The Batavia Public Library has selected a true masterpiece for One Book, One Batavia this year, the young adult nonfiction work “Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers.” One Book, One Batavia is an annual, community-wide reading program that will bring the community together for shared discussions and experiences. It
In his lifetime, Michelangelo was called Il Divino, or, “the Divine one.” He was born March 6, 1475 in the Republic of Florence. For several generations his family had been bankers in Florence, but the bank failed and his father, Ludovico, took a government post in Caprese. Several months after
Conductor Lee Mills wants to challenge the way observers think of orchestral music. Mills will conduct the Elgin Symphony Orchestra March 4 and 5 in performances of Charles Ives’ “The Unanswered Question,” Juan David Osorio’s “El Paraiso según María,” Arturo Márquez’s “Danzón No. 2,” and Dvořák’s “Cello Concerto.” The pieces,
By Al Benson She wasn’t French. She learned to be a chef at Paris’ cooking school. But for an hour Sunday, Jan. 29 late Julia “French chef” Child came alive at Batavia Public Library. With a Child-style wig and 1960s garb, Darien actress, author and historian, Leslie Goddard dramatically portrayed
A gala banquet will be held Friday, March 31 at Villa Olivia in Bartlett to honor the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame’s 2020 and 2022 inductees. The celebration spotlight is on talented and influential artists with connections to the Fox Valley area. The 2020 inductees are Patrick F. Beckman,
BrightSide Theatre continues its commitment to young artists with the belief that involvement in arts programs increases the development in children on both an academic and social scale while building self-esteem. We designed The BrightSide Theatre Youth Project to provide a professional and educational learning experience for grade school through
The St Charles Arts Council announced its 2023 Student Art Show will be held at 116 Gallery in Downtown St. Charles, April 15 through May 6. The show will feature student artwork (both K-12 students and currently enrolled undergraduate students) from the Fox River Valley. The 2023 Student Art Show
Magical Starlight Theatre, a program of the Naperville Park District, will present its 2023 show, “Matilda the Musical,” in eight performances scheduled for the weekends of January 13-15 and 20-22, 2023 at Naperville Central High School auditorium. “‘Matilda’ was chosen as this year’s musical because it’s fun and meaningful for
Aurora University Latino students are selling handmade pulseras, bracelets, to benefit Nicaraguan folk artisans. Sale hours and locations: Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. in Dunham Hall lobby, 1400 Marseillaise Place, and Friday, 10:40 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. in the lobby of Institute for Collaboration, 1347 Prairie Street. —Aurora University
Art and Market Aurora will be back at Society 57 for three dates this holiday season starting Saturday, Nov. 19. The Aurora Downtown group’s indoor market will feature several local makers at Society 57, 100 S. River Street. The market will be open with both food and artisan vendors for
Aurora resident Jim Schweizer demonstrates at the First Fridays event in Aurora, November 4, how he created artwork with a program named Stable Diffusion which uses artificial intelligence (A.I.).
Erik Blome, sculptor and owner of Figurative Art Studio in Woodstock, Ill., left, is at work with his assistant, Grant Patterson, to restore the bronze plaques and statue recently on the New York Street Bridge in downtown Aurora
“Novack” is among 15 images by Aurora photographer Perry Slade in “His Mind’s Eye,” a display at Marmion Academy’s Dr. Scholl gallery at the School, 1000 Butterfield Road in Aurora.
The Kiwanis Club of Aurora at Plum Landing, Aurora, Tuesday, Oct. 25, heard on one of Aurora’s most famous artists, Ruth Van Sickle Ford, from Nancy Hopp.
Aurora University students will perform “Merrily We Roll Along,” with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 3-5 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 6, at 2:30 p.m.
The 2022 Class of the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame (FVAHF) was announced Friday, Oct. 14 at the Batavia Public Library. Inductees are Lucille and Sten Halfvarson, music; Olive Beaupré Miller, writer; Charles Pierce Burton, writer, all of whom are deceased and had resided in Aurora; and Joseph Morton
The 2022 Class of the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame (FVAHF) recently revealed its new-member selections.
A stroll in downtown Aurora offers a backdrop for views of the Alley Art Festival in Aurora on a pleasant day, Saturday, Aug. 27.
First Fridays will feature Nuna Ceramics grand opening Friday, Sept. 2, at 77 S. Lake Street, Aurora and The Cotton Seed Creative Exchange’s local hip hop art show at 64 S. River Street. —Downtown Aurora
By Anthony Stanford Since 2020, I’ve had the distinct pleasure of serving as a Deputy Poet Laureate beside Aurora’s first Poet Laureate, Karen Fullett-Christensen, and fellow Deputy Poet Laureates Fermina Ponce, and Quentin Johnson. Mayor Richard Irvin of Aurora installed the four of us a few weeks after COVID-19 cases
