Local Culture, Aurora IL
First Fridays welcomes fall with cemeteries, ceramics, and celebrations. Waubonsee Community College opens “Students Ceramic Exhibit,” an exhibition of ceramics by students in the Waubonsee Community College Ceramics Club, at the Aurora Downtown campus library location, 18 S. River St. from 6:30...
Elvis Presley. Carl Perkins. Jerry Lee Lewis. And Johnny Cash. In one room. It must have been like a dream. I’m not sure what could equal it today, but I sure felt lucky to be as close as it might be to...
Old time radio has a charm all its own. Brilliant story telling, charismatic characters and the open-ended imagination of visual images the listening audience could create for themselves. The First Nighter’s was the longest running radio show in history, featuring the starring...
More than 60 artists will be on display along Water Street Mall in downtown Aurora on Saturday. It’s not the first time that local artists have set up at the “pedestrian-friendly” walkway that is bookended by “City Hall” and Culture Stock “bookstore.”...
By Nixa Del Real Robles On July 30, muggles and wizards alike flooded to Aurora, Ill. for the first ever Harry Potter Festival. Aurora resident Kate Purl spearheaded the inaugural festival with the help of over 200 volunteers. Purl partnered with Culture...
The annual beer festival took place on June 2 and 3 at RiverEdge Park in Aurora, IL. The bands that played on Saturday included the X Ambassadors, Knox Hamilton, The Way Down Wanderers, and Future Stuff. Oregon-based indie folk band Blind Pilot...
Golden Hour Social is a new workshop and event space in Batavia. It’s also a place to meet new friends, bond with old ones, laugh, laugh-cry, learn a new skill, and celebrate. All while feeling comfortable among amazing women in a gorgeous...
Are you wondering what you’ll do with the kids this summer? Downtown Auroran Magazine has a list of summer fun for you and your family. Grab the kids and go enjoy these great, local activities in Aurora, IL. 1. SciTech. It’s a fun...
5. It benefits local charities. Proceeds from Two Brothers Summer Festival 2017 will benefit local charities, Make-A-Wish Illinois and Giant Steps. 4. The beer. It’s the annual release of Two Brothers Hop Centric Double IPA. 3. Amazing headliners. X Ambassadors, Saint Motel, Blind Pilot,...
On the 14, 15, 16 and 17 June, Sónar Barcelona will celebrate its 24th edition in Barcelona, and later this year it will continue the Latin America leg of its international tour in Buenos Aires, Bogotá and Santiago de Chile. What can...
