Drs. Scott Capper and Elizabeth Sacrey will once again participate in “Dentists with a Heart” on Wed., Feb. 8 from 8am–12pm. “Dentists with a Heart” is a program in which participating dentists offer their services free of charge to those in need for one day. Drs. Capper and Sacrey are pleased to provide this valuable service to needy patients in the Fox Valley Area, especially given the current economic situation. The event takes place in February to coincide with the Valentine’s Day holiday. For more information visit dentistwithaheartonline.org. Dr. Capper and Dr. Sacrey are located at 328 Anderson Boulevard in Geneva and are currently welcoming new patients. Call 630-232-0659 or visit sacreyandsacreydentistry.com

On Sat., Nov. 19, Mo Mares and Kendall Ertz, owners of Limestone Coffee & Tea invited all to celebrate four glorious years in Batavia. Their five-year lease term was up and unfortunately it was not renewed so they needed to close their shop at its 15 E. Wilson Street location. The day consisted of sales, raffles, free coffee and an opportunity to bid on artwork. Mo and Kendall are making plans to relocate to a new Batavia location in 2012. Limestone Coffee & Tea’s phone number is 630-761-2966

The 5-Star Learning Ranch recently held a two-week food drive for the Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry with staff members and families making donations. 5-Star Learning Ranch is a local preschool and childcare facility in Batavia. As part of the food drive, parents and their children took part in a volunteer field trip to deliver and sort the food and stock shelves. For information on volunteering at the food pantry, call 630-879-3784 or email info@bataviafoodpantry.org.

Local downtown businesses in partnership with Batavia MainStreet are preparing for the 2012 Prom-O-Rama event to take place on Sun., Feb. 12, from 2–4pm in Shannon Hall at Eastside Community Center. Although Prom-O-Rama is a prom fashion show and expo created to showcase a one-stop shop for prom needs, the main objective of the event is to raise awareness and funds for Suicide Prevention Services of America. Last year alone, Prom-O-Rama raised over $1,000 while also educating teens and their families on where they could go for suicide-related needs.

On Thurs. Dec. 3, recording studio Backthird Audio hosted an open house entitled “Making Made in Aurora.” In September the studio and owner Benjie Hughes produced “Made in Aurora Vol. 2: City of Lights,” a 16-song collaboration featuring almost 50 local musicians on two LPs. “Made in Aurora Vol. 2: City of Lights” is the second in a series of collaborative album projects spotlighting the musicians and songwriters of Aurora, Illinois, and the surrounding area. The projects were created by Steve Warrenfeltz, owner of the record store, Kiss the Sky, in downtown Geneva. “Made in Aurora Vol. 2” features both original holiday music and new recordings of a number of seasonal favorites. It spans a wide variety of American musical styles including blues, country, pop and jazz, and features a song co-written by Aurora Mayor Tom Weisner. For more information, contact Steve Warrenfeltz at skykiss@sbcglobal.net or Benjie Hughes at Benjie@backthird.com. Album previews, artist information and a track listing are available at madeinaurora.com.

The Fermilab Arts & Lecture Series is now offering free on-line ticketing. Participants can select their own seats for any of Fermilab’s reserved seating events. Links are available through their web page at fnal.gov/culture, as well as on each of the individual event web pages. Tickets are available for all Arts, Lecture & Gallery Series events both on-line and through the box office at 630-840-ARTS. Attendees can receive a 10% savings off of full priced Arts Series tickets when 3 or 4 events are purchased. There is also a 10% discount for Adult Priced Arts Series tickets for groups of 10 or more.

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