Water Street Studios’ Gallery curator, Steve Sherrell, will be host to a virtual get together at 6 p.m. Friday, May 8. Attendees can hang out online with Steve in his studio when he provides a behind-the-scenes look at how Water Street Studios displays 24 exhibitions every year. Afterwards, Steve will
If you are craving live music during this extended stay-at-home order, join the Aurora Public Library (APL) at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 14 for a virtual evening of jazz with vocalist Petra van Nuis! Imagine yourself seated in a cozy booth at an intimate, dimly-lit, jazz club with your favorite
In the spirit of delivering programs and activities to its residents, the Fox Valley Park District (FVPD) remains committed to offering recreational opportunities in a virtual capacity during disruptions caused by the pandemic. Shortly after the State’s stay-at-home order, FVPD staff members unveiled a variety of online activities, which are
Activities planned for Oswego Honors Veterans, a 10-day series of events and observances on and around Memorial Day, has been postponed until 2021 to protect our veterans, volunteers, and the public, while the COVID-19 pandemic continues. The series of events organized by the Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club and the
First Fridays will return to the virtual world May 1. Virtual attendees can stay at home and enjoy art, music, and more on Friday night. Visit Aurora Downtown and other participating venues on Facebook for live video throughout the evening. Viewers are invited to participate at home by tagging #virtualfirstfridays
The Boulder Hill and Oswego Antique Study Group has suspended all Spring events. This action is in accordance with Coronavirus member safety restrictions. Officer nominations, officer installations, and the Spring Tea planned for the April 1, May 6, and June 3 meetings have been postponed. Once Coronavirus restrictions have been
Giving Tuesday ended at Oberweis Dairy Tuesday, April 14 and 20% of fountain sales will be contributed to food pantries in Illinois, Missouri, and Michigan. Oberweis Dairy will send Hesed House in Aurora, a check for $23,983.77, which represents 20% of last Tuesday’s fountain sales plus $10,000 from Oberweis family
With many individuals inside, representative Stephanie Kifowit has created a COVID-19 BINGO card to help raise awareness during this time of crisis and each completed card will generate a meal donation through Feeding the Frontline initiative through April. The BINGO card was posted on Friday to representative Kifowit’s Facebook page,
April is National Poetry Month, and kids can show that they count in their community by submitting poems to the Aurora Public Library (APL) children’s poetry contest, Community Counts! The census-themed contest invites children in grades three through six to submit original, unpublished poems for an opportunity to win fun
The April 21 meeting of the Batavia American Legion Post 504 has been canceled due to the COVID-19 virus situation. For more information and Legion updates, please visit the post’s website bataviapost504.org. — Batavia American Legion Post 504
Rebecca and Mark Walker of Aurora enjoy the first Virtual First Fridays April 3. Aurora Downtown organized the online event that featured more than a dozen participating Facebook pages from downtown Aurora businesses and nonprofits.
The Fox Valley Park District (FVPD) continues to monitor the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis, and adhere to recommendations set forth by local, State, and federal lawmakers, and health experts. As a result, FVPD officials have been forced to cancel several upcoming programs and events, including the Mid-American Canoe & Kayak Race,
First Fridays in Aurora will go virtual and attendees can stay at home and enjoy art, music, and more events from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, April 3. Interested persons can visit Aurora Downtown and other participating venues on Facebook for live video throughout the evening. Viewers are invited
In accordance with the executive orders and advice issued by governor JB Pritzker and the State of Illinois Department of Public Health, Naperville Park District Board of Commissioners will meet remotely by conference call at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 26. The conference call will originate from the Park District Administration
The Batavia American Legion Post 504 first Saturday of the month coffee get together scheduled for Saturday, April 4 will not be held due to the COVID-19 virus situation. For more information, please visit the Post’s website at bataviapost504.org. — Batavia American Legion Post 504
The Luxemburg Club get-together, March 26, and the Stolp Island Social cocktail party for Aurora Historical Society premier donors, April 6, are postponed due to COVID-19 and restaurants being closed. We will have more information about new dates soon. The exhibit galleries at the Pierce Art and History Center downtown,
When the governor JB Pritzker’s executive order was issued last week to close businesses and organizations to help limit the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus), many blood drives in the Fox Valley area were canceled. As a result, the Naperville Park District offered to step in and be host to several
I just got an E-mail that our luncheon April 7 is canceled because of the latest announcement by the governor. Due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) the Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association’s (AARTA) Spring luncheon has been canceled. It was scheduled at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 7 at Gaslite Manor, 2485
Reverend Derek Rogers, lead pastor at Flowing Forth United Methodist Church in Aurora, announced Sunday that in-person worship services and church-sponsored functions will be suspended for two weeks. Rev. Rogers said, “Myself and our worship leaders are getting together some time this week to prerecord the next two weeks of
The Venue, the 200-seat music performance space in Aurora, owned and operated by the Fox Valley Music Foundation, is directly affected by the recent order by Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker to temporarily close bars and restaurants with a capacity of more than 100. Unfortunately, due to the rapidly evolving
