Whether you’re a music lover, a foodie, or just looking for something fun to do with family & friends, the Aurora Area has got you covered the first weekend of May 2024. Check out the highlights below and find more fun reasons to visit the Aurora Area at our events guide. Follow the music to…
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Paramount Theatre has leapt into 2024 with a wildly acclaimed new production of Billy Elliot: The Musical, directed by Trent Stork, now through March 24. Do what you love no matter what other people think. That’s the message that leaps from the stage in Billy Elliot: The Musical , originally…
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You are invited to discover an outstanding collection of museums with our new sticker challenge. Here's how it works: Visit museums in the Aurora Area of Illinois to collect a game card and custom stickers at each location listed below. You can also download and print a card of your own by clicking…
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The Aurora Area is home to some of the finest craft breweries Chicago has to offer. From the venerable Two Brothers Artisan Brewing at the historic Two Brothers Roundhouse, to brand new entrants like the B.B.G.B. Brewery at Hardware, a sustainable gastropub in North Aurora developing a reputation…
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The Village of Oswego’s Wine Off the Fox presented by TR Miller Heating, Cooling and Plumbing returns on September 1 and 2 at Venue 1012. This is the second year for the event, which features wine tasting, performances by three girl bands and testimonials from breast cancer survivors. Wine Off the…
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Prepare to be spellbound by the award-winning musical Next to Normal, playing July 26-September 3, 2023 in Paramount Theatre’s intimate new Copley Theatre in downtown Aurora. Winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, nominated for 11 Tony Awards and winner for Best Musical Score, Next to Normal…
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Kids…want to perform in a professional musical production on the Paramount Theatre stage? If so, and new this summer, the Paramount School of the Arts has just the opportunity for you: Paramount Performance Camp. This year’s production will be Roald Dahl’s Matilda Jr. Performance Camp. Spend three…
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Tickets on sale now for Blues on the Fox, the largest suburban Blues fest in Chicagoland. Two day festival kicks off Friday night with Jimmie Vaughan and Ruthie Foster, followed Saturday by Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Kenny Neal, Mud Morganfield, and Joey J. Saye. The 27th Annual Blues on the Fox…
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Light the marquee, roll out the red carpet and open the doors to the largest subscription theater in the nation, because downtown Aurora’s Paramount Theatre announced the four blockbuster musicals on tap for its 2023-24 Broadway Series: Little Shop of Horrors (August 30-October 15, 2023), Charlie…
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