The New York Times bestselling author, Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, will discuss his book, How to be an Antiracist, Monday, Nov. 9 live on Zoom. Dr. Kendi is the founding director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research, a contributor writer at “The Atlantic,” a CBS news correspondent, National
The Oswego Senior Center, 84 Templeton Drive, Oswego, will be host to many events for seniors. The Oswego Senior Center is gradually opening some center-based activities in addition to online participation through Zoom. All on-site activities strictly will follow Health Department guidelines including appropriate social distance, use of masks, taking
Halloween will look different this year, and Naperville Park District will introduce a new event, Halloween Nights Lights, to celebrate the season in line with current health guidelines and with a twist of family-friendly fun and surprises. Halloween Nights Lights, presented by Woody Buick GMC of Naperville, will take place
The Kane County Health Department’s (KCHD) Kane Health Counts Chronic Disease Action Team will present a free Zoom online webinar “Maintaining Your Health During a Pandemic” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8. Dr. Omar Z. Aiyash, family medicine physician, Rush Copley Medical Group, will present on how to manage your
The Yorkville Public Library Youth Service Department will have many events which 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. • Starting October 5, Yorkville Public Library will return to regular operating hours. The
Activists Sadiiq Rasheed, left, and Brandy Gilliam of Aurora, express urgency for grassroots organizations to work together at the Gathering of the Grassroots event Saturday in Aurora’s McCarty Park.
A desire to “do something” at the start of the Summer will culminate in a milestone event for social justice thanks to the driving force provided by Augustana senior volleyball player Brett Niederer. Niederer’s leadership and interest in making a difference will come to fruition Thursday, Sept. 24 with the
The Yorkville Public Library Youth Service Department will have many upcoming events. 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. • Crafts To Go!, every Monday this month. Stop at the Library
The Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club next will meet at 7 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1 at 1 East Benton Street, the former Aurora Public Library building in Aurora. The group will gather downstairs where there is plenty of spacing available between individuals. Breakfast will be served in prepared boxes. Donations
The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its first in-person monthly dinner meeting since February, Tuesday, Sept. 15 in the basement of the former Aurora Library, 1 East Benton Street, Aurora. The room is large and social distancing will be practiced for seating. A choice of box dinners and
The Aurora Public Library District (APLD) will be host to a virtual Wine-Down event at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9 on Zoom for its librarians to sit down, relax, and speak with Aurora teachers and educators. During this time, librarians from APLD hope to share information, resources and tools with
The Woman’s Club of Aurora will open the 2020-2021 Club year with a socially-distanced luncheon meeting at noon Tuesday, Sept. 8 in the open-sided tent at Orchard Valley Golf Club. Both members and servers will observe all tenets of COVID-19 protection. Following the noon luncheon, the 100th Anniversary of the
Naperville Park District has canceled the Kite Fly event, which was scheduled for from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.Sunday, Aug. 30 at Frontier Sports Complex, due to the elevated COVID-19 positivity rate in Will County. Although this is an outdoor event, based on participations at previous kite fly events, the
Aurora Fifth Ward alderman Carl Franco will sponsor a clean-up day from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5. According to postcard mail to property owners, the clean-up is for Ward 5 residents living north of West Galena Boulevard. The notice said trash compactor trucks will be parked at
Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry, 1110 Jericho Road in Aurora, will hold a drive-thru food giveaway from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28. The public is invited. Food is free. Items include meat, produce, dairy, a bag of sliced bread to include French bread, rolls or buns, pasta,
Alley Art Festival will be on the last Saturday of the month, Saturday, Aug. 29 with one big change. The popular, grassroots art festival will be downtown-wide. Celebrating its 10th year, the festival thrown by the Aurora Downtown group will be held at more than a handful of venues throughout
Because all of us are playing our parts to decrease the spread of COVID-19, consumption of home utilities has increased drastically. According to Henry Fountain, in his article for The New York Times in April, “people are using up to 25% more energy during the daytime as they work or
The Oswego Senior Center (OSC), 84 Templeton Drive, Oswego, will be host to many events for seniors. All events will take place at the Oswego Senior Center, unless otherwise noted. Events at the Center will require: Temperature, self-health check screen; signed waiver, face mask, and social distancing. • COVID19 Educational
Aurora Business United will have its Second Friday Meeting 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Friday, Aug. 14. Due to COVID-19 the meeting will be online. Diana Patel will discuss Continuing Education Productions and Practical tools to develop meaning in your work from 8:30 a.m. to 8:55 a.m..Jeff Brandeis, CEO of
The Yorkville Public Library Youth Service Department will have many upcoming events all events 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. • Every Monday this month, Crafts To Go! Stop at the Library for a craft
