Aurora s First Fridays to offer activities for teens and kids May 7 On May 7, 1 E. Benton will be open with artwork on display by three local artists during First Fridays. Courtesy of Joseph Weber
Updated 5/4/2021 12:47 PM
First Fridays will feature nearly two dozen venues open with art, music, and more on May 7. The monthly event returned in April after going virtual for some dates last year.
May s event will have something for everyone, and includes more than a handful of activities geared toward kids and teens.
The Alive Center for Teens, 78 S. LaSalle St. located inside Community Christian Church, will participate in First Fridays for the first time with a Hot Wheels Super Track Race. They will have a track setup for racing the cars on the sidewalk. The new teen center will also be giving tours from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Posted4/15/2021 6:00 AM
Once upon a time back in 2019 outdoor dining in suburban towns meant sipping your soup on a restaurant s patio or huddling over a tiny two-top on a sidewalk out front.
Then came the COVID-19 pandemic, and town officials and businesses moved with warp speed to figure out ways to move things outside, so their restaurants and pubs could survive state restrictions that shut down or limited indoor dining.
And the efforts worked so well, many are setting up al fresco dining areas again, even as restrictions have loosened. It ended up being great with all the different programming that went on, said Beth Walker, executive director of Batavia MainStreet, where the city closed off North River Street downtown.
Food trucks to join Aurora Downtown s monthly First Fridays events The monthly First Fridays events in Aurora are to feature a food truck court in 2021. Courtesy of Aurora Downtown
Updated 4/14/2021 7:18 PM
Aurora Downtown is presenting a monthly food truck food court as part of its First Fridays events. They replace the annual Food Truck Festival, which has been canceled for 2021. Although we ve canceled the festival this year, food vendors will still be a mainstay at downtown events, Aurora Downtown Manager Marissa Amoni said in a statement. We re excited to be able to grow First Fridays in this way and to be able to provide a variety of options, including outdoor dining opening soon at downtown restaurants.
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