A booth for information and ukulele sales on the Water Street mall in Aurora Sunday, Aug. 25 offers its part in the City of Lights Ukulele Festival. The two-day event was on the mall, at The Venue and Mundy Park, and south to Benton Street. Jason Crane/The Voice“How to Write a Ukulele Song” is the topic of the Workshop with Kevin Presbrey Sunday, Aug. 25 at the City of Lights Ukulele Fest in Aurora. Jason Crane/The VoiceJoel Mabus performs on the Main Stage Sunday, Aug. 25 at the City of Lights Ukulele Festival in Aurora. He has skill in many string instruments. Jason Crane/The VoiceAaliyah McCall, left, and Melinda Ramirez, from Aurora, perform the song Riptide at an open mic session at Aurora City Council Chambers Sunday, Aug. 25 as part of the City of Lights Ukulele Festival. There were eight sites for music and information from Galena Boulevard to Benton Street and Broadway to Water Street Mall. Workshops were at City Hall, Stolp Island Parking Garage, and there were stages in The Venue and at Mundy Park. Both David L. Pierce Art and History Center and the G.A.R. (Grand Army of the Republic) Memorial Hall and Museum were open. Jason Crane/The Voice
