The epic adventure of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical will be the Paramount School of the Arts’ third annual Paramount Performance Camp production. Performances will be Friday, June 27 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, June 28 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena
Fox Valley Brass Band will continue its 2025 concert series with “Summer Pops” at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 22, at Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May Street in Aurora. The public is invited. Parking is free. Victor Anderson will return to direct the 31-member band in familiar show tunes
Fox Valley Jazz Big Band presents “Our Favorites,” a concert Sunday, June 8, at 4 p.m. at Waubonsee Community College auditorium, Rt. 47 in Sugar Grove. The public is invited. Parking is free. Online tickets are $18.50, general; and $15 for seniors and students. Online tickets available to noon, June
After an unforgettable event last year, A-Town House Music Fest will be back for 2025. This year, with RiverEdge Park closed for renovations, we’re bringing the beats to the heart of the City in Wilder Park. Featuring locally and nationally acclaimed DJs, musical artists, food trucks and ice-cold beverages, it’s
Fox Valley Festival Chorus members will give a preview concert of a summer France tour on Sunday, May 4, at 3 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May Street in Aurora. The public is invited. Parking is free. Admission is a $10 donation. A reception will follow the
West Aurora High School’s fine arts department will stage “The Little Mermaid” at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, April 24-26 and a “Tea under the Sea” luncheon with cast members Sunday, April 27. Performances will take place in the school auditorium at 1201 W. New York Street in Aurora. “Little
Aurora certified therapy dog Tilly stole the show as Sandy in “Annie” the musical, at Aurora Central High School Friday, April 4. Sandy is a stray mutt that Annie, portrayed by Catie Houck of Aurora, rescues and befriends, becoming her loyal companion throughout the story. In addition to Tilly, owned
The Elgin Symphony Orchestra will conclude its 75th anniversary season May 3 and 4 with an incredible performance of Gustav Holst’s “The Planets”. “I can’t think of a more epic way to cap off this historic 75th anniversary season,” said ESO music director, Chad Goodman. The concert will include more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
A Fox Valley Music Consortium adult ensemble performs Saturday afternoon during a Chamber concert at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora.
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
Meghan Carran, right, directs the Rosary High School ensemble Sunday at the Marmion Academy Music Boosters’ annual pancake breakfast fundraiser at the school.
With words and song, Chicago blues icon Downtown Charlie Brown, performs Sunday at Marmion Academy in Aurora.
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
