17 Thursday
“Investigation of Electrode Processes and Double Layer Structure Using Visible/Infrared Sum Frequency Generation.” Scott Shaw, UI. 1 p.m. 171 Roger Adams Lab. Analytical Chemistry.
23 Wednesday
“Reactive Sieving With m-Phenylene Ethynylene Foldamers: Effects of Structural Modification on Reactivity.” Ronald A. Smaldone, UI. 1 p.m. 433 Roger Adams Lab. Organic Chemistry.
25 Friday
“The World of DNA: From Quantum Mechanics to Genomics.” Modesto Orozco, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. 2 p.m. 2269 Beckman Institute. Beckman Institute.
17 Thursday
“Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight.” 7:30 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. This script-in-hand reading depicts the influence of Abraham Lincoln on three poets of Illinois – Vachel Lindsay, Edgar Lee Masters and Carl Sandburg. Admission charge.
18 Friday
“Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight.” 7:30 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. Admission charge.
19 Saturday
“Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight.” 7:30 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. Admission charge.
24 Thursday
“Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight.” 7:30 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. Admission charge.
25 Friday
“Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight.” 7:30 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. Admission charge.
26 Saturday
“Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight.” 7:30 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. Admission charge.
17 Thursday
UI Summer Band Concert. Daniel Neuenschwander, conductor. 7 p.m. UI Quad. School of Music.
Graduate Recital. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall. Ji Yon Shi, cello and Casey Robards, piano.
19 Saturday
Music in Nature Concert. Mhondoro Rhythm Success and Big Grove Zydeco. 5-9 p.m. Gate House Lawn, Allerton Park. Admission charge. Allerton Park and Retreat Center.
25 Friday
Outside at the Research Park. Bandoleros. 7:30 p.m. Corner of First Street and St. Mary’s Road, Champaign. Krannert Center and Fox/Atkins.
8 Friday
Outside at the Research Park. South Austin Jug Band. 7:30 p.m. Corner of First Street and St. Mary’s Road, Champaign. Krannert Center and Fox/Atkins.
22 Tuesday
Junior Artists Camp, Session 1B. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Allerton Park Visitor Center, 515 Old Timber Road, Monticello. For students entering grades 1-3. Visit allerton.uiuc.edu for details and to register. Continues through Thursday. Allerton Park and Retreat Center.
23 Wednesday
Kids’ Kayak Clinic. 9-11 a.m. Outdoor Center, 51 E. Gregory St., Champaign. For more information and to register, call 333-8747. Admission charge. Campus Recreation.
30 Wednesday
Kids’ Canoe Clinic. 9-11 a.m. Outdoor Center, 51 E. Gregory St., Champaign. For more information and to register, call 333-8747. Admission charge. Campus Recreation.
Family Kayak Clinic. 6-7:30 p.m. Outdoor Center, 51 E. Gregory St., Champaign. For more information and to register, call 333-8747. Admission charge. Campus Recreation.
2 Saturday
Book Arts Workshop: “Working With Leather: Exposed Sewn Binding With Bea Nettles.” 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Facilities and Services Printing Department, 54 E. Gregory St., Champaign. For more information on fees and to register, go to http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/cpd/workshops08.html. Continues Sunday. Graduate School of Library and Information Science.
6 Wednesday
Kids’ Horseback Riding Clinic. 9-11 a.m. Outdoor Center, 51 E. Gregory St., Champaign. For more information and to register, call 333-8747. Admission charge. Campus Recreation.
“The History and Preservation of Audiovisual Media”
Through July 31.
“Collection in the Occult Sciences”
On view Aug. 1.
Hallway, main Library.
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“My Recollections of the Joy of Art Creation”
Through July 31.
Curator talk. “My Recollections of the Joy of Art Creation Artist: Hermia Soo.” Yu Ian Wng. 2:45 p.m. Saturday, July 26.
Asian American Cultural Center, 1210 W. Nevada St., Urbana. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
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“Calypso Music in Postwar America: Photographs and Illustrations, 1945-1960”
Through Aug. 10.
Five galleries featuring the cultures of the world.
Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana. Noon-5 p.m. Tuesday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; Noon-4 p.m. Sunday.
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“The Archaeological Heritage of Illinois”
Through May 31, 2009.
“Landscapes of Experience and Imagination: Explorations by Midwest Latina/Latino Artists”
“Contrasting Architectural Visions: Piranesi and Brenna in 18th-Century Rome”
Through July 27.
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“Censored”
Illini Union Art Gallery.
Through Sept. 2.
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I space, 230 W. Superior St., Chicago. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday.
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@art gallery. Online exhibit of the UI School of Art and Design.
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