Donnie Wahlberg

AUGUST 2020

Exploring Life in the Fox

FEATURED ARTIST WHAT I MISS MOST MARIA D’ANGELO ABOUT LIVE MUSIC BY RON ONESTI

Interview with DONNIE WAHLBERG

35TH ANNUAL WAHLBURGERS ST. CHARLES OPENS IN SCARECROW FEST ST. CHARLES

FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 1 FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 dining + cuisine lifestyle

4 Featured Dishes 34 5 Easy Habits Worth Doing – Ann Marie Guenther, That Girl Organizes 10 Festival of the Vine Canceled: New Event Added feature

12 Wahlburgers Opens In St. Charles 38 Interview with Donnie Wahlberg About the New Wahlburgers in St. Charles 14 Naperville Food Truck Festival – Kevin Ketchum

16 Fox Valley Restaurant Guide arts + entertainment 44 Arts and Entertainment Around The Fox Valley events 20 35th Annual St. Charles Scarecrow Festival travel Trims Down Due to COVID 62 Cruise Around Lake Geneva in A Classic Car! 22 Naperville Park District 64 Lake Geneva Tristan Crist Magic Show 26 Aurora Launches Regional Bike Share Program business 28 Elgin Parks and Recreation Launching New Kids Club Program 66 If You Thought Website Accessibility Was Only For Your Customers, Think Again! 30 Kite Fly Event Set for Sunday, August 30 – Bill Boznos, Boznos Law Office

32 65th Wedding Anniversary of Barbara and out + about Edward Linskey at Hotel Baker 68 Snapshots of what’s going on around The Fox

Publisher/Advertising: Kevin Ketchum NEXXUS Publishing [email protected] | 800-564-8024 x107 524 W. State St., Suite E Geneva, IL 60134 Production: Laura Vari 800-564-8024 [email protected] FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 3 dining + Featured Dishes cuisine Must try appetizers, entrees, desserts or cocktails available at local Fox Valley restaurants.

All You Care to Enjoy Fish and Chips $19.95

Georges Bank Haddock – crispy fries – coleslaw – tartar sauce – malt vinegar.

Catch 35 Naperville 35 S Washington St. Naperville, IL 60540 1-630-717-3500

Thai Shrimp & Scallops

Blistered Green Beans, Shiitake Mushrooms, Sweet Grape Tomatoes, Thai Lemongrass Sauce, Ginger Rice.

Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant 3710 E Main St., St Charles, IL 60174 1-630-940-1000

FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 Falafel Pita bread stuffed with Falafel, spread hummus, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles and tahini sauce.

Eden on The River 1 Illinois St. St. Charles, IL 60174 1-630-945-3332

GIA MIA St. Charles 31 S 1st Street St. Charles, IL 60174 1-630-415-0770

The Escobar

Cazadores Blanco Tequila, Luxardo, Lime and bitters. Finished with a spicy salt rim and a dehydrated lime wheel garnish.

La Za Za Trattoria 5 S 1st Street St. Charles, IL 60174 1-630- 443-9304

FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 5 Tuscan Shrimp & Eggplant

Blackened Shrimp | Roasted Peppers | Lemon Vino | Crispy Eggplant | Chives

Livia Italian Eatery 207 S. 3rd Street Geneva, IL 60134 1-630-402-6444

Donuts and Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Homemade donuts and chocolate covered strawberries with caramel dipping sauce.

McNally’s Irish Pub 109 W. Main Street St. Charles, IL 60174 1-630-513-6300

Banana Split

Seasonally available for the *Toppings Set of 3* summer! Bourbon Candied Pecans *Scoops Set of 3* Banana Caramel Sauce The “Works” Ice Cream (cream Fudge Ripple Chocolate cheese & chocolate ice cream, Sauce cookie dough, brownie, and Roasted Pineapple Sauce fudge ripple) Strawberry Rhubarb Jam Bourbon Butterscotch Ice Cream Rhubarb Conserva Cotton Candy and Rhubarb Peanut Butter Cups Sherbet Cotton Candy Double Strawberry Sorbet Brown Butter Pizzelle Mexican Hot Chocolate Gelato Salted Chocolate Chi Yuzu Hibiscus Sorbet Dark Chocolate Sorbet Niche Salted Coffee Gelato by Kindred 14 S 3rd St Geneva, IL 60134 Coffee Roasters 1-630-262-1000

FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 Miso Glazed Chilean Seabass

Jasmine rice, baby bok choy, pickled onions, crushed peanuts.

ROX City Grill 100 W. Main Street St. Charles, IL 60174 1-630-845-5800

Al Pastor Quesadillas

Toasty flour tortillas with melted Chihuahua cheese filled with marinated pork

Salsa Verde 1850 Lincoln Hwy, St. Charles, IL 60174 1-630-444-0673 (Also has locations in Oswego and Yorkville)

Filet Mignon

When people think of Stockholm’s, great steak is not the first thing that comes to mind. But our head chef, Dimas Montiel, who has been with us since the doors opened in May 2002, is also a skilled butcher. He cleans and hand cuts each one of our Filets and wet ages them 21 days in house. The entrée is an 8 oz choice, center cut aged Filet Mignon lightly seasoned and grilled to order. Served with our smashed potatoes, fresh steamed vegetables, and choice of cup of soup or side salad.

Stockholm’s 306 W State Street, Geneva, IL 60134 1-630-208-7070

FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 7 Grilled Salmon Crunchy Basil

Grilled Salmon fillet topped with mild sweet chili, bell pepper and fried basil leaves. Served with jasmine rice.

Vinothai 3825 E. Main Street The Knockout Martini St. Charles, IL 60174 Our Signature Martini: SVEDKA 1-630-443-8461 Clementine Vodka Infused with Fresh Golden Pineapple

Sullivan’s Steakhouse 244 S Main Street Naperville, IL 60540 1-630-305-0230

Beef & Brie Sandwich Though we are currently Curbside Pickup only, we are grateful to still be ranked as one of the Best Restaurants in the Fox Valley on Trip Advisor! Try our new sandwich: All natural roast beef (beef, salt & pepper, that’s it!), melted Brie, tomato, roasted red pepper, red onion & horseradish sauce on Grilled Crusty Italian. Monday through Saturday from 11am- 3pm.

Town House Books & Café 105 N 2nd Ave, St. Charles, IL 60174 1-630-584-8603

Chicken Tikka Masala Chicken tikka masala is a dish of chunks of roasted marinated chicken (chicken tikka) in a spiced creamy curry sauce. The sauce is usually creamy and orange- coloured. There are multiple claims to its place of origin such as the Indian subcontinent and the United Kingdom.

Taste of The Himalayas 110 N. 3rd Street St. Charles, IL 60174 1-630-444-1575

FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 9 dining + Festival of the Vine cuisine Canceled: New Event Added

Tickets and more information for Sip & Sample Through September will be available by August 24 on genevachamber.com.

The community and visitors look forward to Geneva festivals year after year. Knowing that our first thought, during these uncertain times, is the health and safety of those who may attend a festival, the Geneva Chamber of Commerce and Geneva of Commerce Board has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Festival of the Vine due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The event was scheduled to be held September 11-13, 2020.

“While this decision was difficult, Phase 4 guidelines do not permit an event the size of Festival of the Vine. We felt this decision is for the safety of our Festival of the Vine visitors and participants. We know the Festival of the Vine

FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 is very popular and looked forward to, not “We thank the community for their sup- only by the locals, but visitors to Geneva as port and know that the Geneva Chamber is well, therefore we have created Sip & Sample working on creative ways to have smaller, Through September,” said Paula Schmidt, permittable events,” said Laura Rush, Com- President of Geneva Chamber of Commerce. munications Manager of Geneva Chamber of “A month-long event of restaurants offering Commerce. a sip and a sample of a popular or new item. It is our hope that patrons will then stay for Updates on all festivals and events may be breakfast, lunch or dinner in that eatery and found at genevachamber.com. help support the Geneva Chamber as well.”

Tickets and more information for Sip & Sam- ple Through September will be available by August 24 on genevachamber.com.

FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 11 dining + Wahlburgers Opens cuisine In St. Charles

Wahlburgers takes a chef-driven approach to food, and a guest-driven approach to hospitality

Wahlburgers highly anticipated restaurant in St. Charles opened to the general public at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 28. The restaurant broke ground in early 2019 and has opened its doors to guests, taking all of the necessary precautions to ensure their wellbeing in accordance with the state of Illinois’ reopening plan. Ready and fully equipped with personal protective equipment, socially distanced seating, pre-shift employee wellness checks, hand sanitizer available throughout the establishment, and a focus on cleaning all high-touch surfaces often, the Wahlburgers St. Charles team is looking forward to safely welcome guests for dine-in service tomorrow.

FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 “St. Charles holds a very special place in my promotions, and can redeem points for free heart,” said co-owner, Donnie Wahlberg. “Like food, merchandise, and other fun surprises. so many in our industry, we’ve faced a lot of Takeout, and delivery options will be available setbacks due to the impact of COVID-19, but from the St. Charles location as well. Takeout we are determined to deliver on my promise to orders can be placed via the Wahlburgers App, bring a safe, exciting and unique dining experi- wahltogo.com or by calling the restaurant. ence to the Fox Valley.” Delivery is available via partners Doordash and Uber Eats. The 5,000 sq ft. casual restaurant and bar features an abundance of outdoor seating for For more information about Wahlburgers, visit alfresco dining and a one-of-a-kind immersive Wahlburgers.com or follow along on social @ “Happy Place” area. The whimsical and social Wahlburgersstcharles on Facebook as well as media-friendly corner of the restaurant will @Wahlburgers on Instagram, Facebook and include a fun-filled and family-oriented pop-up Twitter. art exhibit for guests to pose in front of for photos.

“Wahlburgers was born from our shared love of spending time together with family around the table eating simple, delicious food, so opening this restaurant in my brother Donnie’s new hometown is really very special for me,” said Chef Paul Wahl- berg.

The popular casual dining concept founded by brothers Mark, Donnie, and Chef Paul Wahlberg, and subject of A&E Network’s Emmy-nominated reality show for ten seasons, will bring St. Charles guests its signature lineup of crave-worthy burgers, all-new loaded tater tot appetizers, classic chicken sandwiches, kids meals and more from its chef-inspired kitchen. Wahl- burgers’ full-service bar will also offer an impressive selection of delicious cocktails, wines, and beers including a signature Wahlbrewski pale ale.

Wahlburgers St. Charles is located at 825 South Randall Road, St. Charles, IL 60174 and will be open daily from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. for lunch and dinner. Additional restaurant details can be found HERE. Those who join the WahlClub rewards program by signing up for the Wahlburgers App will also be privy to exclusive content,

FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 13 dining + Naperville Food Truck cuisine Festival

Hey Foodies! We’re returning to the Naper Settlement - the heart of downtown Naperville, to bring you the 2nd Annual Naperville Food Truck Festival. This year’s event will be bigger and better - Featuring 30+ of the area’s best food trucks, live DJ entertainment, face painter, beer garden, bubble artist and a vendor village featuring local businesses.

In addition, we are hosting a Food Truck Taco Showdown! Several trucks will be featuring tacos on their menu - who will have the best one - you decide! Just eat, and vote on our online FB page poll to help us pick a winner.

This is a family friendly event with entertainment for kids and everyone can enjoy the historical grounds.

Food Truck Lineup (more TBA Soon) T= taco on menu • Bricks on Wheels (Neapolitan Pizza) • The Happy Lobster Truck (Lobster Rolls) • Pierogi Squad (Polish Cuisine) • Yum Dum (Chicago’s Dumpling & Bao Truck) -T • Cynthia’s Gumbo Express (NOLA style Gumbo) • Wok N Roll by Bamboo (SE Asian Cuisine & Small Plates) • My Funnel (Funnel Cakes, Ice Cream & Deep Fried Creations) • PIKO Street Kitchen (Bao’s, Buns, Tacos, Bowls) -T • Wadda Jerk (Jamaican Jerk - Tacos, Nachos, Rolls, Fries) -T

FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 • Kona Ice (Shaved Ice Creations) • Hicks BBQ (American BBQ) • Aztec Daves (Mexican Cuisine) -T • Da Portable Rican (Puerto Rican & Caribbean Cuisine) • Coco Cabanas (Slushies, Daiquiri’s, Pina Cola- da’s) • Mamalicious (Jerk & Curry Cuisine) • Grumpy Gaucho (Argentinian Empanadas) • Nothing Bundt Cake (Bundtlet Cakes) • Relish Truck (Hot Dogs, Beef Sandwiches) • Umbrella Azul (Peruvian Cuisine) • Taquito Power (Mexican Cuisine) -T • Pink Taco Chicago (Tacos, Burritos, Sides) -T • Decadent Flavor (Mini Donuts, Funnel Cakes and Fried Oreos) • Cheesie’s Truck (Gourmet Grilled Cheeses) • Allegory Truck (Tacos, Natchos) -T • TCBY Naperville (Fro-yo) • Cute as a Cupcake (Gourmet Cupcakes) • Candy & Cake (Milkshakes, Smoothies, Cakes)

Vendors (more TBA Soon) -Gindo’s Spice of Life (Hot Sauces)

(All participants are subject to change) Want first dibs at your favorite food trucks? We are offering an Early Eater Ticket ($10 in advance online or $15 on event day). Join us from 11am-12pm for exclusive access to the trucks before the general admission session begins @ noon. Kids 10 & under are free with a paying adult. General Admission into the #NFTF will be $5 in advance online and $10 on event day. Kids 10 & under are free with a paying adult.

Eat for a great cause! A portion of the proceeds from the #NFTF will benefit Community Access Na- perville and their mission to empower people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to work in, contribute to, and enjoy their community. This event is outdoors with large grassy areas for guest seating. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and/or blankets. Some on-site seating will be available.

NO PETS. NO SMOKING. NO OUTSIDE FOOD & BEVERAGE.

Additional Information: • Ample free parking will be available! (Nearby parking decks, lots & street parking) • Food & drink is sold separately from admission • Cash & Credit is accepted at the gate and by most vendors

FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 15 dining + Fox Valley cuisine Restaurant Guide Please support our local restaurants Ballydoyle Aurora 28 W. New York St. with Pickup Aurora, IL 60506 & Delivery 1-630-844-0400

Orders and by Basils Greek Dining purchasing Gift 4000 Fox Valley Drive Aurora, IL 60504 Cards! 1-630-692-1300

Blueberry Hill Cafe 405 N. Eola Rd. Aurora, IL 60504 1-630-499-1500

Colonial Cafe & Ice Cream AURORA 1961 W. Galena Blvd. Aurora, IL 60506 Mike & Denise’s Pizzeria 1-630-844-2444 & Pub Endiro Coffee 1760 N. Farnsworth Ave. 29 W. New York Street Aurora, IL 60505 Aurora, IL 60506 1-630-820-7447 1-331-256-6683 Oak Street Restaurant Gillerson’s Grubbery & Bar 33 W. New York Str. 945 Oak St. Aurora, IL 60506 North Aurora, IL 60542 1-630-340-3719 1-630-301-7202

La Quebrada Restaurant Patio Restaurant of 723 S. Broadway Aurora, Inc. Aurora, IL 60505 4400 Fox Valley Center Drive 1-630-896-2535 Aurora, IL 60504 1-630-820-8800 Luigi’s Pizza and Fun Center 732 Prairie Street Pomegranate Restaurant Aurora, IL 60506 55 S. Commons Drive 1-630-896-9861 Aurora, IL 60504 1-630-692-0009

FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 Porto’s Peri Peri Apple Villa Pancake House & Lumes Pancake House and 4151 McCoy Dr. Restaurant Restaurant Aurora, IL 60504 1961 W. Wilson Street 1902 Fabyan Pkwy 1-847-528-0014 Batavia, IL 60510 Batavia, IL 60510 1-630-406-8022 1-630-761-9676 Spartan House 1032 Prairie Street Bar Evolution Pal Joey’s Restaurant Aurora, IL 60506 27 N. River Street 2030 Main Street 1-630-340-4546 Batavia, IL 60510 Batavia, IL 60510 1-630-454-4315 1-630-593-6600 The Piazza 85 Executive Dr. Briana’s Pancake House River’s Edge Bar & Grill Aurora, IL 60504 10 N Island Ave Batavia, IL 12 N River Street 1-630-978-2088 60510 Batavia, IL 60510 1-630) 454-4570 1-630-406-9200 Two Brothers Roundhouse, Inc. Bulldog’s Cellar Riverside Pizza & Pub 205 N. Broadway 1 East Wilson Street 142 W. Wilson Street Aurora, IL 60506 Batavia, IL 60510 Batavia, IL 60510 1-630-264-2739 1-(630-406-9177 Salsa Verde The Venue Crabby Boil 107 N. Batavia Ave 21 S. Broadway Ave. 220 Randall Road Batavia, IL 60510 (US Rte 25) Batavia, IL 60510 1-630-425-3521 Aurora, IL 60505 1-630-454-4392 Verita Batavia Crosstown Pub and Grill 15 E. Wilson Street Mike & Denise’s Pizzeria 1890 Mill St. Batavia, IL 60510 & Pub Batavia, IL 60510 1-630-406-3009 1760 N. Farnsworth Ave. BATAVIA 1-630-406-0669 The Village Squire Restaurant Aurora, IL 60505 1-630-820-7447 Daddio’s Diner

