Fox Valley Weekend Forecast (October 9, 10, 11, 2009)

The big story this weekend is the Scarecrow Festival in St. Charles. Music, food, carnival rides, games, and of course, plenty of scarecrows.

Other events of note: the Aurora ArtWalk (Fri), the Rave On! Buddy Holly tribute at Copley Theatre, and the Smothers Brothers at the Paramount.

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NOTE: Events are subject to change so please confirm ahead of time so your weekend isn't ruined. Thanks!

Art

• Fri
  • Autumn On the Fox Art and Craft Show (Pottawatomie Park, St. Charles) 9am
  • Aurora ArtWalk (festival) (Downtown Aurora) 6pm
• Sat
  
  • Autumn On the Fox Art and Craft Show (Pottawatomie Park, St. Charles) 9am
• Sun
  
  • Autumn On the Fox Art and Craft Show (Pottawatomie Park, St. Charles) 9am

Comedy

• Fri
  • Kevin Meaney (comedy) (Pheasant Run, Zanies) 8pm
  • Craig Hawksley (comedy) (Walter Payton's Roundhouse) 8pm
• Sat
  
  • Charlie Wiener (comedy) (Pheasant Run, Zanies) 7:30pm
  • Craig Hawksley (comedy) (Walter Payton's Roundhouse) 8pm
  • Charlie Wiener (comedy) (Pheasant Run, Zanies) 9:45pm
• Sun
  
  • The Smothers Brothers (comedy) (Paramount Theatre) 4pm

Festivals

• Fri/Sat/Sun
  • Scarecrow Festival (Lincoln Park, St. Charles) 9am

Film

• Sat
  • Wizard of Oz (film) (Arcada Theatre) 11am
  • Wizard of Oz (film) (Arcada Theatre) 4pm
• Sun
  
  • Wizard of Oz (film) (Arcada Theatre) 11am
  • Wizard of Oz (film) (Arcada Theatre) 4pm

Food & Drink

• Friday
  • Craft Beer Tasting (Two Brothers of Warrenville) (Gibby's Wine Den) 5pm
  • Garden Atrium Dinner Buffet (Pheasant Run, Garden Atrium) 6pm
• Saturday
  
  • Batavia Farmer's Market (Water St. between Wilson and First St.) 8am
  • OctoberFest (food) (Moveable Feast) 12pm
  • Garden Atrium Dinner Buffet (Pheasant Run, Garden Atrium) 5:30pm
• Sunday
  
  • Geneva French Market (food) (Metra Station Parking Lot) 8am
  • Champagne Jazz Brunch (Pheasant Run, Garden Atrium) 9:30am
  • Sunday Brunch (Wildwood Restaurant) 10am
  • Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Eating Contest (Pheasant Run, Bourbon Street) 11:30am

Fundraisers

• Friday
  
  • Cause There Is a Need (fundraiser) (Gibby's Wine Den) 5pm
• Saturday
  • Firewood For Sale--Fundraiser for the new Environmental Center (Primrose Service Center) 9am

Games & Contests

• Friday
  • Single Shot Night (singles game night) (Four Beans Coffeehouse) 6pm
• Saturday
  
  • Guitar Hero Competition (Pheasant Run, Tower Lobby) 1pm
• Sunday
  
  • Bags Tournament (Ballydoyle Aurora) 8pm

Health & Fitness

• Saturday
  • Group Bike Ride--The Girls (Mill Race Cyclery) 7:30am
  • Free Chair Massage (Four Beans Coffeehouse) 7:30am
• Sunday
  • Group Bike Ride--The Guys (Mill Race Cyclery) 7:30am

Kids, Teens & Family

• Friday
  • Teen Center Teen Scene (Eastside Community Center) 6pm
• Saturday
  • Hands-on Milking (Primrose Farm) 9am
  • Pumpkin Painting (Heinz Brothers) 10am
  • The Adventures of Pinocchio (theater) (Steel Beam Theatre, Kids' Stage) 10:30am
  • The Adventures of Pinocchio (theater) (Steel Beam Theatre, Kids' Stage) 1pm

Knowledge

• Friday
  • Highlights of Mid-Century Modern in the Midwest (knowledge) (Campana Building) 7pm
• Saturday
  
