Featured Events in Urbana in May, 2025 (June Updated)

Tommy Prine live at the Rose Bowl Tavern! a special solo performance with special guest Angela Autumn Sunday, May 4th, 2025 Doors 6pm | Show 7pm Tickets on sale now! $15-$25 with reserved seating options (see below) --------------------------------------- Ticketing: $25 reserved stage seating $20 booth seating $15 standing bar/GA* $30 DAY-OF SHOW PRICE (while tickets last) PLEASE READ! **GA price is for the circle bar area of the venue only. All seating around the bar is first-come first serve for these tickets and is otherwise standing room only! To sit at a table or booth, you must purchase a reserved seating ticket and must sit at the seat you reserved. Any patron without a reserved seating ticket will not be allowed to join a party seated at a table. Any patron not located in the seat they have purhcased will be asked to move** *****Unless you purchase an entire table for seated tickets, your table will be shared with other patrons/ticketholders**** PLEASE CONTACT THE ROSE BOWL TAVERN BEFORE PURCHASING TICKETS FROM 3RD PARTY SOURCES TO AVOID SCAMS. No refunds on tickets. --------------------------------------- Tommy Prine's debut album This Far South (June 2023) was not only a long-awaited introduction but a testimony to Prine's 20s and the loss, love, and growth that has defined them. Co-produced by a close friend and kindred musical spirit, Ruston Kelly, and beloved Nashville engineer and producer, Gena Johnson, the album is rich and dynamic from cathartic jams to nostalgic storytelling. Celebrating the album's first year, Tommy is releasing a deluxe version of the record on June 21, 2024 – featuring reimagined versions, a special guest and a brand new song. "Releasing my debut album changed so much in my life. The only things that stayed the same were my family, my pets, and my friends. Everything else changed drastically. I've had a few moments that felt like the point of no return, releasing the album being one of them. Not in a scary way, just in a way that there is no taking back art that you put out into the world. Once it has affected one other person, it has already begun its own life and will in turn change the creator's life." Prine is currently crisscrossing the country headlining shows with his band and appearing at festivals including Green River, Bristol Rhythm & Roots, and Bourbon & Beyond. This past year, Prine opened for Jason Isbell and Tyler Childers, was named one of Amazon Music's 2023 Breakthrough Artists to Watch and wrapped up the year by making his Grand Ole Opry debut. Tommy learned to play guitar by watching his father, mimicking the ways his fingers moved, he inadvertently developed his own singular style. Prine sonically brings together a colorful patchwork of musical influences spanning Gillian Welch, Outkast, Bon Iver, the Strokes and more. Lyrically, Tommy explores existential questions and emotional experiences in his music. Information Source: Rose Bowl Tavern | eventbrite

Mosaic Mothers Day Art at WING BAR in Urbana! Come celebrate Mother's Day by getting creative at our Mosaic Mothers Day Art event at WING BAR in Urbana! Join us for a fun-filled day of crafting beautiful mosaic art pieces with your mom or loved ones. Let your creativity flow while enjoying delicious wings and drinks at this exciting in-person event. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to bond with your mom and create lasting memories together. See you there! FIRST DRINK IS ON US- ALL SUPPLIES INCLUDED!!! Information Source: Chelsea Burchett | eventbrite

Sentho Roma è entusiasta di accogliere per la prima volta C'è Figa , il travolgente spettacolo di Stand up Comedy tutto al femminile, che porta sul palco verità scomode con la giusta dose di sarcasmo e ironia. L'appuntamento è per Giovedì 15 maggio sulla splendida terrazza di Sentho, in Via Urbana 158, dove vi aspettiamo per un aperitivo all’insegna di risate e della libertà d’espressione. Il format, ideato da Alessandra Flamini e prodotto da Kaos Teatro, vedrà protagoniste le talentuose comiche: Sara Flamment, Alessandra Flamini, Patrizia Colucci e Ilaria Giambini. Apertura bar: 18:30 Inizio show: 20:00 Una volta acquistato il biglietto non sarà più rimborsabile. In caso di pioggia l'evento verrà rimandato. Information Source: Sentho Roma | eventbrite

