Works and Magazine Frogs

Orpheum Children’s Science Museum

346 N. Neil St., Champaign, 1-3 p.m.

Free for members, Non-member admission is $3 adults, $2 children (Bring your own duct tape!)

For more information visit www.orpheumkids.com


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