North Aurora librarians join in outdoor concert at the library, July 21
Messenger North Aurora Public Library Director Shannon Halikias, left, and Dawn Staczak, Aurora, join an outdoor concert by The Heels duo at the library Thursday, July 21.
Golf simulator new at Aurora’s Phillips Park golf course
A golfer practices on an indoor course simulator recently installed at Aurora’s Phillips Park golf course.
Fox Valley Orchestra concert in Batavia July 24
The Fox Valley Orchestra’s concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 24, at the Batavia Fine Arts Centre, 1250 W. Wilson Street, Batavia, will feature Broadway solos and duets from different eras and composers. Guest artists, Katelyn Lee and Joe Shadday, will bring to the stage experience in both pops and
Free Wednesday concert series to start July 13
Aurora Downtown will start this Summer’s free concert series in mid-July. Wednesdays at the Plaza will return Wednesday, July 13 with Raices Latin Jazz featuring vibraphonist Joe Sonnefeldt. The free series runs on Wednesdays through August 10 at the Millennium Plaza gazebo at 21 S. Stolp Avenue in downtown Aurora.
Fox Valley Brass Band Stars and Stripes Forever
Fox Valley Brass Band members stand for John Philip Sousa’s “Stars and Stripes Forever” Sunday, June 26, the finale in a salute to great brass music and America at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora.
Fourth of July Procession in Aurora
As previously announced, the decision to reimagine the traditional downtown Fourth of July Parade by taking it out into the community in a format that would reach exponentially more people was made after considering the impact on the greater community, including the management of City services and resources and savings
Battle of Big Butts at West Aurora July 14
West Aurora High School’s Battle of the Big Butts, strength, speed and endurance contests for high school football linemen, will be held Thursday, July 14. The 22nd annual event will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, July 14, at West Aurora High School, 1201 W. New York Street in Aurora.
Brass Band Summer Concert June 26
The Fox Valley Brass Band Concert will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 26. at Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May Street, Aurora. Audience members will hear traditional brass band standards by Malcolm Arnold and William Himes, a Spanish march, brass choir music of Eric Ewazen, a Bach
Two symphony Summer concerts at Cantigny Park
Two evening symphony concerts, performed under the stars will be performed at Cantigny Park in Wheaton in the Summer. Admission to each family-friendly show is free with paid parking: • DuPage Symphony Orchestra (DSO), Saturday, June 18, 7 p.m.. Celebrates the start of Summer when the DSO performs “Hollywood Heroes,”
Good Morning, Aurora podcast
By Frank Patterson How do you wake up in the morning? Many begin their day with Good Morning, Aurora, or, its Wednesday Spanish-language version, Buenos Dias, Aurora, the podcasts with hosts Curtis Spivey and Monica Vasquez, respectively. Spivey, the show’s creator, describes the podcast as “the great American morning show.”
Registration: Aurora University concert
Aurora University’s music department will present its annual Spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 30, in Crimi Auditorium in the Institute for Collaboration, 1347 Prairie Street in Aurora. The public is invited. Admission and parking are free. Registration is requested. The chorale will perform Jake Runestad’s “Let My Love
Kansas, Ambrosia, at RiverEdge July 24
Two of the most iconic classic rock bands from the 1970s and 1980s, Kansas and Ambrosia, will perform live Sunday, July 24, at RiverEdge Park, 360 N. Broadway in downtown Aurora, downtown Aurora’s beautiful outdoor music venue. Gates will open at 5 p.m. and the show will start at 7
Chicago Bronze English Handbell Ensemble in Lombard
The 14th season of Artist Series presentations at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Lombard, will come to a rousing finish at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 1, with a concert by the highly -acclaimed Chicago Bronze English Handbell Ensemble. Chicago Bronze is a community-based English handbell ensemble drawing its membership from the
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.
Loaves & Fishes “Battle of the Champions” puts the fun in fundraiser
By Jason Crane Big smiles, sizzling food, and funds raised, were the main ingredients of the Chef Showdown, “Battle of the Champions” on the evening of Wednesday, March 9, at Loaves & Fishes new Food Distribution Hub at 580 Exchange Court, Aurora. The event was held in partnership with My
Stoughton (Wis.) Norwegian Dancers perform at Cross Lutheran Church in Yorkville
A dancer goes airborne during a performance by the Stoughton (Wis.) Norwegian Dancers, a traveling folk-dance troupe, at Cross Lutheran Church in Yorkville Sunday, March 6.
One Earth Film Festival: Restoration March 12
“Inhabitants: Indigenous Perspectives for Restoring our World” will screen virtually 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12, as part of the One Earth Film Festival. This screening is sponsored by The Conservation Foundation, Fox River Ecosystem Partnership, and additional Fox River Watershed Partners. (See virtual information below.) This documentary follows five Native
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
Aurora’s Blues on the Fox Festival will return June 17-18
After a two-year hiatus, downtown Aurora’s 24th Annual Blues on the Fox Festival is roaring back this Summer, with a killer lineup of longtime favorites and new talent playing live blues on the banks of the Fox River, Friday and Saturday, June 17-18, at Thomas J. Weisner RiverEdge Park. Friday