Fox Valley Weekend Forecast (August 28, 29, 30, 2009)
Back to school, kids! Highlights this weekend: a Pickling Party at the Durant House Museum (Family); Marklund's Music Fest (Festivals); Concert for a Cure at Tanna Farms (Fundraisers).If you find this information useful, please share it with your friends! Check the Event Calendar for times, locations, and event descriptions.
NOTE: Events are subject to change so please confirm ahead of time so your weekend isn't ruined. Thanks!
Comedy
- Friday
- Dave Goldstein & Andy Woodhull (comedy) (Pheasant Run, Zanies) 8pm
- Patti Vasquez (comedy) (Walter Payton's Roundhouse) 8pm
- Saturday
- Dave Goldstein & Andy Woodhull (comedy) (Pheasant Run, Zanies) 7:30pm
- Dave Goldstein & Andy Woodhull (comedy) (Pheasant Run, Zanies) 9:45pm
- Friday
- CADA Gun Show (DuPage Expo Center) 9am
- Saturday
- CADA Gun Show (DuPage Expo Center) 9am
- Sunday
- Pickling Party at Durant House Museum (LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve, St. Charles) 1pm
- Saturday
- Third Annual "Battle of the Bands" Music Fest (Marklund's Mill Creek Campus, Geneva) 2pm
- Friday
- Rocky Horror Picture Show (Arcada Theatre) 10pm
- Friday
- Dinner w/ Mickey Rooney (Onesti Dinner Club) 7pm
- Saturday
- Aurora Farmer's Market (Aurora Transportation Center) 8am
- Batavia Farmer's Market (Water St. between Wilson and First St.) 8am
- Sunday
- Geneva French Market (food) (Metra Station Parking Lot) 8am
- Champagne Jazz Brunch (Pheasant Run, Garden Atrium) 9:30am
- Saturday
- Walk to Remember VNA Hospice 2009 5K Run/Walk (fundraiser) (Blackberry Farm) 8am
- Marklund Motorcycle Run (fundraiser) (Marklund's Mill Creek Campus, Geneva) 9am
- Concert for a Cure 2009 (fundraiser) (Tanna Farms Golf Club) 1pm
- Friday
- Poetry Open Mic (Limestone Coffee & Tea) 7pm
- Friday
- Patrick James (acoustic) (Four Beans Coffeehouse) 12pm
- John Arthur (live music) (Ballydoyle Aurora) 5pm
- Mary Hunt Duo (Jazz) (Sage Bistro) 7pm
- Open Mic (River's Edge Cafe) 7:30pm
- Blind Roosevelts (rock) (Foxfire Restaurant) 7:30pm
- Family Reunion (live music) (Villa Verone) 8pm
- Troy Burke Trio (live music) (Julian's Piano Bar) 8pm
- Soulatina (Latin Grooves w/ percussion) (Hotel Baker) 8pm
- Bruce Oscar Duo (jazz) (Wildwood Restaurant) 8:30pm
- Catfight (live music) (The Foundry) 9pm
- The Debbie Welsh Band (live music) (Claddagh Irish Pub) 9pm
- Rob Webster & Fluff (Acoustic/Experimental/Visual) (The House Pub) 9pm
- Arra (Classic Rock) w/Lisas Revenge (Classic Rock) (Walter Payton's Roundhouse) 9:30pm
- Metalhead (old school metal) (Real Time Sports Bar) 10pm
- Final Say (Pop) (Ballydoyle Aurora) 10pm
- Michael Heaton Band (Rock / Folk Rock / Acoustic) (McNally's Irish Pub) 10pm
- Jukebox Band (70's to current hits) (Pheasant Run, Jambalaya Restaurant) 10pm
- Saturday
- Jammin' at the Underground (live music; teens) (Baker Community Center) 7pm
- Dennis O'Brien & Charlie Prazma (acoustic) (Sage Bistro) 7pm
- the effigies; others (live music) (Doug's Rockhouse Grill) 7pm
- Rico Hampton (Michael Jackson impersonator) (Onesti Dinner Club) 7pm
- Gil Delapaz Aka Tony Havana & Flashback Cabaret Band (live music) (Villa Verone) 8pm
- John Engelman Band (live music) (Mike and Denise's) 8pm
- Tom Linsk w/Lisa McClowry (live music) (Julian's Piano Bar) 8pm
- Melissa & Marco (guitar and vocals) (Hotel Baker) 8pm
- The Riz; Facing Winter (live music) (Chord On Blues) 8pm
- Mary Hunt Duo (jazz) (Wildwood Restaurant) 8:30pm
- Double Shot (live music) (Claddagh Irish Pub) 9pm
- Joshua Skaja (Acoustic/Americana/Roots Music) (The House Pub) 9pm
- Petty Profits (Tom Petty tribute) (O'Malley's Bar & Grill) 9pm
- Thousand Houses (rock/alternative) (Ballydoyle Aurora) 9pm
- Blind Roosevelts (rock) (Pub 222) 9pm
- 7th Heaven (Alternative Rock); Men From Marz (Rock) (Walter Payton's Roundhouse) 9:30pm
- 1 Sam 10 (live music) (McNally's Irish Pub) 10pm
- Windy City Rev-Ups (rock/blues/dance hits) (Pheasant Run, Jambalaya Restaurant) 10pm
- Sunday
- VH1’s Save the Music w/ Strange Love (Houlihan's) 2pm
- Dan Becker & the Tourists (live music) (Four Beans Coffeehouse) 3pm
- Maurice Lennon & Friends (Irish music) (McNally's Irish Pub) 4pm
- Friday
- Jonathan Kamm (magic) (Walter Payton's Roundhouse) 7pm
- Miller Girls Party (Filling Station) 10pm
- Saturday
- Jonathan Kamm (magic) (Walter Payton's Roundhouse) 7pm
- Saturday
- Saturday Night Pajama Party (pottery) (Color Me Mine, Geneva Commons) 5pm
- Friday
- McNally's Golf Outing (Tanna Farms Golf Club) 11:30am
- Kane County Cougars vs. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (fireworks) 6:30pm
- Saturday
- Kane County Cougars vs. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (fireworks) 6pm
- UFC 102: Couture vs. Nougeira (Walter Payton's Roundhouse) 7:30pm
- UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira (Real Time Sports Bar) 9:30pm
- Sunday
- Kane County Cougars vs. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 2pm
- Friday
- Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead (theater) (Riverfront Playhouse) 8pm
- Married Alive (Pheasant Run, Mainstage Theater) 8pm
- Saturday
- Married Alive (Pheasant Run, Mainstage Theater) 5pm
- Tony N' Tina's Wedding (Pheasant Run) 7pm
- Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead (theater) (Riverfront Playhouse) 8pm
- Married Alive (Pheasant Run, Mainstage Theater) 8:30pm
- Sunday
- Married Alive (Pheasant Run, Mainstage Theater) 2pm
- Mickey Rooney: 89th Birthday Celebration (Arcada Theatre) 4pm
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