Local Culture, Aurora IL
September is Suicide Awareness month and Simply Destinee is launching a street art project to shine a light on suicide. Suicide is the second leading cause of deaths in ages 10 to 24. Simply Destinee, a nonprofit youth group offering a noncompetitive...
Modest Coffee announced the third featured artist in their Artist Series is now available in limited quantities. The featured artist is Angel E. Perez, of Aurora, with his artwork titled “Cutty Bear” being used for the front label and included vinyl sticker. Modest...
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...
On June 3 and 4, Two Brothers Brewing Company Summer Festival is hosting their popular, annual music and beer festival at RiverEdge Park in Aurora. Two Brothers Summer Festival marks the eighth year for this ever growing event with this year’s set to...
The first ever Alley Art Festival Show opens at If These Walls Could Talk in downtown Aurora during First Fridays on Feb. 5. The show features a dozen handpicked artists who have showed work at Alley Art Festival at Water Street Mall...
We vote for the next mayor of Aurora on April 4, 2017. In the meantime, Downtown Auroran explores what the next mayor can do for Aurora. We interviewed two mayoral candidates and talked to business owners, community activists, property owners, and a...
The Alley Art Festival Show is almost here. It’s commonly known as a day of art, music, and spectacle in downtown Aurora, and it’ll be back on Water Street Mall this August. Alley Art Festival is giving fans an early treat...
Words by Hayley Meksi Twenty years ago, my friends Omar and Hawa were forced to flee their home in rural Somalia with their infant daughter. They escaped by foot over long distances, facing incredible challenges. Their resolve and resiliency grew stronger as...
Santa Claus will make special visits to the City of Lights prior to Christmas. Children who want to give their holiday wish list to Santa Claus can do so in person at the Phillips Park Stover Visitors Center, 1000 Ray Moses Drive....
