Aurora Downtown will start its 10th season of First Fridays February 4. The nothing-else-like-it event that opens up dozens of downtown venues with art, music, and more continues to attract locals and visitors with a variety of options for all ages. In February, a handful of venues will offer specials
Bridging the digital divide is a special focus for libraries, especially now. As the pandemic continues and we find ourselves leaning so heavily on technology in our day-to-day lives, the Aurora Public Library District’s (APLD) Digital Services Department is finding new ways to provide services and materials to its customers.
Imagine being stuck in a time loop, waking up, and realizing you’re living the same day over and over and over and over again. Set your alarm to see Groundhog Day: The Musical, based on the classic Bill Murray film comedy, because the forecast calls for Paramount artistic director Jim
Books under consideration this last week of the old year: • The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse. Author Charlie Mackesy wrote the most delightful book about love, friendship, and kindness. This book speaks a universal language, including these thoughts: “What do you think success is?” asked the
The Elgin Symphony Orchestra invites the public to two free, educational, discussions about the composers and music featured in its upcoming concerts. Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022 at noon ESO flutist Scott Metlicka will discuss Wagner’s “Flying Dutchman WW63,” Clara Schumann’s “Piano Concerto in A Minor,” and Brahm’s “Symphony No. 2
An Aurora University handbell ringer performs Sunday, Dec. 5, at the music department’s annual Christmas concert, “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” in Crimi Auditorium.
Art and Market Aurora will hold two more Saturday dates, December 11 and December 18 for holiday shopping. The Aurora Downtown group’s indoor market features several vendors at Society 57, 100 S. River Street. The market feature will be both food and artisan vendors from 9 a.m. to noon. The
Magical Starlight Theatre will present four outdoor performances of “A Shopper’s Christmas Carol” at the Naperville Riverwalk Amphitheatre December 11 and 12. The script follows the Charles Dickens story, “A Christmas Carol,” with adaptations by Paul Mapes, a local writer. “We are so excited to be spreading holiday cheer to
Rick Gardner, left, co-leader of Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club, presents a book to Julie Cumblad, K-2 interventionist at Homestead Elementary School in Oswego School District 308.
Chalk art receives an application to the pavement in Aurora during First Fridays festival Friday, Nov. 5
By Frank Patterson Susan Schubert’s life always has been interwoven with the arts. Schubert, 72, of unincorporated Saint Charles, is a photographer, a musician, a poet, and the author of two memoirs. Similar to many of us, her first creative outlet was drawing, but “though I liked to draw,” Schubert
Aurora Central Catholic (ACC) High School actors will perform Thornton WIlder’s “Our Town” Friday and Saturday, Nov. 5-6, at 7 p.m. at the school, 1255 N. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora. The public is invited. Admission is $10. Reserved seats are an additional $1. Philip A. Nohl, ACC drama and choir
Paramount Theatre will cut the ribbon on another live theater venue in Aurora’s downtown entertainment district, the newly-remodeled Copley Theatre, will launch its all-new Bold Series, a four-show subscription series ready to bring a new type of live entertainment to the second largest city in Illinois. “After nearly two years
The Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame (FVAHF) is accepting nominations of outstanding visual, literary, media, and performing artists, for its 2022 class of inductees until November 1. Forms can be found at foxvalleyartshalloffame.org. Past honorees include Jeffrey Hunt, Paula Zahn, Guy J. Bellaver, John Drury, Frank Catalano, Margaret Hillis,
Patrons peruse items at a Fall craft fair held recently at Aurora Amvets Post 103 in Aurora.
Aurora break dance competition winner J. Boogie, uses an array of moves to claim the title of champion Sunday as part of the Aurora Hip Hop Arts Festival on Middle Avenue in downtown Aurora.
Participants can become creative in October with the Aurora Public Library District’s (APLD) Tuesday and Wednesday Tech programs! In this series, our wonderful Digital Services team will show you how to make a variety of cool creations using some of the Library’s Maker machines, including our Cricut vinyl cutter, laser
“Art Comes Alive: A Teen Art Exhibition” was created by us to celebrate and display the creativity of local youth. All artwork will be submitted by local teen artists and will be put on display at Gallery 1904, 1 E. Benton St. Aurora, IL 60505 for the community to appreciate
This year could be the biggest year ever for murals in Aurora. By the end of Fall, there will be more than two dozen completed works of public art in downtown Aurora. We can thank Jenn Evans, director of Aurora Public Art, for the abundance of art this year. Evans
Dancers become the focal point of the crowd in the Aurora First Fridays Roots Aurora on the Water Street all with interest in the dancing and colorful dresses.
