Shawn Barker will start Vet Fest Thursday, Aug. 26 with his “Man In Black” Johnny Cash Tribute Show along with special guests Hillbilly Rockstarz at the Oswego Entertainment Venue, 1010 Station Drive, Oswego Vet Fest will be a four-day concert series and will feature eight bands which will benefit veterans,
In just two short years, and with a lot of collaboration from community partners, a dream has become reality along Oswego’s Orchard Road corridor. The new Venue 1012, located at 1012 Station Drive, is now officially open and will provide a home for entertainment and the performing arts in Oswego.
The Venue, the 200-seat music performance space in downtown Aurora, continues to wow fans with its Music In Mundy Outdoor Concert Series. Agnes Mundy Park, adjacent to The Venue, is an outdoor space perfect for presenting shows and adhering to current COVID safety guidelines. In the event of severe weather,
John Condron and The Old Gang Orchestra perform August 7 in the Bash at the Big House event at the former Joliet Correctional Facility.
A part of the charm at the First Fridays’ events is the good Summer weather as a setting for a stroll down Downer Place in Downtown Aurora to observe and enjoy the sites, sounds, and events.
It went from concept to reality in just two years. Thursday, Aug. 19, Oswego’s new entertainment venue will open with a community celebration and an unveiling of the venue’s new moniker. The public is invited to the grand opening of the new venue at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, at
“Studebaker” John Grimaldi, left, and the Hawks perform an outdoor blues concert Saturday, at the Montgomery Branch of Oswego Public Library.
The first Community Book Scavenger Hunt, in celebration of National Book Lover’s Day will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 9 throughout Montgomery. The online bookstore and book reseller SecondSale, 900 Knell Road in Montgomery, will drop clues on their Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter accounts every 30
First Fridays in downtown Aurora will feature more than 30 venues open with art, music, and more August 6. Yetee Station will open its new arcade space at 11 N. Broadway in the former Arenkill’s Loan Bank storefront. Owner Mike Mancuso recently renovated the spot while the temporary arcade location
The Robert R. McCormick House at Cantigny Park and the League of Women Voters of Wheaton continue their acclaimed Civic Awareness Series with an in-person viewing of the 1939 movie classic Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. The movie will be shown on the screen at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12,
Do you miss going to cons and hanging out with all your fandom friends? Well, have no fear! The Aurora Public Library District’s (APLD) CAPE Con is here! August 9-14, APLD will present CAPE Con, a week-long comic and fandom convention with events for all ages. This year, we’ll celebrate
Movies at a Museum Outdoors will take place Thursdays, July 29 and August 5, at the Aurora Regional Fire Museum, 53 N. Broadway, Aurora.
Downers Grove vocalist Fran Rinaldo performs a free concert Wednesday, July 21, at the Active Senior Expo Wednesday, July 21, at Abbington Banquets in Glen Ellyn.
Guests view “Moana,” a Disney animation film, at a family movie night on the Aurora church’s lawn Friday, July 23.
Batman is Bruce Wayne. The Flash is Barry Allen. Spider-Man is Peter Parker. Or, some may think, but when explored in the animated film “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” there are many superhero universes or variant worlds and stories that feature different individuals behind the masks. “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” centers
“Moana,” a 2016 Disney Animation Studios film, will be shown at 8 p.m. Friday, July 23, outdoors at Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May Street in Aurora. The public is invited. Admission and parking are free. Refreshments will be available. A freewill offering will be taken. Non-perishable foods will
Sammy Hagar and Friends performs in wonderful weather Sunday, July 18 evening at RiverEdge on the banks of the Fox River in Aurora.
Eliana Kettley of Aurora, left, portrays one of 14 nuns in “Newsies the Musical,” the Fox Valley Park District’s 51st annual Summer Stage production July 15-18 at Prisco Community Center in Aurora.
It’s easy to enjoy a perfect Summer week in downtown Aurora. With things back open, downtown offers Summer fun almost every night of the week. • Starting on Tuesdays this month, The Riverfront Playhouse, 11-13 S. Water Street Mall, Aurora, will be host to a very funny look at Shakespeare.
Geneva’s popular Shakespeare in the Park event will returns to Island Park on July 17 with a free performance of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” This light-hearted comedy is a classic tale of runaway lovers, featuring a play-within-a-play and fairy feuds and is suitable for all ages. The play tells the
