Events will be held in the courtyard on Fridays from noon to 1 p.m. March 30 through May 4. UI Dining Services will have lunch carts available so picnickers can purchase lunch or snack items. Brown-bag diners will be welcome too. The courtyard is part of the Campustown 2000 project to beautify Campustown and adjacent areas. We recognized that there'd be great diversity among the students coming into the surrounding offices, and the plaza was created as a gathering area to promote casual conversation and interaction.
Large steps provide seating for informal events.
Bench seating will be installed this summer, Riley said. Richard Keen News Bureau, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 807 South Wright Street.