Art In Your Eye festival opens Sept. 21

Batavia’s annual Art in Your Eye Fine Arts Show & Festival will open Saturday, Sept. 13 and continue on Sunday, Sept. 22. Festival exhibits and activities will be presented at various locations in downtown Batavia, including the Batavia Riverwalk,  the Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Avenue and at the Batavia Government Center, 100 N. Island Ave. The show will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. To view a schedule of the festival’s activities, click here.

Marklund to host annual pancake breakfast

Our friends at Marklund’s Hyde Center, 1S450 Wyatt Drive, Geneva, will host its third annual pancake breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children younger than 10. For more information about the event, call 630-593-5500.

Art Van Furniture to celebrate grand opening

Art Van Furniture, 165 N. Randall Road, Batavia, will celebrate its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and other special activities Saturday, Sept. 21. The ribbon-cutting is set for 9 a.m. The celebration will include children’s attractions and entertainment.

Marmion’s Abby Farms to offer Pumpkin Daze

Marmion’s Abby Farms will host its annual Pumpkin Daze activities weekends beginning Saturday, Sept. 21 through Sunday, Oct. 27. The farm offers a wide variety of attractions and family activities. Visitors will find a petting zoo, a pumpkin patch, wagon rides and many more seasonal activities. 

St. Patrick’s host presentation about human trafficking

Sister Donna Marie Preston will discuss human trafficking during a presentation at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24 at St. Patrick Catholic Church 6N491 Crane Road, St. Charles. Admission is free. For more information about the presentation, call 630-338-8240.

Kane Facts on Twitter

For those interested in local politics, I suggest following Kane Facts on Twitter. I do not know the individual(s) behind Kane Facts, but he/she/they post some interesting and insightful tweets about Kane County politics. 

In case you missed these items:

• Rick Nagel, editor at Batavia Patch, recently highlighted details of a written report Batavia Public Works Director Gary Holm submitted to the City Council in which Holm indicates the council might need to consider hiking electric rates to pay for costs related to Batavia’s investment in Prairie State Energy. Geneva also owns a stake in Prairie State Energy. Nagel’s post provides some valuable information for all consumers,  particularly Batavia residents. I encourage readers to follow the link above to Nagel’s post. Batavia’s involvement with Prairie State is a complicated story that is likely to impact residents and business owners for years to come.

• Batavia resident Steven Kilberg recently purchased the 10 South Coffee House at the Batavia Public Library and renamed it Chapters Coffeehouse and Cafe, according to a report in the Kane County Chronicle. Kilberg told the Chronicle he plans to introduce new items, including some gluten-free products. The library is located at 10 S. Batavia Ave. in downtown Batavia.

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