Pollyanna Brewing & Distilling will host Blues & Brews on the Fox, a music and craft beverage festival, on Saturday, Aug. 23, on Riverside Avenue between Illinois Avenue and Walnut Avenue in St. Charles.
The event will begin at noon, and will feature live music, food and locally crafted beverages, according to a press release about the festival.
Admission is $10 and includes a commemorative souvenir mug that can be used throughout the day, organizers said. Tickets are available for purchase in advance at www.pollyannabrewing.com.
During the festival, those attending can enjoy a selection of beer, wine and cocktails from Pollyanna Brewing & Distilling, along with offerings from other local St. Charles breweries, according to the release. There will also be a variety of food vendors at the event, including 4D’s BBQ food truck, and local St. Charles businesses Duke’s Northwoods and Kimmer’s Ice Cream.
There will be live blues music, featuring a lineup of local, regional and national talent, organizers said. For a full list of artists performing during the festival, go to www.pollyannabrewing.com.
The event will run until 11 p.m.
Shredding event set at Plano church
The First Lutheran Church of Plano will host a free community shredding event and a food and book drive from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 20, at the church, 200 N. Center St. in Plano.
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In addition to shredding paper documents, community members are encouraged to donate food and personal care items which will be distributed through the church’s micro-pantry, church officials said. Donations of children’s books will also be accepted for the church’s Kids’ Little Free Library.
The shredding event is an opportunity for local residents to destroy sensitive documents to help prevent identity theft and fraud, event organizers said. Community members are invited to bring a maximum of two large cardboard boxes or bags filled with documents to be shredded, according a press release about the event.
History tour planned in Oswego
The Oswegoland Heritage Association and the Little White School Museum will host “Oswego History Tour – Downtown,” starting at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23.
The event will include a walk through the heart of downtown south along Main Street from Jefferson Street to Washington Street, museum officials said.
The walk’s guides will point out historic landmarks, talk about the types of stores and businesses that first appeared when the village was newly-formed, discuss the critical role that fires had in shaping the village and explore the significant changes that have occurred during the past several decades with Oswego’s growth, officials said.
The walk will begin and end in front of the Oswego Public Library in downtown Oswego. Advance registration is required, and there is a $5 fee. To register, call the Oswegoland Park District at 630-554-1010.
For more information on the Oswegoland Heritage Association or the Little White School Museum, go to www.littlewhiteschoolmuseum.org or send an email to [email protected].
Pilmer grand marshal of Montgomery parade
The Montgomery Fest Committee has announced that Jim Pilmer, former executive director of the Fox Valley Park District, will serve as grand marshal of the 2025 Montgomery Fest Parade on Sunday, Aug. 17.
Serving as the district’s executive director from November 2015 until his retirement in December 2023, Pilmer guided one of the largest park districts in Illinois—spanning Aurora, North Aurora and Montgomery—through years of transformative growth, parade officials said.
The annual Montgomery Fest Parade will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday at Main and Mill streets. As grand marshal, Pilmer will lead the parade procession south on Main Street, east on Jefferson and north on River Street, concluding at the grandstand in front of Montgomery Village Hall, officials said.
For more on Montgomery Fest, go to montgomeryil.org.
Power of attorney topic of Aurora program
On Saturday, Aug. 30, the office of state Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, will host an informational event to educate families about power of attorney and the process for designating a legal power of attorney, according to a press release about the program.
The session will be held from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the West Aurora Library Branch at 233 S. Constitution Drive in Aurora.
Licensed attorneys will be on hand to explain the power of attorney process, including how it can be used to designate legal guardians for minors or property. They will also be available to answer questions, according to the release.
“Every family should be prepared in the event a family member is incapacitated or unable to make decisions for themselves,” said Hernandez in the release.
Heirloom Garden Show to be held Aug. 24
The 33rd Heirloom Garden Show will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24, at Garfield Farm & Tavern Museum, 3N016 Garfield Road in Campton Hills.
The show will feature the gardens and prairie of the museum and growers of historic varieties of produce.
Tours of the 1846 restored brick inn at the site will be offered from noon to 4 p.m. led by interpreters in period clothing, according to a press release about the show.
There is an $8 donation for adults and $3 for children under 13 years old to attend the show.
Garfield Farm & Tavern Museum is a 366-acre former 1840s prairie farm and teamster inn that is now a living history farm museum.
For more information on the museum or the show, email [email protected], call 630 584-8485 or go to www.garfieldfarm.org.