December 1
Time Travelers Bus Trip: Holiday Spirit Tour
Joliet Area Historical Museum
204 N. Ottawa Street, Joliet
815-723-5201 ext. 235
Includes tour of Hegeler-Carus Mansion, buffet in LaSalle, IL, and holiday shopping.
Phone or visit www.jolietmuseum.org for details.
December 1 & 2
“A Christmas Carol”
Tuesday and Wednesday matinees
Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park, Joliet
815/724-3760 (Park)
Hilarious duo involve audience with bit parts, sound effects and goofy props. Great field trip for pre-school through junior high. Reservations required, all seats $3. 9AM, 11:AM, and 1PM.
December 4
Kansas
Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet
815/726-6600
www.rialtosquare.com
Legendary rock band Kansas broke out in the 1970’s with hit singles “Carry On Wayward Son” and “Dust In The Wind.” The band’s style of songwriting mixed classical, hard rock, progressive rock and pop in a way that had not been done before. They have remained a classic rock radio staple and a popular touring act. The band has produced eight gold albums, three sextuple-platinum albums, one platinum live album and a million-selling gold single “Dust In The Wind.” 2009 will officially mark the 35 th anniversary of Kansas and the release of their debut album in 1974. 8:00PM Tickets: AAA $59; AA $45; A $35, B $32, C $29
December 5
33rd Annual Festival of the Gnomes
Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park, Joliet
815/724-3760 (Park)
Live show, crafts, music and more celebrate gnomes who do good works for man and nature. All seats $3. Shows at 1PM & 3:30PM.
December 5
That’s Amore- Dean Martin & Friends
Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet
815/726-6600
www.rialtosquare.com
Mark Adams captures perfectly the style, the looks, the charm, the voice and the magnetic appeal of Dean Martin. He stars now with the famous Dino Ladies “The Golddiggers” and his fabulous band to bring you such hits as “Memories Are Made Of This,” “Volare,” “Little Old Wine Drinker,” “Return To Me!” Gentle On My Mind,” “Ain’t That A Kick” and “That’s Amore.” To re-live the romance in your life, come along and join Dino, the Golddiggers and the Barry Robinson Orchestra live on stage for a very special night to remember. Tickets: AAA $50; AA, A $42; B $32; C $23 8:00PM
December 11 & 12
USF Schola Cantorum and Concert Chorale, “Make We Joy”
University of St. Francis, Joliet
St. Joseph Chapel, Motherhouse
815/740-3520
The Schola Cantorum and Concert Chorale join forces for their annual lessons and carols in a concert entitled, Make We Joy. The choirs will perform a variety of carols and selections for the Christmas season, including works by Palestrina, Hassler, Pergolesi, Handel, Mendelssoh, Rachmaninov and others, including works for double chorus. The Schola Cantorum is directed by Patrick Brannon; the Concert Chorale is directed by Willard Thomen. 7:30 p.m. Adults $10/Alumni, Students and Seniors--$7
Reservations required.
December 14
Winter Student Recital
University of St Francis, Joliet
Moser Performing Arts Center Auditorium
815/740-3520
Vocal and instrumental music by students from the Department of Music and Performing Arts.7:30PM.Free
December 14 – January 31, 2010
High School Art Competition
University of St. Francis, Joliet
815/740-3821
Moser Performing Arts Center Gallery
Exhibit featuring the works of area high school students of which winners will be awarded cash prizes and scholarships into the Art and Design Department.
Gallery Hours: Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. – Noon Free Admission
December 15
Osmond Brothers Christmas Show
Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet
815/726-6600
www.rialtosquare.com
The Osmond Brothers have been performing in front of world-wide audiences for 50 years. They have practically lived on a stage, thrilling many millions of people with their brand of entertainment! The Osmonds perform all styles of music from barbershop, pop, rock, country, and jazz! They have sold millions of albums and have several gold and platinum records to their credit. They have broken records for sell out performances once held by the Beatles and Elvis, and won numerous awards including the People's Choice Award, and Best Vocal Group and Best Show in Branson Missouri . The Osmonds are celebrating their 50th year in entertainment and they just keep getting better and better! There seems to be no end in sight! The Osmond Brothers Christmas Show includes Wayne, Jay, Jimmy & Merrill Osmond. 7:30PM Tickets: AAA $50; AA $42; A, B, C $32
December 16
Cirque Dreams Illumination
Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet
815/726-6600
www.rialtosquare.com
From the creators of the groundbreaking BROADWAY HIT Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy comes an all new journey of nighttime dreamers whose imaginations are ignited within a landscape of towering buildings and infinite possibilities. Created and Directed by Neil Goldberg, Cirque Dreams Illumination has been hailed as “Dazzling!...a reason to stand up and cheer” by the New York Daily News. Audiences of all ages will marvel and experience a journey of city dwellers who reinvent everyday objects, balance beyond belief, delicately dangle from wires, leap tall buildings and redefine the risks of flight in an array of astounding occurrences that transform the ordinary into extraordinary. An international cast of world-class acrobats, athletes, musicians and one of a kind artists populate this imaginative, colorful metropolis and breathe life into over 100 inventive costumes, an original musical score, and magical sights that transform the landscape of a city into thrills and disbelief. Cirque Dreams Illuminationis sure to live up to the Cirque Dreams brand of notoriety as hailed “jaw dropping and family friendly” by the Los Angeles Times and “The grandest circus spectacle east of Vegas” by New YorkMagazine. Tickets: AA, A $55; B, C $45 8:00PM
December 18
It's A Wonderful Life
Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet
815/726-6600
www.rialtosquare.com
Be taken back in time as NextMedia presents a live radio broadcast and theatre performance of It's A Wonderful Life. Tickets will benefit the Rialto Square Theatre's capital campaign - To Polish the Jewel of Joliet. Take the kids and grandkids to this multi-generational nostalgic performance. Experience first-hand how live radio broadcasts used to be made, while watching one of your favorite Christmas classics come to life on stage. The performance will be broadcast live on 1340 WJOL. 7:00 PM Tickets: AA, A, B, C $10.00
December 27 – January 9
Recycle the Holiday Spirit
Sugar Creek Administrative Center
17540 W. Laraway Road, Joliet
815/727-8700
This year give the Earth a gift by recycling your Christmas tree. Every year millions of Christmas trees end up in landfills. However, you can give your tree a second life by recycling it with the FPDWC. Your trees will take a new life “path” by becoming mulch used on the trails of the FPDWC and for landscaping. Please remove all ornaments, tinsel and decorations before drop off. Trees are also accepted at Isle a la Cach Museum, Romeoville; Monee Reservoir, Monee; Plum Creek Nature Center, Beecher. 8am – 4PM.
