May 1
Forever Doo-Wop
Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet
815/726-6066
www.rialtosquare.com
Tickets: AAA $58; AA $48; A $40; B $35; C $30
3:00PM If you enjoyed the PBS Doo-Wop specials, you will absolutely love Forever Doo-Wop! Starring The Diamonds and Billy Richard’s Coasters, this show provides an evening of classic Rock ‘n’ Roll musical styles, great vocal harmony, tasteful audience participation and first class entertainment. It features some of the most memorable hits of the era: Little Darlin’, The Stroll, Silhouettes, Why Do Fools Fall In Love?, Yakety Yak, Charlie Brown, Searchin’ and Young Blood, just to name a few.
May 2
Community Band Spring Concert
JJC Fine Arts Theatre on the Main Campus
Joliet Junior College, 1215 Houbolt Road in Joliet
815/ 280-2223
www.jjc.edu
A 100-member instrumental ensemble comprised of students, faculty and community members.
May 4 & 5
“Bob Hope & Friends” Lunch Matinee
The Jacob Henry Mansion Estate
15 South Richards Street, Joliet
815/722-2465
www.jacobhenrymansion.com
Back by popular demand! A nostalgic variety tribute show to the great comedians with live instrumentals.
May 5
American Red Cross Blood Drive
JJC Main Campus Center Bridge
Joliet Junior College, 1215 Houbolt Road in Joliet
815/ 729-9020
www.jjc.edu
To make an appointment please contact Amy Sims at 815-280-2202 or asims@jjc.edu. Walk-ins are welcome. A valid state ID is required of all donors.
May 5
Comets, Asteroids and Meteors.
Trackman Planetarium in the F-building on the Main Campus
Joliet Junior College, 1215 Houbolt Road in Joliet
815/280-6682
www.jjc.edu
Learn more about the giant rocks that share our solar system with the planets. This includes a history of terrestrial hits plus discussion about the chances of future collisions.
May 6
An Evening With Lucille Ball : “Thank You For Asking”
Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet
815/726-6066
www.rialtosquare.com
Tickets: AAA $50; AA, A $42; B $32; C $23
8:00PM This celebration of the first lady of television, An Evening with Lucille Ball: “Thank You for Asking,” is a touching, funny and uplifting one-woman play created and performed by Suzanne LaRusch, written by LaRusch and Lucie Arnaz, and directed by Arnaz. Crafted in the spirit of the amusing lectures Lucy enjoyed giving throughout her career, the evening recreates the comic genius and the magic behind the “Queen of Comedy.”
Lucy guides us through the lifetime of personal memories inspiring her timeless sketches on “I Love Lucy,” her 30-year television career and never-before heard personal recollections about her tempestuous and complicated marriage to Cuban bandleader turned impresario, Desi Arnaz. It’s the Lucy the whole world loved – from "Ricardo" to "Mame" – but, more importantly, it’s an evening with the REAL Lucy, as you’ve never seen her before.
May 6
JJC Jazz Band Spring Concert
JJC Fine Arts Theatre on the Main Campus
Joliet Junior College, 1215 Houbolt Road in Joliet
815/ 280-2223
www.jjc.edu
The JJC Jazz Band is an instrumental ensemble comprised of students and community members of high school age or older.
May 7
JJC Camber Singers and JJC Chorale Combined Concert
JJC Fine Arts Theatre on the Main Campus
Joliet Junior College, 1215 Houbolt Road in Joliet
815/ 280-2223
JJC Chamber Singers is an auditioned choral ensemble that performs free concerts.
May 7
Breakfast with the Fairies
Pilcher Park Nature Center
815-741-7277
www.jolietpark.org
9 – 11AM. Enjoy a pancake breakfast with fairies. The price includes admission to the Fairy Festival following.
$15.00 per person
May 7
Fairy Festival
Pilcher Park Nature Center
815-741-7277
www.jolietpark.org
9AM – 2:30PM. Enjoy fairy flower walks, discover fairy foods, make enchanted crafts while being entertained by winged hostesses.
$10.00 per person
May 8
Music Viva: JJC Faculty Recital: The David Nuccio Jazz Ensemble
JJC Fine Arts Theatre on the Main Campus
Joliet Junior College, 1215 Houbolt Road in Joliet
815/ 280-2223
www.jjc.edu
This series offers performances by graduate students, JJC alumni, and JJC faculty.
