Current & Upcoming Events

See below for our current and upcoming events

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Patrick Tavern Market
Feb
10
to Dec 8

Patrick Tavern Market

Oh, the joys of summer harvests! Come to the Patrick Tavern Market Tuesdays between 4:30 and 6:00 p.m. and you’ll find beans, lettuce, chard, garlic, shallots, basil, herbs, and flowers from Debi; Julia will have peppers, dried herbs, cat toys, and beautiful wooden cutting boards. Thane should soon be sending blueberries and new potatoes. Alicia’s breads - sourdough, specialty breads, and pizza crusts - are top of the line, as is Ron’s honey; the bees will soon be working on light, floral black locust honey. Look for more fruit from Ron, too! And you don’t want to miss your weekly chocolate bar (or bars) from the San Pedro Sister Community, or their fine fair-trade coffee. You can get the weekly list by emailing lschwab.glebefarm@gmail.com.

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"New Display -Our Home: How We Saw It" at Patrick Tavern
Jun
5
to Sep 26

"New Display -Our Home: How We Saw It" at Patrick Tavern

What are the local sights that tell you that you’re home? Those who came before us answered in engravings and paintings, photographs and fabric. This display of works drawn from the Village of Aurora Archives and private collections enables you to explore that question through the eyes of earlier generations. The rarely-displayed Bicentennial Quilt is a key element that links the past to the present, along with the recollections of those who worked on it and participated in the celebration of fifty years ago. A special corner dedicated to “The College Home” emphasizes the link between Wells College and Aurora.

The exhibit opens with a reception on Friday, June 5th, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Open hours in the month of June are Tuesdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m. and Saturdays June 6, 13, and 27 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.. Patrick Tavern is at the corner of Main St. and Dublin Hill Rd., with parking off Dublin Hill; it is fully accessible and all are welcome.

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Printer’s Apprentice!
Jul
4
to Jul 5

Printer’s Apprentice!

Visitors printed their own copy of the Declaration of Independence on a hand-operated press at the Press of Robert LoMascolo July 4 and 5 12:00 noon to 3pm. Children learned to write with a quill pen. There was good 1776-inspired fun for all!

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From Main to the Kicking Tree
Oct
4
to Dec 2

From Main to the Kicking Tree

“From Main to the Kicking Tree: Daily Walks in Aurora, ca. 1905”

Experience Aurora around the turn of the last century in the show at Patrick Tavern, 302 Main  St. From Wells College’s opening in 1868 for many decades, students were required to walk about a mile each day. The most usual walk began at Main Building and went north to a big elm tree on the west side of the street, not quite opposite Sherwood Rd., which came to be called the Kicking Tree.

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Wings: A Community Art Exhibit
May
3
to Jun 28

Wings: A Community Art Exhibit

WINGS celebrated local artists as they celebrated nature. The exhibit, co-sponsored with the Aurora Art Club, featured photography, oils, watercolor, fabric, quilts, paper, and other media. Peachtown School and the Aurora Preschool participated along with Art Club members and members of the Historical Society. The exhibit opening coincided with the Historical Society's 10th anniversary party at 6:00pm on May 2nd. You can continue to enjoy the WINGS exhibit in the PDF retrospective linked below.

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A House Tells a Story:  The Art, Scholarship, and Friends of Else and Otto Fleissner  in Aurora
Sep
1
to Nov 24

A House Tells a Story: The Art, Scholarship, and Friends of Else and Otto Fleissner in Aurora

Every house has a story to tell about the families who have lived there. But few have told their story as eloquently as the Else and Otto Fleissner home in Aurora. The Fleissner home, at the time of the February 2009 sale, was considered an “authentic house,” meaning that most of the home’s interior retained its original elements since the time it was built (1900).

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