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...
The Venue, 21 S. Broadway, Aurora, will present a free movie night screening of “Night of the Living Dead” Sunday, Oct. 27. “Night of the Living Dead” is an American independent horror and cult film directed by George A. Romero and starring Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea and Karl Hardman. It...
The Venue, a live music performance room in downtown Aurora, recently announced three new music series, Jazz Sessions at The Venue, She Said with Anne Harris, and Dead Night. “It’s been a goal to expand programming, and we’re excited to add new series to our lineup,” said Scott Tipping, booking...
The Venue, 21 S. Broadway in downtown Aurora, a live music performance room in downtown Aurora run by Fox Valley Music Foundation, will be hosting a new series starting this fall that focuses on women in music. She Said with Anne Harris will debut on The Venue stage at 8...
The Venue, a live music performance room in downtown Aurora, recently announced its September lineup, which includes an album release party for band Saint Astro. •Friday, Sept. 6, The Venue will host a free concert from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. for First Fridays. The Warren Douglas Band will perform...
The Venue, at 21 S. Broadway in downtown Aurora, a live music performance room in downtown Aurora, recently announced its August lineup, which kicks off with a free First Fridays show and ends with a new Beatles night series. •Friday, Aug. 2, The Venue will be host to a free...
The Venue, a live music performance room in downtown Aurora, recently announced that it will be host to two outdoor music festivals this month. The Venue, which is run by nonprofit Fox Valley Music Foundation, will present The Acoustic Summit Friday, July 12 and Summer Jam Friday, July 26 at...
The Venue, a live music performance room in downtown Aurora, will be host to Rock a la Carte, a Queen tribute band, July 6. The Venue, which is run by nonprofit Fox Valley Music Foundation, will be host to the classic rock tribute show at Mundy Park, which is adjacent...
The Venue in Aurora will be host to a St. Patrick’s Day celebration and benefit featuring The Irish Mystics Saturday, March 16. Dave Glynn, a veteran Irish singer songwriter and guitarist, leads The Irish Mystics. The former leader of the Empty Can Band goes by his full name, David Sean...
The Venue in Aurora will be host to students from several schools on the weekend of March 8 and 9 for a Student Master Class Jazz Workshop and Festival with Pete Ellman Big Band and Friends. The weekend workshop will culminate in an evening performance March 9 at The Venue,...
It was Leslie Knope who created the concept of a girl’s day of fun with the February 13 Galentine’s Day from the popular Parks and Recreation TV series on NBC-TV. The power that one fictional character can have is incredible. The fictional world often gives more power to women than...
On the first Thursday of the month, I recently learned that you can have your cup filled with the sweet sounds of local singer songwriters at The Venue in downtown Aurora. It’s a free show that starts at 8 p.m.. I attended the Songwriter Series earlier in October featuring Aaron...
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...
In Aurora, The Venue surprised concert-goers recently with a live rooftop performance of The Beatles “Get Back” album. The live music space took months to plan the surprise, which occurred Friday, June 2 during their anniversary celebration. The Venue is celebrating four years at 21 S. Broadway in Aurora. They...
The Venue is pleased to announce Part II of its Rock Talk Free Lecture Series: The Rise and Fall of Stax Records: Memphis Soul and the music industry at the epicenter of the civil rights movement of the 1960s. The event will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022...
By Melissa Mercado A great deal is going on at The Venue in Aurora First, I wanted to thank all of you for coming out and supporting live music over the Summer. We had a great time in Mundy Park and it was a pleasure to be able to enjoy...
The Venue, the 200-seat music performance space in downtown Aurora, continues to wow fans with its Music In Mundy Outdoor Concert Series. Agnes Mundy Park, adjacent to The Venue, is an outdoor space perfect for presenting shows and adhering to current COVID safety guidelines. In the event of severe weather,...
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....
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 staff members at The Venue in Aurora are excited to announce that The Venue will resume outdoor programming in June! Be sure to save the date for the grand re-opening June 4! We have a whole weekend of concerts planned. It is our second anniversary, we are still here...