May 8
Mother’s Day Brunch
Renaissance Center at JJC’s City Center Campus, 214 North Ottawa Street in Joliet
815/ 727-6544
www.jjc.edu
The brunch includes chef-carved entrees, salads and much more all complimented with chilled champagne.
May 10
JJC Guitar and Percussion Ensembles Concert
JJC Fine Arts Theatre on the Main Campus
Joliet Junior College, 1215 Houbolt Road in Joliet
815/ 280-2223
www.jjc.edu
The concert is free of charge and open to the public.
May 10
The Seasonal Sky: Skis of Summer
Trackman Planetarium in the F-building on the Main Campus
Joliet Junior College, 1215 Houbolt Road in Joliet
815/ 280-6682
www.jjc.edu
This show is continually updated to reveal what is in the sky during the current month, including the visible planets, stars, constellations and any comets that may appear.
May 11
12th Annual Earth Day Awards
Wednesday 10:00 am
Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park
201 West Jefferson at Bluff Street, Joliet
815/774-7893
www.willcountygreen.com
Local students celebrate their recycling efforts throughout the year with awards, guest speakers and entertainment. 10:00 am-12:00 noon.
May 12
JJC Honors Recital
JJC Fine Arts Theatre on the Main Campus, 1215 Houbolt Road in Joliet.
815/ 280-2223
www.jjc.edu
The honors recital is held at the end of the Spring Semester. The recital is free of charge and open to the public.
May 12
Touch-A-Truck
Joliet Park District
Multi-Purpose Center
815/741-7275
www.jolietpark.org
Hey kids! Come climb, sit and play on a variety of trucks!
May 14
Ride the Rock
Rock Run Preserve – I&M Access
Located on Empress Road (Houbolt Road), 0.25-mile south of I-80, in Joliet.
815.727.8700
www.ReconnectWithNature.org
10AM – 3PM Take part in our 5th annual “Ride the Rock” bike tour. This 16-mile family-oriented bike ride is open to all ages and free of charge. Pre-registered riders may arrive at 9 a.m. Day-of Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. The majority of the bike trail is paved and includes some sidewalks and street routes. Difficulty is easy to moderate. For more information and to register, call us at 815.727.8700 or visit ReconnectWithNature.org.
May 14 – 15
2nd Annual Senior Amateur Tournament
Inwood Golf Course, Joliet
815/741-7265
www.inwoodgc.com
May 16
Monty Python’s Spamalot
Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet
815/726-6066
www.rialtosquare.com
Tickets: AA, A $55; B $45; C $25 8:00PM Winner of the 2005 Tony Award for Best Musical, MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT is the outrageous new musical comedy lovingly ripped off from the film classic “Monty Python and The Holy Grail.” Based on the Tony Award winning direction of Mike Nichols, with a book by Eric Idle and music and lyrics by the Grammy Award-winning team of Mr. Idle and John Du Prez, SPAMALOT tells the tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table as they embark on their quest for the Holy Grail. Flying cows, killer rabbits, taunting Frenchmen and show-stopping musical numbers are just a few of the reasons audiences everywhere are eating up SPAMALOT.
May 19
The Seasonal Sky: Skies of Summer (Young)
Trackman Planetarium in the F-building on the Main Campus
Joliet Junior College, 1215 Houbolt Road in Joliet
815/280-6682
www.jjc.edu
This show is continually updated to reveal what is in the sky during the current month, including the visible planets, stars, constellations and any comets that may appear.
May 21
Peter Yarrow & Noel Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul & Mary
Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet
815/726-6066
www.rialtosquare.com
Tickets: AAA $68; AA $58; A $49.50; B $39.50; C $29.50
8:00PM Peter Yarrow & Noel Paul Stookey were two of the voices in the world-famous trio, Peter, Paul and Mary. Since 1962, Peter, Paul and Mary led the folk revolution with such hits as “Blowin’ in the Wind,” “Leavin’ on a Jet Plane,” and “If I Had A Hammer.” The trio’s career flowered for 49 years, until Mary Travers lost her long battle with cancer. Now, Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookey carry on the folk tradition of activism, humanity and joy. You can expect to hear some new songs as well as some of the classic Peter, Paul and Mary songs. Please join us for an evening of great folk music!
May 21
GR2011 – Celebrating Sustainability Festival
Sponsored by Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center.
