Chicago blues legend, Buddy Guy, will be the headline act with a killer lineup of longtime favorites and fresh new blues talent at the 24th Annual Blues on the Fox Festival, Friday and Saturday, June 19-20 at Thomas J. Weisner RiverEdge Park in downtown Aurora. Kenny Wayne Shepherd will be
The Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame (FVAHF) last week announced its five newest inductees. The FVAHF has inducted and celebrated the lives of numerous inductees for over the past 20 years. This year is the 10th class. The Class of 2020 includes: Patrick F. Beckman, performing arts-music; Vincent S. Chiaramonte,
East Aurora High School Band Boosters will hold its annual pancake breakfast fundraiser from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, in the school cafeteria, 500 Tomcat Lane. The public is invited. Parking is free. Tickets are $5 in advance or $6 at the door, enter door 15. Tickets
Aurora’s award-winning Paramount Theatre, the second largest subscription house in the U.S., announced Monday the four blockbuster musicals on tap for its 10th anniversary season in 2020-2021: • Rock of Ages, Paramount’s 10th season opener, will take audiences back into the iconic music era of the 1980s, where rock-n-roll dreamers
Awards season may be just around the corner for the major Hollywood blockbusters, but for the best indie short films from award-winning women directors, tickets are on sale for LUNAFEST Oswego Saturday, Feb. 8. The Oswego Cultural Arts Commission celebrates women in the arts with the return of LUNAFEST, a
The Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame announced this week there are five individual inductee winners of the 2020 Hall of Fame presented in the categories of visual arts, performing arts, music educator and benefactor. The names of the award winners will be announced (TBA) on press day at 9
In My Life – A Musical Theatre Tribute to the Beatles” is the musical retelling of the Beatles story through the eyes of manager Brian Epstein. The multi-media production features the live music of renowned tribute band, Beatles For Sale, and is considered by industry insiders to be a unique
First Fridays will be back with art, music, and more items in interest to the public in Aurora Friday, Feb. 7. The popular event will celebrate its eighth year when it returns after one month off. Several venues will be open to the public for a night of art and
Everyone can celebrate Black History Month with The Aurora Public Library’s (APL) newest featured exhibit at Santori Library, Telling a People’s Story: African-American Illustrated Children’s Literature. Originally shown at the Miami University Art Museum in Oxford, Ohio, and now visiting schools and libraries throughout the Midwest, Telling a People’s Story
The Fox Valley Park District’s Winter Stage production of Tarzan will be performed at the Prisco Community Center, 150 W. Illinois Avenue, in Aurora. Show times will be 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31; 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2. Tickets are $10 in advance, or
Those who would like to step back in time to see what life was like in Montgomery 100 or more years ago can view the Then and Now display at the Montgomery Village Hall. Attendees can have the experience of how the passage of time has changed the landscape in
Paramount Theatre will have its new, world premiere musical, The Secret of My Success, a hilarious, heartfelt new romp about corporate culture, unbridled ambition, mistaken identity, and making your own way in life. Based on the 1987 Universal Pictures hit movie starring Michael J. Fox, Paramount’s The Secret of My
Magical Starlight Theatre invites audiences, young and old, to be captivated by the familiar and beloved story of “The Wizard of Oz,” coming to the Naperville stage January 10-12, 2020 and 17-19, 2020. The company of 54 talented community actors has been hard at work for the past six weeks
The Little White School Museum at 72 Polk Street (Jackson at Polk) in Oswego this Christmas holiday season and has a special vintage toy and game exhibit. Attendees can pick up some special Oswego-related gift items for those hard-to-buy-for friends and relatives. “Toys From the Attic,” the museum’s special holiday
Approximately 70 West Aurora High School choristers participate in the school’s 33rd annual madrigal dinner-concert Saturday.
Oswego Christmas Walk was host to the Grinch and ice sculpting.
East Aurora High School will welcome in the holiday season by presenting its fourth annual Prism Concert, which will be performed at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, and at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14. The performances take place in the Hawks Auditorium at East Aurora High School, 500 Tomcat Lane,
Imagine three Celtic artist monks, secluded in the scriptorium of Iona, or in eastern Scotland, or in a new monastery at Kells, County Meath, Ireland. They welcome in the year 800 A.D. in days filled with extraordinary artistry and commitment. The Book is written on prepared calfskin (vellum) and contains
The Fox Valley Festival Chorus (FVFC) will present two performances of its Winter concert, “Sleigh Bells Ring, Are You Listening?” The two dates are: • Saturday, Dec. 14, 3 p.m. at Waubonsee Community College’s Auditorium, Route 47 and Waubonsee Road, Sugar Grove; • Sunday, Dec. 15, 3 p.m. at Oswego
By Donna Crane Beauty and the Beast Broadway Series musical at The Paramount Theatre in Aurora could be described in one word: Fabulous! The story begins when a haggard old woman knocks at the door of a vain, young prince, and asks for shelter in exchange for a rose. The
