Chester “Chet” Romans is a medical minstrel. On Wednesday mornings, the 78-year-old Oswego man gives two-hour guitar concerts in a waiting area at Rush Copley Cancer Center in Aurora, entertaining cancer patients, caregivers, and family members. “I think it’s an important adjunct to what the Care Center does medically,” Romans
The Conservation Foundation will host Music on the Farm at McDonald Farm, at their McDonald Farm headquarters, 10S404 Knoch Knolls Rd., Naperville. •Sunday, June 14, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.; music, Bree Gordon Band; food, Fernando’s Street Kitchen and Sno Problems.•Sunday, July 12, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.; music, The
Dueling barbershop mixed choruses faced off in “A Capella Palooza” Sunday, Sept. 21. The event took place at United Methodist Church of Geneva. Included were individual chorus performances, combined performances, and three quartets: Four Card Monty, Just Like Dad, and Second Opinion. Second Opinion members, John Schultz, Dave Mouri, Dave
The Venue, 21 S. Broadway, Aurora, recently announced its November lineup, which will start with a free First Fridays open house concert sponsored by Fox Valley Credit Union. Unless otherwise noted, doors open for all shows at 7 p.m. Shows start at 8 p.m.. •Sunday, Nov. 3, Tiwa Bleu and
It will be an evening of great music when the Village of Montgomery presents a free concert in Montgomery Park, 301 N. River Street Thursday, Oct. 3, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.. Guests are encouraged to bring their chairs and blankets to sit back and relax as Beatles Tribute
Aurora retiree Victor Martinez handcrafts guitars from cigar boxes. While he has given away 30 to 40 guitars, he is starting to offer them for sale. He performed vocals in English and Spanish and instrumentals on guitar, harmonica and Native American-style flutes, at the February 7 luncheon meeting of Aurora
It’s really no exaggeration to say ABBA was the Swedish Beatles. Marie-Claire Follett, who lives in California, but hails from London, is the bubbly musician who plays ABBA’s Anni-Frid Lyngstad in her ABBA tribute band and will bring her show to the Hemmens Cultural Center at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.
Aurora Downtown will start this Summer’s free concert series in mid-July. Wednesdays at the Plaza will return Wednesday, July 13 with Raices Latin Jazz featuring vibraphonist Joe Sonnefeldt. The free series runs on Wednesdays through August 10 at the Millennium Plaza gazebo at 21 S. Stolp Avenue in downtown Aurora.
Two evening symphony concerts, performed under the stars will be performed at Cantigny Park in Wheaton in the Summer. Admission to each family-friendly show is free with paid parking: • DuPage Symphony Orchestra (DSO), Saturday, June 18, 7 p.m.. Celebrates the start of Summer when the DSO performs “Hollywood Heroes,”
InterFaith Aurora will be host to its 14th annual “Thanksgiving Celebration of Music and Friendship” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21, at the Cathedral of Grace St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church, 2950 Bilter Road, Aurora. All presenting songs and religious praise from diverse congregations throughout the Aurora area will
“Studebaker” John Grimaldi, left, and the Hawks perform an outdoor blues concert Saturday, at the Montgomery Branch of Oswego Public Library.
The Venue will present Roots Festival, a Music in Mundy Park outdoor festival event to feature the bands Good Morning Bedlam, at 5 p.m.; Dawson Hollow, 6:15 p.m.; The Accidentals, 7:30 p.m.; and The Arcadian Wild, 9 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 28 at The Venue, Mundy Park, 21-23 South Broadway, Aurora.
Music breaks out Friday in Aurora at the First Fridays event in front of the River Front Playhouse on the Water Street Mall.
There will be a livestreamed, pre-recorded, performance of The Leland Bluebird Sessions concert 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29. The original performance featuring Grammy nominated Robbie Folks, Chicago Farmer, Nora O’Connor, Scott Tipping, Dave Nelson and more, took place at the Copley Theatre in 2017. The album of
The Venue, the 200-seat music performance space in Aurora, will return to Livestream performances in December due to COVID-19 restrictions. All performances will be broadcast live from The Venue’s Facebook Page and YouTube Channel. At each performance, a donation is suggested and donations are split between the artists and The
The Empty Can Band, Aurora’s hometown rock and blues band will celebrate 20 Years at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14 with a Livestream from The Venue through Facebook and YouTube. Proceeds from the show will go to Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, www.pancan.org. This illness is very near and dear to
Scott Tipping and Ellie Kahn will have a livestream Monday, July 20 from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. at www.facebook.com/TheVenueAurora. Scott Tipping and Ellie Kahn met as working musicians on a theater run. Their individual musical lives kept them from collaborating much outside of a gig here or there. During
The Venue, the 200-seat music performance space in Aurora, celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with a rollicking performance by the Empty O’Can Band at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 14. Tickets range from $10 to $15 and are available at themusicvenue.org. The Venue, in downtown at 21 S. Broadway in Aurora, Illinois,
Sugarland, the electrifying country power duo of Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush, will return to the road in the Summer and Aurora’s Thomas J. Weisner RiverEdge Park will be the only Chicago-area stop for the band’s There Goes the Neighborhood Tour 2020, at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 2. Don’t miss
Chicago blues legend, Buddy Guy, will be the headline act with a killer lineup of longtime favorites and fresh new blues talent at the 24th Annual Blues on the Fox Festival, Friday and Saturday, June 19-20 at Thomas J. Weisner RiverEdge Park in downtown Aurora. Kenny Wayne Shepherd will be
