Magical Starlight Theatre, a program of the Naperville Park District, will present its 2023 show, “Matilda the Musical,” in eight performances scheduled for the weekends of January 13-15 and 20-22, 2023 at Naperville Central High School auditorium. “‘Matilda’ was chosen as this year’s musical because it’s fun and meaningful for
Job-seekers will have an opportunity to connect with representatives from Naperville area businesses and the Naperville Park District at the annual Community Job Fair immediately after the holidays. The Job Fair co-hosts are Naperville Park District and KidsMatter and will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan.
The Aurora Public Library District’s (APLD) Winter Reading Adventure is in full swing! This program provides fun challenges and encourages all ages to use the Library and attend programs. One upcoming program will be especially exciting for young audiences and fans of live theater. Roz Puppets will perform a live
Pat Olek of Aurora and Rosemary Mikol, Chicago, perform hulas to “Silent Night,” “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” and “Little Grass Shack.”
The American Legion Riders Post 181 from Sandwich will be host to a Bowl for Veterans nine-pin, no-tap event Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023 at Sandwich Idle Hour Lanes, 927 E. Railroad Street. Start times are at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. with time slots filling up quickly. There will be
Continuing its Gathering Community series, Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May St. in Aurora, will hold a pizza dinner and showing of a movie from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21. The public is invited. Admission and parking are free. Launched in September, the Community Gathering series
Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May Street in Aurora, will host to an immigration legal clinic from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 17. The public is invited. Admission and parking are free but appointments are required. The clinic is sponsored by Justice for Our Neighbors Northern Illinois, a
A large hazardous waste trucking facility has been proposed to be built at the current site of Center Ice at 1N450 Highland Avenue in Glen Ellyn. The location is just a few hundred feet from the Great Western Trail (GWT) and just across the street from a school, church, and
Chapel on the Green in Yorkville, 107 West Center Street, invites the community to an old-fashioned two-day Christmas celebration. Special music is planned both Friday, Dec. 16 and Saturday, Dec. 17 and Santa and Mrs. Claus will be on hand to visit with children from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
The Oswego Christmas Walk draws an apparent family of five in front of a gigantic snow globe in downtown Oswego Friday, Dec. 5 in the annual event
Holiday lights and silhouettes reflect the Aurora Christkindlmarket Friday, Dec. 2 at RiverEdge Park in Aurora.
It was another record-setting weekend in Aurora as viewers from near and far flocked to the Aurora Festival of Lights Drive-Thru. Just over 5,000 vehicles passed through the popular light show last weekend, a thousand more than last week’s opening weekend. Approximately 15,000 onlookers traveled from near and far, coming
“A World of Christmas,” nativity sets and food celebrating Christmas traditions worldwide, will be presented Sunday, Dec. 11, at New England Congregational Church, 406 W. Galena Boulevard in Aurora. The public is invited. Admission and parking are free. The event in the Church narthex will follow the 10 a.m. worship
You did it. You found the perfect gift for your loved one. Whether you picked it off a store shelf, added it to a digital cart, or crafted it with your own hands, a gift this special deserves a special presentation. Ditch the store-bought gift bag on its 5th Christmas
Women at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora are hosts to a 17th annual cookie sale fundraiser. United Women in Faith (UWF), a women’s service group, is the sponsor. Emmy Lou John of Aurora, UWF president, said 20 church volunteer bakers are making 20 varieties of homemade cookies plus buttermints,
The Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club next will meet at 7 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 15 at the Oswego American Legion Post 675, 19 W. Washington Street, Oswego. All veterans and guests are invited for breakfast and a brief program to follow.
Approximately 4,000 cars visited the opening weekend of the Aurora Festival of Lights, following the initial lighting Friday, Nov. 25 one day after Thanksgiving Day.
Aurora’s 71st annual Lehnertz Avenue drive-thru Christmas display will open Sunday, Dec. 12, and will run through January 7, 2023. The event will open with a blessing of the nativity crib on the northwest corner of Lehnertz Avenue and Ohio Street in Aurora. The display will run nightly from 5
The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley is holding its first Holiday Party Fundraiser, Thursday, Dec. 8, at the historic Gray’s Mill Estate, 211 N. River Street, Montgomery. The club members have planned an old fashioned holiday party, with an optional $20 wrapped gift exchange game, along with Basket Raffles. Social
Aurora University criminal justice professor Brandon Kooi presents “Three Shots that Changed America: The JFK Assassination and its Connections to Chicago” Monday, Nov. 28 in Aurora.
