School of the Arts in Beacon News

hey called it a preview for the Aurora Arts Center downtown, but the guest of honor was hardly dressed for the event.

The building itself is a grand old lady at Stolp Avenue and Galena Boulevard that held two department stores before most of those attending Monday’s event could even remember. In 1985, she was remodeled to become the downtown campus for Waubonsee Community College, which she was for about 25 years.