💫 MEET THE #ARTIST: BRITTANY HARTHAN 💡 Brittany Harthan will be joining LUMENAURA as a fabricator and teaching artist. She specializes in biophilic design and is drawn to #unique and sensory-based materials, textures, and elements. Otherworldly touches to the festival include custom #LED cloud designs, #glowing space meadows, geometric sculptures, and other sensory-based pieces. These elements and a scavenger hunt will help guide visitors through #downtown #Aurora. 🌟 Brittany will also support a student-led activation of Aurora's third-floor gallery space at 20 E. Downer Place. Students in Aurora participating will showcase their design-build glowing #sculptures using chicken wire, a light source, and complimenting materials of their choice, and blueprints/patterns will be created with some available to the public. ❤️ Brittany is an experiential #educator specializing in fostering connections through #nature, #art, #community care, and #design. She is a horticulturalist, fabricator, #welder, floral/landscape designer, #photographer, and #program #developer. She believes in creating, leading, and learning through #curiosity and #experimentation. 📲 For more information, visit: https://lnkd.in/eaPZZVSa #learnmore #joinus #thingstodo #LUMENAURA #local #outreach #support #art #installation #tourism #entertainment #wow #exciting #engagement #festival #local
About us
Aurora, a suburb of Chicago, is a city in DuPage, Kane, Kendall, and Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Located primarily in DuPage and Kane counties, it is an outer suburb of Chicago and the second most populous city in the state, and the 115th most populous city in the country. The population was 197,899 at the 2010 census, and was estimated to have increased to 200,965 by 2017. Once a mid-sized manufacturing city, Aurora has grown since the 1960s. Founded within Kane County, Aurora's city limits and population have expanded into DuPage, Will, and Kendall counties. Between 2000 and 2003, the U.S. Census Bureau ranked Aurora as the 34th fastest-growing city in the United States. From 2000 to 2009, the U.S. Census Bureau ranked the city as the 46th fastest growing city with a population of over 100,000.
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www.aurora.il.us
External link for City of Aurora
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- Government Administration
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- 1,001-5,000 employees
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- Aurora, IL
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Aurora, IL 60507, US
Employees at City of Aurora
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Ryan Maley
Dir of RV Pricing Strategy at Camping World | Problem Solving Advisor at Multiple Firms | Lecturer in Data Science at Univ of Michigan | Board Member…
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Jeff Anderson
Deputy CIO at City of Aurora
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Brennen Roberts
Growth Leader | Builder of Businesses and Relationships | B2B | Business Development | B2B Marketing Agency of the Year 2022
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Richard J. (Rick) Veenstra
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🌮 Happy National Taco Day 🌮 We are incredibly lucky to have so many delicious taco places in #Aurora. Here are just a few! Let us know who you think has the best #tacos and where you're going to #celebrate the day in the comments 😁 #nationaltacoday #restaurants #smallbusiness #business #development #local #economy #joinus #delicious #food #tacos #community #engagement #outreach #support
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Deputy Director, Illinois Office of Tourism | Driving Tourism Growth for the State of Illinois’ $82 billion tourism industry. Emmy award-winning Kiwi/American storyteller.
Made my week visiting with Jana Farmer and hearing her entrepreneurial spirit and story… Illinois Office of Tourism is so proud to officially induct you into the #ILMade family. The candy is delicious and it’s so true, the toffee does not stick to your teeth! Aurora Area Convention & Visitors Bureau Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity #tourism #Illinois
🍭 #CONGRATULATIONS to Ms. Jana's Candy on being named an "Illinois Made Destination" by the Illinois Office of Tourism! 🌟 Last week, Deputy Director, Daniel Thomas, visited Ms. Jana's Candy to present the #business with its #award! 🎉 Illinois Made celebrates the small businesses that set the State of Illinois' locally-made goods apart. “If it’s handmade, homemade, and locally made, it’s #Illinois Made.” 📍 Visit Ms. Jana's #Candy #TODAY at 1649 Montgomery Road #10 in Aurora to check out its #signature butter toffee, brittles, and caramel apples! #joinus #thankyou #smallbusiness #aurora #local #engagement #community #outreach #support #openforbusiness #amazing
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💻 Happy National #Cybersecurity #Awareness Month! 🔒 Celebrating its 21st anniversary, #National Cybersecurity Awareness Month is a dedicated time to provide the #public with #information needed to stay safer and more #secure #online. 🌟 During this month, the City of Aurora offers the #community a free Home #Internet #Security Course and a #free #Virtual Cybersecurity #Workshop! 🔴 The FREE Home Internet Security Course will be open throughout the month of October, and can be accessed by visiting https://lnkd.in/ee5iKyi. The password to take the course is: homecourse. 🔴 "Secure Our World," the FREE Virtual Cybersecurity Workshop, will take place on Tuesday, October 29 at 10 A.M. Led by a Senior Advisor for Threat Hunt at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the free session will provide easy, practical advice and tips on how to keep yourself, your family, and your organization safe and secure. 📲 Guests can join the conversation via Zoom at https://lnkd.in/gQykFgzj. The link will be live on Tuesday, October 29! #informationtechnology #technology #innovation #joinus #outreach #support #help #staysafe #online #thankyou #resources #learnmore #engagement #local #aurora #illinois
