Aurora University perform The SpongeBob Musical
Aurora University students, from left, Rhealee Fernandez, Dan Keller and Taylor Voyles take bows after Sunday’s finale of “The SpongeBob Musical” at Perry Theater.
Inspirational women at ArtBar Batavia
HERstory, an art show celebrating inspirational women, was the theme of the third ArtBar Batavia, Friday, March 11. The event took place at Sidecar Supper Club and Beer Garden, 12 N. River Street, Batavia. Artists who participated in the show were Lindsey Roussel, Chris Prunckle, Juliana Gabriel, Lou Gabriel, Renee
1,000 Paper Cranes Memorial in Aurora
Amy Jackson, director of The Perch in downtown Aurora, shows how to create a paper crane during the recent Aurora First Fridays event.
Call for poems in Aurora
In honor of National Poetry Month in April, Aurora Downtown will be host to a call for poems. The theme is “Rebirth” and poems will be reviewed by the City’s poet laureate. This is open to any writer who resides in the Fox Valley region. Original poems no more than
Art and Market Aurora returns
Art and Market Aurora is back at Society 57 for six dates this Winter and Spring. The Aurora Downtown group’s indoor market features several hometown vendors at the event space and coffeehouse at 100 S. River Street. The market will feature will both food and artisan vendors on the second
Sweat brings up curtain at Copley Theatre
After two years of waiting, Paramount Theatre will launch its new Bold Series next month to bring a new, four-show subscription series, and a new type of live theater, fearless, unexpected and thought-provoking, to the heart of Aurora’s downtown entertainment district. The inaugural production is Sweat, Lynn Nottage’s acclaimed modern-day
Norwegian Dancers folk troupe in Yorkville March 6
Cross Lutheran Church, 8609 Rt. 47 in Yorkville, will be host to the Stoughton (Wis.) Norwegian Dancers, a folk-dance troupe, at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 6. The performance is open to vaccinated community members. Admission and parking are free. The sponsor is Sons of Norway Polar Star Lodge 4-472, a
Water Street Studios exhibit in Batavia
The opening reception for the next Water Street Studios exhibit will feature artists Chris Hodge, Dave Wensel, Perry Slade, Pedro Palacios, Dave Sobotka, and will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11. Those who attend can mingle with other art lovers and support their favorite local community
Tenth season of First Fridays to begin in Aurora
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
Aurora Public Library District: Improve patrons’ computer skills, programs
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.
Groundhog Day: The Musical to open at Paramount Theatre
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 offer new dreams in this coming New Year
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
Discussion: Elgin Symphony Orchestra
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
Aurora University concert: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
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 adds two Saturdays
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
Shopper’s Carol follows Dickens
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
Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club Veterans Day art
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.
Aurora First Fridays: Dia de los Muertos, Chalk
Chalk art receives an application to the pavement in Aurora during First Fridays festival Friday, Nov. 5
Susan Schubert’s link to arts now a natural display
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
‘Our Town’ November 5-6 in Aurora
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