Tickets are now available for the 19th annual Wine on the Fox festival to be held May 3 and 4 in Oswego.
The festival is free to get into and open to all ages, with live music, food trucks and over 100 wine selections from Illinois wineries, organizers said.
The fest will run from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 3, and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 4, at Hudson Crossing Park, 65 N. Harrison St. in Oswego
Live entertainment kicks off at 11 a.m. on May 3 and continues throughout the weekend, according to a press release about the event.
For guests who want to enjoy wine and craft beer, tasting packages must be purchased. All alcoholic beverage purchases require a valid ID. Outside beverages are prohibited at the fest except for bottled water and children’s drinks, organizers said.
Attendees may bring their own food, according to the release. Food vendors will also be on site.
For more information and to purchase tickets to the event, go to www.wineonthefox.com.
Event to reveal ‘Secrets of the Fabyan Estate’
The city of Geneva’s Natural Resources Committee will be diving into the environmental history of the Fabyan Villa and Japanese Garden during its next lecture series presentation on Saturday, March 29, group officials said.
The “Secrets of the Fabyan Estate” event will take place from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Geneva Public Library, 227 S. Seventh St. in Geneva, according to a press release about the presentation. The event is free and open to the public.
At the event, those attending can learn about the Geneva estate of millionaire Col. George Fabyan, according to the release. Vivien Lasken, director of the Fabyan Museum and Japanese Garden, will lead the presentation about how the garden was established, the issues the property is facing, eco-friendly site improvements and how the environment impacts museum artifacts.
Registration is not required. For more event information, go to the Geneva Public Library District’s website at https://gpld.org/.
Taize prayer service to be offered
St. Charles Episcopal Church will offer a Taize prayer service at 4 p.m. Sunday featuring the parish choir and instrumentalists.
The church is located at 994 Fifth Ave., just north of North Avenue, in St. Charles.
Taize is a small village in eastern France. For over 50 years, it has been the home of a Christian monastic community made up of brothers from many different countries, according to a press release from the church.
The prayer service on Sunday will follow a pattern based on the worship of the Taize monastic community, one of whose aims has always been to make Christian worship as simple and uncluttered as possible, church officials said.
For more information about this and other upcoming events at the church, go to www.stcharlesepiscopal.org, call 630-584-2596 or e-mail mdowney807@gmail.com.
Free concert planned in Aurora
The Chicago-based Avalon String Quartet will present a free community concert at 7 p.m. Friday, April 4, at Aurora Christian School, 2255 Sullivan Road in Aurora, as well as a performance for Aurora Christian students earlier that day.
The events are sponsored by the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame.
For tickets for the free community concert, go to FoxValleyArtsHallofFame.org.
The Avalon String Quartert is quartet-in-residence at the Northern Illinois University School of Music and includes Marie Wang and Blaise Magniere, violins; Anthony Devroye, viola; and Cheng-Hou Lee, cello.
Classical guitarist to perform
The St. Charles Public Library Sunday Concert Series continues at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 16, with a performance by classical guitarist Brad Conroy at the library, 1 S. Sixth Ave. in St. Charles.
Conroy, the department chair of guitar at the Music Institute of Chicago, will perform a program that features the music of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Henry Purcell, Fernando Sor and his own original work, library officials said.
The public is invited and the concert is free to attend. For more information, go to scpld.org or call 630-584-0076.
