Local Culture
This summer brings a refreshing, free musical treat to downtown Aurora every Wednesday evening through Aug. 17. The Wednesdays at the Plaza free concert series kicked off its first full season last Wednesday with the fiery blues and rock of the Scott...
All 10 elementary schools in West Aurora School District 129 are offering a new STEM course to first through fifth grade students when school resumes mid-August. The STEM course, designed by district leaders and teachers, will be a 50 minute “special” each week....
Nick Marasco is admittedly passionate about the environment. Marasco, of Yorkville, recently took the first group of Triple Threat Mentoring student volunteers on a tour of The Farm, the non profit’s indoor urban garden in Aurora. Marasco taught environmental and physical science...
Stop the presses! Our favorite unofficial paparazzi, Susan May Moody, is engaged to the handsome Joe “blue eyes” Romano. The two announced their engagement to close friends and family over the weekend. Susan is known for her creative street photography as well...
Issue 22 features The ArtBar, cover by Desiree Franklin, art by Amy Murphy, Ian Little, Jason DeLancey, and more. Along with a comic by Don Picton of Friend Prices and a recipe by Kate Purl of The Reluctant Hippie. Pick up an...
City of Aurora Mayor Thomas Weisner announced today the full 2016 summer concert and event line-up at RiverEdge Park, the popular outdoor venue, now in its fourth season in downtown Aurora. Highlighting Weisner’s annual State of the City Address today was...
Water Street Studios Main Gallery brings the work of established Chicago and Batavia artists Steve Sherrell and Richard DeVeau together in an exhibition titled: “Phase II,” opening April 8 and continuing until May 7, 2016. Sherrell, a seasoned Chicago artist and Professor...
Bones Jugs and The Ron Porter Trio are bringing live music to the Food Truck Festival/Downer Place Block Party: A First Fridays Event on May 6 in downtown Aurora. The annual Downer Place Block Party will host a dozen food trucks...
Love and hope. Tony and Maria. The Sharks and the Jets. “West Side Story” throws the audience into a world of dichotomies and opens up a conversation about basic human emotions conflicting with societal constructs. Director Jim Corti questions whether the 1950s...
