Gray’s Mill Estate restaurant, 211 N. River Street in Montgomery, will be host to “The Story of Daniel Gray and the Early History of Montgomery” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 1. The speaker will be Montgomery resident Debbie Buchanan. The public is invited. Admission and parking are free. Refreshments will
Boy Scout Troop 3 at New England Congregational Church in Aurora will hold a pancake breakfast fundraiser from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday, March 6. The public is invited to the event in Friendship Hall at the Church, 406 W. Galena Boulevard in Aurora. Scouts will serve pancakes with
Friends and family, including veterans groups and first responders, help 99 year-old World War II veteran Ray Moore celebrate his birthday Saturday, Feb. 12 with a parade of 20 vehicles which drove past his house in Aurora. Members of Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club and Roosevelt-Aurora American Legion Post 84
Art and Market Aurora is back at Society 57 for six dates this Winter and Spring. The Aurora Downtown group’s indoor market features several hometown vendors at the event space and coffeehouse at 100 S. River Street. The market will feature will both food and artisan vendors on the second
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
The Elgin Symphony Orchestra (ESO) will perform “Mozart Requiem” at the Hemmens Cultural Center Saturday, March 5, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 6, at 3 p.m., will feature multiple notable artists with Chicago roots. The concerts will begin with four acclaimed vocalists, soprano Amanda Forsythe, mezzo-soprano Amanda Crider, tenor
The St. Charles History Museum will be host to its first Adopt an Artifact Program. Those who attend and take a look at the artifacts, discover more about them, and choose one to adopt. When you adopt an artifact you will receive a picture of it, a certificate of adoption,
Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry’s Women’s’ Empowerment Mobile Pantry, a women-only giveaway this week was rescheduled and relocated. A fourth monthly food and household products distribution was set for Thursday, Feb. 17, at Mutual Ground domestic violence shelter in Aurora. Rebecca Dunnigan, Pantry outreach and program director, said Tuesday the
A business in Batavia will unveil a unique immersing multimedia art experience in March. The public is invited to not only attend, but participate, when Thank You For Leaving The House (TYFLTH) will make a debuts Saturday, March 26 at Black Cactus Print House, 11 E. Wilson Street in Batavia.
Even though Super Bowl Sunday is not an official holiday, millions of Americans celebrate the day with family and friends. In fact, Super Bowl Sunday is the second–largest day of food consumption in the United States after Thanksgiving. However, unlike a sit-down dinner, most Super Bowl parties feature buffet-style fare.
West Aurora School District 129 will sponsor “The Wake Up Call,” a program exploring 50 red flags of drug abuse, Thursday, March 3, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Herget Middle School, 1550 Deerpath Road in Aurora. The program is free to the public. Attendees must be 21 years
“Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad” will be presented by Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May St. in Aurora, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17. Celebrating Black History Month, the program will include a reading of “Under the Quilt
Aurora Ward 8 alderwoman Patty Smith gives giant coloring books to a young patron at Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry’s drive-thru pop-up distribution Saturday, Feb. 5, at Georgetown Elementary School in Aurora.
Bill Walsh of Aurora views an Aurora Historical Society tribute Friday, Feb. 4 to victims of a shooting at Henry Pratt Company in Aurora in 2019. The display of wooden crosses and memorabilia is at Pierce Art and History Center, 20 E. Downer Place in Aurora, through February 26.
Sons of Norway Polar Star Lodge 5-472 members peruse raffle items prior to the Lodge’s Sunday, Feb. 6, meeting at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Montgomery.
The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its Tuesday Feb. 15 dinner meeting at the private room of the Riverview Diner, IL-25 and Mill Street, Montgomery. It is a very large private room and can be entered from the north door, or through the restaurant. There is plenty of
The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park in Wheaton announced a special edition of its Veteran Voices series featuring two women who served in the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division. They will share their service experiences and answer questions on Zoom at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17. The event is
The Aurora Historical Society will pay tribute to the five individual who lost their lives in an Aurora workplace shooting in 2019 by mounting a third anniversary exhibit of memorabilia. The exhibit will open February 4 and run through February 26. Russell Beyer, Vicente Juarez, Clayton Parks, Josh Pinkard, and
In response to growing concern about youth mental health and teen suicide, the Naperville Police Department and KidsMatter are teaming up to provide a community forum and resource fair on the topic for parents and community members. “Protecting Our Children: Understanding and Monitoring Youth Mental Health” will take place at
Aurora Downtown will start its 10th season of First Fridays February 4. The nothing-else-like-it event that opens up dozens of downtown venues with art, music, and more continues to attract locals and visitors with a variety of options for all ages. In February, a handful of venues will offer specials
