Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry’s Community Garden fifth anniversary celebration
Livia Italian Eatery served a Garden Harvest Dinner to benefit the Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry Saturday, Aug. 17, at 834 North Highland Avenue in Aurora, the Marie Wilkinson Community Garden and West Side Food Pantry. Guests enjoyed a five-course meal served outdoors al fresco under an elegant white canopy at
Sixty artists, music, at Alley Art Festival
The ninth annual Alley Art Festival in Aurora will bring more than 60 artists to sell their art, jewelry, pottery, and handmade goods, Saturday, Aug. 31. The grassroots festival is an opportunity to meet and support community artists. The family-friendly festival welcomes returning artists and many new artists this year.
Aurora Pooch parade registration opens
The dog days of Summer are here and for dogs in Aurora, the biggest day of the Summer is right around the corner. Registration is open for the second annual Aurora Pooch Parade, which will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8 at Phillips Park, 1000 Ray Moses Drive.
Volunteers help propel Alley Art Festival in Aurora
Alley Art Festival in Aurora is approaching its ninth year Saturday, Aug. 31. It would have been 10 years because the festival started in 2010, but the festival took one year off as a breather. Always on the last Saturday of August, the festival will continue to have a line
Fundraiser forum: AVAC Cruise Night, Grace Gala, PIC Banquet
AVAC Cruise Night August 25 The fourth annual Aurora Veterans Advisory Committee (AVAC) cruise night will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25 after three postponements due to inclement weather. The auto cruise night will be at the Fox Valley Park District’s McCullough Park. The Fox
First Call: Community Foundation in list of grants; Children’s tours at Tanner House Museum
Community Foundation in list of grants The Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley was host to its Spring Grantee Recognition Ceremony at Baker Community Center in St. Charles Tuesday, July 16. Supporters gathered at the historic building to celebrate the 20 agencies that were approved grants from the Foundation
Plano Library’s book sale August 16-31
The Plano Community Library, 15 W. North Street, will be host to many events. For more information and to register, visit planolibrary.info or call 630-552-2009. The Friends of the Library Book Sale August 16-31, closed Sundays. The Friends of the Library Book Sale will be held in the meeting room
Aurora: United We Read inaugural season at Aurora Public Library sites
“My Beloved World,” by Sonia Sotomayor, will start its inaugural season of Aurora: United We Read! Imagine what it would be like if everyone in Aurora was reading the same book. Imagine everyone coming together to discuss the content, celebrating the culture depicted in the book with fun programs, and
Roots Aurora seeks cultural champions
Roots Aurora, the annual festival of ethnic cultures, is seeking individuals to be honored as Cultural Champions at the September 6 event in Aurora. Nominees should have demonstrated effectiveness in preserving the history and traditions of their ethnic groups, passing them along to younger generations, and sharing them with all
Gratitude for special 10 whose love changed a world
“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” —Pablo Picasso My Top Ten list this year will be 10 individuals I have been fortunate to know and to love and who made a difference in my life. My gratitude is
Recollections of a paperboy’s reactions to bird droppings
Really? Did you ever wonder why bird poop is mainly white with a black spot in the middle?…Neither did I. But before I go on to something even more educational and entertaining, as if anything could be, I suppose there possibly might be a few readers who have pondered that
Festival of Lights seeks help
Aurora mayor Richard Irvin made an appeal Monday along with the Aurora Noon Rotary Club for 100 volunteers to help prepare exhibits for the 13th annual Festival of Lights. The annual Festival of Lights is an interactive drive-through light display at Phillips Park in operation from the day after Thanksgiving
Naperville firefighters aid children in need
Working in partnership with the national nonprofit organization Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP), the Naperville Professional Firefighters for a Cause (NPFFC) and the Naperville Fire Department are helping to provide children in need a comfortable place to rest. NPFFC and the Naperville Fire Department aim to bring SHP’s motto, “No
