October 1
The Charlie Daniels Band
Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet
815/726-6600
www.rialtosquare.com
During Charlie Daniels’ 50-year career, he has scored hits on the rock, country, pop and Christian charts and counts his awards from The Recording Academy, The Country Music Association (CMA), Academy of Country Music (ACM), TNN/Music City News Awards, and The Gospel Music Association (GMA). 8:00PM Tickets: AAA $55; AA $49; A $39; B $32; C $26
October 2
Jared Campbell
University of St. Francis, Joliet
San Damiano Hall, USF Motherhouse
815/740-2269
Jared Campbell, a 24-year-old singer-songwriter from Binghamton, N.Y., has developed himself as a fixture in the independent music scene. By connecting with his audience on a personal level, he provides thought provoking lyrics and melodic vocals that cross many genres as well as appeal to many demographics. 7 PM.
October 3
Explore Joliet 8K run.
815/730-2052
www.joliet.easterseals.com
www.jolietdowntown.com
8K run. USAT&F certified course. Also 1 mile walk. Benefits Easter Seals. Starts at Rialto Theatre, 102 N Chicago St., Joliet, IL.
October 3
14th Annual Regional CARE AIDS Walk and Fun Run
Lewis University Campus in Romeoville
815/722-7000
Registration at 9:15AM, Step-Off 10AM.
October 3
DreamMakers Ball: 7th Annual Gala
Joliet Area Historical Museum
204 N. Ottawa Street, Joliet
815-723-5201
This fundraising ball features dinner and dancing in a formal setting. Phone or visit www.jolietmuseum.org for details. 6PM
October 3
Route 66 Dream Raffle Drawing
Joliet Area Historical Museum
204 N. Ottawa Street, Joliet
815-723-5201
The winner for the 2009 Route 66 Dream Raffle will be drawn at this year's DreamMaker Ball. Visit www.jolietmuseum.org to purchase tickets. 9PM
October 3
USF Football
Joliet Memorial Stadium
3000 W. Jefferson St., Joliet
Come watch the Fighting Saints Football team take on its rivals in Division I of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. With Head Coach Mike Uremovich’s leadership, the Saints had a 7-4 record in an exciting 2008 season and are poised for an even more promising fall campaign.
1PM. Save Our Saints: USF honors the Illinois Saint Bernard Rescue Giveaway: Thunderstix**Available to the first 200 fans or while quantities last. Items are subject to change. Admission: $5 adults, $3 children/seniors or FREE with an USF ID
October 3
Green Technology/ National Solar Tour
Sugar Creek Administrative Center
17540 W. Laraway Road, Joliet
815/727-8700
Hosted by FPDWC, as part of the American Solar Energy Society’s National Solar Tour on the first Saturday of October. On this date, thousands of homes and buildings throughout the country will open their doors to educate the public on renewable energy and energy efficient technologies and practices that support a sustainable energy economy. On this tour participants will have the opportunity to view innovative technologies, understand why green is better for humans and the environment, and take home practical tips to practice green living in their own home. Ages 10 and up. 10am – Noon.
October 3-4
Wauponsee Eco-Tour
Sugar Creek Administrative Center
17540 W. Laraway Road, Joliet
708/946-2216
The biking and camping adventure departs at 8AM 10/3 and returns at 4PM 10/4. Saturday travel 30 miles, biking from Joliet to Kankakee River State Park to camp for the night. Saturday includes lunch, scenic rest stops along the way passing communities of Manhattan and Symerton. Views of Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie and the Joliet Arsenal. Saturday evening relax with delicious camp-style meal. Sunday includes hearty breakfast. Please bring your own sack lunch as you travel to Joliet. Registration is limited. Fee $78. Must be 18 years or older to register.
October 4
Las Guitarras de España
“Flamenco Fusion”
University of St. Francis, Joliet
Moser Performing Arts Center Auditorium
815/740-3520.
With a Spanish guitar twist and a flamenco flavor, this world music ensemble performs a fusion of Cuban son, rumba, R&B, Latin-jazz, blues and African percussion. The 10-piece ensemble includes vocals and dance, violin, clarinet and percussion, as well as guitars and bass. 2PM. Adults $10/Alumni, Students and Seniors--$7
October 6
Seinfeld’s Jason Alexander stars as Donny Clay, a Hilarious Spoof of Motivational
Speakers in an Evening of Music, Comedy, Personal Growth, and Partial Nudity”
Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet
815/726-6600
www.rialtosquare.com
Donny Clay is the creation of actor/director/producer, Jason Alexander, star of the Broadway stage, motion pictures and most notably – the award-winning actor who played George Costanza on TV’s greatest situation comedy, SEINFELD. Take your self-help books and throw them away. Fire your therapist. Cancel your counselor. Stop calling the radio psychologists and watching the television pundits. There is only one life coach and motivational master that can change your life in one, single session – even if it kills him. Meet DONNY CLAY – the 4th leading motivational speaker in the world (according to research conducted by his own staff at the world famous Feats of Clay Institute and verified by the Society for Human Motivational Understanding and Knowledge (SHMUK)). Donny’s world famous seminars are uproarious evenings of comedy, music, self-help and partial nudity – all combined to leave you laughing as you discover the YOU inside of You. The show is an interactive, partially improvised comedy romp where the audience is also the star of the show. Jason/Donny employs song, video, and hilarious moments that will inspire everyone into having one of the most memorable evenings ever. A mix of comedy/theater and some actual life-enhancing thinking – Jason/Donny will have you rolling in the aisles and jumping to your feet. Tickets: AAA $98; AA $59.50; A $52.50; B $39.50; C $29.50. 8PM show.
