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Spurlock Museum Special Event: Gotta Dance! |
In collaboration with the exhibit A World Of Shoes, the Spurlock Museum announces November 9-11 as Gotta Dance! weekend. The three-day event will feature a variety of dance performances in classic films and live concerts. Feel the rhythm! For a schedule and admission information, visit the Museum's website at www.spurlock.illinoi.edu. or call Kim Sheahan at 217-244-3355. The Spurlock Museum is located at 600 S. Gregory, Urbana. |
| 10:00AM |
5:00PM |
A World of Shoes: Exhibit at Spurlock Museum |
Is an exhibit on shoes cool? You bet your boots! Find out more by visiting the Spurlock Museum’s fall Campbell Gallery exhibit A World of Shoes, opening September 4. Over 60 pairs of shoes from 20 different countries will be featured.
The main themes of the exhibit all begin with the letter “S:” Sports, Style, Soul, Service, Substance, Self, and Sensuality. There is also an introductory area inspired by the wall of shoes display at Chicago’s Field Museum. Near the entrance to the exhibit, visitors can share their own shoe stories and take a quiz on shoe names.
A significant number of the shoes on display are loans by individuals from across central Illinois. The Museum of the Grand Prairie in Mahomet loaned artifacts, including two examples of animal shoes. A pair of Weary Willie clown shoes worn by renowned entertainer Emmett Kelly has come in from the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. Shoes worn by Shinto priests at the Izumo Taishakyo Mission of Hawai’i can be found in the Soul area.
A World of Shoes will be on display during regular Museum hours from September 4, 2012 through February 10, 2013. The Spurlock Museum is located at 600 S. Gregory, just across the street east of the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts in Urbana. Museum hours are Tuesdays 12-5; Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays 9-5; Saturdays 10-4; and Sundays 12-4. For more information on the exhibit and related events, call 217-244-3355 or email ksheahan@illinois.edu. |
| 12:00PM |
3:00PM |
Unveiled, A Luxury Bridal Showcase |
Get ready to be inspired as Elite Entertainment brings you wedding experts from across Central Illinois. This luxury bridal showcase is perfect for newly engaged couples to jump-start their journey down the aisle.
October 21, 2012
Memorial Stadium | Colonnades Club
12:00-3:00pm
Elite Bridal Fashion Show at 2:00pm
This event will include experts from all areas in the wedding industry, hors d'oeuvres, a grand prize, & an upbeat fashion show featuring the brand new bridal store, Elite Bridal!
Visit: www.eliteunveiled.com |
| 1:00PM |
3:00PM |
Free Rabies Vaccination Clinic for Pets |
The Illinois Student Chapter of the Association of Shelter Veterinarians (ISCASV) of the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois is organizing a no-cost rabies vaccination clinic to be held as part of the World Rabies Day initiative on Sunday, October 21, 2012. The clinic is designed to attract pet-owning citizens in the community, and is done in partnership with Champaign County Animal Control and the Central Illinois Animal Welfare Coalition. The no-cost rabies clinic will be for dogs, cats, and ferrets, and will be held from 1:00-3:00 PM at the Champaign County Animal Services Facility, located at 210 S. Art Bartell Road in Urbana.
Animals must be at least 12 weeks of age to receive a vaccine. No appointment is necessary and vaccines will be administered on a first-come, first-serve basis. All animals must be leashed or crated. Pet owners will be asked about their pet’s known vaccine history, but even pets with no known history can be vaccinated.
This is the second year that ISCASV has organized a rabies vaccination clinic to promote rabies prevention by encouraging vaccination of pet animals. Last year’s clinic vaccinated 68 animals, and the goal this year is to exceed 200 pets. While rabies kills 55,000 people worldwide, the institution of mandatory pet vaccination has significantly reduced the incidence of human rabies in the United States. Vaccinating pet animals serves as a barrier to preventing the disease in humans.
The World Rabies Day initiative is a global rabies awareness campaign to spread the word about rabies prevention, and is spearheaded by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Global Alliance for Rabies Control. This year’s World Rabies Day represents the fifth anniversary of the initiative, and the goal is to make rabies prevention efforts a year-round endeavor and not just a day. Events are planned throughout the world to increase awareness about rabies and to raise support and funding towards its control and prevention. ISCASV recognizes World Rabies Day as an opportunity to not only increase rabies awareness, but to do something to prevent the disease. This event will be listed on the World Rabies Day website, www.worldrabiesday.org.
The clinic is another of the many examples of the University of Illinois-Champaign/Urbana community partnership that exists to the mutual benefit of both the institution and the public. In addition to Champaign County Animal Control, the ISCASV no-cost rabies clinic is supported by the Illinois Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association, as well as the Central Illinois Animal Welfare Coalition. Donations towards the effort are encouraged and will be accepted the day of the clinic. |
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