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Tanner House Museum

Area designers and decorators compete to win your vote for *best-decorated* room in the beautiful 1857 Tanner House Museum of the Aurora Historical Society at the free community open house on Sunday, December 4, 2011 from 1pm-5pm.  There will be self-guided tours of the house, refreshments served by Santa and his elf, and complimentary photos [...]

Illinois Humanities Council awards $5,000 to Aurora Public Library;

Fox Valley Reads begins with Civil War encampment this Saturday AURORA – The Illinois Humanities Council Board of Directors has awarded a $5,000 grant to the Aurora Public Library for the Fox Valley Reads 2011 program, which is offering programs and activities related to the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War. Among programs planned [...]

Alley (ART) Festival this Saturday 8/27 – Aurora, IL

When: Saturday, Aug. 27 Noon to 5 p.m. Why: Art, music, food & fun for the whole family Where: Water Street Mall in downtown Aurora between Galena and Downer, next to City Hall   Free activities: kids’ tent, chalk art, tours of Riverfront Playhouse, hula hooping and more.   The second annual Alley Art Festival [...]

Dancer wins third annual Library Teen Talent Competition – Aurora, IL

AURORA – Dancer Brittany Austin of Aurora won the Aurora Public Library’s Third Annual Teen Talent Competition held Aug. 13 at the Copley Theatre in downtown Aurora.   Austin, who is homeschooled, performed a lyrical dance to the song, “Beautiful Beautiful” written and sung by Christian recording artist Francesca Battistelli. Austin, 14,  has been awarded [...]

Three are winners in library foundation’s essay contest – Aurora, IL

AURORA – Three Aurora residents have been chosen as winners in the Aurora Public Library Foundation’s essay contest that asked, “How has the library enriched your life?”   The contest was launched early this summer. Each winner received a check for $100.   T’Prinn Ingram, a 14-year-old student at West Aurora High School, wrote, in [...]

KISS FM deejays to host third Teen Talent Show Competition – Aurora, IL

AURORA – KISS FM disc jockeys Special K and Ty Bentli will cohost the Aurora Public Library’s Third Annual Teen Talent Show Competition at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at The Copley Theatre in downtown Aurora. The free show is the brainchild of the library’s three teen librarians: Hannah Berry at the Main Library; Pat [...]