Friday
Downtown Naperville rolls out welcome mat for Great Indoor Sidewalk Sale / Friday thru Monday / Downtown Naperville shops will be host their first “Indoor” Sidewalk Sale. For more information, including a list of participating businesses, call the Downtown Naperville Alliance at (630) 544-3372 or visit www.downtownnaperville.com.
‘Float’ at NCC / 7:30PM / North Central College students direct and perform “Float,” a funny, soulful play about five Midwestern women, written by Chicago-based playwright Patricia Kane. Friday and Saturday performances will be held in the College’s Madden Theatre at the Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. Tickets are $5/adults, $3/students and senior citizens; call 630-637-SHOW (7469) or visit northcentralcollege.edu/showtix.
Starlight Theatre presents ‘Oliver’ / Performances will be January 18-20 and 25-27 at the Naperville Central High School Auditorium, 440 W. Aurora Ave. “Oliver” Friday’s performances will begin at 7:30PM, Saturday performances will be at 2PM and 7:30PM, Sunday performances will be at 2PM. Tickets are $8 each when purchased in advance and are $10 each when purchased on the Friday prior or at the door. Tickets are available in advance through the Naperville Park District at www.napervilleparks.org or by calling (630) 848-5000.
Saturday
Demolition is set to take down ‘eyesore’ along the DuPage River at Washington Street Bridge / 7AM / Listen for the sounds of a vacant, crumbling commercial building coming down along Washington St., just north of Aurora Ave. at the entrance to downtown Naperville and North Central College.
10th Annual Chocolate Festival / 10AM-4PM / The Chocolate festival will be held again at the Freshman Building at Neuqua Valley High School, just off 95th St. Chocolate demonstrations and a day of family-friendly fun to raise awareness and funds for 360 Youth Services. INFO: Dawn Porter at dportner@360youthservices.org or www.360youthservices.org.
Pitchapalooza! at Anderson’s Bookshop / 2PM /Arielle Eckstut & David Henry Sterry visit to get writers started writing the great American novel with The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published. Anderson’s Bookshop Naperville, 123 W. Jefferson Ave. (630) 355-2665.
Real Housewives of Naperville Winter 2013 Fundraising Benefit for OSOT America: Parrotheads & Patriots Party in Parrotdise! / 6-11PM / Beat the cold winter, heat things up with a sizzlin’ summer celebration, Jimmy Buffett-style. Join Dolly McCarthy of WGN/CLTV Event Emcee at The Foundry, located at 85 Executive Drive in Aurora (Fox Valley Mall). TKTS: $25 per person, eventbrite.com/realhousewivesofnaperville.com OR $30 at door; Dinner Buffet; Silent Auction; Raffles; Karaoke Contest; One drink ticket per person. Cash Bar. Must be 21 to attend. Donation Drive: Bring an item from Operation Support Our Troops America’s Top 10 Most Wanted list. Visit www.osotamerica.org/get-involved/itemsneeded/ to view the most up-to-date version. In addition, candy & gum accepted.
Live Music at CityGate Grille: Stephan Lynerd / 8:30PM-11:30PM / CityGate Grille is located in the Calamos Investments building at CityGate Centre, I88 and Rt. 59. For dinner reservations call (630) 718.1010 or visit www.citygategrille.com.
Sunday
Chicago Sinfonietta’s tribute concert to MLK / 3PM / Conductor Mei-Ann Chen leads the Chicago Sinfonietta’s annual tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at 3PM in North Central College’s Wentz Concert Hall at the Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. Featured guests include Metropolitan Opera clarinetist Anthony McGill and renowned bass-baritone Eric Owens. Tickets are $50 and $40/adults, $10/children and students; call 630-637-SHOW (7469) or visit northcentralcollege.edu/showtix.
Monday
Visit Day at North Central College / 9AM -12:30PM / High school students and their parents or guardians are invited to attend North Central College’s Visit Day. Registration begins at 9:30AM in the Wentz Concert Hall lobby at the Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave., and concludes with lunch at 12:30PM. High-achieving students are invited to an optional session at 9AM. Visitors can take a walking tour and attend informative sessions on financial aid, academic highlights and student life. For more information and to register call 630-637-5800 or visit northcentralcollege.edu/visit.
Alert! Time change to 5PM / North Central College hosts Hill Harper—award-winning actor, bestselling author and philanthropist—as keynote speaker for the College’s annual celebration of the life and legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Harper will give a talk at 5PM Monday, Jan. 21, in the College’s Wentz Concert Hall at the Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave. Admission is $5 at the door. He is a star of the TV drama “CSI: NY,” author of four New York Times bestsellers and recipient of seven NAACP Image Awards for writing and acting. For more information contact Dorothy Pleas at (630) 637-5156.
Naperville Public Schools Closed in Tribute to MLK