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It’s an honor to serve as the CIO of City of Aurora, leading a team that constantly pushes the boundaries of innovation and collaboration. This achievement isn’t just mine—it’s a testament to the hard work, dedication, and innovation of the entire IT Department. Together, we’ve solved complex challenges and created a collaborative environment that I’m proud to lead. I couldn’t have reached this milestone without the incredible individuals who drive our mission forward every day. Here’s to the team—this recognition belongs to you! . #ITProfessionalsDay #Teamwork #Leadership #AuroraIT Richard Irvin Alex G. Alexandrou Mark Taghap Clayton Muhammad Leela Karumuri CRISC Keith Wouk Shalima Akhtar, MBA, PMP, ITIL V3 Timothy Kopacz Jeff Anderson Jon Zaghloul Erick Davis Island Michael Fey Richard Greene Data Defenders, LLC Cyrus Walker Aurora University Susannah Karls Heitger, PMP, PMO-CP, CCMP Susana Rivera-Mills Mark Petersen Illinois Century Network (ICN) Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) Scientel Solutions Nelson Santos Roxana Hoffman Scientel Solutions Aurora Illinois Police Department Waubonsee Community College Paaige Turner Cities Today Institute Urban Innovators Global State of Illinois Kendall County Kane County, Illinois College of DuPage DuPage County Human Future IDC CIO Executive Council Gartner
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"Let there be House!" was the mantra of our weekend 🎧 We hope everyone had a phenomenal time at the first-ever A-Town Music Fest. We laughed, we cheered, we DANCED - and we can't wait to do it again, next year 😜 #music #entertainment #concert #together #joinus #celebration #congratulations #wow #fun #learnmore #community #outreach #support #engagement #dj #local #aurora #illinois
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🌟 COMING TO LUMENAURA: Shadowing! 🟣 Shadowing is a public artwork tracing paths as pedestrians pass under the light of a city lamppost while the same lamp projects the shadow of a path walked previously by another. The artwork plays on the urban sensation of being among others – even if that presence is only a ghostly shadow – while also referencing the ubiquity of digital surveillance. 📲 For more information on The Pool, please visit ExperienceLumenaura.com! ✅ Credit: Created by Chomko & Rosier | Distributed by Wireframe | Public Art Agency #joinus #community #engagement #entertainment #learnmore #support #outreach #wow #exciting #downtown #interesting #local #aurora #illinois
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❗Submissions to the #City of Lights Film Festival are now CLOSED. 🎬 Thank you to all who submitted! Notifications of selection have been sent out! 🍿 We'll see you on November 8-9 in Downtown Aurora for the second annual City of Lights Film Festival! 🎟️ Buy your tickets TODAY: https://lnkd.in/gZ2VKeM2 #joinus #film #movie #festival #filmfestival #arts #cinema #production #community #engagement #outreach #support #learnmore #local #aurora #illinois
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🌮🍔 1000s of people. 25 food trucks. 1 night to remember! 🚚 THANK YOU for making Aurora's first-ever Fall Food Truck Festival one for the record books! 🏢 The downtown district was PACKED on Friday night, as the Aurora community came together to sample a variety of delicious cuisine, enjoy the beautiful Fall weather, and dance to music on Benton Street. #food #foodtruck #festival #downtown #thankyou #community #outreach #support #engagement #wow #entertainment #music #local #aurora #illinois
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💫 #STARLIGHT #PORTALS AT LUMENAURA: #Wonder is a suspense of disbelief, a feeling of #awe and #astonishment. These emotions served as a guiding light, inspiring the design and creation of the Starlight Portals. Each 8-foot-tall #installation will be adorned with multiple 3D iridescent "petals" that will catch the sun and sparkle in daylight. They will be dazzling on their own, however, it is in the evening when the magic truly happens. Each Starlight Portal will be illuminated by hundreds of interactive animated LEDs. 🤳 The display will change depending on the viewing distance of the guest. As one steps closer, the #display will respond, and the animation will progress in various ways. This base level of interactivity, coupled with the scale of the portals themselves, and the complexity of colors playing inside each 3D iridescent petal are sure to amaze and inspire. Some of these portals will also serve as ready-made selfie stations, as we plan to set them up to frame interesting viewing locations for other installations off in the distance. 🎉 Adam's art will be located throughout the four-block area of #LUMENAURA #Fest Weekend, October 11-13. Enjoy exploring the event to discover his creative masterpieces! 📲 For more information, visit: https://lnkd.in/g_V3nJ7t #joinus #entertainment #learnmore #wow #exciting #engagement #community #support #outreach #festival #local #aurora #illinois