134 W. Wilson Street Oak Street Restaurant Batavia, IL 60510 & Bar ELGIN 1-630-879-5299 945 Oak St. North Aurora, IL 60542 1-630-301-7202 East China Inn

140 W. Wilson Street Patio Restaurant of Batavia, IL 60510 Aurora, Inc. 1-630-879-7676 480 Randall Rd. 4400 Fox Valley Center Drive Acquaviva Ristorante Batavia South Elgin IL 60177 Aurora, IL 60504 35 N. Water Street Gammon Coach House 1-847-931-0400 1-630-820-8800 Batavia, IL 60510 Restaurant

1-630-761-1010 3 South Batavia Avenue Alexanders Café Pomegranate Restaurant Batavia, IL 60510 1725 N State Street 55 S. Commons Drive Andres Restaurant 1-630-482-3663 Elgin IL 60123 Aurora, IL 60504 5 Webster Street 1-847-888-4146 1-630-692-0009 Batavia, IL 60510

1-630-482-9420 Al’s Café

FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 17 43 DuPage Court 1-847-649-3900 2486 Bushwood Drive Elgin IL 60120 Elgin IL 60124 1-847-742-1180 Grumpy Goat (847) 551-9006 875 Sports Way Big Skillet, Inc. Elgin IL 60123 Sammy’s Mexican Grill & Bar 90 Tyler Creek Plaza 1-847-931-5950 3091 US 20 Highway Unit 111 Elgin IL 60123 Elgin IL 60124 1-847-741-7331 Indulge Show Kitchen Buffet 1-847-622-2020 Grand Victoria Casino Buckinghams Steakhouse & 250 S Grove Avenue Stella’s Place Lounge Elgin IL 60120 508 Randall Road Grand Victoria Casino (847) 531-7701 South Elgin IL 60177 250 S Grove Avenue 1-847-563-3053 Elgin IL 60120 McAlister’s Deli 1-847-531-7703 1120 S Randall Road The Village Squire Elgin IL 60124 125 Washington Street Cafe Revive (630) 336-5640 West Dundee IL 60118 51 S Grove Avenue 1-847-428-4483 Elgin IL 60120 Nestle Tollhouse Cafe 1-847-529-1324 5510 Springhill Mall The Village Squire South West Dundee IL 60118 480 Randall Road Café Roma 1-847-915-0885 South Elgin IL 60177 2175 Point Boulevard #120 1-847-931-0400 Elgin IL 60123 Nick’s Pizza & Pub 1-847-836-7662 990 S Randall Road The Walnut Speak Easy Elgin IL 60123 214 Walnut Avenue Caffé Mariani - Java and Gelato 1-847-531-5550 Elgin IL 60123 3145 West, Highway 20 #203 1-847-695-2420 Elgin IL 60124 Old Republic Kitchen + Bar 1-847-833-0005 155 S Randall Rd. Elgin, IL 60123 Coronado Mexican Kitchen 1-224-535-9544 455 Redington Dr South Elgin IL 60177 Paul’s Restaurant 1-847-608-1400 1300 Lawrence Avenue Elgin IL 60123 Crave Deli 1-847-695-8687 Grand Victoria Casino 250 S Grove Avenue Porter’s Pub GENEVA Elgin IL 60120 1250 Bowes Creek Blvd 1-847-531-7692 Elgin IL 60124 1910 Geneva 1-847-214-5877 30 W. State St., Suite 200 Eaton’s Redwood Inn Geneva IL 60134 118 W Chicago Street Prime BurgerHouse 1-630-845-9100 Elgin IL 60123 Grand Victoria Casino 1-847-742-9032 250 S Grove Avenue All Chocolate Kitchen’s Primo Elgin IL 60120 29 S. Third Street Gifford’s Kitchen & Social 1-847-531-7746 Geneva IL 60134 2300 Bushwood Drive 1-630-232-2395 Elgin IL 60124 Rookies 2 Altiro Latin Fusion

FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 308 Anderson Blvd. 207 S. Third Street, Suite 100 Naperville IL 60540 Geneva IL 60134 Geneva IL 60134 1-630-428-0300 1-630-232-7717 1-630-402-6444 Bistro Du Bouchard Atwater’s Restaurant & Lounge The Patten House 127 – 129 S. Washington Street 15 S River Lane, 124 S. Second Street Naperville IL 60540 Geneva IL 60134 Geneva IL 60134 1-630-355-5720 1-630-208-8920 1-630-492-5040 Catch 35 Bien Trucha Sergio’s Cantina 35 S. Washington Street 410 W. State Street 30 W State St. Naperville IL 60540 Geneva IL 60134 Geneva IL 60134 1-630-305-3099 1-630-232-2665 1-630- 845-9200 CityGate Grille Chianti’s Stockholm’s 2020 Calamos Ct. 201 S. Third Street 306 W. State Street Naperville IL 60563 Geneva IL 60134 Geneva IL 60134 1-630-718-1010 1-630-232-0212 1-630-208-7070 Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Villa Verone Ristorante Italiano Restaurant Craft Urban 416 Hamilton St. 1740 Freedom Dr. 211 James St. Geneva IL 60134 Naperville, IL 60563 Geneva IL 60134 1-630-232-2201 1-630-245-8000 1-331-248-8161 The Walrus Room Eddie Merlot’s Fiora’s 415 W. State, Suite 105 28254 Diehl Rd. 317 S. Third Street Geneva IL 60134 Warrenville, IL 60555 Geneva IL 60134 1-630-881-7557 1-630-393-1900 1-630-262-1317 Wildwood Empire Burgers & Brew FoxFire 477 S 3rd St, Ste 190 48 W. Chicago Avenue 17 W. State St, Geneva IL 60134 Naperville IL 60540 Geneva IL 60134 1-630-377-8325 1-630-355-9000 1- 630-232-1369 Fat Rosie’s Taco & Tequila Bar Gen Hoe 47 E. Chicago Avenue 537 E. State Street Naperville IL 60540 Geneva IL 60134 1-630-328-0060 1-630-232-8350 Fiamme GIA MIA 19 N. Washington Street 13 N. 3rd Street Naperville IL 60540 Geneva IL 60134 1-630-470-9441 1-630-405-5544 NAPERVILLE Allegory Fogo de Chão Churrascaria Niche 224 S. Main Street 1824 Abriter Ct. 14 S. Third Street Naperville IL 60540 Naperville IL 60563 Geneva IL 60134 1-630-536-8862 1-630-955-0022 1-630-262-1000 BDS Mongolian Barbeque Green Basil Livia Italian Eatery 221 S. Washington Street 43 E. Jefferson Avenue

FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 19 Naperville IL 60540 Nando’s Peri – Peri Sushi House 1-630-922-7700 6 W. Jefferson Street 175 W. Jackson Avenue Naperville IL 60540 Naperville IL 60540 Hugo’s Frog Bar & Fish House 1-630-388-0193 1-630-717-8888 55 S. Main St. Naperville IL 60540 Plank Bar & Kitchen Sullivan’s Steakhouse 1-630-548-3764 120 Water Street 244 S. Main St. Naperville, IL 60540 Naperville IL 60540 IKKAI Japanese Restaurant 1-331-401-5500 1-630-305-0230 109 S. Main Street Naperville IL 60540 Potter’s Place Ted’s Montana Grill 1-630-355-5516 29 W. Jefferson Avenue 39 W. Jefferson Ave. Naperville IL 60540 Naperville IL 60540 Jimmy’s Grill 1-630-637-6400 1-630-848-2255 245 S. Washington Street Naperville IL 60540 Quigley’s Irish Pub Two Brothers Barrel House 1-630-548-2500 43 E. Jefferson Ave 16 W. Jefferson Naperville IL 60640 Naperville IL 60540 Jin 28 1-630-428-4774 1-630-615-7100 28 W. Jefferson Ave. Naperville IL 60540 Quiubo 1-630-848-1828 120 Water Street Naperville IL 60540 La Sorella Di Francesca 1-331-702-2711 18 W. Jefferson Avenue Naperville IL 60540 Red Mango 1-630-961-2706 111 W. Jackson Avenue ST. Naperville IL 60640 Le Pain Quotidien 1-630-904-0994 CHARLES 204 S. Washington Street Naperville, IL 60540 Rosebud Alexander’s Café 1-331-215-5789 22 E. Chicago Avenue 1650 W. Main Street Naperville IL 60540 St. Charles IL 60174 Meson Sabika 1-630-548-9800 1-630-549-0514 1025 Aurora Ave. Naperville IL 60540 Santo Cielo The Balmoral Restaurant 1-630-983-3000 123 Water Street 40w099 IL Rt 64 Naperville IL 60540 Campton Hills IL 60175 Midici The Neopolitan Pizza 1-630-323-0700 1-331-901-5224 Company 135 Water Street Shakou Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Naperville IL 60540 22 E. Chicago Avenue Restaurant 1-630-445-8054 Naperville IL 60540 3710 E. Main St 1-331-472-4976 St. Charles IL 60174 Morton’s The Steakhouse 1-630-940-1000 1751 Freedom Dr. Sixtyfour Wine Bar & Kitchen Naperville IL 60563 123 Water Street Eden on The River 1-630-577-1372 Naperville IL 60540 1 Illinois St. 1-630-780-6464 St. Charles, IL 60174 1-630-945-3332

FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 The Evergreen Pub and Grill St. Charles, IL 60174 Salsa Verde Mexican Restaurant & 1400 W. Main 1-630-549-0162 Taqueria St. Charles IL 60174 1850 Lincoln Highway S 1-331-901-5142 McNally’s Irish Pub St. Charles IL 60174 109 W. Main Street 1-630-444-0673 Filling Station Pub & Grill St. Charles IL 60174 300 W. Main St. 1-630-513-6300 Spotted Fox Ale House St Charles IL 60174 3615 E Main St. 1-630-584-4414 The Office Dining & Spirits St. Charles IL 60174 201 E. Main St. 1-630-584-2239 Flagship on the Fox St. Charles IL 60174 100 Riverside Ave. 1-630-549-0287 St. Charles Place Steakhouse & St. Charles IL 60174 Banquets 1-630-549-7672 Riverside Pizza & Pub 2550 E Main Street 102 E. Main St Charles IL 60174 Francesca’s by the River St Charles IL 60174 1-630-377-3333 200 S. Second Street 1-630-549-6644 St. Charles IL 60174 Sushi Diva 1-630-587-8221 Rookies All-American Pub & Grill 2400 E. Main Street 1545 W. Main Street St. Charles IL 60174 Harvest at Pheasant Run St Charles IL 60174 1-630-945-3336 4051 E. Main Street 1-630-513-0681 St Charles IL 60174 VinoThai’s 1-630-524-5080 Rox City Grill (at Hotel Baker) 3825 E. Main Street 100 W. Main Street St Charles IL 60174 La Mesa Modern Mexican St Charles IL 60174 1-630-443-8461 51 S 1st St. 1-630-584-2100

Cruise the Scenic Fox River Enjoy travel from the era of Mark Twain through a green corridor of scenic beauty along the Fox River. stcriverboats.com • 630-584-2334 • /stcriverboats Private Charter Public Cruise Cruises Available PUBLIC Departure Times Birthdays • Anniversaries CRUISE from Pottawatomie Park Reunions • Showers TICKETS through August Rehearsal Dinners available online at Monday-Friday: 1:30pm stcriverboats.com Group Outings • Field Trips and inside Saturday & Sunday: Business Meetings Pottawatomie 1:30pm, 2:45pm, 4pm Community Team Building Center September & October Riverboats accommodate Saturday & Sunday: up to 46 passengers. 1:30pm, 2:45pm, 4pm Cruise Admission Holiday hours may vary. Cruises may be 1 hour, Ages 16+ $10 Ages 10 & under must be accompanied by a person, age 16+, at the 1½ hours, 2 hours or Ages 3-15 $8.50 ratio of 1 adult per 2 children. The safety of passengers is of utmost importance to the St. Charles Park District. The captain reserves the 3 hours long. Ages 2 & under FREE right to cancel a cruise at any time, especially during inclement weather. FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 21 35th Annual St. Charles Scarecrow Festival Trims events Down Due to COVID

The 35th annual Scarecrow Festival will look very different this year com- pared to previous years as it decreases its footprint due to health and safety restrictions from Phase 4 of the “Restore Illinois” plans and city and state government guidelines.

Major changes for the festival on Oct. 9-11 include the cancellation of the carnival and craft show, along with how the scarecrows will be placed. Typ- ically placed at Lincoln Park, scarecrows will instead be spread around the town to encourage social distancing, while also supporting local businesses that will be paired with said scarecrows. The businesses will offer Scarecrow Fest related deals, specials and events and be featured on a Scarecrow Festi- val Map so individuals can take a Scarecrow Stroll to see the scarecrows and visit the St. Charles businesses.

Individuals looking to participate in the Scarecrow Contest can find the online and print applications at www.scarecrowfest.com/scarecrowcontest Other events during Scarecrow Fest will be a Drive-In Concert in partnership with the St. Charles Park District, a scavenger hunt throughout the downtown, a pumpkin carver, who will be livestreamed from a roped area, and a

FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 photography station in Lincoln Park. There ness Alliance executive director Jenna Sawicki. will also be an information booth at Lincoln “We want to make sure to set the expectation Park. that this year is going to look significantly different than previous Scarecrow Festivals,” There will also be items individuals can pur- Sawicki said. “While there will be major chang- chase and take home with them from the es in place, we have been working hard to fest. Adults can enjoy a local Craft Beer Box, keep the spirit of this amazing, community which will feature seasonal craft brews from festival alive so that we can keep the joy and all St. Charles breweries, while kids can enjoy benefits it brings to our businesses and com- Scarecrow in a Box, which provides materials munity.” to make a scarecrow at home. The Scarecrow in a Box will replace the traditional “Make- For more information and updates on Scare- Your-Own- Scarecrow” station that is tradi- crow Fest, please visit www.scarecrowfest. tionally at the event. com.

Although the event will look different, the spirit of the 35-year-old festival will be there for all to enjoy according to St. Charles Busi-

FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 23 Naperville Park District events 2020 Park District Autumn Program Guide to be Available Online August 28

Guide will be in digital format only, registration for autumn programs begins August 31

The Naperville Park District’s 2020 Autumn Program Guide will be published only in digital form and available at www.napervilleparks. org/programguides beginning August 28. The autumn edition includes virtual programs as well as in-person programs that will oper- ate with modifications to address health and safety guidelines rela- tive to COVID-19. Readers also can find information about Park District facilities, such as Fort Hill Activity Center, Springbrook and Naper- brook Golf Courses and more.

Many programs in the autumn edition will take place during the first fall session, from early September to mid-October. Information on additional programs and events will be available later this fall at www.napervilleparks.org/programguides.

Resident online registration for autumn programs begins at 8:30 a.m. on Mon- day, August 31 and nonresident registration begins at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 3.

Registration for autumn programs may be completed online at www.napervilleparks.org, by phone at 630-848-5000, or by form drop-off or in person at Fort Hill Activity Center located at 20 Fort Hill Drive.

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Cycling is not only listed in the lowest risk category in the Restore Illinois Plan, it is also known as one of the most effective forms of exercise, and it is uniting cities in the Fox Valley.

The City of Aurora launched today Koloni Fox Valley, a regional bike share sys- tem with three stations in Aurora and additional stations in Elgin, Batavia and Montgomery.

“We all know the importance of health and wellness and being active. Not only does it do the body well, it does the mind well,” said Aurora Mayor Richard C. Irvin. “Biking is certainly one of the increasingly popular ways to exercise and to stay healthy. It also provides an affordable opportunity to see new spaces from a different view.”

Ten Koloni bikes are now available to the public across three locations - known as parking zones - in Aurora, including Water Street Mall adjacent to City Hall, 44

FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 E. Downer Place, the Aurora Public Library, 101 S. River St. and RiverEdge Park, 360 S. Broadway. Elgin has 8 bikes, Batavia has 7 and Montgomery has 4.

“This program is unique and is referred to as the hybrid bike share program that allows users to dock the bikes at any bike rack at any of the parking zones in the re- gion,” said Aurora Transportation Engineer Roopa Anjanappa. “With this flexibility, we hope the program will help the first mile and last mile commuters and encourage both recreational and non-recreational bike riding.”

Riders can rent a bike by downloading the Koloni app for Apple or Android.

Bikes can be rented hourly or available by monthly or annual membership. Hourly rates are $4 for the first hour and $5 each additional hour. Monthly membership is only $10 and an annual membership is available for just $50.

Learn more at www.aurora-il.org/bikeshare.

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Napervilleparks.org/farmersmarket Napervilleparks.org/farmersmarket Elgin Parks and Recreation events Launching New Kids Club Program

The City of Elgin Parks and Recreation Department is launching a new program, Kids Club, to assist families during the upcoming school year. The Kids Club program provides a safe environment for supervised learning, fun and growth. Participating children will receive help completing remote learning assignments and projects, followed by small group games, arts and crafts, outdoor activities and more.

“School will look a little different this year, and we are here to help,” said Recreation Supervisor for Youth and Teens Rachel Jachowske. “We know a lot of parents still need to get to work when school starts, and this is a great option to ensure children are successful with their e-learning in a safe environment and have time to socialize as well.”