Joliet Public Library (Black Road Branch) / Rock Run Preserve – Black Road Access
815.727.8700
www.ReconnectWithNature.org
Located on Black Road, approximately 0.25-mile east of the I-55 overpass, in Joliet. 9AM – 3PM Will County’s premier sustainability fest will promote excitement and enthusiasm for eco-friendly products, services and technologies through speakers, children’s activities, live music, how-to-workshops, eco-friendly exhibits and much more. Free and open to the public, the festival is an environmentally responsible fair of education, empowerment and entertainment. Hosted on paved and unpaved terrain.
May 21
Demo Day
Inwood Golf Course, Joliet
815/741-7265
www.inwoodgc.com
Come try golf clubs from all the top companies!
May 22
Silent Movie- Buster Keaton The General
As part of the Rialto’s 85th Anniversary Celebration!
Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet
815/726-6066
www.rialtosquare.com
Tickets: $15 General Admission Seating 3:00PM The General (1927) is an imaginative masterpiece of dead-pan “Stone-Face” Buster Keaton comedy, generally regarded as one of the greatest of all silent comedies and undoubtedly the best train film ever made. Filled with hilarious sight gags and perfectly timed stunt work, the chase comedy was written by Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman. It is memorable for its strong story-line of a single, brave, but foolish Southern Confederate train engineer doggedly in pursuit of his passionately-loved locomotive (The General) AND the woman he loves. His stoic, unflappable reactions to fateful calamities, his ingenious and resourceful uses of machines and various objects (water tanks, a large piece of timber, a cowcatcher, a rolling artillery cannon on wheels, and unattended railroad cars) and the unpredictable forces of nature, provide much of the plot. Plot- Johnnie loves his train ("The General") and Annabelle Lee. When the Civil War begins he is turned down for service because he's more valuable as an engineer. Annabelle thinks it's because he's a coward. Union spies capture The General with Annabelle on board. Johnny must rescue both his loves.
May 23
Rialto Memory and Memorabilia Reunion
As part of the Rialto’s 85th Anniversary Celebration
Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet
815/726-6066
www.rialtosquare.com
Start thinking of your favorite Rialto memory or start pulling out Rialto memorabilia as this event will be a time to reminisce with current and former Rialto employees, volunteers and family members. The Rialto Square Theatre has been a part of Joliet and Will County history for 85 years and many treasured moments have happened here. From weddings to proms to interactions with your favorite performer we would like you to relive them with us.
Further event information will be available March 1st.
May 24
$0.85 Tours
As part of the Rialto’s 85th Anniversary Celebration
Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet
815/726-6066
www.rialtosquare.com
1:30PM. In celebration of our 85th anniversary, our regular Tuesday tour will be offered for $0.85. The tour will include a history of the Rialto Square Theatre and organ concert.
May 24
Then & Now Stage Show
As Part of the Rialto’s 85th Anniversary Celebration
Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet
815/726-6066
www.rialtosquare.com
Tickets: $10 General Admission
7:00PM In 1926, when the Rialto opened, it played movies and vaudeville. Now that the Rialto is 85 years old, its history as well as its present glory will be honored. Just imagine if the vaudeville of 1926 merged with the America’s Got Talent of today? Tap vs. Hip hop. Magician vs. Illusionist. What if Groucho Mark were to judge Terry Fator? Let’s look at the Rialto “Then and Now.”
May 24
Wonders of the Night Sky
Trackman Planetarium in the F-building on the Main Campus
Joliet Junior College, 1215 Houbolt Road in Joliet
815/ 280-6682
www.jjc.edu
The show will address the orbits comets take, star life, black holes, different types of stars by color and age, and types of galaxies and star clusters.
May 26
“Livin’, Laughin’, and Learnin’….through the Years
Syl’s 150 West, Joliet
815/ 740-3840
www.stfrancis.edu
8:30AM – 4PM. Barb Bancroft, RN, MSN, PNP, will present a day-long workshop for nurse educators. Co-sponsored by Sigma Theta Tau International Society of Nursing Upsilon Delta Chapter and the USF College of Nursing. $75 per person.
May 29
Joliet Iron Works Tour
Joliet Iron Works Historic Site, located on Columbia Street, off Scott Street and 0.25 mile east of the Ruby Street Bridge, Downtown Joliet
Free! All ages.
815.886.1467
9-11AM. Find out why Joliet is called the “City of Stone and Steel” at the Joliet Iron Works Historic Site! Join an interpreter on a hike through the foundations and remaining features of this fascinating piece of Joliet history. Paved walks are easily accessible for all participants for the one-mile tour. Registration required. Please call 815.886.1467.
