Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry mobile event June 19
Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry volunteer Aryana Burns loads a family’s vehicle during a mobile food pantry Saturday, June 19, at Simmons Park in Aurora.
Symone Barnes signs her book, Crown Me, in Aurora
Symone Barnes of Aurora, seated, poses during a book-signing event Friday at Zen Loft Wellness Center in Aurora.
Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora event June 25
Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora, the club that fights diabetes, recently installed officers and directors for 2021-2022. Presiding at an installation ceremony Thursday, June 17, at Oak Street Restaurant in North Aurora was Vic Smith, Cosmopolitan International Mid-States Federation governor. Smith, a Newark resident, is an Aurora Cosmo. Installed were Russ
Birthday celebration punctuates East Aurora 1960 reunion
Art Ericson’s high school reunion was not typical. The Dover, Delaware resident was among approximately 70 East Aurora High School Class of 1960 graduates and friends who gathered Friday, June 18, at Luigi’s Pizza in Aurora for a reunion postponed from 2020. The event included a surprise 79th birthday salute
Outdoor film series in downtown Aurora will begin July 8
“Bringing Up Baby” will be the first movie to be viewed outdoors this Summer at Aurora Regional Fire Museum. Aside from a few musicals shown at RiverEdge Park a few years ago, it’s possible that movies never have been screened outdoors in downtown Aurora. That’s about to change this Summer
Juneteenth Celebrations, Plano, Aurora
Plano’s inaugural Juneteenth celebration Saturday includes the band E-Minor in downtown.
Kane County Shredding Event
Kane County residents can shred documents with sensitive information from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 26 at 540 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. Accepted items include: Tax records, medical records, bank statements, or anything with a social security number on it. Regular paper reclining and items with plastic will
Juneteenth car parade, festival, June 19
Aurora will celebrate Juneteenth Saturday, June 19, with a car parade and festival. Presented by African American Men of Unity, Juneteenth is a combination of June and 19th. Though president Abraham Lincoln read the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, it wasn’t until June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas,
Paper-shredding in Aurora June 19
Free paper shredding for residents of Aurora Wards 4, 5, and 6 will take place from 8 p.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, June 19, at Jefferson Middle School, 1151 Plum Street in Aurora. Up to five banker boxes of canceled checks and other personal documents per person will be accepted.
‘Let’s Talk About Policing’ topic June 21
Santori Aurora Public Library, 101 S. River Street will be host to “Let’s Talk About Policing,” a community dialogue, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, June 21. The public is invited. Admission and parking are free. The program is the second of four dialogues in a “Let’s Talk About
Free potluck picnic in Geneva, June 26
The Just Food Initiative of the Fox Valley invites residents interested in healthy eating, environmental justice or related issues to attend its Free Community Potluck Picnic from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 26, at the First Congregational Church of Geneva, 327 Hamilton Street, in Geneva. Attendees are invited
Flag Day: Boy Scouts of Troop 43 raise the colors, Dr. Bernard Cigrand Patriot Award, Batavia Community Band
Boy Scouts of Troop 43 at Congregational Church of Batavia raise the colors Monday, June 14, to open a Flag Day celebration outdoors at Peg Bond Center.
Seniors invited for special tour at Well 11 Water Tower in Oswego
The Village of Oswego and Village president Troy Parlier invites seniors for a tour of the Well 11 Water Tower for a special edition of Coffee & Conversation with Village president Troy Parlier at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 19 at the Well 11 Water Tower, 6701 Tuscany Trail, Oswego. No
Cheers to 95 years for Dick Miller
Dick Miller of Aurora is captured sharing a rest place with a painted Batavia Bulldog recently.
Focus on music at Aurora’s First Fridays
Music breaks out Friday in Aurora at the First Fridays event in front of the River Front Playhouse on the Water Street Mall.
Study Circles opens in Aurora
By Al Benson Four community dialogues on racism opened Monday, June 7, at Santori Aurora Public Library. Co-hosts for the series, free to the public in-person and on Zoom, are Study Circles Illinois, Santori Library, and Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Avenue, Elgin. The inaugural dialogue, moderated by
Nature walk on Mound for Sierra Club
The Sierra Club Valley of the Fox will have its final program of the 2020-2021 season at Johnson’s Mound Forest Preserve, south of Elburn, at 6 p.m. Monday, June 14. We will provide free box lunches for a no-touch community picnic, and our expert naturalist, Ray Wronkiewicz, will lead us
Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora will click at The Barn
The members of the Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora, “The Club That Fights Diabetes”, cordially invites everyone to attend our First major fundraiser of this year. The Barn at Blackberry Farm will come alive with an evening of fun and excitement at 6:30pm. Friday, June 25. Live Entertainment will be by
Summer Reading Program challenge for Yorkville young
The Yorkville Public Library Youth Service Department will have many events this month. 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. • 2021 Summer Reading Program: Reading Colors Your World, through July
Openings in Golf For Kids Foundation fundraiser June 28
Nobody needs a birdie’s eye view to notice the resurgence. It doesn’t take a golfer to realize the sport is writing quite the comeback story. “You drive down the street and pass a golf course, and we’ve got golf carts going forwards, backwards and any other direction they can fit,”