Thursday, May 23, 2013
Annual festival this year will feature new “family-friendly” events in St. Charles on June 7-9.
If you haven’t started thinking about St. Charles RiverFest yet, it’s coming up fast, and organizers promise some new family-friendly features this year in downtown St. Charles. The event runs June 7-9, 2013. “Our RiverFest Committee has been busy planning some fun and creative activities for families with children of all ages. And best of all, they’re free,” said Julie Farris, executive director of Pride of the Fox. The event’s organizers are coming up with new events in spite of being on a compressed schedule this year. And take a look at what Pride of the Fox is planning, according to a release from the organization: Ice Cream Eating Contest: Colonial Ice Cream is the host of the contest, which will have divisions for every age group. …
Monday, March 4, 2013
Three days of live entertainment and a variety of fun activities are coming to St. Charles in June.
Pride of the Fox Inc. on Monday announced the Main Stage lineup for the city’s annual downtown riverfront festival, which also will feature a new location for the Main Stage. The three days of live, free musical entertainment will be among the highlights of the City of St. Charles’ RiverFest, June 7-9, 2013, in downtown St. Charles. The Main Stage this year will be along the Fox River on Plaza Green at 1st Street and Illinois Avenue. The new venue is conveniently located near shops, restaurants, and more. “We are excited about the new location of our Main Stage and are presenting everything from country, rock, Motown to even rhythm and blues,” said Pride of the Fox Inc. Executive Director Julie Farris. “Our music committee continues to …
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
St. Charles aldermen recommend give tentative approval to committee that disbanded in the fall to return to work.
There’s a winner and a loser, but there’s something good afloat, and it involves the dragon boat. It looks like Pride of the Fox Riverfest will return for show No. 31 in June, even though the show appeared to be in dry dock after some apparent misunderstandings led to September’s decision by Pride of the Fox LLC to dissolve itself and the sudden resignation of its executive director. That crisis prompted an effort by Mayor Donald DeWitte and resident Tom Anderson to reorganize the St. Charles Festival Committee, the longtime organizer of the summer riverfront events, according to City Administrator Brian Townsend. Late in December, Anderson and others interested in doing so contacted the city with a proposal that first came before the City…
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