The Fox Valley Philharmonic will present its Ninth Annual popular Children’s Concert at 3 p.m. Sunday Feb. 24 at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 420 W. Downer Place in Aurora. Parking is behind the Church building and accessible form Garfield Avenue.
The free-admission concert will feature a performance of Tubby the Tuba, a clever entertaining and educational narrated musical story about how a tuba in the orchestra, typically relegated to play ‘oompah’ accompaniments, gets to finally play the “tune” with his fellow musicians.
Other audience-friendly, story-telling musical works to be performed are selections from Hansel & Gretel, Phantom of the Opera, and In the Hall of the Mountain King. Participatory events for kids include trying their hand at playing various string, woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments, plus lining up to take turns ascending the conductor’s podium to conduct the Philharmonic with their own appropriately-sized complementary baton.
Admission to the concert is free, production of an orchestral concert is not, and free-will donations to help defray expenses are always appreciated.
— Fox Valley Philharmonic Orchestra
All veterans invited for March 2
The Batavia American Legion Post 504 will be host to an informal coffee get-together Saturday, March 2 at 8:30 a.m. at Panera Bread on E. Wilson Street in Batavia. The purpose of this get-together is for all veterans as well as Legion members to meet and discuss various experiences, both military and personal. All veterans are invited.
For more information visit the Post’s website at bataviapost504.org.
— Batavia American Legion Post 504