Emily Nenni with special guest Dylan Earl live at the Rose Bowl Tavern in downtown Urbana, IL. Thursday, May 22nd Doors 7:30pm Show 8:00pm $15 ADV | $20 DOS Tickets on sale 2/21 at 9am! All seating is on a first come, first serve basis No refunds on tickets. *Please contact venue directly prior to purchasing third party tickets to avoid scams* ---------------------------------------- Emily Nenni has a confession: she didn't always plan on being a performing artist. "I thought I was just going to be a songwriter," she admits. Clearly, life had something else in store. The singer and guitarist has emerged as one of the freshest and most electrifying voices in Nashville, with a sound rooted in classic honky-tonk and spiked with serious country, soul and rock 'n' roll fire, and sweet-and-sassy lyrics that chronicle hard living, hot nights, heartbreak and other universal truths about the human condition. Over the past several years she's enraptured audiences across Music City with sizzling sets in smoky bars and clubs, honing her command of the stage, perfecting her skills as a band leader and sharpening an already astute world view, all of which are on full display on her newest studio album, Drive & Cry . The record is a marked departure from her previous full-length, 2022's celebrated On the Ranch . Whereas that effort saw Nenni uproot herself to lend a hand — and write — while assisting at a ranch in southern Colorado, Drive & Cry drops the listener smack in the middle of her boisterous and bustling Nashville world. The album kicks off with "Get to Know Ya," a honky-tonk rave-up that celebrates the end of the work day and the beginning of a music-filled, come-what-may night. Nenni busts out her biggest hoops, jumps into the jeans she can "really only stand up in," and heads to the local bar. "Play 'til the sun'll come / when the daylight's done," she sings as the instrumental accompaniment races in step behind her. From there, Nenni leads into "Greatest Hits," a pedal-steel-inflected Dolly Parton-style number in which she tips her hat to underground honky-tonk venue Santa's Pub, a dive bar squeezed inside a double-wide trailer that has become her home-away-from-home in Nashville. "When I first came to town, I was 21 and singing at clubs with folks who were twice my age," Nenni recalls of moving to Music City from her native California. "Then a buddy of mine said, 'There's a place where people are making this music that are actually your age, and where you'd really fit in.' And that was Santa's Pub. It's where I learned that music doesn't have to be perfect — everybody is just having fun and there's no judgment. You can show up however you're feeling that night, have a good time and be surrounded by friends." A stellar cast of those friends stepped up to assist Nenni on Drive & Cry , beginning with producer John James Tourville of New West labelmates the Deslondes. "He brought in half the musicians and I brought in half," Nenni says. "And he gave me so much space to make the record that I wanted to make." It's a record that is her most personal to date. Save for an album-closing cover of Terry Allen's classic "Amarillo Highway" (a staple of her Sunday-night sets at Santa's), Nenni penned the remainder of the dozen tracks entirely on her own. "It's the first time I've done that," she says. "I had a few weeks alone at my house in Nashville, and I just sat with all my thoughts and feelings from the last couple years and put it all down. So this is an album that's truly 'me.' " The results put the full range of Nenni's singular musical voice on display, from the soaring "Changes," influenced by her love of Sixties girl groups, to the swampy, strutting empowerment anthem "I Don't Have to Like You," in which she declares "I'm a grown-ass woman and I don't trust a word you coo." There's also the Tina Turner homage "I Don't Need You" ("Got my own boots to fill and you know I will," Nenni assures), the wistful, late-night honky-tonk ode "We Sure Could Two Step," and the playful title track, in which, over a tight country-funk groove, Nenni jokes, "Don't you worry 'bout me / I'm gonna have a bawl." It's a lighthearted lyric, but one that is, like everything on the album, true to Nenni's life. "I do actually cry a fair bit, and I love to do it while I'm driving," she admits. Nenni will have plenty of opportunities for that in the near future, as she plans to take Drive & Cry on tour, far and wide. "I love to be on the road," she says. "I love to be with my buds, I love to play shows, and I love to make people happy and make people cry with my music. That's what truly makes me happy, too." Nenni laughs. "So I maybe never thought I'd be a performer, but I sure am glad that I am." Information Source: Rose Bowl Tavern | eventbrite

DATES: Saturday-Monday, May 24-26, 2025; Tuesday-Wednesday, May 27-28 (optional extension) FEES: Early Registration discount applies if PAID IN FULL by Friday, 4/25/25. Non-discounted fees: Deposit due Friday, 4/25/25; Balance Due by Friday, 5/23/25. 5 -day Seminar (Saturday - Wednesday) Discounted Fee is $530. Pay in full by Friday, 4/25/25. Non-Discounted Fee is $555. Deposit ($220) is due by Friday, 4/25/25; Balance ($335) is due by Friday, 5/23/25. 3 -day Seminar Weekend (Saturday - Monday) Discounted Fee is $330. Pay in full by Friday, 4/25/25. Non-Discounted Fee is $345. Deposit ($115) is due by Friday, 4/25/25; Balance ($230) is due by Friday, 5/23/25. 1-Day Option Fee is $125. Pay in full by Friday, 5/23/25. To secure your reservation you must register and pay in full by the dates above. After 4/25, discounts drop and payment in full is required by 5/23. NO Walk-ins / NO payments at the door. If you’re on a tight budget, let us know in advance & we can work out a payment plan. ~WORKSHOP SCHEDULE~ Saturday 9:00 – 9:45 AM Check-in* 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Class 12:30 – 2:30 Lunch Break (Time may vary) Sunday – Wednesday 9:00 – 9:50 AM Warm-up / practice on your own 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Class 12:30 – 2:30 Lunch Break Short Breaks will be built-in throughout Information Source: Master Chungliang Al Huang | eventbrite