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First Fridays in Aurora filled with 28 sites, trolley rides
First Fridays, Friday, Aug. 2, will include a block party night of art, and music, in downtown Aurora. There will be food trucks, live music, live art, and vendors, at the Stolp Block Party from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. The party will close Stolp Avenue from Downer Place to...
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Paramount School of the Arts, Artesan Lofts, under way
Artfully. Gleefully. Thankfully. The Paramount School of the Arts became a reality Saturday in Downtown Aurora. Students will have 19 classrooms to assist in dance and music. Students of all ages, 9 to 90, at least, can learn relevant information in the school of the arts. The 9 a.m. ribbon-cutting...
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First Fridays Food Trucks:
Only a few feet away from the Food Truck Festival Friday, four participants eat their treats in front of the SciTech Hands on Museum on Benton Street in Aurora. Carter Crane/The Voice ...
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Joy at the forefront in Special Olympics, 11th District art show
Dwelling on negativity can be catching. It can drag down the soul, as well. Seeking the positive is more fulfilling and rewards the soul. Choose the half-full glass. There have been instances in our communities of positive activity. It’s widespread, if you look for it. Marmion Academy Sunday served as...
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All music in Paramount’s ‘August Rush’
By Donna Crane – When the Paramount Theatre Broadway Series in Aurora began in 2011, there were big dreams for what it could become. Over the years, those dreams have been brought to life many times. And now, one of the Paramount’s biggest dreams has become a reality: For the...
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Selected works of Fox River at Little White School Museum in Oswego
Selected Works from A Fox River Testimony, an exhibit of some 50 original oil paintings of the Fox River, its Valley, and its tributaries will be on exhibit at the Little White School Museum, 72 Polk Street, Oswego, through Saturday, May 18. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m....
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Hope Wall Art Club Mural:
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Food Truck Festival feature at First Fridays in Aurora Friday
By Marissa Amoni – First Fridays in Aurora will be filled with art, music, and food Friday, May 3. First Fridays is Food Truck Festival 2019 this week with more than two dozen food trucks parked on Benton Street. There will be several venues open to the public for a...
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Winslow Homer: Observations, watercolorist, varied life
“What they call talent is nothing but the capacity for doing continuous work in the right way.” —Winslow Homer With his straw hat, three-piece suit, walking stick and his general calm demeanor, Winslow Homer cut a dashing figure. His paintings, although not always well received, came to define a fluid...
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Varied and many sites to visit at First Fridays in downtown Aurora
The Jeff Ford Quintet plays at SciTech Hands on Museum in Aurora as a part of First Fridays April 5. Jason Crane/The Voice ...
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Fox River Arts Ramble will make more than 40 stops
The second-annual Fox River Arts Ramble will take in visual and performing arts from Aurora to Elgin, with more than 40 stops, including private and public galleries, artist studios, and performance venues. Fox River Arts Ramble is a two-day self-guided tour of art in the Fox Valley. The Ramble, a...
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Owner of the well-known Ford House in Aurora, shares history of home
Sid Robinson, the eighth owner of the well-known Ford House in Aurora, shares history of his home on Edgelawn Drive Tuesday at the Kiwanis Club of Aurora meeting at the Prisco Center. Robinson purchased the house, known as Aurora’s other roundhouse, in the mid-1980s. It is made from materials including...
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Spring art in Sugar Grove
The Sugar Grove Public Library is a partner with Waubonsee Lifelong Learning Institute and will be host to a Spring art display in Gallery 125. The public is invited to an opening reception Sunday, April 7 at 2:30 p.m. and refreshments will be served. The reception will provide an opportunity...
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Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association to meet April 12
All Aurora area retired teachers, administrators, and school support staff members are invited to the Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association (AARTA) luncheon Tuesday, April 2. We will meet at 11:30 a.m. at Gaslite Manor on Church Road in Aurora. Come and enjoy lunch and a program by Improv Unlimited, a...
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Water, Street Studios named ‘Best Art Gallery’ by magazine
West Suburban Living named Water Street Studios “Best Art Gallery” in their 2019 Best of the West list to feature the best that the western suburbs has to offer in approximately 80 categories. Water Street Studios was listed among many of their supporting partners including Gaetano’s Restaurant in Batavia (Best...
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Carl Larsson Swedish painter, simplicity: Crisp, charming
Carl Larsson, a renowned Swedish painter, was born May 28, 1853 in Stockholm, Sweden. His oils, watercolors, and frescoes, are some of the most beautiful and poignant paintings to be seen anywhere. His paintings are shown at the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Gallery of Art, and at museums...
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‘A Fox River Testimony’:
Brook McDonald, CEO of The Conservation Foundation, answers questions about the Fox River Monday from members of the Rotary Club of Aurora. The Foundation preserves and restores natural areas and open space, protects rivers and watersheds, and promotes stewardship of our environment. McDonald shared information about the book, “A Fox...
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Digital design teacher Batavia Library artist
The Batavia Public Library’s artist for March is Robert J. Krawczyk, a native of Chicago, who lives in Batavia. He was a graduate from the University of Illinois Chicago, College of Architecture. In the 1970s, while working in the architectural office of Murphy/Jahn in Chicago he was a pioneer in...
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The Producers: Much precision
By Jeanette Hirt – When a has-been Broadway producer and his accountant cook up a scheme to scam $2 Million from their investors, they couldn’t wait for the big day. They set out to produce an undiscovered musical flop entitled, Springtime for Hitler, so outrageous that it wouldn’t last a...
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