Kids Club is an all-day program offered Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for children in grades 1-6. Weekly sessions begin August 24 and go through October 23 (no program will be held on Labor Day, Septem- ber 7). These sessions currently follow the School District U-46 schedule for remote learning and are subject to change. Sessions cost $200 per week and multiple child discounts are available. The Recreation Youth Scholarship Fund (RYSF) will be available to subsidize the resident fee on the program for eligible families needing financial assistance. More information on the RYSF can be found atcity - ofelgin.org/youthfund.

Parks and Recreation staff will assist children with their e-learning and school projects. After the e-learning is complete, children will participate in small group activities. Staff will ensure a safe environment by providing small group sizes based on age, requiring masks of staff and participants and performing daily symptom checks and stringent cleaning practices.

All registrations must be done prior to children attending the Kids Club program. Registration can be done online at cityofelgin.org/register or over the phone. For more information, please view the handbook or contact Rachel Jachowske at 847-531-7017.

HIRING PROGRAM LEADERS The City of Elgin is hiring program leaders to assist with Kids Club. Program leaders will be responsible for the overall safety and welfare of the Kids Club participants, for planning activities and coordinating their program plans with other program leaders to assure the success of the program. For more information and to apply, visit cityofelgin.org/jobs.

FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 29 Kite Fly Event Set for events Sunday, August 30

View kite demonstrations or fly your own kite

Naperville Park District will host Kite Fly, presented by The Branch, on Sunday, August 30 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. This free, family-friendly event will take place at Frontier Sports Complex, located at 3380 Cedar Glade Drive, where there is plenty of space to spread out and enjoy an afternoon flying and watching color- ful kites.

Kite enthusiasts from Chicago Kite will fill the sky with enormous kites, demon- strate their flying techniques and bring kites for purchase. Event sponsors will be on site with information to share. Sponsors include The Branch, KidsMatter, Naperville Convention and Visitors Bureau, UrgiKids, Renewal by Andersen, Illinois Shotokan Karate, FBC Remodel, Texas Roadhouse and Topgolf.

Participants may bring a picnic lunch and snacks, and find a spot to spread out a blanket or folding chairs at the park. Food trucks will not be on site this year. Prior to attending, guests are asked to review the COVID-19 Participation Guidelines for Outdoor Events.

FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 31 65th Wedding Anniversary of Barbara and Edward Linskey events at Hotel Baker

Barbara and Edward Linskey celebrated in exactly the same hotel where they spent their wedding night on Aug 6, 1955

Barbara Kokum Linksey (born 10-4-1932 in Chicago, IL) Edward Linskey (born 10-7-1930 in Chicago, IL)

Barbara and Edward Linskey were high school sweethearts at Niles Township High School in Skokie, IL. She attended Beloit College in Be- loit, Wisconsin, then worked in advertising in Chicago for 2 years. He attended St. Joseph’s College in Renssalear, Indiana; where he played football and enrolled in the United States Marine Corps (USMC). After

FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 33 graduation, he completed the USMC 66. Their first night was spent at the Training Program in Quantico, VA Hotel Baker, in St. Charles, IL. and received orders to Seoul, Ko- rea. Happily, the Armistice was then They return to celebrate their 65th signed, cancelling Edward’s deploy- wedding anniversary on August 6, ment and allowing him to propose to 2020 with their daughter, neuro- Barbara. surgeon Gail Linskey Rosseau, son- in-law, and orthopaedic surgeon They were married August 6, 1955 Richard Rosseau, both of Glen Ellyn, at St. Nicolas Catholic Church in IL and grandson, Brendan Rosseau, Evanston, IL. Following a luncheon who is a recent graduate of Williams at the Orrington Hotel in Evanston College. He is an aerospace consul- and receptions at the homes of the tant with Booz Allen Hamilton in Los parents of both the bride and the Angeles, CA. Their granddaughter, groom, the newlyweds set out to Natalie Rosseau, is a medical student begin their new life together. Ed had at George Washington University in been assigned to the Marine Corps’ Washington, DC. Camp Pendleton in San Diego Coun- ty, CA. Their honeymoon was to be Barbara and Edward Linskey have a driving trip along legendary Route 4 daughters. In addition to Gail

FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 (above), they include: in February 2020, by the Linskey and their 4 -Kay Linskey Slawin (Northbrook, IL), married daughters; to Kevin Slawin and parents of Elizabeth, -dinner party Aug 8 at the Sunset Ridge Laura and Ryan; Country Club in Northfield, IL, -Diane Linskey Hauser (New York, NY), mar- -fall foliage vacation to central Connecticut in ried to Mark Hauser, and parents of Sam and October to also celebrate the 90th and 88th Andrew; and birthdays of Edward and Barbara. -Margie Linskey (Denver, CO), partner of Joel Hendrickson and mother of Madelyn Jones.

Additional 65th wedding anniversary cele- brations include: -trip to southern CA and Camp Pendleton

FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 35 lifestyle

Ann Marie Guenther is known as Naperville’s Most Organized woman and the Face of Facebook! Ann Marie declares that clutter is unproductive and sucks the money out of your bank account as well as the time out of your day. That Girl Organizes keeps homes and businesses produc- tive all over Chicagoland. Check out her video on Facebook for more tips at www.Facebook/thatgir- lorganizes.guru or That- GirlOrganizes.com. Ques- 5 Easy Habits Worth Doing tions about organizing? Call 630.673.3637 BY ANN MARIE GUENTHER, OWNER OF THAT GIRL ORGANIZES

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2. Clean as You Cook

I grew up in a kitchen where Dad cooked and left the mess for me to clean up every day. What a waste of time! Instead of him filling the sink and countertops with pots and pans, he could have quickly put them in the dishwasher as he pre-

FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 pared the meal. As a mom who knows her to accomplish it when you know nothing is way around the kitchen, I can say that there happening. For my household, it used to be are always lulls in cooking or a time where I Sunday at noon. am passing the dishwasher, and I can easily toss cookware in it! It saves time. 5. Meal Plan 3. Clear the Clutter Fast! Meal planning is NOT boring. Eating tacos four days per week, that is! I have tried dif- Whenever you leave a room, see if there is ferent systems in the past 25 years. For years even one thing that looks out of place. Please I had a binder with plastic sheet coverings pick it up and put it where it belongs! Easy where I’d house my recipes. Also, I had a peasy! The tough part, getting the family on monthly meal plan by season, as well as board to do the same. It’s well worth the ask! grocery lists in the binder. (This sounds crazy now that I see it in print LOL)! Winging it was the worst as I never had all the ingredients 4. Sort the Mail I needed. Finally, the digital age came into play, and I found recipe nirvana with Plan- On your way from the mailbox, sort the junk ToEat.com. It is here that I load recipes we into one hand and the necessary into the love, create a meal plan using a drag and other. Fun fact: 95% of my mail hits the re- drop feature, and it prints a grocery list out cycle bin before I even open the door to the for me! Do I hear angels singing? Check it out house. Place the important mail in a wall file here and even try it FREE for 30 days! or designated spot. I suggest either having a wall file for each person or having two files: With just a few minutes here and there, you FILE and PAY. I pay all of my bills automati- too can make life SO much easier! cally, but if that’s not for you, designate a day of the week and set the alarm on your phone

FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 37 featurea&e

Interview with DONNIE WAHLBERG About the New Wahlburgers in St. Charles

BY KEVIN KETCHUM

FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 Fox Valley Magazine: Along with Eddie French, Joe Salas and Kevin Dunn, what made you decide to open a Wahlburgers in St. Charles?

Donnie Wahlberg: Living in St. Charles has made me realize how much of an awesome community this is. I wanted to do something to give back to the people of St. Charles for welcoming my family and I here.

Fox Valley Magazine: How is the St. Charles restaurant unique versus other locations?

Donnie Wahlberg: We’ve created a one of a kind, immersive Wahlburgers experience for our guests here in St. Charles. You’ll notice some unique touches to this restaurant that you can’t find in any other Wahlburgers location, like the New Kids On The Block record & memorabilia wall, and a table handmade by Paul as a gift to the restaurant. And one thing you certainly can’t miss is the Happy Place photo area when you walk in!

FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 39 FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 Fox Valley Magazine: Your brother Paul is technologies and experiences. We have the Head Chef but did you and other family the one and only Happy Place pop-up at members have input on the menu? a Wahlburgers that our guests are really enjoying. You can also reserve a VIP Donnie Wahlberg: My brother Paul did an experience and have a really cool exclusive amazing job taking the flavors we grew up experience. And since this location is right with and making them into one delicious in my home town, I will have the ability menu. From the tater tots we ate in school to be there a lot more in person than any to the burgers my dad used to grill up other Wahlburgers. for us on Sunday nights, you’ll find the Wahlburgers menu is heavily influenced by Fox Valley Magazine: How many people does the mealtime with our family. St. Charles location currently employ?