  • St. Charles Historic Ghost Tours (Arcada Theatre) 1pm
  • Grave Reminders Cemetery Walk (North Cemetery, St. Charles) 1pm
  • Treasures of the Tri-Cities Modern Sites Tour (knowledge) (Campana Building) 1pm
  • St. Charles Historic Ghost Tours (Arcada Theatre) 3pm
• Sunday
  
  • St. Charles Historic Ghost Tours (Arcada Theatre) 1pm
  • St. Charles Historic Ghost Tours (Arcada Theatre) 3pm

Music

• Friday
  • Patrick James (acoustic) (Four Beans Coffeehouse) 12pm
  • John Arthur (live music) (Ballydoyle Aurora) 5pm
  • it dies today; others (live music) (Doug's Rockhouse Grill) 5pm
  • Train Company (Rock & Blues) (Scarecrow Festival, Lincoln Park, St. Charles) 5:30pm
  • Fridays@5 w/ The Wandering Endorphin (wine & music) (Gibby's Wine Den) 6pm
  • Open Mic (Arcedium Coffeehouse) 6pm
  • Jamie Ellis (Pianist/Guitarist/Pop Vocalist) (Sage Bistro) 7pm
  • Greg Hyde (pop/rock) (Onesti Dinner Club) 7pm
  • Andrea Dawn (live music) (River's Edge Cafe) 7:30pm
  • Deepsix (Country & Rock) (Scarecrow Festival, Lincoln Park, St. Charles) 7:45pm
  • DJ Pietro (live music) (Villa Verone) 8pm
  • Paul Willaert (classic rock) (The Beehive) 8pm
  • Bruce Oscar Duo (jazz) (Wildwood Restaurant) 8:30pm
  • Andrew Patrick Duo (Jazz & Guests) (Hotel Baker) 8:30pm
  • Neverly Brothers (rockabilly) (Ballydoyle Aurora) 9pm
  • How's That (live music) (Claddagh Irish Pub) 9pm
  • He Said She Said; HiFi Superstar (live music) (Real Time Sports Bar) 9pm
  • Rick Lindy & The Wild Ones (r&b/rock) (Pheasant Run, Jambalaya Restaurant) 9:30pm
  • Blind Roosevelts (rock) (Pub 222) 9:30pm
  • Party Freak (Pop/Rock/Funk) (Walter Payton's Roundhouse) 10pm
  • hot for skippy; others (live music) (Doug's Rockhouse Grill) 10pm
  • Charleston Sound Machine (live music) (The Foundry) 10pm
  • Scarlet Fever (live music) (McNally's Irish Pub) 10pm
• Saturday
  
  • Pipe Organ Concert (Arcada Theatre) 2pm
  • Far Gone Daydream (Folk & Rock) (Scarecrow Festival, Lincoln Park, St. Charles) 4pm
  • Lindsey O'Brien (Folk, Rock, Pop and Soul) (Scarecrow Festival, Lincoln Park, St. Charles) 5pm
  • Greg Hyde (pop/rock) (McNally's Irish Pub) 5pm
  • Majors Junction (Plush Lonesome Western Blues) (Scarecrow Festival, Lincoln Park, St. Charles) 7pm
  • Pat Schiller (Pop Vocalist/Keyboard) (Sage Bistro) 7pm
  • Gil Delapaz Aka Tony Havana & Flashback Cabaret Band (live music) (Villa Verone) 8pm
  • circle of fate; others (live music) (Doug's Rockhouse Grill) 8pm
  • Mary Hunt Duo (jazz) (Wildwood Restaurant) 8:30pm
  • John Ivan (Guitar) (Hotel Baker) 8:30pm
  • Chasing the Day (party rock) (Real Time Sports Bar) 9pm
  • One Sweet Jane (live music) (Pheasant Run, Jambalaya Restaurant) - 4051 East Main St., St. Charles, IL, 60174 (Pheasant Run) 9:30pm
  • Drew Davis Band (country rock) (Ballydoyle Aurora) - 28 W. New York St., Aurora, IL (Ballydoyle Aurora) 10pm
  • 7th Heaven (Alternative Rock) (Walter Payton's Roundhouse) - 205 N. Broadway, Aurora, IL, 60505 (Walter Payton's Roundhouse) 10pm
  • Live Band TBA (McNally's Irish Pub) - 201 East Main Street, St. Charles, IL (McNally's Irish Pub) 10pm
  • Sunday
  • Paul Willaert (rock guitar) (Scarecrow Festival, Lincoln Park, St. Charles) 1:30pm
  • Pipe Organ Concert (Arcada Theatre) 2pm
  • Blooze Brothers (tribute band) (Scarecrow Festival, Lincoln Park, St. Charles) 3:30pm
  • Irish Music Sessions w/ the Tossers (Ballydoyle Aurora) 5pm
  • screams of winter; others (live music) (Doug's Rockhouse Grill) 5pm

