Alley art Festival will fill downtown Aurora again
Alley Art Festival will fill downtown Aurora with artists for a 13th year from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26. The festival will welcome 90 artists this year. The popular, grassroots art festival will return to Water Street Mall and Downer Place between Stolp Avenue and Water Street. “It’s...
Volunteers incredible assets to wonderful evenings
This column is a shout-out to volunteers. I was recently part of the organizational team for Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry’s annual Harvest Dinner. The five-course dinner in mid-August showcases food harvested from Marie’s Garden across the street from the Pantry on Highland Avenue. Incredible dishes are then created by local...
Alley Art Festival in downtown Aurora
A stroll in downtown Aurora offers a backdrop for views of the Alley Art Festival in Aurora on a pleasant day, Saturday, Aug. 27.
DAM starts in Aurora at French 75 Gallery and Lounge
In downtown Aurora, the first Thursday of the month was synonymous with DAAM from November 5, 2009 until December 7, 2017. For eight years, DAAM, which stood for Downtown Aurora Arts Mixer, stood strong as an easy way to get to know others who cared about the downtown art scene....
Alley Art Festival 2021
Strolling viewers enjoy a full day of art, music, and spectacle from nearly 70 artists in socially-distanced areas in downtown Aurora at the Alley Art Festival Saturday.
New murals’ installation during Alley Art Fest
Everyone can celebrate public art in downtown Aurora, when 25 of 30 new murals by Aurora Public Art will be installed on or completed by August 28 during Aurora Downtown’s annual Alley Art Fest, Saturday, Aug. 28. Alley Art Festival, from noon to 5 p.m., will be host to live...
Forty-four years ago: Yellow poster, Aurora Art Fair
In 1977, Aurora Art League, Fox Valley Park District, and Downtown Business Council, held the 11th annual Downtown Aurora Art Fair at Water Street Mall. It was a weekend affair in May according to the dates on the yellow poster, hand- drawn by Robert Clark. Bubble lettering reminiscent of the...
Alley Art Festival last Saturday this month in Aurora
Alley Art Festival will return to its home on the last Saturday of August in downtown Aurora. The popular, grassroots art festival will be back on Water Street Mall from noon to 5 p.m. and expand to the nearby riverwalk, Millennium Plaza on Stolp Avenue, and Gallery 1904 at 1...
Back to School Block Jam in Aurora
Aurora Downtown was host to a back to school celebration on Saturday with hundreds in attendance.
Alley Art Festival in Aurora
Two artists create chalk drawings on the sidewalk on the Water Street Mall outside of the Aurora City Hall building Saturday at the 10th annual Alley Art Festival.
Aurora Alley Art Festival in 10th year
Any 10th anniversary is worthy of acknowledgement. The Aurora Downtown Alley Art Festival, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, throughout downtown, will be in its 10th year. Aurora will emerge from its quiet atmosphere because of the COVID-19 to celebrate, carefully! As a society, we mix masks with no...
Sixty artists, music, at Alley Art Festival
The ninth annual Alley Art Festival in Aurora will bring more than 60 artists to sell their art, jewelry, pottery, and handmade goods, Saturday, Aug. 31. The grassroots festival is an opportunity to meet and support community artists. The family-friendly festival welcomes returning artists and many new artists this year....