Events for October, 2009



On The Down Low - A Debate with JL King

Sponsored by Cultural Programs
Date: October 1
Time: 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Where: Illini Union Ballroom
Featuring JL King, author of "On The Down Low." Bestselling author and publisher. HIV/AIDS Activist. As featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Free event.


Les Barta Art Exhibit - Art Gallery Opening Reception

Sponsored by Arts
Date: October 2
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Where: Illini Union Art Gallery
An opening reception featuring the art work of Les Barta. Refreshments provided by the Illini Union Board.


Illinites: Get Fit!

Sponsored by Illinites; Co-Sponsored with Student Alumni Ambassadors and Moms & Dads Associations
Date: October 2
Time: 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Where: Illini Union
Free Event for Students!
Featuring: Fitness classes, Screening of "The Hangover," inflatables: velcro wall, sumo wrestling, joust, and boxing, make your own healthy trail mix, decorate your own sweatbands, Comedy performance by Adam Grabowski, Band performances by My Dear Alan Andrews, In the Morning, The 312s and Mayhew the Traitor, and Sbarro's .50 Pizza!

Illinites is a late night program featuring free entertainment, free activities and free food for student participants.


IUB Mini Courses - Enroll Today for Fall 2009!

Sponsored by Enriching Programs
Date: October 6 - October 16
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Where: Illini Union Board Office (227 Illini Union)
Register for a Mini Course Today!
Introduction to American Sign Language & Deaf Culture
Mondays, 8-9pm; $20 Registration Fee
October 19 - November 16

Angling 101 (Fishing)
Sundays, 2-3pm; $35 Registration Fee
October 18 - November 15
Note: Participants in this course will be asked to purchase a fishing license

Belly Dance Raqs
Thursdays, 7-8pm; $20 Registration Fee
October 22 - November 19

Build Your Own PC
Tuesdays, 7-8pm; $20 Registration Fee
October 20 - November 17

Not So Basic Drawing
Fridays, 6-7pm; $40 Registration Fee
October 16 - November 13

Space is limited, so sign up for a five or six week course today! The Registration Deadline is Friday, October 16 at 5pm in Illini Union Room 227.

Mini Courses are fun, non-credit classes taught by students for students.


IUB African American Homecoming Pageant

Sponsored by Traditional Programs
Date: October 8
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Where: Illini Union Illini Rooms
Cost: $5 students, $7 public.

Advance tickets available from August 24 – October 8 at Ticket Central in the Illini Union.

IUB Homecoming Ticket Bundle available at Ticket Central in the Illini Union (including admission to the IUB Homecoming Fashion Show, IUB African American Homecoming Pageant, IUB African American Homecoming Step Show and IUB African American Homecoming Party). Limited bundles available. Bundle prices are $33 (students), $42 (general public). Bundle packages are only available until Thursday, October 8 so get yours today!

Featuring: A Homecoming Pageant to determine who will be the next Mr. & Ms. U of I.


IUB Homecoming Fashion Show

Sponsored by Traditional Programs
Date: October 9
Time: 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Where: Foellinger Auditorium
Cost: $10 advance students, $12 advance public, $11 students at the door, $13 public at the door.

Advance tickets available from August 24 – October 9 at Ticket Central in the Illini Union.

IUB Homecoming Ticket Bundle available at Ticket Central in the Illini Union (including admission to the IUB Homecoming Fashion Show, IUB African American Homecoming Pageant, IUB African American Homecoming Step Show and IUB African American Homecoming Party). Limited bundles available. Bundle prices are $33 (students), $42 (general public). Bundle packages are only available until Thursday, October 8 so get yours today!

Featuring: As part of the Homecoming tradition, this event will feature student models and performers showcasing the latest fashion trends set to a blazing soundtrack.


IUB African American Homecoming Step Show

Sponsored by Traditional Programs
Date: October 10
Time: 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Where: Foellinger Auditorium
Cost: $8 advance students, $10 advance public, $12 general admission at the door.

Advance tickets available from August 24 – October 9 at Ticket Central in the Illini Union.

IUB Homecoming Ticket Bundle available at Ticket Central in the Illini Union (including admission to the IUB Homecoming Fashion Show, IUB African American Homecoming Pageant, IUB African American Homecoming Step Show and IUB African American Homecoming Party). Limited bundles available. Bundle prices are $33 (students), $42 (general public). Bundle packages are only available until Thursday, October 8 so get yours today!

Featuring: As part of the African-American Homecoming tradition, this event will showcase step performances from Historically Black Fraternities and Sororities from around the region.


IUB African American Homecoming Party

Sponsored by Traditional Programs
Date: October 10
Time: 11:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Where: CRCE (Campus Rec Center East) Gym
Cost: $13 students, $16 public. Tickets available ONLY in advance and ONLY through Ticket Central in the Illini Union. Advance tickets available from August 24 – October 9 at Ticket Central in the Illini Union.

IUB Homecoming Ticket Bundle available at Ticket Central in the Illini Union (including admission to the IUB Homecoming Fashion Show, IUB African American Homecoming Pageant, IUB African American Homecoming Step Show and IUB African American Homecoming Party). Limited bundles available. Bundle prices are $33 (students), $42 (general public). Bundle packages are only available until Thursday, October 8 so get yours today!