October 8
Midnight Madness
University of St. Francis, Recreation Center
815/740-3400.
USF will tip off its 2009-10 basketball season with a Saints-style celebration. Activities will include a three-point, free throw, and dunk contests, USF men/women team scrimmages, 50/50 raffle, concession, and door prizes. Alumni, local and regional sports fans, friends of the university, and the community are invited to attend. 10PM.
October 8
Adult, Graduate & Transfer Open House
University of St. Francis, Joliet
Moser Performing Arts Center Auditorium
800/735-7500
Adult, Graduate and Transfer students can learn more about USF programs and the many course delivery options available, including online. Information on transferring credits, financial aid and scholarship opportunities available.
5PM – 8PM.
October 10
Starved Rock Day Trip
815/740-5047
Meet at USF’s Studio Theater for donuts and coffee, then on to Starved Rock State Park in Utica, Ill., aboard the USF shuttle bus to explore the majestic bluffs, canyons and waterfalls followed by lunch at the Starved Rock Lodge.
9AM- 3:30PM Departing from Moser Performing Arts Center Studio Theater
$20 per person Limited seating. Reservations required by Sept. 28.
Sponsored by the USF Alumni Association.
October 10
JAHM's 7th Birthday
Joliet Area Historical Museum
204 N. Ottawa Street, Joliet
815-723-5201
Free admission day to celebrate the Museum's birthday. Free cake will be served.
FREE 10AM - PM
October 10 – November 14
Children’s Fall Drama Class
Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park, Joliet
815/724-3760 (Park)
Saturday classes on indoor stage provide introduction to theatre to expansion of theatre knowledge. 1st – 5th grade (9-10:15 am, $40). 6th-12th grade (10:30am-12 noon, $45).
October 11
Roy Clark
Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet
815/726-6600
www.rialtosquare.com
Roy is best known for hosting Hee Haw, one of the first nationally televised country variety shows in the United States and frequently guest-hosting for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show. Clark is highly regarded as both a guitarist and banjo player, called “a genius with God given gifts” by fellow musician Glen Campbell and is also skilled in classical guitar as well as several other instruments. While he has had hit songs as a pop vocalist including, “Yesterday, When I Was Young” and “Thank God and Greyhound,” his instrumental skill had an enormous effect on succeeding generations of both bluegrass and country musicians. A partial list of his many awards include: Entertainer of the Year, Academy of Country Music Comedy Act of the Year and Academy of Country Music Picker of the Year. Roy became a Grand Ole Opry member in 1987. Most importantly, Roy Clark is STILL wowing audiences and releasing new CD’s. 6:00PM Tickets: AAA $58; AA $45; A $40; B $35; C $30
October 13
RAIN - A Tribute To The Beatles
Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet
815/726-6600
www.rialtosquare.com
FROM ED SULLIVAN TO ABBEY ROAD! – They look like them and they sound just like them! “The next best thing to seeing The Beatles,” raves the Denver Post. All the music and vocals are performed totally live! RAIN covers the Fab Four from the earliest beginnings through the psychedelic late 60s and their long-haired hippie, hard-rocking rooftop days. RAIN is a multimedia, multi-dimensional experience...a fusion of historical footage and hilarious television commercials from the 1960s lights up video screens and live cameras zoom in for close-ups. “A thrilling bit of time-warping nostalgia…Boomer Heaven!” raves The Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “Uncanny! RAIN are a quartet of fine musicians in their own right…as The Beatles, they triumph!” cheers the Boston Herald. “An adoring Valentine to The Beatles,” declares the Washington Post. Sing along with your family and friends to such Beatlemaniac favorites as “Let It Be,” “Hey Jude,” “My Guitar Gently Weeps,” “Come Together” and “Can’t Buy Me Love.” Tickets: AA, A $60; B, C $50 8:00PM
October 15
Brown & Gold
University of St. Francis Rec Center
815/740-3464
The 33rd annual Brown & Gold fundraiser for USF Athletics will feature Rocky Bleier, a former Notre Dame football player and Pittsburg Steeler. Bleier is a four-time Super Bowl champion and Vietnam veteran. Dinner is included; cash bar. Cocktails, 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Dinner, 7:30 p.m. Program, 8 p.m. Cost: $45 per person, $450 per table
October 15
Time Travelers Bus Trip: Fall Colors Tour
Joliet Area Historical Museum
204 N. Ottawa Street, Joliet
815-723-5201 ext. 235
Fall colors tour of Starved Rock and Boggio's Apple Orchard.
