Aurora Public Art’s gallery at the David L. Pierce Art & History Center will reopen Friday, Aug. 6, with new show entitled, “Accelerating Inspiration: Art from Fermilab.” An opening reception will take place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 6. Aurora Public Art’s gallery on the third floor
The first Community Book Scavenger Hunt, in celebration of National Book Lover’s Day will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 9 throughout Montgomery. The online bookstore and book reseller SecondSale, 900 Knell Road in Montgomery, will drop clues on their Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter accounts every 30
The Kane County Health Department (KCHD), in partnership with Illinois Department of Public Health, will provide COVID vaccines at upcoming community COVID vaccination clinics. • Thursday, Aug. 5, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Food for Greater Elgin Vaccination Event, 1553 Commerce Drive, Elgin. • Saturday, Aug. 7, 9
Friends of the Fox River holds its sixth annual fundraiser No Clean Water No Good Beer Monday, Aug. 9. River lovers from across the Fox River watershed can convene outside in the back patio at Bandito Barney’s on 10 N River Street, in East Dundee from 6 p.m. to 9
Hello Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora members, and friends of Cosmos, Saturday, Aug. 7, the Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora will be host to the “Race to Fight Diabetes” Awareness Night at Sycamore Speedway, Route 64, Maple Park. We invite you to join us for an exciting evening of competitive dirt track
Bug Fest will be back and bigger than previously from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 21 at Red Oak Nature Center, 1385 N. River Road, North Aurora. Tickets must be purchased this year to enter Bug Fest which will include games, activities, and inflatables. Participating agencies will have
A curious visitor asked a naturalist to describe the appearance of a rusty crayfish. When she said, “It looks like they’ve been pinched with Cheetos fingers,” the mind wanders to something kinda cute, maybe even a bit cuddly. “But,” continued Christy Graser, environmental education supervisor at Red Oak Nature Center
The Yorkville Public Library Youth Service Department will have many events in August. 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. • Virtual 3-D Printing Leah English provides a step by step
Do you miss going to cons and hanging out with all your fandom friends? Well, have no fear! The Aurora Public Library District’s (APLD) CAPE Con is here! August 9-14, APLD will present CAPE Con, a week-long comic and fandom convention with events for all ages. This year, we’ll celebrate
Movies at a Museum Outdoors will take place Thursdays, July 29 and August 5, at the Aurora Regional Fire Museum, 53 N. Broadway, Aurora.
Downers Grove vocalist Fran Rinaldo performs a free concert Wednesday, July 21, at the Active Senior Expo Wednesday, July 21, at Abbington Banquets in Glen Ellyn.
All those tomatoes from your garden, or farmers’ market, can not be eaten fast enough. Kathy Jankovic, former instructor of culinary arts at Geneva High School, will present a programat 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10, at the Sugar Grove Public Library, 125 Municipal Drive, in Sugar Grove. Topic for the
Aurora Downtown will be host to its first Back to School Block Jam 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14. The event will provide a welcome to all ages to celebrate back to school. The free event will close the street block-party-style on Stolp Avenue between Downer Place and
The Naperville Jaycees recently named Edward Hospital Frontline Workers as the grand marshal of the 2021 Labor Day parade presented by the City government of Naperville and the Naperville Jaycees. “We are proud and honored that our Edward Hospital frontline workers, who have worked tirelessly through the pandemic to keep
The Kane County Health Department (KCHD), in partnership with Illinois Department of Public Health, will provide COVID vaccines at three upcoming community COVID vaccination clinics. • Friday, July 30 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Coon Creek Festival, 400 N. State Street, Hampshire • Saturday, July 31 from
The Kane County Health Department (KCHD), in partnership with Illinois Department of Public Health, will provide COVID vaccines at several community COVID vaccination clinics this week. • Friday, July 23, noon to 4 p.m., Fisher Nuts, 1703 N. Randall Road, Elgin. Registration: prism.org/fishernuts • Saturday, July 24, 10 a.m. to
West Aurora School District 129 announced a districtwide back-to-school event for Sunday, Aug. 1. The event will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the parking lot of the West Aurora Learning Center, 1870 W. Galena Boulevard. A rain date for the event would be Monday, Aug. 2,
Batman is Bruce Wayne. The Flash is Barry Allen. Spider-Man is Peter Parker. Or, some may think, but when explored in the animated film “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” there are many superhero universes or variant worlds and stories that feature different individuals behind the masks. “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” centers
“Moana,” a 2016 Disney Animation Studios film, will be shown at 8 p.m. Friday, July 23, outdoors at Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May Street in Aurora. The public is invited. Admission and parking are free. Refreshments will be available. A freewill offering will be taken. Non-perishable foods will
It’s easy to enjoy a perfect Summer week in downtown Aurora. With things back open, downtown offers Summer fun almost every night of the week. • Starting on Tuesdays this month, The Riverfront Playhouse, 11-13 S. Water Street Mall, Aurora, will be host to a very funny look at Shakespeare.
