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Orpheum Champaign The historic & unforgettable venue located in the heart of downtown Champaign, IL.

10/17/2026

🎷 THIS IS YOUR SIGN TO GET OUT AND EXPERIENCE SOMETHING DIFFERENT. 🎶

The Royer Sessions are back this Wednesday, and we’re bringing a little extra rhythm to the house with CU Jazz Festival! 🔥

If you haven’t made it to a Royer Session yet, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!

Every week, we’ve been turning strangers into collaborators, filling a historic house with creativity, and proving that some of the best nights happen when you try something new.

This week, we’re getting jazzy. 🎺✨

No experience needed. No pressure to perform. Just good music, good people, and a chance to be part of something you won’t find anywhere else.

📍 The Royer House | Urbana
📅 Wednesday, October 21
⏰ 6–8 PM
🎟️ FREE! RSVP to save your spot!

Don’t just hear about it afterward. Be in the room. 🎶

10/15/2026

Last night was EVERYTHING. 🌈🎨✨

The Royer House was filled with color, creativity, connection, and a whole lot of JOY!

A huge thank you to Uniting Pride and everyone who showed up for The Art of Joy and helped turn a Wednesday night into something pretty special. 💖

THIS is what the Royer Sessions are all about. Coming together, trying something new, and creating something bigger than ourselves.

And if you haven’t made it to a session yet… what are you waiting for?! 👀

🎷 NEXT WEEK: We’re teaming up with the CU Jazz Festival! 🎶

We’re bringing a whole new rhythm to the Royer House, and trust us, you’re going to want to be part of it.

New artists. New experiences. A different kind of Wednesday night EVERY week.

✨ Don’t just hear about it afterward. Come be part of it.

🎟️ RSVP now and bring a friend!

10/14/2026

🌈 TONIGHT IS ALL ABOUT JOY! 🏳️‍🌈✨

Pride Week is here, and we’re celebrating the best way we know how — by getting creative, coming together, and making a little magic!

Tonight, we’re teaming up with Uniting Pride for The Art of Joy, a special Royer Session celebrating self-expression, community, and the beauty of being unapologetically YOU. 💖

Whether you’re coming with friends, making new ones, or just looking for a space to create and connect, there’s a place for you here.

🎨 The Art of Joy with Uniting Pride
📅 TONIGHT! Wednesday, October 14
⏰ 6–8 PM
📍 The Royer House | Urbana

No artistic experience needed. No pressure to be perfect. Just good people, creativity, and a whole lot of PRIDE!

🌈 There’s still time to RSVP! Grab a friend, claim your spot, and come make something beautiful with us tonight!

JOY IS AN ART FORM. 🌈✨ And this Wednesday, we’re making it together.We’re celebrating PRIDE WEEK with Uniting Pride at t...
10/12/2026

JOY IS AN ART FORM. 🌈✨ And this Wednesday, we’re making it together.

We’re celebrating PRIDE WEEK with Uniting Pride at the Royer House for The Art of Joy — a Royer Session all about creativity, connection, and unapologetically being yourself.

Come make something, meet some incredible people, and celebrate everything that makes our community beautifully different. 🏳️‍🌈

🎨 The Art of Joy with Uniting Pride
📅 Wednesday, October 14
⏰ 6–8 PM
📍 The Royer House | Urbana

No experience needed. Just show up, bring your people, and create a little joy with us.

Spots are limited, so grab yours now! 🌈

10/08/2026

Last night was something special. ❤️

A huge thank you to Ja Nelle Davenport Pleasure ( Styled 2 Speak: A Collaborative Art, Fashion & Poetry Experience ) for bringing Reflections Unveiled to the Royer House and reminding us just how powerful it can be to share our stories, listen to one another, and create something together.

This is exactly what Royer Sessions is all about. Different artists, different experiences, and a new opportunity every Wednesday to step outside your usual routine and be part of something.

And next week? We’re bringing a little extra JOY to the house! 🌈

In celebration of Pride Week, we’re teaming up with Uniting Pride for a special Royer Session: The Art of Joy!

On Wednesday, October 14, we’re inviting YOU to help create a collaborative work of art. Everyone will contribute their own little piece of joy, and together we’ll turn those individual creations into something bigger.

You don’t have to be an artist. You don’t need any experience. Just bring yourself, a little creativity, and whatever joy looks like to you.

Bring a friend, bring your family, or come meet some new people. All are welcome!

📍 The Royer House | Urbana
📅 Wednesday, October 14
⏰ 6–8 PM
🎟️ FREE! RSVP to save your spot at the Orpheum Champaign website.

If you’ve been watching these sessions unfold from your feed, consider this your invitation to finally join us.

Don’t just see the finished artwork afterward. Come be part of making it.

Still figuring out what to do tonight? Come make something with us.Tonight from 6–8 PM, Royer Sessions returns to the Ro...
10/07/2026

Still figuring out what to do tonight? Come make something with us.

