03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Chicago Tribune
Fishing clinics to be held at Oakhurst Forest Preserve in Aurora
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources Urban and Community Fishing Program will stage fishing clinics at Lake Patterson at Oakhurst Forest Preserve at 1680 Fifth Ave. in Aurora this summer.
The fishing clinics will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 10; Tuesday, Aug. 5; and Wednesday, Sept. 3.
Instructors will teach participants basic angling skills including casting, knot-tying and fish identification, while demonstrating ethical angling practices, according to a press release from the Kane County Forest Preserve District.
Participants can bring their own fishing equipment or borrow tackle and rods while supplies last, according to the release.
Illinois fishing regulations and site-specific rules will apply, organizers said.
For more information on the clinics, go to or find the Kane County Forest Preserve District on social media by searching @forestpreserve.
The Edith Farnsworth House at 14520 River Road in Plano will hold a summer event called Live Beats and Breezy Bites on Saturday, July 26.
The event will feature an afternoon of live jazz, culinary offerings and art in nature, organizers said.
There will be a performance by guitarist Hans Luchs, an Aurora native now based in New York City, alongside a jazz quartet. Guests can enjoy tacos and beverages from local vendor Two Partners Cafe, as well as have access to the Edith Farnsworth House itself and also Movement: Water Into Wood – The Art of Truman Lowe exhibition before the concert.
Check-in for the event will be from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., with the jazz concert at 4 p.m.
Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and picnic blankets to the event.
For tickets, go to
The Waterman Lions Club will hold its 25th anniversary Summerfest and Antique Tractor and Truck Show on Saturday, July 19, at Waterman Lions Park on South Birch Street in Waterman.
The event will begin at 7:30 a.m. with a breakfast hosted by Shabbona Community Church and then during the day feature kids shows and activities, live musical performances, food, a beer garden, craft and flea markets, antique farm exhibits, a tractor pull and ending with a fireworks display at 9:15 p.m.
For more information, go to
Tickets are on sale for Naper Settlement's Naper Nights concert featuring the soul-funk group WAR.
WAR will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its multiplatinum album, 'Why Can't We Be Friends,' from 8 to 10 p.m. Saturday, July 19, at Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St. in Naperville.
Tickets are $40 for adults and $15 for children ages 4 to 12.
WAR's hits include 'Why Can't We Be Friends,' 'Low Rider,' and 'The Cisco Kid.'
Chairs are not provided so guests should bring lawn chairs or blankets.
School of Rock takes the stage first at 5 p.m. followed by Rico!, a Santana tribute band that will perform from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
For more information, go to
The Pathway to Adventure Council, Scouting America, will hold a fundraiser this fall at the White Eagle Golf Club, 3400 Club Drive, in Naperville.
Online registration is now available for the nonprofit's annual Golf Classic to be held Monday, Oct. 6.
The event starts at 9 a.m. with breakfast and time at the driving range. Golfing begins at 11 a.m. with a shotgun start in a scramble format, organizers said. Food, drinks and a raffle will culminate the event.
Proceeds support Scout programs that serve more than 13,600 children in kindergarten through high school across the Chicago and northwest Indiana regions, organizers said.
The Golf Classic is open to golfers of all skill levels, organizers said. Sponsorships are available.
For more information, go to
