Illinois presents a rich variety of cultural programs for education and entertainment. Performance centers and theatres present the world's finest operas, ballets, and plays, and auditoriums host popular performers of music and shows. Great museums, lectures, and presentations by the world's top scholars enrich both the campus and the community.

• Krannert Art Museum
• Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
• Computer Music Project
• Boardman's Art Theater
• Station Theater
• Virginia Theater
• Spurlock Museum
• Orpheum Children's Museum
• Japan House
• 40 North/88 West: arts, culture, and entertainment council
• Campus Calendar - Exhibits
• Performances

Illinois offers an amazing variety

• Campus Recreation
• Facilities
• Intramural Sports
• Club Teams
• Adventure Recreation
• Fighting Illini sports
• Allerton Park
• Champaign County Forest Preserve
• Champaign Park District
• Urbana Park District

CU and the Illinois campus has a thriving local music scene.

• OpeningBands.com venue and performance listings for the CU local scene
• StarCourse: live-concert organization run completely by students
• Canopy Club
• Cowboy Monkey
• The HighDive
• Assembly Hall

The campus and community play host to a variety of special events. Just a few of the annual festivals and events include:

• Boneyard Arts Festival
• Lebowski Achievers Festival
• Pygmalion Music Festival
• Roger Ebert's Film Festival

Champaign-Urbana has more restaurants per capita than you might think necessary. Browse to your stomach's content:

• The 217 Campus Dining Guide
• Visit Champaign Dining Guide
• EatCU.com - delivery from 26+ campus restaurants

A variety of local listings, calendars, and blogs about the local scene:

• SmilePolitely
• the217.com
• VisitChampaign.com
• DowntownChampaign.com
• Independent Media Center