Aurora will celebrate Juneteenth Saturday, June 19, with a car parade and festival. Presented by African American Men of Unity, Juneteenth is a combination of June and 19th. Though president Abraham Lincoln read the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, it wasn’t until June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas,
The Just Food Initiative of the Fox Valley invites residents interested in healthy eating, environmental justice or related issues to attend its Free Community Potluck Picnic from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 26, at the First Congregational Church of Geneva, 327 Hamilton Street, in Geneva. Attendees are invited
The Village of Oswego and Village president Troy Parlier invites seniors for a tour of the Well 11 Water Tower for a special edition of Coffee & Conversation with Village president Troy Parlier at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 19 at the Well 11 Water Tower, 6701 Tuscany Trail, Oswego. No
By Al Benson Four community dialogues on racism opened Monday, June 7, at Santori Aurora Public Library. Co-hosts for the series, free to the public in-person and on Zoom, are Study Circles Illinois, Santori Library, and Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Avenue, Elgin. The inaugural dialogue, moderated by
The Sierra Club Valley of the Fox will have its final program of the 2020-2021 season at Johnson’s Mound Forest Preserve, south of Elburn, at 6 p.m. Monday, June 14. We will provide free box lunches for a no-touch community picnic, and our expert naturalist, Ray Wronkiewicz, will lead us
The members of the Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora, “The Club That Fights Diabetes”, cordially invites everyone to attend our First major fundraiser of this year. The Barn at Blackberry Farm will come alive with an evening of fun and excitement at 6:30pm. Friday, June 25. Live Entertainment will be by
The Yorkville Public Library Youth Service Department will have many events this month. 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. • 2021 Summer Reading Program: Reading Colors Your World, through July
Nobody needs a birdie’s eye view to notice the resurgence. It doesn’t take a golfer to realize the sport is writing quite the comeback story. “You drive down the street and pass a golf course, and we’ve got golf carts going forwards, backwards and any other direction they can fit,”
Three libraries, Aurora Public Library District, (APLD), Mount Prospect Public Library, and Villa Park Public Library, will be hosts to a virtual visit with authors Dr. Carolyn B. Helsel and Dr. Yvette Joy Harris-Smith, 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 14. Helsel and Harris-Smith will discuss their book, “The ABCs of Diversity:
The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its first in-person dinner meeting at its new, permanent location Tuesday, June 15. It will be held in the private room of the Riverside Diner, IL-25 and Mill Street, Montgomery. The Navy League will continue to hold its monthly meetings there. A
International author and award-winning photographer, poet, and essayist, Jo Fredell Higgins will release her first two children’s books this month. “Patsy the Panda” and “Therese the Tiger” are written for beginning readers. Each book sells for $10 and will be available for purchase at the event. The signature signing, story
It is The Venue’s second anniversary and they are still here despite a worldwide pandemic and we are ecstatic for the weekend of Music in Mundy under the stars June 4-5. Please remember to bring your masks, (they are required for entry). Also, get your tickets early. Tickets are limited,
The Voice staff reports: Memorial Day observances fill our communities. The following list has varied activities. All are designed to properly pay respects to the military members who died in action and once served and have passed. All of the observances will be Memorial Day, Monday, May 31, unless otherwise
Tonight’s, Tuesday, May 25, scheduled performance by Starlifter, the Air Force Band of Mid-America, has been canceled in anticipation of inclement weather. But there’s still plenty to look forward to this weekend from Oswego Honors Veterans! Join us this Friday, 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Main Street for the
The West Aurora Cemetery, 543 Wilder Street, will be host to an historic Memorial Day ceremony at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 30. Please note that this ceremony will be Sunday, not Memorial Day Monday. The program will be presented by the Philip H Sheridan Camp #2, Illinois Sons of Union
Temple B’nai Israel synagogue, 400 N. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora, will reopen for in-person worship services Friday, May 14. Rabbi Edward Friedman announced services for Friday, May 14 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 15, at 9 a.m. (traditional service). Meetings will be held in the sanctuary. The chapel remains
Due to the level of uncertainty that remains this Spring, especially when events require planning and preparations months ahead, the Fox Valley Park District (FVPD) has canceled the Mid-American Canoe & Kayak Race, originally scheduled for early June. The year marks the fourth-consecutive year the Mid-Am has remained ashore, with
Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry, 1110 Jericho Road in Aurora, will hold a first drive-thru free food distribution for military personnel on Memorial Day weekend Friday, May 28, from 10 a.m. to noon. Invited are veterans, active-duty personnel and Gold Star families. Pantry volunteers will load patrons’ vehicles with bags
The annual Oswego Wine on The Fox at Hudson Crossing Park Saturday provides a casual and enjoyable Spring day for participants.
By Mavis BatesAurora The Sierra Club, Valley of the Fox, will have its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, May 10, on Zoom,. This month’s program is on the benefits of organic farms in Kane County. Our speaker will be Matt Tansley from the Kane County Development and Community Services
