Courtyard Wrestling at the Illini Union Courtyard Café at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, 10/16/17: Come watch Monday Night RAW on the big screen (free). Contact Courtyard Café Programming iucourtyard@illinois.edu for more information.
Dia de los Muertos Celebration at the Illini Union Courtyard Café at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 10/17/17: Join the Illini Union Board as they celebrate this prominent Mexican holiday with crafts and food themed around the holiday. They will also be sharing facts about the history of the holiday to introduce Dia de los Muertos to those who may not be familiar. Don’t miss out (it's free)! Contact the Illini Union Board at www.iuboard.illinois.edu for more information.
Courtyard Sessions are in the Illini Union Courtyard Café at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 10/18/17: Join us for UIUC’s hottest electronic DJs spinning beats in Courtyard Café (free). Contact Courtyard Café Programming iucourtyard@illinois.edu for more information.
Courtyard Football is at the Illini Union Courtyard Café at 7:25 p.m. Come watch Kansas City vs Oakland on their big screen (free). Contact Courtyard Café Programming iucourtyard@illinois.edu for more information.
Illini Union Weekend Film Series featuring “Atomic Blonde” is Friday, 10/20/17 and Saturday, 10/21/17 in the Illini Union Pine Lounge (7:00 p.m. Friday, and 7:00 and 10:00 p.m. Saturday). Join the Illini Union Board as we watch “Atomic Blonde.” An undercover MI6 agent (Charlize Theron) is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent (Sam Hargrave) and recover a missing list of double agents. Rated R. Contact the Illini Union Board at www.iuboard.illinois.edu for more information
Friday Night Comedy is at the Illini Union Courtyard Café at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, 10/20/17. Friday Night Comedy featuring Spicy Clamato & DeBono Improv, is happening in the Courtyard Café. Come out and have a laugh with us (free)! Contact Courtyard Café Programming iucourtyard@illinois.edu for more information.
#UIUCAyuda: Benefit Concert is at the Illini Union Courtyard Café at 6:00 p.m. Put on by the RSO Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztlan, join us for some live performances (free). Contact Courtyard Café Programming iucourtyard@illinois.edu for more information.
University of Illinois Homecoming 5K is 9:00 a.m. at the UI Arboretum on Sunday, 10/22/17. The annual Homecoming 5K is back and will take place at the Arboretum at the University of Illinois on the corner of Lincoln Avenue and Florida Avenue. There is parking available in the lot near the Noel Welcome Garden, as well as the lot just north of the Japan House. There is metered parking up and down Lincoln Avenue which is free on Sundays. Open to all students, faculty, staff and community members. This fun run is a 5 kilometer, or 3.1 mile race, which is equivalent to 2 laps around the Arboretum course. Price: $20 for an individual; $60 for a team of 4. (Cost includes an Illini dri-fit race shirt). Register before October 15 at: http://homecoming.illinois.edu/participate/5k.html
Homecoming Lunch on the Quad is 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (while supplies last) on the Quad on Monday, 10/23: Come out to the Quad and enjoy a free lunch to help kickoff Homecoming week! Free to students and staff with valid UIUC ID. Contact Illini Union Board (iuboard@illinois.edu) for more information
Thanks to Laurel Reed Rosch for these information items.