Featuring: As part of the African-American Homecoming tradition, this event will showcase a DJ and dance for students to celebrate Homecoming.


An Evening with Marlee Matlin

Sponsored by Enriching Programs
Date: October 14
Time: 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Where: Illini Rooms
As the youngest Academy Award winner for "Best Actress" and only deaf recipient for the movie "Children of a Lesser God", Marlee Matlin has gained recognition as an inspiration to many. She is the best-selling author of the book "I'll Scream Later" and is a National Celebrity Spokesperson for the American Red Cross. Marlee has appeared on ABC's "Dancing with the Stars", Showtime's "The View", and NBC's "The West Wing". Please join us!


"My Sister's Keeper” - Girls Night Out Film Series: Movies for Women

Sponsored by Progressive Programs
Date: October 20
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Where: Illini Union Courtyard Cafe
Cost:$2
Synopsis: Sara and Brian Fitzgerald's life with their young son and their two-year-old daughter, Kate, is forever altered when they learn that Kate has leukemia. The parents' only hope is to conceive another child, specifically intended to save Kate's life. For some, such genetic engineering would raise both moral and ethical questions; for the Fitzgeralds, Sara in particular, there is no choice but to do whatever it takes to keep Kate alive. And what it takes is Anna. Kate and Anna share a bond closer than most sisters: though Kate is older, she relies on her little sister--in fact, her life depends on Anna. Throughout their young lives, the sisters endure various medical procedures and hospital stays--just another part of their close-knit family's otherwise normal life. Sara, a loving wife and mother who left her career as an attorney to care for her daughter, is sometimes lost inside the single-minded caregiver she has become in her efforts to save Kate. Her strong, supportive husband, Brian, is often rendered powerless and passive by his wife's strength and determination. And their only son, Jesse, drifts, at times all but forgotten as Kate and Anna take center stage. Until Anna, now 11, says "no." Seeking medical emancipation, she hires her own lawyer initiating a court case that divides the family and that could leave Kate's rapidly failing body in the hands of fate.


LIVE GREEN WEEK

Sponsored by Students for Environmental Concerns and Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Date: October 20 - October 25
Time: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Where: U of I Campus!
GET EXCITED!!! The Illini Union Board with the help of Students for Environmental Concerns (SECS) and the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences are THRILLED to be bringing you U of I's Fall 2009 "Live Green" week! Here's the line of events: Oct 20th, Tuesday: -Professor Michael Scoville mini lecture @ 4pm IN Wahl Room at University YMCA , “Ethical Aspects of Our Relationship to Nonhumans and Nature." Oct 21st, Wednesday -Chad Dunn "Recycled Rhythms Concert" @ 12 pm IN Illini Union Courtyard, “Recycled Rhythms” - Dr. Andrew Leakey lecture @ 7pm IN General Lounge, “Food for thought: crops and climate change” Oct 22nd, Thursday -“Go Green RSO Fair” @ 11am-3pm AT Anniversary Plaza -“Green Film Festival” @ 7pm IN Illini Union Room A, Featuring short-length (Adorably Hilarious and Informational) animations: “Story of Stuff” “The Meatrix” “The Meatrix 2” “The Meatrix 2.5” “Grocery Store Wars” Oct 24th, Saturday -Project 350 Rally @ 1pm AT Alma Mater


Women's RSO Showcase

Sponsored by League of Women Voters
Date: October 20
Time: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Where: Anniversary Plaza
Stop by Anniversary Plaza (South of the Union on the Quad!) this Tuesday and check out some of the Women's RSOs we have on this Campus! You'll meet some wonderful people and maybe even GET INVOLVED with a new RSO! =D


Illinites: I Know What You Did Last Illinites!

Sponsored by Illinites; Co-Sponsored with the Moms & Dads Associations
Date: October 23
Time: 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Where: Illini Union
Free Event for Students!

Featuring: A fun and thrilling night themed around Halloween and haunted happenings…featuring -“Spirit Talk” with Chris Fleming, from Biography Channel’s “Dead Famous.” -Peformance by the fire perfomers Pyrotechniq -Screening of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince -Make Your Own Caramel Apple -Tarot Card Readings -Pumpkin Carving Contest -Pumpkin Pie Eating Contest -Pumpkin Painting Contest -Face Painting Contest -Learn the Thriller Dance -Performances by What You Will Shakespeare -50 cent Sbarro's Pizza! Illinites is a late night program featuring free entertainment, free activities and free food for student participants.


Home Grown Talent Show!

Sponsored by ARTS
Date: October 30
Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Where: Illini Union Illini Rooms ABC
 Illini Union Board Presents… The Homegrown Talent Show!

The talent show will showcase student’s talents ranging from belly dancing and impromptu comedy to a cappella and theatrical dance!

When: Friday, October 30, 2009 Time: 7:00pm- 9:00pm Place: Illini Union I-Rooms.

Groups will receive cash prizes and the title of Homegrown Talent Show winner!

Participating acts include: Kelly Durley, Dance 2XS Caliente, Spicy Clamato, The Rip Chords, Girls Next Door, Legend Dance Company, 3SPOT, Chai Town, TASC Special Ops, and Trikhala!

Admission is only $1!

We hope to see you there.