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In addition, the Paramount Theatre in Aurora announces William Shatner
ST. CHARLES – Fox Valley Repertory, in partnership with Fox Valley Troop Support and the Fox Valley Concert Band, will present its second, one-a-kind tribute to the armed forces called “Letters Home: A Memorial Day Remembrance” on May 25 and 26 at the Pheasant Run Resort Mainstage, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles.
San Diego band Switchfoot saw its eighth studio album, “Vice Verses,” zoom to No. 8 on the Billboard charts when it was released in September.
ST. CHARLES – Steel Beam Theatre closes its season with the raucous, slapstick comedy “Leading Ladies” by Ken Ludwig, author of “Lend Me A Tenor” and “Moon Over Buffalo.” “Leading Ladies” is the story of two down-on-their-luck actors, Jack and Leo, who hear that a chronically ill dowager is trying to find two lost relatives next in line to receive the family fortune. The desperate actors devise a plan to pose as her nephews, only to find that the heirs are nieces. Jack and Leo become “Maxine and Stephanie,” who then proceed to turn the entire household upside-down, and forever change the life of naive Meg, the old lady’s real niece.
GENEVA – Geneva High School will host an artist reception from 4-8 p.m. Friday for its 12th annual student art exhibition, “Catch of the Day.”
BATAVIA – The next meeting of Waterline Writers is at 7 p.m. Sunday, and fellow writers or fans of great writing are encouraged to attend the free event at Water Street Studios, 160 S. Water St., in Batavia.
AURORA – The Oak Ridge Boys, fresh off the release of their 31st album, "It's Only Natural," will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd., in Aurora. Tickets range in price from $49-$59.
ST. CHARLES – The St. Charles Singers will perform “Music for a While” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Baker Memorial United Methodist Church, 307 Cedar Ave., in St. Charles. Tickets cost $20-$30 and are available at www.stcharlessingers.com or by calling 630-513-5272.
The Kane County Fair Talent Contest is looking for entertainers for this year’s fair. Entry forms are available online at www.kanecountyfair.com/Talent_Contest.cfm and must be sent in by June 11 to the address on the form.
GENEVA – The Geneva Park District is looking for teen bands to take part of the Battle of the Bands competition before Swedish Days.
Greg Lake considers himself to be a lucky man. Lake, a founding member of the progressive rock band Emerson, Lake and Palmer, penned the band’s hit “Lucky Man,” which is also the name of his new autobiography.
BATAVIA – The James Sewell Ballet Company is performing at 8 p.m Saturday as part of the Fermilab Arts Series in Ramsey Auditorium at Fermilab, which is located at Kirk Road and Pine Street in Batavia.
State Street Dance Studio, 9 N. Fourth St., in Geneva recently performed on a live broadcast of Chicago’s WGN midday news. “It was a wonderful opportunity for some of our adult students to be on a live TV show,” said Ashlie Andersen, operations manager at State Street Dance Studio, in a news release. “We are always happy to show how everyone can utilize dance for fitness and fun, even if you have no dance experience.” The dancers performed non-impact aerobics and neuromuscular integrative action, a physical conditioning program. In the photo above, the dancers pose with WGN news anchors Steve Saunders (front left) and Dina Bair (front right).
BATAVIA – Husband and wife team Tad and France Mitchell of Aurora, author and illustrator respectively of the book “Where Is the Sears Tower?,” recently visited Lousie White Elementary in Batavia .
BATAVIA – Batavia’s Art In Your Eye Festival, to be held Aug. 4-5, is seeking area student artists to participate in the Student Legacy Project Exhibit, to be located in the City Hall Council Chambers during the two-day festival at the Batavia Riverwalk.
BATAVIA – Batavia Access Television received the award of distinction from the Communicator Awards 2012 Video Competition for “Bulldogs Unleashed – The Documentary.” The award-winning video was produced by BATV volunteers and spotlights the Bulldogs Unleashed community art project and fundraiser held in 2011.
Those used to seeing St. Charles native and former “American Idol” contestant Leslie Hunt behind a piano might be surprised to hear Hunt playing a guitar on her forthcoming second studio album, “Wait For It,” set for release on May 11.
ST. CHARLES – Music lovers are invited to see the Fox Valley Concert Band’s spring concert at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Norris Cultural Arts Center, 1040 Dunham Road in St. Charles.
ELGIN – Elgin Community College Musical Theater announces auditions for the spring production of the Broadway musical “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (revised).”
BATAVIA – Batavia’s Art In Your Eye festival, to be held Aug. 4-5, is accepting entries for the juried City Hall Art Exhibit, to be located in the council chambers during the two-day festival at the Batavia Riverwalk. Local artist and art educator Joseph Hernandez is serving as juror and awards judge for the 2012 exhibit.
BATAVIA – Water Street Studios, 160 S. Water St., in Batavia, will host “Hint of It” by Core Project Chicago, a movement based interdisciplinary arts collective, at 7 p.m. Friday.
GENEVA – Artwork by students from Geneva High School was recently displayed at the St. Charles Bank and Trust location on Kaneville Road in Geneva. The public was invited to judge the artwork and awards were presented earlier this month.
GENEVA – The Granquist Music Competition is still accepting applications for one of the largest music contests in the state of Illinois. The event promotes music performance, competition and education for serious students of music. It is presented as part of the Geneva Swedish Days Festival.
GENEVA – The Geneva High School Viking Revue performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 27, and Saturday, April 28, in the auditorium, 416 McKinley Ave.
BATAVIA – The Albright Theatre is presenting “The Trip to Bountiful” by Horton Foote from April 27-May 12.
ST. CHARLES – St. Charles East High School brings the musical “The Secret Garden” to life on the Norris Cultural Arts Center stage this weekend.
ST. CHARLES – The Fox Valley Rep Performing Arts Academy is searching for young talent in the Fox Valley to audition for the summer youth ensemble musical “Disney’s High School Musical.” Open auditions will take place at Fox Valley Repertory’s home at Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles.
Kensington School in Geneva recently finished its art exhibition, which featured the work of students at the school, ranging in age from toddlers to 8 years old. The school, at 1774-1776 W. State St. in Geneva, showcased many different styles of art, including crayons, chalk and craypas, brush, dab and painting with brushes, collages of different materials, stamping and printing, sculpture and modeling, structures, designing with mosaics, murals, sewing and weaving. For more information, visit www.kensingtonschool.com/location_geneva.php.
ELGIN – Earlier this year, the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra awarded Susan S. Starrett of North Aurora with its annual Music Educator of the Year Award.
GENEVA – The Geneva Chamber of Commerce is looking for people to audition for the “Geneva’s Got Talent” competition. The four audition judges, Mary Hooper, Beckie Untiedt, Heather Klaus and Steve Lord, are preparing themselves for the expected influx of talent during auditions.
