Today! Veteran Business Project – Offering Hope – Saving Lives – Valor to Venture / 5PM Thurs., Nov. 21 / Join Veteran Business Project for an evening of investing and supporting Veterans on their entrepreneurial journeys. From 5 to 8PM, learn more about the Veteran Business Project at The Matrix Club, 808 S. Route 59. Food and drinks will be served. $50 per person.
Friday
Brats at Kreger’s / 10AM to 3PM Fridays and Saturdays at Kreger’s Brat and Sausage Haus – 606 N. Ellsworth Naperville, IL 60563 / Stop by for lunch, conversation and camaraderie. Let Bill know that you know his wurst is the best, especially for weekend grilling and plans for upcoming get-togethers.
North Central College Theatre presents ‘Heathers: The Musical’ / 7:30PM Friday; 2PM and 7:30PM Saturday; 2PM Sunday / Tickets are $12 / Theatre at Meiley-Swallow – 31 S. Ellsworth St., Naperville, IL 60540 / Westerberg High is ruled by a shoulder-padded, scrunchie-wearing junta: Heather, Heather and Heather, the hottest and cruelest girls in all of Ohio. But misfit Veronica Sawyer rejects their evil regime for a new boyfriend, the dark and sexy stranger J.D., who plans to put the Heathers in their place – six feet under. Book, Music & Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe & Kevin Murphy, Based on the film written by Daniel Waters, Directed by Nathan Dittemore for the Storefront Series. northcentral.vbotickets.com/events.
Registration Now in Progress for Annual YMCA Mayor’s Interfaith Community Breakfast on December 6 / Register now to join Y leaders, friends and neighbors for the annual Naperville Mayor’s Interfaith Community Breakfast from 7AM to 9:30AM on Fri., Dec. 6, at the Fry Family YMCA, hosted in partnership with the City of Naperville. Cost is $35 per person. Find more details here: 2024 Naperville Mayor’s Interfaith Community Breakfast at the Fry Family YMCA.
Saturday
Enjoy Every Day at Quigley’s Irish Pub / Quigley’s Irish Pub is located at 43 E. Jefferson Ave in downtown Naperville / Quigley’s Irish Pub features live music Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The pub also offers a variety of spaces for all types of special events and fundraisers. Meanwhile, stop by for honest pub fare and a cold pint in the cool pub EDAQ, Every Day at Quigley’s. Patio is open for lunch, dinner and beverages, weather permitting. (Alert! Save the date and BYO camera for Santa’s return to visit with families from 11AM to 2PM Sun., Dec. 1.)
Reserve a Table at Mesón Sabika / 11:30AM to 9PM – Almost Any Day / Find a choice in dining rooms and private spaces at Mesón Sabika to sample Spanish tapas and delicious sangria for lunch and dinner every day. Located just west of downtown Naperville at 1025 Aurora Avenue, Mesón Sabika has been serving the community since 1990. Built in 1847, the historic mansion with eight air-conditioned dining rooms is set in a beautifully landscaped four-acre estate, providing a welcoming sight with plenty of parking for lunch, dinner, special events, benefits, weddings, meetings and family gatherings throughout the year.
Annual VFW Turkey Raffle / 6PM / With fond memories of good times stuffed with camaraderie by the number, members of the VFW Post 3873 and Auxiliary are set to host their annual Turkey Raffle on Nov. 23. Be prepared to gobble up an evening of cheers, packed with enthusiastic barkers selling raffle tickets among fun-loving revelers, all eager to take home prized turkeys, slabs of prime rib and holiday gift baskets when the three-hour event returns to the VFW just in time for Thanksgiving. The evening also offers participating folks a chance to win the 50-50 Raffle. Public is welcome. All generosity is appreciated. The Judd Kendall VFW is located at 908 W. Jackson Avenue.
Sunday
Rumba Sunday Brunch at AltaVida / 10AM to 3PM / Housed in a 10,000 square-foot, multilevel complex at 16 W. Jefferson Ave., AltaVida features three distinctive floors, unveiling the sights, sounds, and tastes of sensational cultural expression with inspired music, food and drink of Barcelona, Havana, Old San Juan, Guadalajara, Buenos Aires, and Rio de Janeiro. AltaVida is open daily.
Century Walk Tours Every Day / Around the Clock – Daylight / The recently published 88-page Naperville Century Walk Public Art Guide to more than 50 locations featuring local stories with public art by renowned artists is now available at the Naperville Art League Gallery, Naper Settlement, Hotel Indigo and the Naperville Municipal Center. Pick up a free copy today. Then take a self-guided free-winding tour throughout downtown.
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Every day… Dine Naperville!
Remember! Lions Club Turkey Trot 5K again will run Thanksgiving Day, followed by cheers at downtown Naperville restaurants such as Quigley’s Irish Pub open 8AM until noon. Sign up to run, walk, stroll or waddle for the fun of benefiting charitable causes supported by the Naperville Noon Lions Club at www.napervilleturkeytrot.com.
Did you know? Downtown Naperville features plenty of other things to do all month. Kindly note Small Business Saturday is Nov. 30. Take a stroll to discover all that’s new and coming soon.
Recently, the Rotary Club of Naperville-Sunrise and high school Interact Clubs volunteered to turn Water Street into a spectacular holiday display of lights, music and magic beginning at Main Street and running toward Jaycees Park along the Riverwalk. From now through the New Year, NaperLights will accent all the tiny bright white lights throughout downtown Naperville celebrating the holiday season.
Parade of Lights steps off at 7PM Fri., Nov. 29
Of course, it’s never too early to mark your calendar for the downtown Naperville parade with all the bright ideas about the community when Santa comes to town, hosted by the Rotary Club of Naperville. Local Special Olympians will serve as Grand Marshals for the annual Parade of Lights set to begin at 7PM Fri., Nov. 29. Everybody’s welcome to come early to discover all the sights as well as places to shop and enjoy dinner. Happy holidays!
Then…Wrap up November by shopping and dining throughout the City during Small Business Saturday on Nov. 30. Visit shopping destinations N.E.W.S. and in the central business district, aka “Downtown Naperville.”
Every day… Visit Naperville!
One more thing… From now through mid-December, look for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots logo marking the collection sites throughout the community where new UNWRAPPED toys can be donated to serve requests of less fortunate young boys and girls. Need a local toy store? Find Treasures at 121 S. Washington Street and Anderson’s Toyshop at 111 W. Jefferson Avenue, both in downtown Naperville. For more info, visit dupage-il.toysfortots.org.
