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Cultural Champions to be honored at roots Aurora Festival Friday

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A lifetime Auroran whose German immigrant ancestry led him into the sausage business, and a Mexican immigrant with an admirable determination to honor everyone he meets, both will be honored as Cultural Champions at the 2018 Roots Aurora Festival Friday in downtown Aurora. Edward Schleining will be honored for continuing...

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Aurora Art League show two days

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The Aurora Art League will hold its 60th annual Members Show Friday and Saturday, Sept. 7-8, at the Santori Aurora Public Library, 101 S. River Street, Aurora. The show will begin at noon Friday with an artists’ reception from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.. The reception will have refreshments and...

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First Fridays celebrations to include Roots Aurora, SciTech

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First Fridays will celebrate cultural diversity and 30 years of SciTech Hands On Museum in downtown Aurora Friday. Presented by Family Focus, Roots Aurora is a free cultural celebration that will offer live music, family-friendly activities, and cultural awareness from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Water Street Mall near...

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Legally Blonde first of four-part Broadway Series

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Audiences will have the opportunity to see why many are buzzing about the amazing musicals produced and presented at the Chicago-area’s most decorated theater. Legally Blonde will start Paramount Theatre’s eighth season, September 5-October 21, in the four-part Broadway Series. Following Legally Blonde, Paramount’s Broadway Series will continue with The...

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Laura Lynne, a mural designer, paints a utility box in Aurora at the corner of New York and River Streets. Several other artists are working on various utility boxes downtown.
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City of Aurora Public Art Commission, Aurora Downtown, and private businesses collaborate for outdoor mural project

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Aurora artist Laura Kubicek of Laura Lynne Art, paints a utility box in Aurora at the corner of New York and River Streets. Several other artists are working on various utility boxes downtown in the outdoor mural project sponsored by City of Aurora Public Art Commission, Aurora Downtown, and private businesses....

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Aurora inaugural City of Lights Ukulele Festival 8-26-18
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Ukulele Festival a full day

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Ukulele players move down Water Street to the main stage in the inaugural event in downtown Aurora, Sunday. Click here to see a video clip of the opening act: Hix Bros Ukulele Band. Click here to see a video clip of the second act: Hula O Puanani with Hoapili. Jason Crane/The...

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Paramount Theatre in Aurora earns 10 Jeff Award nominations

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Chicago’s Joseph Jefferson Committee announced recently the 2017-2018 Equity Jeff Award nominees, and Paramount Theatre in Aurora, with its Broadway Series productions, earned 10 nominations for outstanding performance, direction, and design in Chicago theater last season. Paramount was the only Chicago theater to land two nominations in the highly-competitive category...

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Aurora Alley Art Fest 8-25-18
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More than 60 vendors showcase their creations at the Alley Art Festival in downtown Aurora

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The Alley Art Festival on Water Street Saturday in Aurora provides many vendors on a 80-degree-plus day, one day prior to the Ukulele Festival. Click here to see more photos. Jason Crane/The Voice...

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Roots Aurora September 7 in Aurora

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Roots Aurora, the free community block party, which celebrates the cultural richness of Aurora, will be 5 p.m.to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7 at the Water Street Mall in downtown Aurora. Roots Aurora is a community celebration of dance, music, art and food, presented by non-profit organizations and community leaders....

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Naperville Carillon music for Aretha Franklin

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Carillonneur for Naperville, Tim Sleep, plays Aretha Franklin songs Saturday to honor the Queen of Soul who died Thursday, Aug. 16 at the age of 76. The Naperville Millennium Carillon in Moser Tower has 72 bells and is on the Riverwalk in downtown Naperville. The Moser Tower was built in...

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Sierra Club Valley of the Fox in Batavia Sept. 10

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The Sierra Club Valley of the Fox will meet 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 10 at the Batavia Public Library where we will welcome Carolyn Burnham of the Batavia Environmental Commission. She will discuss the current efforts of the BEC and other affiliated groups such as river clean-ups, Fabyan Woods Restoration...

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Batavia will induct eight to Hall of Honor September 19-21

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Batavia Public School District 101 will welcome eight inductees into its fourth annual Hall of Honor at Batavia High School Thursday, Sept. 20. The BPS101 Hall of Honor was initiated by the Batavia Foundation for Educational Excellence and BPS101 to promote pride in Batavia Public Schools and to honor alumni,...

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The Holmstad annual Bazaar September 29

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The Holmstad’s annual Bazaar is one of Fox Valley’s most anticipated events. Now in its 41st year, residents are putting final touches on all of the unique items they sell to the public when the community will open its doors at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 29. Shoppers will have a...

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The new mural on Benton at LaSalle in downtown Aurora is a team collaboration. Team members stand in front of the new sign on the side of the former Pierpont Grocery. Look for more public art coming soon to walls and utility boxes in downtown Aurora.
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LaSalle Street Mural Project in Aurora moves to reality

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By Marissa Amoni –  They could be Aurora’s power couple, but they don’t technically live in Aurora. Rebekah Axtell and Josh Schultz might reside a bit south of Aurora in Oswego, but their love for Aurora and its residents runs deep. Axtell and Schultz are currently working on a project...

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Oswego Police Department seeks police officers

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The Oswego Police Department is looking to hire quality, professional, and career-oriented individuals for the position of police officer. Application deadline is noon Friday, Aug. 17. Starting salary is $59,401, and if already certified as a police officer in Illinois $61,183. Applicants must be at least 21 years of age...

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Riverfront’s Fat Bill’s Roadside Cafe: The Reboot special

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By Deena Sherman –  One of Aurora’s best kept entertainment secrets turns 40 this year! Although everyone knows about the Paramount Theatre and all the huge, wonderful productions there, few realize there is a little community theatre just around the corner on Water Street Mall called Riverfront Playhouse. It has...

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City of Lights Ukulele Fest approved for Sunday, Aug. 26 in Aurora
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City of Lights Ukulele Fest approved for Sunday, Aug. 26 in Aurora

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Members of the recently-formed City of Lights Ukulele Society perform a song prior to the Aurora City Council’s unanimously approving its request to be host to the City of Lights Ukulele Festival, Sunday, Aug. 26 on Water Street and Downer Place on the recently-renovated Water Street Mall. Jason Crane/The Voice...

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Bulldogs Unleashed Batavia display

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Visitors have been entranced by the painted Bulldog statues on the streets of Batavia this Summer. During this month, they will see a different side of one of the bulldog artists with an exhibit of Katie Drum’s illustrations on display at the Batavia Public Library. Her series of illustrations examines...

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Stolp Avenue Block Party Friday Educational Blocks for children
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Blocks in Stolp Block Party in Aurora:

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The SciTech Hands On Museum in Aurora provided educational blocks at the Stolp Avenue Block Party Friday for children to use as a part of the First Fridays, Friday. One girl draws attention with her colorful maneuvers. The art and music festival will return Friday, Sept. 7 to downtown Aurora....

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