Fox Valley Magazine: What are your favorite Donnie Wahlberg: We currently have menu items? around 60 employees.

Donnie Wahlberg: There are so many delicious menu items, but I always have to go with the BBQ Bacon Burger as my favorite.

Fox Valley Magazine: What about the sauces?

Donnie Wahlberg: Some of our sauces are housemade. Chef Paul is always crafting up new flavors and sauces that pair best with our sides and dishes. Our brand new Wahlburgers retail “Wahl-Sauce” will be hitting shelves locally here in the coming weeks.

Fox Valley Magazine: How many different burger combinations are available?

Donnie Wahlberg: We’ve got four delicious burgers on the menu right now.

Fox Valley Magazine: Will the “Virtual Visitor” that allows the Wahlberg family and any Wahlberg family member to remotely video into a Wahlburger’s and have face to face conversations with guests be available at the St. Charles location?

Donnie Wahlberg: With the opening of Wahlburgers St. Charles, we got to experiment with some different

FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 41 Fox Valley Magazine: Could you tell us about the VIP Table and how to reserve it.

Donnie Wahlberg: The VIP Table is this awesome event spot we have here that’s perfect for your next birthday party, anniversary, you name it! We wanted to create something to make our guests feel like they are the star when they come to Wahlburgers. Call the restaurant at 331-235-5200 to book it for your next celebration.

Fox Valley Magazine: The official Grand Opening was Tuesday July 28th. How has the initial local support been so far?

Donnie Wahlberg: The local support here in St. Charles has been outstanding. We had people lined up the first day who waited for hours to get in the doors. We’re lucky to have the greatest guests in the world who are just as excited about this restaurant as I am!

FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 43 a+e Water Street Studios

Discover what’s new at Water Street Studios this fall

STEAM @ Water Street Now enrolling for September! Generously funded by the Dunham Fund, our free STEAM @ Water Street classes for kids age 8-13 integrate science, technology, engineering, and math with art. Kids will learn about the microscopic realm of organisms, atoms, and molecules and create art inspired by microscopic images.

New Courses and Workshops Learn ceramics (wheel throwing) with Resident Artist Jeremy Foy or have an Artistic Friday when you register for one of our Friday evening workshops, such as Create Sparkling Geode Wall Art or All Tangled Up.

For your safety, enrollment is limited in all sections. To avoid disappointment be sure to register early!

Learn more at www.waterstreetstudios.org

FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 45 a+e

The Elgin Symphony Orchestra presents a Virtual 5K: Run with Beethoven!

Join the ESO community and run or walk your own 5K starting on Saturday, September 5 through Saturday, September 12.

The ESO will provide a suggested route through Elgin for your run/walk, or you can choose your own. We will also provide a Beethoven running playlist on Spotify to listen to while you participate, curated by our own music director, Maestro Andrew Grams.

Run or walk the distance anywhere: in your neighborhood or on a treadmill! All levels of participation are welcome. Track your time and compete with others in our Strava club (available on the Registration site), complete the race on your own time, or just register and collect your t-shirt. However, if you care to participate, you will be supporting your ESO!

Registration Now Open Registration is $40 and includes a free T-shirt. All proceeds will benefit the ESO’s Crescendo Campaign. T-shirts will be mailed upon completion of the challenge.

FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 47 One of a Kind New Play Development Program Selects its a+e Next Group of Playwrights

We are thrilled to announce the next four plays which will be workshopped in The New Play Lab and streamed live on Youtube! These playwrights have had their works produced and/or developed Off- Broadway and in professional theatres across the country. The works touch on many current issues that make up our cultural landscape such as group identity, femininity/masculinity, political corruption, and morality in sports.

The plays being workshopped in Cycle 3 are: The Humanities by Zayd Dohrn / Streaming August 19th @ 7:30pm (CST) - 2019 O’Neill Festival Selection - Appeared in the 16th Annual New Stages Festival at The Goodman Be Mean to Me by Sofya Levitsky-Weitz / Streaming August 26th @ 7:30pm (CST) - Semi-finalist for Premiere Stages at Keane, IATI Theater Moreno by Pravin Wilkins/ Streaming September 2nd @ 7:30pm (CST) - O’Neill Finalist 2020 The Broken Hearts of a Corrupted White House by Matthew Paul Olmos / Streaming September 9th @ 7:30pm (CST) - Workshopped at New Dramatists in 2019

FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 One of a Kind New Play Development Program Selects its Cycle 3 will kick off starting Wednesday, August 19th at 7:30pm (CST)! We invite Next Group of Playwrights audiences to join us every Wednesday till September 9th for our virtual play readings on YouTube Live. You, the audience, will get a firsthand look at the development of these works! You can also become an integral part of the creative process by joining us for post-performance discussions with moderator Kay Martinovich, the playwright, director, and cast.

Please join us for our first reading on YouTube Live at 7:30 pm August 19th. Our live streams are free of charge . To help support this work and the artists involved, consider a donation of $25. Donations can be made by following this link or through our Venmo account @KaneRep.

Want a reminder about the next Kane Rep. performance? Please subscribe to our newsletter here.

FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 49 Norris Presents Jazz Legends, Saloff and Kahn, at Baker a+e Center

September 11 to Highlight Jazz Weekend in St. Charles

Duo to Perform “The Cool Heat of Peggy Lee,” Honoring Her 100th Birthday

Two of Chicago’s premier jazz artists, singer Spider Saloff and pianist Jeremy Kahn, team up to perform “The Cool Heat of Peggy Lee,” September 11, 8 p.m., at the historic Baker Community Center. Produced and presented by the Norris Cultural Arts Center, the concert highlights this year’s St. Charles Jazz Weekend.

Public health guidelines, including capacity restrictions, will be observed to assure concert patrons a safe and enjoyable experience. For a link to purchase tickets, which are priced at $25 and include two complimentary beverages, visit www.NorrisCulturalArts.com. For other information, call The Norris at 630-584-7200. The Baker Community Center is located at 101 S. Second St., St. Charles.

The Cool Heat of Peggy Lee

At her 100th birthday, Peggy Lee remains a music icon – singer, songwriter,

FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 actress, star of film and television. This program winning performer who has recorded nine pays homage to the smoldering understated style acclaimed CD albums. See her website at www. of Peggy Lee, tracing her story from her humble spidersaloff.com. beginnings through the glamour of the 1950’s and 60’s and her continued chart breaking recordings. About Jeremy Kahn

The concert includes Peggy Lee’s classic jazz hits as Jeremy Kahn is one of Chicago’s busiest pianists, well her pop music classics. Saloff presents all of dividing his time between jazz venues, pit this with her unique comic wit and a contemporary orchestras, and recording and teaching studios. twist that appeals to audiences of all ages. A graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music, Kahn spent 12 years in New York, where he This concert debuted in the summer of 2017 to was a member of Vince Giordano’s Nighthawks, sold out audiences at the Ravinia Music Festival. and was the pianist in the Chicago Jazz Ensemble Its featured songs include Fever, Lover, Why Don’t led by Jon Faddis. He has performed on stage You Do Right?, The Best is Yet to Come, Is That All with Dizzy Gillespie, Joni Mitchell, Aretha Franklin, There Is?, Black Coffee, He’s a Tramp. Branford Marsalis, the Chicago and Milwaukee Symphony Orchestras, and on screen with “Peggy Lee, the superb jazz-pop singer, smoldered Madonna, Mary Wilson and Johnny Crawford. in concert and on record. Chicago singer Spider Saloff, a seasoned and admired cabaret artist, Kahn has played at many of Chicago’s theaters, pays homage to Lee. Slyly sophisticated, easily including the Oriental, Cadillac Palace, Shubert/ accessible, Saloff stands as a kind of ideal.” – CIBC, Auditorium, Chicago, Aurora Paramount, Chicago Tribune Drury Lane Oakbrook, Lincolnshire Marriott, Porchlight and Royal George for shows like Wicked, About Spider Saloff Spamalot, The Lion King, Les Miserables, Aida and Louis & Keely Live at the Sahara. He was also the She’s been heard around the world as the host and pianist/conductor for productions of Hot Mikado star of the syndicated public radio series Words and Pal Joey, and is currently a faculty member of and Music, but for thousands the most familiar Northwestern University and the Music Institute of way to enjoy Spider Saloff has been through live Chicago. performances. The Chicago–based jazz vocalist and comedienne has won accolades around the He has been a featured performer at the Chicago, world for her introspective yet comedic approach Hyde Park and Poznan (Poland) Jazz Festivals, to the genre. and a featured guest on the radio shows of Studs Terkel and Marian McPartland. Saloff is acclaimed as one of the great interpreters of the American Songbook. Saloff has composed “New York’s loss has been Chicago’s gain in the case multiple concert tributes to Cole Porter, Irving of Jeremy Kahn, the splendid jazz pianist who (has) Berlin, Stephen Sondheim and many others. At moved back to his hometown . . .” – Howard Reich; the famed Chicago Jazz Festival, she performed to Chicago Tribune audiences of over 26,000 at Chicago’s Millennium Park as well as many other venues. See Kahn’s website at www.kahnman.com.

