Category: Arts

The Venue back to Livestream

The Venue, the 200-seat music performance space in Aurora, will return to Livestream performances in December due to COVID-19 restrictions. All performances will be broadcast live from The Venue’s Facebook Page and YouTube Channel. At each performance, a donation is suggested and donations are split between the artists and The...

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Paramount School of the Arts makes open call for playwrights to submit original play

Paramount School of the Arts in Aurora is commissioning a new play for young audiences that it intends to tour to schools throughout the greater Fox Valley area. The new work initiative, supported by the NEA Arts Work Grant Program, is the first such grant for Paramount from the prestigious...

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1938 panic radio broadcast at Plano High School

Plano High School Theater will stream its production of War of the Worlds: The Panic Broadcast, an original 1938 radio broadcast, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24! Audience members can sit back in the comfort of their homes and hear the original 1938 broadcast and it’s history. The thespian students...

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Aurora Downtown is getting ready for Sugar Skull City from October 15 to November 15. Local artists are painting downtown storefronts. The 30-day celebration will honor the Mexican tradition of Day of the Dead. Visit sugarskullcity.com. Submitted photo

Sugar Skull City big celebration to visit Aurora

Aurora Downtown will turn downtown into Sugar Skull City from October 15 to November 15. The 30-day celebration honors the beloved Mexican cultural tradition of Day of the Dead, and will coincide with events during First Fridays, November 6. Downtown storefronts will be decorated with festive displays for the holiday....

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Project start: A community amphitheater

The Village of Oswego will be host to a project start for the new Oswego Entertainment Venue at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15. The Oswego Entertainment Venue will be on the north end of Station Drive, near the Park N Ride lot and future Metra station, on Oswego’s West Side....

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Aurora Noon Lions Club sponsors peace poster contest

Aurora public and parochial school students are invited to compete in a peace poster contest sponsored by Aurora Noon Lions Club. Arvid Meyer of Aurora, Noon Lions president, said Lions International’s poster contest is an international competition that encourages children ages 11-13 to creatively express what peace means to them....

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Simon and Garfunkel: Make sense, at Aurora Public Library District October 13

“Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon, going to the candidates’ debate. Laugh about it, shout about it. When you’ve got to choose, every way you look at this you lose.” Lyrics that you, at one time, could not walk into a bar or a gas station without hearing....

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Naperville/DuPage Area Community invited to take photos of butterflies and birds now through Sept. 20

Naperville Park District invites families and individuals to participate in the Parks for Pollinators BioBlitz taking place September 12-20. To join in the BioBlitz, simply take photos of pollinators such as bees, butterflies and birds, and upload them to iNaturalist, a free app. The photos will be collected and studied...

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Josh Schultz to start on ‘Aurora’ mural

Aurora soon will have a new, welcoming mural along Galena Boulevard just west of Lake Street. Artist and muralist Josh Schultz was given the green light by both Aurora’s City Council and Aurora Downtown’s Board of Directors to begin work on a mural that has been in the works since...

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Aurora First Fridays returns outdoors for events Friday, Sept. 4

First Fridays will return to selected outdoor settings in downtown Aurora, Friday, Sept. 4, from its previous virtual settings with art and music at more than a dozen venues. The evening will provide a variety of experiences to include virtual and crowd-free options: • Goldfinch Cafe will pop up with...

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Aurora Art League host to art exhibit on Facebook

Each year, the Aurora Art League (AAL) is host to an art exhibit which showcases dozens of paintings and other works of art created by Aurora’s finest artists. With the pandemic, many of the show’s loyal attendees are wondering if and how AAL will be to able host the exhibit...

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Aurora Art Festival Aug. 29

Alley Art Festival will be on the last Saturday of the month, Saturday, Aug. 29 with one big change. The popular, grassroots art festival will be downtown-wide. Celebrating its 10th year, the festival thrown by the Aurora Downtown group will be held at more than a handful of venues throughout...

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Paramount Broadway season delayed until September 1, 2021

A message to Aurora’s Paramount Theatre patrons: After months of monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic while consulting with State and community health officials, State, and local government representatives and endless professionals around the country, it’s become evident that we have to adapt our plans one more time. It’s with a heavy...

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Simply Destinee dancers will be "Dis-dancing" in the parking lot at Aurora Public Library, 101 S. River Street in downtown Aurora during First Fridays Friday, Aug. 7.

First Fridays will return in Aurora, Friday, Aug. 7

First Fridays will back Friday, Aug. 7. After taking things and online virtual for three months, the night of art, music, and more items of interest will return under the State’s Phase 4 guidelines. “We’ve been reimagining many of our events in downtown Aurora, and we are now seeing what...

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Aurora Public Art announces lineup for final week of free virtual youth programs

Aurora Public Art announced the lineup of free virtual art classes for students sheltering in place amid COVID-19 cancellations. Summer programming includes sessions across many artistic media. Drawing, painting, music, dance, drama, and culinary arts are among the many offerings. “This is our final week of virtual programs for Aurora’s...

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Aurora Public Art Announces Lineup for Free Youth Summer Programming

Aurora Public Art announces lineup for next week’s free virtual programs. Aurora Public Art announced the lineup of free virtual art classes for students sheltering in place amid COVID-19 cancellations. Summer programming includes sessions across many artistic media. Drawing, painting, music, dance, drama, and culinary arts are among the many...

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The Venue host to events July 20 and Grateful Dead August 1

Scott Tipping and Ellie Kahn will have a livestream Monday, July 20 from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. at www.facebook.com/TheVenueAurora. Scott Tipping and Ellie Kahn met as working musicians on a theater run. Their individual musical lives kept them from collaborating much outside of a gig here or there. During...

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