Montgomery is gearing up to celebrate the 40th Montgomery Fest this summer along the Fox River in Montgomery Park, 301 N. River Street, Montgomery, from August 15 through 17. Visitors can enjoy performances by local and regional bands throughout the weekend and there will be amusement rides and games for
What if you could earn prizes, explore literary worlds, and walk into high school with the confidence of a seasoned reader? That’s the mission behind the Aurora Public Library District’s 100 Books Before High School program. Designed to inspire and reward young readers in grades fourth through eighth, this program
The Yorkville Public Library Youth Service Department will have many events in July. 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. •Summer Reading 2025: Level Up at Yorkville Public Library, through July
West Aurora High School’s football program has announced its 25th annual “Battle of the Big Butts” competition for area high school linemen at 3 p.m. Thursday, July 10 at West Aurora High School Football Stadium, 1244 Plum Street, Aurora. Mike Runge, West Aurora assistant football coach and Big Butts coordinator,
Congregants at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora celebrated three firsts Sunday, June 22. Included were a Brunch Church, part one of a three-part Lego-ideas sermon series and “Building Together: A Time of Holy Conversation.” The Reverend Tammy Scott, pastor, opened activities in the Gathering Place room by inviting congregants
Fox Valley Orchestra continues its “Summer Pops” series with “Thanks for the Memories,” a concert of popular radio and television music, at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 29. The concert will take place at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church 27 S. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora. Stephen Squires returns to direct the orchestra
Hundreds of protesters line up along Randall Road Saturday, June 14 during the “No Kings” protest in Geneva.
The WellBatavia Initiative is back this summer with the WellBatavia Festival to kick off the summer season with health services, holistic wellness, fitness, environmental and community health vendors. Visit the WellBatavia Festival to learn more about health and wellness resources in your community from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday,
Registration is open for “Art and Soul 2025: Imagine a City” June 23-26 for ages five to 12. Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May Street in Aurora, will be host to the camp from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.. Admission is free. The camp will feature a meal followed
Talented carillonneurs from all over the world will delight Naperville concert-goers with free musical performances at 443 Aurora Avenue, Naperville. Events will take place at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays, unless otherwise noted. Concerts will be held rain or shine and picnicking is welcome. Post-recital moonlight carillon tours available for $2
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
The Aurora Public Library District (APLD) is committed to empowering families through programs and resources that foster learning, strengthen connections, and draw on community support. This month we are holding our second annual Homeschool Book Swap and Info Panel Friday, June 27, at the Santori Library to help with that
The Yorkville Public Library Youth Service Department will have many events in June. 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. •Make Your Own Spirit Flute, Tuesday, June 24, 1 p.m., or
An estimated 3,000 persons jammed Aurora’s M.L. King Park Saturday for the city’s 24th annual Juneteenth celebration. Sponsored by African American Men of Unity, an Aurora nonprofit, the free event celebrates family, community and culture through singing, dancing, storytelling and food.Other features were a Black history tribute, a drum and
Members from the Plano Methodist Church gather around the campfire in the church parking lot June 6.
State representative Stephanie Kifowit’s annual Recycle & Shred Day, will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 28, in the parking lot of Rep. Kifowit’s district office, 1677 Montgomery Road, Aurora. The free community event will help residents safely dispose of sensitive documents (three 13-gallon trash bags or
Ms. Alex Rose, Science editor of Ocean Geographic Magazine, Founder of Blue Ring, Explorers Club Fellow, award winning nature photographer and environmental journalist, will be presenting a session, “Strange and Beautiful: Our Oceans and How to Protect Them,” on Wednesday 18, 2025 as part of the Hicks/Wright Organization’s Summer STEAM
For a third straight year, Oswego Methodists supported the World Vision Global 6K Walk for Water, an event aimed at bringing water to communities in need. Saturday morning, June 7, Oswego’s Church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist sponsored the walk/run at Hudson Crossing Park in Oswego. The Reverend Steve
By Russ George Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley put our tent up Saturday, June 7 at the 114th season opener of the Aurora Farmers Market, on Water Street, between Downer and Benton, in downtown Aurora. Diabetes Club members handed out information on diabetes, prediabetes and healthy eating,
