The lineup includes special performances for the 5th anniversary celebration weekend, the free Songwriter Series and a variety of jazz, rock and blues musicians performing throughout the month.
For its season finale May 18, guest trumpet player Mary Beth Bowden joins the orchestra to perform a seldom-heard trumpet concerto by Welsh composer Grace Williams. The concert, “Modern and Melodious,” also will feature Leonard Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story.
Tributes to iconic artists like the Bee Gees, Bob Seger, Led Zeppelin and more are among the performers this summer at RiverEdge Park in Aurora.
Several interesting events including the Kane Native Plant Show and the celebration of a new soccer team will be happening in Kane County this weekend.
The popular dining events begin with a Mother's Day Farm Brunch on May 12, and continue monthly through October.
Inducted into the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame were television celebrities and a classical music star.
The Batavia Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting on April 18 for Geneva Winery's new location, which is now open at 5 N. River St. in Batavia.
The independent coffee house is located at 1109 Ritter St., and is the fourth Krema Coffee Roasters, joining other locations in Plainfield, Lockport and Tinley Park.
The Venue in downtown Aurora, will celebrate their fifth anniversary with a weekend celebration of live outdoor music on May 31, June 1 and June 2.