Author: Paul Stukel

Saturday Batavia Farmers Market The Batavia Farmers’ Market is located at N River St. between Wilson & Spring Streets in Batavia. Hours are 8am – 12pm. Enjoy an assortment of fresh greens, meats, eggs, soaps, baked goods, coffee and tea, and more. Live music too. For a list of 2021 vendors, visit Farmers Market – Batavia MainStreet (downtownbatavia.com). Aurora Saturdays in Downtown Aurora are headlined by fresh produce and fun at the Aurora Farmers Market, now in our 109th (2021) season! Every week, our Market features fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables, decadent baked goods and pastry items, a selection…

The Elgin Fringe Festival, Saturday, what’s not to like? Venue: Elgin Art Showcase 3:00 Company Lesg’ arts: Un’Visible UN’VISIBLE which transports us here to the visible and invisible side of an individual and collective life and acts carried out in the shadows by certain people. UN’VISIBLE: a light rays, dark rays that under- mine our mind. UN’VISIBLE here is a choreographic interpretation which plays on the physical mind as moral of all people through the gaze, a scene where the dancers appear and disappear between light and dark, in contact, tension in this space. $10 4:30 Parker Forrest Olson: Welcome,…

The market is a rain or shine event that continues until Mid-October.

(Photo by Thomas Mohr) The 25th Annual St. Charles Jazz Weekend continues Friday at various venues around St. Charles. Here’s a run-down of the evening’s performances. Venue: Pollyanna Brewing Company 106 S Riverside Ave, St. Charles The Arman Sangalang Trio 3:30-6:30 Venue: 116 Gallery 116 W Main St, St. Charles Bryan Eng Trio 5:00-7:00 Venue: Riverlands Brewing Company 1860 Dean St Unit A, St. Charles Jack Macklin 6:00-9:00 Venue: Wine Exchange 1 Illinois St # 140, St. Charles Fantasy Masters 6:00-9:00 Venue: Baker Community Center 1 Illinois St # 140, St. Charles Alyssa Allgood 7:30-9:00 Venue: Eden Restaurant and Events…

“One man’s junque is another man’s treasure.”

Welcome to our latest edition of Fox Valley Magazine’s 4 FOR THE WEEKEND where we put the “Labor” in Labor Day. So let’s get to it, starting with….. On the Fringe of What, Actually? If you’re anything like us (and if you are, you’re currently lounging in a chartreuse smoking jacket, drinking a fine single malt Scotch and contemplating Einstein’s Third Law of Thermodynamics), you enjoy a good oxymoron now and again. Now, I don’t know if calling the Elgin Fringe Festival an actual “fringe” event is truly an oxymoron, but it comes close. See, the press release announcing this…

The Naperville Police Department announced yesterday that they have a suspect in custody in connection with the Sunday shooting of two men in Naperville. The statement indicated that the department continues to follow up on all leads and information. Two men were shot Sunday afternoon in the 600 block of Amersale Drive in Naperville in what police describe as a likely “transaction” gone bad. The men were transported to hospitals. An 18-year-old male victim from Naperville is in critical condition and a 17-year-old male from Aurora was treated at a local hospital and released. The suspect, who fled the scene,…

Good Clean Fun comes to Geneva’s Riverpark featuring a playlist of party hits spanning seven decades. The group has quickly become one of the region’s most requested party bands after playing across the United States as well as Ireland, Trinidad and Thailand. More recently, Good Clean Fun has shared the bill with top oldies acts like Jay and the Americans and Chubby Checker, and it has opened for Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers and Tommy James and the Shondells. Shows are free of charge. People are encouraged to bring a lawn chair, blanket or even a picnic dinner to…

Saturday Farmer & Artisan Market @ The Rustic Fox, North Aurora All the best in locally grown fruits and vegetables, plants, flowers, decadent baked goods, pastry items, food trucks, delicious coffee, one-of-a-kind artisan items and more! And don’t forget to stop in the store and shop over 150 vendors offering furniture, decor, clothing, jewelry, kids, baby, handmade, vintage, antiques, and so much more!!! Time: 9am – 2pm Where: The Rustic Fox 1790 Towne Center Dr. North Aurora, IL 60542 Conveniently located right off I88 & Orchard Rd. FREE ENTRY FREE PARKING Click here for a list of vendors. Batavia Farmers…

Saturday evening, August 28, Billy Bricks AfterDark and Darrick J. will be welcoming the funniest comics from all over Chicago and the Midwest. Get ready for an epic evening of gut-busting laughter.  Some of the funniest stand-up comics from Chicago and the Midwest will be performing at Billy Bricks Pizza St. Charles. On the menu: Gwen La Roka Gwen La Roka hit the comedy scene with an explosive energy that quickly won the hearts of her audiences and led to performances at world famous comedy clubs such as The Laugh Factory, Zanies, The Improv, Second City, and The Icehouse. She…