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Aurora Central to stage ‘Annie the Musical!’ April 4-6

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Aurora Central Catholic High School presents its spring musical, “Annie the Musical!” April 4-6. The public is invited to performances in the Father Etheredge Center for Performing Arts at the school, 1255 N. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora. Performances Friday and Saturday, April 4-5, are at 7 p.m.; a Sunday, April...

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Theater: ‘Alias Grace’ at Aurora University March 27-29

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Aurora University’s Celebrating Arts and Ideas series will present “Alias Grace” by Margaret Atwood at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, March 27-29. Performances will be at Perry Theatre in the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley Center for Cultural Enrichment, 349 S. Gladstone Avenue, Aurora. Admission and parking are...

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Fox Valley Brass Band concert March 30

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Fox Valley Brass Band will join with Illinois Brass Band in a concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 30, at Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May Street in Aurora. The public is invited. Parking is free. Victor Anderson will direct the Fox Valley band. Scheduled numbers are “Proclamation,” by...

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Free concert, Avalon String Quartet April 4

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The Chicago-based, world-renowned Avalon String Quartet will present a free community concert Friday, April 4 at 7 p.m. at Aurora Christian School, 2255 Sullivan Road, Aurora, as well as a performance for Aurora Christian students earlier that day. For free tickets visit FoxValleyArtsHallofFame.org. These events are sponsored by the Fox...

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Renown Aurora pianist headlines benefit concert

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Internationally acclaimed pianist Huntley Brown of Aurora rocked St. Paul Lutheran Church in Aurora Friday evening, March 7. Several hundred people attended. With children’s choirs and vocals by daughter Nadia Brown, Brown headlined an annual fundraiser for Covenant Christian School in Aurora. Brown is chairman of the Aurora K-12 private...

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Many musical March events: Fox Valley Music Consortium

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Fox Valley Music Consortium, a nonprofit group of performing musicians, will celebrate March with three concerts. The public is invited. Tickets vary by concert. •Sunday, March 16, the Fox Valley Orchestra will perform a classical concert at 2 p.m. at Marmion Abbey church, 850 Butterfield Road in Aurora. The program...

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Forest Preserve District of Kane celebrates 100 years

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The Forest Preserve District of Kane County is excited to celebrate its first 100 years of public land conservation and invites everyone to help celebrate as we embark on our next century of conservation in Kane County. On June 8, the Forest Preserve District will celebrate this monumental milestone with...

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My Funny Valentine concert February 23

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The Oswego Chamber Musicians will present My Funny Valentine, a concert about love, at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23 at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 420 W. Downer Place in Aurora. The group plays varied musical stylings including opera, jazz, classical, and more modern hits. For more information and tickets visit...

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Rosary High School ensemble sings at Marmion Academy Music Boosters’ annual pancake breakfast

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Meghan Carran, right, directs the Rosary High School ensemble Sunday at the Marmion Academy Music Boosters' annual pancake breakfast fundraiser at the school.

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‘Dueling Pianos’ concert Feb. 7

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En garde! It’s a “Dueling Pianos” concert at 7 p.m. Friday Feb. 7, in the gymnasium at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 1500 Brookdale Road, Naperville. And you’re welcome to attend! The dueling maestros will be John Angotti and Craig Colson, both of whom are well-known and highly-regarded in...

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Elgin Symphony Orchestra Jan. 25-26

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The Elgin Symphony Orchestra will showcase the virtuosity of its principal cellist in its January 25 and 26 concerts. Matthew Agnew, who has led the ESO’s cello section since 2002, and is known for his passionate performances across Chicagoland, will perform Saint-Saëns’ First Cello Concerto. “Matthew has such a gift...

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Aurora Film Society moves to new location

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Aurora Film Society is moving to a new, larger screening location this year. Starting this month, movies will be screened monthly at The Venue, a live music and performance space in downtown Aurora. To celebrate, Aurora Film Society will kick off the 2025 season with a free screening Wednesday, Jan....

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Reader’s Voice: You’ll want to see ‘Million Dollar Quartet’

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December 29, 2024Dear editor; One of the greatest unpaid jobs in Aurora is being an usher at the brand spanking new Stolp Island Theatre, and I can tell you, it’s an absolute privilege. From the moment you walk in, the attention to detail in the theatre draws you into the...

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Cinderella at Magical Starlight Theatre in January

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Magical Starlight Theatre, a Naperville Park District program, will presents its January 2025 production, Cinderella, the weekends of January 10-12 and 17-19, 2025 at Naperville Central High School, 440 Aurora Avenue. The cast of Cinderella has been working hard since early October and is looking forward to sharing the magical...

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Celebrating 75 years in song: Aurora Festival Chorus, Dec. 8

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Celebrating 75 years in song, Aurora’s Fox Valley Festival Chorus will present “From Paris to the North Pole: A Holiday Spectacular” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8. The music of Mozart, Handel and Irving Berlin will be featured at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 27 S. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora, with...

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Annual madrigal dinner at West Aurora High, Dec. 14-15

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West Aurora High School’s music department will stage its 37th annual madrigal dinner and dessert concerts December 14-15 at the student cafeteria, 1201 W. New York Street in Aurora. The public is invited. Parking is free. The dinner concert with a three-course feast will take place Saturday, Dec. 14, at...

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Aurora’s Fox Valley Festival Chorus preview for Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association

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Aurora’s Fox Valley Festival Chorus previewed their annual holiday concert Sunday, Dec. 8, with a program Tuesday, Dec. 3. Chorus members under the direction of Mary Beth McCarthy presented a concert for the Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association. With a craft fair, cookie exchange and collection of winter gear for...

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