@ExploreCU

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 Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
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RT @SmilePolitely: This year's acts for OUTSIDE at @UIResearchPark by @KrannertCenter have been announced: ow.ly/mxSK50uygC2
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Have you looked at our events calendar? This weekend is full of #OutsideofOrdinary events and festivals! Here are 5 things to do if you're looking to make plans for the next few days! #VisitChampaign ow.ly/RltN50uz10z
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Ever wonder what it looks like when we take down an exhibit? Check out this time lapse video of our staff taking down #MakingMrDarcy yesterday! Our next exhibit, "Writers & Their Tools: Parchment - Paper - Processor," goes up next week.
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Be sure to drop by our display case this month to learn more about the Urbana Park District and their Campaign for the Next Century. Urbana Park District @urbanaparks #UrbanaFree
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The stage is set. Today, we welcome #ILLINOIS2019 to the alumni family.
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It’s snowing blossom petals in the Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden behind the museum—come out and see us, then visit the gardens to get your spring on!!!
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#OnThisDay in 1893, the fairgrounds of the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago officially opened to the public. Learn more from the IHLC collections here: bit.ly/2HyOCZr and here: bit.ly/2TdrdPy #CollectionSpotlight
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Check out our blog post this week to learn about Oliver R. Barrett, a Chicago lawyer and Lincoln collector who developed a friendship and collaboration with Carl Sandburg through his work on Abraham Lincoln. Read it here: publish.illinois.edu/ihlc-bl…
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Looking for a fun way to spend some time outisde and inside with your preschooler? Why not sign up for our Tiny Tota Garden Camp? Register online for this Adult and Child Interactive Camp at apm.activecommunities.com/cc…
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Happy #EarthDay, Illini! 🔶🌎🔷 Every April, #ILLINOIS students show their commitment to sustainability. See the full schedule of events ➡️ bit.ly/2G82OGo
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Have a suggestion for our Living #OutsideofOrdinary blog? Use the hashtag to give us ideas for how to make each day in the #VisitChampaign area special!
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THE AIR YOU BREATHE and THE SEAMSTRESS, by Frances de Pontes Peebles, are riveting novels that have aspects of Brazilian history as their backdrop. @IllinoisLibrary has many resources related to topics covered in the novels. Meet the author tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. @iaslibrary!
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Ahead of Come Home to @KrannertCenter: A 50th-Anniversary Weekend, read about 50 years of #OutsideofOrdinary arts and entertainment at the KCPA. #VisitChampaign ow.ly/Eslj50pJGhx
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Join us tomorrow night from 6:30-8:30 pm at @UrbanaFree for Bitter Kola Tastes Sweet, a public celebration of Black voices across cultures, times, and literary genres around the world: ow.ly/wiB530nVIx6
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In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Illinois’s ratification of the 19th Amendment, the @illinoisIHLC exhibit, "Votes for Women,” showcases holdings related to the fight for women’s suffrage in Illinois and across the country. Open now through June 2019.
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It's that time again! Nominate a server, associate, or staff member at a local establishment (small business or chain!) for our Cream of the Crop award! #VisitChampaign #OutsideofOrdinary ow.ly/OzLY30nKhsS
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Don't forget! The screening of Mississippi Masala that was rescheduled last week due to weather is playing TONIGHT at @thecuart at 7 p.m.!
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MTD buses will continue to operate as our community braces for the frigid cold temps coming our way. We will be providing free rides on Wednesday in an effort to keep everyone safe and warm. mtd.org/…/mtd-to-offer-free-rides-during-upcoming-…/
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Looking for new costumes or accessories this Halloween? Stop by Douglass Community Center today from 10am-12pm for the costume giveaway! Children's and adult costumes available. More info: bit.ly/CostumeGiveawayCU
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