Champaign Urbana Folk and Roots Festival Friday, Sept. 25 5pm-1am Saturday, Sept. 26 9:30am-12am Downtown Urbana 493-4654 $15 all-event wristband $3-$10 individual performances/dances Free, children under 12

Folk profusion

Pick up and head northeast this Friday and Saturday to Urbana and a new folk festival that promises to be a Midwest favorite. The celebration combines the best of staged concerts, a family street car nival, a treasure hunt, a pub crawl, folk art show and a participatory music-dance camp with jam sessions and open mics, storytelling, dances and workshops. Local and national musicians include: Liz Carroll, Robbie Fulks, Creole Stomp and Kilborn Alley. For a complete list of activities and performances, visit www.cufolkandroots.org.