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POSTED April 4, 2012 - 8:49pm | POSTED BY Editor Gina
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Ghosts of Ammo Plant Tour

Date: 
Saturday, June 2, 2012 - 10:00am

Ghosts of Ammo Plant Tour
Midewin Tallgrass Prairie (on 66 in the Joliet, Wilmington area)
Saturday, June 2, 2012
10:00 AM

For more information, contact Marcia
Midewin_RSVP@fs.fed.us

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POSTED April 4, 2012 - 8:46pm | POSTED BY Editor Gina
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Lincoln’s Boys in Blue

Date: 
Saturday, May 26, 2012 - 10:00am

Lincoln’s Boys in Blue
Chicago Road and Starrs Grove
Midewin Tallgrass Prairie (on 66 in the Joliet/Wilmington area)
Saturday, May 26, 2012
10:00 AM

For more information, contact Marcia
Midewin_RSVP@fs.fed.us

POSTED April 4, 2012 - 8:36pm | POSTED BY Editor Gina
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Ghosts of Ammo Plant Tour

Date: 
Saturday, April 21, 2012 - 10:00am

Ghosts of Ammo Plant Tour
Midewin Tallgrass Prairie (on 66 in the Joliet/Wilmington area)
Saturday, April 21, 2012
10:00 AM

For more information, contact Marcia
Midewin_RSVP@fs.fed.us

POSTED February 23, 2012 - 12:41am | POSTED BY Editor Gina
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An Evening with the Lincolns Dinner Theatre - Joliet, IL

Date: 
Saturday, March 3, 2012 - 6:00pm

Come enjoy an evening with the Lincolns at the Joliet Area Historical Museum.

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The special evening includes fine dining by JJC Renaissance Center and an Award- Winning One-Act Play, An Evening with Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln.

$45 per person
To purchase tickets, contact Alethia Marx
(815) 723-5201
www.jolietmuseum.org

POSTED February 18, 2012 - 11:49pm | POSTED BY Editor Gina
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Red Carpet Corridor 2012

Date: 
Saturday, May 5, 2012 (All day) - Sunday, May 6, 2012 (All day)

It's time for the annual Red Carpet Corridor event!

Saturday, May 5 and Sunday, May 6, 2012 are the dates. Mark your calendar and get ready to kick off travel season along Route 66! This is the annual celebration in the 13 communities along the 90 miles of Route 66 from Joliet to Towanda.

Family fun galore!

  • Entertainment
  • Flea markets
  • Garage sales
  • Food
  • Vendors
  • Events

Visit their official Red Carpet Corridor website or check out the brochure for complete details.

View and download the Red Carpet Corridor brochure (pg 1).

POSTED February 17, 2012 - 11:18pm | POSTED BY Editor Gina
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Motor Tour 2012!

Date: 
Friday, June 8, 2012 (All day) - Sunday, June 10, 2012 (All day)
POSTED January 17, 2012 - 3:04pm | POSTED BY Editor Gina
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Ronnie Baker Brooks - Joliet, IL

Date: 
Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 6:45pm - 10:00pm

Ronnie Baker Brooks performs
at the Joliet Area Historical Museum

Thursday February 2, 2012
6:45 PM - 10:00 PM
Doors open at 6:45 - Show starts at 7:30

Joliet Area Historical Museum
204 N. Ottawa St.
Joliet, IL (Cass & Ottawa)
In the Museum's Caterpillar Auditorium

To Register:
Go to www.jolietmuseum.org
Call us at (815) 723-5201 ext.222

You're invited to join us at the Joliet Area Historical Museum for a very special show with Ronnie Baker Brooks, performing a solo show in an intimate setting. Ronnie will share stories that include growing up around some Blues legends like B.B. King, Muddy Waters, and his own legendary father and Blues Hall Of Famer Lonnie Brooks!

POSTED December 22, 2011 - 9:16pm | POSTED BY Editor Gina
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Joliet Area Historical Museum - Toys Exhibit

Date: 
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 (All day) - Sunday, January 22, 2012 (All day)

204 N. Ottawa Street
Joliet, IL 60432
815-723-5201 Ext. 226
www.jolietmuseum.org

POSTED December 22, 2011 - 9:07pm | POSTED BY Editor Gina
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Rialto Square Theater, Joliet, IL - Glen Campbell - The Goodbye Tour

Date: 
Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 7:30pm - Friday, January 27, 2012 - 7:30pm

Thursday, January 26 - 7:30 PM
Friday, January 27 - 7:30 PM

Rialto Square Theatre
www.rialtosquare.com
815-716-7171

POSTED December 22, 2011 - 8:57pm | POSTED BY Editor Gina
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Rialto Square Theater, Joliet, IL - Swan Lake

Date: 
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 7:00pm

The State Ballet Theatre of Russia - P. Tchaikovsky

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