Dancing the Irish way:
McNulty Irish Dancers entertain patrons at O’Malley’s Pub and Eatery in Aurora as part of their St. Patrick’s Day Celebration. A video can be seen at facebook.com/thevoice.us. Jason Crane/The Voice
Naperville St. Patrick’s parade:
The 2019 St. Patrick’s parade in Naperville Saturday includes costume, green, and spectators. See video on facebook.com.thevoice.us. Jason Crane/The Voice
Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association to meet April 12
All Aurora area retired teachers, administrators, and school support staff members are invited to the Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association (AARTA) luncheon Tuesday, April 2. We will meet at 11:30 a.m. at Gaslite Manor on Church Road in Aurora. Come and enjoy lunch and a program by Improv Unlimited, a
Water, Street Studios named ‘Best Art Gallery’ by magazine
West Suburban Living named Water Street Studios “Best Art Gallery” in their 2019 Best of the West list to feature the best that the western suburbs has to offer in approximately 80 categories. Water Street Studios was listed among many of their supporting partners including Gaetano’s Restaurant in Batavia (Best
Emilio Esteves joins Ryan Dowd at North Aurora private screening of the movie “The Public”
The movie “The Public” private screening, with Emilio Esteves, writer and director, right, visits the movie theater Tinseltown recently in North Aurora. He and Ryan Dowd, left of Hesed House, take questions about the movie, a focus on homelessness. Dowd, executive director of Hesed House seeks to eliminates homelessness. The
Aurora will participate in national Bookmobile Day April 10
By Miriam Meza – Did you know that April 10 is National Bookmobile Day? Wednesday, April 10, libraries across the country will celebrate National Bookmobile Day, a time to remember the integral and vital services that bookmobiles provide to many communities. In Aurora, we invite everyone to join us at the
Yorkville Library: Story time, chess club, balance budget
The Yorkville Public Library Youth Service Department will have many events in April. All events will take place at the Library, 902 Game Farm Road, unless otherwise noted. For more information, or to register, call 630-553-4354 or visit www.yorkville.lib.il.us. • Tuesday, April 2 and 16, 5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.,
East Aurora Latin Jazz Band at Kiwanis of Aurora:
The East Aurora High School Latin Jazz Band, under the direction of Joe Kulick, performs for the Kiwanis Club of Aurora at a noon meeting, Tuesday, March 12 at the Prisco Center in Aurora. Director Kulick thanked the Kiwanis Club of Aurora members for their many donations to youth organizations.
Movie Night in Plano March 25
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. • Mexican Dance Performance, Saturday, March 16, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.. Plano area children’s dance group, Los Colores De Mi Tierra, will perform traditional
Vocalist at Trinity Episcopal Church in Aurora March 17
Trinity Episcopal Church, 218 East Benton Street, Aurora, 2019 Concert Series will present Paul Kraus and a St. Patrick’s Celebration and Cabaret Gregory Gyllsdorff, accompanist. They will play Irish songs starting at 3 p.m. Sunday March 17. Suggested donation is $25, cash or check only. Money raised will help benefit
Aurora State of the City:
Mayor Richard C. Irvin, in his State of the City address Tuesday, March 5, succinctly proclaims: “The State of our City is strong…Aurora Strong.” His references: Challenges, successes, and rising as one Aurora. See the video by clicking here. See Carter Crane’s article here. Jason Crane/The Voice
Boys II Men 2019 12th annual Phenomenal Man Awards
The Boys II Men 2019 12th annual Phenomenal Man Awards Thursday, Feb. 28 at Piper’s Banquets offers fitting salutes to five accomplished young from Aurora From left: Marquell Oliver, founder of LIFTOFF, a social-emotional learning program and youth director of Unity Partnership, a group that seeks to improve relations between
Flowing Forth United Methodist Church’s Fat Tuesday jazz concert
Matt Erion of Aurora, left, Glen West, Geneva; and Jeff Ford, Oswego, swing out on “Down by the Riverside” at Flowing Forth United Methodist Church’s Fat Tuesday jazz concert at Aurora Christian School. The third annual Mardi Gras-style jazz concert by Erion’s Dodeca Band was free to the public. UMC
Fermilab Wonders of Science for children
If you know kids between the ages of seven and 12, you know how hard it can be to get them excited about science from a textbook. Children love to be wowed, and to experience physical phenomena with eyes wide and jaws dropped at Explore the Wonders of Science starting
Teen Tech Week: Tech-A-Palooza Saturday, March 9 at Aurora Public Library
By Miriam Meza – With the rapid growth in technology it’s hard to keep up with what’s new, how to use it, and whether or not it’s worth buying. At the Aurora Public Library, we want to provide our customers with the opportunity to express creativity through different media, including
Writers’ Group meets at Plano Library
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. • Writers’ Group, Thursday, March 14, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.. Writers will discuss works in progress. Meets in the Library Board Room. No registration
Fundraiser forum
Spaghetti dinner at Good Shepherd Church of the Good Shepherd, 5 W. Washington Street in Oswego, will hold a spaghetti-dinner fundraiser from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 9. The public is invited. Members of United Methodist men will serve spaghetti with homemade sauce, salad, garlic bread, dessert, and
Awards ceremony for young men in Aurora highlights achievements of youth and strength of a healing community
Aurora-based mentoring group, Boys II Men, will be host to its 12th annual Phenomenal Man Awards – Stronger Together – at 6:02 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019 at Piper’s Banquets, 1295 Butterfield Road, Aurora. The theme is both a reflection of the young men who will be honored for academic excellence and
LUNAFEST in St. Charles March 19
LUNAFEST will be an inspiring, empowering short-film festival in the heart of historic downtown St. Charles. The Zonta Club of St. Charles-Geneva-Batavia, will present LUNAFEST from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, at the Arcada Theater, 105 E Main Street, St. Charles. Cost starts at just $10.. Eight