Author: Fox Valley Magazine

If you’re into acoustic country and honky-tonk music, look no further than the The Venue in Aurora tonight. The Western Elstons will be playing in Mundy Park, just adjacent to The Venue, starting at 8pm (doors open at 7pm). The Western Elstons have been playing the first and third Wednesday of the month at the historic Simon’s Tavern in the Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago for over ten years now. We are one of Chicago’s best-kept secrets and we kind of like it that way. The Western Elstons play country, honky tonk, and rock & roll with minimal amplification. They feature…

This weekend the Naperville Women’s Club will be hosting the Naperville Fine Art & Artisans Fair at Naper Settlement. It is, according to the sponsors, the longest-running juried art fair in Illinois. Highlights of the fair include: Free admission to the fair and park. (Naper Settlement allows service animals only.) The wares of over 110 artists and artisans. All tents will be socially distanced apart. Channel your own inner artist as you paint one part of a 12′ x 8′ community mural. (Then watch it come to life throughout the two day event.) Let the kids create their visions at…

One home destroyed, 19 declared uninhabitable, 143 suffering major damage and 68 sustaining minor damage.

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Batavia’s Summer 2021 cultural arts concert series returns at the Peg Bond Center with a concert by country music band Wild Daisy this evening from 7-8:30. Wild Daisy is the most energetic, dynamic female-fronted country band in the area. The band plays current, upbeat country, with a few pop/rock songs thrown in. Wild Daisy has a reputation for delivering high-quality, family-friendly, crowd-interactive, entertaining shows, with musicianship and energy that cannot be matched. Peg Bond Center is located at 151 Island Avenue in Batavia.

Looking for a great way to experience the Fox River, get some exercise and finish it off with a rockin’ concert?  You’ve found it. Howling Wolfe Canoe and Kayak is offering a guided trip down down the Fox River from Glenwood Forest Preserve in Batavia to North Aurora for Rhythm on the Riverfront. The North Aurora River District Alliance Is kicking summer off with Felix and Fingers, Dueling Pianos on June 24th from 6:30-8:30pm at Riverfront Park, and what better way to get there than by kayak? The paddle is $30 and includes kayak, personal flotation device, guide and a…

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Elgin’s popular Summer Concerts In The Park series continues tonight at Wing Park in Elgin. Tonight’s performance is by Classical Blast, a unique sextet that blurs musical lines, melding classical music into classic rock hits or rocking music by Beethoven, Bach and composers from other centuries, sometimes adding original lyrics. From Bach to classic rock to metal to pop, listeners will find their approach to music a refreshing change. The show begins at 7pm and will take place at Wing Park, which is located at 1010 Wing Street in Elgin. Summer Concerts in the Park take place almost all Tuesday…

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