Saloff’s concert career includes recent For informaton on St. Charles Jazz Weekend, visit performances at the Poznan Poland Jazz Fest, The www.stcalliance.org. Pheasantry in London, as well as Jazz at Lincoln Center, Overture Center, Ravinia Music Festival, The Auditorium Theater, and the Smithsonian Institution. Her major night club engagements included turns in Chicago at The Green Mill and Jazz Showcase and in New York at Birdland and Feinstein’s among many others nationwide.

Saloff is a national and international award-

FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 51 Featured Artist a+e MARIA D’ANGELO

Maria D’Angelo’s mediums range from acrylics and mosaics to jewelry and mixed media, and even special effects make-up. She is known for many things around Elgin, her purple hair, eclectic style, Founder of The Art Cult Collective which promotes local artists to collaborate and get their art out into the world, Owner of Viking Vintage & Art, Two Old Broads Radio co-host, Nightmare on Chicago Makeup and Costuming Artist to name a few. She has been travelling the world for the past couple years, creating art and learning from other artists.

Maria is looking forward to creating new pieces that reflect some of the places and people that have influenced her so much as a person and as an artist.

PHOTOS BY JENN KELLER

FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 53 Dear Paramount a+e Theatre Subscriber

After months of monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic while consulting with state and local health officials, state and local government representatives and endless professionals around the country, it’s become evident that we have to adapt our plans one more time.

It’s with a heavy heart that I announce we are postponing the entire 2020-2021 Paramount Broadway season one year, until 2021-2022. Despite our best efforts, we can’t find a path forward for this season. We don’t know when a vaccine will be developed and available or when capacity restrictions will be lifted, but we do know that, for the foreseeable future, it would be difficult to do shows and keep everyone safe.

A theater is a sanctuary that bonds strangers through shared experiences, awakens the heart through powerful performances and stirs the soul through transformative stories. We understand the void that is created by Paramount’s stage being bare. We

FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 know this impacts our community. Please know, our options. Since you pre-ordered, you will be seated lights are merely dimmed right now, and after this after renewing subscribers and before subscriptions intermission, they will shine brighter than ever. We are made available again to new subscribers. Your will all be together when that curtain rises again and order will still be honored in the order in which it the overture fills the air. was received for the 2020-2021 season.

We will open Kinky Boots on June 30, 2021. Our IF YOU DID NOT RENEW FOR THE 2020-2021 10th Anniversary Season will then begin on SEASON September 1, 2021. Although forced to delay the Broadway season, the scheduled performances of We understand this difficult time may have Killer Queen, Frank Caliendo, Jay Leno and Straight prevented you from committing to the 2020-2021 No Chaser are still on sale and will take place as season. The now 2021-2022 season will go back on scheduled. If you have tickets to these shows, please sale in the spring, and you will have the opportunity hold on to them, as they are still valid. to purchase seats before they go on sale to the general public. Our Updated Performance Schedule: • Killer Queen April 3, 2021 We’ll keep you updated along the way, but if you • Frank Caliendo June 5, 2021 have any questions, please feel free to contact the • Jay Leno June 11, 2021 box office at 630-896-6666 Monday-Thursday, 10 • Straight No Chaser June 12, 2021 a.m.–2 p.m. • Kinky Boots June 30–August 15, 2021 • Rock of Ages September 1–October 17, 2021 It warms my heart that so many subscribers have • Cinderella November 10, 2021–January 9, renewed their subscription for next season. We 2022 are grateful for your patience and support as we • Groundhog Day January 26–March 13, 2022 continue to find our way through these challenging • Ragtime April 13–May 29, 2022 times.

What This Means for You: We will be in touch again soon. Until then, we hope IF YOU RENEWED FOR THE 2020-2021 SEASON you and your loved ones are healthy and safe.

You are good to go, and there is nothing you need Tim Rater to do. The money you paid for the four shows in President and Chief Executive Officer the 2020-2021 season will now be applied to those Paramount Theatre same four shows in 2021-2022 season. Your tickets with updated show dates and times will be sent to you prior to the start of the season. If you requested a change to your seats for the upcoming season, you will be contacted in the spring to discuss seating options. Once all subscribers are seated, you will have the opportunity to make exchanges, purchase additional tickets and purchase Premium Guest Experience.

IF YOU PRE-ORDERED A NEW SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE 2020-2021 SEASON

After we have seated all renewing subscribers, we will reach out to you in the spring to review seating

FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 55 Side Street Studio Arts Reopens Exhibition Space With a+e Two New Shows

Side Street Studio Arts (SSSA), located in the heart of downtown Elgin, will reopen its visual art exhibition spaces this First Friday, August 7, with One True Line, a solo exhibition by SSSA Artist-in-Residence Kathryn Eli in the Gallery and Lockdown Renaissance, featuring the work of over 15 young artists exploring their changes in identity during the recent quarantine, to be held in the Theater. Both exhibitions will be open, with limited capacity, from 6 to 9pm. The events are free and open to the public. Masks will be required to enter all spaces at SSSA.

“While we have been extremely active as an organization during the Covid-19 crisis, we are anxious to get back to what we do best, and that is bring people together through the arts,” said SSSA Founder and Executive Director Tanner Melvin. “We have implemented enhanced cleaning strategies, limited capacity in all spaces, and will require masks of all who enter.”

Kathryn Eli culminates her Artist-in-Residence time at SSSA with a solo exhibition

FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 featuring her continuous line work. “The use Renaissance will be up in the Theater through of continuous line in my work is allegorical to Sunday, August 9, with open gallery hours spiritual divinity and universal energy, that which Saturday, August 8, 10am to 6pm and Sunday, flows through and connects all things,” Kathryn August 9, 11am to 2pm. Eli explains in her artist statement. “The line becomes a structure that is then engaged in Additionally, the SYEA staff has created a mural slowed down meditative mark making actions. to be hung on the side of the Gallery building, Reduced to flat, simplified elements of line, located at 15 Ziegler Ct. The mural as well as shape, and color, I abstract figures and space additional temporary sculptural objects will to emphasize a state of emotion. Bold and be installed this week and revealed during the vibrant narrative scenes explore themes of Lockdown Renaissance opening. The SYEA transformation, healing, and connection- to one’s program is sponsored by the Illinois Arts Council. self and to each other.” SSSA was founded by Melvin and Erin Rehberg in 2013 as an outlet for the Elgin arts scene. One True Line will be up in the Gallery through Side Street provides educational and creative Sunday, August 23, with open gallery hours resources and an inclusive space, run by artists. Fridays 3 to 7pm, Saturdays 10am to 6pm, Side Street’s mission is to support the artist and and Sundays 11am to 3pm, or available by artistic journey through collaboration. appointment. For more information contact Side Street Studio Lockdown Renaissance is one of many projects Arts at 847-429-2276, visit sidestreetstudioarts. initiated during the summer of 2020 by SSSA’s org. Summer Youth Employment in the Arts (SYEA) Staff Kelly Hernandez, Victoria Nagode, Claire Noland, and Paola Robledo and led by SYEA Coordinator Morgan Donahue and will feature works by area artists who are entering 7th grade through those having completed college within the last year.

“Heling a group of young empowered come up with brilliant ideas and being able to facilitate that and tell them ‘Yes, you can!’ is the crux of activism,” said Donahue. “Their voices are important, and their message is impactful. I’m happy SSSA gets to give them a platform.” “We wanted to create a show about the lockdown and how one’s own identity has changed in isolation,” added Noland of Elgin. “The title of the show really focuses on the juxtaposition of rebirth in a time of crisis.

A panel of judges will select a favorite, and the winning artist will receive a $100 cash prize and $200 SSSA gift certificate. Lockdown

FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 57 What I Miss Most About a+e Live Music BY RON ONESTI

World War II was tough on everyone as millions of Americans left their homes to fight. Those left behind would also do their part, keeping the households and local businesses going while looking at pictures of their loved ones overseas on an hourly basis.

But they still had their live music. Glenn Miller was with the soldiers, and many performers joined the fight by entertaining all over the world building morale. Even when Joe DiMaggio and other players were drafted causing a lull in Major League Baseball, The All-American Women’s Baseball League kept America’s game at the forefront.

During the Vietnam War and the plight of the social challenges of the Sixties, Dion was singing, “Abraham, Martin and John”, and Jimi Hendrix shredded an incredible version of “The Star Spangled Banner” at Woodstock. Even then, with racial and economic injustice rising to a forefront of awareness, the flag and live music prevailed.

FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 After 911, with increased security initiatives many others used their music to pump us back including metal detectors at concert halls and up so that we could carry on with our lives. sports arenas, we still joined together at large shows that felt like intimate family gatherings, all With all the tragedies and challenges we have joined by American pride and a shared heartfelt faced generation after generation, it seems that nod to the victims. It was baseball and music live music and sports were the needles and that picked the country up and helped to dust threads that ultimately tied us together, a part of off the insecurity of what was to happen next. the repairing and healing process. Would we be safe again? But look at us now. All of us around the I remember feeling that uncertainty myself. world facing challenges, many unimaginable- But it was that Yankee game in New York City unthinkable, just like many others have had the week after the tragedy that helped me get to endure in the history of our country. The through it. Every single person in the sold out difference now is that we do not have live music stadium was waving a flag. Even little kids were for us to fall on when we are at an all-time low. sporting flags they had drawn with crayons. And watching a baseball game with cardboard The infield was lined with police officers and cutouts of fans behind the batters, although an firefighters. Military honor guards walked in admirable attempt, adds an air of depressing through the outfield. Fireworks and the Air emptiness in the rest of the ballpark that just Force flew above. God Bless America was sung. isn’t cutting it. But still, the bats are swinging and I pumped out my chest as red, white and blue the balls are flying over fences, so that does have overtook the green grass of the stadium. We SOME merit! stood, we saluted, and we wept. Whatever side of the fence you may be on Then music stepped in, and entertainers stepped regarding any issue prominent today, the up. Did you know that Sir Paul McCartney was on strength and support we have historically the tarmac at Kennedy Airport during the Twin received from live music and sports is not there Tower attacks? He then led a concert for the for us right now. And the near future is quite victims. So many others also joined the musical uncertain for us in the biz. fight with concerts and songs in remembrance. I know I will lose it when that first tour bus rolls Dylan, Bowie, Jagger, Springsteen, Sting, Bono, in and parks by the stage door in the back of Clapton, Elton, Petty, Neil Young, Bon Jovi and The Arcada. When the artists enter our dressing

FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 59 rooms for their first time back, I am sure it will in, they look around and admire the ninety- be like the locker room after a World Series four year-old concert hall for all of its history. win. The only difference? A musician would Their focus turns to the stage where the band’s NEVER waste champagne by spraying it all over assorted gear, massive drum kit and multiple- when they could drink a bottle or two instead! amplifiers are sitting in anticipation of the band’s greatest hits to be performed LIVE…just I am pretty involved in all the facets of putting makes ya speechless! on our shows. But one of the things I enjoy most about show day is when the entertainers I truly enjoy walking around and saying hello to and crew sits down for dinner. It has come our guests. They are just filled with excitement to the point where they ask for my meatballs, and so appreciative of what we are doing at all threatening not to walk on stage unless they our music venues. It is easy for me to create have a plate of them before the show, and a these memorable experiences for people serious to-go box for the bus! because I am as much of a fan as they are. So I put on shows that I would like! My office sits down the hall from the balcony on the complete opposite side of the building. So I guess what I miss most is not the music There have been times when I would need to itself. It is what it does to people that makes close my door as I am on the phone and the me the happiest. They have bad days, lose rockers begin their loud sound checks. loved ones and have trouble at home or at work. But once they come by us, it all I won’t be closing my door anymore when they goes away, albeit temporarily. I’m like the return as that all-too-familiar, “Check 1-2, Check grandparent that gets the grandkids when they 1-2” will literally be music to my ears. are good.

Then there are the fans. The look on their In the grand scheme of things, I believe this faces as they pose in front of our marquee to will all be over soon, no matter what the “new take a photo of themselves with their favorite normal” will be. We will once again be joined artist’s name up there with “SOLD OUT” is together by music in grand palaces such as priceless. Their next step is to the merchandise ours, in the very near future. In the meantime, table where they purchase ANOTHER t-shirt we need to stay safe, stay healthy and most for their collections that they probably will not of all, keep the faith. In the end, our faith in wear anyway. humanity is all we really have to combat what threatens our music. So if we must fight, let it They would grab their favorite beverage, then be with faith, hope and the power of music! enter the main theatre. To see THAT look on their faces is simply wonderful! As they walk

FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 61 Cruise Around Lake travel Geneva in A Classic Car!

Classic car connoisseurs, this one is for them. Lake Geneva’s Grand Geneva Resort & Spa is pleased to share that it is now offering guests a new way to cruise around Lake Geneva. The legendary 1,300 acre, AAA Four-Diamond resort has teamed up with classic car rental company, American Classic Rental (ACR), to offer guests the opportunity to rent and drive popular American cars from the 1940’s through 1970’s.

Guests can social distance in style in the fresh air and explore the open Wisconsin country roads in some of America’s most popular vintage vehicles.

The resort’s lineup of cars includes a 1969 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow; 1980 Chev- rolet Corvette; 1965 Shelby Cobra Tribute; 1968 Pontiac GTO; 1972 Oldsmobile 442 W-30l; 1965 Ford Mustang and more.

Classic American Cars at a Classic American Resort This new offering is available on the resort campus via its Adventure Center and PHOTOS COURTESY OF AMERICAN CLASSIC RENTAL will be open for rentals spring through fall. Prices begin at $299 for 4-hours, the AND GRAND GENEVA perfect amount of time for a day trip or night on the town, sunset country road RESORT cruises, and even special events and weddings. Custom packages are also avail-

FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 able. Drivers must be 25 or older with a valid driver’s license. Insurance is provided by Haggerty and cars are available for online bookings — just schedule, pick up and drive.

And that’s not the only way to get around town. For those who want even more open road and fresh air, Grand Geneva also offers motorized scooter tours and rentals.

Additional information can be found here.

FoxValleyMagazine.com Page 63 Lake Geneva Tristan Crist travel Magic Show

Continues to Amaze Audiences Nightly with Changes to Adapt to 2020 Health Situation

The Tristan Crist Magic Theatre is a modern 175-seat theatre in Lake Geneva devoted entirely to large scale magic and illusion shows performed by illusionist Tristan Crist. It has been awarded Lake Geneva’s #1 “Thing to Do” on TripAdvisor for five years running and has become a popular show for Lake Geneva visitors to attend every year. Like many Wisconsin tourist attractions, it was shut down for several months due to the pandemic prior to reopening mid-May. Owner and illusionist Tristan Crist recently answered some questions regarding the show and how to have a safe and enjoyable experience at the theatre in 2020.

What have you done to make the theatre safe for patrons to attend? We have implemented several social distancing protocols at the theatre to allow for a safe and enjoyable experience this summer.

1. Limiting capacity to allow for plenty of space for easy social distancing. 2. Empty seats are placed in between each group. 3. Audience participation is adapted to eliminate close interaction with the performers and props.

FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2020 4. Allowing for a “hands-free” experience from this fall. Of course, the moment customers enter. Customers sim- we still perform ply check in by using their name and walking our signature to their isolated seating area. metamorphosis 5. Hand sanitizer is readily available. illusion and ap- 6. All concession items are prepackaged. pearing helicopter 7. Staff members are wearing masks. illusion, and I’m 8. Following the August 1, 2020 Wisconsin gov- looking forward ernor mask mandate, customers are required to showing au- to wear masks indoors except when eating or diences a trick I drinking or if the patron has any number of came up with as health-related exceptions. a young magician just starting out. Additional note: Staff continues to sanitize re- Throughout the strooms and surfaces before, during and after month of August, every performance. we also have a guest artist who is a mind-reader and mentalist. His act provides some unique audience participa- How are audiences reacting to the new tion that can be done in a safe distant way with experience so far? audience members participating while still staying in their seats. Our audiences have been great! Excited to get out of the house to do something “normal,” everyone For more information on the Tristan Crist Magic is being respectful of distancing considerations. Theatre visit www.LakeGenevaMagic.com or call There is a renewed energy and enthusiasm com- the box office at (262) 248-0505. ing from audiences. I think the opportunity go out on date night to watch a live performance and experience a show in a social setting instead of sitting at home watching Netflix is going to give live performance a continued boost in popularity as we move forward. We’ve also seen some very fun and creative mask designs. I love meeting and talking to audience members after the show, from 6 feet away of course.

What’s new in the 2020 show for repeat visitors? Every season we add new material to the show, and this year is no exception. We just started doing this effect where Shannon, my assistant, is hypnotized and carefully balanced on two step stools. I remove the stools causing her to float in thin air as I pass a solid metal hoop around her. After cutting her in halves for years, Shannon is turning the tables on me and we are working on a trick where I lay on a table and she squeezes my body into a small 12-inch space before putting me back together. This should be in the show by

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