Tonight from 6–8 PM, Royer Sessions returns to the Royer House in Urbana with Reflections Unveiled, featuring local poet Ja Nelle Davenport Pleasure.

Bring the kids for something creative and different, grab a friend for an artsy night out, or just come on your own and see where the evening takes you.

You don’t have to be a poet. You don’t have to perform. You can write, participate, listen, or simply enjoy being in the room while something new is created.

✨ All ages
✨ No experience needed
✨ Completely FREE

📍 Royer House, Urbana
⏰ TONIGHT | 6–8 PM

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There’s still time to RSVP. And if you’ve been meaning to check out a Royer Session, make tonight the night.

10/06/2026

This is Urbana, in Ja’Nelle’s words.

Tomorrow night, those words leave the screen and enter the room.

Join Ja’Nelle Davenport-Pleasure at the Royer House for Reflections Unveiled—an evening of spoken word, reflection, and creating together.

You don’t have to be a poet. You don’t have to perform. You can come to listen, take it all in, or put something of your own on the page.

But you do have to be in the room.

Tomorrow • Wednesday, October 7 • 6–8 PM
The Royer House
Free to attend—RSVP to save your spot.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVezOtmcO6iQTLTEPxG3LUSuJVsGto-f4P6XuyGcSLv3oWgg/viewform

Come hear what happens when we tell the stories of the places that shape us.

10/05/2026

Meet your next Royer Sessions artist: Ja Nelle Davenport-Pleasure. 🎤✨

This Wednesday, Ja’Nelle is taking over The Royer House for REFLECTIONS UNVEILED — an evening of spoken word, storytelling, reflection, and creating something of your own.

And if you’ve been watching The Royer Sessions from your feed thinking, “I should go to one of these…”

This is your sign.

You don’t have to be a poet. You don’t have to consider yourself an artist. You can come to listen, take it all in, and see where the night takes you.

But you might surprise yourself and leave having created something, too.

✨ REFLECTIONS UNVEILED
Featuring Ja’Nelle Davenport-Pleasure
📅 Wednesday, October 7
⏰ 6–8 PM
📍 The Royer House | Urbana
🎟️ FREE — space is limited

Watch Ja’Nelle tell you a little about what’s waiting for you Wednesday… then claim your spot.

The Royer Sessions happen every Wednesday. Different artist. Different medium. Different experience.

Come see what happens when you’re actually in the room.

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Made possible with support from the Urbana Arts and Culture Program

10/04/2026

THIS is why you want to be in the room Wednesday. 🎤✨

Listen to Ja Nelle Davenport- Pleasure Styled 2 Speak: A Collaborative Art, Fashion & Poetry Experience speak her poetry — then imagine what happens when you’re not just watching from the audience, but invited into the creative process.

REFLECTIONS UNVEILED
A Royer Session with Ja’Nelle Davenport-Pleasure

This Wednesday, we’re exploring the stories, memories, emotions and pieces of ourselves that are waiting to be put into words.

You don’t have to be a poet.
You don’t have to perform.
You can come to listen, reflect, write, experiment — and maybe surprise yourself with what comes out.

But you have to be in the room.

📅 Wednesday, October 7
⏰ 6–8 PM
📍 The Royer House | Urbana
🎟️ FREE | Limited space

The first Royer Session showed us what can happen when a room full of people decides to create together.

Now it’s Ja’Nelle’s turn.

Come experience Reflections Unveiled.

Sign up now and bring someone who needs a little creative spark. 👀

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVezOtmcO6iQTLTEPxG3LUSuJVsGto-f4P6XuyGcSLv3oWgg/viewform

Made possible with support from the Urbana Arts and Culture Program

10/02/2026

5 DAYS UNTIL WE UNVEIL WHAT’S BENEATH THE SURFACE.

Next Wednesday, Ja’Nelle Davenport-Pleasure ( Styled 2 Speak: A Collaborative Art, Fashion & Poetry Experience) takes over The Royer House for the next Royer Session:

✨ REFLECTIONS UNVEILED ✨

This time, it’s about your words. Your story. Your voice.

Through spoken word, Ja’Nelle will guide us through reflection and creative expression — taking the thoughts, experiences, and pieces of ourselves we carry around and helping us turn them into something we can actually put into words.

Never written poetry? Perfect.

Never performed spoken word? Doesn’t matter.

You don’t have to perform. You don’t have to share. You can come listen, write, experiment, or find yourself doing something you never expected.

That’s what the Royer Sessions are for.

Last week, we made music together.

This Wednesday, we find our words.

📅 Wednesday, October 7 | 6–8 PM
📍 The Royer House | Urbana
🎟️ FREE + LIMITED SPACE

There are only so many Wednesday nights in this series.

Don’t wait until you see the recap to wish you’d been there.

Sign up. Get in the room. See what comes out. Thank you to Urbana Arts and Culture Program

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346 N. Neil Street
Champaign, IL
61820

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+12175300909

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