Phone or visit www.jolietmuseum.org for details.
October 15-16-17
Sometimes Thespians Fall Play
University of St. Francis
Moser Performing Arts Center Studio Theater
815/740-3520.
The Department of Music and Performing Arts and the Sometimes Thespians present “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde. With mischievous wit, satire and a play on false identities, Oscar Wilde lampoons the oddities and hypocrisy of late Victorian society in his final play, The Importance of Being Earnest. Directed by Ernest Ray.7:30 p.m. Adults $10/Alumni, Students and Seniors--$7
October 16-18 & 23-25
Joliet Drama Guild kicks-off their 77th Season
"It Was A Dark and Stormy Night"
Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park, Joliet
815/722-1001 (JDG)
815/724-3760 (Park)
An “old dark house” spoof with 3 flaky cousins, more odd balls and a storm make for laughs and thrills. Fridays, Saturdays 8:00pm, Sundays 2:00pm. Tickets $10/ $9.
October 16 –18
Alumni Travel: A Taste of Milwaukee
University of St Francis, Joliet
815/740-5047
Join USF alumni and friends for a magnificent Milwaukee weekend! View beautiful fall foliage aboard a deluxe Peoria Charter motorcoach and visit Ten Chimneys, Harley Davidson Museum, Milwaukee Art Museum, Pabst Mansion, Miller Brewing Company, Jelly Belly and much more! Cruise Milwaukee’s lakefront and capture all the sights that this city has to offer.
Cost: $440 - $585 (depending upon occupancy) $100 deposit (non-refundable) required by Sept. 1
October 19 – Sunday, Dec. 6
“Unobserved”
University of St Franics, Joliet
Moser Performing Arts Center Gallery
815/740-3821
The photographs and video of USF student Nicole Peterson taken during a summer research grant project. Gallery Hours: Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. – Noon Free Admission
October 22
Tales for an Autumn Night
Pilcher Park Nature Center
815/741-7277
www.jolietpark.org
Roast marshmallows while listening to classic tales and funny Halloween stories. Following the stories we will take a hike through the woods. $6.00 per person 7-8PM.
October 23
JAHM's Haunted Museum
Joliet Area Historical Museum
204 N. Ottawa Street, Joliet
815-723-5201
Tour the Museum’s “haunted galleries” to meet some famous and not-so-famous people that once called Joliet prisons home. Refreshements will be served. 6-10PM
For admission details, visit www.jolietmuseum.org after September 1.
October 24
Beginning Photovoltaic Workshop
Sugar Creek Administrative Center
17540 W. Laraway Road, Joliet
815/727-8700
708/946-2216
Co-hosted by the Il Renewable Energy Association. A beginning photovoltaic workshop is an in depth three hour program the will give participants all of the right tools and knowledge to begin the setup of photovoltaic panels in their homes. Join professionals as they discuss the benefits of this alternative energy source! Ages 18 and up. Pre-registration by October 19 required. $60 per person. 9AM – Noon.
October 24
USF Football
Joliet Memorial Stadium
3000 W. Jefferson St., Joliet
Come watch the Fighting Saints Football team take on its rivals in Division I of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. With Head Coach Mike Uremovich’s leadership, the Saints had a 7-4 record in an exciting 2008 season and are poised for an even more promising fall campaign. 6 p.m. Youth Night: USF welcomes the YMCA Giveaway: Handclappers*
Admission: $5 adults, $3 children/seniors or FREE with an USF ID*Available to the first 200 fans or while quantities last. Items are subject to change.
October 27
Nobel Peace Prize nominee Dr. Vandana Shiva
Univerisity of St Francis Recreation Center
815/740-3496
Shiva has been identified by “Time Magazine” as an environmental “hero.” She will speak on “Sustainability and the Global Food Crisis” as well as discuss her newest book, Soil Not Oil. A physicist by training, Shiva has made environmental causes her life’s work. Shiva has also been elected to the Executive Committee of World Future Council, a new voice in the global political arena that draws on our shared human values to champion the rights of future generations and works to ensure that humanity acts now for a sustainable future. 7:30 p.m. Free Admission
October 30
Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance
Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet
815/726-6600
www.rialtosquare.com
Described by the New York Post as “fascinating, rewarding and above all, entertaining,” and by the Los Angeles Times as “a showpiece extravaganza,” Lord of the Dance is a mesmerizing blend of traditional and modern Celtic music and dance. The story is based upon mythical Irish folklore as Don Dorcha, Lord of Darkness, challenges the ethereal lord of light, the Lord of the Dance. Battle lines are drawn, passions ignite and a love story fueled by the dramatic leaps and turns of dancers’ bodies begins to build against a backdrop of Celtic rhythm. The action is played out over 21 scenes on a grand scale of precision dancing, dramatic music, colorful costumes and state-of-the-art staging and lighting. Tickets: AAA, A $60; B, C $50 8:00PM
