Welcoming Week is a national celebration of the growing movement of communities that fully embrace new Americans and their contributions to the social fabric of our country. Created by YMCA of the USA’s national partner Welcoming America, Welcoming Week brings together immigrants and U.S.-born residents to promote cross-cultural understanding and raise awareness of the benefits of welcoming everyone!

Welcoming Week Champaign County is a part of the New American Welcome Center at the University YMCA. For detailed event descriptions and to see the event calendar, visit: http://universityymca.org/welcome-center-calendar/

LIST OF EVENTS:

27th Annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecture
Thursday, Sept 14, 1pm, Knight Auditorium at Spurlock Museum

ELLNORA Guitar Festival | Various Events
Thursday, Sept 14 to Saturday, Sept 16, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Joint Community Meeting
Thursday, Sept 14, 7pm, Trinity Hall, St. Patrick’s Catholic Church

International Coffeehouse Open House
Friday, Sept 15, 4pm-6pm, Etc. Coffee House

Champaign County Immigrant Conference & Benefits Fair
Saturday, Sept 16, 10am-2pm, Champaign Public Library

Ellnora | Around the World Family Event
Saturday, Sept 16, 12pm-3pm, Spurlock Museum

Welcoming Service: “Welcoming the Stranger”
Saturday, Sept 16 (5pm); Sunday, Sept 17 (8:30am & 10:45am)

Tagore Festival: 100 years of Tagore’s Urbana Lectures on Nationalism
Saturday, Sept 16, 5:30pm-9pm, Channing Murray Foundation

Cake Night
Saturday, Sept 16, 7pm-10pm, Bahá'í Center

Welcoming Worship Service
Sunday, Sept 17 (8am & 9am), First Presbyterian Church of Champaign

Welcoming Service: "Will You Harbor Me? The Dance of Host and Guest"
Sunday, Sept 17, 10:15am, Unitarian Universalist Church of Urbana-Champaign

Filipino American Community Potluck
Tuesday, September 19, 6pm-8pm, Asian American Cultural Center

Fresh Check Day | Mental Health Fair
Wednesday, Sept 20, 10am-2pm, Illini Union

Dessert Fair
Wednesday, Sept 20, 12:30pm-4pm, Chapel of St. John the Divine

Make Ice Cream with New Friends
Thursday, Sept 21, 10am-12pm, Museum of the Grand Prairie

International Day of Peace Meet & Greet
Thursday, Sept 21, 5pm-7pm, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Immigration 101: Information & Volunteer Training
Thursday, Sept 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm, Independent Media Center (IMC)

Glo Heart/Displaced Lullaby, a play
Friday, Sept 22, 7:30pm, University YMCA

RE-Public Music Showcase
Friday, Sept 22, 12:30pm-7:30pm, Downtown Champaign (corner of Walnut & Chester Streets)

Knowledge at Work: 150 years of the U of I
Friday, Sept, 22, (5pm-8pm) and Saturday, Sept 23, (1:30pm-3:30pm), Spurlock Museum

ACLU “Know Your Rights” Table
Saturday, Sept 23, 8am-12pm, Urbana Market at the Square

Worldwide Day of Play
Saturday, Sept 23, 12pm-2pm, Friendship Grove Nature Playscape, Anita Purves Nature Center

Hispanic Heritage Month Festival
Saturday, Sept 23, 1pm-3:30pm, Orchard Downs

4th Annual Welcome Awards
Saturday, Sept 23, 2:00pm-4:00pm, Muslim American Society Center

Welcome in the “Wilderness”
Saturday, Sept 23 through Saturday, Sept 30 (10am-4pm), Interpretive Center, Homer Lake Forest Preserve

Conversation Partners Workshop
Wednesday, Sept 27, 6pm-8:30pm, The Urbana Free Library

JUNTOS: Parents vs. Teachers Soccer Game & Potluck
Saturday, Sept 30, 4pm-8pm, Urbana High School, Urbana Middle School

Latin Dance Night
Saturday, Sept 30, 9:30pm-11:30pm, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

International Expo
Sunday, Oct 1, 1pm-3:30pm, Spurlock Museum

Interactive Family-Friendly Celebration of the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of
Bahá'u'lláh
Saturday, October 14, 2pm-5pm, Bahá'í Center

Celebration of the Birth of the Báb
Saturday, Oct 21, 1pm, Staerkel Planetarium at Parkland College

Celebration of the Birth of Bahá'u'lláh – 200th anniversary year
Sunday, Oct 22, 2pm, Foellinger Auditorium

Cultural Celebration
4th Sunday of every month, Spurlock Museum

Walking Tours
Sundays in October, Spurlock Museum External Event Url
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