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Dates	Theaters	Live Music	Museums	Outdoors
Thursday, Aug. 31		Boom-Jam Open Stage Boomerangs Bar and Grill, Urbana	Storywork: The Prints of Marie Watt (Aug. 31-Dec. 2) Krannert Art Museum, Champaign	National Sweet Corn Festival (Aug. 31-Sept. 4) Hoopeston, Vermilion County
Friday, Sept. 1		CU Folk and Roots Festival, featuring Anika Emily Crystal Lake Park, Urbana
Saturday, Sept. 2		Toast to Taylor Street Downtown Block Party Champaign	Illini Swing Society Kick-off Dance Illini Union, Urbana	Arthur Amish Country Cheese Festival (Sept. 2-4) Arthur Village in Douglas and Moultrie Counties
Sunday, Sept. 3
Monday, Sept. 4 Labor Day		Millikin Decatur Symphony Orchestra – Labor Day Pops Concert The Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater, Decatur		AFL-CIO Labor Day Parade Downtown Champaign
Tuesday, Sept. 5		Lit Open Mic Rose Bowl Tavern, Urbana

TAGS: Arthur Amish Country Cheese Festival, Champaign, CU Folk and Roots Festival, Hoopeston, Labor Day, National Sweet Corn Festival, Toast to Taylor Street, Urbana

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