Nightlife

• Friday
  • Scarecrow Festival (Filling Station)
  • Jonathan Kamm (magic) (Walter Payton's Roundhouse) 7pm
  • Warsteiner Ocktoberfest Promo with Fraulines (Ballydoyle Aurora) 9:30pm
• Saturday
  
  • Scarecrow Festival (Filling Station)
  • Jonathan Kamm (magic) (Walter Payton's Roundhouse) 7pm
  • Pabst Blue Ribbon Party (Thirsty Fox Pub) - 104 E. Main St., St. Charles, IL (Thirsty Fox Pub) 9pm
  • Leinenkugal Oktoberfest Promo with Fraulines (Ballydoyle Aurora) 9:30pm
• Sunday
  
  • Scarecrow Festival (Filling Station)
  • Free Halftime food; beer specials (Ballydoyle Aurora) 11am

Shops & Shopping

• Friday
  • Grand Opening and Wine Tasting (Past & Present Shoppe) 7pm
• Saturday
  
  • Saturday Night Pajama Party (pottery) (Color Me Mine, Geneva Commons) 5pm

Shows & Expos

• Saturday
  • Peak Auction (Kane County Fairgrounds) 9am
• Sunday
  
  • Sportsman Show (expo) (Kane County Fairgrounds) 7:30am
  • Peak Auction (Kane County Fairgrounds) 9am

Sports

• Friday
  • Aurora University Men's Soccer vs Maranatha Baptist Bible College 1pm
  • Aurora University Women's Soccer vs Maranatha Baptist Bible College 3:30pm
• Saturday
  
  • Geneva Open Two Player Golf Championship (Tanna Farms Golf Club)
  • Aurora University Women's Volleyball vs Edgewood College 10:30am
  • Aurora University Football vs Maranatha Baptist Bible College 1pm
• Sunday
  
  • Geneva Open Two Player Golf Championship (Mill Creek Golf Club)
  • Aurora University JV Men's Soccer vs AU Alumni 11am
  • Aurora University Women's Soccer vs Millikin University 2pm

Theater

• Friday
  • Rave On! (Buddy Holly tribute show) (Copley Theatre) 8pm
  • Night of the Living Dead: The Musical (theater) (Riverfront Playhouse) 8pm
  • Married Alive (Pheasant Run, Mainstage Theater) 8pm
  • Working (theater) (Steel Beam Theatre, Main Stage) 8pm
• Saturday
  • Rave On! (Buddy Holly tribute show) (Copley Theatre) 3pm
  • Married Alive (Pheasant Run, Mainstage Theater) 5pm
  • Rave On! (Buddy Holly tribute show) (Copley Theatre) 8pm
  • Night of the Living Dead: The Musical (theater) (Riverfront Playhouse) 8pm
  • Working (theater) (Steel Beam Theatre, Main Stage) 8pm
  • Married Alive (Pheasant Run, Mainstage Theater) 8:30pm
• Sunday
  • Married Alive (Pheasant Run, Mainstage Theater) 2pm
  • Working (theater) (Steel Beam Theatre, Main Stage) 3pm
  • Rave On! (Buddy Holly tribute show) (Copley Theatre) 3pm

Again, check the Event Calendar for times, locations, and event descriptions. If you attend one of these events, please share your story with us in the comments. And tell 'em you heard it from The Voice!

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