The monthly First Fridays event in downtown Aurora on Friday will celebrate the art of Andy Warhol and Pride month, organizers said, and will include music, food and a Business Entrepreneur Unity Expo put on by the Community Advocacy Awareness Network.
Aurora Public Art, at The David L. Pierce Art and History Center, 20 E. Downer Place, will host “POP!” The Warhol-inspired art exhibit will host a variety of local artists on the third floor. Carl King and The Kingdom will perform with live funk and soul music from 6 to 9 p.m.The Perch, 31 W. Downer Place, will host a Pride craft on the third floor of the Aurora Business Center building from 5 to 8 p.m.
The Venue, 21 S. Broadway, will celebrate its fourth anniversary with a ticketed Beatles cover album event outside in Mundy Park. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and the music starts at 7 p.m. Food and artisan vendors will be part of the festivities. To purchase tickets, go toNuna Ceramics Art Studio, 77 S. Lake St., will host a Pottery Studio Open House that will welcome visitors to explore the studio and watch students at work on the pottery wheel from 5 to 8:30 p.m.
Aurora Historical Society at The David L. Pierce Art and History Center, 20 E. Downer Place, will open its latest show “Here Comes the Bride” from 6 to 9 p.m. on the first floor. The exhibit will feature wedding fashions from the 1860s to the modern day. French 75 Gallery and Lounge, 56 E. Galena Blvd., will host a Martin Mondrus preview show featuring select works by Mondrus plus a new craft cocktail menu from 4 p.m. to midnight.
Wyckwood House Boutique and Cocktail Bar, 80 S. River St., will be open for shopping and cocktails with live music by DJ Jaydee Rivera from 6 to 9 p.m.Altiro Latin Fusion, 1 S. Stolp Ave., will have live music by Damian Rivero from 5 to 9 p.m. The Cotton Seed Creative Exchange, 64 S. River St., will host a summer kick-off party with DJ GAB’s tribute to Beyonce and Jay-Z. Visiting vendors will include Triple4 360 Photo Booth and Passion Lily Boutique from 5 to 8:30 p.m.
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